<p>Dreamland, I think you meant to say? I’m interested to know how you like Alabama-style BBQ compared to Texas-style bbq.</p>
<p>Dreamland, yes, sorry. 11 hour drive yesterday and walking campus in heat has me worn to a nub. I grew up near Nashville, so BBQ to me is pulled pork, and Dreamland’s was Delicious! The BBQ sauce was excellant. While the banana pudding came highly recommended, I thought it had too much whipped cream and prefer the nilla wafers whole rather than crushed…it was good…not great. TX BBQ is beef, of course, and not the same deal at all…I love it, but, to me, if it isn’t pork…it isn’t BBQ.</p>
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<p>Great news. Looking forward to your full report. Please have it on our desks in triplicate, bright and sharp tomorrow!</p>
<p>As for your reference to Brigadoon, it reminds me of a trivia question. In what ways are UA and the LSU offense similar to Brigadoon?</p>
<p>Answer: Like Brigadoon, 'Bama no longer harbors a wondrous secret. Like Brigadoon, the LSU offense appears once every 200 years. ;)</p>
<p>What restaurants are in walking distance from campus - for the students who won’t be able to drive the rental car and would prefer not to hang with the parents?</p>
<p>Buffalo Phils, Swen, Waffle House, to name a few…</p>
<p>also…El Rincon Mexican, Pita Pit, Bento Japanese, Moe’s (I think that’s what’s across from Coldstone Creamery.)…</p>
<p>…that pizza place by Swen Chinese …is it NY Pizza or what???</p>
<p>Pita Pit, Hungry Howies, Firehouse Subs, Jack’s (on Hackberry Lane, not on the strip)</p>
<p>Is DePalma’s open for lunch?</p>
<p>And which Dreamland is suggested? Putting addresses in my GPS.</p>
<p>Depalma’s opens at 11am for lunch. </p>
<p>As to which Dreamland it depends on if you just want to eat ribs or if you want a few other menu options as well. The original on Jug Factory Rd is a must visit at some point just to see it. But I’d recommend the one in Northport as it offers many more menu options.</p>
<p>Don’t forget Archibalds for some ribs as well. The original can be a little hard to find but the easiest way I can tell you is to head north/west on McFarland over the bridge and make a left onto Hospital Dr. Take that to the top of the hill and turn right. Archibalds will be on your left in about 100 feet.</p>
<p>To get to the Dreamland in Northport simply take Univ Blvd towards downtown. Make a right onto Lurleen Wallace and take that over the bridge. Make the first right on the other side of the bridge and another quick right onto Bridge Ave and Dreamland will be right there.</p>
<p>Thanks, Casino.</p>
<p>The NorthPointe Dreamland has options for any style eater in the family…</p>
<p>TX means the Northport Dreamland.</p>
<p>Yes, sorry. It was easy to get to.</p>
<p>We wanted to try the Cypress Inn, but it was closed both Sunday and Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.</p>
<p>BTW, the University of Alabama is officially OPEN on Memorial Day, and according to both Dr. Oneal and Dean Hardin, has ALWAYS been open on Memorial Day…There were plenty of people on campus, especially the Bama Bound students, but many (about 1/4) of the faculty and staff offices were open as far as we could tell. All of the Ferg seemed open, at least early in the day. When we met a representative of Greek Life there late in the afternoon, the food court had closed and I think the SOUP (?) closed at five.</p>
<p>The Supe Store.</p>
<p>Good to know that Bama is open on Memorial Day. I wonder if that’s because Day 1 of a Bama Bound is the next day and a number of people arrive a day early???</p>
<p>Glad things went well for you and your D.</p>
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<p>As you can probably tell, I have hearing issues (I can’t) and often mis-hear things…although I must say, despite the humidity, I DID wear my hearing aids during the tour, and had that awful “wet bug in my ear” feeling all day. lol I had hoped they were worth the discomfort, but from what I’ve gotten wrong (Ex., Dixieland. NorthPointe (name of our church), and SOUP) obviously I needed to turn up the volume. I WAS paying attention!!! lol</p>
<p>lol…Soup and Supe are pronounced the same, so unless you saw it written, you wouldn’t have known. :)</p>
<p>Got home earlier tonight from Bama Bound. I had pulled up this thread on where to eat, and I got a kick out of the comments regarding Taco Casa. My BIL is a UA alum, and we had asked him what would be good, and he said Taco Casa! We didn’t take the bait, though. Ended up at Bentos, which was good, but seemed a little pricey for college students. Wanted to go to Newk’s today on the way out of town, but it was horribly crowded. There’s a Newk’s in Memphis and Tupelo, and I love their pimento and cheese. For the Yankees on this board, that’s a Southern specialty.</p>
<p>Your BIL is a good man! I actually skipped Taco Casa this time. We went to Mugshots Monday night. It was good. We had lunch at Cypress Inn today and it was great as always. I enjoyed the lunch I had yesterday at the cafeteria in Ferguson Center–is it called Fresh Company or something like that? They had baked chicken, mac and cheese, and fresh (cooked in front of you) fried green tomatoes. Also had really excellent peach cobbler. Dinner at Lakeside was good as well. If I were a freshman I would gain the freshman 30, not the Freshman 15.:)</p>
<p>Fresh Food Co.</p>
<p>For affordable “Japanese” and sushi, give Ichiban a try. It’s next to the Indian restaurant, in the strip mall with the bowling alley, walking distance from campus. Their prices are usually 20% lower than Bento or Hokkaido’s.</p>