Oakwood vs Sonny's

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Old 01-18-2018, 09:22 AM
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Sorry Gracie, but I don't go to a BBQ place for beans, green or lima. Baby back ribs and ham are also not big on my list either. I want big meaty ribs cooked right with good spicy sauce.
It sounds as though you prefer the beef ribs over the pork ribs. There are also pork spare ribs which are not as tender as baby back ribs. Those beef ribs are delicious!

Personally, I say that Oakwood is THE place to go for baby back ribs and Sonny's for pulled pork.
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Sorry Gracie, but I don't go to a BBQ place for beans, green or lima. Baby back ribs and ham are also not big on my list either. I want big meaty ribs cooked right with good spicy sauce.
You should listen to me.

I could just order the green beans........OR the lima beans. BABY back ribs are falling off the bone tender, succulent, seasoned just right and cooked low and slow and served with your choice of barbecue sauce. It isn't a beautiful place but the help has been there for years and are good at cooking. They are a small group of restaurants I think. Maybe four total? When the one on 441 is very busy....we just drive way further down 441 and it isn't busy.

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In a BBQ-if meat falls off the bones--you lose, I had a neighbor in NC who was a judge in BBQ competitions
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In a BBQ-if meat falls off the bones--you lose, I had a neighbor in NC who was a judge in BBQ competitions
I don't care what the judges say........I like my pork tender. Maybe not falling off........but coming off after a gentle nudge or two.

To each his own.
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Pork ribs and Beef ribs should be firm enough to bite off the bone, as already stated by Chatbrat.
Altman's has the best brisket I've had since moving here from Texas.
I enjoy Memphis sweet pork BBQ, North Carolina mustard and vinegar pork BBQ and Texas Beef BBQ.
It's really too bad so many posters have such a poor understanding of smoked meat.
To each his own. Enjoy your beans and potatoes. I hear they are prepared to perfection in Wisconsin.

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Pork ribs and Beef ribs should be firm enough to bite off the bone, as already stated by Chatbrat.
Altman's has the best brisket I've had since moving here from Texas.
I enjoy Memphis sweet pork BBQ, North Carolina mustard and vinegar pork BBQ and Texas Beef BBQ.
It's really too bad so many posters have such a poor understanding of smoked meat.
To each his own. Enjoy your beans and potatoes. I hear they are prepared to perfection in Wisconsin.
Hmmmmmf. I come from Porkopolis .
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Another choice is Woody's excellent food
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I've eaten at a handful of Sonny's throughout the south and was never that impressed so my wife and I avoided the one at Lake Sumter for several months after moving here last year. One time we finally went and quite enjoyed the meal. We've been several times since and have always enjoyed everything we've had, as have our guests. I don't know why this one is so much better than the other ones we've been to. Possibly it's the cook or the training all the cooks there have had, but it's always been good, Florida-style barbecue.

I've had the pulled pork from Oakwood a couple of times at catered events and found it pretty good. We finally ate at the one on south 27 the other day and the wife ordered the pulled pork and found it full of fat and rind. She was unimpressed. I'd felt like a burger and got a decent one. The in-laws split something else (I forget what) and claimed it was good. So 3 out of 4 got OK food at that one. Maybe another location would have given us better luck.
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*** Well I see a lot of people here saying it’s a “”NO BRAINER”” Oakwood ***
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WELL I HAVE NO BRAIN, SEE YOU AT OAKWOOD
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St. Louis ribs, senior menu, $8.99, drink, 2 sides, Sonny's
Chopped Bbq! 1 side drink, $7.99 Oakwoods
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oakwoo is great if ur looking for a nice place to go,,,,, if ur wanting real downhome bbq IBBQ is the place we go to.
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went to Oakwood Thurs and the had baked potatoes but they're not shown on the menu...U have to ask...big & delisious
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oakwood is good but ribs got a lot smaller,half the size they were a year ago. too bad too small.
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