Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Small-town barbecued meatloaf...and bikers

Posted by Charles Ferruzza on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM

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When I say small town, I mean practically microscopic: population 120 people.

I stumbled into this combination biker bar and barbecue pit traveling through Missouri on one of our speedy eastbound interstates. The joint serves a limited menu but attracts a motley clientele. When I stopped there, I saw a biker chick who looked remarkably like Maria Ouspenskaya -- the grim-faced fortune teller in The Wolfman -- and, sitting at a different table, a biker raconteur who regaled the whole dining room with the tale of hosting a "naked party" at the Lake of the Ozarks. (One of the more sheepish male guests, he said, preferred wearing a tie-dyed G-string to giving the Full Monty).

Where is this restaurant?

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Realist: It's neither of those towns. And I understand that since the 2000 census, the population has increased slightly from the 120 figure. So keep guessing.

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Posted by Charles on September 8, 2010 at 10:28 AM

According to this Missouri Smallest Places website, there are only two towns in Missouri with a population of 120 - Jameson and DeWitt. So your joint has to be in one of the two, although I couldn't say which.

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Posted by Realist on September 8, 2010 at 9:12 AM

Ben: Biffles...and bikers? Nope.
James: A Bates-like motel was once across from the biker joint, but it's not in Bates City.

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Posted by Charles on September 8, 2010 at 7:58 AM

Bates City BBQ in Bates City, MO.

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Posted by James on September 7, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Biffle's BBQ in Concordia.

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Posted by Ben3 on September 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM

Great guess smh...but, no.

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Posted by Charles on September 7, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Sweetwater BBQ in St. Robert.

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Posted by smh on September 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
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