After seeing four stars for this BBQ place I wanted to take a slab home when I left the Maddison area. The place is in a strip mall with 3 or 4 other restaurants in a heavy shopping area.
I called in for carry out carry out on my way home and I was told 10 to 15 which was ok. The full rack comes with two sides so I asked what the sides were and he rattled of about 12 different options so I chose Mac n cheese and brisket beans.
The place has a nice modern look with walls of color and exposed air ducts on the high ceiling. There is a cool salt water aquarium as you walk in. There is a small bar off to the side but everyone was in the tables eating.
The ribs looked good with a nice dark bark, see my pictures. The ribs were naked with sauce on the side so I could judge them, you have to ask for sauce on the side otherwise it's on the ribs. The ribs smelled smokey and had that nice red smoke ring. The ribs were not moist and tender nor did they fall clean off the bone. The bark was good with a peppery/hot finish. The texture of ribs were on the hard side and slightly dry, they probably were not made today. That being said I still liked them and when fresh out of the smoker they must be wonderful. The sauce was sweet, tangy with that same pepper/hot finish and I did put it on the ribs.
My sides were ok but nothing spectacular. The Mac n cheese noodles were not over cooked which I liked but the cheese sauce was just average with a pepper taste again, see my pictures. The brisket and beans were very tight and not watery in any way. It was very sweet and tangy with bits of brisket and better than the Mac.
Overall the the smoked ribs have potential and I didn't dislike my meal but if I were to get the ribs again I would ask when do they come out of the smoker and get right over to get them. The place is nice and the food is not bad but after having the BBQ power hitters, Smoque in Chicago and Papys in St. Louis to compare BBQ to I can only give three stars.
With that being said they have a good foundation for smoked BBQ ribs which was tasty and if they offered a fresh moist rack they could be BBQ greatness.