An Epicure in Indiana?

I know, I know... those terms--Indiana and epicure--seem contradictory by nature. Just hang in there and keep reading. We write about a variety of restaurants because all good food doesn't come from places with white tablecloths, and places with white tablecloths don't always produce good food.

And maybe, just maybe, a bit of conversation about home cooking... hey, that can be good too!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Big Daddy's Redux

Wednesday,  January 18, 2012

Periodically I like to update a review of past restaurants and report anything new--good or bad--and to see whether my opinion of the place has changed or not.  In the past, I have revisited Pestos, El Salto and others and now I figure it is time for Big Daddy's.

This past Wednesday, Big Daddy's was doing a fund raiser for Northview Elementary School so the place had alot of kids hanging around.  Fortunately, for my sake, the parents of Northview kids must be doing a pretty good job because they were pretty well behaved (the kids that is, not the parents!). 

As always, the place is clean, the food delivered quickly, and it was served hot and delicious.  The baby back ribs remain consistently delicious: smokey, meaty, and tender.  What has changed since I last wrote is the addition of a couple of things:  picnic tables inside the dining area, smoked turkey--yeah, baby--really good stuff, something called Texas Chips, and the replacement of the ubiquitous country music with the blues!  Kudos on all that stuff, especially the blues.  This music just ain't played everywhere, especially here in Valpo.  The turkey may be just about the best gobbler I have ever tasted!  I didn't try the Texas Chips, but understand the dish to be a sliced hot link sausage served over a bed of fries and smothered in beans and cheese sauce... 

I still have a couple of issues, the same ones from my previous post for the most part and no place is perfect.  But this is a BBQ joint remember, not a white table cloth kinda place.  Here, as in most really good BBQ havens around the south, you would be a-okay to just leave the utensils alone and tear into the ribs with your hands.  It just ain't good BBQ until you're wearing it up to your elbows and on your clothes!

Nevertheless, the people are really friendly and go out of their way to ensure you are treated well and that your dining experience is satisfactory.


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