ALLEN: C&B Bar-B-Que
400 E Main St
Allen, TX 75002-2843
972-396-9500
Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:30am - 7:30pm
http://www.candbbarbque.com
Update: This joint is CLOSED.
2009: As I approached the front porch of C&B Barbecue, the distinct smell of wood smoke managed to cut through the post-thunderstorm humidity. I took this as a good omen. I’ll have to review my methods of divination as the meats that met me inside were largely a disappointment. The old stand-by two meat plate yielded little in distinctive flavor. The ribs were a bit tough and had a firm layer of fat just under the surface. Too much heat too fast had clearly kept any of the smoke I detected in the parking lot from penetrating. The brisket was cooked a little more gently and had a touch of moisture left. However, the flavor was straight-from-the-oven roast beef.
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PS: This is another spot that sports mannequins in rustic frontier or cowboy garb. So far, the most plausible theory I have come up with is that they are intended to serve as some sort of scarecrow warding off Yankees. I don’t think this will work. Some of the most atrocious, and I mean atrocious like war crime atrocity, examples of “country cute” hail from place like Pennsylvania and Connecticut. If anyone else has an insight into this phenomena, please let me know.
5 comments:
You've got the same photo on this one as on your David's post.
Thanks Douglas. We've got it fixed now.
We tried C&B when we first moved to Allen, thinking it would be a good "local" place. It was anything but. Couldn't agree with your assessment more. If you find really good BBQ in Collin County, let us know.
The mannequins aren't scarecrows aimed at keeping Yankees away. They are decoys meant to attract Yankees.
Are you trying to pin country cute culture on the Pennsylvania Dutch???
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