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In Reply to: What's the name of the famous Oakland BBQ Place? posted by Joe Dressner on November 03, 2000 at 10:26:29:
Dear Mr. Dressner,Somehow, I never pictured you as the BBQ sort. Of course, maybe you're one of those guys sitting in their Mercedes in the parking lot dribbling sauce all over their Armani suit...
Flint's BBQ is the one that got the publicity. They have a place on San Pablo in Oakland and another one on Shattuck in Berkeley by the Starry Plough that just reopened after having been closed for a couple of years. Everett and Jones (San Pablo and University by the Smart & Final store) has been improving radically (good adjective for Berkely, huh?)recently but my favorite is still Doug's. They're sort of under the shadow of the freeway on San Pablo in Oakland and in addition to the usual ribs and chicken and ham they also serve goat. Some people might say that it doesn't really matter much at all WHAT sort of meat you're eating when it comes to BBQ but I like it. And it's also fun to tell people that you're having a beer with your birria! (some local humor there).
However much I like the Oakland/Berkeley BBQ thing, I'm still partial to Santa Maria Style BBQ. The Hitchin' Post has the best reputation (and a good winelist featuring their own Pinot Noirs) but my favorite of all time is Jocko's. It's in Nipomo, a cinderblock building with mooseheads on the wall and big hunks of whatever meat you're ordered. The steaks are as good as it gets, the lamb chops are about the size of a whole lamb and the pork chops are about the size of a softball. They're cooked over CA live oak and they don't seem to mind if you bring your own wine with you. When you go there, say hello to Holly, who is the bartended. We worked together at Trader Nick's in Pismo Beach one summer. She used to be an exotic dancer. I learned a lot from her.
Now you've got me all in the mood for BBQ but the traffic across the bay is absolute hell on a Friday afternoon so I may have to wait until tomorrow and talk Chet into driving me and the boys over to Doug's for lunch.
Drooling as I type,
Eden
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