3 Top BBQ Spots In Elk Grove, CA Area

Ross — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:32:39 +0000

Barbecued food!

You can’t get any better than some good ‘ole BBQ hot off the grill. Booyah!!
So, I was craving some chicken. I satisfied that craving by hitting a few spots in Elk Grove and surrounding areas just to do a taste test comparison. The three places I went to are Jr’s Texas BBQ, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and Big Al’s BBQ. All of which are delicious and made me feel stuffed with the amount of food I received for each meal I ordered. No, it wasn’t all eaten on the same day. I’m not a pig. Haha!
But seriously folks…

My personal taste on BBQ is to have a little more of a smokey flavor to it and have a slight bite to the BBQ sauce. Mmmm…Mmmm…Good!

JR’s Texas Bar-B-Que

Standard Chicken Plate w/Cowboy Beans and CornBread.

Are you hungry? You should be, if you go to JR’s Bar-B-Que. They serve up a good size plate of meat. It seemed like enough for two people. I liked the beans here. They had a little more flavor than the Dickey’s BBQ Pit, but less than the Big Al’s BBQ. If you like smokey BBQ, this is the place for you.

http://www.jrtexasbbq.com/
JR’s Menu
180 Otto Circle Sacramento, CA 95822
Ph: (916) 424-3520 Fax: (916) 424-9915

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

One Meat Plate w/BBQ Beans and Waffle Fries.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit actually had alot less smokey flavor to the chicken. It was still there and noticable, but it wasn’t as powerful as the one above. I would like them to do something about the beans though. They tasted like they were from a can. Overall, this meal was fantastic!

http://www.dickeys.com
Dickey’s Menu
5110 Laguna Blvd, STE 120 Elk Grove, CA 95758
Ph: (916) 546-4400 Fax: (916) 546-4398

Big Al’s BBQ/Deli

Quarter Plate Chicken w/BBQ Beans and Fries.

Do you like a quaint little country place? Big Al’s BBQ had great “little place” atmosphere. The chicken was more on the “backyard BBQ” flavor without all the smokey flavor of the above two places. I had the BBQ beans here too. These were my favorite…they had a little kick to them! Nice place to sit out on the patio and grub on some barbecue.

http://www.bigalsbbqanddeli.com
Big Al’s Menu
8976 Grant Line Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Ph: (916) 897-8609

Chevy in Lomo

Ross — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:36:51 +0000

Chevy in Lomo

Originally uploaded by Ross Hagen

Big black Chevy Impala.

A Turkey Burger you may not like.

Ross — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:48:00 +0000

I whipped out the pots and pans and made another burger creation!
This one you may not like. In fact, I may be the only one that likes it. You see, this one contains Lima Beans! Not a favorite of most folks, but I love the good ole Lima Bean!

I made this burger using lightly toasted French bread with garlic butter, a slice of American cheese, ground turkey in burger form and Lima Beans. Enjoy the pictures!

Spaghetti Dinner at My House.

Ross — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:50:56 +0000

Just a few photos from my spaghetti dinner. I definitely need to get some better lighting. I adjusted all the RAW photos using PhotoShop and Bridge.

meh…