Savannah Joe's Bar-B-Que

Mouthwatering, fall-off-the-bone ribs plus good, friendly service; what more could one want?  The live music on the funky, inviting wooden deck would be nice, but it's been discontinued, unfortunately. But worth going to for the food.

Go for the ribs, no contest.  Ribs, smoky, sliding off the bone - 5 stars. Pulled pork - 2.5 (tasty but too chewy).  Beans were decent.  Slaw and potato salad - nope, way too sweet.  Hush puppies, yep, delicious, but wait, why only 3? No you may not have one of my hush puppies!  And - is this the only place on the Northern Neck that you can get lunch after 2 on Sunday?  What's up with that?  The locals sent us here after we bombed out on all the places we thought we wanted to try.  Nothing fancy, but the food was way better than expected.  Nice find.

Super ribs and Thursday is all-you-can-eat ribs (super deal).  I had a pulled pork sandwich with green while my husband had the all-you-can-eat ribs with coleslaw.  I love that the sauces are available separate and you can add as much or as little spice, sweetness or tang as your taste buds would like.  The restaurant wasn't very busy which is too bad because they serve really good food in a laid back (t-shirt and shorts) setting.  Friday nights also bring some good bands to the area.  (I just wish they open up a bigger space to enjoy the music.  One can only take so many elbows and/or sweaty bodies bumping in you!)