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| - I give it 3.5 stars - really nice order and sit down place. Clean and the staff is very friendly. The kitchen is open so you can see the staff pull your meat fresh. Very good meat, I had the choose two and got pork and brisket. The brisket was the better of the two, great flavor and has a distinct smoke ring and the bark seasoning is great. Collard greens are good, a little on the salty side but has big pieces of pork in it for good flavor. I wouldn't order the beans again, but maybe just what I prefer. I'm not a fan of sweet bbq beans and I actually think they cook them in their sweet bbq sauce. There is brisket in the beans and it gets pretty tough from long term cooking.
There are 3 reasons that keep me from giving 4 or 5 stars. First, my pork was over half of fat and my brisket was about 1/4 of fat. When I finished, the leftover fat put together could have been a pretty decent sandwich if it were meat. Second, which is not a huge deal, but they have about 6 bbq sauces and don't explain what they are. So I just went out on a limb and chose the Original and Brushfire. The Original was thick and sweet which went better on the brisket and Brushfire was better on the pork which was a little spicy, thinner and had vinegar. I would have tried the others but since they looked similar I didn't know if I should have taken the "risk". Lastly, their sides aren't included with the entrees so everything is basically a la carte. I could understand ordering just a sandwich and paying more for sides but for a $14-22 entree, I believe sides should be included, not $3.29. My opinion though.
Overall, I would go back and I'm not too upset about having so much fat as it may vary based on who is making plates that day. If a manager is reading this, I would recommend having the person doing the plates trim the fat a little. If I had to compare it to something I'd say the atmosphere of Shane's Rib Shack with the food quality of a family BBQ place.
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