Former Bar-B-Cutie

Anyone know what is going in the Bar-B-Cutie building?It was for lease for quite some time and now the sign is gone.Please not another Chinese buffet!

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Blackie Kuhn wrote:

Anyone know what is going in the Bar-B-Cutie building?It was for lease for quite some time and now the sign is gone.Please not another Chinese buffet!

I agree a good barbeque beats Chinese any day. I've just never been overly fond of Chinese. After seeing Asian markets on TV I just never know what critter (or bodily residue of one) might be in something.

I didn't have a problem with it either...kinda pricey but if you're looking for a bargain,you're not gonna get good food..

Ratzilla wrote:

I agree a good barbeque beats Chinese any day. I've just never been overly fond of Chinese. After seeing Asian markets on TV I just never know what critter (or bodily residue of one) might be in something.

My youngest talked about a strange food from around the world show she had seen, for show and tell in kindergarten... she told about how people in China eat deer penis. Apparently, it was email worthy to the teacher. She thanked me for the good laugh but encouraged me to direct Sera away from the tv. HA! The nerve...

Sorry...

i know people locally that eat horsedick...not much difference than a Chinese eatin a deer dick

Blackie Kuhn wrote:

i know people locally that eat horsedick...not much difference than a Chinese eatin a deer dick

Yuck . . Jesus, Blackie.

I remember on that show Fear Factor they were always eating disgusting crap. Once they each had to eat one of 4 various critter schlongs. They were from like deer, elk, etc. Most were repulsed, but there was one guy who had no difficulty at all. He was gay and seemed to kinda like it. They should have made him eat a deer vagina or something.

nobodysbusiness wrote:

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Seriously? I thought that was the worst BBQ Id ever had. Way too much vinegar in their sauce for my tastes.

luv2cook wrote:

nobodysbusiness wrote:

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Seriously? I thought that was the worst BBQ Id ever had. Way too much vinegar in their sauce for my tastes.

I know there isn't one there, but have you been to Rib Crib? Their food is wretched!

The bbq at bar b cutie reminded me of the stuff I had in Georgia and South Carolina a bit different than say Texas style or KC style....different strokes for different folks.

There was, or is, a place in Wichita that I thought made some real good BBQ. Can't recall the name, but a nephew worked there and would bring things to our holiday get togethers.

give me a dry rub bbq over the wet bbq anyday

suzyr wrote:

luv2cook wrote:

nobodysbusiness wrote:

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Seriously? I thought that was the worst BBQ Id ever had. Way too much vinegar in their sauce for my tastes.

I know there isn't one there, but have you been to Rib Crib? Their food is wretched!

Gimme Arthur Bryant's or Gates any day.

zeke wrote:

give me a dry rub bbq over the wet bbq anyday

Me too, Zeke.

The Other One wrote:

suzyr wrote:

luv2cook wrote:

nobodysbusiness wrote:

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Seriously? I thought that was the worst BBQ Id ever had. Way too much vinegar in their sauce for my tastes.

I know there isn't one there, but have you been to Rib Crib? Their food is wretched!

Gimme Arthur Bryant's or Gates any day.

Famous Dave's is in the old Ruby Tuesday building (on Wanamaker, in front of what used to be HyperMart, for those unfamiliar with Topeka). Went there a few weeks ago; was pretty damn good!

suzyr wrote:

The Other One wrote:

suzyr wrote:

luv2cook wrote:

nobodysbusiness wrote:

sad that place closed down... it had decent food!

Seriously? I thought that was the worst BBQ Id ever had. Way too much vinegar in their sauce for my tastes.

I know there isn't one there, but have you been to Rib Crib? Their food is wretched!

Gimme Arthur Bryant's or Gates any day.

Famous Dave's is in the old Ruby Tuesday building (on Wanamaker, in front of what used to be HyperMart, for those unfamiliar with Topeka). Went there a few weeks ago; was pretty damn good!

Oz has been to that one. She says it's not nearly as good as the one at The Legends.

On the rip-off front, I took my daughter and three of her friends to Warped Tour in Denver last Sunday. Well, they went to the concert. I was planning to go to the afternoon Broncos practice, but it was cancelled, so I ended up watching baseball in the hotel. But I digress. After the concert, they wanted to go to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I wanted Breckenridge BBQ, especially since I could get a good beer there, but they're closed on Sundays. So we get to Cheesecake and I had a massive headache, so I ordered a 22 oz. Fat Tire draught and a burger. When we got the bill, I about shit. $9.95 for a draught beer? WTF? It was a dollar more than the cheeseburger (which was overcooked and dry). Never again. Next time, it's Buckhorn Exchange and they can have rattlesnake.

SciFi wrote:

zeke wrote:

give me a dry rub bbq over the wet bbq anyday

Me too, Zeke.

I'll have some of both, thanks.

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Fat Tire

As least we can agree on one thing.

$9.95 for a 22 oz Fat Tire? Sounds like one for that radio segment called "Sign of the end of times". Fat Tire ain't bad, but I won't even pay that much for a top rated double IPA.

Ratzilla wrote:

$9.95 for a 22 oz Fat Tire? Sounds like one for that radio segment called "Sign of the end of times". Fat Tire ain't bad, but I won't even pay that much for a top rated double IPA.

The price wasn't on the menu, so I guess it was my own fault for not asking.

Breckenridge menu wrote:

471 IPA
Hoppy? Brother, 471 IPA redefines hoppy. This small batch, limited edition ale was created by our Brewmaster to separate the weak from the strong. 471 IPA is a double IPA that combines Pale, Munich, Caramel-30, Carapils and wheat malts with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe and Fuggles hops. It has a big, sweet mouthfeel, followed by more hoppiness than you’ve ever had at one time. Enjoy. 9.2% ABV

Ratzilla wrote:

$9.95 for a 22 oz Fat Tire? Sounds like one for that radio segment called "Sign of the end of times". Fat Tire ain't bad, but I won't even pay that much for a top rated double IPA.

we went to a place in hays last weekend for supper and had a pitcher of red budweiser and it was 9 bucks. that is a ripoff if I have ever seen one. we will NOT be going there ever again. my wife ordered a chicken fried steak, and she got a bowl of soup and a piece of toasted bread with it for 13.99. no potato or veggie with it. again, a ripoff. she wasn't impressed with the steak, it was so bad she left a bunch of it for scrap. but for 2 meals and a pitcher of beer it cost us 45 bucks. the food quality was not up to that price point.

Is there any restaurant in Hays worth those prices? Really?

Hey Luke you must have ate at Rooftops, that's the only place I can think of that could be so expensive.

The Other One wrote:

Breckenridge menu wrote:

471 IPA
Hoppy? Brother, 471 IPA redefines hoppy. This small batch, limited edition ale was created by our Brewmaster to separate the weak from the strong. 471 IPA is a double IPA that combines Pale, Munich, Caramel-30, Carapils and wheat malts with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe and Fuggles hops. It has a big, sweet mouthfeel, followed by more hoppiness than you’ve ever had at one time. Enjoy. 9.2% ABV

I've had the 471 IPA. It's about $15 for a 6 pack at Kaiser's on Hall Street. But that's still half the price of your Fat Tire and 471 is a much finer brew. 471 is not the the most hop heavy brew that I've had, nor the most ABV, but it is one of the most well balanced.

LukeTHr wrote:

we went to a place in hays last weekend for supper and had a pitcher of red budweiser and it was 9 bucks.

I think the fine for ruining good beer with tomato juice should be at least $25.

I was told by my co-worker who's whole life revolves around eating that Kevee Lees whiskey steak was damn good. Have you had one?

Degeneration X wrote:

Hey Luke you must have ate at Rooftops, that's the only place I can think of that could be so expensive.

nope. I would have expected that if we had been there. this place was less classy

Ratzilla wrote:

The Other One wrote:

Breckenridge menu wrote:

471 IPA
Hoppy? Brother, 471 IPA redefines hoppy. This small batch, limited edition ale was created by our Brewmaster to separate the weak from the strong. 471 IPA is a double IPA that combines Pale, Munich, Caramel-30, Carapils and wheat malts with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe and Fuggles hops. It has a big, sweet mouthfeel, followed by more hoppiness than you’ve ever had at one time. Enjoy. 9.2% ABV

I've had the 471 IPA. It's about $15 for a 6 pack at Kaiser's on Hall Street. But that's still half the price of your Fat Tire and 471 is a much finer brew. 471 is not the the most hop heavy brew that I've had, nor the most ABV, but it is one of the most well balanced.

LukeTHr wrote:

we went to a place in hays last weekend for supper and had a pitcher of red budweiser and it was 9 bucks.

I think the fine for ruining good beer with tomato juice should be at least $25.

I was told by my co-worker who's whole life revolves around eating that Kevee Lees whiskey steak was damn good. Have you had one?

hey, I like red beer.... tuff ......... no I haven't tried the steak there yet

Red beer is nasty. I like most Chermin food and just about any alcoholic beverage. But that's one Chermin-centric concoction that I can not stomach.

LukeTHr wrote:

hey, I like red beer.... tuff ......... no I haven't tried the steak there yet

Not sure what the appeal of red beer is. All it ever did for me was make me sick and disguise the beer taste which I happen to prefer. But then again, I never liked to drink beer and eat at the same time. For me it's either time to eat, or time for beer. They might follow one another directly, but don't mix. I always thought eating and drinking beer at the same time ruined the experience of enjoying each in itself.

At least you aren't like your cousin who used to dump a can of tomato in pitchers that someone else paid for instead of just putting it in his own glass.

Bighead wrote:

Red beer is nasty. I like most Chermin food and just about any alcoholic beverage. But that's one Chermin-centric concoction that I can not stomach.

I think that tomato beer thing might be more Volga/Russo-Chermin cause I'm just descended from regular Chermins and hate it. My dad salted his beer though.

My wife's folks are descended from regular Chermins- and will readily point out that they're not Volga. Ya'll are probably kin.

Personally I like beer with food. I think it's damn good with a steak or a burger or something like that. And when I have a drink or two, it generally makes me hungry. But that quickly goes away on the rare occasion that I have more than two.

What part of Germany are your wifes ancestors from? Most of my dad's came from the Berlin area. My great grandparents and great great grandparents all immigrated in 1866 to Iowa, then moved here in the 1880's.

You and my wife very well could be kin. Her great grandpa was a Wilhelm, and came over here shortly before WWI. He never would talk about where he came from, but considering his last name and the timing- some relationship to the Kaiser seems like a reasonable guess. And that would put him and/or his kin in the Berlin area.

She's also kin to the Yosts and the Moores (which I'm surprised to hear is a Chermin name). Not sure exactly how.

Ratzilla wrote:

What part of Germany are your wifes ancestors from? Most of my dad's came from the Berlin area. My great grandparents and great great grandparents all immigrated in 1866 to Iowa, then moved here in the 1880's.

Bighead wrote:

She's also kin to the Yosts and the Moores (which I'm surprised to hear is a Chermin name). Not sure exactly how.

Perhaps this is where the name derived from.

FromThe Moors: Medieval Europe's Fascination with Black Africans

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]Europeans loved and appreciated the Moors so much that they've adorned the their cities
with statues, emblems, official seals, flags, and with the faces of
Black men. Such evidence can be seen even today. In fact, over 100
European cities and governments still retain the Moor's head (a head of a
Black African) on their official seals:


Corsica
Coburg, Germany (ancestral home of House of Windsor/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
Freiburg, Germany (home of Pope Benedict)



Further to the myriad moor's heads on flags and seals, you can Moors everywhere in Europe:

I suppose it's possible, but my understanding is that the Moors conquered much of what is now Spain- and interacted with lots of Mediterranean folks. That's pretty far from Germany. If the Supreme Commandress has any Moorish blood, I'd expect it to come from a Spanish ancestor of hers by the name of Conchita... who I'm told was married to a pirate on the Great Lakes (who the hell knew there were pirates on the Great Lakes? What the hell did they do in the winter?).

And there's also some Modock(sp?) Indian in her family. I've tried to explain to her that this makes her Mexican (Spanish + Indian = Mexican... right?). But she disagrees.

There IS, though, a history of black people in Germany- and in several other parts of Europe. They were employed as Roman soldiers, recruited (not sure if that's exactly the right word) from the far reaches of the empire. There are remnant populations descended from them both in Ireland and Germany (commonly called "Black Irish" and "Black Germans", respectively... though you probably could've figgered that out). Probably some elsewhere in Europe too, but those are the ones I'm aware of. My brother worked with a guy who said he was descended of the Black Germans- he was a white guy, but had dark hair... for what that's worth.

I was surprised to learn several years ago that I have a fair amount of Injun in my own woodpile. I had never bothered to do the math, but it turns out that over the span of ten generations, we each have a total of 1024 ancestors. Throw into that the fact that all to often people can't be 100% sure just whose baby it is... and I've concluded that none of us really know what's in our own woodpile. Particularly Americans like me whose people have been on this continent for 300 years or so.

Luke, it's been off topic of Bar-B-Cutie way before our ancestry discussion. Which started because of the red beer thing.

No Moores or Yosts in my history Bighead. There were names like Sassin, Schultz, Dobber, Schroder, and Hackleberg mentioned. The primary areas they lived in were in or near Neustrelitz, Neubrandenburg, or between there and Berlin. Of the few relatives I met or saw photos of, they were blue eyed with blond or sandy brown hair. Dad's mom was a Ringe from Sponholz Germany who immigrated in 1890. She had red hair but I have no idea on her ancestry.

Yeah I know Luke. Still off topic. See what bringing up red beer did?

yeah sure, blame all the worlds problems on red beer..... I see how things work

It's not my fault Luke. I was raised in the days when we were heavily trained to hate the red menace. And after drinking too many red beers I found out what a menace it is.

everything in moderation boy, everything in moderation.....

In those days there usually was no moderation. But if you planned on a party all evening and beyond you better like what you did it with.

if you say so Mr. Everclear........

When you're accustomed to grain alcohol and fine whiskey there's just no room for salad from a can.

but you have to have a well balanced diet for proper nutrition. thats justa simple fact. red beer adds that balance

LukeTHr wrote:

everything in moderation boy, everything in moderation.....

EVERYTHING?
Sounds kinda extreme. I think I'll try moderation in a moderate number of things. Don't want to overdo the moderation thing.

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Mr. Everclear........

I used to know that guy

LukeTHr wrote:

but you have to have a well balanced diet for proper nutrition. thats justa simple fact. red beer adds that balance

I've been looking at charts and can't find where it says throwing up is proper nutrition.

Ratzilla wrote:

LukeTHr wrote:

but you have to have a well balanced diet for proper nutrition. thats justa simple fact. red beer adds that balance

I've been looking at charts and can't find where it says throwing up is proper nutrition.

Lots of teenage girls would disagree.

The Other One wrote:

Ratzilla wrote:

LukeTHr wrote:

but you have to have a well balanced diet for proper nutrition. thats justa simple fact. red beer adds that balance

I've been looking at charts and can't find where it says throwing up is proper nutrition.

Lots of teenage girls would disagree.

throwing up isn't a nutrition fact for them, it's a beauty secret

So this is what you guys have been up to since I went back to work, I need friday to roll around so I can get caught up. Thanks for the chuckle!!

For what it's worth, my fam is as Volga as they come, and I have outgrown red beer. Probably mostly because we rarely have beer around that would need tomatoes.

I heard it was going to be a deli sub kind of place. Not sure if it's true.