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| - I went into this place with very high expectations and my meal had both high points and low points. The service was very friendly and informative for newbies to this kind of cuisine (southern style bbq I guess is what they serve here). The free complementary popcorn was interesting but I found it bland and kind of tasteless. We tried the barque sampler for 2. For meat, we got the beef ribs, baby back ribs, and competition chicken thighs. And for sides, we got the fries, mixed vegetables, and pickled platter. The mixed vegetables and pickled platter were fantastic. The fries on the other hand were kind of soggy. As for the meat, everything was well cooked. The chicken thighs were super moist and juicy but extremely bland and rather tasteless. The beef ribs were beautifully cooked but nothing overly special in terms of flavour. The highlight of the meal was definitely the baby back ribs (we got the sweet heat as opposed to the dry rub). I could eat a huge plate of these on my own for sure as the meat was both well cooked and bursting with a lot of flavour from the spices they put on it. Still, considering how much hype surrounds this place, I left feeling somewhat unsatisfied and slightly disappointed. To be fair though, I know now what I do like there so if I were to return, I know what to order and what to avoid. And perhaps I should learn to stop having such unrealistic expectations as no place would probably meet them. Solid place overall.
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