A Dauphin Street building that has cycled through several restaurant concepts over the years is now home to Bar-B-Quing With My Honey, a barbecue restaurant and bar that opened its sit-down location just past Florida Street in Mobile’s Midtown neighborhood. The space previously housed Island Wing Company and, before that, a Ruby Tuesday, but the kitchen behind the bar has changed considerably along with the menu.
The dining room itself still carries echoes of its Island Wing days, with televisions positioned at nearly every booth and table tuned to sports throughout the evening. The bar area is largely unchanged from the Ruby Tuesday era, but what comes out of the kitchen now is a full Southern barbecue spread, from smoked meats to fried sides and made-from-scratch desserts.
A recent evening visit began with a shared order of fried green tomatoes, a handful of thickly sliced tomatoes finished in a light, crispy batter and drizzled with a crawfish cream sauce. The dish set a strong tone for the meal, even as several menu items turned out to be unavailable that night, including pulled pork nachos and candied yams.
In place of the nachos, a Duci burger delivered a well-done, likely smoked patty topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato, juicy enough that the bun struggled to hold together. A three-meat combination plate showcased the kitchen’s smoking capabilities well beyond the pulled pork: ribs coated in a sweet house barbecue sauce, tender pulled chicken, and a smoked sausage that stood out as the strongest of the three proteins. The plate came with a choice of two sides, and finely chopped collard greens with bits of pork, along with golden, flour-breaded fried okra, rounded out the plate.
A fish and grits plate paired a pair of fried fish filets with a bed of grits, both finished in the same crawfish cream sauce used on the fried green tomatoes, and improved further with a dash of hot sauce. A side of thick-cut fries filled in for an unavailable loaded baked potato. An oyster po’boy ordered for takeout featured golden fried oysters on a hoagie roll, with lettuce and tomato served separately to keep the bread from getting soggy, resulting in a solid if pricey sandwich.
Menu prices at the Midtown location run in line with other casual sit-down spots in the area: the fried green tomato appetizer is $12.99, the Duci burger is $8.99, the three-meat combo plate is $23.99, the fish and grits plate is $15.99 and the oyster po’boy is $16.99, with dessert options like the bourbon bread pudding at $5.49 and the sweet potato pie at $4.49. The restaurant can be reached at 251-217-7159 for takeout orders or to check on same-night menu availability.
Dessert proved to be a high point of the visit. A bourbon bread pudding arrived with a rich sauce and well-balanced raisins, while a sweet potato pie sampled the following day offered a flaky crust and smooth, well-seasoned filling.
Bar-B-Quing With My Honey also operates its original location at the Loop, which continues to serve as a takeout-focused outpost, while the Dauphin Street location offers table service, a full bar and occasional karaoke nights. Despite the added atmosphere, the Midtown location has faced growing pains with menu availability, running out of multiple sides and entrees on the night of the visit. For a relatively new restaurant working through supply and staffing challenges, the strength of the smoked meats and desserts suggests the kitchen is worth a return trip as the operation continues to find its footing.
Bar-B-Quing With My Honey’s Midtown location is at 2617 Dauphin St. in Mobile.