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| - I amsitting in farmers bbq on mallard creek while i write this. I just spent twenty minutes reading the mostly negative reviews of this place, and i have to admit that the peanut gallery makes a lot of good points.the health department sanitation score is 95.5 right now, but the place is seriously dingy. As I look around every table within sight is in dire need of being wiped down (vigorously). The sauce bottles are quite sticky, and the whole place just feels a little neglected. It is pretty much what my kitchen looks like when I REALLY don't want to clean it, but my girlfriend makes me anyway.
Whatever, its clean enough to eat there. I have done so three times now, and every time the bbq pork has been excellent. Yes, it is a little bland without sauce. Now stop whining, get up, and try one of the many sauces sitting on the counter (which are very poorly labelled, and they aren't all always out, which is pretty unacceptable during lunchtime, but whatever). they are all good, with the jerk being my personal favorite. I have tried a different side dish every time I have come here, and the results have meen mixed. Tthe hush puppies and green beans are good, the mac and cheese was pretty sub par. The sweet potato fries are really good, but come on-make your own, don't buy huge bags of frozen sweet potato fries. This is the kind of thing that really grinds my gears when going out of my way to eat local. The cornbread that comes with the lunch special is good, but nothing exceptional. The lunch special is six bucks and contains more food than i could possibly get down in one sitting. I cant comment on the rest of the menu, but this is a hell of a six dollar lunch. Pork or chicken, a side, cornbread, and a drink for a paltry outlay of cash.
As far as the service goes, my experience has ranged from excellent (a young lady who always looks energetic and happy, and greets you with enthusiasm when you walk in the door) to dazed and confused (owner). The over all dinginess does nlt bother me too much, it is more the attitude of the owner/emloyees that this implies. If your restaurant is this slow every single table should be sparkling(you clearly have the time to wipe down the tables). I will ear here again (and again...). However, i fully understand why Firehouse Subs is packed to the brim right now and this place is almoat completely empty. A solid spring cleaning, a few thousand dollars in renovations, and a more receptive attitude towards customer feedback could take this place from sleepy to slammed in six months. In closing, I recommend the BBQ (I grew up in Lexington, NC, so take all the other un-vetted opinions on the quality of this place you see with a grain of salt), ESPECIALLY at the price point, but the place kind of needs to get its act together. With a sanitation score in the 90s it is a perfectly safe place to eat, but the little things add up.
Food 4
Service 3
Atmosphere 1
Overall 3 (begrudgingly)
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