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| - I was looking for someplace new to try for lunch near work in Sun Prairie. I looked on Yelp and found Porktropolis and most reviews were good, but a few were sketchy but decided to find out for myself. Nice, light, clean place. Greeted pleasantly by a gent I suspect was the owner and he asked if he could help with the menu. There are many options and they all sounded good. They also have a really cool dipping bar with soem decent bread so you can try the sauces. It was clean, and I tried the apple and Carolina and both were excellent. (I have lived in several cities and had barbecue just about everywhere in the country.)
I ordered the beef and pork brisket sandwich and a side of creamy cole slaw. Took maybe 2-3 minutes for my sandwich to come out, although it was not too crowded, and during my wait the affable owner chatted with me about current events. So my experience with the staff was excellent - they were friendly and efficient.
The sauce comes in a smaller plastic container, so I understand the complaint about not enough, but I asked for two containers of different sauces and that was no trouble at all. The meat was cooked perfectly - juicy and flavorful, but could have used a bit more salt/seasoning, and I can understand the review that criticized the inability to taste the flavors of the rub. However, the sauce is the deal here. Both sauces were awesome and it all made for a great sandwich. I saw someone criticize the slaw. Mine was creamy and excellent and tasted fresh - not sure if they make it there, will have to ask next time.
GREAT experience. Excellent food, and I suspect all the dishes are. A little pricey at $8 for a sandwich and side, but overall the experience was great. I don't understand calling the food average for barbecue. This is WELL above average, even for Carolina, Texas, KC, Memphis, etc. The sauce tasting area and the sides also help. And the place itself is not fancy, but there were plenty of clean tables - it reminded me of hundreds of places in the South.
Looking forward to going back.
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