Joshua W.
Yelp
Bark BBQ is one of those places that, unfortunately, you have to know exists before you go there. Part of a little industrial / commercial park off the main road in a small town, there's not much chance you're going to see it from the main highway. But, if you're crossing The Bridge, it's worth popping off the highway and going all of a mile and a half out of your way. There's a great little park and hiking area just down by it, which is how I managed to find it.
Bark's main entrance is literally mindblowing. A huge sign, huge area of wood, big smokers, and a kind of fancy looking frontage -- but inside, it's a typical kind of bbq joint. There's plenty of small tables outside, but inside, it's just two very large, "community style" tables, and a counter where you place your order. The menu is posted up over your head, but notice that there's a few other items to the sides on their own menu boards? Weird, but whatever.
I ordered a pulled pork bbq sandwich, which was served on a bun with chopped coleslaw on top, and a slightly (very slightly) spicy bbq sauce. They've got quite a variety of sauces, and I imagine they'll substitute them out for you. It was a bit sloppy, and utterly delicious. The box it came in wound up soaked with sauce and bits of coleslaw, and I vaguely considered eating it, too. But, y'know, people would judge. The sandwich comes with a side of crisps, too, which I didn't eat.
They have cans of soda, wine, and beer -- a little bit odd, as they appear to be mostly a weekly lunch spot, but, you do you. I got a can of soda. I do wish they had either bottles or a fountain, since a single can wasn't enough to really go with the meal, and I didn't wanna go up to the counter and order another.
Overall, the BBQ was amazing -- not the "best I've ever had" level, but up there.
If I had to, absolutely had to, come up with a negative comment on it, I did think it was a little expensive, especially considering the location. Prices are a little more in line with what I pay in the DC area than in the burbs of the burbs. Still, portion was good, food was fantastic, and I thought it was fair.