This place has been open for a long time and is currently under new management. Please ignore the prior bad reviews and I encourage those who left bad reviews to give it another try as the new owners have significantly improved the food. The Ambiance is quaint with early 20th century pieces scattered about and a copper ceiling. We started with the fried pickles spears which were hand-breaded, not to juicy where the breading falls of when you eat them, and very good dill flavor with the herbed breading. The onion rings were also hand breaded, crunchy, and delicous. The in-house made pastrami is very good, the brisket had great flavor and a nice smoke ring, the 1 lb loaded baked potato was very filling and the toppings were plenty. As always salt everything to your taste. The BBQ sauce on the table was sweet smokey and tangy. You have to ask for spicy BBQ which they add the heat to the house sauce and bring it to the table. BBQ business is hard enough and trying to overcome the ineptness of prior owners and managers difficult. This place is worth the stop and head across the street to take your picture with the large leg lamp afterwards before the city is forced to remove it. I hope they don't but Warner Brothers is suing the city to remove it. read more