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Two BBQ joints came up when we were looking for places to eat in
Nsahville, Edley’s was awesome, tonight
it is Martin’s turn. Same type of service, go to counter, order too
much food, find a place to sit and watch the locals watch the
Predators on omnipresent TVs, wait for server to walk confused
around the floor for a bit with your food, wave and eat. It’s
actually kinda fun.
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We tried the Redneck Taco, cause everyone says you gotta try the redneck taco, a single order of whole hog, and a tray called the Big Mamma sampler which comes with ribs (4 bones), 6oz of pulled pork, plus 6oz of brisket and your choice of 3 sides. The Q was good but it did not have that outstanding statement we found at Edley’s. The Redneck Taco is an interesting idea, BBQ on top of a cornbread hoe-cake topped with slaw and sauce you get a choice of pork, brisket, sausage, chicken, turkey or catfish, we did the pork. It was good. Everything was good, it just seemed the pork was long lost in the rest of the ingredients. Trying the pulled shoulder on its own, I realized it was going to get lost. |
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The brisket was really fatty (I didn’t specify where to slice from so you get what you get), the ribs were sort of a dry, chewy mess (particularly after the gorgeous specimens Edley’s provided) and we added a side of whole hog which offered more in the way of textural variety but outside of a couple pieces of bark, not too much in the flavor dept. The sides were solid, bitey slaw, outstanding broccoli salad, yellow mustardy potato salad, standard fries, and nutty sweet browned cornbread (looks like a pancake here). They have a few sauces three of which were served with our platter, a sweet and spicy vinegar based Jack’s Creek, another vinegar based sauce with some tomato thrown in with a bit of kick…(I’m certain it wasn’t the devils nectar sauce) and a rich white Alabama White Sauce
I went up to grab a cap for someone and picked up a slice each of
pecan and fudge pie…not bad…pretty much what I expected…Just like
Martins. Good joint, the other stood out more. |
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 And The Big Mama Platter |
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 Fatty Brisket Cut |
 Didn't Care For Leathery Ribs |
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 Whole Hog Has Definite Textural & Taste Advantage Over |
 Much Milder Pulled Shoulder |
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 Vinegary Slaw |
 Passable Tater Salad |
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 Interesting Take On Cornbread |
 Broccoli Salad Was Just Right |
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 Sweet & Spicy |
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 Fudge Pie Was Alright |
 Pecan Much Better |
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