Podnah’s may not much to look at, just a neat and narrow little two-window storefront with a couple of picnic tables outside and interior décor that’s as clean and sparse as a freshly devoured rib, but the simplistic down-home charm goes hand in hand with some of the city’s finest barbecued ribs, brisket, pulled pork, smoked trout, and yes—pecan pie. Don’t pass up the iceberg lettuce wedge, which wallows in a sea of house blue cheese dressing so beautifully tangy it borders on sour. It’s hard to say what the best day of the week to visit Podnah’s is—Tuesday is all day rib and draft happy hour, but on Saturday and Sunday breakfast is served, and until you’ve had Podnah’s eggs and brisket, you might have just thought breakfast meant overdone eggs and sad little wisps of bacon. And like me, you were so, so wrong.
