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| - This place seems to garner a lot of mixed reviews, but luckily for me, I had a great experience here this past Saturday.
To start off with, our waitress was extremely friendly and accommodating, and really knew her alcohol (always a plus).
I was rather surprised by their large and interesting selection of beer, given that it's a BBQ place.
I was feeling adventurous, and went with their Founders Dirty Bastard. You're already getting a pretty good deal for the price ($5) to alcohol ratio (8.3%), and it only gets better when you realize it doesn't taste like crap. It tasted like any dark ale to me, so there's not much to complain.
My friends went with the WTF (tastes kinda like warp speed) and Ace Berry Cider (tastes kinda like berry juice, aka for pansies);
Aside from the beer, their BBQ's pretty good too :p
They have 3 delicious sauces available, and you can get as many refills as you want.
I ordered a Brickhouse Brisket entree, which is smoked brisket laid over a piece of toast, all served with cornbread and 2 sides. Now that may sound like a lot of food, but... never mind, who am I kidding. It's a lot of food. You're definitely going to be full.
Their beef was pretty tender, but didn't really stand out much besides that. I also wish they had more meat, and maybe less starch, but I'm over it.
What's ironic is that instead of their brisket, which should be the best part of ya know, a BBQ dish, it's their sides that truly shine. The cornbreads might be my favorite part, because not only is it sweet, it also had bits of jalapeno(?) to give it a kick.
The toast was also great, as its crunchy texture really added some needed pizazz to the meal. I got a side of crisp and spicy green beans (meh) and braised collard greens & ham (better than meh).
So overall, a pretty filling meal with a variety of taste, more good than bad :)
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