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| - What a find! Being Southern, I was skeptical at first about finding good Southern food in Arizona. We drove up and parked in the adjacent parking lot, and were surprised that the entrance was on the other side of the building! But the rustic looking building was attractive on the outside, and when we entered we were surprised at how classy looking the inside was. We were seated earlier than our 7:00 p.m. reservation on Open Table at comfortable booths that had movable banquettes on each side-- booths are sometimes a problem for me due to my size, but problem solved! We of course had to order the local specialty draft, Bobby-Q's Amber Ale from Sonora Brewing, and we both enjoyed our pints, accompanied by sweet corn bread muffins, which my wife said were made from Jiffy mix, which we both love anyway. We then selected the onion block, accompanied by a delicious Bobby-Q sauce for dipping, and we could not eat it all and brought about a third of it home. Lightly battered and delicious. We then chose to split the combination platter at the recommendation of our super friendly and attentive waiter, Jason, and he was so right because we even took part of that home too. The one we chose had both of our favorites on it, baby back ribs for me and fried catfish filet for my wife. The catfish was perfect and savory, and the ribs fell off of the bones--honestly, I did not use my knife to separate them, just my fork. For our sides we chose ranch beans, simmered with pork shreds and delish, and pecan cole slaw, which I don't eat but my wife wanted to try. She liked the slaw, but the chopped pecans were just sprinkled on top and were not as good as those we have in Georgia. Jason brought us a box for the leftover onion loaf and a rib, along with a short small brown bag, cut off and imprinted with "THANK YOU" on it, containing four little cute fried sugar donuts, a nice touch. The manager came by near the end of our meal to ask how everything was, and we praised the food and Jason's service. A beautiful night out and we felt like we were back in the South!
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