Thee Pitts... Again!

We left the cold in Flagstaff and headed down to the Sun in Phoenix. Our first food stop (the next afternoon) was to a Diners, Drive-ins and Dives featured spot: Thee Pitts Again, a BBQ joint:

The theme was Pork.

The place is a fun little restaurant, very kitschy (displaying the most interesting collection of pigs) and diner-esque, but with a tin tile ceiling (very cool).

To start, we girls opted for the deep fried pickles (3.25). These were good - I've had deep fried pickles at a local place and they battered pickle chip slices and deep fried 'em like no tomorrow... the end result was super salty. However, Thee Pitts Again revived my like of deep fried pickles - theirs were pickle spears battered and rightly deep fried. A bit salty, but not appetite-losing salty.

The boys... well the boys saw one item on the appetizer list and said, "We HAVE to order this"... deep fried rattlesnake (priced at current market value... currently around $15). I for one steered clear of that one! It looked normal enough, though. The meaty part was battered and deep fried like little nuggets and then... part of the boy... skipped the batter and went straight to getting fried. The waitress said that is added for decoration but is perfectly edible. Needless to say, the boys finished that off too! Every little bit (ugh).

And then our food came out.

The four of us actually ordered the same plates per couple, but with different sides. I went with the Slab Dinner (pork ribs St. Louie's - 16.95) which comes with cornbread and honey butter and two sides (I chose potato salad and coleslaw). The other Slab Dinner plate had the sides of beans, and mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum-o-yum! The ribs were so tender, I just pulled them apart with my fingers with the bone coming clean off of the meat. I was barely able to finish 4 ribs before calling it quits (weak sauce, yes, I know!). Oh yes, speaking of sauce, it wasn't overly drenched in BBQ sauce, which is a + in my book.

And then there were two orders of the Combo Platter (16.95)... which was a giant feast in itself. The combo platter's plate consisted of a cornucopia a meats on a plate: a sampling of pork shoulder, pulled chicken, chopped and sliced ham, beef, pork ribs and beef ribs, as well as the cornbread with honey butter and two sides. The hubster (who had ordered this plate) went with the side salad and a bowl of fresh fruit as his 2 sides. The other order of Combo Platter had seasoned fries and grilled veggies as the sides.

If you haven't guessed, we left with boxes and boxes of leftovers.

And a nice little touch at the end of our side-splitting lunch - individually wrapped Jelly Belly jellybeans!

Okay... I have just gotten hungry again.