Non-Quest BBQ No 46 – Stroud’s Barbeque
Franklin, Tennessee
During my occasional travels, I
try to sample BBQ at those near and far away places outside the Quest area. I
just really, really like that stuff ...
On my way back from Nashville,
where I watched some Triple-A Baseball, hunger overcame me and I asked my
trusty GPS for a BBQ place nearby. That led me to Franklin, to Stroud’s Barbeque. Turns out
that this is actually a small local chain with three restaurants in Middle
Tennessee. They not only have the usual BBQ stuff on their menu, but also
barbeque nachos and barbeque burritos. I resisted the urge to try one of those
fairly exotic meals, and ordered a simple pork plate with potato salad and
baked beans instead.
To say it right upfront, it was nothing special. The pork
was not very tender, but actually a bit chewy. It was lean and the flavor was
okay, and together with the vinegar and pepper sauce it was not bad. They also
have a standard thick red sweet’n’sour sauce, which also was nothing to write
home about. The potato salad reminded me very clearly of the standard
supermarket stuff, as did the baked beans. The cornbread muffin that came with
the plate was also very standard, although a bit too dry for my taste. But for
not even seven bucks, excluding a drink (that was on the house, thank you very
much), there is really nothing much to complain about.
The atmosphere of the place is also very middle of the road.
There are no booths, only some tables along the wall and the row of windows on
the other side. The decoration consists of some pictures with landscapes on
them. But, and this is clearly the most interesting feature there, the counter
is something else – it is the front end of a 1950s Chevy truck. Very nice
touch, although I think it is utterly lonely there and in dire need of some
vintage memorabilia around it.
Well, it was no feast for any of my senses, but at least I
did not leave hungry and also got a nice picture of the Chevy-counter.
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