Michael S.
Yelp
My wife and I learned about this place when we were at Nomad Wine Works (see our Yelp reviews and GO THERE!). Let me preface the rest of this review by saying that I am from Texas, and I am very proud of my smoked brisket. I take this seriously and will spend 15 hours on a brisket.
That said, I asked Chris (he and his wife are the founders and owners) a lot of questions about how he cooks his brisket. Every answer was just what I wanted to hear and I learned a few things that I'm going to change in my own smoking techniques.
Flash forward a few minutes and we have in front of us three items: brisket, sausage, and turkey breast. There was also a beer, but that was in my hand, not in front of me, so more about that later.
Brisket - Smoked with nothing but salt and pepper (I won't mention the other techniques Chris told me), this is the ONLY brisket I have said was better than mine. We stopped eating Carolina BBQ about a year after we moved here (2013) from Texas. This is the first we tried in a lot of years and I know why this place is right by the baseball field - Chris knocked it out of the park! No sauce is needed, it will just cover the flavor.
Sausage - This is a really unique item. Their sausage is 100% pork-free. Even the casing has no pork. It is firmer than some cheap sausage you might be used to, but the quality and flavor is top-notch bar none. And if you cannot eat pork, and don't want turkey sausage ( ) you're golden!
Turkey Breast - OK, ok, ok... I know what you're thinking. Smoked turkey breast!?!? Are you kidding? Well, no matter how well Chris tried to "sell me" on it, I thought just like you. No way. Turkey Breast = Dry White Meat. First, when my wife and I saw it, we thought "Well that sure LOOKS tender and juicy." Then when we tried it... OMG! I couldn't stop eating it! I know you're reading thinking I'm crazy. I get it. But go try it and then comment on how right I was!
Sauces - This place focuses on three kinds of quality smoked meats, which is why they are so good at it. They do the same with their sauce. There are only three, one for each person. There's a "normal", mustard, and a spicy. Those are my non-technical explanations. All of them are good except the spicy one for me. I cannot handle spiciness. But my wife loved it, so there you go.
The Beer - Remember the beer I mentioned? If not, go back and don't skip :) It was a Cheerwine beer! Yes, really! It was actually pretty good, I would get it again. Never heard of it until I saw it here. As Gomer Pyle would say "Surprise surprise surprise."
The seating is a small food court area that's bright and clean. Probably because, well, it's a food court. While you're there, grab some mini donuts from Pop's Mini Donuts which is right beside Biscuits, Brisket, and Beer.