Some Down-Home, Southern-Style Cooking...And In The Meantime, Teta Mary Is Laughing

What happens if you’re driving down the highway near McDonough, Georgia—a long way from home—and you spot an old barbeque joint from the interstate?

And what happens if you say, “Hey, what the heck, we’re way down south, let’s give that old country-looking barbeque place a try?  I’ll bet it’s pretty good.  It just seems right.  I have a ‘feeling’ about it.”

And what happens if you go in to the barbeque joint and sit down and the perfect waitress says, “I’d try the ‘Memphis-style’ ribs, sweetie, they’re reeeeeaaaaally good.”

Well, if a scenario like that happened, there’s a possibility that you might just be at “O.B.s” restaurant famous for: “BBQ, Catfish, Ribs”.

You say, “So Dan, tell us, were the ‘Memphis-style’ ribs really good?”

Oh man…

“Was the ‘Brunswick Stew’ that you ordered for one of your side dishes really good?”

Oh man…

“Were the hush puppies really good?”

Oooooooh man…

“Hey Dan, how about the peach cobbler ala mode that Nadia ordered for dessert; was that really good?”

Oh man…

(By the way, I never mentioned the peach cobbler that Nadia ordered for dessert…you asked about that.)

Sometimes a crazy hunch and an adventurous chance on an unknown restaurant works out really well. 

Moral of the story?  If you’re driving down the interstate and you have a hunch about a restaurant….call it a “feeling”, or a “good vibe”….I have no idea what will happen.  Sometimes that kind of thing works out and sometimes it doesn’t.  Who knows?  However, if you get a chance to stop in at “O.B.’s” in McDonough, Georgia, I do have a very good feeling about that.

P.S.  Some of you who pay really close attention to details may notice that in the picture I posted a couple of weeks ago, on our way DOWN to Florida, Teta Mary was present.  And, yet, in the picture accompanying this post—which was taken tonight—on the way back home from Florida, Teta Mary is not present.  “What’s going on?” you may ask.  “Where’s Teta Mary?  You guys didn’t leave her stranded at a ‘Rest Area’, I hope!”

“OH NO!!!  Teta Mary!!!!  Oooops!!  I can’t believe we forgot about Teta…..”

Just kidding.

Here’s what happened: Teta Mary decided to stay in Florida.  Yeah, she ditched us.  When it was time to go home, she said, “See ya’ later, saps!  I’m going to stay for a while longer.  I’m retired, and I’ve got money.  So why would I go back to Chicago with you people?  Especially now?” 

So, she’s going to fly home later. 

If you’re very, very quiet, and you listen really carefully, the faint sound of laugher that you hear is….Teta Mary…down in Florida…enjoying some barbeque.

Johnny gives "O.B.'s" the thumbs up!  You know it's

good when Johnny gives it his endorsement.