Last night, the Bite Club held it's monthly dining event at Sticky Fingers, a Memphis-style BBQ restaurant in Atlantic Beach.
The emphasis of the evening was to showcase many of the new menu items Sticky Fingers has to offer, as well as sample some of the restaurant's classic dishes.
We enjoyed a cocktail half hour at the bar where we enjoyed happy hour drink specials and bbq wings. The wings were coated in a light, sweet, honey bbq sauce and were smokey and quite large!
We took our seats and were greeted by Anna, the manager of this Sticky Fingers location. She gave us a brief history of the restaurant and a description of the menu items she served. She was a very gracious host, and was happy to chat with the Bite Club!
We enjoyed music on the patio preformed by Mike Evans and The Weatherman (Nick Williams).
The first plated dish featured the new chicken salad. The chicken was smoky, light and fresh!
Next up was the corn muffins. They were light and buttery, I elected to use my corn muffin pieces to try out all of the barbecue sauces on the table!
The next side was Fried Corn. When we read fried corn on the menu, we all expected little nuggets of cornbread, but this was actual corn on the cob, fried and smeared with a smoky, sweet glaze of some kind.
The mashed potatoes and gravy were a standard home-style side. The potatoes were light and fluffy and the gravy was rich and flavorful.
Another delicious side dish served was the collared greens. They were earthy and fresh with a great hint of vinegar. I think they're fantastic with a drizzle of the sweet barbecue sauce.
Finally, we were served a large selection of meat, including pulled pork sliders, Memphis style ribs, smoked turkey breast, and some fried onion rings. The ribs were tender, fall off the bone with so much flavor. They were dry rubbed, Memphis style. The smoked turkey, a new menu item, was juicy and thick, full of smoke flavor. The sliders were the perfect size, piled with juicy pulled pork.
As if we weren't served enough at this point, dessert was served!
First up was Banana Pudding, made that morning by Anna herself! The pudding was so creamy and rich with amazing banana flavor and the nilla wafers were still crisp. The goblet was a fun way to serve it!
A new menu item, the Bread Pudding was phenomenal. Simple in flavor, but incredibly rich and creamy! The bread pudding was thick with a slight vanilla flavor, drizzled with caramel syrup and topped with vanilla ice cream.
The Stacked Apple Pie is another new menu item. The pie had a rich apple filling, and was topped with a crumbly, caramel crust. The apple pie was also drizzled with caramel and served with vanilla ice cream.
Finally, the last dessert served was another new menu item, the Six Layer Chocolate cake. The cake looked rich, but it was pretty light for a chocolate cake. The cake layers were moist, and the chocolate ganache filling was creamy and light. The only thing missing was a big glass of milk!
Thank you so much to Anna and everyone at Sticky Fingers for hosting such a wonderful event! They were very generous, giving us all a gift bag with a full bottle of BBQ sauce to take home as well as coupons to return.
If you attended last night's event, please comment on what your favorite dishes were, and if there's anything else you'd like to try next time you go to Sticky Fingers!
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