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| - First off, this is not good barbecue. There are several other places to go and get far better food.
We asked for an order of fried pickles to start off with. They came out piping hot and extremely fresh and smelled awesome. There was a total of 6 pickle spears and a small cup of ranch for dipping. These tasted as good as they smelled/looked and the ranch complimented them well (I'm really picky about the type of ranch that is served).
For the main course, my husband and I both ordered the 2-meat combo meals that come with 2 sides. This way we could try a little of everything and get a good idea of what we did and didn't like. I ordered the pulled pork and chicken, while my husband ordered the beef brisket and hot links. The sides we ordered were the onion rings, creole fries, creole style potato salad, and bubba beans.
The bubba beans were not the type of beans you would expect when you think of bbq. They were soupy and tasted like they belonged alongside a Mexican entree. The potato salad was very bland and lacked any wow-factor. The creole fries were skinny fries with a creole seasoning shaken over them and it really didn't impress us -- tasted like the same seasoning you would find at Red Robin. The onion rings were the best and they used the same batter as the fried pickles, so we weren't surprised that we liked them.
As for the bbq itself, it was a great disappointment. It doesn't even taste like it was smoked or look like it, for that matter. There is no smoke ring, no smoke flavor, nothing. Very bland meat without any flavor. The brisket was tough, the chicken was rubbery, the pulled pork was just a stringy mess on my plate, and the hot links looked like a mediocre hot dog, at best. The worst part was actually the bbq sauce! Gross. It was a very thin, watery sauce that really did not have any memorable flavor to it. The presentation on our plates was also bizarre. Basically, it was a bunch of meat slathered in this watered-down sauce and it did not look the least bit appetizing (and it wasn't!).
After we were finished, the waitress pointed to my husband's side of bubba beans and asked if he wanted a container to take them home. We politely declined. She then asked if we would like anything else and suggested the blackberry or peach cobblers. We decided to take the bullet and try the peach cobbler. Honestly, we were glad we did! The peach cobbler was delicious and served with a dollop of ice cream. Pretty sure the peaches come from cans, but we weren't expecting anything different after the less than satisfactory meal we had just consumed.
The actual restaurant is cute and very clean. It's pretty big, as there are two dining rooms in what looks to be an old house. The outside of the building doesn't give the impression of anything special, which is on-point.
We won't be going back to this joint.
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