Joey's Smokin' BBQ

My friend and I didn't want to travel  far for a quick dinner before our dance class so we ended up at Joey's Smokin' BBQ at 25308 Crenshaw Blvd. in Torrance, California.

We ordered 2 sandwiches to split. One was the BBQ Brisket which is slow cooked extra lean beef brisket and smothered with their "suh-weet" bbq sauce and the other was the Pulled Pork which is moist and I mean very moist pork with the same "suh-sweet" bbq sauce.

Both came with a choice of sides and they had a few to choose from: corn bread, creamy coleslaw, red skin potato salad, french fries and Mama's addictive bbq beans.  We were so hungry that when we heard fries, we both looked at each other and nodded. We elected for creamy coleslaw for the healthy part of the meal.

The sandwiches were both very good but the clear winner was the pulled pork. We loved it.... especially after we added more of the suh-weet bbq sauce. They also had spicy bbq which we didn't use. They had packets of ketchup and mayonnaise which got me excited as this makes a great dipping sauce for french fries. Mixing both makes a nice creamy ketchup and does wonders for the fries.

A gentleman came by to check up on us. With his enthusiasm and cheerfulness, we figured he was not an employee nor a manager. Tom is the owner and we had a nice pleasant chat about the restaurant and his food.

We will need to investigate further and check out the addicting beans, the corn bread and the red skin potato salad, not to mention the baby back ribs!  This is a nice informal place you can go when you're hungry and also good for kids. They have a Lil' Piglets Menu for $5.99. Mini burgers, chicken tenders, brisket slicers, mac & cheese and baby back ribs.

Next time, we will go for the platters instead of the sandwiches; concentrate on the MEAT!