Hill Country BBQ NYC July 29, 2007

Hill Country Barbecue was delicious! We tried a little bit of almost everything there. Between the five of us- we shared pork spareribs, chicken, sausages (regular & jalepeno cheese), moist brisket, lean brisket, prime rib, and pork chops.

We also had sides! Skillet cornbread, mac & cheese, potato salad, baked beans, mashed sweet potatoes, and thick slices of white bread to help sop up the grease. The boyfriend and I shared a big mason jar of sweet tea that wasn’t really that sweet BUT it was quite refreshing.

We also tried sharing some Blue Bell icecream which some of my Texan friends have claimed is the best ice cream ever… well, it wasn’t quite the best icecream ever and at $4 a pop for like less than one scoop in a container- it was sort of a rip off BUT it was good.

So our favorite picks to eat at Hill Country are the moist brisket and the chicken. They were really tasty and juicy. The chicken is also really cheap! The mac & cheese, baked beans (ham or something baked in there too!), potato salad, and the skillet corn bread are all worth trying as well.

Unfortunately our eyes were bigger than our bellies so we had a bit of food leftover and our bill was crazy! But I think, had we eaten like normal people do and not like gluttons- our bill would have been quite affordable.

The set up of the restaurant is a little weird though. You have to get a card ticket to go inside to get food. The ticket is where they mark down everything you buy but you don’t pay to the very end.

There was a bit of a wait to get tickets yesterday because there was no seating. Luckily for us – our two prompt friends were already there!

Once you get in- you have to go to the different stations to get food. The meat station and the sides station are a bit too close to each other.

Sorry, I was so busy eating that I didn’t even take any photos. But you shouldn’t live vicariously through me anyway!

Hill Country
30 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010
nr. Broadway
212-255-454

Brooklyn Fish Camp Review & Other Random Things July 28, 2007

Current Listen: John Vanderslice’s Rendition of “Karma Police”

Current Poison: Tea w/ lots of cream and lots of sugar

Looking Forward To: Arcade Fire at Randall’s Island!

We went to Brooklyn Fish Camp last night in Park Slope. I hopped on the F train and rode it all the way from Jackson Heights, Queens to well, you know- Park Slope. The train ride wasn’t too bad. I recently moved from Manhattan to Jackson Heights and my body has slowly begun to accept commuting. I even like it some days. For one thing- I get a lot of reading done on the train. I’ve gone through 7 books in the past two months since I moved.

Of the 7 books I read- I would strongly recommend Chuck Palahniuk’s “Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey”. It’s quirky and fun.  I also liked Tom Perrota’s “Little Children”.

I also did read the last installment of the Harry Potter saga. I was a little bit disappointed in it. How about you? I don’t want to give any spoilers away – so, I’ll just leave it at that for now.

Sorry- got off topic- it’s my hidden ADDness. So, we went to Brooklyn Fish Camp and it was okay. Not something I’d ride the train all the way from Queens to again but I mean, I liked my meal. I won’t be having dreams about it or writing home to my mom about it. But the food was decent. I even have pictures- I’ll try to figure out how to upload them. Just be warned- I’m no photographer.

http://www.brooklynfishcamp.com/

Frankly, I think, Pearl Oyster Bar is better. I haven’t had Mary’s Fish Camp which is Brooklyn Fish Camp’s sister restaurant- but I have heard Mary’s is really good.

So at BFC, we started with the lobster knuckles which was okay. But our friend BK who had been there the week before was disappointed b/c last time when he ordered it- the plate was heaped – HEAPED- with lobster knuckles. We only had a few on our plate.

And using my Veronica Mars super duper deductive powers- I figured out why that was. Moments after serving us our lobster knuckles, a waitress erased it off their menu. Yes, folks, we got one of the last batches and that’s probably why it was so skimpy!

I ordered the grilled Mahi Mahi which was good but the grapefruit cilantro watery dressing thrown on top of it was a little too citrusy and way to watery. The boyfriend had the bbq Salmon which he liked but did say tasted very bbqy coz of the sauce they used. The side dish they gave him was mashed potatoes laced with corn meal. It was good but the texture was odd. BK had a whole trout wrapped in bacon and baked in an oven! I liked his dish a lot although at times it was a bit oily. But the smoky bacon taste to it was good! We also shared some old bay seasoned shoe string fries that were highly addictive.

The service at BFC is amazing though.

Tonight, we are going to Hill Country BBQ before going to a friend’s Improv show. Hill Country looks really, really good.

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/article/9197/hill-country

I don’t understand why Hill Country doesn’t have a website!