James (JT) and Elsie Turner, owners of JT's Original Louisiana Bar-B-Que in Tacoma, have flown the coup.

Calm down.  They’re spending the holidays on the East Coast closing their popular Sixth Avenue barbecue joint through Dec. 29. 

JT’s?  You don’t know JT’s? 

Located at the far end of Sixth Avenue, this joint is small, comfortable and minimally decorated.  The popular dining room offers House Specialties with choice of two sides. Moist cornbread, lightly coated with butter, soaked up runaway juice from The ‘Porker’ platter. The mildly spiced baked beans with minced bacon and homemade coleslaw act as a palate cleanser between bites of catfish rolled in cornbread crumbs and then deep-fried and juicy pork. Sprinkled liberally with hot sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice, the catfish tenders are delightfully light and flaky. Save room for the creamy sweet potato pie.

Sorry, that was mean. Try to hold out until Dec. 30.  It's worth the wait. â€" Jake de Paul