Beef Brisket Full Order with sides of Mac N Cheese and Potato Salad – $20

With the closure of Roscoe’s BBQ in Phoenix early last year, a void was left between Medford and Yreka for a BBQ joint. I thought someone would fill that niche quickly, but it took more than a year. Last week Home State BBQ & Beer opened on the corner of Gresham and East Main in the old Evo’s location.

We gave it a try this past Sunday. The mist maker on the patio was a nice touch given the heat. The inside was full, and the patio wouldn’t have been very hospitable (even in the shade) without the moisture. Another lovely feature was the cold, wet napkins.

Six beers were on tap and more were in bottles in the fridge. Sandwiches (pulled pork, chicken, or brisket) were $9, but we opted to split a full order of the brisket so that we could try out some sides too. The brisket was very good–not the best BBQ I’ve ever had but not average enough to keep me from wanting to return. The sides were OK at best. The mac and cheese could have been Annie’s for all I know. I won’t be ordering it again. The potato salad wasn’t nearly as good as Sammich’s.

I’ll probably try a sandwich next time. Next time I have sides I will go for something different, maybe the Butcher’s Green Chili or just a Green Salad. You can see the full menu here.

Posted on July 9th, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: food, Samsung SM-G900V Galaxy S5 cell phone camera. Comments Off on Home State BBQ & Beer

Breakfast w/ beer @ Club 66

There are lots of good places to eat breakfast in Ashland. On the weekends you can wait for an hour before being served (at places like Breadboard, Morning Glory, The Wild Goose, and Brothers–all wonderful places to eat BTW) and walk out paying $10-15 for your meal if you drink water. However, did you know that on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. you can walk into Club 66 and have a delicious breakfast without waiting AND have a beer too for just $8? If Sunday morning (early afternoon) sports are your thing then you can watch the game while you eat!

Posted on May 3rd, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: club 66, food, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Sunday Breakfast in Ashland

Jolene’s Sweets – Ashland, Oregon

Mmmmmm….

Easter is coming. Time to call Jolene.

Posted on March 11th, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: food, jolene's sweets, Nikon 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor AI-S Manual Focus Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Jolene’s Sweets

pork tacos @ Club 66

Who’s ready for lunch?

Posted on March 5th, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: club 66, food, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Ashland’s Club 66’s pork tacos

Sammich (Ashland, Oregon)
pastrami on baguette w/ russian dressing, swiss cheese, and slaw

I’m not a big rye guy so I have had my pastrami sandwiches at Sammich on a baguette instead. Good stuff.

Posted on January 6th, 2014 under only in ashland, places. Tags: food, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D600, sammich. Comments Off on Sammich (part 5)

I’m guessing Jolene isn’t looking for any orders today or tomorrow, but here was the scene at my house last week.

Posted on December 24th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: bokeh, christmas, food, jolene's sweets, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D600, trees. Comments Off on Jolene’s Sweets for Christmas

Sammich “Michael”
(slow cooked beef with bbq sauce and slaw)

In my never-ending quest to eat everything on the Sammich menu, including the constantly changing specials, I offer one of those specials for your visual consumption–Michael.

Note that Sammich is very kid friendly. While waiting for my order on this day I successfully completed drawings (not really) both in the Happy Holidays Cat in the Hat and Angry Birds coloring books you can see behind the Michael.

Posted on December 18th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: food, Nikon D600, sammich, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Sammich’s Michael

Sammich “Burg”
Ashland, Oregon

I had gone through nearly all of Sammich’s regular menu and enjoyed many of their specials as well before I tried the Burg. Typically I only order burgers at places when the rest of the menu stinks so it seemed pointless to order a burger at a place where the rest of the menu is fantastic.

Alas, my thinking was off, and I should have tried Sammich’s Burg long before. My first one was so good that the last two times I have gone to Sammich I have repeated my order. Unlike other places (which shall remain unnamed) in which the burger is sometimes undercooked, sometimes overdone, and sometimes features a stale bun, all three of my Burgs at Sammich have been identical in their deliciousness.

Posted on December 7th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: food, Nikon 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor AI-S Manual Focus Lens, Nikon D600, sammich. Comments Off on Sammich’s Burg

Carrots @ Portland Saturday Farmer’s Market @ PSU

Today’s photo is from last Saturday morning. Portland was experiencing some relatively rare sun, and it was hitting these carrots just so. I couldn’t resist a pic.

Posted on November 28th, 2013 under outside of ashland. Tags: food, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, portland. Comments Off on Happy Thanksgiving!