Friday night we had dinner with some friends after work. Being situated in the Valley, we wandered around nearby and decided to grab some dinner at Big Roddy's, their second venture after their original at West End. Having not been for a couple of years, I was keen to get another taste of their food.
Having made a reservation shortly before, we were quickly seated. Gone were the days of Madame Rouge, the moody French Bistro and it appears that only the bar remains. The vibe was a lot more upbeat and casual with considerable view of the street. The menu was fairly standard of American style BBQs, with an assortments of ribs, burgers and sides. We ordered at the counter.
All four of us are huge fans of beef ribs, so we had two servings of double bone beef ribs to ensure one rib each. They came with a side each, we had the corn and the coleslaw. These were fairly big portions and the meat easily fell off the bone. Basting was sweet and sticky whilst the meat was soft but a bit stringy. The servings of sides were also generous, I really liked the charred toasty flavours of the corn on the cob and the refreshing balance that the coleslaw brought.
We had a few extra sides to share, this was the buffalo wings. They were unbeleivably spicy and I wasn't really able to eat it without the ranch sauce on the side. These were also sticky, but I could barely taste much by way of flavours in the chicken under the spice.
Other sides we tried were the poutine and the jalapeno poppers. The poutine was of course my favourite, with wholesome gravy and cheese curds, it made for the ultimate comfort food. The jalapeno poppers were surprisingly not spicy at all and filled with mac and cheese. The batter was fairly thick and also packed a crunch. Overall the food was quite good at Big Roddy's, next time I'll be back to try the pork ribs.
Value: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Environment: 7/10
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