Marshall, Texas During Christmas Recs

Eat at a Bodacious BBQ .

Candlelight tour of homes in Jefferson is awesome, we’ll worth the short trip

Had lunch there today at Porky’s, a BBQ and fried fish place. First time there. The fish is said to be their better option, and it was very good and ridiculously cheap. A “two piece” is two whole slabs, cut in half lengthwise, so you get 4 pieces bigger than the size most places serve. Comes with fries (or baked potato for .50 extra), hush puppy, good cole slaw, homemade tartar sauce, and it’s only $9.99. I brought half my fish home in a box, and I was hungry.

Neely’s is an old school BBQ diner on the main drag. Been there over 90 years. Nothing fancy, but solid value. Get a brown pig sandwich.

Ginocchio is the best upscale place. A rich patent lawyer bought the old space and turned it into a great restaurant, headed by the chef who used to run The Village in Shreveport.

Jefferson, a short drive north, is a more touristy town, with plenty of antique shops and such.

I hear there is a decent history museum in the old courthouse in the square. Have not been able to go yet.