In the heart of Dayton sits an unassuming brick building with a purple awning that houses a culinary contradiction: a barbecue joint famous for seafood.
Let me tell you about the moment I fell in love with Hickory Bar-B-Q’s legendary shrimp cocktail.
It wasn’t the first bite that got me – it was watching the faces of other diners around me.
There’s this particular expression people get when they taste something transcendent – a widening of the eyes, a slight pause in conversation, and then that involuntary “mmm” sound that escapes before they can stop it…