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Let's start with the good so I can ease you into the bad. Service at the carry-out counter is excellent. The pleasant young lady who helped me was honest and knowledgeable about the menu. Even the old man who came in to pick up his food was sweet and friendly when telling me about what to get. Also, If you sign up for their phone alerts you get 10% off your purchase.
I went with the sampler platter which has ribs, brisket, pulled pork and two sides for $16.99. I opted for coleslaw, green beans, and added mac & cheese. The young lady who helped me tossed in some cornbread to try since it was my first time there. Fries were included by mistake.
The sides come in 4oz containers, a little small, but no need to be glutenous. The green beans were nice and reminded me of something my grandma would make. The coleslaw was of the creamy kind and nice as well. The mac & cheese tasted like the melted butter you get with crab legs. It was a weird taste that I am still not sure if I liked or not. The little cornbread muffins were a let down because they were more dry muffin than cornbread. For the fries, I don't know if it was the processed frozen fry itself or the oil it was cooked in, but they did not taste good and I threw them away. None of the meat was juicy, tender, fall off the bone, or melt in your mouth. It was all dry, overcooked, and flavorless. The homemade BBQ sauce was good though and helped things a lot, but I still did not finish the meat nor kept it for leftovers.
I don't know what happened here. When you walk in there are all of these plaques on the wall - awards and articles about how great the food is. The owner was even on Shark Tank for his deboning rib method. Maybe I just came in on an off day, maybe years ago the food was phenomenal, but it unfortunately is no longer. I would not go back and I would not recommend.
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