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| - I was working in the area and in the mood for BBQ.
I ordered the two meat plate, two meats and two sides, and a drink. Price just under $15.
For the meats I had pulled pork and sliced brisket. For the sides I had bbq beans and baked potato casserole (loaded mashed potatoes).
I'll start with the sides. One of the things I like about bbq places is trying the different sides each place offers. The baked potato casserole was excellent, the bbq beans average at best.
Before I get to the meats, a little background is needed. I have three smokers at home a vertical, a side box and a gas vertical. That being said, I'm no stranger to bbq, so my bar may be a little higher, than the average bbq eater.
Both of the meats were dry from being over cooked, they needed sauce to make them moist. Good bbq is kept moist while cooking, it doesn't need sauce, after cooking, for moisture. The sauce, after cooking, is something you add to personal taste, if at all.
The pulled pork was less dry, I tried it without sauce and it had a decent taste on it's own. I still ended up putting sauce on it because it was dry and I wanted to sample the sauces. The portion was generous, I had leftovers of the pork.
Now the brisket, totally over cooked and dry. You have the option of sliced or chopped. I ordered it sliced, though it didn't make much difference, you couldn't cut it without it breaking into little pieces. It's suppose to be tender, but retain it's structural integrity. You should be able to cut a piece off and pick it up with a fork, not a chance. I tried to pick the bite up with a fork and ended up with little pieces on the tines of the fork, the rest of the bite was sitting in the basket in pieces. It was so dry it absolutely needed sauce. The portion was less generous, no leftovers.
Since I mentioned the need for sauce, they had three sauces, normal, hot n spicy and sweet. Since I had plenty of dry meat that needed sauce, I tried all three. They were all three good sauces. I liked the regular, the hot and the sweet, in that order, but that's a personal taste. I don't care for sweet bbq sauces in general, if I'm using store bought sauces, I prefer Chris and Pitts, to KC or SBR's sauce, because it's less sweet.
Summary:
The above being said, the place is not terrible, I've had far worse bbq. Would I go there again, probably not.
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