b que type private genre restaurants founded 1958 founder big daddy john bishop headquarters tuscaloosa alabama united states number of locations 8 area served alabama and georgia slogan ain t nothing like it nowhere website www.dreamlandbbq.com dreamland bar b que is a barbecue restaurant chain based in alabama . it was founded by big daddy john bishop in the jerusalem heights neighborhood of tuscaloosa alabama in 1958 but has since franchised opening alabama restaurants in birmingham montgomery huntsville mobile and northport . it has also opened two restaurants in the atlanta georgia metropolitan area in roswell and duluth . in may of 2016 dreamland bar b que opened up its first florida location at the tallahassee centre in tallahassee fl . the menu differs among locations . at the original location in tuscaloosa the menu consists of only ribs rib sandwiches and white bread . other locations also serve pulled pork barbecue chicken smoked sausage baked beans cole slaw potato salad house salads and banana pudding . dreamland is known for its ribs and barbecue sauce . 1 accolades edit the original dreamland is one of tuscaloosa s main attractions . 2 the restaurants have received much attention from local and national media outlets . in 2005 southern living listed dreamland in its article on the best restaurants in alabama . 3 in 2006 usa today included dreamland as one of the top 10 barbecue joints in the country . 4 the atlanta journal constitution in 2006 listed dreamland at 3 of best eateries around the sec . 5 in may 2008 details magazine listed dreamland as the best barbecue by mail order . 6 dreamland bbq is also mentioned in mojo nixon s song ufo s big rigs and bbq the exterior of the original dreamland in tuscaloosa alabama university of alabama football fans fill dreamland s original tuscaloosa location after a game references edit rib meat and greet at alabama an absolute dream . usa today . 2008 10 02 . retrieved 2008 10 02 . the bear aside here s what to do in tuscaloosa . the atlanta journal constitution . retrieved 2009 02 11 . our favorite regional restaurants alabama . southern living . retrieved 2008 09 11 . usa today s top 10 barbecue joints . slashfood . 2006 05 07 . retrieved 2008 09 11 . d alessio jeff 2006 01 24 . gim me 5 best eateries around the sec . the atlanta journal constitution . access date requires url help dreamland bbq in the news . dreamland bar b q. retrieved 2008 09 11 . external links edit official site williams roy l. september 10 2010 . dreamland kicks off in stadiums at auburn troy . the birmingham news . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dreamland bar b que & oldid 741693663 categories companies based in tuscaloosa alabamaeconomy of the southeastern united statesregional restaurant chains in the united statesbarbecue restaurantsrestaurants established in 1958hidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no url navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 02 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view