This is a review of the restaurant as it normally operates.
Last Monday, we dined at a Yelp Event here at City Barbeque and it was a fantastic event and I gave it a good review and rated it very high. Review is elsewhere on Yelp.
Wanted to come back and see the restaurant and staff when they were not part of Special Event to see if I would still feel the same. Also, Frank from Corporate kept talking about a Lolo Sandwich which is an Eastern NC Style Pulled Pork Sandwich. Wanted to see if these guys from Ohio could come up with as good a Que as found down East.
This is a separate review from my Yelp review and is based on my experiences today and photo's are also from today.
Drove down from Church in Davidson and got there about 10 minutes before they opened at 11:00 am which is Sunday Hours. Opened promptly and went straight to the counter and placed out order.
Noted that virtually no one of the staff we had seen on the previous Monday were there.
My wife up until know has not been a BBQ fan but recently she has become a fan of Pulled Pork although she likes to put it on her salads. Bit surprised she is migrating toward the Sweet Bourbon Sauce. Along with that, she also ordered the Corn Pudding along with Fried Okra.
I had the Lola Pulled Pork and tried both the Swine Wine and the Sauce they provided but neither provided the balance of hot and sour I like. From what I understood, the Lolo came with the Vinegar Slaw on top as opposed to the Creamy but this was not the case unless you asked for the alternative. They readily made the change. Watch out BK. someone else is going it "you're way" . As sides I had the Potato Salad and the Corn Pudding.
Except for wanting a slightly spicier and more astringent Eastern NC Sauce, it was perfect and since I don't sauce heavily anyway, still gave them high marks based on the the quality, taste and texture of the pulled pork alone. The Corn Pudding and the Potato Salad are reasons to come here along.
Getting back to different staff, still great and its nice to see that there is considerable depth to the staffing. Great job in training and staffing.