Hi again, I spent quite a bit of time poking thru my food guides last night, and I find only a handful of barbecue joints in the whole Northeast, and only two of any significance. One is Curtis' All-American Ninth Wonder of the World Bar-B-Q in Putney, VT, the other is Bub's Bar-B-Que in Sunderland, MA. Mama Rosa's in Philadelphia sounds interesting, and The Pink Tea Cup in NYC sounds like a place to go for a wonderful sandwich, the Big Bad John. There's also Stick To Your Ribs in Stratford, CT. Bub's and the Tea Cup use gas, so they are not at all real barbecue IMO. The latter two are rated only "Good," the other three "Real Good." The only one that intrigues me enough to make the drive is Curtis'. (With a name like that, how could I pass it by???) Are there any others I should know about?
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Nntp-Posting-Host: ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu Kiran W. wrote: > >I find only a handful of barbecue joints in the whole Northeast, and >only two of any significance. > . > . > . >Are there any others I should know about? One more you should probably know about: Uncle Billy's SouthSide Barbeque Ocean St. (Rt. 77) South Portland, Maine It's on Rt. 77 (Ocean St.), just north of Broadway. Take Exit 7 off the Maine Turnpike 95, head east (you'll be on Broadway), then north on Rt. 77 (Ocean St.). Should be on the right (I think) near C Street (at Mr. Bagel). Also check out the cookbook: Uncle Billy's DownEast Barbecue Book by Jonathan St. Laurent and Charles Neave (Adventures in Barbeque) Dancing Bear Books, West Rockport, Maine (207) 236-6262 ISBN 0-9622518-0-1 Later, Carol [email removed]
Carol M. wrote: >Kiran W. wrote: >> >>I find only a handful of barbecue joints in the whole Northeast, and >>only two of any significance. >> . >> . >> . >>Are there any others I should know about? > >One more you should probably know about: > > Uncle Billy's SouthSide Barbeque > Ocean St. (Rt. 77) > South Portland, Maine > >It's on Rt. 77 (Ocean St.), just north of Broadway. Take >Exit 7 off the Maine Turnpike 95, head east (you'll be on >Broadway), then north on Rt. 77 (Ocean St.). Should be on >the right (I think) near C Street (at Mr. Bagel). > >Also check out the cookbook: > > Uncle Billy's DownEast Barbecue Book > by Jonathan St. Laurent and Charles Neave > (Adventures in Barbeque) > Dancing Bear Books, West Rockport, Maine > (207) 236-6262 > ISBN 0-9622518-0-1 > >Later, > >Carol >[email removed] boston possesses a few bbq places. the loading zone is off kneeland street and features a rather interesting interior with lighting fixtures and tables designed by local artists. a carry out place in porter square across from a deli both of whose names are in my bit bucket at the moment. there also a large psuedo-tejas place on route 1 in saugus, pretty good mixed plate. i am happy to stick with anderson's here in dallas though. regards, james, [email removed] ps. when in portland, me. do eat at street and co. and drink at gritty mcduff's
James P. wrote: > boston possesses a few bbq places. Besides the couple of places that James mentioned (one of which, BTW, is long gone: Buster's All-American BBQ in Saugus), here's a few more: Porterhouse Cafe, Porter Square Redbones, Davis Square Jake & Earl's (or East Coast Grill, next door), Inman Square Jimmy Mac's, Beacon St., Sommerville Village Smokehouse, Brookline Village Lots of BBQ-fanatics are disappointed with Jimmy Mac's, but I look at it as more of a "Southern-style food" place than a BBQ place. The Village Smokehouse has brisket, ribs, and chicken, but nothing like pulled pork. The portions at the Porterhouse Cafe are huge and they have great *hot* BBQ sauce. The East Coast Grill is expensive, but has lots of great things besides BBQ, such as grilled fish. Their BBQ is also served next door at Jake & Earl's (or is J&E served bext door at ECG?) and is a bit cheaper, but they only have a counter and a couple of stools. Good place for take out. Redbones, I think, never disappoints. Great place. Buster's in Saugus was no great loss, I think. Comparing their food to BBQ is like comparing Chi Chi's to Mexican food. It has a place, but not when you crave the real thing.
I don't know if this has been mentioned but Curtis BBQ in Putney Vt is very good. Its just off the Putney exit on Rt 91. Don
May I humbly add my two cents and say that Redbones is an excellent little bbq restaurant! Davis Sq., Somerville MA-- right on the red line on the T, so it's ridiculously easy to get there. Expect to wait about 45 minutes (possibly even longer?) towards the weekend, though.
To the fellow who asked about restaurants in Gettysburg...forget the barbecue...they don't know what it is. If you like good German cooking try the Hofbrauhaus in Abbotstown, PA. It's on Route 30 slightly east of Gettysburg. I've never been there myself, but the rest of my family has and they all really enjoyed it. If you are willing to travel a bit more east to York or Lancaster, please email me. I lived there for 11 years and know the places to go and to avoid. Vicki ([email removed])
[email removed] (Kiran Wagle) mentions, among other BBQ places, Mama Rosa's in Philadelphia. Before you go, Kiran, a travel advisory. Mama Rosa's food is good, all right, but the neighborhood isn't (it's in the 3900 block of North Broad Street, a couple of blocks above the Erie/Germantown Avenue intersection), so I would advise making it a lunch stop. If you are driving, park nearby, or take the Broad Street Subway to Erie Avenue and walk north two blocks -- it's on the left (a converted gas station) as you head north. There's also a rib joint on South Street that has a fairly sizable local following: Ron's Ribs, at 1627 South Street. I haven't tried their stuff yet, nor can I vouch for the authenticity of their cooking method (i.e., they may use gas, for all I know), but based on the advertising, it looke like they may have the potential to dish up good, Kansas City-style ribs. Also, re your other thread: The Frog croaked over two years ago. Steve Poses still runs one local restaurant, the 16th Street Bar and Grill (just above Spruce) -- it's relatively inexpensive, they do interesting things with vaguely Italian/Spanish/Greek (they use the catch-all "Mediterranean") dishes, and it has the quirkiest jukebox in town. ___________________ Sandy F. Smith, Jr. Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania 16 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6378. (Opinions mine, not Penn's) Internet: [email removed] "The God I serve don't make no trash!" -- Rev. Emanuel Cleaver, Mayor, City of Kansas City, Mo.