BBQ!

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Went to Ashley's on 15th and Center today for lunch with a friend of mine. His dad knows the owner and has raved about it for years. What can i say? Killer! My friend had rib tips and i had honey bbq wings. the rib tips were literally falling off the bone and yet had that charcoal flavor from proper cooking. The 12 piece wings i got were good but i should have gotten the 6 piece. Very filling of course but the flavor was interesting. It almost tasted like they had sweet n sour sauce mixed in with the bbq sauce. Don't get me wrong. They were damn good but after eating that many i noticed something was "odd". The regular bbq sauce is a custom recipe of course. I know they start off with Open Pit and then add stuff to it to make it killer. Excellent. Wish i had gotten ribs but i was craving wings at the time. No regrets really. Just itching to go back there and try something different!

Yeah the neighborhood ain't too great. Tell me something i don't know. The owner (Darnell) was super cool and talked to us for a few minutes after we ordered. Very nice guy and clearly a good salesman. His daughter was cute as a button and wound up getting hugs from both of us. Highlight of the trip was her looking at me and walking away when i was going to give her a hug! Even at the youngest of ages, the ladies seem to avoid me!!!

Grand total we both spent appx $8 a piece which was right on our mark considering we were starving and wound up stuffed! :) Very extensive menu for fried foods. Clearly not trying to be anything special aside from a take out restaurant that just serves up damn good food.

I look forward to going back there in the future. Every dollar i spend there is one less that goes to crummy money pits like pizza shuttle etc. It feels good spending a buck or two more than you normally would for a place where the owner and staff are friendly and are just trying to make an honest living.

If you get the chance to order food from Ashley's, i guarantee that you won't be disappointed with the taste. In this fast food world we live in today, you can find cheaper and faster food i would be shocked if you could find bbq that tastes better....