Subj : Rib-A-Que [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Wed Dec 27 2023 12:18:56 Hi Dave, RH> I know, found out that this place is really popular, especially on the RH> days they do ribs. I understand the line starts before the place opens RH> up and goes a ways down the sidewalk--friend told me he was in line RH> about 45 minutes one day. We were in line about an hour (They open at RH> 11, we got there about 12 and there was still a line when we were done RH> eating, about 1:45.) but it moved quite well--biggest choke point was RH> when people got to the front and had to decide what they wanted to eat. DD> We've got a couple of places like that here. Especially Chesapeake DD> Seafood House which is in an olde mansion. Their lunch buffet is "out DD> the door" lines until well after 13:00. Good food, good price, nice DD> atmosphere, fiar pricing, what's not to like??? Sounds like a place I'd like to try. This bbq place opens at 11, closes when they run out according to the door signage. Wonder how much they had to cook to feed the crowd that came last week. Nothing fancy about this place but not noticed when tucking into a good plate of bbq. (G) DD> Our G. C. closed forr a bit at that time. Then decided to do a major DD> clean-up/remodel - contractor looking work trucks around for four or DD> five months. Then they tried carry-out only .... which pretty much DD> went in the dumper. Now they're back "full force". OK, we just have a Texas Roadhouse now for chain steak; they're good but sometimes the noise level is over the top. RH> What about Applebee's? The one in WF closed and saw one down in Raleigh RH> had closed also. Probably others have as well, but this one was on our RH> path of travel to/from Costco DD> We've two Applebee's - one on the East side and one out West. I've DD> tried both more than once and I'm not a fan. Perkins or Baker's Square DD> are much better (of the chain places) orr any number of local joints. We've got a Waffle House (no Huddle House) and Chili's plus lots of fast food choices but never heard of Baker's Square. Have to consider them if we see them in our travels. DD> 'nother good deal can be had at American Legion Post 32's Mess Hall DD> restaurant .... a real "hidden gem". On Tuesdays all veterans get DD> 33% off their meal ticket. RH> Our post just feeds members/guests on meeting night and special get RH> togethers. We'll have a "Thank goodness the holidays are over" dinner RH> some time in mid January--members, spouses and special guests. DD> The "Mess Hall" is a for-profit concession so it's open every day. And DD> the food is pretty good - which it would have to be. People here vote DD> with their wallets. If the food is "meh" or the service sucks there DD> will be a building/storre front for rent sooner rather than later. Sounds good, our post isn't big enough (space wise) for anything like that. Biggest thing they do for other than post/VFW/Marine Corps League, etc is a monthly pancake breakfast fund raiser. Dropped during Covid but restarted a while back and has really picked up over the last few months. DD> We recently lost a Bob Evans (sloppy serrvice, poorly done food) and DD> are about to lose an IHOP - clewless service and just barely OK food. IOW, deserved to close. DD> The only holiday meal I celebrate outside of doing "family & fiends" DD> is the Annual Inteer-Faith Breakfast held every 25 December - unless DD> the day falls on a Saturday (Shabbat) - at Temple B'rith Sholom. DD> I'll be there later this morning and buy breakfast for my friends and DD> relatives who choose to came with me. RH> Sounds good. We had a special Christmas Eve (day) service at church RH> yesterday, followed by a pot luck. Found out that there's another man RH> in the church that has a smoker--he did a brisket for the meal. I don't RH> think he took home any left overs. (G) Today we'll be grilling sirloins RH> since it's just the 2 of us. DD> I assume that some churches have pot luck deals in their meeting DD> rooms. Ass a practicing agnostic I couldn't say for sure, though. Usually there's a room in the church building (our big room is in the basement) big enough for the congregation/guests to gather for meals or whatever. In February we do a chili cook off/Super Bowl party down there, then other things thruout the year. This was our first Chirstmas dinner, probably not the last tho. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... If you focus only on the thorns you will miss the beauty of the rose. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .