Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mobile Q

Ahhh Barbeque. Who doesn't like good barbeque!
Personally I think a great piece of smoked meat is one of those little pleasures that makes life worth living. In the food truck world bbq has 2 meanings. It can be the ribs, chicken and beef that we Americans have perfected or it can refer to the Korean variety found in the tacos and burritos of many of the "fusion" trucks out there.
Here I'm discussing the former variety, the good old American back yard developed, slow cooked, hard to control, mess up your clothes goodness that some people have spent their lives perfecting.
There are 3 trucks in particular that I've tried that serve up this variety. They are, Barbie's Q, Smokin Willie's and Willoughby Road. If you asked me to pick a favorite here I'd simply answer yes. All of the above. But each has their own little hidden gems that set them apart.
Barbie's Q was the first one I tried. To say that this man understands meat is an understatement. Mr. Bowler, the pit boss, personally smokes his meats each day and has got it down. His tacos and sliders are top notch. But the real hidde gem on his menu is his St. Louis style spareribs. You can buy the one at a time for 2 bucks each and they will send you to bbq heaven.
Willoughby Road came next. I've only had the pleasure once but that's all it took. I tried his smoked and deep fried spareribs. Eating this in my car was probably a mistake in retrospect but I totally didn't notice until I had finished and found that much of the sauce was on me rather than in me. I didn't care, I was in a food coma and bbq heaven at the same time.
Lastly came Smokin Willie's, This trucks best feature is the sauce which you can buy at Whole Foods separately. It's worth it. The regular and the spicy chipotle can make anything taste better. I tried them on sliders and was not disappointed.
All 3 of these trucks are stalker approved. As a side note, I had Barbie's Q cater a party I had a while back and that could not have gone better. It was a musicians party and what goes better with rock and blues than good Q???
Nothing, that's what!

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