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| - My wife and I stopped in today to see if we could find a new BBQ place to call our own. We've had little luck finding real BBQ in our area. We were excited about Frasher's opening, until we visited and were disappointed with the prices and some of their food. Enter Cherry Tree Smokehouse. One of the owners gave us the lowdown of the menu and good suggestions, which we took. We tried their pork rib tips, brisket, and pulled pork. My wife said she thought the brisket was the best she's ever had. It had a good smoke flavor, without being overpowering. It was nice and tender with plenty of juiciness and pulled part easily. The pulled pork was also excellent. I usually avoid pulled pork at BBQ places because I've been disappointed too many times with it being dry and uninteresting without a sauce. Their pulled pork had a great smoke flavor and was still wet with fat and juices, without being dripping in fat. What a great balance. I didn't use sauce except to just give it try. The pork rib tips were good, again excellent smoke flavor, a little tough but not too bad. I'd probably order them again. The owner said the ribs would be more tender. The tips and I presume the ribs didn't appear to be dry rubbed, rather just smoked and sauced. The house sauce had a good sweet and tangy balance, I could taste the molasses, but it wasn't overpowering. Their spicy sauce tasted like their house sauce with a little extra kick that lingered, but easily dissipated. I didn't feel like i needed to guzzle a bunch of liquid to put out the flames. Again they seem to have found a good balance. For sides we got the beans, coleslaw and mac and cheese. Beans had a great sauce base with pinto, kidney and black beans. Very tasty. Their 5 cheese mac and cheese was excellent! Coleslaw was just average and came in a small cup. Their fresh lemonade was very fresh tasting and had a great balance of sweet and tart.
So to sum it up, we we very impressed with the overall quality and quantity of food for the price. The small sit down area was decorated nicely, but the AC was having a had time keeping up.
I can say for sure that we'll be back!
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