The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
- Smothered fried chicken
Best for
- Food history
Food history
“Bomb tasting smothered fried chicken.....gumbo here is horrible!”
Barbecue · Southern
A longtime Lincoln Park soul-food and barbecue spot where Roger loved the smothered fried chicken but called the gumbo horrible.
Huffman's Barbeque & Catering is listed as closed on Yelp. The Lincoln Park spot had operated on Imperial Avenue since 1967 under founder Brooks Huffman; the strip mall it anchored was later renamed Brooks Huffman Plaza in his honor.
Yelp — Huffman's Barbeque & Catering listed as closed (checked 2026-09-21) (2026-09-21) ↗This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
Source-backed notes
“Bomb tasting smothered fried chicken.....gumbo here is horrible!”
Roger loved the smothered fried chicken but called the gumbo horrible. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)