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| - I'm not going to say that I absolutely know what I'm talking about when it comes to BBQ. I will simply list my credentials. Born in Utah where a mix of BBQ exists, mostly commercial type fare and some pit type of stuff I then moved to Cincinnati where a whole different breed of BBQ extists. Tangy sweet sauce, fruity and tart, some boiled meat, some smoked. I then moved to Florida where Southern BBQ rules, lots of smoke, multitudes of sauce choices in one sitting: Sweet, Hot, Spicy/Sweet, Mustard, smokey, a selection of heaven on one table with lots of smoke and rub to complete things. On to North Carolina where the sauce is light and vinegar-y, more of a salad dressing than a "sauce" but delicious all the same, the pulled pork topped with sauce and some tangy coleslaw. In Chicago we eat BBQ at Coopers, hearty sauce and crisp from the grill, the ribs there are intense and flavorful, different from the south and from Cincinnati but delicious all the same. Roadside BBQ pits in FL, GA, TN and TX have been some of my favorites that I can't name. I like to think that I have some experience in BBQ since it is a food I love like mad.
So we've covered what I know from the past. This is what I know now: This place sucks. Tasteless and bland and as my husband mentioned "weird", this "BBQ" was both overpriced and beyond grisly. We both had the ribs and the brisket, both were boiled and I'm fairly certain all the flavor was tossed out with the water. The brisket was so fatty that we didn't eat it. The ribs were the texture of semi-melted wax chips without much meat on them. I'm fairly certain they just mashed potatoes and added coloring and some red pepper and called it potato salad, there was no flavor to that either. We will never go back. I really hate giving one star to any place, but honestly, this place ranks about 0 stars. Rank, that about describes it.
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