BB Q.
Yelp
This review is strictly on their BBQ menu that they currently offer every Friday evening at the time of this review (June 2022). This yelp account is dedicated to finding BBQ spots all over New England so I'm a bit of a BBQ Snob and clearly this place is no smokehouse, but I have to try it. This is a great store with tons of local items and imported beers and wines, good bakery, good food to take home for dinner, small produce section but its all good. Apparently they have a few nights out of the week where they prepare a different themed menu like Indian food Wednesday or Mexican Thursday or something like that. Just so happens that Friday is BBQ night. Nice menu items, Ribs, Brisket, Pulled Pork, Fried Chicken, Beans, Mac and Cheese, Biscuits, Slaw ... think that was about it. So I ordered it all. Didn't get everything I asked for but I ordered it all.
Pulled Pork. Immediate reaction was "ehhgg". Crock Pot style to me, been stewing in some kind of sauce. Lots of fat bits, tender enough but still chewy, good for sandwiches, not really pulled the right way, the flavor kills any pork taste, no smoke flavor, not that I was really expecting it but still. Taste is okayish but I couldn't get over the texture.
Mac and Cheese was tough pasta with cold cheese goop that tastes like kraft singles. Surprised by how cold it was actually. I picked up my order on time.
Biscuit was actually the best part of the meal. Good buttery sweet bread. Not warm but still pretty nice. If it was warm and served with some maple butter it would be incredible, but I'd get it again.
No desserts are part of their BBQ menu but they have a good selection of some sweet treats. I got a cup of chocolate mousse. Looked good, tasted good, light and rich and fluffy, yum. But you can get that any day of the week, I think
Ribs were not pre-cut but some parts were easy to cut through and some parts were really tough. They had BBQ sauce slathered all over them which is always a no no in my book but with these oven baked ribs I guess it's okay. 6 Ribs on a 1/2 rack, good amount of meat on the bones, sauce was traditional, some kind of rub obviously on the bottom of the ribs, didn't look so much on the top. Pork flavor was pretty good. The meat didn't fall right off the bone when I picked it up but it was easy enough to clean off the bone when eating. Might have been due to the temperature though, a bit cooled down.
Fried Chicken actually was a nice blend of spices for the skin, but the meat was nothing special. Honestly, it reminded me of boiled chicken. The fried skin was very crispy but it wasn't really on the chicken, more like a boiled and lightly roasted chicken thigh inside a bubble of crispy fried chicken skin. And I don't know if it was sitting for a good long while but there were some obvious spots that had oil and juices sitting in the fried stuff and it just made this gross slime on the inside.
Also they say you have to order it online but it wasn't working so I did it over the phone. Didn't get Brisket or Coleslaw even though I asked. No big deal. But the food wasn't quality enough for me to try it again. Their other stuff is good though.