Mama Jean's Barbecue
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Mama Jean's Barbecue started as a food truck and now runs a proper restaurant in Roanoke, selling out daily and taking no call-ahead orders.
Mama Jean's runs a daily-changing barbecue menu on Brandon Avenue in Roanoke — each item served until it's gone, so you order what's left and move on. Open Wednesday through Sunday; check Facebook for the week's specials. No reservations, and no two visits quite the same.
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