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I imagine most people would expect to get a little messy when they dine out at a barbecue restaurant. My family joined other relatives Tuesday for our first visit to Famous Dave's on Moreland Blvd. and we were prepared for the mess, or so we thought.
If you've never been to Famous Dave's you have to realize that everything is large. My sister shared her beer with me because the glass it comes in was way too tall for her alone. I didn't have much chance to touch my large soda when dinner arrived. My huge plate of ribs and catfish fingers arrived before I took a single sip of soda and, as I took the platter to set it down on the crowded table, it tipped the glass of Pepsi spilling the entire contents into my lap.
In retrospect it was probably the perfect spill. What could have gone all over the table, my uncle and my mom ended up just on me. Yeah, I was uncomfortable but you have to look on the bright side, right?
The meal was excellent even if they gave me two potatoes instead of an order of Wilbur beans, whatever those are. I was so full, and wet, after dinner that I didn't even want to think about dessert - until we were told about it. Since everyone was getting something, I made sure to talk enough people into ordering different so that our table had at least one of each of the six or so offerings. It all sounded so good to me that I had to try everything, and since the portions were huge they never missed it anyway. The best? Kahlua brownie and Key lime pie.
