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| - Darn. I was hoping to sling around a 1 or 2-star review. It's time for me to have something really, really bad to say. However, I can't. At least not about the P.I.G.
After reading all the reviews, I was set to be disappointed. But we had a coupon and it's close, so we decided to suck it up. There comes a time when just getting out of the house and having a cocktail and food slung in front of you is worth a mediocre meal.
I enjoyed Grilled Expedition when it was in the same space and I'm not sure there's much different other than the smoky flavor of the air the second you open the door. Fine by me. It was a cute place, and still is.
Our waitress/hostess was great. She was helpful on the menu, quick with service and checked in just enough for us to feel well taken care of but not annoyed.
I ordered The Texan, which is the brisket sammiched between two slices of Texas Toast. A side of sweet tater fries please.
Honey got the half rack and beans and potato salad. I wasn't convinced he made good choices. Girls got corn dogs and fries and chicken strips...all the un-bbq fare offered to the wee ones.
Food came just before things started to unravel for the three munchkins. It all LOOKED good, so there was promise. I slathered my brisket with bbq from the table, cut it in half and messily took a bite. Um, yum. Like, yeah! This is pretty good! Meat wasn't dry, wasn't fatty and the whole set up with the Texas toast was really pretty darn good. Sweet potato fries were great. No lie.
Honey's ribs were really good too. He shared one with me and I was appreciative of the smoky flavor, lean cut and perfect crispness we respect with eating ribs. Beans were good. Potato salad, well, we aren't friends, so I just assumed since his little serving dish was empty, that it was good stuff.
Girls did great on their meals, no complaints. I tried the chicken fingers and they were impressive in their white meaty, perfectly breadedness. Another bonus that they didn't skimp and offer the chopped-pressed-formed-rib meat nuggets.
Overall, I think it was a solid meal. And being pleasantly surprised was such a bonus. I'm pretty sure I'll be craving this bbq one day soon.
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