2010 Featured Business: Southern Que BarBQ
Address: Pomeroy Ave., Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: 203.238.1542, Fax: 203.238.1542
eMail: Donald
Store Hours: Thursday thru Saturday 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM
Owner/Contact: Donald Washington
Years in Business: 7 (established 2003)
Nature of business is to provide the finest in authentic Carolina-Style barbeque.
Why eat barbeque?
InBusinessLinks Network™ response is: OMG! Just one bit of Mr. Washington’s Pulled-Pork sandwich will give you all of the reasons you need. Or just try one of his rib dinners. You will never settle for any other barbeque.
Why did you start Southern Que BarBQ?
I had been working For Pratt & Whitney for over 27 years, but I always wanted to own my own business. Looking around, I could not find a barbeque establishment with a real South Carolina flavor. I thought that without competition in the area, it would be easy to introduce people to the real flavor of Carolina cooking. It works. People keep coming back.
Why are you open only from Thursday through Saturday? Why those three days?
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the traditional days for barbeque in the Carolinas. We need Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for all the preparation work. It takes time and good, slow cooking to get the best results. That’s why you keep coming back.
Why join InBusinessLinks Network™?
As a small business owner, I am always looking to expand my audience locally, as well as regionally. What better way than networking with other small businesses? As entrepreneurs, we all run into the same problems, but we don’t come up with the same solutions. We all want to grow and expand, but we do not use the same techniques. Our goals are the same, but not the final results. I not looking to reinvent the wheel; I want to exchange ideas with other owners. We can help each other find solutions.
Contributing Editor & Photography by:
Vincent J. Messina Jr.
