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Again, not my image. Borrowed from the Pappy's Webpage.
Well, so far, so good on the interest level of the blog. Some really awesome friends have said some really cool things, and provided some really good feedback, so thanks, homies!
Onward to the review....erm....revue?
I'll go ahead and get this out of the way. Pappy's is my all time favorite place to eat in St. Louis. This is weird for 2 reasons.
1 - I attach no nostalgia to this restaurant at all. The times I've been here have been for either myself, or for non-events where hunger is the driving force.
2- Well, there isn't a second reason, but it sounded way better than having only one reason. My bad.
Back on track now, Pappy's is great. I've had a number of items from the menu (Ribs, Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, sweet potato fries, fried corn on the cob, green beans, baked beans, potato salad...the list goes on). There is not a single bad choice you can make when ordering from this restaurant.
That said, there's one problem I have with Pappy's. The d-bag from Man vs. Food went there. I hate that guy, but I have to admit, he has awesome taste (he also went to crown candy kitchen and puked, but that's for a different review).
Pappy's does BBQ how BBQ is meant to be done. An awesome rub, perfect cooking time, good quality meats from the start, great service, great atmosphere, basically everything i could want in a restaurant, they've done really well. They also preach (well, sort of) the idea that the sauce isn't what makes the bbq great. I've been to other joints around the metro area, and their focal point always seems to be the sauces. When I go to a BBQ place, i don't want my table to bombard me with 6 different sauces. BBQ is about bringing out the flavor of the meat, and accenting it with wonderful spices. This is exactly what Pappy's does.
I've eaten at Pappy's as recently as this past Monday (one of my two diet allowance days per week). I often find that I plan on going to Pappy's a day in advance, so it usually ends up being my only meal the following day.
The downside to Pappy's has also finally bubbled to the surface. The place is a zoo around lunch time, or dinner time. They sell so much delicious BBQ that they literally RUN OUT OF FOOD. If that doesn't speak to the level of food that Pappy's is creating, i don't know what does. I've gone at lunch time on a whim before and waited upwards of 30 minutes to place my order. Fortunately, once you place your order, it zooms out the door to you in about 2 minutes.
But honestly, take this advice. Beat all the traffic there by going at their dead times. As close to 11 am as possible, or around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. They usually start selling out of different main dish meats around 5, as well as the line picking back up.
If there's one thing I can convince you to do from reading this blog, PLEASE, go to Pappy's before you die.
I'm convinced!
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