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Review: Five Aces Bar-B-Que Is a Worthy Successor to Mama Josephine's

Oct 5, 2016 at 6:00 am

Five Aces is serving barbecue and some of Mama Josephine's classic dishes as well. PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

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PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

A salad topped with chicken, hard-boiled eggs, red onion and croutons.

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PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

Antonio Ellis smoking meat outside his restaurant.

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PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

A selection of dishes at Five Aces.

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PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

Changes to the place include the addition of a television.

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PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

Five Aces Bar-B-Que is located in Shaw.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story gave the wrong intersection as the restaurant's home. It's located at Shaw and Lawrence. We regret the error.