[PeppyGPhiB]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! Unfortunately I didn't get to read most of them until just now, but maybe they'll come in handy for the next time I visit. We ended up asking some locals (and bf's family in Owensboro) for suggestions and that worked pretty well. In Nashville we went to Jack's, which I thought was great; in Memphis we went to Rendezvous, which was good; and in Owensboro we went to, you guessed it, Moonlite. Must say I wasn't a big fan of the Moonlite. But that probably has to do with the restaurant's set up...its main draw is its buffet, which is what pretty much the whole dinner crowd does. I'm just not a fan of buffets, so maybe if I had gotten a sandwich off the menu I would've been happier. I just didn't see what the big deal was. They did have great mashed potatoes and peanut butter pie, though!

After this little bbq tour, I can now confirm that the place in my hometown that my family always goes to - which is owned by a family from Alabama - has great (wet) bbq.