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New Owners Take Over San Pedro’s Favorite BBQ Joint: Lazy Croc’s

Dec 6, 2013|Ambergris Caye

Southern Style Barbecue is very serious business. In some areas of the world, certain restaurants have a cult following. People get tattooed to show their love…

travel long distances for a certain rib or brisket, attend barbeque cook-offs by the tens of thousands or just spend their Saturdays at home perfecting their own special rub for their pork.

Yes, I know. Americans are weird. Men in particular.

Lazy Croc’s BBQ joint about 2.5 miles north on Ambergris Caye has that sort of cult (no tattoos yet that I know of…but a certain fervor for sure). It’s been an Ambergris Caye favorite for those who love their Southern style American barbecue. I’ve heard of residents buying 20 lbs of pulled pork to have as back-up in their freezers. Just in case…

SO, when I ran into new owners in town a few weeks ago (NNNNEWWWWW WHAT??!?!?!?!), I was a bit nervous. Sure Christiano and his father seemed to have some great ideas, like more days open, extended hours and a Croc Mobile delivery service, but would the recipes, the smoky meaty goodness be the same?

And more importantly, could Lazy Croc’s keep their SanPedroScoop.com Sunglasses of Excellence?

I don’t even need to say it. THE PRESSURE WAS ON.

First though, that sign is no joke. If you look carefully, you can see me laying on the bridge taking a picture of this handsome devil.

All I know is that your pet is welcome but you might want to keep Rufus on a leash.

For those who are wondering what the new hours are, they are posted.

Wednesday through Sunday 11am to 5pm.

Here is Christiano…super friendly, chatty guy with lots of great ideas. Like these “Croc Eggs”…green cherries that are steeping in overproof rum as we speak.

Or this Croc Shake that he dropped off at our table. Rum, gin, melon liquer and coconut ice cream. It’s a Long Island Iced Tea in disguise. Beware!

Or serving breakfast in the future. Biscuits and gravy, chicken fried steak…we should all plan to be Plus 5 pounds in 2014.

Here are some of the menu items.

We sat on the deck over the croc pond and ordered some BBQ.

I went for the pulled pork & ribs platter. $30bzd. It comes with 2 sides, 2 giant slabs of garlic bread and can easily feed two people.

Delicious, delicious. The ribs…they just melt. They are like thick slow slow slow cooked pieces of pork belly. Striped with fat boneless goodness.

They come sauceless and I like to drench mine with the sweet mustard sauce. I could drink it out of the bottle.

But no one really wants to see that.

This crazy looking lizard was perched on the railing watching the spectacle of gorging gringos.

So…as you can read, I HIGHLY recommend Lazy Croc’s. The owner is energetic, gracious and friendly. The food is delicious and it’s just a fun, lively spot to have lunch or just drinks. Watch the crocs, the lizards and take a walk across the bridge to the beautiful ocean.