Barbecue

On Sunday Husband and I decided to go on a date after the Catholic United Financial Holy Hour for Vocations. We both had colds, and did not feel up to dancing, so we decided to try The White Horse in St. Cloud. When we got there they had a fundraiser going on, and were not able to serve food for another half an hour. We looked at the menu, saw the prices, and decided to head for our second choice, The Old Capitol Tavern in Sauk Rapids. That place was also new to us, and we did not know which direction to turn on Benton Drive. We saw Smoke-In D's BBQ first, so we stopped in there.

Smoke-In D's is dine in or take out, so we wandered up to the counter to have a look. They could tell by our gawking that we were new, so they offered to bring us some samples. We were give a seat, so we figured we had to stay. The samples we had were rib tips with mild sauce, baked beans and Caribbean Cabbage. They were all good. We settled for rib baskets, with four rib bones, fries, rolls, beans, and a side of coleslaw for me.

Our food was good! We had REAL butter for our rolls, unlike the margarine, or neither butter nor margarine which we get at some other rib places. I liked the beans, which had the smoky molasses flavor similar to B&M Baked Beans. The French fries had a good cut to them, and were good and hot. The rib sauce was thinner than some, good, but flavors which I could not quite distinguish. I thought I tasted oil once, vinegar another time. It was mild going in, but had a bit of a hot after bite.  I was glad I did not have the hot sauce! The coleslaw was average, loaded with celery seed. Arthur did not care for the atmosphere, but the music was quiet enough that we could talk. The décor consisted of historic pictures of the 1960's. I liked the  woodwork around the door, which, though new, was designed to look like an older building with it's molding. We were well filled with our four ribs. A half rack would have been too much for one person to finish alone. We might go back sometime. It certainly was as good, and even better, than other rib places we go.