Daily Archives: August 13, 2016
Getting The Taste Out . . .
Jan and I were up and out the door by 9:45 this morning, heading over to my cousin (2nd Removed) Anna Jean’s. We missed seeing her last year, so it was good to get together again, and talk over old family stories.
Later, her sister Marjorie and her husband Walter, showed up to add to the fun.
We ended up spending about 3 hours reminiscing about family members, both past and present.
And Anna Jean’s still pretty spry for 91 years young.
Hopefully we won’t have to skip another year.
Finally saying our good-byes to Anna Jean, Jan and I headed down to Decatur to get that bad taste out of our mouths. Specifically the taste of the BBQ we had a couple of days ago.
So to take care of that problem, we went right to the top . . . well, one of the Top Five, anyway
A while back the Food Network did a series on the Top Five Restaurants in the US in six different categories: burgers, steak, pizza, tacos, barbecue and ice cream. And we were really surprised to see the one on the Top Five BBQ Restaurants in the US .
We’ve eaten at The Bar-B-Q Shop in Memphis a couple of times, and have eaten at Big Bob Gibson’s a number of times over the years, since it’s only about 15 miles south of here.
And at the top of the list, Killen’s Barbecue, is only a few miles from our home in Friendswood, but somehow we’ve never made it over there. But hopefully soon.
Killen’s Barbecue
3613 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
The Bar-B-Q Shop
1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Skylight Inn
4618 S Lee St, Ayden, NC 28513
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
1715 6th Avenue SE, Decatur, AL 35601
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th St, Kansas City, KS 66103
Jan went with her usual Pulled Pork Sandwich and Fries, while I went with my go-to Combo Plate, with St. Louis style Ribs, Beef Brisket, and Pulled Pork, along with Potato Salad and BBQ Baked Beans.
Although they’re also known for their Chicken and Turkey, I stuck with the BBQ standards, ribs, beef and pork.
Everything was delicious,even the brisket. I had about resigned myself to not finding good brisket outside of Texas, but this was good.
A couple of years ago we were in Memphis and ate Central BBQ, one of the highly rated BBQ places in the area, and the ‘brisket’ I got was like thinly-sliced deli roast beef. Definitely not brisket.
The ribs were really good, juicy and meaty, with a lot of flavor. And that was before I added sauce. And unlike the other place, their sauces are really good too.
The one on the left is a very good (award-winning) conventional tomato-based BBQ sauce. The white sauce is another of those regional things (north Alabama, East Tennessee, South Carolina) for use on pulled chicken and turkey. Vinegar based, it’s tangy and spicy with a little kick.
The reddish sauce on the right is another not quite as tangy vinegar based sauce for pulled pork. Another one of those regional things.
And not only was everything delicious, we had half left to bring home for later.
And besides their BBQ, Big Bob’s is also known for their homemade pies.
Mine, on the left, is Peanut Butter Pie, while Jan’s on the right, is Chocolate. Both delicious.
Tomorrow we’ll head out for Meridian, MS on our way back to Houston. We’ve already decided to change our route home, and stay on I-20W to Shreveport and then down to Houston, rather than going down to I-10 and all the flooding.
In fact, it seems that I-10 is closed at the LA/TX border anyway, so we’ll try to avoid all the trouble.
Thought for the Day:
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
This is the Wal-Mart here in Athens on a Saturday afternoon.
Almost every checkout lane is open. And Jan says there was fresh flowers in Women’s Restroom.
Very Nice! This place has a good manager.
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