Throwdown Challengers- 7/15/11 and 8/01/11

The Five Star Five Pound Show Me What You Got Throwdown challenge was issued and so far three brave men have taken their best shot!

On 8/01/11 Ryan Kerr and Jason Warren came in together and faced down 10 pounds (!) of meat, 4 sides and 4 pieces of garlic bread.

(watching Mike slice the brisket!)

All right, guys! Get ready to dig in…

Your 55 minutes start now!

Still going strong at about 20 minutes… our favorite quote at this point was “mind over meat”-but eating 5 pounds of meat along with sides is no easy task and in the end the guys had to admit defeat.

THE AFTERMATH! Another classic quote from the challenge “I’ve got the meat sweats”.

The other Throwdown challenge happened on 7/15/11 when Alex Walton came in all the way from Clearfield to make the first ever attempt!

Signing the release!

Weighing out the portions.

Take a deep breath and…

CHOW DOWN!

Alex put in an incredible effort but at just under three minutes to go he had to admit he wasn’t going to make it.

He did, however, eat FOUR WHOLE POUNDS during the challenge making him our current record holder!

We can’t help wondering--- who might have the mettle to take the record away from him?

If you think you can, just give us a call and we’ll set up a time for YOUR challenge!

Dinner for two giveaway- We have a winner!

Random.org gave us the number 9.

That comment came from GIRL WITH A MAGICAL NAME- who said

“I went for my first time last Friday! It was awesome! :)”

Congratulations! Can’t wait to see you again and set you up with a delicious dinner for two. (please email us at fivestarbbq@gmail.com and we’ll send you a certificate for your prize!)

HIGH FIVE!(raves and reviews)

We love to jot down the kind words our customers share with us after eating at Five Star!

A couple of recent comments-

“When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I think about is your BBQ!”

“We’re from Texas, which is brisket country and your brisket rivals the best I’ve had in Texas. We’re here every week and we’ll come as often as we can.”

“This coleslaw rocks my world.”

Five Star Date Night- Plan ahead for the Orem Owlz.

Here’s another Five Star date night suggestion for you. It involves two all-american summer favorites- BBQ and Baseball!

For the next two days you can order half price tickets to the OREM OWLZ at the highlighted link.

The next home games are August 3rd through the 8th… so grab your tickets then come grab some of the yummiest bbq on earth before heading to the ballpark!

Sounds like a perfect summer evening to us!

JT’S Classic Song O’ The Week- Deep Elum Blues

Another new blog feature.

You all know JT loves BBQ but did you know that he’s also a huge classic rock fan? The tunes we play in the restaurant might have tipped you off.

This week JT is sharing a clip from the Gathering of the Vibes 7/22/2011 in Bridgeport, CT. He was there on the front row to enjoy this show! We missed him while he was vacationing but he came home mellow and inspired… ready to jump back into making more great BBQ.

Enjoy!

Dinner for Two Giveaway!

Everybody does!

So, here’s what you need to do. We’re celebrating the debut of the new blog… we have some great content and fun things planned to share with our awesome and loyal customers! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here on the blog and become a follower. Additional entries for retweeting or sharing this giveaway on Facebook… just leave a separate comment here for each entry. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator on August 1st.

Ready for the fine print? Winner will receive a free dinner for two at 5 Star BBQ and Catering Co.Value of up to 20 bucks. That’s enough to feed you both up real good!

Five Star Date Night- A new blog feature!

We know how hard it can be to come up with the perfect date… so we want to throw out occasional suggestions that will WOW your love interest whether you’re going out for the very first time or taking time to stay connected to your longtime love.

Here’s what we suggest for this weekend. Of course, a Five Star Date starts off at Five Star BBQ! Let us treat the two of you to some yummy bbq to start the night off right. A slice of homemade chocolate or pumpkin cake for two wouldn’t hurt either.

After you come see us, go check out the 30 STRANGERS EXHIBIT by Justin Hackworth.

Fantastic food and inspiring photography- it’s a match made in heaven for our first 5 Star Date. Let us know what you think if you go!