First trip out of the campground… went to Hannibal, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois, which was just across the Mississippi River from Hannibal. Both seem to be older towns dating back into the early 1800’s. Still lots of old homes standing, some good, some not so good, some abandoned… but never the less, all interesting to see the architecture of decades long ago. Our primary task was to scope it all out, see a few places, do a little shopping, and have dinner. Went to Quincy Mall… Sears, Penney’s, and another big store kinda like Lord & Taylor (didn’t even like the prices of the reduced stuff on the mall walk)… a bit too ritzy for me. Overall the mall was fairly small with about maybe 50-60 other stores. It had one really nice place to eat… Krieger’s Sports Bar. After we did some shopping we decided to try Krieger’s. Looked really nice and the photos of the food looked really good. Okay, I know, the photos looked good. Prices were fair. Now here’s the good part… first time out to eat… great experience. Shelly got the Glazed Salmon… really good. I got the baby back ribs… a bit more then I usually spend, but this was kinda a reward benefit type meal after 4 driving days to get here, and doing the rv set up. So we both needed a treat for all the work. Back to the ribs… the ribs were cooked to perfection. Very lean and meaty, well done falling off the bones, tender and juicy, seared on the outside… just perfect. Now for the sauce. Tried different sauces in Texas… okay, good, good, and good. But this sauce was new exciting and over the top… wow. Seemed to be honey based for sweetness, a little tangy to go with with the sweetness, with a peachy, woody, smoky flavor and aroma… and a little something special to set it all off.. perhaps a little bourbon. Hands down the best ribs and sauce that I have ever had. Bares repeating…. the best ribs & sauce I’ve ever had. So to the rest of the staff and coworkers… we can definitely recommend Krieger's at the Quincy Mall. Shopping… got just about everything we needed… the highlight was definitely the dinner. Sampling of the menu.
