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| - Meh. If this place were as good at having poor reviews hidden away as that over-hyped, over-priced, under-smoked waste of money Rudy's is, it might appear more as Rudy's equal, and to be clear, that's less of an indictment of Can't Stop Smokin's basic mediocrity and more of an indictment of Rudy's flavorless excuse for Texas barbecue and tasteless approach to review sites.
I tried the pork spare ribs, Tri-tip, and sausage ere at Can't Stop Smokin and none of them were anything to write home about or tell friends "hey, ya gotta try this!". They were just...OK. At least they had some smoke in them, and they weren't just seasoned with 18 lbs of black pepper, which is more than can be said for anything on the menu across the street.
Same thing goes for the sides; they're just OK. The mac & cheese was pretty good, but the corn on the cob was mushy, the potatoes were bland, and the butter they serve is simply butter flavored spread.
The Sauce: Not bad. On the sweet/bland side, but not bad.
The place was clean, the staff was helpful and nice, and the linemen carefully trimmed the excess fat from the tri-tip before serving it, but between these two joints at this intersection, I've had it up to here with "barbecue" of questionable provenance that comes out of bins wrapped in saran-wrap before it's cut and served.
Phoenix: Where's the GREAT barbecue? The real kind that comes out of a real smoker right before it's served? Is there any in this town? This intersection here in Chandler sure doesn't have it, and neither do any of the handful of other places I've been here.
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