Category: Food

‘Cue Smackdown – T.C.’s RIB CRIB v. MEMPHIS CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE

We at ELV get tired of seeing all those “Best Of….” banners all over town — especially when nothing could be further from the truth.

Such is the case with T.C.’s Rib Crib — a friendly, modest little joint on West Desert Inn that has perfectly passable ‘cue, but that’s not even in the same league as Memphis Championship Barbecue.

Of course barbecue, we’re fond of saying, is like sex — the worst we’ve ever had was still pretty good.

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Hot Chicks + Douchebags + Jerry Tarkanian(?) + Bloody Good Bloody Marys + Fun Food = SIMON BRUNCH

ELV doesn’t know where to start when describing the Simon Brunch at the Palms Place Pool. The sensory overload is almost too much for his middle-aged brain. But the food is fun (if not fabulous), and there’s no denying the appeal of watching lots of young women eating in their sleepwear.

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