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Best of the Best
Bludso's Bar & Que
Finalist: BBQ
Finalist
609 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-931-2583
Kevin Bludso, born and raised in Compton, spent his summers in Corsicana, Texas, where he was schooled in the art of barbecue and worked long, hot hours at his granny's legendary BBQ stand.
