Ebony Inn Restaurant

So i asked my dad to take us to a place where they have good bbq… He takes us to the ebony inn drive through, first thing I notice is all the guys standing on the side of the building and it looks run down. Then my dad mentions that the place is actually a ghetto STRIP CLUB where guys park across the street at the church and walk across the street and in the side door to watch girls dance. And I actually wasn’t surprised because it looks like that. Second off the food is disgusting, absolutely not even edible and it was cold. Never will go back to their drive through and besides what type of ghetto shit is it to have a drive through at a strip club. Tacky

I read the reviews and decided to give it a try. Needless to say, I will not be returning. I ordered the pork minced BBQ sandwich and had to order the sides separately. Even though each side was only .99 cents, I did not get .99 cents worth of sides, but I did get twenty-​five cents worth. PATHETIC. Now back to the sandwich. Once I tore into the sandwich, my teeth cracked down on something hard like rocks. I paused, mouth full of minced pork searching for the miniature rock. I could not find it and continued to cautiously chew. I took a couple more bites and no rocks. Just as my confidence was building, I hit another rock (my husband said they were herbs). The meat and potato salad were sour, and I gobbled down the macaroni and cheese in two bites. I’m not a big girl, but I like to be full when I finish a meal. Sadly, I rushed through the food trying to avoid the rocks as best I could and was happy when it was over. Last tip, don’t order cakes. They are from a box and hard.
Many of the reviews stated the neighborhood was scary, sketchy, frightening, etc. This place is not Germantown or Bethesda, but is does have polite and hardworking people who respect their community and each other. No need to fear the neighborhood that houses the Ebony Inn located across the street from a church.

Cons — Rough part of town. No seating area. Strip Club in the back. Sides are small.
Pros — Food !!! Wings are to die for. They are baked, and have a jerk style dry rub. Come with vinegar based sauce on the side. AND are priced right. $ 6 for five whole wings. Seasoned, with just a bit of a kick, or should I say «KICK ASS» I don’t live in the area, but I will drive for them and won’t regret it. Mac and Cheese, with real chese, and off the charts too !
Summary: Not a place to impress a date, or go if you want to get dressed up. You go here for the food only, and forget about the surrroundings. On the other hand, FELLAS, if you want to look at the ladies and grab a quick bite without driving around town, this place will work.

After a strong recommendation from my mother-​in-​law, I went to the Ebony Inn Restaruatn/​BBQ joint for lunch. It’s located on the border of the city of Seat Pleasant and Fairmount Heights in a pretty rough neighborhood. The building is yellow and very much noticable from the street, Sheriff Road.
Nonetheless, despite it’s location, the integrity of the place was good. They had a funky (meaning good) drive through, lots of signs and menus posted everywhere and the grounds were clean. I think there is a small juke-​joint restaurant on the side which is why it’s called «Ebony Inn Restaurant». They may have been, but I am not sure if there is an actual «Inn», but ummm I didnt wanna find out. Barbecue is what I came for and that’s all I wanted to get. O-​o
To me it was your standard bbq hole-​in-​the-​wall joint. Actually it was a lot cleaner than I expected and the people were very friendly. I purchased a rib sammich which was roughly $ 6.00! Deaaaam that a lot for just that, but I got it anyway. There are no sides with that purchase nor do they sell combo meals, BUT you can buy any side you want on the list for only 95 cents each. I was happy with that, sot hat mitigated my $ 6.00 damages somewhat.
In all it was cool. My meal was decent. Nothing to write home about. If you want some decent bbq that makes you feel like you are home (assuming you grew up in an urban enviorment) then I’d say give it a try. It won’t hurt.
POSITIVES:
Nice People
Clean grounds
Family like bbq joint
Side orders are only 95 cents
NEGATIVES
BRING CASH! They say they take visa/​mastercard but the telephone was broken so I had to get cash from the Sunoco across the street.
Located in the HOOD! (Don’t go at night)
Limited parking
Rib Sammich was a lil bit over priced.