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| - I always appreciate a good bbq place on the east side so I'm giving this place 4 stars. But, maybe 3.5 is more appropriate. I like the location. I like the decor. And I like the people that work there. The amount of food for the price was appreciated but I have a few issues.
First, the hot bbq sauce was adequately spicy but has way too much cinnamon or cardamom in it. They should definitely dial that back a bit, or a lot.
Second, the rib tips are cut too short and it seems like they are cut from some pretty lean cows because there is very little fat on them. I'm not sure if this is a cost or preference issue but as a lover of rib tips, these just don't make the cut. I will continue ordering them because they give a decent amount, but if you're looking for meaty, fatty, delicious rib tips....these will not suffice.
Finally, if you're not cooking your collard greens in ham hock and smothering them in vinegar pepper sauce...I really don't see the point. Multiple places in madison serve collard greens as a vegetarian option, and as a southerner I find this to be sacrilegious. It seems the demands of the vegetarians have ruined this southern specialty and it's a damn shame. Let them have their slaw and potato salad...but don't take the ham out of the greens. Also, I was assured by one of the employees that the pepper vinegar sauce had been lost or spoiled in the move, so I can't speak to whether it is there now. But he assured me it would be in the future.
Not "that bbq joint" quite yet....
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