European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Review Barbecue that Sticks to your ribs rib lovers May think Barb True Eck is too clean to Servo great Chow but Don t be fooled. Chow line by sgt. Ret Clement Lounder Back in Hie Ila i a Horn jumbo Perry was .1 Mere exl Rii Large to and me used to spend 3 powerfully great amount of Lime at a Texas rib joint tolled Bud s breakfast and Barbecue barn a rundown Little place  Iid Nul offer breakfast and was owned by a Guy Nami of red something. Hey n Idt of things arc Tike  in Rural Texas. Selling a table at Bud s could often be As Dicey As  your l a i Friend s sister and me and jumbo would almost always end up adding our name id i hi-1 waiting list and then joining the crowd packed around the Horseshoe shaped bar. Lud s customers usually were a mutinous Lookin i Bunch wearing Lizard boots and Chino pants and Bak key chains he whole lot of them sucking Lone Star Long necks or dipping the ferocious to Juila drinks red served up saltier  n French kiss from he woman who looked Back at Sodom. If Yog gel my Drift. If the  was nol much to look at the dining room strainer1 your eyes even less it being comprised of a dozen or so linoleum topped tables with Chrome legs and plenty of wobble shored up Wilh Makh Luiks and coasters and set with paper place Man and pieces of silverware so thin your spoon would not Clank if you rapped it on your plate. Appearances aside red sure could Barbecue. We art1 talking your Choice of chops or ribs or Ham server up with a bucket of Beans and a Cole Slaw tangy enough to loosen your Teeth. And that sauce thai sauce was Worth the worry of every Fly Antt every crack in that dirty red linoleum every Bent Tine on Bud s two Bil Forks. Hell when we got la be about number three on Thi waiting list Jim Len would get so filled with anticipation he d quiver like an unfolded Lello dessert. Well friends jumbo and me have gnawed a lot of Bones in the years since Hen Smi Ching for .1 sauce that could rival old reds Hunting for Barbecue that lightened the Cheeks in the manner of the stuff at the Barbecue barn and we stumbled on a place in k town the other week that might very Well fit the Bill ii is called Nix and Loce s barbeque Ecke and h is a pleasant Little place offering up a sauce with More Zap than a Marvel comic. I do have to say right Here thai the Ecke decor Wise is not in the same league As the Barbecue barn and some Bon Vitants of Barbecue May even say that the place is dressed up Loo Nice is too clean to offer Good sauce. And they would be wrong. True the Ecke is mostly Given Over to White stucco Walls Lucid cd Here and Iacre with Tittle framed pictures and what have yous and the dozen or so tables Are real Wood lit by hanging lamps that Ulreich Down from the fake beams in the ceiling. They have lace curtains. But when in comes to the menu. Nix and Joce have steered Down a very smart Trail make a great Barbecue sauce pour it Over a limited number of meat Type items and let the Barbecue buying Public trample each other trying to gel inside your door. The list of the Ecke s offerings therefore is Short and very Sweet featuring Barbecue hamburgers and Fried Chicken. For some reason i do not understand the Ecke also serves Frog legs. Jumbo being jumbo in a manner of speaking he steered us to a table commandeered the owner and immediately ordered up the Ecke s Barbecue combination player a awesome Jumble of sauce covered ribs and Chicken and chops that basically represents More meat than a Sinclair novel. I my own self settled for your Standard order of ribs and the two of us ordered up a couple glasses of the Ecke s Bischuff Beer a pleasantly bitter brew that goes Down easier than the Exchange Rale. The Chow showed in Shon order served up Wilh Polato  or Frici on the Side collard greens and some of the Best Cornbread East of the Panhandle. I do not have to Tell you i figure that when Jum Fao gets near a pile of Barbecue the conversation lends to fizzle out quicker than Rye whiskey enters the food Stream and this particular occasion was no different. Except for a few grunts and a sound similar to .1 Busy number dialled on ets my buddy said nothing Al All until he pushed his chair Back from the table with a satisfied sigh. The remains of his combination Platter Lay before him like a walking Lour of the catacombs. Being no Slouch in the Barbecue department myself i had worked through my order like a Mccormick reaper Anil it was no great period of Lime before Lumbo and me could lean Back and discuss that Barbecue at length. This sauce is a Complex one i ventured thoughtfully sturdy but with a clean and powerful Healing system and Subtle undertones that manage to Shine through the bile. Should Only improve Wilh  mighty Fine mighty Fine jumbo said brushing a few Cornbread crumbs off the Collar of his Lime Green Leisure suit yes a very pleasant kick in the  waddling out on the Street a Short while later me and jumbo worked out our rating. The Ecke simply put throws together an exceptional Barbecue at fairly reasonable prices. Service is fast and Friendly. The barbeque Ecke is located at Molly Strasse number 35 in Kaiserslautern not too far from the train station. Call 0631-18221 for reservations or directions. Expect to pay about $6 a head not counting liquid refreshments. The Ecke does offer daily specials at reduced prices. Jumbo and me give the place three and a half pointy fingers. Ratings $ � a 2 flaw ome Call. We re talking Iradi a on a plate Here. Jujj a very one dining. Crack service and memorable food and drink. So & a solid Chow. Good food of atmosphere and pleasant service. B a decent. About equal to a Ponderosa Steak House. It plea butt. Crummy Chow so so service Semi Ralty Interior. 20 it Tipei Duguine feb Tatry 5, 1967