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| - Arrived as a party of three on a Friday afternoon, I had the pulled pork with a side of cornbread, the other two both had brisket with various sides. First time visitors.
Food: My pork was reheated garbage, plain and simple. I'm not sure when it was originally smoked, and I can't speak for their food at it's freshest, but it was not served hot (was room temp when it arrived), and too much water was used in steaming it resulting in a watered down flavour. Maybe 20% of my serving was fat. The brisket was also clearly reheated from refrigeration; it was thinly sliced, had a shiny/silver tinge, was not hot when it reached our table, and was lacking in flavour. It's of note that our meat came with no sides or veggies/slaw.The cornbread was good, almost good enough to bump this review to two stars. Given the above average reviews, I was thoroughly disappointed.
Service: Our group arrived right after another group, but the place was empty prior. Our order was taken relatively quickly, but it was about 30 minutes before we got our food. I'm normally not too picky about this, but our glasses were filthy, mine was covered in lipstick stains. The place filled up to maybe 60% capacity by the time we were done eating, and as a result it was close to 40 minutes later when we got our bill.
Overall, I was on the fence about sending my food back, however the cornbread was good enough to prevent me. Given the above average price point (especially for lunch) compared to the several other bbq joints that have been opening up shop around the city (Barque, Electric Mud, Hogtown smoke), I can't recommend this place in the slightest.
I'm aware that reviews for this place are generally positive, however this review is based on solely my experience. It's quite possible that they suffer from consistency issues, or the kitchen was trying to get rid of some older meat - but that doesn't give them a pass from me.
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