80490 Mon Apr 03 19:51:43 -0700 2006 8 2 Los Angeles Area 0 445259 I drove by this place (after lunch) and saw a nice bit of smoke coming out the top, no tables and someone was ordering (all 3 promising signs in my book)... has anybody ever eaten here or know anything about it? If they have, is it worth trying? It is on Imperial, just west of Vermont and it is a small shack of a place. As reference, I like Philips and JB's (avalon and alondra) for bbq. appreciate any info... Mon Apr 03 19:51:43 -0700 2006 0 ers258 1 445281 I think it was Nelson Algren who wrote "Never eat at a place called Mom's, never play cards with a man named Doc, and never sleep with a woman whose problems are worse than your own." Mon Apr 03 20:28:33 -0700 2006 445259 0 PlonkMan 1 445284 They had a reputation for good links, but it's been years since I've been there. They definitely pass the Professor Salt test for the bullet proof glass ordering window. Mon Apr 03 20:31:06 -0700 2006 445259 0 martyR 1 445300 yeah, this is one of the cue joints in the shadiest area of la. but not bad cue, phillip's is much better though. Mon Apr 03 21:17:31 -0700 2006 445259 0 kevin 1 445392 Their sides are terrible. But the ribs, chicken, and sliced beef sandwich are great. BBQ sauce both mild or hot are great. Lunch portions/menu, nothing over $9. I get the food and drive west on Century to Crenshaw and there are a couple fast food places there, where I order a soda and dig in. There is also a soul food place, something like Bertha's within a couple blocks of Mom's. Never been but looks good. Tue Apr 04 05:45:24 -0700 2006 445259 0 Reality Check 1 445473 I really enjoy their small end ribs. But its been awhile. Tue Apr 04 15:49:31 -0700 2006 445259 0 blackbookali 1 445504 Mom's was kind of the standard for a while, before Phillip's and Woody's opened. Ruth Reichl and David Shaw raved about the sauce (although I remember peeking into the dumpster and seeing spent bottles of Smart n' Final barbecue sauce and empty five-pound bags of cayenne, which about sums it up). And a former owner notoriously kept a sex slave captive in a shed out back. Like everybody else, I haven't been in years. Tue Apr 04 17:13:21 -0700 2006 445259 0 condiment 1 446330 When I worked in that area 20 years ago, I used to stop at Mom's pretty regularly for their pork rib sandwich (or sometimes their links), sauce (hot) on the side. The ribs were usually tender and moist (but thankfully not 'falling off the bone', which I hate) with a good smoke ring. IIRC, the sandwich came with three ribs (maybe four), two or three slices of white bread, and some very forgetable side dishes...the kind that you'd swear come from a food service pack carton. The sauce was pretty standard fare, but the meat was the star. Then again, I haven't been there since 1986, so things could be VERY different. Fri Apr 07 10:53:39 -0700 2006 445259 0 ricepad 1 446666 Mom's looks like a free standing crack house. Amusing characters are always stumbling arround the parking lot. I have always gone there in the daylight, I am brave but not that brave. Anyways, their brisket sandwiches are (IMHO) the best in town. (better than hogly wogly, phillips, jr, jb, bbq king (they do tri tip), spring street smoke house and western smokehouse. Sat Apr 08 20:02:17 -0700 2006 445259 0 yipster