Yam Yam's Southern Cooking Barbecue
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 978-9229
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Northeast Holland Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Barbecue Food 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-3am, Sun 12pm-5pm
Editorial Review for Yam Yam's Southern Cooking Barbecue – by Otis Rubottom
In Short
The dining room has red and yellow plastic benches and a fast-food style decor. The real draw here is the inexpensive barbecue, slow-smoked and bathed in tangy, spicy-sweet sauce. The menu offers several options, from beef and pork ribs to chicken and shredded pork. For sides, the collard greens are smoky, tender and laced with pieces of pork. There's also fried okra and sweet corn muffins that accompany everything.
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User Reviews for Yam Yam's Southern Cooking Barbecue
05/31/2008 Posted by needs2Bgood
This has got to be the most god forsaken BBq I've ever had!! No smoke present and smells like the "gas and go" grease deli!! Meat cooked hours if not days before then dipped in sauce and reheated when you order!! Gag reflex abound!!!Never eat here!!
Pros: None
Cons: everything you can imagine
05/30/2008 Posted by shyoot
I have heard good stuff about this place. Though it was a couple years ago. When I arrived, I was greeted as I entered the door by a few flies. Hmmmm.... oh well, it was summer and flies sometimes get in when the door gets opened. OK, fine. I sat down and my arm stuck to the table from somebody doing a shoddy wipe-down. When I scooted across the seat to let my husband sit next to me, I got what looked like cornbread crumbs all over my legs. When my husband was brought a high chair for our toddler, he was handed a crusty wooden high chair that looked like it had been used at least a dozen times before we got it. It had rice, beans and macaroni and cheese smeared in all cracks and crevices. Must have been the same person in charge of wiping it down as the booths. We started with chicken wings as an appetizer. They were average. Nothing to rant and rave about. They were pretty large though. Then I moved on to the catfish. Not bad. But not impressive either. The mac and cheese was pretty good. And my son liked it. My husband ordered brisket. It was a little dry but the flavor was good. He also got succotash and it was pretty good. Make sure you don't have to use the bathroom when going there. It's a scary endeavor. Overall I was not impressed with this place. I figure if they can't make the dining area presentable and comfortable for their patrons and they can't even keep the bathroom up, what kind of shortcuts are going on in the kitchen? The food wasn't great enough to overlook the shoddiness of their cleaning and prep for customers.
Pros: Parking.
Cons: Dirty.
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