I'm not a huge fan of barbeque. I love the aura of the good ol' b.b.q., but the actual taste and messiness of b.b.q. slightly is a turn off. However, I am always willing to try a food at least once to give it a go. The restaurant in review is called Town Talk II located on 19th avenue between Indian school and Osborn road.
Upon pulling in, the exterior is the typical quaint small town barn yard look and the inside is nice, white and clean. We sat at the bar where we could watch the flat screen and ogle over the drafts-we both ordered 8th St. Ale. Their selection of beer was minimal, but it covered the masses i.e. Bud all the way to the micro craft brew by Four Peaks.
Since it was our first time here, we did our traditional style of ordering...basically one of everything. We ordered an extremely generous order of full pork racks, hot links (which I've never had), brisket, fried okra, fries, cole slaw and a creole mustard potato salad.
Now again, I don't have much history with the whole b.b.q. eatery, but I thought the food was okay. It was fitting to the theme of b.b.q. that they served everything on styrofoam plates The owner was a sweet and very friendly guy and the service was impeccable. He had heart in the business and it was in his lineage, apparently his grandfather had a restaurant back in the day. However, one thing I noticed that took away from the food was that it wasn't super hot. I don't want food that scalds my mouth, but I want that fresh from the grill/stove/oven feel and I didn't have that. My beau said to ask them to re-heat it if I wanted, but I didn't want to make a big deal out of it because it wasn't like the food was cold. The food was tasty, but nothing that blew my b.b.q. beginners' mind. The fried okra was interesting and I like the potato salad, but did not like the cole slaw. My beau loved the slaw though and thought the potato salad was just okay. Gotta love those palate differences. The ribs were very tender and meaty which I loved. The hot links were different...they sort of reminded me of those wienies but sliced up. Overall, I think it was a decent place. We had tons of left overs and left with full bellies and smiles on our faces. Would I go back? Probably albeit it isn't something I'd go to frequently.
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Jus' some good ol' fashion eatin'!
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