Baby back ribs – Carolina Kitchen

Baby back ribs - Carolina Kitchen
Grilled bbq pork ribs with baked beans, homemade coleslaw and Cajun fries. Full rack $25
Carolina Kitchen, Washington DC

These ribs were decent. They were pretty salty, but I still liked that they lathered on the bbq sauce. They also weren’t as tender and smoky as I wanted. The fries weren’t crispy, but the beans were tasty.

Cornbread - Carolina Kitchen
Cornbread. Complimentary
These were dripping with butter, therefore delicious!

Vaquero sculpture, National Portrait Gallery
Vaquero sculpture, National Portrait Gallery.

Fried mac and cheese & baked beans – The Boar’s Nest

Fried mac and cheese & baked beans - The Boar's Nest
Served with the half slab rib combo. $17
The Boar’s Nest, Seattle WA

Fried mac and cheese - The Boar's Nest
Omg, these fried mac and cheese balls were amazing! They had a great crispy shell and the center was still molten and gooey with all the cheesy goodness. The baked beans were good too, but the fried mac and cheese certainly out-shined everything else.

The twosome sampler platter – Baby Blues BBQ

Appetizer plate - Memphis Minnie's
2 chicken wings, 2 bad-ass meatballs, 2 shrimps. $12.90
Baby Blues BBQ, San Francisco CA

I have mixed feelings about Baby Blues BBQ, but I was not impressed with these assorted appetizers. Everything was pretty dry. Thank goodness the shrimp had some sauce drizzled on top otherwise it would have been too dry to eat and enjoy. The meatballs were also dense and dry, and not very tasty. And even the chicken wings were a disappointment. This made me sad. 😦