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| - I haven't been here since this place was Waldo's a million years ago and almost didn't make it there today. It was lunch time and I was on the hunt for Barbecue. For some reason when I reached the car in the parking lot my first thought was Dickie's. However, I really do like to keep things local and while Dickie's is a decent little chain, I thought it was time to go and try Kinfolk again. When you go there, you go for the food. The ambiance is nice and all but it isn't what is bringing people in. What is bringing people in is the huge portions and reasonable prices. I ordered "the pig" (pulled pork sandwich) and I chose the corn on the cob as my side. Before I even ordered the hot, fresh cornbread was already out at the table. Unfortunately there was no whipped butter to go along, just the single serving packet that came with it, but the corn bread was still warm and soft and delicious. After ordering the food, I got right up and filled up my mason jar with root beer from the fountain and then waited the 7 or 8 minutes for the food to come out. I am going to admit right now that it has been some time since I thought about turning in my man card because of a meal, but there was no way I was able to finish the entire corn on the cob (which seemed to be crispy and fried which was something new for me) and the enormous pork sandwich that was served on a warm buttered bun and probably weighed in easily at over a pound. I managed to eat most of the meat out of the sandwich and it was juicy and smoky but maybe slightly a little too chopped up for my liking however it was still amazing. I did finish the corn (at least I finished my vegetables) and still have half a sandwich left for dinner. Before I left, 3 of Scottsdale's men in blue all came in and ordered half a sandwich and fries. I am thinking that if these guys are all ordering the fries, there has to be something to them and I am going to have try them next time and definitely stick to just half a sandwich. Plus a half sandwich also saves me 2 bucks. But I still got out of lunch today for 10 bucks which included the corn bread, the corn on the cob, the huge sandwich, unlimited fountain drinks from and with tax and tip so the deal is there. Be aware they are closed from 3pm to 5pm which means there won't be much of a blue hair crowd for dinner in the afternoon. It is also interesting to note that this is the first barbecue joint that i have been in with a prominently displayed cappuccino machine. But as the owner responded when my buddy mentioned that was the first time that he had ever seen one of those in a barbecue joint, "there is a first time for everything." I am glad to say that this is the first time that I have been in the building now that it is Kinfolk and definitely not the last.
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