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Pepper’s Ole’ Fashion BBQ

302 San Pedro NE

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(Fairgrounds)
Albuquerque NM

(505) 232-SOUL (7685)

Mon-Thurs: 11am-7pm Fri-Sat: 11am-9pm Closed Sunday (subject to change)

Meals Served: Lunch • Dinner

Cuisine: Barbecue/Soul Food

$$ • Catering • Credit Cards

Full review: Barbecue for the soul (7/30/2009)

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Proprietor Daniel “Pepper” Morgan has an impressive résumé. More importantly, he learned to cook from his grandmother, who taught him the recipe for her barbecue sauce (tangy, smoky and practically drinkable) and passed on to him the soul of soul food. All of the barbecue at Pepper’s is spectacular. After hours of “mopping and basting” with sauce in the smoker—which burns hickory, applewood and mesquite—turkey legs, chopped brisket, chicken, rubbed ribs and sausage develop a glossy, sweet coating. Once a week, the menu is augmented by “Soul Food Saturday” specials, including oxtails and neck bones smothered in gravy and chitterlings. On the side, good luck choosing between garlicky mac ’n’ cheese, molten-hot fried okra, collard greens with smoked turkey, and sweet potato corn bread. Closed Sunday. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)

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- jamesmac1200
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- Since 2009-08-09
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Great Soulfood [ Sun Aug 9 2009 3:29 PM ]

Of all the great resturants in Albuquerque, there are not any soul food places. I orginally heard of this place from an individual from Georgia. He said that they had the best barbeque with the fixings in town. And being from Chicago, those were pretty big words. So after class one Saturday, I embarked on the establishment.
Personally, the best resturants are "hole-in-the-wall" places because they bring character to the establishment.....and this was no exception. I immediately felt at home inside. I was in a little shock to see the variety of southern "comfort" foods available. To name just a few, there are collard greens, fried okra, red beans & rice, corn on the cob, and sweet potatoes. The meats include, but not limited to, chichen, ribs, and brisket. Any yes, they even have ox tails.
I tried the shredded brisket with corn-on-the-cob and collard greans. The meal was fantastic. The meat was tender and the side dishes were a great compliment. Reminded me of my mother's cooking. The second time I went back I had the catfish with, once again, collard greens, but this time, fried okra. The catfish was easily the best I've had since being stationed in California (Vandenberg Air Force Base). The greens were great of course, but the fried okra was even better. I added one more thing this time.......peach cobbler. When I first arrived, Peppers (the owner) pulled the freshly made cobbler out the oven. After the meal, I told Peppers I had to try the cobbler. That was the best peach cobbler I've had.......period. As a matter of fact, after this review I'm going to get me another slice.
Pros - Great food, environment
Cons - A little pricey, environment
How can the environment be a pro and a con? Well, that depends on were you are from...or even upbringing. For me, it feels like home.
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- wcripley
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- Since 2010-04-26
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Pepper Morgan "Gets It" !! [ Mon Apr 26 2010 10:39 AM ]

One of my favorite movie lines said that White Men can't "Hear" Jimi Hendrix. Along the same lines, since I became a New Mexican, I have to admit that I've said that most NM BBQ places just don't "Get" Texas BBQ.
I have finally found one that does. My wife and I stumbled across this place leaving the Home Show at the Fairgrounds and we rolled the dice and stopped. They dont waste their money on fancy ambiance, but Lordie, Lordie, the BBQ was good. I had the sliced Brisket, Sausage and Potato Salad. My wife enjoyed the Soul Food. While I am still looking for a Spring Creek BBQ to come to ABQ with Blue Bell, Cobbler and hot rolls, Peppers will keep me coming back with very tender and tasty brisket and fixins. Nobody fixes greens like my Georgia Grandma, but Pepper was mighty close. Give it slightly better than 4 stars out of 5.
I'd recommend leasing the old Dickie's building, adding a traditional Texas Potato Salad, Beans, Slaw & Greens bar, Add a someone passing out hot rolls, and sell cobbler with Blue Bell, and I'll change the review to 4.75 out of 5. I can picture it. Can you ????
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- madusa
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OMG! [ Fri Jun 24 2011 12:48 PM ]

If you like bottled BBQ sauce with fruit cocktail mixed in, then enjoy. Too sweet for my taste.
The staff was very loud, actually yelling into his cell phone using a lot of profanity. This would not be a place for the family.
Totally disappointing. Too expensive. Nothing special. Very cheap cut of meat doused with the nasty BBQ sauce to hide the dryness. Never again.
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- BorderlineIQ
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Why Would Anyone Eat There? [ Fri Oct 28 2011 2:00 PM ]

Ate there a few months back. Food was pretty good, but priced a bit high, and the much-praised sweet potato cornbread was cold and dry.
Today, I went back to get lunch for several friends at work. The owner greeted me, hollering all the while, and snapped at me repeatedly as I tried to place my orders.
When I accidentally ordered pulled pork instead of chopped, the rude response was "we don't SERVE pulled pork, we serve CHOPPED like it says on the menu!" Every time the owner had occasion to say anything to me, asking about sliced or chopped, or whatever, he was very hostile.
He even injected "where did you HEAR about us," plainly implying that he did not want me there. I finally stopped the order and told him I wouldn't need anything after all.
He told me not to come back. Not going to be a problem.
No food is worth being demeaned. It was just amazing how hateful he was before I even had a chance to complete the order.
Everyone is entitled to a bad day now and then, but it is never acceptable to vent on customers, and reading other sites online, this is not a rare occurrence with Mr. Morgan.
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- Anchorite
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Delicious [ Fri Jan 13 2012 8:26 PM ]

Loved it. This was my first experience with soul food, and I'll definitely be back. Mr. Morgan (owner and cook) was friendly, the food was amazing, and about on par for prices in the area. I had the chopped BBQ pork, chopped BBQ chicken, fried okra, collard greens, fries and cornbread, and they were all delicious.
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