As a lifelong metalhead, I cant help but get goosebumps when one of my favorite bands opens a restaurant. I mean Alice Cooper opened his out West and it was a success. But how bout everyone else? Will the others have some Hard Rock overpriced knockoff? I had hoped not. Why shouldn't someone open something smack dab on a random road in South Florida? Nicko McBrain, the infamously talented drummer from Iron Maiden recently opened his own BBQ joint in such a "smack dab" place. I went there just the other day and I felt like I had entered as a normal 22 year old girl anticipating a pretty decent BBQ meal...and I exited as a hyped-up metal-song-screaming banshee who had just eaten one of the most epic meals of her life.
I took one of my good friends with me, another fellow metal fan..both big fans of old school metal...Motley Crue, Megadeth, Def Leppard,Dio and of course Iron Maiden. We were definitely expecting dark things from this place. And let me tell you, WE GOT OUR WISH. We pulled into the parking lot, wondering if we had gone to the right restaurant. We then saw a stick-thin pale man with long black hair and a band shirt trudging to his car. Yes. We were here.
We stepped inside. I couldn't help but allow my jaw to drop. The entire restaurant was covered from head to toe in guitars, drum sets, stage lights and Iron Maiden memorabilia. A sarcophagus of the Iron Maiden icon, Eddie sat near the door and made me jump. I expected a skeleton faced mummy to creep out to take my order. The rock themed menu was both hilarious and appetizing. It was like one big rock lover's inside joke. VIP Ceasar Salad. Rock n Roll Spare Ribs. Backstage Chix Sandwhich, Lazy Roadie Wings, Moby Rick Death Dog. I decided to go with Spare Ribs...nice lunch special 1/4 rack with garlic toast, coleslaw and fries. My friend got the Moby Rick Death Dog. Music Videos buzzed in and out on the TV next to us. Jimi Hendrix Played the Star Spangled banner and Judas Priest screamed "Breaking the Law!". Finally our food arrived, both on pewter disks..it was simply Medieval. I loved it. My ribs were smothered in house sauce, a deliciously sticky sweet BBQ sauce. You had choices of hot, mustard, house, or tangy on bottles in every table. My favorite was the tangy, and I was licking it off my fingers by the end of the meal. My other favorite part was the crispy browned fries that were in infinite shapes like twisted fingers. My lunch was so fantastic. Messy. and an overwhelming pleasure of gastronomic textures.
Now comes the fun part. My accompaniment. He ordered the Moby Rick Death Dog. We expected just a slightly abnormal looking hot dog. What came to the table was just a monster. It was rather a sausage. A foot long sausage..I'm just getting myself into trouble trying to describe this. To be honest, it looked like a porn star was out of a job and that his schlong was just sitting there on my friend's plate. It was simply colossal. It was a pepper jack cheese filled dog wrapped in bacon and then fried to perfection and topped with house chili and grilled onions. We could help but laugh at the sight of it. I just looked at my friend with raised eyebrows and said " HAH! GOOD LUCK WITH THAT". Check out the picture I post with this entry and you will see what I mean.Not surprising, it was delicious. It was crunchy on the outside and perfectly cooked and wonderfully cheesy on this inside. The grilled onions were a nice touch. We had to leave half to take home.
What a great experience. We came, we rocked, we conquered and bid everyone goodbye. A great price for the food too. 7-10 bucks for all that food and leftovers to take home! I think Nicko McBrain knew that he couldn't just make this any Rock n Roll themed restaurant. He had to put a shocking twist on everything, just like the stage shows of Iron Maiden and just how they love to surprise everyone album after album. Like I said, I walked out of there with a smile ear to ear. I felt 17 again. I can only imagine, what this place is like at night. But that...is a story for another day. Rock n Roll Ribs RULES.
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