Across the street from Luraville Country store

[Kelly Jessop]

I have to recommend the new BBQ stand across the street from Luraville Country store.

[stairman]

I was wondering about that place Kelly.But my dive buddy wanted a sub from the other eatin place.It did smell good though.Thats usually the best BarBQ at places with low overhead,thanks for the tip.

[Terry D]

They are owned by the great people at the Luraville store and let me say "They have the best darn boston butt this side of REACT", ... and they don't know what a small portion is. You can feed a family of four for a week off a single serving.

[Kelly Jessop]

I remember the days when the old guy used to own Luraville Country Store and they did BBQ,that was good. I have to say the new folks across the street are better,and much better than the place in Mayo.

[Kelly Jessop]

They and they don't know what a small portion is. .

I have to agree. I got the Pork sandwhich,but the slab of meat was bigger than a primerib.

[RHolmesJr]

Roger that Terry and Kelly! We made two meals out of one and the ladies that work there are awful friendly. You are the man/woman if you can finish one of their meals in one sitting and believe you me I can eat. Also, it can be a little rough burping the meal up through your regulator during a dive, so I suggest eating there after a day of diving.

[FW]

Are they open for supper?

[Line Squirrel]

Are they open for supper?

I talked with them yesterday about their hours, they said they are open 11:30am until 7:30pm

This is the same operation (trailer and people running it) that was in Mayo accross from the school, I liked them then and I like them even more now that I can walk to get to them.

I always make 2 meals out of 1 carry out, sometimes 3 :D

Best B-B-Q I've ever had but be mindful of the bone in the chopped pork plate. For some reason they use the cleaver on the bone to chop it up and toss it in with the pork, must be a southern thing...it's no biggie if you know to watch for it.

[chimie007]

I will have to try them this weekend. Thanks for posting.

[MORGAN]

Damn, you guys are making me hungry! Tracy & I are headed for cave country the end of next week - I'm looking forward to some barbecue!
(Vermont is not fertile barbecue country :( ) We have been debating for quite some time which is our official cave diving food - barbecue or Mexican. We have decided that we need to continue the data gathering process and avoid coming to a premature conclusion. :D

Mike

Vermont is not fertile barbecue country

Neither is north Florida, usually. I've had people from there actually tell me Sonny's is edible. :twisted:

Okay, I admit it. These people were all yankee transplants, so they didn't know any better. I always enjoyed the place in Mayo, so I'm looking forward to this new place.

[MORGAN]

If there was a Sonny's in Vermont people would be standing in line to get in! I like Sonny's pretty well myself, though Two Sisters in Mayo is still my favorite. Of course I'm a damn yankee, so I don't know any better.
(One of my forebears was a cavalry trooper that helped Sherman burn Atlanta!) I do love barbecue, though. Up here in Vermont we feel the same way about flatlander transplants that move up here from the city and say that maple syrup and cider from New Hampshire and even (gasp!) Quebec taste just as good to them as the Vermont stuff! Heresy! :-D

Mike

[chimie007]

even (gasp!) Quebec taste just as good to them as the Vermont stuff! \

Everyone knows that the best maple syrup is from Quebec. (I might be biased having spent 2/3 of my life in Quebec.)

[Webmaster]

What does Sonnys have to do with BBQ? They can't even get chicken right much less BBQ.

BBQ also has nothing to do with beef, or an open grill. It is slooooow smoked pork with natural wood smoke, primarily hickory. Most properly it is a whole hog cooked overnight that is then pulled as a whole(this is the best part!), not individual parts of the hog.

Piled on a bun drizzled with either a good vinegar based hot sauce (so as not to hide the flavor), and/or a simple slaw. That's it. Good BBQ should melt in your mouth like porky cotton candy. Tender and tasty, smoky but not overwhelming.

It is not chopped into oblivion, nor is it mixed with some tomato based sauce until it resembles a horror from a can. There is no more preparation required after pulling it than to pile the chunks on.

It is simplicity itself, yet is mastered by few.

[MORGAN]

Now I'm REALLY hungry! Its was that part about the "slooooow smoked pork" that got me. I have got to go get something to eat before my drooling becomes unmanageable. Unfortunately it will be hospital cafeteria food and not barbecue, not even Sonny's. Probably some kind of unidentifiable semi-foodlike nutritional substance. I am planning to be at the Luraville barbecue stand on Saturday, Sept 29th - counting the days!

Mike

[Line Squirrel]

Now I'm REALLY hungry! Its was that part about the "slooooow smoked pork" that got me. I have got to go get something to eat before my drooling becomes unmanageable. Unfortunately it will be hospital cafeteria food and not barbecue, not even Sonny's. Probably some kind of unidentifiable semi-foodlike nutritional substance. I am planning to be at the Luraville barbecue stand on Saturday, Sept 29th - counting the days!

Mike

Mike,
Just remember that adding "cheese food" to "food like" usually makes it taste like food...I think :? no, not really.

Get your butt down here, we'll get you and Tracey over to "the new place" for some real food.

[Cave Ranger]

IMHO All BubbaQ tastes better burped up through a reg. I'm still experimenting to see which mix goes best with pulled pork. :smt104
By the way. I'm about as southern as you can get. More of an Andy Griffith sort though rather than Ernest T. Bass.
I like Sonny's as an inexpensive place to fill up on brisket and beer. I'm not saying it's the best or even true BBQ but it suits me just fine. I also like those hashbrown potatoes at Waffle House. I'm low maintenance I guess.
Can't wait to sample the new Luraville chuck wagon. Now if someone would just open up a Hooters outside of Peacock I'd be set :-D

[cavediver256]

..... Now if someone would just open up a Hooters outside of Peacock I'd be set :-D

I don't know, a Hooters right outside of Peacock may cause my wife to put a stop to so many trips to cave country. :lol:

I will say I am with you Ranger, can't wait to try the new BBQ.

[aainslie]

Sweet - thanks for the heads-up, Kely. I'll be there Sunday and Monday this weekend, and will definitely give it a try.

Mike Mcauliffe, RU around? If so, see you at Cathy's!

[Line Squirrel]

Sweet - thanks for the heads-up, Kely. I'll be there Sunday and Monday this weekend, and will definitely give it a try.

Mike Mcauliffe, RU around? If so, see you at Cathy's!

I'll be around! If I can get a morning with no wind I'll be hitting the range to test out some new handloads I put together.

[BabyDuck]

webmaster, i think i love you...

i didn't know tennessee made real barbecue with vinegar-based sauce!

very much looking forward to trying the place, hopefully in the next few months.

[Webmaster]

You have to go to West Tennessee for the real stuff. Other than my folks, that's one of the only things I miss about about it. Of course we owe that tradition to emigration from the carolinas. ;-)

There are a few people around here in Middle TN that do decent ribs, but no one seems to be able to keep from ruining good pork trying to make BBQ.

[Jay]

You have to go to West Tennessee for the real stuff. Other than my folks, that's one of the only things I miss about about it. Of course we owe that tradition to emigration from the carolinas. ;-)

There are a few people around here in Middle TN that do decent ribs, but no one seems to be able to keep from ruining good pork trying to make BBQ.


Rendezvous

[aquanut...]

What does Sonnys have to do with BBQ? They can't even get chicken right much less BBQ.

BBQ also has nothing to do with beef, or an open grill. It is slooooow smoked pork with natural wood smoke, primarily hickory.

I agree! If you don't see a chimney and a pill of wood out back, keep on driven because it ain't BBQ! I ate at Sonnys on my way back home last weekend. Although it's better that Mcdonalds, I wouldn't put it in the real BBQ catagory.

[Squirrel Girl]

Well, not that you're liable to go there just for the eats, but if you're ever in the area of Wakulla, there's a little shack just north of the state park that's got mmm, mmm yummy BBQ. It's on the road that on the east side of the park that heads back north to Tallahassee. Or at least it was there a few years ago. It was standard tomato based BBQ. I like both that kind and the Carolina style (being a 6 year Tar Heel resident and alum!).

Well, I may not get the diving in that ya'll get, but *I* just got invited to go diving on Sunday and free Korean BBQ, so THERE!
:smt016

[skip]

Vermont is not fertile barbecue country

Neither is north Florida, usually. I've had people from there actually tell me Sonny's is edible. :twisted:

Okay, I admit it. These people were all yankee transplants, so they didn't know any better. I always enjoyed the place in Mayo, so I'm looking forward to this new place.

Hey, as a yankee transplant i must tell you that Sonny's is NOT edible! Been once, on some texan's say so, and that was the one and only time.

but then, maybe a Seattle transplant doesn't count as yankee? it is "north," but not really "up north." On the other hand, the Pacific Northwest has more of a reputation for smoked salmon and tuna than barbecue! I don't recall ever eating barbecue until I left there....

-skip

[aainslie]

If you guys ever get to South Africa, try REAL barbeque:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potjiekos

[Mike]

You are the man/woman if you can finish one of their meals in one sitting and believe you me I can eat.

You've evidently never seen Marbry (webmaster) eat.
A couple of those BBQ sandwiches would just be an appetizer. :-D

Mike

[Webmaster]

If you guys ever get to South Africa, try REAL barbeque:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potjiekos

That's nowhere even close to being BBQ! I'm sure you would get some interesting ingredients though, I'd love to give it a try.

[MORGAN]

I thoroughly enjoy these regional controversies about "what is & what ain't real (insert your favorite here)" food. My brother is a chef and teacher of chefs at a culinary school. Last fall at deer camp I was witness to a protracted beer-fueled discussion among some of his chef buddies about
the proper recipe for Duckling a la Rouennaise. As I remember, in order for it to be authentic, the duckling must be of the Rouen breed and raised within so many miles of Rouen Cathedral. It must not be older than a certain age which I don't remember, be put to death by strangulation, and be alive at the time the meal is ordered. There may be more, but I was drinking beer, too. Those chefs can be hard to keep up with. Of course we were eating baked beans & salt pork during this academic epicurean discussion.
I really appreciate good food, but after years of hospital cafeteria food
and years of urban paramedic food before that (microwave convenience store burritos at 3 AM) I have learned that I can survive on almost anything. Low expectations are the key to avoiding disappointment!
:D

Mike

[JDostal]

Had my first bbq last march when I was down in Marianna. Bears BBQ out of Chipley, I think it was. Amazing stuff. It was the "slow roasted melt in your mouth" variety. Yum.

[FW]

There used to be a great place in the panhandle, I think the name was something like "Fat Boy's".

[aainslie]

Low expectations are the key to avoiding disappointment!
:D

Mike

This DEFINITELY helps when eating in cave country!! Some of the world's worst pizza can be found between High Springs and Luraville. I'm surprised there's no law against food that bad.

However the ladies at the Luraville Store are a great exception. I love their egg andwiches in the morrning. I am really looking forward to this barbeque venture!

[OFG-1]

Low expectations are the key to avoiding disappointment!
:D

Mike

This DEFINITELY helps when eating in cave country!! Some of the world's worst pizza can be found between High Springs and Luraville. I'm surprised there's no law against food that bad.

However the ladies at the Luraville Store are a great exception. I love their egg andwiches in the morrning. I am really looking forward to this barbeque venture!

PIZZA Hell. Some of the best roadkill is also found between High Springs and Luraville. You can get your pavement possum, windshield wabbit, hushed puppies, highway hash, and all kinds of yellow line yummies along this route. The original area for meals under wheels.

[aainslie]

hushed puppies

..my favourite.

[Diver Bob]

Anybody ever get up enough nerve to try the little stand across from the High School In Ft White?

Not as scary as "Tom's Nuts" at Cave east, but I still don't know it is is good.

[johnnyrichards]

"Florida" and "pork" are words which simply do not belong in any conversation remotely relating to barbecue. As for the Mexican food in the Great State of Florida, it's located about 1,100 miles to the West.

Johnny

[jeandiver]

..... Now if someone would just open up a Hooters outside of Peacock I'd be set :-D

I don't know, a Hooters right outside of Peacock may cause my wife to put a stop to so many trips to cave country. :lol:

I will say I am with you Ranger, can't wait to try the new BBQ.

EEK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No HOOTERS out side of Peacock. UFFDA MAN.
Well with all of the great reports about the BBQ on the corner , I might have to try it too. :D
Mike and all: Thanks for all of the Heads up too! Greatly appreciated.
I'm a D*** Yankee myself. I need all of the "professional" help I can get , fer sure! (Specially for us Scandahovians , ya know).
I wonder if they have any Lefse?

Jeano of Beano

[MORGAN]

What's lefse? Is it something to eat?

[jeandiver]

What's lefse? Is it something to eat?

Sure is!
It like a soft tortilla made out of Potatoes.
You use it like bread.

Jean

[Mike Edmonston]

I'll be diving Peacock tomorrow...

Now that I'm hungry, I'll HAVE TO try that new BBQ place.

Thanks guys

[Line Squirrel]

What's lefse? Is it something to eat?

Sure is!
It like a soft tortilla made out of Potatoes.
You use it like bread.

Jean

So do you make ludafesk sandwiches on lefse?

[jeandiver]

What's lefse? Is it something to eat?

Sure is!
It like a soft tortilla made out of Potatoes.
You use it like bread.

Jean

So do you make ludafesk sandwiches on lefse?

EEK !!!
No way Mike.
You know , the SMELL of dat Ludafisk would knock ANYONE flat. :D
(I still can't believe I used to eat it. But considering my brain damage ... Oh never mind ... That's what caused it) :o

Jeano of Beano :D

[MORGAN]

I'll bite (or maybe I won't... :D ) - What's ludafisk?

Mike

[michael-fisch]

If there was a Sonny's in Vermont people would be standing in line to get in! I like Sonny's pretty well myself, though Two Sisters in Mayo is still my favorite. Of course I'm a damn yankee, so I don't know any better.
(One of my forebears was a cavalry trooper that helped Sherman burn Atlanta!) I do love barbecue, though. Up here in Vermont we feel the same way about flatlander transplants that move up here from the city and say that maple syrup and cider from New Hampshire and even (gasp!) Quebec taste just as good to them as the Vermont stuff! Heresy! :-D

Mike

The only maple syrup worth using is the grade D stuff.
The A & B grades are only good for sweetening your coffee, the Grade C is good enough for glazing a baked ham, but the grade D is perfect for pancakes, french toast, cerials etc, it really tastes like maple syrup instead of a cheap substitute for cane sugar.

Michael (who spent 4 years in Vermont before he went elsewhere for a job)

[Webmaster]

I'll bite (or maybe I won't... :D ) - What's ludafisk?

Mike

Actually I believe it's 'lutefisk'.

They take cod, dry it, then basically pickle it in a lye solution. It's then rinsed off, soaked in fresh water and it's ready to eat. Enjoy.

Phrases that have been used to describe lutefisk, 'foul and odiferous goo', 'permanent psychological damage', etc... . Usually the consumption of sufficient quantities of akvavit to dull the senses (especially taste and smell) is seen as a prerequisite.

Just one more reason I don't like seafood. Put it back in the water where it belongs and get a nice burger.

Marbry

[Mike Edmonston]

Yummmm...

Well, we stopped at "sonny" BBQ after our dive at peacock Saturday. I took your guy's advice, and got 1 pork sandwich for the wife and I. Man was it good. The rub was fantastic, and we were both FULL! One thing to remember though, they leave the bones in the meat, so make sure you pick them out before you chip a tooth. Other that that, it MELTS in your mouth. This is absolutely a MUST STOP for us in the future, and looking at the new tables and pole barn, it's going to be there for a while.

Now I'm hungry again......

[cavediver256]

Easy on the Bar-b-que Mike. Too much of that stuff and the steps at Little River are gonna get worse !!! :-D

[Mike Edmonston]

Easy on the Bar-b-que Mike. Too much of that stuff and the steps at Little River are gonna get worse !!! :-D

It's worth the pain, besides next weekend I'm bringing Sherpas... Isn't that what kids are for? :wink:

[cavediver256]

OK tried the bar-b-que, a plate and a sandwich !!!!! :roll: It is great food.

[Mike Edmonston]

OK tried the bar-b-que, a plate and a sandwich !!!!! :roll: It is great food.

You ate a plate AND a sandwich?? Did you bring a second wing to offset the increased weight? or did you just bungee lift bags to your doubles.

Man, that's alot of food. You sir, are an EATING MACHINE! :-D

[cavediver256]

Mike I am ashamed to admit, it did cost me an afternoon of diving. I sat my butt on the couch.....I had no choice, I couldn't move.

[FW]

Kelly should get a commission for starting this thread :-)

[Kelly Jessop]

Kelly should get a commission for starting this thread :-)

Actually I probably should have kept my mouth quiet,I had to wait in line for lunch yesterday :(

[FW]

Kelly should get a commission for starting this thread :-)

Actually I probably should have kept my mouth quiet,I had to wait in line for lunch yesterday :(
:smt046

[Squirrel Girl]

You guys should have driven up to northern Virginia to dive at a quarry today with some fellow cave divers (and a few O/W divers). We had some YUMMY Korean BBQ today!!

Fresh off the grill. Seasoned to perfection. Cooked by professional chefs. Mmm, mmm, mmmmmmm!!!! :chickenleg

Sorry for gloating, but it *was* good! :)

[FW]

You guys should have driven up to northern Virginia to dive at a quarry today with some fellow cave divers (and a few O/W divers). We had some YUMMY Korean BBQ today!!

Fresh off the grill. Seasoned to perfection. Cooked by professional chefs. Mmm, mmm, mmmmmmm!!!! :chickenleg

Sorry for gloating, but it *was* good! :)
Which quarry? I guess you know there is a cave dive at the Strassburg quarry. There is also a tunnel at Martinsburg. I used to teach CD in both places.

[Squirrel Girl]

You guys should have driven up to northern Virginia to dive at a quarry today with some fellow cave divers (and a few O/W divers). We had some YUMMY Korean BBQ today!!

Fresh off the grill. Seasoned to perfection. Cooked by professional chefs. Mmm, mmm, mmmmmmm!!!! :chickenleg

Sorry for gloating, but it *was* good! :)
Which quarry? I guess you know there is a cave dive at the Strassburg quarry. There is also a tunnel at Martinsburg. I used to teach CD in both places.
The Millbrook Quarry just west of Haymarket. It's just a hop, skip and a jump from where I live right now. Nothin' but a big murky hole in the ground with a lot of dead zebra mussels and a highly stratified temperature profile!
:roll:

We had some YUMMY Korean BBQ today!!

German Shepherd or Beagle?

[Squirrel Girl]

We had some YUMMY Korean BBQ today!!

German Shepherd or Beagle?
Pork AND beef! Though I prefer pork to beef with American BBQ, I liked the beef Korean BBQ better.

Gad, and these were sushi chefs. I grew up in Iowa, and I never took to eatin' bait. But that BBQ is awesome! Yum!

That's one of the great things about livin' in the DC metro area. We have people from all over the world here. I go once/week to a kabob place for lunch. I get lamb kabobs that are soooooooooo good. They're made by Bangladeshis that bought out a Pakistani restaurant. Ooooooooh so tender and spiced just right! Mmmmmmmm!

[FW]

The Millbrook Quarry just west of Haymarket. It's just a hop, skip and a jump from where I live right now. Nothin' but a big murky hole in the ground with a lot of dead zebra mussels and a highly stratified temperature profile!
:roll:
Yep, I have been there too. I did around a hunderd OW checkout classes in there. There is a flat, shallow, muddy ledge there that is a great place to practice bouyancy and silt techniques.

I never had any Korean BBQ there, though :roll:

[smaclean]

Hey webmaster, Don't let any of those Texas boys hear you say that only pork is true BBQ. Some of their beef brisket is pretty damn good. It's no real substitute for 12 hour pork cooked low and slow though.

[Webmaster]

I hope they do hear it. The poor folks need to learn what real BBQ is after all. Not that they can't make some tasty beef, but it's not BBQ.

And if anyone has a problem with that I'll break out the 'tongs of death'.

[MORGAN]

Finally got to the new Luraville BBQ place. Well worth the drive down from Vermont! (or at least the two hundred yard walk from the Outpost). After a nice swim from OG to Challenge and back Tracy & I were pretty hungry but suffering that post-dive relaxation and lassitude that makes the idea of cooking or driving somewhere seem like too much work. As we walked down the road we were thinking chicken, but when we got there and Tracy asked the man "What's good?", he chopped off a couple pieces of boneless rib end and gave it to us to sample. Wonderful, smoky, falling off the bone tender: all thoughts of chicken instantly fled. "Slurp, slobber, gasp, Oh my god..Oh, excuse me - we'd like some ribs, please!"

We split a half rack of ribs - it was plenty for both of us and superb!
We're converted! More tomorrow! :-D

Mike

[chimie007]

Anyone knows where they went ? I didn't see their stands in Nov/Dec.

[Line Squirrel]

Anyone knows where they went ? I didn't see their stands in Nov/Dec.

They moved back to Mayo, where they used to be.

Head about 1 mile East of the light on 27, they'll be on your right across from the school.

[MORGAN]

I intend to be there eating TOO MUCH on February 16th! Can't Wait!

Mike

[Randy Thornton]

Threads like this should be banned from CDF, due to the stress they cause on those of us that are not living in Florida. I am so hungry after reading this, I may not make it out of the chair and over to the fridge!

[TommyB]

Here's a smoker I built last year--
Don't make fun of it, first time I ever used a welder
http://www.clan-solutions.com/tc_pics/imgs/thumbs/resized-resized-P6200149.jpg
http://www.clan-solutions.com/tc_pics/imgs/thumbs/resized-resized-P6200146.jpg
http://www.clan-solutions.com/tc_pics/imgs/thumbs/resized-resized-P6200147.jpg

Now, in the process of building my own diving site / sink
Think I can charge 10 dollar parking

http://www.clan-solutions.com/tc_pics/imgs/thumbs/resized-resized-P9120058.jpg