Southern Hospitality

[Westexbbq]

As per Vinny above and yes pics were taken but not by me.
It was a great time and lots of good camaraderie.
The spread was sumptuous and Ray and the staff really treated us right.
The place itself is really cool as well; great atmosphere.
Hopefully the pics will follow.

on edit besides Cliff I think pigtrip took some and maybe pigmaker?

 

[BBQchef33]

food was outstanding and the Doc was a great host.

started with smoked bologna, fried ribs and fried pickles.. then a hefty plate of nachos.. and the sides started coming.. mac and cheese.. best yet and always my favorite(obvious by the wasteline). Then collard greens, cheesy corn and some great cornbread.. while we are chowing down, the waitress brings out plates with a big ass dino bone, and 2 types of ribs.. puts them down at differnt part of the table and we start to pick on the plates as a group,... till doc says NO NO NO...everyone gets one EACH of THOSE!! those plates are individual servings. ? Holy chit.. we're gonna die. while were munching on the ribs, out comes pulled pork and chicken.. Damn, what a feast. My son looked at the plates and said.... WHY??

Dino bones rivaled Daisy Mays, if not better.., Ribs were better than hill country(IMO).. Pulled pork was hand select pieces and i was too damn full to have more than a taste...

Doc was an outstanding host, sat down and hung with us the whole time, introduced us to the staff and gave us the rundown of the place and the menu.. we had our own room, real comfortable and not rushed.... staff was outstanding too.

Big thanks to Dr. BBQ and Pigmaker for putting this together.. great to have all of us get together for some good times...

thanks again guys.. I'm still stuffed.

 

[MilitantSquatter]

Great summary "Pooh Bear" :biggrin: no tyos either.

 

[Mrs. Mafia]

So sorry I missed the trip....but my son seemed to have eaten my portion!
The trek into the city was just too much with pending g5 (guido baby 5) in tow.

Missed you all and hope to be attending the next feast!
Happy Easter

Chrissy
Mrs. Mafia

 

[MilitantSquatter]

Chrissy - You're son was such a well behaved kid. (Plus, he has the best name in the whole world. :biggrin

He ate like a champ. I saw him taking deep breaths to go another round. Even went so far as to roll a whole chunk of pulled pork in the dry rub fully coated.

 

[CTSmokehouse]

Wow!!!

Thank you Dr. BBQ for your Southern Hospitality... I'm not going to eat for a week...so I can keep my figure for BBQ season! It was a real Big Time BBQ experience!!! Everything was great and the service was exemplary.... Thank's for signing your book "Road Trip"...It was wonderful to talk with my Q buddies... My Dad just went through major heart surgery and is doing great, but just to get away with some good friends was a break well needed...

Enjoy the pics.. more to follow...

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

 

[BBQ Grail]

Okay! It really did happen.

Great pictures. What a grand time you guys must have had.

 

[motoeric]

Ok, first off thanks to Eric J. for setting this up and big thanks to Doc and the great folks at Southern Hospitality for showing us that their service lives up to the name. The cooks, Doc and all of the waitstaff were fantastic.

I really enjoyed the dry ribs. A pleasant departure from the typical sweet rubs. Phil went over all the food, so allow me to just sneak in and say that the corn bread was fantastic. I know, its like saying 'wow, what a great beige color'; but it's true. The corn bread kicked ass.

The portions were monstrous. Roman hedonists would be overwhelmed by the excess. We were treated like royalty and the quality matched the quantity.

Eric

 

[CTSmokehouse]

Here are the rest of the pics...sorry to anyone who is sideways! A computer wiz I'm not...

I'm thankful to being part of the BBQ Brethren and NEBS...

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

Westexbbq, did your pic come out OK?

Eric... Thanks great time once again!

Julie... before I die I will get you the pics I promised!

 

[Westexbbq]

Here are the rest of the pics...sorry to anyone who is sideways! A computer wiz I'm not...
I'm thankful to being part of the BBQ Brethren and NEBS...
Yours in BBQ,
Cliff
Westexbbq, did your pic come out OK?
Eric... Thanks great time once again!
Julie... before I die I will get you the pics I promised!

Thanks Cliff.
I admit I asked Cliff to take a shot with the Hank Williams poster behind me.
(I was really smiling )
Anyway as you all can see from the pictures , i.e the Killer on the back wall, etc., there is a lotta cool memorabilia around in addition to the outstanding food.
It's a fun place to go to if you're ever in town.

 

[CTSmokehouse]

You're right oh

wise one !!!

However have no fear... Cliff (CTSmokehouse took lots of pics)... hopefully he'll be able to post them sooner than later to prove you non-believers wrong !!! :biggrin:

Vinnie,

Happy to prove you right!

Mon Plasir!

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

 

[CTSmokehouse]

I admit I asked Cliff to take a shot with the Hank Williams poster behind me.
(I was really smiling )

I took some other pics as well... give me your e-mail... hate to see you when you are sad...! Nice smile! Sorry that you are sideways...

It was really a good time...: )!

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

 

[SmokeInDaEye]

Glad everyone had a great time. Wish I could have come but I know Doc put on quite a show for ya'll. No pics of the deep fried pickles or ribs? Those are my favorites!

 

[Sledneck]

Wow I cant believe you guys had dr bbq and steve raichlen as hosts!

 

[CTSmokehouse]

Glad everyone had a great time. Wish I could have come but I know Doc put on quite a show for ya'll. No pics of the deep fried pickles or ribs? Those are my favorites!

I think we ate the deep fried pickles before we took pics..


The 2 Fat Polocks would have loved the deep fried ribs...tasted kinda like chicken...no just joking...


Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

Also in the pic is a really nicely balanced rub that is used exclusively as the House rub...and a ranch dipping sauce...

 

[CTSmokehouse]

Here is the list i have as of today for the Southern Hospitality Party on March 22.

Muzzlebreak 2
Swamp Pit 5
Primal Meat 2
Pigmaker 2
Pigtrip 2
Fat Pollacks 3
Bad Bones 1
Sledneck 5
Motoeric 2
BBQ Mafia 2
Porkys 2


according to my count that is 28, the cut off is 32, so there is room for four more people. Once we get the 32 thats it. Anybody for Fried Pickles ?:-D:-D

FYI ... there was question as to who was attending... add Poo Bah and son, John Markus
...

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

 

[Pigtrip]

It was an awesome time, Ray and the gang were superb hosts and the food rocked. I too put the dry rubbed St Louis as my favorite among the meats and the cornbread as my favorite among the sides. I'll post pics (including the deep fried pickles and smoked balogna) as soon as I figure out how. Thanks to Eric and Ray for making this fun event happen.

 

[Porky]

Holy Chit, there was food up the ying yang and plenty of it and we got to take home the leftovers. As was said already, everything was fantastic. Since no one mentioned it, that dessert was unreal-sweet potatoe pie and the two young guys had ice cream sundeas.
Thanks again to Eric J. & Dr. BBQ for being perfect hosts. I am looking forward to the next time we have a get together.

 

[Pigtrip]

Here are some photos from the event. For more photos and larger sized photos of the food pron, see http://www.pigtrip.net/review-SouthernHospitality-Brethren.htm .

Dr BBQ (Ray) and Pigmaker23 (Eric).

Fried pickles.

BBQ balogna was like buttah.

A deep fried rib with BBQ ranch.

A platter of ribs for one. Seriously.

Pulled pork.

Mac and cheese.

 

[CTSmokehouse]

Pigtrip,

Once again, a great write up and nice pics! Good summary of the experience!

Thank you.

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff