Once again the vortex of the franchise world has claimed another victim.
New ownership. The new boss talked about the reno and how it was much needed. Well the second I walked in and didn't see James- the big black dude who knows his BBQ, I knew we were in trouble.
I was assured the recipe was the same, so I gave their Monday mania a shot.. They needed some time because they were waiting on a rib delivery ??!!. So we waited and eventually grabbed our box of food to go.. I will say the lady behind the cash was very friendly.... But as soon as I got in my car.. The smell was different.. Usually the smoke from the ribs and wings would permeate the air in my car... This was a good thing... Not tonight .. A different smell... Kinda porky but definitely not smokey.
Then as we opened the box and dove in, right away the tenderness was a serious issue.. Like I expected, a short cut was taken and the ribs weren't smoked long enough which gives them their uber smokey flavour but more importantly their tenderness.. I'm sure they will still do well because most people are cheap and you can't beat their $25 deal but if the ribs go downhill along with the fact they serve frozen fries and barely edible coleslaw tsk tsk tsk.
This isn't a Tim Hortons, this is a BBQ joint and having a BBQ master is a REQUIREMENT for a place like this so the tenderness and smoke level can be tested before the customers take their food home.. Anyways I'm done and won't be coming back unless they bring back the rib meister-James.