Bub City
Big Pig – Pretzel Roll, Carigold Rice, Pulled Pork, Red Hots, Jalapeno, Cheddar with Tots and Slaw
Pulled Pork on White with Tots and Slaw
Fried Chicken in Hot Sauce
Smoked Half Chicken, Half Rack Babyback Ribs
Mac n’ Cheese
Whipped Sweet Potato Fluff
Cheesy Spoonbread
Cheeseburger with Tots
Brownie Sundae with Peppermint Ice Cream
Fried Cherry Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Banana Pudding
Ray Ray’s Chocolate Chip Pantry Pie
While the old jingle of “Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie & Chevrolet” may have been as American as it got in the 1970s it would be hard to argue against Football, Barbeque, Whiskey and Country Music as an equal manifestation of the Red, White, and Blue in the year 2013; all those things present in plethora at LEYE’s newest Clark Street venture “Bub City” along with a flag made of beer cans, clever bathroom shenanigans, and some cute waitresses imported direct from Georgia to help the cause. Clearly a ‘theme’ restaurant and traditionally not the sort of spot I’d visit based on the music alone it was in all reality the fact that neither Smoque nor Lillie’s Q could guarantee a good vantage of “The Game” that brought us to Bub City and with no less than a dozen TVs it was with much emotion that we watched the Buckeyes best the Maize and Blue in dramatic fashion, the food and service clearly taking a back seat but all-in-all still quite good. Technically a bit sweeter and much less smoky than the ‘cue found in places like Kansas City and slightly more expensive given the branding it was actually the more complicated options and sides that shined the most amongst the savories, particularly the loosely packed ‘Big Pig’ patty with a marvelous texture plus plenty of heat and the almost-dessert sweet potatoes – the later a sign of things to come as post-game celebratory desserts proved substantial and satisfying, the banana pudding a particularly impressive rendition though I wouldn’t suggest leaving without tasting coconut cream pie, as well.
