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| - I felt like I was cheating as we drove by Hickory River, so I looked away. Parking at Black Dog is sketchy - this time the lot was a sheet of ice. But we got right in, only waiting 5 minutes for a table at 6pm.
We split way too many apps, but everything looked so darn good!! Smoked almonds (house smoked, with a touch of sweetness - love, especially for $3!), wings (expensive but OK, with sauce that catches up with you around wing #3), Texas caviar (with black eyed peas and hominy - very nice) and chips and salsa (meh). Drinks all around too. I had a bloody mary made with horseradish vodka (yum) and a margarita made with hoppy tequila (yum!!!).
I ordered a combo plate. $12 for your choice of two meats (I had burnt ends and pulled pork) and two sides (spicy potato salad and pit beans - both delish). Really good amount of food for the price! Others at my table had the brisket (dry), sweet potato fries (an upcharge but very worth it if you're a fan of them), the burger with brisket, sauce, onions and cheese on it (she loved it) and the twice-baked potato casserole (everyone wanted to lick this bowl clean).
This was my first time trying burnt ends, and I must say I was disappointed. I expected blackened meat all around, like I've seen on the Food Network, and these were just the black ring around brisket that I normally get... when I order brisket.
We all loved the potato salad and the potato casserole. In fact, we loved all the sides and apps. If there was a way to get just a plate of sides, I'd never leave.
Hopping place! A constant waiting line, on a Tuesday. Good service, but a little scatterbrained.
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