Frog's BBQ Pad: Gainesville, FL

This review is dedicated to every BBQ lover that had that one gasping, sauce dripping, fall off the bone BBQ experience they will never forget and will compare every BBQ place they visit in the future to that particular experience.
There is a small shack about 10 miles west of Gainesville in the rural town of Williston. I have now confirmed from my own experiences with food that the local shacks in every small town usually make the best comfort food and put the most care in their food. They don’t have time to make the place look pretty because they are making sure the food tastes the way its supposed to taste.

Frogs BBQ Pad is one such shack that makes mouthwatering BBQ. Don't worry, no Amphibians were harmed in the making of this BBQ. Their specialties include, ribs, pulled pork, beef plates, and classic BBQ sandwiches that set your taste buds ablaze. They have sides like fried okra, homemade baked beans and other Southern favorites. My favorite items on the menu would have to be the gigantic titanous beef ribs and the pork plate because they are cooked to absolute perfection and the portions are large. For about 10 dollars, you can get a 1/2 lb of "fall off the bone" ribby goodness or a mound of delicious pulled pork smothered in sauce in between two pieces of garlic toast. Now there is a good amount of sauce on the BBQ itself when it comes out, BUT you can always ask for more and what you get is quite a surprise. One of the employees will hand you a Styrofoam cup filled to the brim with their tangy smokey, thick BBQ sauce so you dunk and dip your BBQ in it as much as you’d like. You may become so drunkenly obsessive with this BBQ sauce that you may find yourself drinking the cup of sauce rather than your cup of Coca Cola.

The atmosphere is not much to look at from the outside. Off of Highway Route 27, you'll see this little rugged shack from the road and its dusty parking lot. When you enter, you’ll see there isn’t much room for sitting: a couple of tables and a long antique green velvet bench. When you order, you have to speak through a small window barely big enough for the employees face to fit through. This tactic makes me think that these people take their BBQ seriously, and like to keep it a secret. That is what is so magical about good BBQ; people go to great lengths to protect their recipes and keep their guest wondering.

Take a chance on this place. The food is full-bodied, and you can tell that someone behind that mysterious window put alot of time into making it. Trust me when I say that you will leave there full and belly-busted so that you can go home and pass out on the couch watching Seinfeld completely satisfied.