The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint

Any place that had a custom, 1000-lb wood-fired smoker built in order to make its menu is the place you want to eat barbecue. An homage to chef/owner Jonathan Post’s Tennessee roots, The Porch offers a classic, whole-hog barbecue program typical of his native state. Besides all of that pork and traditional Nashville fare (yes, there’s hot chicken), this Medford spot also serves a bunch of other barbecue musts, like brisket and smoked chicken wings, as well as Southern staples that stretch all the way down to the bayou, including bottomless boiled peanuts, fried okra, smothered oxtails and crawfish etouffee.