WHERE ARE THE MAGNOLIAS?
Just down the road from the ROAD ON MAGNOLIA THEATRE in North Hollywood (NOHO), can be found a modest, contemporary eating establishment. Susie Reese and I stumble upon it during our neighborhood exploration just before a recent show.
The BAR-B-QUE BAR, THE lurks in a nondescript, tiny shopping center. In addition to its catering business, the restaurant/bar serves locals with an amiable attitude and a barbeque-centered menu of nourishment.
Both Susie and I masticate a pork sandwich with steak fries as we look out the front window and watch the world go by. While she sips on a Coca Cola, I am enticed to order a Boddington beer, one of 15 on tap. The taste meter approves of our selections. Thanks to some speedy efforts in the kitchen, it is not long until we are ambling down the sidewalk, primed for today’s theatrical adventure.
It doesn’t have the vibe of PORKY’S, yet the offerings still greet the palate with gusto. Maybe we should have driven the two blocks instead of “bacon” in the intense sun. (Sorry for the sorry pun, but my inner voice sometimes compels me!)
(N.B. Also visit the ROAD THEATRE COMPANY at the ROAD ON MAGNOLIA THEATRE while in North Hollywood, Los Angeles (LA) for RED SPEEDO.)
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