Satchmo's

One of the best BBQ joints in town. Unfortunately, they're on the east side of town, or I'd go there more often. The jambalaya is excellent. The catfish is OK, but not as good as it was at the Field House before they dropped it. My only real complaint is that the gumbo is Creole style (with roux) rather than Cajun: to me it's not gumbo without okra and seafood.

I like big, old-fashioned spare ribs, with all the extra meat and gristle hanging off, not the baby back or St. Louis style, and I have not found any place in Flagstaff that makes them that way. [Satchmo's spare ribs are closest to my ideal, but still not quite there.] Back in the 1990s, there was a place called BBQ Express that made good spare ribs, but the management changed and it went down the toilet. That location is now Little Thai Kitchen.

For a brief period of time, there was an Alabama style BBQ drive-thru that made good spare ribs: it was located in what was originally a Texaco station on Woodlands Blvd, and is now a Shell station. I was told that the BBQ place went out of business because the owner kept his money in a mattress and it was stolen.


Location
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Business Category:Local establishment (1-2 locations)
Breakfast (1-10):
Lunch (1-10):8
Dinner (1-10):
Cleanliness (1-10):7
Service (1-10):7
Noise (1-10):7
How often visited:Many times
How likely to return:Probably yes
Last known visit:2020-01-08
Last updated:2020-02-16

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