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This is not about the five top BBQ restaurants, joints in the State of Oregon. It's just about a nice little BBQ place in Aurora, Oregon...which is a major antique center, and is not to far south of Portland.

In my blog, I don't talk about all the BBQ restaurants, joints I have visited. It's not that they aren't good, many are, but I prefer “Unique”! Well, “Good”, too!

The restaurant is “Corner House Cafe - BBQ”. It is located, yes, right on a corner as you come into Aurora from 99E from the north. The first thing you see coming into town on the left at the light. There aren't that many lights, folks. You won't get lost.

My wife and I looked over the menu and decided on making a dinner selection off the menu. There's all kinds of selections other than “dinner'. But, I wanted to try all the barbecued meats at once so I ordered a four meat plate. My wife ordered a BBQ chicken plate.

The meats are prepared on a Traeger Grill. Since I personally own a Traeger, I'm sort of partial and know what they are capable of.

When you order at most BBQ places, the choices get down to meats, cold slaw, beans, drinks. There isn't a whole lot of imagination. I am not saying this is bad. It's just traditional!

The Corner House Cafe breaks out of the traditional! I'm not saying you can't get beans or cold slaw.

What you get is uniqueness. First, start with an, “All you can eat, shared giant bowl of fresh salad with cheddar cheese and pesto ranch dressing”. It was a very nice touch and could have been a meal in itself.

Next, came the main courses. Here is a pic of my plate:

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It consisted of a twice baked potato (or optional rice), the four meats, with carrots cooked in brown sugar. All was scrumptious!

Personally, I don't like sauce served on BBQ meats. Both my wife and I like to taste just the meat to see what a Rub or marinade has accomplished.

Now, this is not to say I won't try a dipping sauce. They make their own, and they had regular, extra hot and a tangy. I tried “hot” and it was outstanding.

The biggest surprise was a dessert (included in the price) which was also both scrumptious and unique.

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Both our dinners were $13 a piece and you received all this food. Some places will charge you thirteen bucks for a hamburger and fries.

Pete ( the owner) is the waiter, the cook and chief bottle washer. Really personable guy trying his best to satisfy his customers which is unique in itself.

I read some of the reviews on the internet...there was one mean spirited folk out there that gave him a bad and undeserved review. Probably, a competitor.

If anything Corner House BBQ is “going all out” to a fault. So, spend a day in Aurora...spend some time having a cool lunch or dinner at Pete's place. You'll enjoy talking to him, and enjoy the food!

Corner House Cafe

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