Yesterday, the Crashman and I tried out a new little restaurant. It's
called Taste of Texas Barbecue.

For $7.95, you got a half dozen slices of brisket, three babyback ribs, two
slices of bread, and two sides. I got wheat bread, pinto beans, and potato
salad. Crash got white bread, cole slaw, and jo-jo potatoes.

Should have known it was too good to be true. The meat wasn't smoked. It
wasn't even finished off on something involving flame. Crash thought the
ribs were boiled. I theorize that the meat was braised. It was extremely
tender, but also very dry and completely flavorless.

When I say completely flavorless, I mean that, when I put brisket slices
with (Arby's-type) barbecue sauce on my bread, the Wonder-type bread's
flavor overcame that of the meat. Tofu has more flavor than that meat did.

Crash liked his coleslaw. I enjoyed my pinto beans and potato salad.
Actually, if they were to put hard boiled eggs in their potato salad, I
could buy it and pass it off as my own. I'm going to remember that for the
next time Crash wants potato salad and it's too hot to boil taters.

Everything on the menu can be bought in bulk. I have to check out the bulk
purchase price for the brisket. Although flavorless, the meat is much
nicer than the stuff you buy in a deli. I'd gladly use it to make French
Dip sandwiches.

Applebees has good smoked babybacks. Seems weird to go to an international
chain for something like that, but it's the closest we can get to the real
deal around here.

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon