Grown up on southern cooking with Louisianan, Tennessean, and Texas influences, I love Barbecue! From the Mississippi Delta to California's Delta, there are many styles of Barbecue. In Texas alone, it's regionally diverse. On the border of course you find a Tex -Mex style of citrus marinated meats with Mexican chile, jalapeno salsa, mole, ect... back up north to Texarkana, pulled pork, brisket, chicken & ribs can be found with hundreds of recipes and thousands of twists in the marinades and sauce.
But the important thing is the cooking of the meat and Hole In The Wall Barbecue nailed that art! I was late to the Three Rivers Casino annual Barbecue State Championship Cook-Off in Florence, Oregon, and could not sample the top winners. I had heard though that "Hole In The Wall Barbecue" in Eugene and Springfield was the best in the area.
Getting ready to leave, I noticed their tent across the way behind the crowd that was gathered for announcement of winners. I stopped to see if they had any left for me to sample, and there was one plate of ribs left. Well. I'll say this...They were great! I talked with one of the owners. Gary Rodgers, who said they did not enter the competition...too busy selling! I found out every Friday is Catfish & Hush Puppy Night. This Delta boy will be there soon to give the full report on what I can sample for review. The menu is laden with many choices. They have five catering trucks and that tells you how popular they must be.
Looking forward to Friday... Stay tuned and check out their website or just go try these ribs first like I did. The flavor is awesome, and done just right! Many choices of sauces. http://www.holeinthewallbbq.com/
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