Leroy W.
Yelp
I've been encouraged to try the food here for years but have been unsuccessful due to not making it there before closing or the food is sold out, all good things if you're in this line of business.
Now that I live nearby, I had to give it a go. So, I called ahead and asked if they still had food available (it was a little after 5pm on a Saturday), the young lady said yes but to hurry. Great customer service for sharing this information. I arrived 5 minutes later and there was a line. The restaurant is small but has ample seating inside and outside. The patrons were happy and from my observation very pleased with the meals, except for those in line as they'd just announced it would be another 45 minutes for ribs...
I waited a good 30 minutes to make my way to the service counter, which wasn't bad after seeing how long the line was when I arrived. I ordered the combo plate which comes with two meats, and two sides. however, since I've not been there before and not likely to be able to get back for some time I ordered a little more to take home. I had the pulled pork, barbecue chicken, collard greens, mac & cheese, baked beans, their garlic potatoes, a side of potato salad, and topped it off with a serving of their banana pudding that was said to be on special.
My total for this order was just over $22 before tip, which is an amazing price for all of what I ordered. Now for the taste test, I generally rate things 1 through 10 so that's what I will do on the items that I purchased. I would give their pulled pork a solid 8.5, as it was tender, juicy, and tons of flavor and smoke. The chicken would be score a 6 as my pieces were dry, although having a decent amount of flavor. The collard greens-3, for me, did taste as if they came from a can and their appearance. The baked beans-4 again not anything special, basic from the can warm beans. The garlic potatoes 9.5, good flavors and not overcooked. The macaroni and cheese a 4. I give this score for the mac & cheese because for me, it was just basic noodles, some butter and cheddar cheese on the top. The potato salad gets a 4 as it had good consistency & the flavor profile was pretty good, however, it was too sweet for my tastes, and lastly, the banana pudding gets a 1 as it was just canned pudding, soggy wafers, no bananas and what appeared to be either marshmallow fluff or melting whipped cream on the top. There was no attempt in my opinion that this was a homemade banana pudding.
All in all, this is a nice family run, community hub that based on what I've seen and heard has been around for quite some time. The staff were overly friendly and patient. I think I will visit once again once they have ample supplies of ribs available to give them another opportunity, and I also suggest that you give them a try to form your own opinion. This review is based on my experience and my opinion.