This week's dining review in Live is of Midtown BBQ & Brew, the successor to Midtown Yacht Club.
Erik Maza has the review here. Former owner Nathan Beveridge is back, and Anthony Harrison is in as managing parnter and chef. Harrison is a big barbecue guy and his barbecue is big.
"The portions at Midtown are big," Erik says. "Even the half-rack of ribs is intimidating, and leaves plenty of leftovers." About those ribs, they're not baby-back ribs. They're beef ribs, so no they may not fall of the bone, as the Constitution requires, but they have good, strong flavor that doesn't come from added-on sauce.
The menu has been completely revamped and the place itself has undergone some useful cosmetic surgery. There are still free peanuts -- shells go on the floor. And full-contact karaoke is back on Thursday nights.