Southern Comfort

Last night was BBQ night for my boyfriend's family! I grew up with southern comfort food (biscuits and gravy is my absolute favorite food ever), so this was right up my alley. 

We were all going to The Russell Street BBQ for dinner. I always look at the menu before I go to a new restaurant because I am vegetarian and I like to make sure that there are things for me to eat. Once I saw this menu I just about freaked out because it was so incredible. So I was needless to say, pumped to go and eat here. 

For our starters we ordered their French fries that come with a Cajun mayo to dip them in. This is along with the BBQ sauce options that are at the table. The fries were amazing because they were crispy and deep fried to perfection. I love that they leave the skin on the fries too because it add that little extra crunch and taste. For my drink I got the no-po lemonade, which consists of whiskey, lemonade and soda. I love whiskey and lemonade so this was an automatic drink I would order. They make a strong drink here which I am not opposed to. 

For my main meal, once I saw that they had a smoked tofu sandwich that included pickles and cole slaw on it, I knew that was what I was eating. For my side I had to get the Mac and cheese of course. It was a carb heaven for me. The Mac and cheese was thick and creamy, with plenty of cheese and cracked black pepper. I put a ton of pepper on my Mac and cheese always, so I appreciated that they had already done that for me! As for that sandwich, the tofu had a crust on it so it was crispy and you definitely could taste that it was smoked to perfection. The coleslaw on it added that nice fresh crunch to it. My mouth is watering just from thinking about this meal. 

Of course I took a bite of my boyfriend's corn bread because it looked delicious and came with honey butter. It definitely did not disappoint. I asked everyone how their meat was (it looked delicious) and they all raved about it. Surprisingly enough, their salads are amazing too! My boyfriend's mom and uncle both got salads that looked fresh and I could tell they enjoyed them. If they didn't have meat in them, I would have been all over those salads. 

It was beyond generous for my boyfriend's mom and stepdad to treat us to dinner! I can't wait to do this again! 

 

For anyone looking for some incredible BBQ in Portland, The Russell Street BBQ is the best place for you to go! I will endlessly rave about this restaurant and will be going back soon.