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| - Markham is a sexy city. Haha jk. When do you hear those 5 words ever. Just look at its suburban population, flat landscape, and lack of arguably the sexiest type of food ever: BBQ. Not Korean BBQ, the good ol' fashioned, American, backyard, beer belly style BBQ. Big meat, big sauce, big flavour. In walks Big Bone holding a spatula and hollering, "I got yer back, neighbor!"
Located sneakily beside the giant Loblaws, you'd think this place was a little take-out joint. Nope, it's got a fully functioning restaurant inside with a surprising amount of seating and someone actually taking orders. I'm sure I'll take advantage of this one day, but on Superbowl weekend, we decided it was entirely appropriate to get take-out. (Actually, it was just a coincidence).
We got Party Pack 5 which included 3 racks of ribs, 2 lbs. of wings, 2 lbs. of pulled pork, cornbread, fries, baked beans, and coleslaw. We also threw in 2 salads to make ourselves feel better. At a total of $140, we fed 8 people with leftovers!
The ribs were of the chewier variety, not the fall-off-the-bone type, but it had great smoky flavour. The wings were fried perfection. We picked Dry Cajun and Hot Creamy Parm, and both were wiped out before half of the guests arrived. Fashionably late doesn't cut it when there's BBQ on the line. The fries were Costco fries and were understandably a little soggy after the ride home. Surprise favourites of mine were the baked beans (sweet and hearty) and cornbread (nice and dense).
With the significant lack of American BBQ in Markham, Big Bone must be cherished and enjoyed as frequently as possible. You can now host your very own Markham Ribfest wherever, whenever you want! Oh, but you made New Year Resolutions to eat healthier? Well...it's ok, you gave a good effort in January.
(6/100) - 2018
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