I was hopeful. We ordered the generously portioned 2 person platter for pickup for dinner today. I asked about the smoker and it's apparently in the food truck behind the restaurant. It's a nice location with lovely red painted tables, a clean environment, and friendly staff. The BBQ smell in the restaurant was nice. The napkins in which our forks were wrapped are a nice sturdy quality.
But my first bite into the chicken wing was - fatty. They have a decent smoky flavour but the cooking length/temp wasn't right with the fat not rendered in any way. Then I tried the ribs; same thing. They were smoky and close to tender but just not there. Disappointing. The platter also includes pulled pork and brisket, both alright with no specifically bad features but nothing flavour or texture-wise to get excited about. The fries were fine but the beans were nothing special. I gave this experience 2 stars rather then 3 because the yelp description is more accurate. "Meh. I've experienced better." which is for 2 stars is far more representative than the 3 star "A-OK." It wasn't terrible, just meh and sadly doesn't motivate me to return. I ate one rib and didn't really want another. It was a night we were both in the mood for BBQ so thought we'd try this place for the first time but this didn't meet our anticipation or expectations.
Sad to provide a bad review, but food is a huge factor in my dining/ordering out experience and this just wasn't there. Advice? Improve the recipe and cooking technique.