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| - Wow. Michael has done it again. This place does not even compare to other BBQ places I have eaten at.
Having recently opened, Mabel's is very popular. I arrived just a few minutes before it opened for lunch at 11:30 AM and found a line of 30 people already waiting in front of the door. The restaurant easily accommodated us all however and I was seated in just a few moments.
I lucked out with an upstairs seat which provided an entertaining view. I liked the seating up here better as most of the lower level seating, bar aside, consisted of two group tables.
Despite being nearly completely full, save for a few bar seats and a couple four-top tables, kitchen service, as expected with BBQ, was very fast. I was out the door just after noon which is perfect for lunch and impressive for a place so busy.
Our waiter was really friendly and attentive. He was great at explaining Mabel and the menu. He said the intention is to encourage sharing, but that one can also order individually. We decided to share and ordered brisket and turkey off the 1/2lb meat menu. We were given a choice of lean or full fat brisket (I chose lean). We also ordered a side of baked beans with chopped brisket and jalapeños. Anything off the meats menu also comes with Cleveland pickles and kraut...and one slice of white bread.
I found the white bread a bit odd, but everything else was absolutely delicious. I am a very picky eater, but I ate everything on my plate. There wasn't any part of the meat even I deemed too fatty or undesirable. The brisket fell apart it was so tender. The flavor even without added BBQ sauce was amazing. To make it even more amazing I added plenty of homemade BBQ sauce. It was more liquid than I expected, but was wonderful. Apparently Michael's favorite hot sauce is Secret Aardvark. A bottle of that was provided as well. I didn't find it too hot and put plenty of it on my food.
The baked beans side was most impressive. I was expecting navy beans, but was surprised with Gigandes plaki beans! These are Greek, large, flat, white beans and were served up in a stew like sauce comparable to not other baked bean side I have ever had. I highly recommend this side. The sides comes in what resembles a paper bowl probably typically used to serve a "cup" of soup. Therefore depending on how many people you are sharing with I would order multiple sides. Honestly for even two people, two sides both split would be appropriate.
And the best part is I left feeling good. I wasn't stuffed or uncomfortably full. As healthy as BBQ can be, this is it. Take out coming soon.
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