We’ve gotten a lot of inquiries as to where the adventure will take us this week, and we always knew it wouldn’t be long before we added some BBQ to our list. To be honest, I’m a BBQ junkie and rarely have I met a BBQ sauce that I didn’t like, so I am exceptionally looking forward to this week’s meal. We had planned a road trip in May to attend the World Championship BBQ Contest in Memphis. Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans and she rained on our parade. Given the disastrous conditions the South endured, the cancelling of our trip was a drop in the bucket compared to what the residents of Tennessee had to face. None the less, we are still craving the BBQ that we missed out on a month ago. We’ve been on a quest to find great BBQ here in Grand Rapids and we had a fantastic experience just last weekend. If you’re ever in Allendale on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday evening, head over to the corner of 68th and Lake Michigan Drive and look for the guy selling homemade BBQ out of his trailer turned log home/kitchen/grill/BBQ on wheels. We were not expecting to stumble upon this culinary gem while we were out so all we had to photograph it was a cell phone.
Sounds crazy, yes. Anyone smoking their own bbq pork, ribs, and chicken on the corner has to be selling some good grub, right? The answer is yes! We tried one of everything and it was all fantastic. After talking with the guy we learned that he is a retired truck driver who commonly smoked his own BBQ for friends and family. Everyone kept telling him how great his goods were (including jerky that we are dying to try, but he was out of) so he decided to sell to the public. Stop by if you’re on your way out to GVSU or the lakeshore and tell him we said hello!
Ok, so where is this going, and how does it relate to this week’s selection? BBQ is the theme, of course, and we’re headed to Sandmann’s on Wealthy. It comes highly recommended, and many folk have declared Sandmann’s the best BBQ in west Michigan. We’re told that most people get their food to go, so there is limited indoor seating. We’re hoping for good weather as I understand there are seats outdoors. Check out their website here.
Mmmm…love me some BBQ!