I kept driving by this place going to and leaving my hotel room when I came for CES. I finally decided to swing on in and try it out. I was really surprised.
The place has got a real southern-style feel for it. On every table is a bottle of ketchup, salt and pepper, bottle of BBQ sauce and a huge roll of paper. And I mean that old school brown paper that's really rough, no hand towels. I think it was this paper that endeared me more than anything else. Really made me miss living in the South.
I ordered the 4-bone dish which is 4 beef ribs and two sides and your choice of type of bread. I got greens and mac & cheese as my two sides and white bread. While I was waiting for the food, I realized I was sitting next to the owner at the next table. He was eating chicken and watching a football game on the mounted TV they have. I watched the game with him and we both commented on some of the plays.
When the ribs came I was surprised at how much meat was on the bones. They were pretty good. I ate two without the BBQ sauce and the other two without. The meat's just good enough to eat without the sauce. It's got good solid flavor and there can be a lot of fat on parts of the meat. The BBQ sauce is a little disappointing. It's sweet without a whole lot of flavor. I prefer my BBQ sauce with a lot of herbs to bring out the taste in ribs. I wasn't sure whether they made their own sauce or not and forgot to ask.
The greens were ok, nothing great. The mac & cheese were absolutely spot on though. I was amazed. Tasted just as good as any mac & cheese I had when I lived in the South.
After all this, I was stuffed and willing to come back-which I will. It's hard to find a real authentic old-fashioned BBQ place that's got real flavor and Vegas' got one.