Ashley's Bar-B-Que Boneless Barbecue Turkey Breast
Ashley’s Bar-B-Que (1501 W. Center St.) has been serving its signature smoked meats, fried fish, sandwiches and fixings solely on a take-out basis since opening for business in the late ’60s.
Recently, Ashley’s added a Friday-Sunday take-out soul food buffet, spooned up from behind a plexiglass partition. The offerings vary week to week. On a recent visit, rib tips were the star attraction—the uniquely sweet, hot and vinegary taste of Ashley’s own barbecue sauce on the meaty tips held up well under the heat lamps. Such wasn’t quite the case for the somewhat dried red sauce atop a nonetheless fulsome and flavorful slice of meatloaf.
Green beans were served with miniature medallions of white potato. Sweet potatoes, collard greens and the customary corn bread pancake rounded out the meal. It might be intriguing to see a similar buffet set-up at Ashley’s Walker’s Point sports bar operation, Ashley’s Que. But the family’s original location gives diners on the go a convenient way to enjoy African American soul food favorites.
