Tag: Homewood

So a few weeks ago I wrote about Saw’s Juke Joint. I enjoyed a great pulled pork sandwich but did not get to try their famous stuffed potato because they had sold out.  So for lunch, I decided to try their sister restaurant, Saw’s BBQ, located in Homewood, Alabama (in the Edgewood area).

I could smell the BBQ as I walked up to the door. This location is smaller than the other but there is plenty of seating outside if you cannot find a place inside. They are extremely busy during lunch; the line was out the door but the staff was really efficient so the line moved fast.

They have eight different stuffed potatoes to choose from. When it was my turn to order I went for the pork tater – which has green onions, bacon, and pulled pork layered on top of a giant baked potato and smothered with cheese and BBQ sauce.  The potato was huge. It was a good thing that I did not order any sides.

Their BBQ sauce has a sweet and tangy flavor that pairs so well with the pork. Their pork is so tender and moist and had nice chunks of bark mixed in. The potato is cooked perfectly too, no hard uncooked sections that you can sometimes find with large potatoes. Putting these to ingredients together makes for an amazing meal.

I was thrilled to finally get to try Saw’s potato. It was worth the wait. Now I understand why everyone recommends them. Check them out at www.sawsbbq.com

Enjoy!

T

Deep in the heart of the Edgewood neighborhood is a NY style pizza place that’s been around since 1982.

They have all the classics – calzones, pastas, pizza, and subs. On the appetizer list the first thing they call out is the Eggplant Rollitini. I asked my waitress if she recommended this dish and she said absolutely, it’s one of their top sellers. The eggplant was cooked perfectly – not too hard and not too mushy. The breading on the outside was just a dusting so that there is texture to the dish when you bite in. The filling was a combination of ricotta and Romano cheese – it was very creamy and was the star of the dish. It was so good I could have eaten the filling out of a bowl.

The Bacon Pomodoro pasta caught my attention. The bacon was tossed with olive oil, a ton of parmesan cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. It was served on top of spaghetti. The pasta had a salty flavor because of the bacon and tomatoes and then it balanced out with the creamy taste of the cheese. They also served it with their homemade garlic bread.

I watched what other customers were ordering and the pizzas and calzones were clearly popular choices. They have tons of toppings to choose from. Their specialty pizzas are all named after places found in New York – very fun.

Check out their full menu at www.thenewyorkpizza.com

Enjoy!

T