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Post by doti on Aug 3, 2014 6:31:49 GMT
If you get the chance try the fried green tomatoes, they are a true southern dish. They should be sliced thin and dredged in flour then fried until golden brown and crisp. Cucumbers are great that way, too.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 3, 2014 6:57:24 GMT
So it was all low calorie then?  I'm not one for big slabs of meat, but my Dad would have LOVED going to a place like this. He was the first person I thought of when I read your post, but unfortunately he's now too unwell to go. |
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Post by ctencza on Aug 3, 2014 8:37:49 GMT
Danger Will Robinson!!! I have to warn you that any chilli that claims to be from Texas will NOT have beans in it. Source: many years living in TX plus attendance at several chillimpiad type events. That being said, I always make chilli at home with beans, so I'm a philistine. The Borracho beans look fabulous but should have a small chunk of bacon in the serving. The tequila marinated shrimp (prawns) look amazing. Damn! Now I'm homesick for Texas....
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 3, 2014 9:02:56 GMT
So it was all low calorie then? I'm not one for big slabs of meat, but my Dad would have LOVED going to a place like this. He was the first person I thought of when I read your post, but unfortunately he's now too unwell to go. Yeah the diet starts tomorrow! I'm sorry your dad's not well. xx |
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 3, 2014 9:05:08 GMT
That sounds amazing Meg. I was reading a review in the Herald Sun yesterday for a bbq place and it got my mouth watering. I think my next trip to Melbourne might involve visiting one of these places. A review for Ike's Rack Shack was in yesterday's Herald Sun. That was the other place we were going to go to, but we decided to wait to take the kids. They'd be dirty if we didn't take them. Let me know when you're down here next, we'll make a date! |
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 3, 2014 10:41:19 GMT
Now you have me craving BBQ at 6:4" am! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 3, 2014 12:23:27 GMT
Sounds like you had fun!
One of my favorite parts about traveling is eating a new bbq places. I think that there should traveling "tours." LOL
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Post by lilacgal on Aug 3, 2014 12:40:49 GMT
Your dinner sounds amazing! I seriously need some good BBQ now.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 3, 2014 14:43:05 GMT
That sounds like a great meal. I can't believe how extensive that menu is. About 2-3 times more offering than most BBQ joints I've been to.
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Post by BuckeyeSandy on Aug 3, 2014 15:25:39 GMT
Some of the best I have ever gotten is from the guys with a smoker hitched up to his truck on the corner of a busy intersection/parking lot. Or a shack! I swear, sometimes I question the ability of these places to pass the health inspection, but taste seems to be inversely proportional to building structure.  If anyone is near Goldsboro NC, there is a "shack" place where I think the floor is still "dirt" Tiny, run down looking place, but oh mama! Good food, better than "Wilber's" which is a larger place, that was once a "shack" too and had good food. Note, "had," it tastes like "restaurant food" (like Famous Dave's or Tony Roma's) not "home-cooked-food" Aussie Meg, What did you decide on having? All of it, and I mean all of that menu sounds so good. I think I will bug DH into BBQ tonight! |
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Post by valleyview on Aug 3, 2014 15:56:29 GMT
I am glad that you had a great meal. Next time, order slaw and fried green tomatoes. They are Southern standards. We even eat our slaw on the bun when we have BBQ pork sandwiches.
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Post by AllieC on Aug 8, 2014 21:58:36 GMT
That sounds amazing Meg. I was reading a review in the Herald Sun yesterday for a bbq place and it got my mouth watering. I think my next trip to Melbourne might involve visiting one of these places. A review for Ike's Rack Shack was in yesterday's Herald Sun. That was the other place we were going to go to, but we decided to wait to take the kids. They'd be dirty if we didn't take them. Let me know when you're down here next, we'll make a date! I'm down for the day in 2 weeks. Have a couple if hours to kill in the city in the arvo if that suits. Flying back at 6.50pm |
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Post by annaintx on Aug 8, 2014 22:06:09 GMT
Oh, I know what we are having for dinner tomorrow night! The best BBQ I've ever had was at a gas station in San Antonio, TX. I wondered if your stomach could literally explode, we ate so much. We were there for 5 days and sent back twice! Where was it? I'm in SA and always looking for new good food. |
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Post by mztfied on Aug 8, 2014 22:51:10 GMT
Isn't it wonderful when you hear about a place and it actually lives up to the fab reviews? Oh my. We Do love us some bbq!
Sounds like a wonderful outing. Happy you enjoyed.
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Post by Mystie on Aug 9, 2014 0:14:53 GMT
We're definitely going out for BBQ sometime this weekend! My mouth is watering.
Here in southern VA, most places give you dry smoked meat and then let you apply your own sauce. Our favorite place has six or seven different sauces at the table, ranging from vinegary to super-sweet. I like it vinegary! With coleslaw!
I'm glad you enjoyed your venture into American cuisine!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 0:25:00 GMT
 Yes ! Sheldon (and Jim Parsons) are from Texas  |
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