Sunday, March 9, 2014

Big Daddy's BBQ reviewed

Restaurant recommendation: Big Daddy's BBQ in Gary, IN
http://www.bigdaddysbarbque.com/

I finally had a chance to stop and eat here today (Sunday, March 9). It's about 2.5 miles off I-80, and worth a stop for dine in or carry out. We got there right around noon, so the strip mall lot was full of cars for the flea market and next door car-dealership-turned-mega church.
I ordered the Sunday soul food special: one meat, three sides, a drink (a can of red soda), peach cobbler and cornbread. I got the 1/2 chicken BBQ, dressing, collard greens, black eyed peas, an extra order of mac and cheese, and side order of jerk chicken wings (which also came with fries). It only came to about $20, and it fed two adults and two kids.
I had to wait about 10-15 minutes to order and get the food, but it was worth it.
The BBQ sauce on the chicken was outstanding--really sweet and included pineapple chunks. The jerk chicken was mild, with a slight sweet flavor and lots of cinnamon. The mac and cheese was rich, the greens were salty and only slightly bitter; the peas were fine, as was the corn bread. The dressing was the best side. Although a bit salty, it contained large pieces of white-meat turkey. It was Thanskgiving-dinner worthy.
The cobbler was solid, but small in size. The crust was a little soggy and the cinnamon was prominent. 
Most of the people there were getting carry-out. Big Daddy himself was there. He walked out from the kitchen and out the front door, apparently on his way to church next door.

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