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| - EDIT: So I've been back since my first review. I didn't edit it, because it still wasn't all that great to me.
I got a call from some friends to come out for lunch. "Sure, where to?" I asked. "Midwood," they said. "Ugh. Well, ok," I replied. I went back begrudgingly, but with an open mind to try something new. This time I got the Red Neck Cobb. It was lunch, and I didn't want a sandwich or anything too heavy. The salad was a good portion, with plenty of smoked turkey, bacon, and other goodies on top.
Much to my surprise, I really liked the turkey! Just enough smoke flavor, a bit dry, but very tasty nonetheless.
One friend had the special of "Burnt Edges" with a Dr. Pepper barbecue sauce. This was very good, too. I could tell it might get to be a bit rich, but again another pleasant surprise.
I will go back again and be more open to trying other items on the menu.
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Hmmm, I wonder if I ate at the same place as the other reviewers?
Took the fam there to try it out. Right away I was excited because the service is great!
I ordered the small bbq plate, with mac & cheese as my side. Well, for $9.95 I expected more. I got a very small portion of bbq, 3 very tiny drops of hush puppies, and an appropriate size of mac & cheese. (Is this the americanization of large portions in me to expect a bit more? Perhaps...) But truly I don't think it mattered. I was unimpressed with the bbq.
Hubs ordered the appetizer wings as his dinner. And he was unimpressed, too. The wings were dry (both in texture and no sauce). I gave him my eastern style bbq sauce to dip them in, and that helped.
However, the surprise dinner we both thought was really good was for the kid - the sloppy joe was really good. (Made with the brisket.)
All in all, I might give it another shot. But only until I see some more yelpers out there saying that the food cost is more reasonable to the portion. And that the bbq has gotten better. Will probably go back for night beers with friends, and maybe some apps (I heard the bacon wrapped jalapenos are good...).
I give the food 2 stars and the service 5 stars.
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