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| - I Finally had a chance to check out what all the fuss is about. Everyone has always told me that Lucille's has some of the best in town. Not that I wouldn't want to believe this, but I have had plenty of disappointments as of late. However this is not one of those. First of all, they have an incredible location in the District at Green Valley Ranch (an outdoor mall of sorts). What can I say, great environment, but the porch area is extremely loud and I had to notably raise my voice (which is not quiet to begin with) when talking to my server. Loved the fact that the water was served in standard Mason Jars (without handles). As usual we combined a couple of sampler platters so as to experience as much variety as possible. Ribs and chicken were right on. White meat was perfectly done. Chicken naturally has a slight pinkish hue to it even when completely done. As long as the juices run clear it is fine. I think most people try to eliminate any sign of pink and turn it into chalk dust. The tri tip was incredibly tender and still juicy even though it was served well done, but the fact that it was automatically served well done is a definitely a minus. We added a Hot Link for only $2.95! It was excellent, slightly coarse in texture, good snap, possibly indicating a natural casing and it had well balanced heat. The sides were excellent as well. Potato salad that obviously used a generous amount of mustard and was not too sweet (a little viscous though). Greens, Beans and veggies were right on (not too salty). The pulled pork was only o.k.. It was a bit dry and it seemed like they tried to finish it like Carnitas under a broiler before serving. Also I felt that it was "too shredded" kind of like a thin meat pasta with no hearty chunk to it. The Brisket was the only thing that I will say was definitely not good. It had great flavor, but was totally dry and was sliced into jerky size pieces (big minus for that). I give 2 of the 3 sauces a big plus. The mustard bbq sauce was right on. The hot bbq sauce was excellent and actually hot. However the standard sauce that they serve on everything was way too sweet, sickeningly so. It might work out just as well as a desert sauce. Speaking of sweet, they have fantastic biscuits served with compound butter (cinnamon and apple), but they also may fare better as a desert course. Overall Lucille's is a little more expensive by comparison, although it was a lot of food. We spent $62 for 2 with tip and that included a $5 off coupon, but you are paying for the environment and service as well. I'd probably give it 3.75 out of 5 if that rating were available. Two thumbs up!
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