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The great was their brisket, both fatty and lean were excellent, especially the fatty, no matter where you get brisket, the lean tends to be a bit dry especially if you, like me, are not going to eat it right away. Nice, flavorful crust that was heavenly. Their smokey BBQ sauce is awesome.
Now on the to ribs, really disappointed. I was prepared for the ribs to be not very good as soon as I looked at the menu. I usually avoid BBQ places that serve things like shrimp, tacos and fries, IMHO they are doing too much and need to focus on BBQ. I don't see any Mexican or seafood restaurants serving BBQ ribs. I was correct in regards to their ribs. No flavor whatsoever, tasted like they seasoned the ribs with paprika only, I wonder if they had seen an outdoor charcoal or wood pit. I bet they were cooked on an indoor grill on in the oven then finished on a grill. If so, shame, shame, shame on you Billy! Their website claims the ribs are smoked daily for 12-15 hours, interesting. I wonder where all of that smoke goes. Could barely finish them, thank goodness I ordered the brisket too. The beans were not good either.
I'll definitely return for the brisket.
Oh, one other problem. They have no bread!!! All they have is cornbread and you have to buy it separately if you order just meat, most places give you bread free when you order a pound of meat. Any self respecting BBQ joint must have plain white bread!!! That's the golden rule!! No pork or chicken links either, just beef. WTH??
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