I was browsing around on dianping.com the other day, as you do, and was amazed to find a restaurant that served "Texas BBQ". Wow, this has got to be some crappity-crap, right? I looked at the reviews online and found it wasn't just some slop on a plate, they had something that looked like ribs. I had to go. I have this eternal optimism that makes me order the margarita from every menu that has one, even though I know it's going to suck. I can't shake the idea that if I just go to enough places, I'll find a really great one. To be honest, sometimes it gets into masochism. I remember David Parrish told me a while back to do a report on local BBQ if I found any so here it is.
The restaurant was called "Hershey" for some reason. I really don't know why. I can guess that the owner probably spent some time in Pennsylvania or did business with the Hershey company. It's not really a "BBQ restaurant", but rather a restaurant that also serves an exotic dish: American BBQ. So keep that in mind, it ain't exactly The Salt Lick.
We sat down and I eagerly grabbed the menu. To my immense surprise, they not only had "Texas BBQ", but also "American BBQ". The American BBQ was clearly ribs, and the Texas BBQ was described to me as "belly". I had a double reaction here. I have learned the Chinese character for "belly" and avoid it like the plague. I have learned from hard experience that it means "intestines" when it appears on menus. However, the photo looked a lot like brisket. I really got excited for a moment. Isn't brisket a belly meat?
If you're wondering what was on the rest of the menu, it had a lot of seafood since that's popular here. Some other "generic foreign food" dishes like spaghetti bolognaise.
I only get 10 pictures per post, so continued underneath.
The entrance.
The restaurant was called "Hershey" for some reason. I really don't know why. I can guess that the owner probably spent some time in Pennsylvania or did business with the Hershey company. It's not really a "BBQ restaurant", but rather a restaurant that also serves an exotic dish: American BBQ. So keep that in mind, it ain't exactly The Salt Lick.
The interior
We sat down and I eagerly grabbed the menu. To my immense surprise, they not only had "Texas BBQ", but also "American BBQ". The American BBQ was clearly ribs, and the Texas BBQ was described to me as "belly". I had a double reaction here. I have learned the Chinese character for "belly" and avoid it like the plague. I have learned from hard experience that it means "intestines" when it appears on menus. However, the photo looked a lot like brisket. I really got excited for a moment. Isn't brisket a belly meat?
American BBQ BBQ. ¥108 for the platter, that's $15.72.
Ooo la la, BBQ barbecue let you enjoy the American south Texas amorous feelings? This is why you don't let your relative who "speaks English" translate your menu.
If you're wondering what was on the rest of the menu, it had a lot of seafood since that's popular here. Some other "generic foreign food" dishes like spaghetti bolognaise.
This was the front page of the menu. I really don't know what this is about.
I only get 10 pictures per post, so continued underneath.
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