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| - Figured we'd have a nice meal in lieu of Valentine's Day yesterday (chances of getting a decent table anywhere that evening would have been pretty much f-all). The wife suggested Melting Pot but that place is overkill unless you're on the pull or made of money, not to mention the fact that heading north up the 17 from Thomas during peak hour is an exercise in futility. Looked around in the Goodyear area, thinking maybe we could hit up Tomo Sushi, but Yelp highlighted this BBQ place that we'd never been to before. Hadn't had BBQ in a while so.. ziggity zam!
Got there about 6:30. Okay-sized place. About maybe 10 tables, two of which were occupied at the time. Chairs were high and a little wobbly, wasn't sure about that at first.. The wife got a pulled pork sandwich, I got the beef ribs (a rack of 4-5, they're BIG) and the young 'un got a pork sandwich kids meal. My chosen sides were baked beans and collard greens, and some cornbread. While we waited for the meal we tried not to choke on the smoker fumes. This place is in SERIOUS need of more enhanced ventilation. I'm sitting here at home now, absolutely REEKING of BBQ smoke, just like a previous reviewer pointed out. Meals came out and mine was very, very good. I liked both of my sides, even the collards which I haven't had for years (previously I had them microwaved out of a frozen pak - these were MUCH better than that). The beans weren't as sweet and sugary as I've had at places like Pork on a Fork or Famous Dave's - which is a good thing. BBQ sauce was plentiful. Wife liked her meal, kid finished his too, along with his mac and cheese side. Downsides: 1) The smoke - they need industrial fans or SOMETHING, my voice was almost catching in my throat because of it. 2) Every five minutes there was a ridiculously loud chopping noise as they busted up the ribs or chopped the pork or whatnot. I get that that's how this all works but still, the ambience suffers as a result. Perhaps they could invest in a nice electric knife such as are used to carve meat off gyro spits? (shrug) Finally, 3) the cornbread was just okay - nowhere near as good as Famous Daves or Marie Callendars, but I'm not a big cb fan to begin with so I didn't really mind.
Just after seven, people started crowding in and the joint got going. Obviously it's a local favourite. Strangely, most people chose to eat in. Guess they were all happy to have the smoker smell as their take-out? *8-) Eyed the Baskin Robbins across the way as we walked outside. Tempting, but not with two pounds of beef ribs sitting like a bowling ball in my gut. I pity my sigmoid and balloon knot tomorrow morning.
Memphis is definitely a passable alternative to Dillons and FD's and I think we'll be back. Grabbing it to go next time, though. I won't be able to eat-in again, unless I wheel an oxygen tank in with me, or wear a hazmat mask. And disposable clothes.
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