(由 Google 翻译)第一次来这家餐厅。来的时候我满怀期待,真心希望这里的一切都能给五星好评。现在,如果单凭服务来评价这家餐厅,我一定会给五星好评。服务很棒,员工也很友好。团队做得真棒!现在,我们来看看菜品吧。
我点了一份双拼肉,配两份配菜,还有面包可选:面包卷或玉米面包。我点了牛腩、手撕猪肉、烟熏烤豆和奶酪通心粉。我超爱在烧烤店吃奶酪通心粉,点的次数比我愿意承认的要多。
肉的味道还算可以,不算特别好,但也还行。手撕猪肉的烟熏味不是很浓,有一点烟圈。肉皮酥脆,口感不错。总的来说,我更喜欢自己在家做的猪肉,但也不算讨厌,大概能打6.8分(满分10分)。牛腩更像是手撕牛腩,我本来以为是切片牛腩,所以当我吃到手撕牛腩时,我有点失望,不过味道还不错。它更偏向胡椒味,有点像你在德克萨斯州吃到的那种。肉皮和味道都不错。总的来说,它本来可以更好,但还算可以,大概能打7.3分(满分10分)。
现在来说说配菜……我真的很失望,一点印象都没有。芝士通心粉几乎和你在杂货店冷冻区能买到的Bob Evans牌子,或者你在自助餐或肯德基能找到的一样。我本来期待的是一些从零开始制作、更特别的菜品,比如烟熏培根芝士通心粉之类的,让它脱颖而出,但结果不是,是批量生产的冷冻区通心粉。
烟熏烤豆大概能打七分(满分10分),稍微做了点手脚,而且里面还夹着大块的烧烤肉。总的来说,还不错。
玉米面包不太好吃。它有一种奇怪的味道,我找不到具体原因。我老婆也不喜欢,觉得像是用过期的食材做的。
我老婆点了凉拌卷心菜和土豆沙拉。凉拌卷心菜看起来很新鲜,但味道有点淡。土豆沙拉的味道和Reeser's的土豆沙拉一模一样,都是从杂货店买的桶装的。
以我拙见,一家好的烧烤店不仅应该提供美味的肉,还应该提供同样美味的配菜。那些在配菜上下功夫的餐厅绝对能脱颖而出,但不幸的是,这家餐厅的配菜远远达不到标准。
现在来说说覆盆子烧烤酱。味道不好。这让我很庆幸我没有点小排,因为小排配的就是这种酱。为什么不来点桃子、苹果或菠萝的烧烤酱呢?这些水果和他们家的菜品搭配起来更搭。
店里的烧烤酱其实挺不错的。偏甜,略带胡椒味,还不错。它让手撕猪肉的味道好了很多。
现在来说说面包布丁。真的超级好吃!我、老婆和儿子都很喜欢这个面包布丁。它很简单,配上一勺香草冰淇淋,上面撒了焦糖。这是我们这顿饭最喜欢的部分。
餐厅的氛围几乎给人一种简陋的感觉,但也有积极的一面。我吃过全国各地最简陋的烧烤店里最好吃的烧烤,所以这家餐厅的内部装潢和氛围丝毫没有让我失望。它绝对算不上高档。
总的来说,这家餐厅的亮点在于我们与之互动的员工。我觉得他们是我在餐厅遇到过的最友善的人之一,而且我感觉他们都很享受在那里用餐,并且展现出积极乐观的态度,这种态度现在很难得了。说真的,他们的服务很棒。
总体来说,10分中给6分。我会再来吗?可能不会。食物不算难吃,但在很多方面都达不到标准,这令人失望。
(原文)
First-time visitor to this restaurant. I had high hopes going in and was really hoping to give this place 5 stars for everything. Now, if I were rating this restaurant solely on service, it would be 5 stars across the board. Fantastic service and a very friendly staff. Nice work, team! Now, let's get to the food.
I ordered the two meat plate which comes with two sides and a bread option, roll or cornbread. I ordered the brisket, pulled pork, smoked baked beans and mac and cheese. I am a sucker for mac and cheese at BBQ restaurants and tend to order it more times than I care to admit.
The meats were fairly okay, not great but okay. The smoke flavor on the pulled pork was not very prominent and there was a hint of a smoke ring. It had a decent bark and a good bite. Overall, I like the pork I make at home better but I didn't hate it, about 6.8 out of 10. The brisket was more like pulled brisket, I was expecting sliced brisket so when I was served shredded/pulled brisket I was slighly disappointed but it wasn't too bad. More of a peppery flavor akin to what you might find in Texas. Decent bark and flavor throughout. Overall it could have been better, but it was okay, about a 7.3 out of 10.
Now onto the sides... I was really disappointed, and not impressed at all. The Mac and Cheese was almost identical to the Bob Evans brand you can get in the freezer section at a grocery store, or what you might find at a buffet or at KFC. I was expecting something made from scratch and more specialized like a smoky bacon mac and cheese or something to make it stand out, but no, mass-produced freezer section mac.
The smoked baked beans were about a 7 out of 10, they were doctored up a little and had chunks of BBQ meat throughout. Overall, not bad.
The corn bread wasn't very good. It had an odd flavor that I couldn't place. My wife didn't like it either and thought it tasted like it was made with old ingredients.
My wife had the coleslaw and potato salad. The coleslaw was fairly fresh looking, but was on the bland side. The potato salad tasted exactly like Reeser's potato salad, out of a tub from a grocery store.
In my humble opinion, a great BBQ should not only serve up great meat, but they should also serve up equally great sides. Places that put the effort into good sides definitely stand out from the crowd and, unfortunately, this place fell well below the mark with its sides.
Now, onto the raspberry barbecue sauce. Not good. It makes me glad I didn't order the baby back ribs because they come with this sauce. Why not a peach, apple, or pineapple bbq sauce? Those fruits pair much better with what they serve.
The house bbq sauce was actually pretty good. On the sweeter side, yet a little peppery, not bad. It made the pulled pork taste a lot better.
Now, the bread pudding. Pretty darn good, actually! Between myself, wife, and son, we all loved the bread pudding. It was basic and came with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream with caramel drizzled on top. It was our favorite part of the meal.
The atmosphere almost gives you the divey hole-in-the-wall vibe but on the positive side. I have had some of the best BBQ ever from the most hole-in-the-wall places across the country so I was not put off at all by the interior and atmosphere of the restaurant. It's definitely not upscale.
All thing considered, the spotlight of this place was the staff we interacted with. I think thet are some of the most friendly people I have interacted with at a restaurant and I got the vibe that they all enjoyed being there exhibiting positive and upbeat attitudes which is hard to find anymore. Seriously, nice work there.
6 out of 10 overall. Will I be back? Probably not. The food wasn't terrible but failed to meet the mark in many ways which was disappointing.