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There was one in Montgomery AL when I moved away in 2006; don’t know if it’s still there. The.Best.Ribs.Ever. |
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Doh! Why didn’t you post this two weeks ago before I went to Huntsville? |
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Jeff the Baptist
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Hm...I live in Huntsville and my daughter is in Tuscaloosa going to school. I guess I’m going to have to check this out, thanks! |
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I was there (at the original) in the early 90s when I was a grad student at Alabama, and I had their takeout a couple other times. It looks a lot nicer in the picture than it was then. It was basically a glorified shack in the woods. There was nothing on the menu but ribs. And I mean nothing else, no side dishes. There was no actual menu, they just asked how many racks of ribs you wanted. They did bring you some white bread to go with the ribs — plain Wonder bread, not homemade. The ribs were extremely good. Eating at that place was definitely an interesting experience. It’s a landmark in the Tuscaloosa area. |
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A Texas Roadhouse opened here last year. The decor is an exercise in cognitive dissonance — Steelers and Penn State banners alternating with cowboy boots and steer heads. |
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Bob,
Corner of University and Jordan just East of Shogun. Anyway, I am going to have to dissent. I think their ribs are terrible. Sauce is way too thin, and there is absolutely no heat to it. Banana pudding redeems them. My two cents...
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"We ended up buying 4 quarts of the sauce which he took home with him."
There used to be a place in Jax, Fla. where I did the same. Old, run down building with sloping floors, etc. They had their own pit,of course, and I bought sauce by the gallon jar to take back up north with me to educate the barbarians. It changed hands, with the usual consequences, and I have not been back to Jax. in several years, but I still think of it. One of my top ten best all time taste treats.
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Well, here’s a great BBQ place to try. The Dinosaur.
Been a favorite of mine for years.
Used to work across from the Rochester site. The smell of the smoke always made me hungry. Still does...
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The Dixie Chicken in College Station, TX. Food: good, but not "The Dreamland". Beer: cold and served in pitchers, as it should be. Dominoes (the game, not the pizza): always available for a quick game of 42. Atmosphere: Best in the world, and I’d throw it against other college town joint.
Gig’em Ags! |
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Great idea, McQ.
Your post caused me to think of my college days back at the University of Oklahoma. And though the more sophisticated drinkers and hooligans that were my contemporaries back in the day drank at the bohemian watering hole – that has gone and come again – Liberty Drug, on game day there was only one place to be… O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Grille.
One might imagine that due to my ancestry and affinity for all things Irish, that O’Connell’s description alone would hold sway. Not so much. In fact, back in the day, the only thing “Irish” about this pub was a neon shamrock in the window and they dyed their Budweiser green on St. Paddy’s day. The owner at the time had never even heard of The Chieftains, so that’s an automatic disqualified... you lose. I’ve learned that since then, they have added Guinness and Harp on tap and serves a healthy Jamesons neat (no Bushmills for me, thanks). So good for them.
No, it wasn’t the “Irish”, it wasn’t the fare of typical pub grub, and it wasn’t even the fact that it was within stumbling distance of my roach infested apartment that made O’Connell’s the place to be on game day.
It was the ladies. OMG, the ladies!! A swarm of co-eds. A buffet of tasty morsels. A grove of sweet, ripened, drunken, low-hanging fruit.
Back then, my body was as formed as a Greek statue, now the only thing I have in common with a Greek statue is that I feel just as old and just as heavy. I’m older, heavier, ragged and traveled, but oh the dreams of youth, debaucheries, and shined Avaris.
I now know why so many older alumni of any particular school holds on to school spirit, enthusiasm, and loyalty. Especially on game day. It’s that Kung-Fu grip we have on our energetic, idealistic former selves that approached life, as we approached O’Connell’s, with an unquenchable thirst, and a rock hard erection.
Our old playgrounds where we would shout and stomp now holds royal nostalgia. O’Connell’s is a hole-in-the-wall dive, but I consider it a palace.
And now my Sooners are #1 in the polls. So eat sh!t and die, motherf*ckers. ;)
Heh.
Cheers.
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Gig’em Ags!
Texas A&M... Hah!! WNFB, you brave soul... What’s up with that dance you guys do? ;) |
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PS: It’s great on cornflakes |
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Pogue is a Sooner fan!!??
Still smarting from 2003 I hope. Go LSU!!!
By the way Pogue, I went to OU for two years as well. Your description of O’Connell’s is right on, I’ll have to trust you on the rest. |
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Still smarting from 2003 I hope. Go LSU!!! Indeed. I’ll never forget Stoops’ decision to go for the block punt rather than put a man back there for a return at the end. A risky move that didn’t pay off.
I hope for a rematch this year with your Tigers. That would be cool.By the way Pogue, I went to OU for two years as well. Your description of O’Connell’s is right on, I’ll have to trust you on the rest. I was there from ’91 to ’95. Did you ever hang out at Liberty Drug? Who knows, we may have crossed paths. I might have bought you a beer. What are the odds?
O’Connell’s... Yeah, Sooner girls rock.
Cheers. |
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Hung out all over, if there was beer. I liked the yards of beer at...Can’t remember the name. |
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Who would have thought that Pogue and Lance are Sooners. I grew up in OKC and, while I didn’t go there, I have always been a big OU fan. I made the mistake of trekking across country from California to the Orange Bowl in 2004 to watch a game that was over after 2 minutes.
Did either of you two ever have a Dinko’s Darlin in Norman? I think that place closed in the late 1980’s but I don’t know. It was pasta, with greasy chili and green goddess dressing. A really tasty gut bomb but you paid a price later on. |
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"The smell of the smoke always made me hungry. Still does..."
Ah, more memories. In Jax, Fla. (again) there was a BBQ establishment next to a major 4 lane highway. Every time they had their pit going, a huge cloud of smoke would roll over the highway like a thick fog. A definite traffic hazard, but absolutely intoxicating. They were cited several times for air pollution and finally had to go out of business, I think (it’s been a few years).
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