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| - I LOVE barbecue...or maybe I don't? That's the reality that I was left with when I walked out of Union Pig & Chicken, because If this is the direction that barbecue is headed, then I'm out.
First, the atmosphere...awful. Simply awful. The community seating thing might sound somewhat logical...at a picnic...but for a restaurant environment? No thanks. I'll pass on being seated next to strangers and their children while dealing with the difficulty of trying to talk over the people around me. Just because it's a barbecue joint doesn't mean that I don't want at least a little bit of intimacy to enjoy a meal out with my wife.
While we were there, the guy next to me spilled his soda all over the table. Luckily, he was the only one who ended up with a wet lap, In reality, I was lucky, considering the giant picnic table we were all sitting at. If his drink spills at a slightly different angle, my jeans would've had nice cola hue to them instead.
The industrial interior with nothing but hard surfaces lends to the noise being nearly unbearable. Of course, maybe the noise is meant to distract you from being able to accurately judge the food you're about to eat.
I ordered the pork + ribs + brisket meal, while my wife got the half bbq chicken. She added the potato salad as her side and I decided to try the mac & cheese, as well.
Now, I love ribs...so much so, that I just couldn't help but dig into them first. Unfortunately, there was so much gristle that no amount of flavor - which there wasn't much of - could distract me from such an obnoxious texture. I ate what I could off of the half rack and moved on to the pork shoulder.
Admittedly, this was my first time eating pork shoulder...and I'm pretty sure it's going to be my last. Now, some people might enjoy the fattiness, but this wasn't for me. Most of my pieces of pork were nothing but fat. That foul, blubbery texture on your tongue...if that's the appeal of pork shoulder, the trendy foodies of the world can enjoy it. I'll take the rest of the pig instead. Thanks.
The lone highlight of the meal was the brisket. It was the one thing on the tray that had a lot of flavor and actually worked really well with their barbecue sauce on the table, or without. It was tender, juicy, and the only thing that I would recommend
The sides? Well, the dinner bun that comes with your meal looks like it comes from a bag, and I had no interest in it. The mac & cheese was okay, but not good enough to come back for.
Overall, we both left feeling incredibly disappointed. While Union gives you a decent amount of food, the quality just wasn't good enough to justify the hit on our wallet, and leaving a lot of uneaten food behind was a huge waste. I give it 2 stars, knowing that some people might like that style of barbecue, but for me, Union has earned itself the status of an afterthought for us.
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