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| - BBQ seems to be growing in popularity these days and around the Toronto area all talk seems to be about Adamson BBQ.
The first thing I heard was "it's in the middle of nowhere, but the foods amazing"
I'll stop you right there, I think the location is perfect (two minute drive from Laird and Eglinton is hardly the middle of nowhere) The location and building makes you feel like you should be eating BBQ and just adds to the unique character of the experience.
On Saturday the 21st of January I went with my brother-in-law to check out what all the hype was about.
Arriving at 10:50am we were foolish in our thinking there would be no line. The doors were not yet open however their were around sixty people waiting outside. It took around forty minutes to get to the front. Even waiting in line was fun, watching a fresh brisket being placed on the board and unwrapped. It was a bit like Christmas morning, everyone going "oh my god look at that"
Finally at the front and ready to order we were greeted by the owner who was polite and friendly, this was even after he had served sixty people before us. He still had a smile on his face and was happy to talk. We went for the Texas Trinity but unfortunately they were already out of sausage.
Now I expected the brisket and ribs to be amazing but there were a couple other surprises with the meal.
I started with the ribs, they were great tasting with perfect texture in every meaty bite but I personally like my ribs covered in sauce and these are not, still they are amazing.
(I'm slowly learning that sauce may not be an essential ingredient when it comes to bbq)
Next I tried the brisket. First, let me tell you, I hate fat on meat. When it's on any meat I always leave it, If I order steak I always try to get filet mignon, if I can afford it, because I know it will have no fat. However today that changed, I deliberately wanted fat in the meat because everyone was saying how amazing it was. So I took hold of my nicely cut piece of briskit,with fat running through it. You could tell just by looking at it that this meat had been smoking through the late hours of the night. I took my first bite, immediately it was like no other meat I had ever eaten, the fat melted like butter, I know that sounds like a line that everyone uses but I swear to you it did, and then with a couple more bites the rest of the moist brisket dissolved in my mouth. I have never had a better piece of meat ever.
I then looked at the pieces of white bread on the tray. Now don't get me wrong it is not in the same league as the meat, it's still just white bread after all, but I was really surprised when I picked it up, it was warm, moist and really fresh. I know no one is going there for the bread it was just a nice surprise that's all.
With our meal we got all three sides, beans, potato salad and coleslaw. The beans and potato salad were fine but I found they still had a rich taste which obviously the meat has.
The coleslaw was nice and refreshing and is just what you want to cut through the richness of the brisket.
My last surprise was waiting on the tray. The lonely piece of pie that had been pushed to the side as we focused solely on the meat.
Today it was peanut pie being offered, not sure if it is everyday but it should be. The pie was moist and delicious with an incredible peanut taste. It should be sold in stores across the country. It was the unexpected star of the show, (that wasn't meat related of course, the real star was the brisket)
So would I go again? Eat lunch earlier then I normally do, wait in line for almost an hour, drive to the middle of nowhere (I still say it's a convenient location) to an industrial area to eat meat off a tray with no plates. Yes... oh my god yes.
It's not just about the food but also the experience you'll never forget
Of course it's also about the hard work these guys put into the meat that makes it taste out of this world.
See you again soon
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