Sunday, June 14, 2009

Paddling out for lunch

Just a short food review of some paddler-chow[1] on Lake Conroe. After stumbling (or perhaps "drifting" would be a better word for an aqua-pedestrian such as myself) on "Zach's Bar-B-Q Barge" last weekend, I figured I had to try it. It was good. Okay, maybe a bit more detail is in order...


A BBQ Chicken Sandwich and side of potato salad on a plastic plateZach's Bar-B-Q Barge is docked at what is now "The Palms" marina, formerly Anchorage marina. Judging by the sparse appearance on Google Maps' old aerial imagery and what some people have told me, Anchorage marina was pretty small and perhaps quite run-down. "The Palms" is all-new, very nice, and appears to have a lot more stuff...including the "Bar-B-Q Barge", who appear to have an agreement with The Palms to dock there and do business. The Barge is open on Saturdays and Sundays, serving various BBQ Ribs, beef, and chicken along with a couple of more generic items like hot dogs. I wanted to try the baby back ribs, but decided if I was going to get down to take pictures of the "Southern Empress" and then across the lake to check out Walden marina before heading back home, I'd be better off with something a little lighter. I went with the BBQ Chicken sandwich (pictured here - yes, that's the actual sandwich I ate) which, as I said at the beginning, was good. Personally, I'd have preferred about half as much sauce, but with a teapoon or so of mayonnaise and some swiss cheese melted on top, but that's because I'm an admitted culinary wierdo rather than there being anything wrong with the sandwich...


In any case, I expect to gladly use "Zach's Bar-B-Q Barge" as an excuse to get my lazy butt back into the kayak again in the future.


[1] Yes, the "(Blahblahblah) Chow" thing is almost certainly a trademark of Ralston-Purina corporation, and, no, nothing here has anything to do with them. Also, I'm pretty confident that nothing they serve at the Barge comes as hard chunks of kibble, and I don't think my sandwich would have "made its own gravy[2]" if I dumped water on it. The "Paddler Chow" thing is just parody, obviously.


[2] Okay, okay, "Gravy Train" doesn't have anything to do with Ralston Purina either.

3 comments:

Ivan Privaci said...

I forgot to explicitly mention: you should find Zach's Bar-B-Q Barge (at least on Saturdays and Sundays) right where the Google Maps link in the post above points to (at an elevation of approximately 60m if you want the FULL ICBM Address).


geostr:30.415824,-95.56848,60:geostr

LakeConroePenny,TX said...

Hi, I found this interesting that someone is blogging about paddling Lake Conroe, where I live.
I can't wait to hear about some more places that you have been on this lake.
Happy Trails, Penny.

Kitchen said...

Hi, I'd be interested in a blog showing the creeks that run out of Conroe, if there are any. The info on the free spots to get lake access is awesome! Thanks.