Rats in the Kitchen?
A couple of days ago, The Wonderful Husband took Baby A to see the new animated movie "Ratatouille." Afterwards, they went next door to an awesome little quick-serve BBQ place called The Q Shack. (She's had a thing for BBQ chicken lately.)
TWH is holding Baby A in his arms as they place their order. Baby A blurts out to the server,
"Have you got a bunch of rats cooking back there in the kitchen?"
Now, someone from Taco Bell or KFC might have taken that question a little hard. But the server laughed and said, "Let me guess—you just saw 'Ratatouille.' Am I right?"
To which Baby A just laughed, nodded, and hid her face in TWH's shoulder in true three-year-old fashion. Little jokester, she.
Q Shack has turned out to be one of our favorite options for quick and inexpensive family meals out. In spite of being Southern through and through, I don't care much for BBQ—I'm too picky about meat—but the generous veggie-based sides, like cole slaw, collards, and baked beans are perfect. I get a four-side plate (cheap! it's like $3.50), TWH gets a BBQ chicken sandwich, and we make a plate for Baby A with chicken, mac and cheese, and some veggies.
So if you're a meat-eatin' family and your Quicksie is into some of those things, give a BBQ place a try. If you don't have a Q Shack, maybe look for Famous Dave's. One contact who knows the quick-serve industry inside and out told me last week that BBQ is the next big thing in fast food—so your options will probably only grow over the next few years.
