Will work for food. Yes, I’ll even do yard work. I can’t afford to eat at all of these places without a little help here and there. My sister and her husband Dave were clearing out a little patch in their backyard for a “dog park”. Mindy and I showed up and helped them out then they suggested lunch……I love that system. Originally they suggested Duke’s but it was a nice day and it’s on Alki so it would have been a madhouse plus we really weren’t in the mood to change into our Alki clothes (I have no idea what that means, don’t ask).
Huh, how about we just drive on California Avenue and see what’s open. This has been my usual response so to hear someone else say it was great. California Avenue, home of Spring Hill, Mashiko, Bakery Nouveau, Cupcake Royale, and so much more (need more time/money to get to all of the other restaurants!!!). It’s almost like we planned to move to West Seattle on purpose…..hmmmmmm, interesting.
Hey, check it out! A BBQ place, let’s try it out! Great choice. Let me do something really quick, testosterone time. When talking about BBQ you always have to talk about how big your BBQ IQ is (I was going to say something else but this is a PG rated blog…PG-13?…alright R). Let me just qualify this by saying. I lived in Texas for three years and I have been to some pretty amazing BBQ places and before you proceed to tell me about how great this or that place is let me just tell you that it’s not going to go far with me.
(I wonder if I still have that shirt….)
I’ve been grilling, bbq’ing, and in more general terms burning things over fires for a long time so when it comes to good BBQ I know what’s up. Yup.
The Brickyard BBQ. We came for the standards, brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and some chicken wings. What we received was execution at a very high level. The plating (abundant), sauces (go for the spicy!), bar area (bottles on ice look awesome), meat, bartender (hilarious), and owners (amused with Mindy’s jokes) were all great.
(Ugh, camera phone)
The restaurant itself is indoor with a large porch on the outside for great summertime awesomeness. They have been open for 5 months now so I can’t wait to see what they are going to do with their open space…..I’ll be there….working on my sauce on face tan-lines…..”haha, looks like you missed some sunscreen”…..No man, that’s BBQ sauce and I meant to do that.
The great smell of smoke in the air, open space, great beers available, awesome food, and family. THE
(Oh man, I’m good at this whole blogging thing. You see what I just did there. I used a picture from their restaurant to finish a sentence……Professional!)
Those wings I was talking about earlier. They’re the best in town. Yeah, I know there are two posts in a row where I proclaimed best of something (crab cakes in the other) but these smoked chicken wings are a thing beauty. Yes, I know there is a Wingdome opening soon but their wings are nothing like this….they’re still fantastic but the wings at the Brickyard set the bar. Don’t believe me? Go try it. When you taste them and you agree then tell your friends. If you taste them and you don’t agree then there are plenty of other blogs to read on a regular basis.
The Brickyard BBQ
2308 California Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98116-2403
206-933-3109
Eric “Will Work For Food” Rivera
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