First thing to do at any barbecue restaurant, look for the wood pile. There is one along side the pit building at Lefty's.

I tried a combo plate with two sides. The combo, three pork ribs and half a barbecued chicken. Both good, but a tad over smoked. A choice or mild or hot sauce. For sides, fried okra and slaw.

Stew was on the menu but it was "seasonal." Unsure about what ingredient in stew was seasonal, I ask my waitress. "It's seasonal because in the summer it's too hot to eat stew."

I saved room for dessert. Everything but the pecan pie is home made. I'm a sucker for peach cobbler. Left's bakes a great cobbler. There is not much better than a dish of cobbler warm from the oven and topped with some vanilla ice cream.

July 2010