Mark R.
Yelp
Not a good experience. I will preface that some of this will be due to my visit occurring on Mother's Day, so I start with that context. I had called earlier in the day for a reservation, but was informed they were not doing so - again, probably because of the holiday. We waited probably about 30 minutes for a table, and then found out that they were out of a number of items. It was clear that they were quite busy, and with bbq - once it's gone...it's gone. That changed my choice to getting just the brisket vs the smoked combination plate as they were out of ribs.
My house salad arrived with some small corn chip pieces in it, so I hope that was part of their dish and not 'extras' that fell onto my salad. My brisket arrived with my second side selection of mixed vegetables - which were bland and not seasoned at all. A number of their bbq items come with a choice of different sauces, but I wanted to taste the meat directly. The brisket was incredibly dry, cut from the flat, and visually had no indication of being smoked. There was no smoke ring, nor was there any bark - although it tasted ok, it was not enjoyable.
The bill was another issue that I should have addressed. Some restaurants charge for plain club soda, some do not. Our bill not only showed that we were charged $3.50 for each glass, but charged again for our refills. Had I not been with a larger group - I would have taken this up with staff/management. Again, I was hoping to be impressed but they fell quite short.
