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| - I drove down to Monroe to try out the Outlaw BBQ's Sunday Buffet. I found out about it when I visited Outlaw's place in Matthews. I wish I had know about this sooner! I got there around 1 pm and the place was packed. Luckily a couple gave me their table as they we ready to leave. It's not really a buffet, but for $10 it doesn't matter. You pay first and they included a drink which I think is included in the $10. The buffet is set up on their small bar area. Restaurant employees serve you on disposable foam plates. Nothing wrong with that in my book as long as the food is good and it was. For BBQ meat had pulled pork & brisket, chicken legs & thighs, chicken breast nuggets and rib tips. I sampled each one, some more than once. The pork was tender and moist with a subtle smokey flavor. It needed no sauce at all, but they offer a standard tomato sauce or a thin vinegar based sauce. In my previous visit to Outlaw in Matthews I mixed the two and here I did the same. The brisket was pulled rather than being sliced, but that didn't matter. It also had a great smokey flavor and was very moist. I prefer slices, but it is hard to keep them moist while serving them buffet style. The chicken thighs and drums were also smoked with a nice flavor. They had no sauce on them which was nice as some places drown their chicken in sauce. The chicken breast was cut up and deep fried. It was also very good. The rib tips pretty tender, but I thought they could use a little more cooking to make the a little more tender. Their flavor was great and they were very moist. For sides they had baked beans, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw (regular and spicy) and some salad. The baked beans were nothing special, not like the one I got at my last visit to their place in Matthews. That was the only disappointment I had. The mac & cheese was OK, not as good as mom used to make, but I didn't go there for mac & cheese. The coleslaw was a vinegar based slaw that was diced rather than shredded. The had regular slaw and spicy. I tried the spicy alone and with some pork. It was very good. They also had banana pudding for dessert. Overall I would very highly recommend that you visit the Outlaw BBQ Shack. If you are looking for fancy, go somewhere else. If you are looking for some of the best BBQ in the Charlotte area then you better try Outlaw BBQ.
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