Western MA, grand finale......HERRELL'S ICE CREAM !! ...updated 5-29

May 17th, 2009..... 14 of us met up ... next stop after Williamsburg Snack Bar was BUB'S BBQ in Sunderland, MA
Here's MIKE, Billyboy, Wandering Jew, and Chris

yours truly, Ellen4641

BABY BACK RIBS from BUB'S BBQ near Northampton, MA

They did not have beef ribs (shucks)
So I got the BRISKET SANDWICH and the 1/2 BBQ CHICKEN..
the brisket was NO MATCH for Austin, of course .... ......the meat tasted more like a pot roast, just not what I was expecting.... it was tender, however...  I just had about 2 bites of it
 
The chicken was much too SAUCY..... I prefer BBQ chicken to be basted nicely with BBQ, and then I like some extra sauce on the side.... (to dip at my leisure)
once again, the meat was tender and fresh, however...

 
more coming!

Karilyn and Beth had the SPARE RIBS , pictured here, as well as the BABY BACKS....  they both said they enjoyed the spare ribs more.... (not sure why)

I've got plenty more pics ! 
Including Joe's Pizza, (and killer garlic bread!) coming up soon !

You are also welcome to view the whole WESTERN MASS. set of pics ....(123 pics!)
on my Flickr link that I am attaching ...  (comments are welcome !)
VIEW ALL PICS HERE ! (and start your salivating!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66837733@N00/sets/72157618408986190/

thanks and enjoy!

That shot of Billyboy, wanderingjew, and Chris (no offense intended to Tim) just needs Buffetbuster to complete the pose for the Mount Rushmore (no offense intended to Stephen Rushmore Jr.) of Roadfood!

Look at ayersian showing off his hard-to-get tee-shirt!

MiamiDon


Look at ayersian showing off his hard-to-get tee-shirt!

And MICHAEL STERN'S favorite expression in on AYERSIAN'S  back !

Michael often puts that disclaimer on his Roadfood reviews.... good idea !
 
STAY TUNED for JOE'S PIZZA (and killer garlic bread!)

Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


That shot of Billyboy, wanderingjew, and Chris (no offense intended to Tim) just needs Buffetbuster to complete the pose for the Mount Rushmore (no offense intended to Stephen Rushmore Jr.) of Roadfood!

How about having official Roadfood shirts made up with these gentlemen in the Mount Rushmore pose?  You could add some catchy phrase such as "Roadfood: bigger than life" or something better than my attempt.  The shirts would be best-sellers.

Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


That shot of Billyboy, wanderingjew, and Chris (no offense intended to Tim) just needs Buffetbuster to complete the pose for the Mount Rushmore (no offense intended to Stephen Rushmore Jr.) of Roadfood!

Bruce,

Thanks for the compliment!
Too bad I didn't realize the photo was being taken, so I could have posed and given my "honest Abe" best!

Yes, between the ANGLE of the PIC, and the HEADS showing up BIG, it would make a great "Mt. (steven) RUSHMORE" shot !!
4 heads !

i checked out the flickr pics...I will be curious about your take on Joes antipasto, Ellen.And your pics were very good!!

Buffalo Tarheel

Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


That shot of Billyboy, wanderingjew, and Chris (no offense intended to Tim) just needs Buffetbuster to complete the pose for the Mount Rushmore (no offense intended to Stephen Rushmore Jr.) of Roadfood!

How about having official Roadfood shirts made up with these gentlemen in the Mount Rushmore pose?  You could add some catchy phrase such as "Roadfood: bigger than life" or something better than my attempt.  The shirts would be best-sellers.

I LOVE that idea!

Good idea on the T-shirts.  Those of you who attend the Buffalo eating tour are in for a special treat...

annpeeples


i checked out the flickr pics...I will be curious about your take on Joes antipasto, Ellen.And your pics were very good!!

thanks Ann...nice hearing from you again...
Actually I was probably the only person in our group that did NOT have any of the antipasto, as I am not a ham/salami eater...
 
I was the one that suggested we also order Joe's house salad, which we did...


 

The only thing I was surprised at was the ham they used-maybe I am wrong, but it looked like average deli ham to me.... a proper proscuitto(sp) is what is normally served. But everything else looked awesome!!

The only thing better than that proposed t-shirt would be a tiny Michael Hoffman (a la Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest') crawling up it.

our 3rd stop was JOE'S PIZZA, Northampton, MA...(open over 70 years !)

...here's the pilgramage into JOE'S PIZZA

Joe's Pizza is known for their KILLER garlic bread !
It was the best I EVER had in my life !!

Here's Joe's "ANTIPASTO SALAD" ...  
How was it, guys?!?  (I did not partake)
I had suggested we also order "Joe's HOUSE SALAD"

Their so called famous house dressing had absolutely no taste.. Gregg said it probably never got stirred properly
 
This is Joe's $12.00 pizza...........juicy and delicious !!
5/24/
Here's the pizza with just about EVERYTHING on it!

On the way back from Joe's Pizza, I noticed this burger joint in downtown Northampton.
I had read about it before on Chowhound.com.
Gregg said he went there once; he remembered a flattop grill burger that was not too special..
I think I'll take a pass... 

......

 

stay tuned for final stop , HERRELL'S ice cream !!

ellen4641

check out the complete set of pics (over 100 pics!) from my Flickr "Western Mass." photo album! Enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66837733@N00/sets/72157618408986190/
(featuring many of your favorite Roadfooders , like WANDERING JEW, BILLYBOY, AYERSIAN, and GREGG...!)
and  Roadfood gals, die-hards, like me,  BETH, KARILYN, and TERRY ...!


 

<message edited by ellen4641 on Sun, 05/24/09 11:39 AM>

Boy, that garlic bread and pizza looks great!!Too bad the dressing on the salad had no flavor...

great looking stuff at the pizza place. especially that cheese pie, thats PERFECT.

The garlic bread WAS killer - Ellen, what do you think - it tasted like they sliced it, and then dunked the entire thing into a garlic butter/oil mixture and baked.....it was seriously decadent.  Although an admitted New Haven pizza snob, I give a gold fork to the folks at Joe's - it was seriously decent pizza.  And the prices were incredible for the amount of food we ordered.  Thanks again too to Greg for getting us all organized, and pointing us to some great food experiences.

Ellen and Terri,

That garlic bread looks great, and since you both endorse it, that must be some great bread.  It's making me hungry just looking at it.  The pizza did not look as good to me at the New Haven pizza (three trips and I am becoming a New Haven pizza snob, I guess), but again the fact that you all like it means that it must be good.  Thanks for sharing the pictures and the details.

annpeeples


The only thing I was surprised at was the ham they used-maybe I am wrong, but it looked like average deli ham to me.... a proper proscuitto(sp) is what is normally served. But everything else looked awesome!!

It was ham, but not from an ordinary deli, that is for sure and the prosciutto was plentiful and buried inthe second or third layer of meats and cheeses.

Thanks for clarifying, Gregg.I love antipasto...

How did I ever miss this thread?

YUMMMMM!

Great report as always!

Ellen, I fixed your salad pic; it was buggin' me, LOL!

Thanks Mosca, for brightening up my house salad pic!
I knew it was real dark, but I did'nt know how to fix it...