OBJ readers picked 30-year-old local chain Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que as this year's best local barbecue restaurant. Winter Park-based Bubbalou's Inc. has five Central Florida locations in east Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, southwest Orlando and Winter Park. The restaurants employ a total of 125 and serve both dine-in and take-out meals, as well as offer catering services. Led by third-generation barbecue restaurant owner "The Big Pig" Sam Meiner, Bubbalou's has won several...
