Monday, August 10, 2009

Road Food Review - BBQ

Post by Paul Rogers

Barbeque Joints are dangerous things to recommend… You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. And, everyone seems to have their favorites – let me tell you about two of mine.

- The Commissary in Memphis – Germantown neighborhood.
The meat is tender, the sauce is awesome, the Banana Puddin’ is delicious! What else do you need from a barbeque place?

- Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati – three locations.
The secret to this place is the ribs – they pressure cook them before they smoke them so there is NO fat and the meat falls off the bone! The sauce is mediocre, but the meat is so good you won’t mind. They make their own chips and they serve a local ice cream – Graeter’s – for dessert – Raspberry Chocolate Chip is one of the best ice cream’s I have ever tasted – and I’m from Utah! (We lead the nation in ice cream consumption – always have – always will!) Montgomery Inn ships ribs, sauce, ice cream, the works, but if you’re a sports memorabilia nut, (or a Bob Hope Nut) you need to visit the place – they have tons of stuff!
- Sonny Bryan’s – the Original on Inwood Rd. in Dallas.
Been goin’ here since the early 80’s – they’ve been around since 1910 – they do it right!! If you drop by at lunchtime, you’ll likely see guys in suits, sitting on the hoods of their Benzes and Caddy’s. Sauce is phenomenal – and warm! - , meat is lean, sides are yummy. They have several other locations, but I prefer the ambiance (???) of the original!

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