What is it about that smell? Great bar-b-q has a smell that will turn your head from a mile away and right now midtown Tulsa is full of that wonderful odor. It's because of a new bar-b-q restaurant right across the street from the University of Tulsa called Burn Co. and they are hopping. We kept hearing about the place from people we trust when it comes to food so we took time on a Wednesday to check it out.

One step in the door, if you can get in the door, was all it took. The activity was fast and furious but we were able to find the owners Adam Myers and Robby Corcoran. Both were behind the counter slicing brisket, chopping pork and serving up ribs. Adam took time to talk to me and when I asked what set them apart he didn't hesitate to answer. "We're all about the meat" he said. "We don't have sliced onion, or pickles, we don't have pickled peppers, we're not going to provide you with 15 flavors of bar-b-q sauce." he wasn't finished yet "here the emphasis is really on the meat, really on the food." 

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From the size of the lines you can tell that's working out pretty well for the guys. As a matter of fact some of their stuff is so popular you might have to reserve it ahead to get any. "Our best sellers are going to be our baby back ribs and our smoked sausage "Fatty." OK, I had to ask, what's a Fatty? The answer, "smoked sausage wrapped in bulk farm fresh sausage, wrapped in hot link, wrapped in bacon." Adam knows that may cause an eyebrow or two to raise."I think it's sponsored by the American Cariologist Society" he joked. Hear the entire conversation with Adam Myers by clicking here.

OK, so it smells good and the guys who work here seem to take it seriously but what do the customers think? I found B.J. Polk about to take a bite of a really good looking rib and asked him how many times he had been there, his answer was a little surprising. "15 times in the last 12 to 15 weeks" he told me. I had to ask why "because it's awesome" was his simple answer. When I pushed for more of an explanation he said "it's the right combination of spices, tenderness, flavor, price, and everything else" he added. Listen to B.J.'s opinion here.

Burn opens at 10:30 and closes when they run out of food, usually around 2:00 but the official closing time is 2:30. They're located about a block to the west of Harvard on 11th street across from the Reynolds Center at TU.

Tulsa already has some great places to eat but your list of "must try" restaurants just got bigger. Check the links below for more good information

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