Bar-b-que & paper towels......

[BobT-47P15]

Ate supper tonight at a little barbeque place in Miami, Okla. We were hungry after an afternoon at an auto dealership......followed by a brief trip to a local casino there. They have at least 4 casinos, most operated by native Americans. Did not win enough to pay for the car we signed up for earlier (I don't think our 10 bucks winnings will quite cut it). But the restaurant did have the dreaded (by some folks) rolls of paper towels for napkins. Photographic proof submitted. Got another Caravan, like our previous one, but a different color. It will be interesting to see if anyone even notices the difference.

[Norm's Coupe]

Should have had napkins and maybe individual finger bowls with water in them.

[BobT-47P15]

That was really a quick reply, Norm. No grass growing under your feet today.

The people in the next booth laughed when I told them why we were taking the picture.

[Plymouthy Adams]

years ago they cracked down on my favorite BBQ place..used to have the bread on the table, by the loaf...now you have to get it out of a plastic box...still the BBQ buffet ever and no I have but tried about 20 odd places..not many by some peoples standards..but hey when you find something good..why go shopping for more...

[Norm's Coupe]

BobT,

Can't see the grass even if it growing under my feet. We got about a foot of snow overnight. Cleaned the drive this morning. Then had to dig out by the street two more times today because the snow plow came through twice and dumped it back in the driveway. Now we have blizzard warnings until 6 PM tomorrow night. Supposed to get between 10 and 18 inches more before it's all over. So we won't see the grass for a little while now. Answered fast because I just logged on. Haven't looked at the forum since early this morning today until a few minutes ago. I could not resist that post.

Tim,

We still get bread sliced or loaf around here served with a meal or your appetizers. However, the place is supposed to dump any bread left over when you leave, then a new basket for the next dinners at that table.

[wldavis3]

Bob T,

Vertical stands with rolls of paper towels means that you are in a classy

food joint. Most of these type of places (mostly "mom & pop") serve up

some good eats. Also noticed the heavy paper board Coca-Cola bottle

holder for the sauces. You are really "up town" when a restaurant uses

this to hold all the condiments. Congratulations on your new purchase.

Hope it serves you well for many miles.

[BobT-47P15]

W L.....we ran the 01 Caravan up to almost 80,000 miles......not high at all by today's standards I know, but they were offering a pretty good deal on these new 06's. And it's harder to find the short wheelbase Caravan....I just happen to like them. When we got the last one, we had to drive clear to Fayetteville, Ark before finding one on a dealer's lot. Had good service from the 01, so if this one is equally good.....will be a real deal.

[Frank Blackstone]

Several years ago on of the news magazines, Newsweek I think, investigated claims of the best rib restaurant in America. One outstanding entry was a place I believe was in Mo.who did not use plates. Napkins, Napkins , we don't need no stinking napkins. The ribs were served on a common table and the only utensil was a fork which was chained to the table. I read the article twice at the time in disbelief. It was described as Draconian which was kind. Sounds more like Conan the Barbarian, Bona Petite, Frank

[greg g]

Napkins just don't cut it for real BBQ. Years ago I wnet with a group of folks to Bryant's BBQ in KC, before heading out to a Royal's game. Beef, Pork or Turkey all rotating in a big Ferris Wheel type oven, they pick a hunk of wuor choice out of the oven, slap it on the slicer, shave off a generous protion, place it on a couple of those pulp board chinete style segmented paper plates, on top of a slice of white bread, put a spoon full of pan dripping on it cover it with another piece of white bread, give you a heaping handful of french fries, a mound of cole slaw, you beverage and send you on your way.

Bryant's is located in a double store front type building with the kitchen in back of one side seating in the front, and across a slooping hall way seperating the halves of the building another seating area. The hallway ramps down to the restrooms located in the rear of the building. I finished my food and went to the restroom. One of the byproducts of the BBQ process is aeriated animal fat which deposits itself liberally throughout the premises. That ramp was so slippery my sneakers were literally loosing traction and I was sliding down the incline to the men's room. Had to use the hand rail to assend the hall back up to the store front. but best BBQ I have had!!!! Napkins wouldn't stand a chance in there.

[Norm's Coupe]

Guys,

I will agree paper napkins will not hold up with Bar-B-Q ribs. I was talking linen napkins, with finger bowls. Dip fingers in finger bowl with the water, rub them together, remove and wipe on the linen napkin.

Actually, I never eat Bar-B-Q ribs with a bone in anyway. Not enough meat on those things (mostly fat), unless you eat a bunch. I prefer the boneless lean ribs, nice and thick and no sauce. Or, a pork Bar-B-Q sandwich. Then I remove the top half of the bun, lay it off to the side, cut up remainder and eat it with a fork. No napkins needed either way.

[randroid]

Gents,

Having been a food service professional for more than 30 years, I read with great amusement the previous accounts. Granted, the sort of restaurants I work serve a $27 Filet Mignon that's 2" thick and can be cut with a fork, but give me a down-home beanery anyday for a gut-bomb that will be remembered (and sometimes remembered and remembered and remembered). If I see a rib joint in a small town I'll probably eat there, and when I'm looking for good Mexican food in a small town I'll look for low-riders in the parking lot.

I like the idea of rolls of paper towels at a table, but if I found grease on a floor outside the dining room I would question what they cleaned that I couldn't see. Aside from that I love those joints and I thank you for making me hungry just after I got home from work.

-Randy

[Don Coatney]

We need to start posting pictures of the paper towels found in mom&pop eaterys. This one is the Dawsonville, Georgia pool hall. You do see the towels dont you?

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[Young Ed]

Not exactly a mom&pop place but there is a chain here in MN(you guys may have them too?) called Famous Daves. All tables have paper towls. The holder is a plumping floor mount with a piece of pipe and an elbow on top to hold it in place.

[Don Coatney]

Ed;

There is a Famous daves in Dulles, VA. Ate there several times.

[Ed Griffin]

There is also a Bryants in Memphis. Used to eat breakfast there. Way too many bar-b-q places to list that are here but one of my fav's was along the old hwy in Arkansas, Craigs bar-b-q. Blink and you would miss it but stop there one time and you'd never forget it. Cole slaw had diced apple in it. Man o man, makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

[Niel Hoback]

Theres a Famous Daves in South Bend and several around the Chicago area near the malls. But, When it comes to paper towels and plenty of really good food, there are three Lamberts in Missouri that beat them all. "Home of the throwed rolls".

[Don Coatney]

Been there, done that! Great food and rolls

[Merle Coggins]

Yup, been there too. It was all pretty tasty. And them rolls are HOT when they bring out a fresh batch.

Hey Ed, have you been to the original Famous Dave's up near Hayward? Gotta love a place that'll serve food on a garbage can lid

[BobT-47P15]

Famous Dave's in Branson, MO......at the new Branson Landing shopping & residential area. Pipe towl holder on table in the background.

Big R's Barbeque in Joplin. They give you regular napkins. Lots of memorabilia on the walls. Their motto is "You can't beat our meat".

The same Arthur Bryant's BBQ in downtown Kansas City that greg showed. Was there this past summer. They appear to have cleaned up their act, but I did not go to the restroom, so can't vouch for the condition of the floor. Still serving on white bread......the sandwich was so huge, I could not eat it all. Like Memphis, lots of good BBQ places in KC. The Rendezvous in Memphis always gets good reviews. Entrance to the place, where the main eating area is in the basement, is off an alley across from the Peabody Hotel.

One of those Lamberts Restaurants (with flying rolls) is just a bit south of Springfield, MO on Hwy 65 -- the road to Branson.

[Norm's Coupe]

We need to start posting pictures of the paper towels found in mom&pop eaterys. This one is the Dawsonville, Georgia pool hall. You do see the towels dont you?

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Don,

One has to question your real intent with this picture.

[Don Coatney]

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One has to question your real intent with this picture.[/quote']

No they dont:D

[vitamindart]

yeah the famous daves in milwaukee has the paper towel roll with the plumbing parts holders as well

[BobT-47P15]

Don is a more skilled photographer than I realized.

[Norm's Coupe]

Don is a more skilled photographer than I realized.

Bob,

I'm not so sure about Don's photography skills. If he were truly taking a picture of the paper towels on the table, the towels should have been centered in the picture. Looks like his eye was on something other than paper towels.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Oh guys....Don has assurred me with a private message not long back that he is mending his way and will only post pictures of landscape, historical places, inanimate objects relative only to the subject at hand...his camera has a wide angle lens..not his fault if something get in the picture..

Don..this testimonial cost 5.00 paypal me...lol