665440 Sat Nov 07 13:28:19 -0800 2009 0 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 5163698 This place is off of MD 97 (the one that runs roughly north and south and intersects US 70 west of Baltimore, not US 97 between Balto and Annapolis). It's a couple miles south of RT 70. Go through two lights, then start looking for St. Andrew's Church on the west side of the road. This place is in a trailer behind the church, in their parking lot. I had a half rack of ribs, which were "3 1/2" spare ribs (the size one seldom, if ever, sees in retail stores) with a nice dry rub. NOTE - As of today, the menu sign on the trailer says "Baby Back Ribs". They are NOT. The new menu sheets correctly state St. Louis style, but they haven't replaced the sheet posted on the order window. The ribs were very moist, meaty, and nicely smoked. Being the "3 1/2" size, they are not as tough as larger St. Louis cut ribs can sometimes be. Kudos to these folks for knowing the optimal size for good smoking, and being willing to pay the higher price to get them. The chef/owner seemed pleased when I asked him if they were 3 1/2s, and we had a nice chat about ribs as a result. They have about six sauces, all made by them, ranging from "Texas Red" which is a fairly conventional BBQ sauce, through Alabama white BBQ, both a vinegar-red pepper Carolina type and a mustard-based Carolina type, a honey-based one, and a few others. Based on the samples tried to figure out which sauce I wanted, I'd say that these guys are serious. I also had the Cuban Sandwich (done properly in a panini press) and a pulled pork sandwich, both of which were very nice. The theme to their cooking seems to be to do the meat properly in the smoker, so that it can stand on its own, then let the customer add sauce as desired. This as opposed to so many places that par-boil ribs, then glop on the sauce during cooking to create the dreaded "meat jello" effect. I'm not sure how their pit beef is, but if the BBQ aspects of the operation are any indication, I'd guess that they'd likely do "pit" meats properly, too. The sides were also very tasty. I got two small sides with the half rack, and chose kale with chunks of smoked turkey, and a mac and cheese which was clearly hand made, rather than pulled out of the infamous blue box we all know. They list their hours as 11-7 Tuesday through Sunday. It seems they have some sort of an arrangement with the church where they donate part of their profits as part of the deal to allow the trailer on the church parking lot. For the customer, one can look at it as an opportunity to eat well, and do some good, too. For those in HOCO who have been making the pilgrimage to Andy Nelson's, Big Bad Wolf, or Klobey's this might be an option worth exploring. And for those in Baltimore, I'd also say it's worth a drive to check out. Sat Nov 07 13:28:19 -0800 2009 11647 Warthog