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| - This place has a few good things on their menu, sadly their BBQ is not on of them.
My wife and I were really hesitant to come here, as we had heard bad things. A friend of ours who works at Sams Town (though not at the Big Mess) said he came here when it first opened and it was the worst BBQ he had ever had. In his words, they spend a large amount of money on a restaurant grade smoker but never hired someone who was experienced in BBQ to use it.
My family wanted to meet us here for dinner, which is why we even decided to try it. As we walked in my wife asked a couple who had just finished their meal how the food was. The woman frowned and shook her head... not a good sign to start the meal.
We ordered the brisket nachos, deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes for appetizers. The nachos were the highlight of the meal, and the only thing we had I would order again if we return. The chunks of brisket were large and the chips were obviously made at the restaurant, and I love homemade tortilla chips. They also were hands down the best value of the night. The deviled eggs were very good, while the fried green tomatoes were a very small serving and came on a bed of marinara sauce. The tomatoes tasted very good, but seemed like an appetizer from and Italian restaurant rather than a BBQ place.
My wife and I shared the BBQ sampler, which has two sides and all five meats. The brisket was ok, but a little dry, the hot link didn't taste like it was made in site, the ribs were just ok, and the chicken was just bad. The chicken had no smoked taste at all and tasted like it was baked and then brushed with BBQ sauce. In fact that good smoked flavor you expect at a BBQ place was overall lacking. The best thing was the pulled pork, which had a hint of apple flavor and was juicy. Our side dishes were also good, and the cornbread with honey butter was fantastic. However, the price they charged is the same as you'd expect at a really good BBQ place, so there isn't even any value here.
My mom got the. BBQ burger which was huge and I tried a bite and thought it was very good. My brother, who did like this place more than my wife and I did, agreed the burger was better than the BBQ.
I also got my hopes up when I walked in and saw that they had a sign they have growler fills and saw on the menu they dinner flights. As a huge fan of craft beer I was excited to try what they had. Unfortunately, nothing they have in draft is what I would consider true craft beer. Their selection was about 12 beers that anyone into beer will have had before, and nothing was local. I have no idea why anyone would ever pay for an overpriced growler fill here when aces and ales is down the street with cheaper prices and a far better selection.
In the end, nothing was bad enough to turn me off this place, and I would give it another try. It wasn't the worst BBQ I had ever had (though that chicken was close). Their BBQ probably deserves 2.5 stars, but everything else was decent. If this place dropped their prices just a little and improved the quality of their meat, it could be pretty good.
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