Someone wrote: : Did someone say BBQ! This has grown into something of a passion : for me, here is my brain dump: : In article , Dale Y. wrote: : >We're always looking for good barbeque; if you can : >compare and contrast your favorite with the afore- : My definition of BBQ is meat cooked so long and slow that you : almost hate to put sauce on it, it tastes so good. No place : around here is perfect. The places you mentioned are all : OK, but nothing to take your visiting cousins to. : I am not a fan of hot sauces. I can eat very hot foods, so it isn't : because I don't like hot. For me, BBQ is about the meat, and if you : sear your taste buds, you'll miss the wonder of really good smoked meat. : Off the top of my head, the northern california BBQ standards : which you didn't mention are: : Don's Central Texas BBQ in Castroville, : a ba.food FRE (Frequently Recommended Establishment) THE place : to gor for brisket in Northern California (except of course, my : house, where I make the best brisket in the universe :) ***** A bit out of the way, but Bobby's in Tahoe (King's Beach) has some of the best ribs I've ever eaten. The meat just sort of melts off the bone... You *do* plan to post the recipe for the world's best brisket, don't you? Rick ********* : In the past year or two, Armadillo Willy's finally "got religion" : and learned to cook real BBQ. The brisket and pork roast are : now pretty good there. I like to mix their two sauces to get : closer to the flavor I like. I speak only of the Los Altos : location, as that is the one at which I eat. : Everett and Jones (several e-bay locations, one on A street in : hayward, AND they have a booth at Warrior's basketball games) : These people have a sauce that is to die for. This sauce on their : smokey links or chicken is a heavenly experience. Get mild, as the : heat spoils the sauce (IHMO of course) : Leon's in the City (near the zoo?) I can offer no opinion, I : only ate here once, and I can't remember. Occasionally mentioned : as a "good place" : Big Nate's in the City, (14th and folsom?). Nate doesn't like the : flavor of hickory, so he uses oak to smoke the meat. I prefer : hickory/mesquite, but maybe others will disagree. Haven't been there : in a couple of years. : Yum!
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BBQ - Mr.D's? Flint's? Goldie's? Quincy's?
Someone wrote: Someone wrote: : : Did someone say BBQ! This has grown into something of a passion : : for me, here is my brain dump: : : In article , Dale Y. wrote: : : >We're always looking for good barbeque; if you can : : >compare and contrast your favorite with the afore- : : My definition of BBQ is meat cooked so long and slow that you : : almost hate to put sauce on it, it tastes so good. No place : : around here is perfect. The places you mentioned are all : : OK, but nothing to take your visiting cousins to. : : I am not a fan of hot sauces. I can eat very hot foods, so it isn't : : because I don't like hot. For me, BBQ is about the meat, and if you : : sear your taste buds, you'll miss the wonder of really good smoked meat. : : Off the top of my head, the northern california BBQ standards : : which you didn't mention are: : : Don's Central Texas BBQ in Castroville,i I _second_ this suggestion......I love Don's food : : a ba.food FRE (Frequently Recommended Establishment) : : .........THE place : : to gor for brisket in Northern California hear, hear! it's so-o-o-o tender I can cut it with my fork! : : .......(except of course, my : : house, where I make the best brisket in the universe :) : ***** : A bit out of the way, but Bobby's in Tahoe (King's Beach) has some of the : best ribs I've ever eaten. The meat just sort of melts off the bone... : You *do* plan to post the recipe for the world's best brisket, don't : you? : Rick : ********* : : In the past year or two, Armadillo Willy's finally "got religion" : : and learned to cook real BBQ. The brisket and pork roast are : : now pretty good there. I like to mix their two sauces to get : : closer to the flavor I like. I speak only of the Los Altos : : location, as that is the one at which I eat. : : Everett and Jones (several e-bay locations, one on A street in : : hayward, AND they have a booth at Warrior's basketball games) : : These people have a sauce that is to die for. This sauce on their : : smokey links or chicken is a heavenly experience. Get mild, as the : : heat spoils the sauce (IHMO of course) : : Leon's in the City (near the zoo?) I can offer no opinion, I : : only ate here once, and I can't remember. Occasionally mentioned : : as a "good place" : : Big Nate's in the City, (14th and folsom?). Nate doesn't like the : : flavor of hickory, so he uses oak to smoke the meat. I prefer : : hickory/mesquite, but maybe others will disagree. Haven't been there : : in a couple of years. : : Yum!
SUBJECT: Re: BBQ - Mr.D's? Flint's? Goldie's? Quincy's? Newsgroup: ba.food Try King's Palace in Brisbane -- it's on the way south from Candlestick on Old Bayshore (west side). Outstanding 'q. -- Tony (tony.lima#toadhall.com) Someone wrote: >Someone wrote: >: : Did someone say BBQ! This has grown into something of a passion >: : for me, here is my brain dump: SH>: : In article , >Dale Y. wrote: >: : >We're always looking for good barbeque; if you can >: : >compare and contrast your favorite with the afore-