They came from over the Pennines, carrying meat. Red’s started in Leeds and although the pseudo-religious schtick (not to mention drinks such as ‘Georgia hobo juice’) is arguably in poor taste, fans say the ribs are not. The Manchester restaurant occupies a once-grand building on the corner of Albert Square, and its dining room is suitably wipe-clean, with orange plastic chairs and sauces lined up on every table. Barbecue plates and custom meat combos provide a navigational aid through a menu that ticks all the boxes deemed desirable by BBQ aficionados: long dry rubs; low, slow smoking; and regional variations from meat cuts through to mops. Novelty-seekers will head straight for the doughnut burger, sandwiched between two sweet glazed doughnuts – and the sweet stuff continues with desserts such as toasted marshmallow sweet-potato pie, or pecan and salted caramel peach cobbler. Drink wine, cocktails, Tequila, bourbon, or Brooklyn Brewery lager.