<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
I was trying a Johnnie’s Italian beef in Elmwood Park when I drove north on Thatcher and bumped into Russell’s. Seeing as I was on a food quest today and I love BBQ, I stopped in.</font>
Oh no, no, no... I'm so sorry about that. We tried Russell's years and years ago because my aunt lives at Narraganset and North, and it was pitiful.
Lately, I've been getting my fix at the Patio on Rt 83 and 75th Street in Darien, as that's close to my new residence. To me, it is not real BBQ, it is Greek Restaurant Owner BBQ. [Having come from a Greek Restaurant family, this is not a bad thing to me, but I realize it for what it is and is not.]
They do a good job with the chicken as long as you say you want it well done, and their ribs are above average and inexpensive. The pulled meat is so-so, and not plentiful enough on the combos.