Loading ...Authenticity At El Camino Real
Posted by Foobooz on February 25th, 2009
Adam Erace enjoys the ‘cue at El Camino Real.
The better half of El Camino’s menu pays tribute to pit-style West Texas barbecue, with Zavala smoking nine cuts of meat (plus seitan for the vegans) over applewood mesquite in the restaurant’s twin 250-pound smokers. The pig wings, three smoked and deep-fried pork shanks, are my new drinking buddies. They packed all the hot, buttery satisfaction of conventional wings, plus the falling-apart texture of braised short ribs.
Priced by the quarter-pound and served with pickles, buttered thick-cut Texas toast—Baker Street bakes the Wonder-like loaves exclusively for El Camino—and spicy or sweet house-made barbecue sauces, the smoked meat entrees brought out the best in the kitchen as well as the bartender.
Keepin’ It Real [Philadelphia Weekly]
El Camino Real [Official Site]
1040 N Second St, Philadelphia, PA
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