A few days in Arkansas

Re:A few days in Arkansas (buffetbuster)

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:59:44 GMT

Littleman-
I have only made it to Gene's BBQ once and it was for breakfast. Still haven't tried the bbq, yet. If and when you make it back, please let us know what you think.

Re:A few days in Arkansas (Littleman)

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:55:11 GMT

I have always liked Gene's in Brinkley but I saw a pretty mean review recently that I disagree with. I will stop by again next time I pass through Brinkley.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (cecif)

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:24:20 GMT

TJ Jackson

cecif

p.s. What the heck is hummingbird pie...?????

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#hummingbird

Thanks TJ

That's the cake, I guess the pie has some similar ingredients?

RE: A few days in Arkansas (carolina bob)

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:24:12 GMT

cecif, I sure agree with you about the Ridgewood. I've eaten there a number of times, and I loooooovvve that Q. The restaurant's setting is really neat too; back in a "holler" tucked up against a hill. Great scenery to go with superior BBQ.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (TJ Jackson)

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:35:48 GMT

cecif

p.s. What the heck is hummingbird pie...?????

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#hummingbird

RE: A few days in Arkansas (cecif)

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:26:07 GMT

Finally, great report... and fwiw that bridge by War Eage Mill sure reminds me of a bridge in the movie 'Elizabethtown'...

This was a treat to read. Mmmm mmmm good.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (cecif)

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:12:15 GMT

p.s. What the heck is hummingbird pie...?????

RE: A few days in Arkansas (cecif)

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:07:24 GMT

wanderingjew

Buffetbuster

Good start so far. What a difference 3 1/2 years makes. The pork bbq sandwich at Neely's looked normal when I was there. None of that fancy schmancy tower stuff.

BB, I finally remembered to read this and I agree with WJ... mine looked better and no hard bun!

Of course, my Neeley's experience still ranks up there, but has been surpassed by my two Ridgewood visits. Mmmmmmmmmm.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (gammiesquiltes)

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:50:25 GMT

Must be a Southern thing. We always have crackers with tamales!

porkbeaks

[id="quote"]quote: [id="quote"]Originally posted by Brad_Olson

I don't recall ever seeing tamales accompanied by saltines before. Is this something specific to McClard's or more of a southern regional thing?

Brad

[id="quote"]
McClard's tamale "spread" is a layered mountain of steamy corn tamales, spicy chili, crunchy Fritos, crisp raw onions, rich grated cheese, and hot barbecue sauce. I think you're supposed to eat the saltines with the upper layers, before you get to the tamale base. pb

RE: A few days in Arkansas (gammiesquiltes)

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:47:41 GMT

Chuck's has great BBQ salads and potatoes. Stubby's is really good too. The pit in inside and the aroma is to die for. They cook baked potatoes in the pit. Many, many years ago in the original location, we were there when the pit caught fire - in a bad way! There were about 5 tables of people and no one moved, just kept eating until the fireman got there and made us leave. That's how good it was. That was before we discovered McClard's. It is everything BB said cranked up about 100%! They open at 11:00 but best to get there at 10:30 to get in line. The line is a free for all and can get crazy with the 2 different doors. Can't wait for racing season to be over. We never go to HS during racing season.

Oh, about Hillary... Lots of pics of Bill but I never noticed any of her. McClard's ships to Bill where ever he is.

Ort. Carlton.

Dearfolk,
Strikes me that McClard's is only one of the famous-and-decent BBQ places in Hot Springs. Can anyone supply information on any of the others? I'm curiouser than curious.
Wondersomely, Ort. in 30601-Central.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (MilwFoodlovers)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:54:13 GMT

I love The Little Tea Shop. It's one of the more unique places I've dined at. Mrs MFL ordered greens, greens and greens one visit.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (buffetbuster)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:09:31 GMT

I looked back through my notes and I wrote down that I had the pimento salad. But there is no doubt that the sandwich in the pic is chicken salad. I think what happened is that I wrote down pimento salad and never changed it, even after they told me they didn't have it that day. Sorry for the confusion. I even wrote in my notes how good the sandwich was and still didn't change it. Maybe I am better off not taking notes.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (southern_belle)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:02:00 GMT

There is no confusion. I live in Memphis and go the Little Tea Shop all the time. That is without a doubt chicken salad. If it was a pimento cheese sandwich it would've had grated cheese, pimentoes, and mayo. That is, it would've been yellow(the cheese) with flecks of red pimento.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (CajunKing)

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:08:54 GMT

Ok now I am confused about the sandwich choice

if you look at the menu paper photo

it says

"Chicken, Tuna, Pimento Salad Sandwich" and the soup is marked

so is it all three as a salad? or what

PAGING BB

Can you clear up the cornfusion??

RE: A few days in Arkansas (mayor al)

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:23:58 GMT

Milt
One of the HSchools in Hesperia CA where I worked for a number of years had the nick-name "Scorpions" We had a lot of the real thing in that area also, so the name was appropriate.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Milt)

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:50:16 GMT

Several years ago, we were at a Hutchinson Family reunion in Gravette and afterward a group of ten of us ate at Doe's Eat Place in Bentonville. The facility was much nicer than the Little Rock looks to be or the Greenville sounds to be. It was nothing grand, but certainly did not have a worn or tired look to it. Everyone present agreed that Doe's was excellent.

My high school team was the Scorpions - Sting 'em Scorps!

We now have a great travel guide for our next journey through Arkansas. Thank you!

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Nancypalooza)

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:23:29 GMT

Ohhhhh, okay, I get your confusion now. I would imagine 'pimento salad' is what we normally call 'pimento cheese' which is pretty much a southern thing.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Ahi Mpls.)

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:37:16 GMT

Hmmmmm.... the caption over the pic. sez... " pimiento sandwich" {sic} I'm SO CONFUSED......... oh well, THAT'S nothing new!! my chicken salad sandwich go-to place has always been Peter's Grill downtown. it's perfect, lightly toasted wheat, iceberg, and NO pimentos!!!

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Capt Murdock)

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:31:47 GMT

Great trip report! All of those deserts looked amazing but for some reason that apricot fried pie really caught my attention. Monday Night Football and fried pies are a match made in heaven.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Nancypalooza)

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:06:37 GMT

Yeah belle, I didn't get the call for pimentos either. Dawn, I don't think I've ever had chicken salad in Minnesota--do you put pimentos in it up there?

RE: A few days in Arkansas (southern_belle)

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:27:43 GMT

AHI MPLS

I'm confused about the sandwich, it LOOKS like a yummy chicken salad ,so where are the PIMENTOS???

That *is* chicken salad....

RE: A few days in Arkansas (carolina bob)

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:29:20 GMT

BB - as usual, your descriptions and pictures are mouth-watering! All these gorgeous Arkansas vittles have me very confused now. I had planned that, after leaving you folks in Memphis next month, I was going to take an out-of-the-way route home thru Owensboro KY. I had chopped mutton at George's BBQ several years ago ( good! ), and I want to visit them again. However, after seeing those ribs at McClard's, I'm not sure what to do anymore! Which route to take home, Arkansas or Kentucky... what's a poor hungry boy to do?I've got me a hard decision to make. Buffetbuster, it's all your fault! lWhatever route I choose, though, I know there's a great meal waiting for me.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (Ahi Mpls.)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:31:17 GMT

I'm confused about the sandwich, it LOOKS like a yummy chicken salad ,so where are the PIMENTOS???

RE: A few days in Arkansas (MilwFoodlovers)

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:27:07 GMT

Feltners Whatta-Burger; I spotted this when it was the restaurant of the day-NO DIET DRINKS!!!
I can't remember when this wasn't an option.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (ChiTownDiner)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:32:36 GMT

BB - Fantastic! Loved all your stops! The cheesy hash browns, the great steak, the lemoney pie! i'm traveling with you! You need to get out more often....

RE: A few days in Arkansas (mayor al)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:54:19 GMT

I lived in one for two years in Both SEA and Japan!! Life could have been much worse!

"Real Quonsets" at Chitose, Hokkaido, Nothern Japan 1961

RE: A few days in Arkansas (leethebard)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:53 GMT

Old military guys will sure remember quonset huts!!!!!

RE: A few days in Arkansas (porkbeaks)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:22:11 GMT

Quonset hut

RE: A few days in Arkansas (buffetbuster)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:09:20 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by NebGuy

Little Chef looks like a Quonset hut.

That is what Michael Stern calls it in his review. To be honest, I had never heard of that term before.

RE: A few days in Arkansas (buffetbuster)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:02:40 GMT

Tuesday November 4, 2008 cont.

While driving to Memphis, I realized there was a theme for today's business. I was determined to right some wrongs!

First stop in Memphis was back at the hotel I stayed at on Friday to return the tv remote control I unintentionally pilfered. The woman thanked me, while looking at me like I was an idiot.

Next, I wanted to get a milkshake at Wiles-Smith Drugs. When I was here about a month ago, an elderly couple informed me that "I ordered wrong", when I got a sundae rather than a shake. I showed up at their door at 9:05AM. Even though the sign on the front door says they open at 9:00AM, the door was locked and the lights were off.

Since there was no sign they were opening anytime soon, I drove the short distance down the street to The Cupboard. On my last visit here, I was too full from my meal to get dessert. What was I thinking?

I looked at the menu and saw they had plum cobbler (PLUM COBBLER!!!) on Mondays and I asked my waitress if they had any leftover. She informed me it was all gone, so I had to "settle" for a piece of lemon icebox pie.

WOW! This is the real thing. The lemon part was a pefect combination of sweet and tart. And the graham cracker crust was wonderful. This was a world class piece of pie! It may even better than the piece at had at Silver Skillet in Atlanta.

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Writeup.aspx?ReviewID=1262&RefID=1262

Back to Wiles-Smith Drugs to see if they were open. It was 9:30AM and the doors were still locked. But the lights were now on, so I knocked. The pharmacist came to the door and I asked him if it was too early to get a milkshake. He said "We'll take care of you" and I ordered a cherry milkshake.

The silver beaker gives you almost three glasses full of thick, ice creamy goodness. This was a great milkshake.

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Writeup.aspx?ReviewID=1264&RefID=1264

I drove around Memphis for a little bit, trying to make a decision on what to do for lunch. I ended up at The Little Tea Shop,

right in the middle of downtown. I like the woman in the insert who is saying, "I'm waiting for you!"

I have no idea if this place qualifies under the much discussed lately "Ladies Lunch". But, in the time I was there, the only other table being occupied was by five construction workers.

They give you the menu on a piece of paper and you mark with the pencil what you want.

I got the delicious pimiento salad sandwich,

along with a cup of the tomato rice soup.

If I had time, I would have ordered the fried chicken, but I had a flight to catch. Once again, I have to point out how good the iced tea is here in Memphis.

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Writeup.aspx?ReviewID=67&RefID=67

Unfortunately, no time for dessert, since I had a flight to catch. When I landed at Pittsburgh, I headed straight to my local township building, so I could vote. I got home around 6:30PM.

Thanks again to everyone for reading my trip report!