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| - Oh, Harper's, your dinner tonight lost you a *star* - both in rating and patronage - it will be a while before I return.
Ordering the BBQ combo with ribs, beef brisket and pulled pork, which is served with fries ($19), I was hoping for the smoky deliciousness that I could smell after exiting Barnes and Noble next door (which convinced me to stop at Harper's instead of going to Peckers for wings). The meal arrived and holy moly - that is a lot of meat (that's what she said). I was pretty darn excited until I started actually eating. The ribs were dry - and I don't mean dry rub with no sauce, I mean dry as in no moisture. The pulled pork was also dry and the tiny cup of BBQ sauce that was provided wasn't going to help that out. The beef brisket was moist, but a little too fatty - the brisket was my favorite of the mediocre trio. Fries were fries, a little limp but I may have only had 10, not a big fan of fries. Cole slaw tasted fresh and crunchy, quite good.
Total tab was a little over $20 before tip. I don't feel I got a $20 value from my meal, for 1/2 of that I could have gotten 10 delicious wings from Peckers and for a few dollars more I could have gotten a juicy prime rib from Firebirds. Overall, I have always enjoyed my meals from Harper's, but I will stick to burgers and that type of food if I return, their BBQ combo leaves a lot to be desired.
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