10/11/06: J&W Bar-B-Que
LOCATION:
Our third SLOTM adventure took place at the J&W Bar-B-Que, on the corner of Montgomery and Lawndale in Pleasant Ridge.
GRADE: C
Three of the four of us indulged in the lunch special, which consisted of rib tips, cole slaw, pinto beans and cornbread. There was decent rib meat to be found among the gristle, it just required significant effort.
The slaw was pretty decent, but the beans were nothing to write home about. Perhaps most disappointing was the cornbread (cold and flavorless). The taste of the actual BBQ sauce, however, was smoky and delightful. Also factored into this mediocre rating is the price/ value equation, which was not as good as I'd hoped--the 'special' cost $7.50, and didn't represent significant savings over the a la carte pricing.QUESTIONABLE LEVEL: 6 (of 10)
This place was not a restaurant, per se; it was a trailer and smoker in a parking lot. We knew this much going in. Although there was a single picnic table we enjoyed for a few minutes, the skies opened and the rains came shortly after receiving our food, so we ate under the overhang of the abandoned building next to the trailer. This certainly upped the 'questionableness' level, as did the bizarre beverages Steven purchased at the pony keg across the street.
CONTACT NAME: Willy
We met Willy, the owner and "W" in J&W (the "J" is his wife, Jean). Willy was a super nice guy, and didn't seem too weirded out that a couple of random white kids were seeking him out while he was chilling in his pick-up truck down the street.
QUOTE: "You sure there ain't no forks in the bag?!" (server lady)
There were, in fact, forks in the bag. Look UNDER your styrofoam container, David. Sheesh.
NOTES/PHOTOS:
Don't try eating at this place on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. You'll be out of luck. Thankfully, SLOTM is a Wednesday affair.
That last photo is a non-SLOTM-related bonus. Who dey say gonna win a bike, indeed? "Barbers, away!"
posted by Matt at 8:45 PM
3 Comments:
Genius! Best post yet! But wait- didn't we miss a month in there somewhere...?
Let's up the QUESITONABLE LEVEL by .5, here's my arguement:
If you'll rememeber, the abandoned building had windows that we were able to peek into. There were 2 rooms. One room contained one object, an open chest freezer. The other room... a single side by side refrigerator, also with doors open.
Now that my friends is questionable.
Agreed, D. In fact, for the reason you cite, I might up the QL to 7.0. However, that would put J&W too close to the 'Villa' (with a rating of 8), and that isn't reflective of reality. Villa Fried Chicken was worlds more questionable. In hindsight, that one should've been a 9. We're learning as we go.
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