Chicago Street BBQ - South Side

[troymeister]

So I was working in the vicinity of 71st St. and Ashland. I was in my truck parked and doing some paperwork. I happened to smell BBQ and see smoke.

I got out of my truck and walked over, on the North West corner of Ashland Ave and 71st St. was a pop up BBQ stand. It was 2 guys and a lady with a real nice trailer BBQ/Smoker. They were selling, Spare Ribs, Rib Tips, Hot Links and BBQ Chicken.

I bought 2 leg thigh quarters for $5 bucks. They chopped it up real nice too. The sauce was homemade and the chicken was among the Best BBQ chicken I ever had. I can't wait to go back to work at that site and grab me some good Q.

Their stand was spotless and clean, they clearly knew what they were doing. I saw the main guy using a Therma-Pen to check the temps of the chicken he had on his grill.

If you happen to be on the South Side of Chicago around 12:00-12:30 until they sell out...Pick yourself up a real treat. They're worth it.

Over the years working in many neighborhoods in the City of Chicago, I used to see many BBQ stands similar to the one I saw today. I haven't seen any in a long while. It was nice to see and taste this again. My shout out to the nice folks on 71st St. and Ashland selling great Q.

[SheilaAnn]

Hopefully they will be around at the end of the year! I’m coming over!

[troymeister]

I don’t know if they do their thing in the winter. I’m going to be there next week. I’m going to ask them if a can take some pics, ask them what their names are or the name of their operation. I would like to give them a good plug here. They certainly are deserving. I wonder if Meathead would be interested?

[Meathead]

Wow. This is cool. Alas, next week is a mess. I am inspecting the final page proofs of the book and editing the index (arrrggghh). Taking time WED to go to Chicago Culinary Kitchen to shoot some videos of sous vide que brisket.