There’s a smoky aroma wafting through Purcellville that’s making Virginia BBQ enthusiasts hop in their cars and drive for miles. Monk’s BBQ isn’t trying to be fancy, and that’s exactly why we love it.

You haven’t truly lived until you’ve watched smoke billow from a stack of firewood outside an unassuming building in Purcellville, Virginia, where Monk’s BBQ has quietly been transforming the local ...