{"id":126,"date":"2013-08-10T11:22:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T17:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/?p=126"},"modified":"2013-09-09T21:39:35","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T03:39:35","slug":"i-like-to-pretend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"I like to pretend…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…I\u2019m a food critique, mostly because I\u2019m pretty particular about what I put in my mouth (ha).<\/p>\n

The other day, my husband and I tried a new BBQ joint on South Broadway called Gary Lee\u2019s Motor Club & Grub<\/a>. Him being from Mississippi and me from Texas, we know some good \u2018Q when we eat it, so we were pretty excited to try this new (to us) spot.<\/p>\n

On first glance:<\/strong> pretty sweet place. The d\u00e9cor is sorta motorcycle hipster chic, with lots of wood, exposed beams and ductwork, and a really nice, spacious patio facing Broadway. We sat right on the edge of indoor\/outdoor, where the garage doors open up to the patio.<\/p>\n

The service: <\/strong>was good. Not great, but good. The waiter mentioned eating BBQ from a place up the street for lunch; not exactly something I would admit if I worked at a BBQ joint.<\/p>\n

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Prosciutto-wrapped jalape\u00f1o popper (day after)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside of prosciutto-wrapped jalape\u00f1o popper (day after)<\/p><\/div>\n

The appetizer:<\/strong> We had the prosciutto-wrapped smoked jalape\u00f1o poppers to start. They\u2019re marketed as \u201chouse smoked jalape\u00f1os stuffed with cheese and wrapped with thinly sliced prosciutto\u201d. Let me tell you something: that prosciutto was most definitely NOT \u201cthinly\u201d sliced. I love prosciutto; this was more like thick-cut bacon. It was very<\/span> smoky, and very flavorful, but I wish the prosciutto had been sliced thinner so that I could have enjoyed the stuffed jalape\u00f1os more. Instead, the overwhelming flavor of smoky meat was too much for me and I only ate one popper.<\/p>\n

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I sort of forgot to take a picture BEFORE starting to eat :-)<\/p><\/div>\n

The main course:<\/strong> There was no bread*. We split the pulled pork with the Memphis BBQ sauce and the caramelized Brussels sprouts. The plating of the meat was a little sloppy, but hey, it\u2019s BBQ so it doesn\u2019t have to be neat. The Brussels sprouts were tasty, but a little al dente (I prefer the sprouts at Steuben\u2019s<\/a>). The pulled pork was on the moist side, which is great, but only if you have something to soak it up with (and Brussels sprouts don\u2019t really do a good job at that). I was displeased with their side selections: the only potato option they have is mashed (meh), and there were no corn OR corn bread* options (which are kind of BBQ-side-staples in my book).<\/p>\n

The drinks: <\/strong>I had a spicy Bloody Mary and my hubby had a beer (Avery IPA). Both were tasty and left us satisfied.<\/p>\n

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Leftovers!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The leftovers:<\/strong>\u00a0were even better than the 1st<\/sup> go-round! I made myself a BBQ sammich with some sliced Muenster cheese, chopped onions, and mayo on a bolillo bread roll. Cue chips and baby \u2018maters and I had myself one yummy lunch.<\/p>\n

The verdict:<\/strong> I wish they had bread. I would go back to try the tacos (which the waiter raved about, but\u2026 really? You\u2019re a BBQ place, not a taco place, come on now) or maybe a sandwich and definitely another side. Depending on that experience, I might even go back to try their brunch.<\/p>\n

Score:<\/strong> 3 out of 5 <\/b>(I\u2019d go back)<\/h2>\n

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*Okay, sure \u2013 if you order a sandwich, you will receive bread. However, the dinner plate options do not come with a bread accompaniment & while this is not an ABSOLUTE necessity, I like to have some cornbread, a dinner roll, or SOME-thing with my BBQ.<\/i><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…I\u2019m a food critique, mostly because I\u2019m pretty particular about what I put in my mouth (ha). The other day, my husband and I tried a new BBQ joint on South Broadway called Gary Lee\u2019s Motor Club & Grub. Him being from Mississippi and me from Texas, we know some good \u2018Q when we eat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317859,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30736364],"tags":[110088,14039,586,5984,1745],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-denver-diet","tag-bbq","tag-denver","tag-food","tag-restaurant","tag-review"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamairah.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}