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| - I've worked uptown for years and finally made it here for lunch with a friend last Friday. As a BBQ fiend, I was excited to check it out. Upon entering, I immediately loved the atmosphere - two separate bars on either side and all kinds of tables in the back with an overwhelming (in a good way) smell of barbecue. Mmmmm....
We were promptly seated, even though it was just after noon and the NCAA games were on. Our waitress was prompt and friendly in the beginning, but we had to flag her down after our food came just to get more water. Eh.
Onto the food! I figured I'd start with the basics on my first trip and went with the Pulled Pork Sandwich ($9) which came with slaw (I ditched that) and a side, so I got the first one on the list - mac & cheese. It arrived pretty quickly, and the first thing I noticed was that the bun was HUGE. I grabbed some sauce off the table - they give you 6 options - and went to town. Without much (any?) sauce on the sandwich and with way too much bun, the sandwich itself was kinda dry. It was also so unwieldy that dipping it in sauce wasn't possible, so I just kept putting sauce on the sandwich after each bite... I know, classy. The mac & cheese was pretty darn tasty and creamy.
Overall, the atmosphere was great, the service was a little iffy, and the sammich was tasty, but Mac's and Midwood still have it beat - however, a solid option for BBQ if you're uptown.
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