Ropa Vieja a traditional Cuban dish; beef shoulder stewed 4 hours, shredded & simmered in house tomato sauce; served w/ sides of yellow rice, black beans & fried plantains
Roast Beef & Mutz Sub long sub w/ roast beef, "mutz" (homemade mozzarella) topped w/ au jus gravy; looks good!; roasted seasoned top-round beef; served on an Italian loaf w/ homemade mozzarella; topped w/ homemade brown gravy; "so tender, just melts in your mouth" –Casey Webb; looks good
Chicken Fried Ribs "a little bit of heaven in your mouth!" -Marc Murphy; double sided, thick cut smoked ribs that are breaded, deep-fried & served w/ housemade white BBQ sauce
Fox Bros. "Burger" chopped Brisket topped w/ bacon, tomato, red onion, pickles, melted pimento cheese & jalapeno mayo on a buttered, toasted brioche bun; looks good
Brisket Chili chopped brisket cooked w/ diced white onion, jalapeno, garlic, stewed tomatoes, adobo sauce & other spices; served w/ cheese, onions, jalapenos on top of basket corn chips
Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers fresh jalapenos stuffed w/ BBQ pork & cream cheese & deep fried; served w/ ranch; looks good
The Everything Plate choice of four meat portions: pulled pork/ beef brisket (chopped/sliced)/ 1/4 chicken/ ribs/ 4 wings; Buddy gets ribs, brisket, wings & pulled pork; looks good
Beef Short Rib 9-inch, bone in beef rib w/ salt & pepper rub; smoked over oak & hickory for 12 hrs; looks good!
Fried Chicken looks good; get the original (hot & spicy); classified recipe has been w/ family since 1953 (not even wife knows!); secret is liquid batter; looks good; suggest dipping in ranch dressing; looks good; spicy chicken
The "Surf & Turf" Burger "Maine's best sandwich" (from its website); 1/4-lb butter-poached lobster meat on a brisket-blend patty, w/ cheddar, Jarlsberg, romaine lettuce & jalapeno mayo, on toasted potato bun
Z-Man Sandwich slow-smoked beef brisket, smoked provolone cheese topped w/ 2 onion rings on a toasted Kaiser bun; "my favorite BBQ sandwich anywhere in the world"-Danielle Dimovski; looks good
Carolina Pork Sandwich house specialty; pulled pork served on a toasted bun, w/ spicy cole slaw & Bubba's sauce; looks good
Beef Brisket top-seller; looks good
Burnt Ends "one of the best BBQs I've come across"; looks good; only served 3 days/week (check website menu)
#5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best BBQ); opened in 1996 after multiple competition awards & catering jobs; in gas station w/ liquor store next door; voted best BBQ by readers of USA TODAY & 10Best (from its website); long lines; also known as Oklahoma Joe's BBQ
Pastrami Mommy homemade bison pastrami, provolone, pepperoncini and fresh greens on pumpernickel with a healthy dose of mustard and mayo; pastrami brined for 7 days and then smoked for 6-7 hrs and then placed in cooler overnight; looks good
Salamini small-diameter salami; 30-day cured Berkeshire pork; "melts in your mouth"; looks good
Smoked Whitefish one whole buttery smoked Lake Superior whitefish; brined for 2 hrs, smoked for 6-7 hrs then placed in cooler overnight; looks good
Cajun Finn Sandwich top seller; haus-smoked cajun salmon, green onion cream cheese, roasted red peppers, pepperoncini & lettuce on stirato; looks good
Big Ben (BBQ) 6-lbs total: full slab of ribs, beef brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, quarter chicken, fries and sides; looks good; 6-lbs total: full slab of Ribs, a Beef Brisket and a Pork sandwich, 1/4 Chicken and 4 sides; looks good
BBQ brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey
Frito Pie Fritos topped with your choice of meat, baked beans, cheddar cheese and onion
#1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Ribs); #48 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); opened in 2008; "voted #1 in city"; close when they sell out; cooked in floor-to-ceiling smoker "Walter" ("you're really not a true redneck unless you name your smoker"); created new menu item "Adam" Bomb (for Adam Richman) - A Big Ben with a Hot Link Frito Pie
Booze Burger 2 beef patties beer battered & fried, smothered w/ a green chili/vodka/bacon cream sauce; topped off w/ smoked fresno chilis pickled in whiskey; looks good
Country Fried Burger burger country fried, smothered in gravy w/ crispy fried; looks good
Relleno Burger deep fried beef patties breaded in Lucky Charms, brown sugar slow roasted carnitas, chipotle slaw, smoked mozzarella, pico de gallo & poblano chili
opened in 2011; offering milkshakes plus traditional & creative specialty burgers; "fresh ingredients, unique food, and above all high quality" (from its website); Other Recipes: Green Chili, Bacon and Vodka Cream Sauce
