Downtown Booneville’s seen a great deal of brand-new advancement these previous couple of years. Among the additions is Black Dog Meat Company, a wonderful and fresh hole-in-the-wall at 253 N. Broadway St., beside the show shell and cattycorner from the theater. It’s an outstanding option for breakfast or lunch.
James Brackney’s operation, which started as a beef jerky brand name, went to brick-and-mortar here back in 2020. The area on Broadway shares space with 479 Nutrition, Wes and Mandy Swint’s health-conscious smoothie-and-protein-shake undertaking you would not immediately think about as a business pairing. Brackney’s shop is so called due to the fact that he likewise raises black labradors, a number of which are imagined around the restaurant.
The star of the breakfast menu is the SEC — here not referencing the football conference however the Steak, Egg and Cheese, worked as a wrap or your option of sandwich with mustard and Black Dog sauce, the latter a spicy aioli. You can pick to have your steak how you like it, your egg too, which indicates your experience can vary from a plate-borne Eggs Benedict-design experience to a grab-and-go portable. Showcasing the Brackneys’ great beef by doing this is an outstanding option.
Smoked bologna and egg sandwiches and avocado and egg on toast are other popular breakfast alternatives here. There’s likewise a pulled pork burrito, or your option of ham, sausage or bacon in a wrap or sandwich. You will not discover biscuits here, however they’re not actually missed out on.
I’m especially enamored with the choice of lunch sandwiches. For circumstances, Chopper’s Reuben differs from any other Reuben I’ve experienced. The pastrami is from the very same beef raised for the restaurant, and is perfectly seasoned. Instead of the standard kraut, it chooses a mix of French fried onions, grilled onions, and coleslaw to supply the appetizing counterpoint to the sandwich. A sort of spicy aioli is striking versus the standard marbled rye. It’s… well, it’s sort of a Reuben, however a good sandwich however.
There’s also The Jack, a sliced ribeye sandwich with pepper jack cheese, spicy mustard, Black Dog sauce, ranch, and tomato and lettuce. The result is a very moist sandwich, almost messy, however with a kick of spice to wake you up for the rest of your afternoon.
A fine selection of burgers is available — a must for any shop specializing in beef. The headliner Moo Pig Burger — bacon, cheese, pickles and burger sauce — is pretty standard in construction, however the high-quality beef means you’re in for a good time. The Philly Burger with its bell peppers, Swiss cheese and sliced ribeye is my personal favorite of the bunch, especially because it showcases more beef. All hamburgers are cooked to medium unless you ask for it otherwise — so if you like your hamburger a little bit more uncommon or a bit more done, this location will require.
The thing I did not observe on my 2 gos to was any sort of dessert. From what I collect, it’s a periodic thing, and you can pick to delight in among 479 Nutrition’s banana cream pie healthy smoothies or an acai bowl if you’re yearning sugary foods. A reasonable caution — the cherry limeade and dragonfruit punch are both part of 479’s Recharge beverages, and they will prop your eyes open (and perhaps make your heart race) through the remainder of the afternoon.
Black Dog Meat Company will periodically provide steak suppers. Watch their Facebook page for statements of such. I’m eagerly anticipating my next go to.
Information: 675-3321
Kat Robinson is the state’s leading authority on all things food-related. You can get a copy of her 12th and latest book, “The Great Arkansas Pie Book,” at significant booksellers.
