Soul Feathers will send you flying on a barbeque high. Like many barbeque joints, Soul Feathers gives a low key and ultracasual vibe, features pulled meats and sauces galore and won't break the bank. Still, Soul Feathers has something of a spirit incomparable to anywhere else.

Beside the ketchup, napkins and two barbeque sauces set on each sturdy wooden table in the tiny dining room, you'll find a mini library of spiritual guidance books with titles like "Friendship with God" and "There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem." But if you don't feel like perusing the preachy books, you may want to check out the decorations while you wait for your food ö probably five or 10 minutes.

Tens of southwest, American Indian inspired paintings cram the walls of the eating area, relieved only by a poster of a "Serenity Prayer" or the like. With all of these references to the soul and everything spiritual, I was ready to have an out-of-this-world meal.

After parking the car in the restaurant's big lot out front, at the southwest corner of Broadway and Highland, I passed a historical vehicle that looked like a permanent fixture at Soul Feathers. Off to the side was a half-enclosed dining area, made up of a couple of picnic tables and a blue tarp flying off a white frame, which offered a view of the huge smoker/barbeque on the side of the bright pink stucco building.

Inside, a small board advertises today's specials and small papers that double as a take-out and catering menu lists the permanent collection. I decided to try one of the specials and a sampler plate.

The special, bratwurst with sautŽed onions and bell peppers ($3.25), came alone on a plate, but I would not dare to call it measly. The cashier and I both agreed the brat was made of some sort of mix of beef and pork, and we came to the tacit understanding that the more we talk about what's inside, the less likely I'd enjoy it. So questions and curiosity aside, I got through the massive link and enjoyed every bite of it. Smothered in a tangy barbeque sauce, the bratwurst needed no extra sauce, just a lot of napkins.

Instead of ordering the full sampler ($10.50), which comes with pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken, beans, pasta salad, coleslaw and a piece of bread, I tried the half sampler ($6.50), also a generous plate that includes two meats, two sides and the piece of bread. Taking the advice of the cashier, who proved to be extremely helpful throughout my meal keeping an eye on RC-cola refills and bringing a to-go box promptly, I tried the pork and beef brisket for my meats and the potato salad and yam bites as my sides.

The savory beef brisket, dripping with barbeque sauce, melted in my mouth. The pork, on the other hand, though itself not dry, was served without any sauce. I tried it with the sweet mustard that came on the sampler plate and with each of the barbeque sauces preset on the table (the small bottle is the spicy one and the large bottle is the traditional, sweet and tangy one). The potato salad rocked any other I'd ever tried and was the first thing I tried at Soul Feathers to move my taste buds into that spiritual realm the cozy eatery pushes. Though the yam bites, which can be ordered a la carte for $2, weren't part of the usual sampler sides, I asked for them and received with no hesitation from the staff. Those yam bites were awesome! Lightly battered and deep-fried, the sweet and salty complimented the smoky barbeque flavors of the meat perfectly.

If you're a vegetarian, don't go to Soul Feathers. Sure, you can fill up on yam bites and potato salad, but it's probably better to stay away. Or, perhaps enjoy a dessert while your friends get their meat-eating appetites satisfied. Soul Feathers has a frozen yogurt machine and a few refrigerated desserts, none of which look too tempting.

But if you are a meat lover, stop by Soul Feathers for the meat lover's heaven. Your carnivorous soul will thank you.