There are those moments when you visit a restaurant, have an amazing experience and realize you HAVE to eventually leave. Too bad we couldn't take Jane Bond BBQ home with us because I'd have the mac & cheese every day of the week. Don't get me wrong, Jane Bond is, in my opinion, Calgary's preeminent place for BBQ, but I just couldn't stop thinking about the mac & cheese. The texture of the crumbled cornbread mixed in with a hint of BBQ sauce. It's ingenious how the bit of acidity in the BBQ sauce combines with the cheese so well.
I had the hoagie, but with brisket. The hoagie is a huge sub sandwich with layers of cheese, pickles and onion rings. You can tell it was well made and thought out down to the choice of bread. The bun was the perfect thickness, soft on the inside and held the "goods" together.
There was a tad bit of a wait for our food to come out but I think it was because our appetizer got missed. It was quickly corrected by the lovely owner and the onion ring appetizer came out a minute after our meals. Great onion rings and the chipotle mayo sauce had a good amount of heat. The owner was nice enough to take the onion rings off our bill, even though I think it was mostly my fault for adding too many side orders to my hoagie, it probably confused the order :) I grew up in Forest Lawn / Heights area and the unassuming location in Forest Lawn is perfect because it becomes a destination spot for me to visit the old hood (I'm allowed to say 'hood' because I grew up there ok? :)
The Tennessee sweat tea was a great refreshing drink to wash all that goodness down. The bill, even after a tip was quite good considering all the food we ate, we almost had to be rolled out of there. I'd highly recommend checking out Jane Bond for your next BBQ experience.