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| - I had a BBQ experience over summer that was hauntingly beautiful, and since then I've been both excited and afraid to get ribs again for fear that they wouldn't live up to my summer fling.
The Rib Cage and Hot Sauce Williams seemed like my best bets, and I headed here on a quiet weekday evening. When my friend and I walked through the door, we were greeted by... no one. There was one guy behind the bar who just kinda stared at us and looked away, and a few other patrons scattered around the bar and tables watching sports on TV. Venturing in further, we saw a window counter and asked someone behind there if we were just supposed to seat ourselves (affirmative), so we sat down and eventually the guy behind the bar came and brought over utensils and menus.
We were pretty excited since it smelled fantastic and they had the goods (ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken), but I had my reservations about the various sauces. Normally I'm not a purist - I come from SF, the land of fusion - but for my return to BBQ I wanted good old-fashioned, no frills, smoky meat. Eventually we ended up getting the St. Louis Style Pork Ribs and a combo plate of Beef Brisket w/ Spicy BBQ Sauce, and Pork Spare Ribs w/ Carolina Mustard Vinegar Sauce with the sauces chosen at the waiter's suggestion. For sides, we got French Fries, Mac n' Cheese, and the ever-faithful cornbread. Plus side salads.
It didn't take too long for the meat to come after the salads (and I'm willing to wait for good BBQ), but I immediately saw my mistake with the sauces.
- The Beef Brisket, while extremely tender, was practically bathing in a dish of vinegary hot sauce. It was more kimchi than BBQ.
- The Pork Spare Ribs were also lathered in a gooey sauce - I'm not a huge fan of mustard so it may have worked for other people, but I still prefer regular BBQ.
- The St. Louis Style Pork Ribs were definitely the most satisfying of the three in terms of flavor. The meat though was pretty tough and chewy, so I couldn't see myself eating more than two at a time.
The French Fries and Mac n' Cheese were your standard fare, but the cornbread was pretty good. I'd take seconds of that.
I can see how this place might have a pub-y charm on a busier night, but the whole place just felt lacking. The staff was much less than enthused despite it being a calm night, and the decorations haven't seen an update in years. I've yet to try out Hot Sauce Williams, but I'll go there first before coming back here.
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