Just moved to the neighborhood so we want to search out all the independents. We saw the reviews and knew this had to be one of the first stops.
To be honest, I don't understand the reviews.
The place is small but had a steady stream of customers. We took a table but had to move as the smell of the trash was overwhelming. Which explained why those tables were the only ones open.
Then the flies. I understand it was a warm December day but propping open the door just lets in flies. I kept swatting them away waiting for our food, deciding if the food was that good, we'd just do takeout the next time.
I ordered the Hawaiian chicken sandwich combo and my hubs got the pulled pork. They brought out the sandwiches first as the fries weren't ready. Mine came in a plastic basket. His was just wrapped to go. No basket. Then my fries came out. Then finally his. Timing apparently isn't everything.
My sandwich was.....really not all that great. The chicken breast was pressed to about 1/4" thick and overcooked. The bacon was burnt black from the flat grill with a press on it. Both bun halves were burnt black. Not grilled to toast. burnt. I spent enough years as a cook in mom's restaurant to know the difference. The fries.....came in a paper boat that had traces of something else in it probably from handling other foods. And they use some off-brand ketchup that was sour to taste. I was not a happy diner.
My hubs didn't fare much better. His pulled pork was moist but bland, he couldn't taste a good rub or smoke. It came with a bit of sauce. He did ask for more sauce and they gave him some which wasn't bad along with some Chicago neon relish. He ordered the sweet potato fries and they were the run-of-the-mill fries. His bun was burnt as well so maybe that's the standard
I debated going two stars but the place was busy. Maybe we hit a bad day. I am willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. But in this day and age when there are loads of burger joints to choose from, we will keep looking.