Hoodoo Brown's in Ridgefield was the source of my mojo sandwich this post-season.
As I drove to my sister's for the UConn-Cincinnati game, I stopped in, looked over the menu board, and went with "The Battle of Ridgefield," which is brisket, pork belly, and apple cole slaw on a glazed roll. If comes w/hand-cut fries that steam up & get soggy when wrapped to go.
After the 4OT victory, I could not have any other game day meal, neither wings nor turkey & ketchup.
The first sandwich was a little dry on a Thursday afternoon.
The second sandwich was moister, mostly because of the crackly fat skin layer of the pork belly.
The third sandwich, on Sunday, was better still, approaching good. By then, I was asking them not to wrap the fries and eating them on my way to my sister's. Pretty good, but still likely better for sit-down meal.
By the day of the Colorado game, I was unenthused about going back for another sandwich, but I thought it affected the mojo so I was locked in. Surprise: best sandwich yet. I'd finally recommend it.
Further surprise was that the Kansas game day sandwich was the most moist and flavorful of all. But who tries a place 4 o5 times to see if it's good?
I'm glad now that it's over, and I'm not itching to return, or interested to dining in. Prices are high, takeout window is unappealing, staff & business practices seem disorganized (and I can be quite charmed by dicey and 'unprofessional,' so it's not that). I could see sharing a future "BoR" sandwich with my Amarillo-bred sidekick on the way to or from my sister's to let her experience what I talked about, but that's about it.
News flash: I heard last week in the Westport Y sauna that Bobby Q's has closed. We shared a nice meal there, and our first flight of Bourbon.
