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| - Finally, a solid BBQ place that's not a chain and is closer to our house. Got Top Notch to go for the Super Bowl at home. It now occupies the space formerly held by Monstah Lobstah, which is the restaurant portion of the Doc Holliday's bar on the corner of Serene and Eastern. Top Notch's sit doesn't make that clear, but the entrance is at Doc Holliday's.
My wife had chicken with green beans and baked beans. I got the sampler platter, which I did not realize when ordering, but it's ENORMOUS. 4 meats: ribs, chicken, hot links, and pulled pork. Comes with 2 sides and 4 half slices (so 2 large slices) of texas toast. This meal is easily enough for 2 people, and probably 3. So, don't balk at the price (it's about $23 as I recall). Well worth it, and you'll have leftovers for sure...
First thing, the texas toast has excellent garlic butter on it. Not your typical toast. I usually don't care for texas toast, as I find it too think and bready, but this had excellent flavor. The ribs were the star meat-wise. They had a nice smoke ring, good amount of rub, and were tender but not so tender they couldn't stay on the bone. This is not as easy to achieve as many think. The hot links were standard, I could have used more heat and I also like them crispier. I'll ask that they stay on the grill longer next time I come. The chicken was the worst of the 4 meats for me, but it was fine. The mac n cheese was a great side, great crust on the top. The sweet potato casserole is solid, but it's a dessert to me. I'll definitely get it again. The baked beans were my favorite of the 2 bean sides. They have large pieces of meat in them and great classic BBQ flavor.
I found the sauce to be fine, but I asked for hot and was given 4 deals of mild. So, next time I'll make sure I get the hot sauce.
We'll be back for sure, it was a lot of food. We will get several meals out of it. Also, the meat stood up well to reheating in a toaster oven.
I was disappointed to find several items on the menu that were not listed on the website. These items included mac n cheese, pulled pork, seasoned fries, plus many others. So, realize this if you are ordering to go and going solely off of the website. I grabbed a couple of to go menus, so we won't have the issue again. I was told they will update the website, so I'm hopeful that occurs soon.
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