Liezl: I was totally psyched about JayBees Bar-B-Que! It was another awesome Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives joint! When I saw it on TV a million years ago, I remember thinking, "Damn I wanna go there!" but never thought that I'd get the chance! This is located in Gardena, which is...pretty ghetto. To be honest, even though it was daytime, I was a tad nervous. This hole-in-the-wall-with-the-metal-screen-door restaurant was tasty!
monks: so i have to say, by the time we got here i was kinda full and i'm not a huge fan of bbq...i like meat...salty meat, and sometimes bbq ends up being more sweet than salty...that's why i like vinegar based bbq sauce, i forget if that's more southern or not. but i always love some greens! haha lizoes post makes it seem like this stop was a 'make a wish foundation' stop! i feel her on the shady environment...when i pulled out my iphone to take pictures i didn't wanna get made fun of...or jacked... even the tiny order up window had metal bars in front of it! but low and behold...as we were eating this super old puerto rican (she had a flag hanging) gramma rolls up in a mini-van, house dress and slippers and got herself some bbq!
Liezl: Here is Michelle posing with our giant platter of food. Keep in mind that this is our 4th place in our trip.
monks: that rib was huuuuuge!
Liezl: Now on to the important stuff, what we ate! This is the combo platter with beef ribs and pork shoulder with a medium spice sauce. Holy crap it was spicy! But geewwwd. I wish the meat on the ribs were more tender, but it was the sauce that made the meal for me. On the side we got baked beans, which I normally dislike because of the sweetness, but these were the best beans I've ever had! It was flavorful with spices (not heat) and not sweet. Also got coleslaw, which I also normally don't like. I'm anti-mayo!! Buuut, it was tasty! Just a touch of light mayo, and the veggies were crunchy and fresh. My body was probably craving non-meat products at this point. Oh yeah and there was bread which was barely touched. Monks got a serving of collard greens (which they microwaved!). Not bad...
monks: i agree, the beans were somethin special! i have no idea why...maybe cause they were more salty than sweet? i feel like bbq baked beans are usually too sweet for me! lizoe pretty much summed up the greatness of the meat and sauce...the greens were tasty but not warm enough...and yea, not fresh and also i'm a greens snob...lots of good oakland spots here with better greens, plus my roomie and ex used to make em the best ever! this place (mostly because i'm not a huge bbq fan) gets my approval but not a huge thumbs up
Liezl: Just so you understand how massive these ribs really were.
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