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| - I've walked past this place so many times, and it's always been empty. I've always wondered what the deal was, but never really curious enough to venture inside. I'm glad it's open again now so that I can finally give it a try (heard it's under new ownership. so I suppose now it's not really the same restaurant... oh well).
Well I stopped in recently, and I was very impressed. I went on a Saturday afternoon... and it was still empty; it was around 1:30 so not peak lunch hour or anything, but I wonder if a lot of people still think it's closed.
It looks like the place is still coming together (one of their storefront signs was sitting on the a table inside, and there was some kitchen equipment inexplicably sitting in one corner of the dining room), but it was comfortable enough inside.
The menu is small, which is great for a BBQ place in my opinion; the focus should be on making a few things (meat, we're talking meat here) very well instead of trying to cater to every taste.
I was just feeling like something small to eat, a lunch item, so I ordered the pulled pork nachos appetizer. Definitely not small! This is easily a four person appetizer, and even though I was very hungry I barely got through them. It was pretty standard plating for nachos: chips, cheese (lots of it!), salsa (standard canned Pace-style, I believe :/...), meat, lettuce, some chopped red onions and a dollop of sour cream. It looked really good (see my picture), and it tasted incredible as well,
The pulled pork was fantastic! I mean it was all good, but the pork stood out even amongst the strong flavors of the sharp cheddar, salsa, and onions. It was perfectly tender and smokey.
I definitely also made frequent and spirited use of the 2 BBQ sauce squeeze bottles on the table, one a "classic" sauce and the other a spicy iteration. Having the sauce on the table MAKES a BBQ joint for me, so I really appreciate it.
I'll give them some time to get the place together and then get back there for a more meat-centric meal. And I fully expect I'll be rewarding them that 5th star at that time.
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