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Real barbecue cooks slowly over a smoky fire fueled with real wood, and that’s what you’ll find at Yam Yam’s. Slabs of pork ribs spend several hours in the pit, and the brisket stays overnight. Both come out with the tell-tale ‘ring of fire,’ a reddish tinge to the meat that signifies barbecue. The pork rib sandwich ($7.50) includes four bones over white bread with your choice of potato salad or fries. Upgrade to the dinner ($10.25) and get two sides, choosing from tender collard greens, creamy mac ‘n’ cheese, crispy fried okra, red beans ‘n’ rice, and more. That slow-cooked beef brisket is shredded, sauced, and slapped into a bun ($5.25 with potato salad or fries), but if you don’t feel like meat, the cornmeal-crusted fried catfish ($7.50 basket, $10 dinner with two sides) is moist, tender, and a good candidate for the best fried fish west of Mobile. To top it off, you can get all this into the wee hours on the weekend, and the all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet ($12) features specials like smothered pork chops and oxtails.

Yam Yam’s Southern Style Barbecue

7339 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Portland, Oregon
503-978-9229