Thursday, February 28, 2008

Cecil's Texas Style Bar-B-Q (Orlando, FL)







Kyle's Order: Large Pulled Pork Sandwich Lunch special w/ Jalapeno Baked Beans and a Sweet Tea. $8.44
Doop's Order: Large Sliced Beef Sandwich Lunch special w/ BBQ Beans, Potato Salad, and Sweet Tea. $10.50

Kyle's Take: Cecil's Texas Style Bar-B-Q may look small from the outside, but that certainly does not coincide with the food on the inside. The atmosphere inside is nothing short of the "Mr. way to proud of Texas" guy, with Texas memorabilia covering the walls, and the firewood by the front door proves that fresh cooked flavor. Upon ordering at the front counter, you can watch the cooks prepare your meat right in front of you. They offer genourous portions. The Large Sandwich lunch special, comes with one meat, one side and a drink. They put the meat between 2 slices of Texas Toast, which I am a huge fan of. They offer a great variety of side dishes ranging from collard greens, to jalapeño beans...which I decided to try because I had never heard of them before. They have a separate bar for their 3 sauces instead of having them on the table. You fill little cups with either mild, hot or sweet sauce to bring back to your table. They also sell their their sauce if you're interested. The mild and hot tasted like they had a hint of A1 sauce in them. The pork was some of the best I have tasted in the Orlando area, very tender and flavorful, with almost a smoky taste. The jalapeño beans were...original to say the least. They were very spicy so I wouldn't recommend them for the weak. I personally liked them once I acquired the flavor for a few bites. Last but not least....THEY HAVE FREE ICE CREAM CONES!!! This definitely hits the spot after a nice big BBQ meal. All in All Cecils = Very satisfying.

Doop's Take:This is what i had, any questions...
As soon as you walk in, you see this little buffet line. You get in the line and up on the wall is a huge menu. You had your normal sandwiches, but there were a lot of sides and best of all... cheap prices. When you get up to where you order, there is someone there cutting up the meat and waiting for your order. They have texas toast for you, and it's already toasted for you. After getting the sandwich, you move down the line and you see a huge assortment of side dishes. They had the normal sides, beans, coleslaw, and whatnot, but they also had different sides; such as, sweet potatoes, jalapeño mashed potatoes, and whatnot. You go and pay and then you sit wherever there is an open table. They had 3 sauces to choose from, mild, sweet, and hot. The mild had a kick, it's a little spicy and the sweet tasted a lot like honey. The beef was really good. It was chewable. There were 2 things that really put this place over the top of every other barbecue place we've been to. #1... they had free ice-cream with any lunch order... i mean FREE!!!!! I don't care what it is, you cannot turn down free ice-cream... and the best thing about Cecil's... You get to fill up your own sides. I think that is the best thing ever. Cause I'm disappointed if you do not get enough for your side, but here, you get to choose how much you want. Speaking of side dishes, i got the BBQ beans and Potato Salad. The beans were good, they were mixed in with the mild sauce, but as i said before, the sauce was pretty spicy, so the beans were as enjoyable, but still eatable. The Potato Salas was home made. You can never go wrong with anything homemade. It had a sweet taste to it, and a nice hint of basil on the top of it. Cecil's Texas Style Bar-B-Q is located on S.Orange street. It's about a 10minute drive from Downtown Orlando. So if you are ever in Downtown Orlando, take the time and drive down to Cecil's, it is well worth the trip.

Kyle's Beef:Small parking lot.
Doop's Beef: The sweet tea was not homemade. The mild sauce would be considered hot at other Bar-B-Que places and if you are one of those who likes to save half your meal for later, I did not see any to-go boxes or cups.

Kyle's Rateing: 9/10
Doop's Rateing: 9/10

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's where I want to go. dope!