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| - In short, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I wouldn't drive the hour away from Cleveland Heights just for it. I was in the area, and checked it out. If I'm around there again, I'd definitely go back.
On to the food: I tasted my friend's turkey & pulled pork. The smoked turkey was cooked well & juicy, but almost no smokiness, seemed average. The pulled pork was good. I had the baby back ribs which I thought were perfectly cooked...they didn't fall of the bone, but they pulled off the bone easily, had a good bark, and were juicy. I also had the smoked sausage which was full of flavor & had a good smokiness. My biggest issue was that I could have used everything (except maybe the sausage) to have a bit smokier flavor. But, I'm a fan of heavier smokiness...I think my mother would have loved it, as she doesn't like things with very strong smokey flavor.
The cheesy potato side was good, the mac & cheese was creamy. I salted & peppered both sides for personal preference, but the mac & cheese needed it more as it lacked in flavor.
They had 4 sauces on the table, & their tangy & sweet house sauce was the standout bbq. The sweet bbq was good, but I'm not a big sweet bbq fan. That being said, it was one of the better sweet bbq sauces I've had. I really want to try the smoked wings next time, mainly so I can try the New York Garlic sauce, that was like a buffalo garlic on the table. I tasted it & it tasted delicious. I bet it would go great on that turkey I mentioned earlier that was juicy, but lacked any smoke/bbq flavor.
So yeah, it was good, maybe better than good...but not good enough to drive to Elyria specifically for. Will def stop again if i'm over there tho, and recommend people in the area to try it!
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