JL Smokehouse BBQ: https://g.page/JLSmokehouse?shareJL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ - Welcome to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and today we’re going to JL Smokehouse BBQ (https://www.instagram.com/jlsmokehouse/) where James Lewis serves amazing BBQ! He is so passionate and knowledgeable about barbecue and I can’t wait for you to meet him in this video. Let’s go eat! #BBQ#Phoenix#Arizona As soon as you enter JL Smokehouse you know it’s laid back and unique. JL as he calls himself, is the pitmaster, and knows his bbq. Although he offers brisket, chicken, sausages and an assortment of meats, his southern style bbq pork ribs and pulled pork are the true highlights and something you don’t want to miss. “I have the best pulled pork in the country,” says Lewis, and when you see how the entire pork shoulder melts on the smoker, you know it’s special. Before serving it, they chop it up coarsely and then squeeze on a generous amount of their legendary bbq sauce. I ordered the slugger combo plate, which included six different bbq meats and a few sides, plus I got an entire rack of pork ribs. JL showed me how he seasons the ribs with his own recipe dry rub, then smokes the ribs bone side down - never ever flipping them over. The pulled pork was indeed the best I’ve had, so smoky, so ultra tender and bursting with flavor when combined with the tangy bbq sauce. JL mentioned that he didn’t like to classify his bbq into any US regions, but did mention that it’s influenced and similar to Memphis style bbq. “Put Some South in Your Mouth!!” - JL Smokehouse!! It was an amazing experience to hang out with JL for a few hours and learn about his process of BBQ and to eat an amazing BBQ meal. When you’re in Phoenix, Arizona, if you love food and BBQ, you’re not going to want to miss it. JL Smokehouse: https://g.page/JLSmokehouse?share
… So we arrived and I was excited to eat carnitas. As the owner Jesus and his wife explained to us, while normal Michoacan style carnitas are boiled in its own melted fat, their carnitas are a little different. They have developed a recipe of boiling the meat in oil, mainly avocado oil, to create a perfect texture to the meat, leaving it rich and flavorful without being too oily. What a move and it works so well. We got a combination of meat, stomach and skin, and as Mexi Papa demonstrated, the combination of all three is award winning - the way the meat works with the skin and the addition of salsa to create the perfect balance. Mexican Corral also surprised us with a few more amazing dishes like nopal cactus and spicy Mexican sausages hot dogs, and the cactus chalupa. By my favorite thing, besides the carnitas was the michelada, a mix of tomato juice, shrimp juice, salted plums, and shrimp hanging off the side. It was spectacular and went so well with the carnitas! And that completes an award winning meal at Mexican Corral in Phoenix, Arizona. Amazing people, amazing food. Highly recommended, don’t miss their carnitas!
Puritan Backroom - Puritan Backroom Restaurant has a long history, where it first began as a candy shop, then they started selling ice cream, before finally opening as a family restaurant with all sorts of food. You will find classic American food, but also a long list of Greek influenced dishes. But by far the most popular food on their menu is their chicken tenders - which they sell thousands of pounds of them per week. The chicken tenders are marinated, then coated in a dry flour batter mixture, and deep fried to golden brown perfection. Moses did an amazing job to fry them perfectly without them being overcooked or dry, leaving them so juicy and moist - without a doubt the juiciest chicken tender I’ve ever had.
… Pizza (apizza) in New Haven has a very unique style and distinct taste - it’s known for being quite a thin crust, that’s chewy and charred to crispness. Along with the crust, New Haven is known for its white clam pie, a pizza that was invented at Frank Pepe, but you’ll now find at pizzerias throughout New Haven. I can safely say that New Haven pizza is the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life. I love that intense heat that creates the char, and the layers of flavor that come as a result.
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Check out JL’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/planetarypPhilly Food Tour: https://youtu.be/EZozuJQZ7Q0SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/MarkWiensSubscribe Don’t miss new food videos! PHILADELPHIA, USA - Welcome to Philadelphia! Easily the most famous food in all of Philadelphia, and one of the most famous foods in the United States is the Philly cheesesteak or spelled cheese steak. Today we’re going on an ultimate Philly cheesesteak tour - we’re going to eat 5 different cheesesteaks in Philadelphia! #Philly#cheesesteak#Philadelphia Pat’s King of Steaks (https://goo.gl/maps/Atz65Afjh6PKKGGr7) - Cheesesteak - $12 - First, Pat’s King of Steaks, where it all started. At first it didn’t include cheese, so it was just a steak sandwich. At Pat’s the steak is frizzled, and they generously add cheese whiz. Even though locals say Pat’s is a tourist trap, they deserve credit for being the original and starting it all. I would say it was a fantastic experience, and even just being there eating a cheesesteak there on the corner with its history was cool. And their cheese fries were amazing. Geno’s Steaks (https://goo.gl/maps/HJ3Vp9nLKMLxBytz6) - Mushroom cheesesteak - $12 - Next up, when you eat at Pat’s, there’s no way you can’t walk across the intersection to Geno’s Steaks, known for its giant logo and bright lights. Their steak is unchopped, just thin slices, but it’s nice and tender. We actually tried a mushroom provolone cheese steak here. Overall, it was pretty pure, not the best, but not bad. L & M Variety Store (https://goo.gl/maps/VYm3ukTixUt7CxGt7) - Cheesesteak - $5 - Next up for one of the common local stops to eat a Philly cheesesteak, a corner convenience store. For $5 in Philadelphia, it doesn’t get much better. As JL mentioned, one of the best things about a corner store is that you often know the owners and can customize it how you like it. Dalessandro’s Steaks (https://goo.gl/maps/Lj2dpKzYfHTDJUCi6) - Cheesesteak - $11 - Another local famous popular is Dalessandro’s Steaks, and they have a line to show. We ordered their classic cheesesteak, with cheese whiz and onions. Overall, it was good, but the steak was a little overly shredded to the point of almost being minced meat. Jim’s South St. (https://g.page/JimsSouthSt?share) - Cheesesteak - $10.25 - Lastly to complete this cheesesteak tour of Philadelphia, we went to Jim’s South St. I think this was the cheese steak that surprised both JL and I, and to be honest it was probably the best of the day. The steak was tender, the bread was soft and fluffy, and the whiz was perfectly layered on the bottom and top with plenty of grilled onions. Additionally, though not in this video, we had 2 other cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, which were to be honest, probably the best 2 I had in Philadelphia: John’s Roast Pork (https://youtu.be/EZozuJQZ7Q0) and Angelo’s Pizzeria (video coming) Again, go check out JL’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/planetaryp
Welcome to the heart of Philadelphia, home to Reading Terminal Market which is one of the oldest and greatest indoor food hall markets in the United States.
JL Smokehouse BBQ: https://g.page/JLSmokehouse?share JL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ - Welcome to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and today we’re going to JL Smokehouse BBQ (https://www.instagram.com/jlsmokehouse/) where James Lewis serves amazing BBQ! He is so passionate and knowledgeable about barbecue and I can’t wait for you to meet him in this video. Let’s go eat! #BBQ #Phoenix #Arizona As soon as you enter JL Smokehouse you know it’s laid back and unique. JL as he calls himself, is the pitmaster, and knows his bbq. Although he offers brisket, chicken, sausages and an assortment of meats, his southern style bbq pork ribs and pulled pork are the true highlights and something you don’t want to miss. “I have the best pulled pork in the country,” says Lewis, and when you see how the entire pork shoulder melts on the smoker, you know it’s special. Before serving it, they chop it up coarsely and then squeeze on a generous amount of their legendary bbq sauce. I ordered the slugger combo plate, which included six different bbq meats and a few sides, plus I got an entire rack of pork ribs. JL showed me how he seasons the ribs with his own recipe dry rub, then smokes the ribs bone side down - never ever flipping them over. The pulled pork was indeed the best I’ve had, so smoky, so ultra tender and bursting with flavor when combined with the tangy bbq sauce. JL mentioned that he didn’t like to classify his bbq into any US regions, but did mention that it’s influenced and similar to Memphis style bbq. “Put Some South in Your Mouth!!” - JL Smokehouse!! It was an amazing experience to hang out with JL for a few hours and learn about his process of BBQ and to eat an amazing BBQ meal. When you’re in Phoenix, Arizona, if you love food and BBQ, you’re not going to want to miss it. 
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