The day before the wedding we arrived at the hotel, to find that it doesn't serve lunch. We set out searching for a generic pizza place, but couldn't find it. We spotted a deli, and were making our way towards it when we noticed a bar across the street. We picked the bar (duh!), which turned out to be The Stanhope House! Score, a blues club, and legendary BBQ joint.
I had the The BBQ Chicken Sandwich, and Dan the Smoked Brisket Sandwich
Oh yeah, fries, coleslaw and HUSH PUPPIES!
Sorry, I got excited. I hate that this place is so far from us, cause I could eat here every farkin week.
After our amazing lunch, we basically partied all weekend, and topped it off by finally trying the new(to us) Sonic on the way home.
Now it doesn't really seem fair to complain about fast food, because it is, well, fast food. But this was a major let down.
I don't know how service can suck at a drive-through, but it did. Service aside, the food was just meh.
I had the Grilled Chicken Sandwich (for someone who doesn't really eat red meat, this was the only option. The website lists veggie burgers, but they weren't on the menu here.)
Which was at least a true (albeit tasteless) chicken breast.
And a side of "Ched R Peppers". Ok, these were pretty good in a greasy, eat after a weekend of hard drinking way, as evidenced by my eating three before taking the picture.
Dan had a Double Cheeseburger, which looked pretty fancy, but tasted exactly like a McDonald's Burger.
I did enjoy the drinks, Dan had a super-thick vanilla milkshake, and I had an Ocean Water (Sprite + Blue Coconut flavor).
So, in sum, Stanhope house--worth the forty minute drive; Sonic--not worth the five minute drive.
