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| - TLDR; what a BBQ restaurant would be like if it was opened by someone who didn't know how to make BBQ.
This seems like a take on a central Texan "meat market" style BBQ joint, but the meat has to have good flavor for that to work.
It seems like they're missing a pitmaster. No technical skill in smoking department. The sauce was watery (decent flavor), needs another few hours on the stove.
We tried the pork ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and sausage. I had the pulled pork and sausage, so I'll speak to those first. The pork had no bark. I'll repeat for emphasis: the pork had no bark! For those uninitiated to the finer points of BBQ, bark is the tasty outer crust of rub on the outside of the meat. For pulled pork to have no bark means it had no flavor too. As for the sausage, it was tasty and very garlicky. I did not catch a flavor of jalapeño Or cheddar, but it was tasty.
Moving on to the pork ribs, they were big a meaty. Unfortunately, they too suffered from a lack of bark. A bit dry, but better than the pulled pork. They did have a nice smoked pepper flavor (chipotle or ancho maybe), but that was the only interesting note. The sliced brisket was at best mediocre for similar reasons as the prior reviewed meats. The burnt ends were nice and fatty, with more bark than any other meat we had. At a none BBQ restaurant, I would have considered them good.
Now that we've covered the meats, I'll keep the sides and fixings quick. The rolls were simple dinner yeast rolls, they did not have the light crumb or high fat content of a brioche (as advertised on the menu). The pickles, onions, and slaw were fine. All on par with the quality a friend who just got into cooking.
We tried the Mac n Cheese and the corn bread. The former had too thin a sauce for the noodle type, and did not hold flavor. As a cheddar sauce, it probably could have used more (or any) roux in addition to some salt and mustard powder for flavor. The corn bread was actually solid all around.
Mexican undertones of flavor in the menu are common at BBQ joints these days, and maybe the tacos are the way to go here. I can't say I plan on coming back to found though.
On the note of beers: the list is small, maybe a dozen on tap. The first 2 I ordered were not available. Unclear if they weren't in yet or if they had already run out.
Managers and owners: I'd love to come in and help you with a tune-up on your meat game.
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