Goodwood BBQ Company (3.5 out of 5 Tacos)

   We try and take a different approach to rating food here at Taco Tuesday Reviews; instead of the whole experience (lighting, mood, service, ambiance), we try and make a judgement on just the quality of the food we consume! 
   If the service was poor enough to affect the food, then it is usually mentioned. Another twist is that to get a better overall feel of how good a restaurant is, we all rate and talk about what we got, so you have a broader spectrum to choose from when deciding what you want to eat.

   This weeks adventure took us to Goodwood, (Yes, yes, yes make the puns and the innuendo about this place) say what you will of their (probably poorly chosen) name, they make some good barbecue. There were seven of us that set out to find some good food this time, let's take a gander at what we all had to say:





Colby

Allan: So this is Taco Tuesday Reviews. I'm here with Colby--Colby what did you get tonight?
Colby: I got the [Prime Rib Philly Sandwich], it's really good, here at Goodwood, It's very good. There's a sauce that comes with it, it's not very good to put on it, but other than that it's just plain. I put some of this [sweet and sassy] sauce on it, it's decent on it, but I like it just plain. It has lots of cheese on it and it's almost like Tony's Cheesesteaks.

Allan: What kind of rating would you give your food tonight man?
Colby: I'll give it, probably 3 and a half out of 5.

Matt Baugh

Allan: Okay, I'm here with Matt Baugh--Taco Tuesday Reviews--Matt, what did you get here today?
Matt: Today I got the two-meat plate with the Brisket--which I've already finished, and the St, Louis Baby Back Spare Ribs.The brisket is delicious. I was really, really excited to tear into these ribs, they look really great. The smoking on them looks good and they look really meaty and hardy, which is the way I like my ribs.  

Allan: They do.
Matt: I also got the Mac n Cheese--which I was a little bit disappointed [with].

Allan: Why's that?
Matt: The cheese is a little bit runny--honestly it was like KFC mac n cheese. So it's not that great. Steak fries of course, I mean what else is there to review? But something that I love about Goodwood, is the consistency with their barbecue; some places are a little bit tougher. But my biggest issue with them is their price--they're a little bit more expensive. 

Allan: Alright, what would you rate your meal experience?
Matt: I'm gonna give it 4 tacos out of 5. 

Kevin

Allan: Kevin! How are you doin'?
Kevin: Oh, hello!

Allan: What did you get here tonight man?
Kevin: I got Loaded Smashed Potatoes and some Mac n Cheese, which the Mac n Cheese is gone. 

Allan: Okay, how was it?
Kevin: The Mac n Cheese was pretty good, the potatoes were just... oceaned in butter, which is good, unless I want to live a long time, which, yeah I don't.

Allan: Anything that stood out man?
Kevin: Nah, it was just a side, it wasn't an actual meal.

Allan: Alright, how would you rate your eating experience here then?
Kevin:  I would rate it about 4 out of 5 tacos. I like the atmosphere, it's not La Luna, but it's still pretty good. 

Julia

Allan: So Julia, what did you get here tonight?
Julia: I got the 1/3 rack of the St. Louis Ribs. And Kevin's Mac n Cheese side with some Fries. 
Allan: Okay, how was everything?
Julia: The Ribs were good... The Mac n Cheese leave something to be desired.

Allan: Was there anything else that stood out?
Julia: The sauce was good, their barbecue sauce is good. I tried this Sweet n Sassy. 
Allan: Overall how would you rate it then?
Julia: I'm gonna give it 3 tacos. 

Jolene

Jolene: So, I'm a vegetarian, so I did not have any meat. But I did appreciate that they had several  salad options. So I just got a side salad, they said that all of their dressings are homemade--I got the honey mustard, which was very good. I got Macaroni for my side, I was expecting like southern style, baked mac n cheese, it was not that. And then I also got the Sweet Potato Fries, they're kind of soggy, they're not very crunchy and also they have sugar on them instead of salt, so I wasn't expecting that. But I did love their sauces; I did love the Sweet n Sassy, it was really smokey and I liked that a lot
Kevin: Awesome. what rating would you give this place? Be honest.
Jolene: 1 taco.

Allan

Kevin: This is Allan's interview.. (bum bum BUH!). Allan, what'd you have this fine evening?
Allan: I got the two meat platter, I got them both Brisket. One of the sides was Steak Fries, and the other one was this Sweet Smashed Potatoes with Pecans. 

Kevin: How was it?
Allan: It was fantastic. The brisket was cooked amazingly, it was tender, delicious. The sweet mashed potatoes were a great complement to it. It was almost like having dessert. And like what Matt said before [about the] Steak Fries: you can't go wrong with [them]. Their signature barbecue sauce is great. 

Kevin: What rating would you give this place? 
Allan: I would give this place 4 and a half tacos. 
Kevin: There you have it: Allan's interview. 

   So some of the collective agreements that we had about Goodwood was their amazing barbecue sauce, the "Sweet n Sassy." The St. Louis Ribs and the Brisket also received high praise as well. As far as sides go (and choosing the right sides with your meal sometimes make or break the experience), some of the best seemed to be the Smashed Potatoes, both the Sweet and the Loaded ones. And Steak Fries are almost a staple food when it comes to good barbecue.

   If you decide to go to Goodwood, then this time around for our reviews I would look at the ones given by Allan and Matt Baugh (since they gave such high marks). But even if you decided to go and get something that we didn't try, be sure to get something you can use their Sweet and Sassy sauce with, because it is the bomb-digggity. This time the overall review (taken and rounded to the nearest half or whole) is 3.5 out of 5 tacos.

Also, be sure to check out this awesome podcast done by Matt Baugh. It's a bunch of Music junkies weighing in on the music of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

The Bad Wagon Podcast

Wingers - Redwood and 9000 (4 out of 5 Taco Rating)

   "We haven't been to a Wingers in about a year so we decided that this would be a good opportunity!" Is what I would say if that were true. But the process of choosing a place to eat for us usually resembles a board meeting: "We should go here" "No, that's stupid, we should go here." This time it was a toss-up between Wingers, Wingnuts and some barbecue place. So Wingers won out, and it was a good win for most of us! 
   Also of note is this blog is a little different than the usual fare; we decided to try video reviews! So many pardons to those that were looking for some light reading with this one. But give it a whorl and see what you think of our video experience at Wingers:

Matt Baugh and Curtis - The Colossal Wings

Jolene and Julia - Wahi-Wahi Tacos and "Amazing Strips." (Respectively)

Jolene

Julia

Kira - The House Combo with Sticky Fingers and Wings

Josh - Sticky Finger Dinner

Marc - Sticky Finger Salad

Colby - The Sticky Finger Burger

Kevin - Cookie Zookie

Allan - Sticky Finger Dinner

   Wingers! We had a sarcastic waitress serve us, and most of us are of the same demeanor, so we thought she was a hoot! Well, most of us. But the food! The food was fantastic for most; I guess this place has some of the best wings in the Salt Lake Valley according to Matt Baugh (who is quite the wings connoisseur), so give the wings a try! And don't worry, you don't have to get as many as Matt and Curtis did, they have different sizes to enjoy as well. 

   The Sticky Fingers seem to have been another really big hit with most of our group, so find a meal with those in them. And our resident foodie, Jolene, gave the Wahi-Wahi Tacos a 4 taco rating (which is pretty high for her), so it might be worth investigating. But, the reviews are in, the trays in their upright position and the ballots counted and the final tally for our experience at Wingers rounds up to a 4 taco rating:

Also, here's a small plug for Matt Baugh: He is part of a podcast group the reviews and talks about music. And if you ever listen to Matt Baugh talk about music, most of you will realize that this guy knows more about music than a Penguin knows about ice. So maybe check it out at this link:

The Bad Wagon 

Leatherby's: Family Creamery - Taylorsville location (3.5 out of 5)

   Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a while since we posted a review, but we are here back again, and with a simple, yet tasty, place to eat: Leatherby's. The atmosphere of the place feels like a 1950's diner as it seems to herald back to the days of tall glass ice cream sundaes, a counter (although I don't think you can sit at this one), it even has a jukebox (which is, alas, a digital one)!
   Leatherb'y primary drive, purpose, or whatever you'd like to call it, is to create and sell buttercream-style ice cream, with the bonus of selling some diner-like food. It is heard that if your Mormon in Utah and you haven't been to a Leatherby's before, you're kind of an oddity. Whatever the case may be, come see what we thought of the food on this visit, so you can determine a good course of action in acquiring a good meal:

Curtis

Allan: (Curtis' intro music) We're here with Curtis tonight at Leatherby's, what'd you get tonight?
Curtis: I got the Southwest Chicken Sandwich with Cheese Fries

Allan: How was that?
Curtis: It was really good. The cheese was really well melted in the sandwich, from when they pressed it, it was really nice. The only problem I had was the bread was a little burnt in some places, other than that it was really good.

Allan: Cool, cool. Anything else you wanted to add, point out, or would you like to just rate it?
Curtis: I think I'll just rate it. I'll give it three tacos.
Allan: (sings) Three tacos for Cuuuurtis!

Marc

Allan: Marc, what'd you get today?
Marc: It's called the Baron of Beef.

Allan: Okay, how was it?
Marc: The bread was really bad, it was just plain. And the Au Jus wasn't amazing, so it was kind of depressing. But I had cheese fries, and they were good.

Allan: Alright, then how would you rate your meal?
Marc: I also had Sherbet with Strawberries.

Allan: Would you like to rate them separately?
Marc: No, [I'll rate them together.] I'll give them 3 tacos.
Allan: 3 Tacos. thank you Marcus.

Kevin

Allan: I'm here with Keviiiiiiiin. What'd you get Kevin?
Kevin: I got Turkey Club, bacon on the side?

Allan: Did it come on the side?
Kevin: Yes, it also came with cheese fries.

Allan: And how was everything?
Kevin: It was really good.

Allan: How would you rate your food?
Kevin: I'd rate it pretty good. About 4 out of 5. I really like the food here, luckily I didn't get ice cream, 'cause their ice cream sucks... But their food's good.
Allan: Alright, fair enough. Thank you for your input.

Julia

Cheese Fries

Allan: I'm here with Jules tonight, Jules, what'd you get?
Julia: [I got] "Allan's Black and Tan," and it's delicious. I don't get it smothered in sauce though, it's too much for me. So I got half the sauce they [normally] put on it. And then I also got cheese fries--you can't go wrong with cheese fries. And I',m so full eating junk food!

Allan: Awesome, the American way. What would you rate your experience here tonight?
Julia: It was good--like 3 and a half tacos.

Allan

Curtis: Good evening to all who may be listening. I'm Curtis from Taco Tuesday Reviews. I'm here at Leatherby's with Allan--Allan what'd you get tonight?

Allan: I got the Mile High Burger, it was delicious--very, very good. They put ham on the burger and mozzarella cheese that was melted on it just right. And I got it with cheese fries--the cheese fries here are fantabulous.

Curtis: Well that sounds really great Allan, did you get any desserts afterwards?
Allan: I saw a dessert that was named after myself--I'm assuming anyway, because it's spelled the exact same way as my name. It's called Allan's Black and Tan, really good ice cream. I'm usually not one for this smoother, hazelnut taste, but this actually tasted very [good].

Curtis: Alright Allan, anything else? And what would you rate your meal today?
Allan: I'd probably give it 4 tacos.
Curtis: Alright you heard it: 4 tacos. (-Curtis gives a thought of the day, so listen to the audio!-)

Want classic American-style food? Leatherby's seems to be one of the best spots for filling that inner need to indulge. Some of the best food for us this time around was the Mile High Burger, and the Turkey Club Sandwich. Also, if you are a fan of Hazelnut, then the Allan's Black and Tan ice cream concoction is a good direction to go in: 

Or if you are a Sherbet fan:

Whatever your tastes, if you like buttercream, burgers and Jukeboxes, then check out Leatherby's. Our group total for this visit is 3 and a half tacos.