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| - If I were grumpy today, I would give this place just one star. During our fall break, the husband and I were knocking out quite a few of the best new restaurants in Phoenix Magazine, and this happened to be one of them. I was pretty excited because I really like barbecue and it's fun to compare different places. Unfortunately, this place didn't compare to any other BBQ place. I honestly thought it was terrible, almost to the point of being inedible.
The restaurant itself is pretty cute. I love the old western movies playing, the decor is rustic and cute, and its very clean inside. Unfortunately, it must have been a really really REALLY off day for them, especially considering the raves from Deb (and I trust her reviews.) I ordered the beef brisket with a side of the Cowboy Olive Cole Slaw. It sounded fascinating. Before our meal arrived I got some extra BBQ sauce, and that was the first indicator that this would be no good for me.
Honestly, the sauce tasted like hot sauce with a little bit of ketchup in it. It was really watery, and I like really thick sauces. I just really hated the flavor. My brisket was terribly dry and overcooked. There was no falling apart as I cut it, mostly just sawing motions to get through the nearly 1/2 inch slab. I think brisket should be cut much thinner than that. Fortunately, there was a decent smokey flavor that was present, and that made my meat palatable. I figured the cole slaw would be better. It wasn't. It really just tasted like someone emptied a can of olive juice into a generic batch of cole slaw.
The only thing worth eating here was the baked potato salad, but it wasn't my side dish to eat. This place was a big ol let down for me. Like I said, this must have been a really bad day for them, because I don't think you win one of the best new restaurant spots for nothing.
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