went to this place called Memphis Blues for barbequed ribs yesterday and man...! the place is a bit of a hole in the wall and frankly, i hope it never changes. the restaurant has seating for about 20-25 ppl, is self-serve and has a bit of that log cabin decor happening. the food is obviously the draw here; 13 bucks gets you a half-side of ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, dipping sauce and some cornbread. these are the kind of ribs where the meat is cooked till its just ready to fall off the bone. sheer unadulterated gluttony. the quality is somewhat inconsistent at times, but thursday's meal ranked up there w/ the best of them. there was so much food i had to take half of it home w/ me. the place has varying sizes of food items, but the granddaddy of them all is the "Elvis". this particular dish sells for 60 bucks and feeds 4 very large and hungry adults; its basically a mound of meat. heads actually turn when customers walk back to their table while carrying this; people stare, jaws agape, wide-eyed when they see this platter float by. can you say angioplasty? i knew you could.

second to the carnal noshing is the owner. a guy who goes by the name of "Park". this guy could pass for Drew Carey's brother and is one dude, at first sight, you probably wouldn't want to piss off. he's big and he's surly, but the place wouldn't be the same without him. i kinda got the feeling that this place is his baby and deep down he is damn proud of it, but why not? expect a ribbing (sorry 'bout the pun) from him and the rest of the staff. i suppose this kinda keeps the customer on their toes and make sure you have a snappy comeback if you do get dissed. its expected of you. all in good fun of course.

i took a pic of park w/ my g2, but i think i'm gonna go back and shoot some b&w film of the guy. the g2 does fine, but has too much depth of field for my needs. pic is ok and he snarled real good when i asked him nicely. this shot has shallow dof cuz i photoshopped the heck out of it.

UPDATE: Tuesdays are definitely one of the best days to go.

UPDATE: Park used to manage Bridges!!!.

Park, the meat man, oct/02