Railtown Cafe is offering their Tailgate Summer Barbecue Series. They've already done three but there are two more to go: September-12 and September-26.
With the BBQ there are two options:
Meat-Lovers ($16, $18.85 after Eventbrite fee and GST)
- 35-hour Texas-style beef brisket
- Applewood-smoked pork shoulder (pulled pork)
- Beer-brined Fraser Valley Chicken
- D'Original Sausage Haus Brats
- Tabatha's Jalapeño Cornbread
- Corn on the Cob
- Choice of two sides:
- Carolina Coleslaw
- Creamy Potato Salad
- Classic Caesar Salad
- Farmer's Market Field Greens
- Gluten-Free option available! Skip the cornbread and the sausage and you are basically safe. Still, best to double-check by calling ahead.
- No meat, obviously.
- You get the cornbread, grilled corn, and all sides
For $18.85 including tax but excluding tip (which you basically could get away with not paying), you got a pretty heaping plate of stuff.
- It still looks pricey, BUT you will also get a drink with your ticket if you purchased it online.
- Supposed value is $6, but it could be a boring non-alcoholic beverage worth 50 cents.
- Alcoholic beverage is probably worth around $6, which is also what their 4pm-6pm happy hour drinks are priced. So your plate of 2/3rds meat, 1/3rd greens is about $13 after tax and unnecessary tip, making it really decent value in terms of quantity, and really good BBQ meat in terms of quality.
- You can choose to skip some items and I think you get compensated with more of other things. The exact quantity of stuff is not a measured amount, so plates will vary a bit.
- Remember to wait for the BBQ sauce if you like that on your meat.
- The Beef Brisket was probably the best -- tender, though with a good amount of fat on it as well.
- Some people in our group fell in love with the cornbread, but I was too focussed on finding the jalapeño in it but only seeing the odd green spec. No heat whatsoever. Really decent as cornbread, though.
- For the chicken, if you demand tender chicken, ask for dark meat, which was very tender and quite fall-off-the-bone. If you end up with white meat (chicken breast, most likely) it could be on the dry side as chicken breast typically is.
TIP: It's still a sketchy neighbourhood, so if walking from Waterfront Station, I recommend against walking alone, even during broad daylight.
TIP: Watch out for parking restrictions. We saw a lot of cars ticketed and one car towed after 9pm.
TIP: Watch out for parking restrictions. We saw a lot of cars ticketed and one car towed after 9pm.
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