Carnivores can’t get enough of this unassuming smoke shack’s Q
Carnivores can’t get enough of this unassuming smoke shack’s Q, some of the Bay Area’s best. Owner Eugene "Brother-in-Law" Ponds (from Ponchatoula, Louisiana) has been doing ‘Q’ since before your mama ever conceived of you. Now-defunct #1 opened across from the Cow Palace in 1978, and #2 was born in ‘82. Pork ribs (short-ends $8.25/$14), BBQ brisket ($8.45/$15) and the beefy homemade hot links ($5.75/$10.50) are perennial favorites. The succulent brisket is fall-off-the-fork tender. The mixed, mild and hot sauces are all peppery but sweet. Sides aren’t a highlight - the smoky baked beans are your best bet. Eugene comes in daily to make his secret-recipe deep-dish peach cobbler ($3) and sweet potato pie ($2). If he’s sick, there’s no dessert, it’s that simple. Service is soulful - sing along with KBLX slow-jams while you wait. If the two tables are full, eat in the free parking lot with everyone else.    [18 May 2000 22:24:38]

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Recommended Dishes: brisket, sweet potato pie

     ­andrew dean (laughtears), laughtears.net   adean at ekno dot com

Call Ahead for the Links
Man the links are so good ... so good you gotta call ahead to see if there is any left "and this is at 10 in the mornin" I have never had a better bbq in my life the one spot in oakland on fruitvale is good but nothin compares hands and feet down to brother in laws    [07 Oct 2005 15:07:55]

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Recommended Dishes: Tha links And the peach Cobbler

     ­Angel