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| - I was excited to try a Michael Symons place, one of my favorite Food Network guys. Found the place thanks to my Yelp app and was excited for dinner, bar-b-que is my favorite.
I will have to say I was disappointed on several levels for the visit. First off I was traveling for work so I was there by myself. I found a spot at the bar which was great since there was a pretty good line up to get a table. Bartender was very helpful and I had a great cocktail, the loaded cherry coke I think it was, was delicious! My beef (no pun intended) was that the menu is clearly designed for groups and for sharing. I was really surprised that you couldn't get a 2 or 3 meat combo...this is a bar-b-que place for gods sake....that is what places do, they let you try different things. I tried the Fatty Brisket which was very good but you had to get a 1/2 pound of it and that is too much fatty anything for one person to order. I would have liked a little with some sausage or some ribs but not a big slab of it. All the flavor got lost in all the fat.
I guess that is my other beef (again no pun intended). I see bar-b-que places as this great little part of the amercian experience. They are these places run by people that care about the food and the sauces regardless of where you are in the country, all the same idea just a different combo of flavors. This seemed like this joint aimed at the business crowd. Come in, order a bunch of stuff, expense it and talk about it for the rest of the week. This didn't feel like a bar-b-que place to me.
I'll come back when I swing through, it was very good. I'll come with work people though, a few, and we'll expense it!
KT
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