Off The Bone BBQ - Dec. 29th

In a post from last week I said I would pay a visit to Bill's Records. On Tuesday I did and I'm glad. Although a much different experience than one from years ago, it was still fun to browse the mostly unorganized displays of CDs, records, posters and other merch. And I found out he has live music on weekends - booked bands on Saturdays and open mic on Sundays. Pretty neat I think.

When I left, I drove past a place I've seen many times before, Off The Bone BBQ. It struck me differently today. It's cold and drizzly outside, the gray sky casting a dark light on the open glass structure that is the restaurant. And given that it was an off peak hour when I drove by, there was only one couple inside. It reminded me of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.

Anyway, artistic interest in the look of the place aside, I'm a fiend for BBQ. 

I'm from Texas and proud of it. I have to tell you however, the best BBQ I've ever had is from Fat Matt's Rib Shack in Atlanta and it sets a pretty high standard for excellence. Today, unfortunately, I wasn't hungry when I drove by Off The Bone, but from what I've read of the reviews since then, I may have found a new favorite a lot closer to home.

If you are familiar with another Texas favorite, Salt Lick BBQ, you know it was started when the founder consistently found himself selling out of the amounts he prepared for friends and neighbors on weekends and so he decided to make a full time gig of it. Off The Bone has a similar back story. That speaks pretty highly of it if you ask me.

In the next day or so, I plan on dropping by. If you've already been and have some some suggestions on what to try, let me know.


Off the Bone
1734 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX, 75215 (Map)
214-565-9551


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