I had went to Dowd's on 7/11/15 and to try this place as I have been hearing how good the food is from some friends. For some reason I was fiending for some real authentic bbq, as normally I dont eat at any of the bbq places in the west, unless I am cooking it or I am down south! However even though Dowd's was in a gas station and nowadays there are several restaurant franchises in gas stations that it seems to be the norm. I had purchased several items on their menu and let me tell you everything was as good as some of my friends had described. I had ordered the catfish, a family combo, gizzards, fried okra and the portions were of a generous size that you defintiely were not cheated out of your money, like some places that may give you small portions. All of the food was excellent/Superb and this place definitely caught me by surprise. This was my 1st time going here and definitely not my last time. 1 of the things I really liked was how fresh all the food was, moist, tender, seasoned to perfection, not over powering and cooked on the spot, unlike some places that have food pre-cooked, sitting out all day and dried up. Dowd's is definitely a place to try!!! read more