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| - I saw that a new BBQ place had opened up and had to go try it. I ate lunch there on a Saturday just a little before noon. The restaurant was nice, with an industrial feel to it, but very well done. It had your standard decorations. The place is kind of narrow, but the arrangement worked well for the space with a mixture of booths & high top tables. The do have a deck outside with seats. There were maybe one or two tables when I got there, so I could pretty much sit anywhere. My server took my drink order and when she came back I asked if they had any sort of combo platter where I could try a little of each meat. She said they might and went to check for me. After a couple of minutes a different server came back and said they don't currently have a combo platter, but he showed me a new menu with it. It was a choice of 4 meats & two sides. I chose chicken, ribs, pork & brisket with baked beans and coleslaw for my sides.
It took a while for my food to come out. When Peter, my server brought it out, the plate was enormous. It had a chicken, breast & wing, 5 ribs, a pile of chopped pork & a couple of slices of brisket. There were also some hush puppies and pickled onions on the plate. The sides where served in soup cups and there was also a plate with three different sauces. Peter went over everything explaining the different types of sauces. There was a vinegar based, mustard based, and a tomato based sauce. The brisket was sliced thick with a bit of fat in it. The pork was chopped fine and mixed with a little of the mustard based sauce. The ribs were served dry and the chicken had some of the mustard based sauce on it.
The brisket was tender and juicy with a nice dark bark on it. When I first tried the bark I thought it might have been a little over smoked, but with more of the meat it was had a very nice balance. My only complaint on the brisket was that it was sliced with the grain instead of across it. The brisket was cooked long enough that it was still tender, but cut correctly it would have been better.
The pork was awesome! Very tender and moist with a nice flavor. The mustard sauce was a nice compliment to the pork. I tried some of the vinegar based sauce, but didn't care for it as much as the mustard based.
The ribs were a little undercooked, but still tender enough with a nice flavor. The ribs would have been much better with about another hour or two of cooking.
The chicken was tender and moist with a good flavor. Nothing too special about it, but it was still good.
The baked beans had a nice flavor and had pieces of meat mixed in with them. They also had chunks of onion and pepper. There was a seasoning, like oregano or coriander, but I couldn't put my finger on it. It was a different and I couldn't quite decide if it worked on not, but it must have since I ate most of them. The coleslaw was meh, but you don't go to BBQ places just for the coleslaw.
The service was awesome here, Peter noticed when he brought my food out that the brisket had some fat on it so he brought a plate with some lean brisket, a little more pork and a slice of sausage for me to try.
I've tried a lot of the BBQ places in Charlotte since I've been here and Midwood Smokehouse is at the top of the list if not the best. The price was very good for the amount of food as well, $16 for the combo plate. With the extra meat Peter brought I couldn't finish it all, which is saying something. With great service and reasonable prices I will be back.
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