I really, really wanted to like this place. It's close to my house, it has a great beer selection that's not gross Great Dane beer, and it's a frickin bbq joint. My god, all they have to do is not suck and care about their food and I'd be a regular. Unfortunately this endeavor will probably go the way of other restaurants in the location.
We went for a friend's bday on a Sunday night. Atmosphere is kinda sports barish, with tons of TVs. They've got a ton of craft beers on tap, which any bar these days probably should if they want to compete. The menu consisted of mostly BBQ items: wing's, ribs, BBQ sandwiches, brisket etc. I was stoked to get my meat sweats on.
I was told the smoked wings were as good as Liliana's down the road, so I had to try them. The wings themselves were pretty good, big and smokey. But the buffalo sauce was served on the side in a little cup. The sauce itself was completely separated as if it had sat on the back of the fridge for weeks. It didn't look edible. It was pretty gross. The sauce was served without the lid, so the server knew she was giving me possibly spoiled, gross looking old separated sauce. Also, who serves buffalo wings with the sauce on the side? To quote Bill Burr, "I gave you 100% of the $ to prepare 100% of the meal!"
The wings weren't the most disappointing part of the meal. It was the entrees. After consulting the server about the differences between the St Louis style and Baby Back ribs, I chose the St Louis style because she said they had more meat. Now I love ribs. They are a staple of any BBQ joint. I smoke/ grill my own and they are surprisingly easy to make. These ribs were probably the worst I've ever had. This is not hyperbole. They were terrible. I thought it was a joke when the half rack came out and was a little bigger than a deck if cards- $15 lol. There was no meat on half of the rack. Like none. And as for the little meat that was there, it was beyond burnt and disgustingly dry. It was a seriously a joke. As a BBQ spot, how do you screw up self proclaimed "premium ribs?" I actually lost sleep trying to Setapp my brain around how bad they were. It was almost insulting. As for other entrees, my wife's brisket was room temp. My dad liked his soup, but he also cooks himself ketchup, noodles and unseasoned ground beef...
Oh and the "corn bread." Lol. People not from the Midwest laugh at our interpretations of corn bread. This would be a great "Exhibit A" in the museum of failed impressions of corn bread. You should try it just to see for yourself. Sad but funny.
This isn't one of those "If I could give less than one star I would!" reviews. TG earned that 1 star with their beer selection. I'm sure once it warms up, it'll be a nice spot to grab a beer on the patio, then head somewhere else for food.