A few weeks ago, I pontificated wildly on the absolute perfection that is this small time rib joint located behind a small glass case in the Corner Market convenience store down on Martin Luther King. While I have spent most of my life dangerously eating from one grab ‘n go after another—be it a deep-fried bean and cheese burrito under a deli heat-lamp to those one buck Italian subs from the 7-11 freezer case—I’ve spent much of my adult life-sustaining on these wholly unhealthy on-the-go regalements as I wait for the gas pump to go click, click, click and my heart to go tick, tick, boom.
The ribs over at Corner Market, however, changed all that; these weren’t some chicken tenders or jojo potatoes, nor a microwavable chimichanga or a pepperoni taquito…this was pure culinary art, on par with some of my favorite barbeque stops around town. This was real food, made with some real skill. Thankfully, many of the commenters agreed and even pointed me in the direction of some of their favorite gas station eateries around the Metro, opening up a whole new world beyond roller grills and nacho cheese dispensers that is just as deserving of applause as any five-star downtown restaurant, if not more.