At Lil Red — a James Beard-nominated, Black-owned barbecue joint in Seattle — you'll sometimes find smoked, fried bologna sandwiches on the menu, alongside Jamaican spiced jerk pork and curry ...

The menu boasts green tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, grits, gumbo and cornbread, but the crown jewel is the duck-fat-fried whole chicken ... along with a chicken sandwich and Southern-style sides ...