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Smokin' Chicken & Ribs

I thought I'd try Padilla's for lunch today but when I got there, I saw a handlettered blackboard across Girard from Padilla's advertising chicken and ribs. Next to the board was what must be the Cadillac of smokers puffing away. I had come upon what the restaurant biz calls a "soft" opening of My Father's House of Ribs, Smokin' Dan Bullins, proprieter. I love a burrito as much as the next guy, but the aroma from the smoker pulled me to the west side of the street. It turns out that Dan Bullins grew up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina not far from me and he learned the art of smoking meat there and in Kentucky and, most recently, in New Orleans. He's working on getting a little restaurant going on the corner there across from Padilla's on Girard just south of Indian School Rd., but, until that's ready, he's serving a modified menu of pork ribs and chicken with beans or potato salad "al fresco" (with all pertinent permits and inspections.) He has three choices of homemade sauces, but it did my Tar Heel soul good to taste Dan's grandmother's authentic vinegar based sauce that calls NC home. It's $8 for half a chicken or six ample ribs. Proceeds go to help support My Father's House home for men in recovery that Dan runs. He plans to be "open" Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca on October 19, 2011 at 7:08pm

The food is excellent -- I also highly recommend it.

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Permalink Reply by Gabriel on November 10, 2011 at 7:26pm

Just stopped by today... Up to $10 for the ribs, but 6 big ribs potato salad, beans and sauce made for two good meals.

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Permalink Reply by David Cameron on November 17, 2011 at 8:34am

I stopped by yesterday and found that the restaurant location Mr. Bullins was hoping to move into didn't work out but that he is available for catering. He said he's already landed three large holiday dinners, one at the ABQ Country Club. He also said he will have his smoker going on Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am - 6 pm at 511 Madeira, SE. Gabriel, I bought one order of ribs for $10 and it fed three in my family! Mr. Bullins said I could give out his phone number. It is 505-312-3895

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Permalink Reply by George Taylor on December 15, 2011 at 7:04am

That address on Madeira looks strictly residential, as least as far as Google Street View shows. So he is no longer across from Padilla's through the week?

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Permalink Reply by David Cameron on December 16, 2011 at 9:20pm

George,

The Madeira address is residential. He's got his smoker set up outside and is still cooking chicken and ribs Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I don't know how colder weather is going to effect that if any. He's beginning to do a lot of catering jobs.

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Permalink Reply by Seiki Alice on December 15, 2011 at 12:27am

Thank you so much for your post.
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Permalink Reply by Rand Rensvold on December 27, 2011 at 12:32pm

Thanks David, I will have to try it out. Always in the mood for good BBQ!

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Permalink Reply by Ron Da Bomb on March 14, 2012 at 12:46pm

Haven't been to Padilla's in a few years. Any recent reviews? I always hated getting one of those tables in the front dining room and having to eat your food with the line snaking in and out of the dining room, people looking hungrily at your food.