Anyone that knows me, knows that my sense of humor stopped in about the sixth grade. And they would also not be at all surprised that Woody’s Smokehouse’s slogan would be among my favorites.
“Happy people get Woody’s”
And I’ll say that on Saturday night, the most amazing thing happened, Gretchen got a woody. That is amazing in two ways — first, and I don’t know how to break this to you, she’s a woman; and the second is that she’s a Michigan fan.
That’s right in addition to being a great double entendre about sex, all the scarlet and gray leads me to believe that the smokehouse is really named after legendary OSU football coach Woody Hayes.
And the meal was as complex as the man himself.
When we arrived our dining partners had already ordered a nacho appetizer ($8.95). In the vain of most bbq joint’s nachos it included pulled pork and was a very large collection of nacho chips, cheese, beans, and anything else they could pile on.
Gretchen had her heart set on an order of southern deep-fried pickles ($5.95) and they were better than advertised. The batter was light and crisp and the pickles were still crunchy underneath.
Moving on to dinner, Gretchen ordered the Pulled Pork Sandwich ($7.95) with baked beans and was very impressed. I can tell, because I was only offered a very small bite of the pork and baked beans. But from my sample, the pork was extremely tender and had just the right amount of smoky flavoring. The baked beans had been on for a while as all the flavors had melded together to create that wonderful complex blend of flavors that only slow-cooking can offer.
I went for the half-rack of slow-smoked baby-back ribs ($12.95) with a baked potato, corn pudding, and corn bread. The baked potato was – amazingly – a real potato. Not one of those “freak show” 200-pound monsters that the chain places have become accustomed to serving. The corn pudding wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but not bad either.
However, the ribs were very close to the best I’ve ever had. Too often, ribs are overcooked in these smokehouses and it “falls of the bone” and is a little dry. These were perfect, they tasted more like bone-in pork chops than some of the ribs I’ve had in the past. The rub was complex blend of flavors, but none of them over-powered the succulent natural rib flavors, and two sauces were served at the table for those crispy ends.
On a whole, this was a great place to eat and we’ll certainly making another trip down 42 soon. Come on out and join us, now won’t you.
Woody’s Smokehouse is located in New California at the intersection of U.S. 33 and U.S. 42 — 10198 U.S. 42, Marysville – about 15 minutes southwest of Delaware.
Photographs are property of Woody’s Smokehouse.
the deep fried pickles were AMAZING!!!! i can’t wait to go back. a definate place to put on the list of places we love to go!!!
The food there is out of this world…
We go to Woody’s for lunch at least twice a week. The service is fantastic and the food is even better. It is a place you must try.
I am sorry to say that Woodys had a fire and I have been informed next door at the gas station that Woodys will not be back. The building will be demolished and the property will be put up for sale.
I’m glad it burned. The food sucked. The waitresses looked like skanks. The prices were to high. the food was the worst. the brisket sanwich I got was all fat. then they brought me out this thing they called a burger. I never ate there again.
Yeah, Sorry you are all incorrect. The worst part is that the main article is false. The place is not named after the great OSU Coach. The owner’s name is “Woody” Green and he happens to be an OSU fan and the name is kind of a parody. The main attraction is the football on television with discounted food. He opened the place as an investment hoping plans for further development at the intersection would proceed. The developer decided not to proceed do to unstable economic climate. Yes the “smoker” was blown over by wind and the restaurant was filled with smoke (NOT A FIRE) but the main reason for not re-opening has been the lack of interest in ownership. I hate it when people blog and don’t have facts. “hearsay” I would like to find out who “JOE” is for saying the waitresses look like skanks. I happened to be good friends with the owner and waitresses well before the place opened. JOE is obviously an immature faggot.
This is the artical from the Columbus Dispatch written by Holly Zachariah of the Columbus Dispatch.
Friday, February 13, 2009 3:21 AM
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The state fire marshal’s office said it couldn’t determine what caused a fire that gutted a popular Union County restaurant early yesterday. A passer-by called 911 about 6:45 a.m. to report that Woody’s Smokehouse BBQ at the junction of Rts. 33 and 42 was on fire. State investigators determined that the fire began in a utility area of the restaurant where electric and gas service entered the building, but could not determine an exact cause. The fire wasn’t suspicious, and the possibility remains that the wind and weather might have played a role, said Shane Cartmill, spokesman for the fire marshal’s office. Lt. David Wilson of the Jerome Township Fire Department said about 45 firefighters from seven departments fought the blaze for more than two hours. By midmorning, the building still was standing but the inside was ruined, he said. The property owner is Brunwood Investments, according to the Web site of the Union County auditor. The restaurant wasn’t open at the time of the fire and no one was injured, Wilson said.
I wonder who that Charlie is to make up such a lie. Look it up people its all public record. I would be willing to bet that the Ohio fire marshal would be glad to answer any and all questions you may have if you think the wind blew the smoker over