| rev:text
| - First the good:
The sweet tea is great. When you find sweet tea around here it is usually outrageously sweet, this was not, it was perfectly sweetened and was not too we. The potato salad was also quite good.
Now the bad:
The way this restaurant is set up is horrible. It is probably a safe bet that you will spend as long or longer standing in line than you will actually eating. If you happen to come during an off time, you may only have to wait twenty minutes or so to order your food. If you show up during a busy period, there is no telling how long you'll be standing in line. I understand that the food is all pre made and in theory it should be possible to quickly move people through the line and to their seats. For whatever reason it really does not work in practice. There has to be a better way.
I get it, Texans love the wax paper thing. That's great. Here's the thing; try ordering the prime rib, carry it back to your picnic table and start cutting it up with one of their plastic knives. If you are anything like me, once your plastic knife has cut through the wax paper and rubbed your steak around on the bare table a couple of times you'll decide the best approach is to just eat the steak with your hands. Granted, the wax paper and plastic cutlery probably works fine with the rest of the menu, but it doesn't work at all with the prime rib.
Despite all of the issues, I will probably be back. My wife had the ribs and they were quite good, and I am betting that the brisket is great as well. The fact is, there just aren't that many good BBQ restaurants in the area. The prime rib was a bad choice, and that choice is really what lead to the bad experience. I look forward to a better visit next time.
|