Where am I?... Is that BBQ?
January 27th 2012 06:32
I was driving on Oregon’s Highway 26 en route to the Timberline Lodge (the famous lodge used as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in the movie The Shining). I passed a huge red building bellowing smoke with a sign for BBQ.
Could great BBQ be possible in the middle of nowhere? Yep.
It was the Skyway Bar and Grill! This is a BBQ restaurant located in town called Zigzag, Oregon. According to the website, the Skyway Bar and Grill is “a roadhouse-style place featuring Chef Hornor's classic American barbeque with an Oregon spin.”
The curiosity was too much so I stopped off to see if this place could hold its own with some of Portland’s best BBQ like Clay’s Smokehouse Grill and Podnahs Pit.
I ordered the BBQ Sampler Plate, which included brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, coleslaw and baked beans for $15. I also ordered the mac and cheese. Check out the menu below.
The BBQ was delicious! It was so tender and flavorful. The meat without the sauce was mouthwatering on all three kinds of meat! Skyway carries several bbq sauces and I suggest you try a few of them to decide what you would like. I settled for plain ol’ bbq and was a bit disappointed. The meat was so good without the sauce, I was still happy.
The sides were mixed. The coleshaw was tart the tartest I ever tasted. I like it as a good combination with the meat. The bake beans were heavy on the tomato not bad but not what I prefer. The mac and cheese was a creamy mac with toasted breadcrumbs on top. It was creamy but not necessarily cheesy. The mac and cheese was good especially if you prefer creamy.
Skyway is not just a BBQ place it is a music haven with a variety of guest and open mic events too.
If you are driving on the 26 on your way up to Mt. Hood, Ski Bowl or Timberline Lodge take a minute to taste a BBQ treat at the big red building on the left. It’s worth a stop.
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