Restaurant Reactions

Warehouse Bar-B-Q and Catfish Company - October 09

Made famous in town for their "Terrible Tater" while located in the old Tom's warehouse, which has since burnt down, on what used to be Hwy W (Farmington is an ever changing place, huh?) the Warehouse is now located in the Maple Valley area. Their restaurant has a great family atmosphere complete with a cracker barrel style gift shop. But, there were two particular changes that may have set them on a course for Farmington restaurant immortality.

Catfish.

Buffet.

Yes, not only did they add catfish to their great bbq menu, but they also added an honest to goodness, no holds barred all you can eat buffet. And this buffet isn't filled with bread and taters. Oh no, catfish, pulled pork and ribs highlight this dream spread. Yes, there are taters and bread, but they don't get in the way of the good stuff. There is also perhaps the freshest salad bar in town, which you get when you order the all you can eat.

So, how good can it be?

Well, I have it on good information that the catfish recipe was secretly obtained from a seriously whispered about catfish shack somewhere on the outskirts of Marquand. And from what I hear, the ribs were smuggled out of a bootheel town that rumor has is begins with a D. You believe what you want, but I believe that all of it is very good and potentially dangerous to waistlines when offered up on a buffet.

Not to mention cakes and pies. Cakes and pies, cakes and pies! Yes, the Warehouse does serve up ultra home made cakes and pies. While I have never actually tasted any of them, due to obvious reasons, they sure do look delicious.

What could possibly be wrong with this place?

During my third visit to the buffet, I was asking myself this same question. And was begining to believe that I had found buffet nirvana.

Then, due to my second ultra huge refill of tea, I went to the bathroom.

I guarantee it's not what you think.

Really, it's not.

Someone in the Warehouse family is a University of Kansas fan. Evidently a big one. As I stood doing my business, who is staring back at me but Raef Lafrentz. Raef flippin Lafrentz in all his hoity toity KU basketball glory. I've never, ever had a finer meal ruined so unexpectedly. After splashing some water on my face, trying to wake up from this unwelcome nightmare, I looked around and saw the fictional cartoon red, yellow and blue bird that has appeared in so many of my nightmares since I became a Mizzou fan, which is to say forever.

Needless to say, I had to get out of that bathroom.

"Is something wrong?" asked my beautiful wife Alison.

"Uh, no, uh, lets get going," came my reply.

So, we went. And, oddly enough, I have really good feelings about our visit there.

If you are male and reading this, you may be sympathizing with my situation. You are probably doing the good fan, bad fan routine right along with me. If you are female and reading this, you are probably saying something like this: "For goodness sake, get over it!"

This paragraph is for the males, females may skip to the next. Guys, here's what you do. On regular non game days, go ahead and go for the buffet. Just make sure to use the bathroom right before you go and have a bathroom plan in advance for when you leave. This way you can tell yourself that it is only a rumor and you havn't even come close to breaking any fan rules or even worse, started any curses, because you didn't see it for yourself. On game days, use the drive thru. Sure, this isn't perfect stuff yourself nirvana, but they give you plenty to eat, trust me, i've tried it.

Thank you Warehouse for a great buffet, but please put some Mizzou stuff in the bathroom.

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