Last night we ventured forth to the neatest little BBQ joint I've yet to find in three years of living in the deep South! I caught wind of this little dive through a friend on Facebook, and we finally checked it our for ourselves, being in the mood for some pulled pork and all.
I'm not sure how we've missed out on this place for so long! It's totally up our alley-- a quirky, cheap, hole-in-the-wall eatery with TONS of personality! It's about 15 minutes north of us in a little town called Carthage, and when we arrived it had two major factors in its favor, a) you could SMELL the barbeque before you even got out of the car, and b) for being in the middle of nowhere, it was PACKED.
It's located right on an airstrip where private planes land and take off (which only adds to the excitement), and they had some nice indoor and outdoor seating available. It was a PERFECT night temperature-wise, so we opted for the outdoor seating.
You can see part of the air field in the background, and the cornhole boards for the kiddos to play with while you wait for your food!
They also have some old WWII planes you can walk around and look at (I'm telling you, this place is SO random!), and Zach-O loved them.
We'd been out playing tennis earlier that afternoon and the kids had brought their scooters to ride with at the park. Lucy apparently tried a "jump," and not being the most coordinated of children, she took a nose-dive and scraped up her poor little face! Again. Poor Luce.
Anyway, the barbeque finally arrived and we were treated to some tasty pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad, and hush puppies, which is all very standard Southern fare.
I got a yummy pork butt sandwich with coleslaw and Wisconsin cheddar which was very good. We didn't know that they only accepted cash, so we didn't have enough on hand to try the desserts, but with peanut butter pie and banana puddin' on the menu I have very high hopes the next time we go back!
We were treated to a very lovely sunset on the drive home and with nice full bellies ended our Saturday on a very Southern, very tasty note. Definitely a place to bring our favorite visitors!
