Nate S.
Yelp
I have to warn people. I went on a Tuesday (today 8/22/23) with four of my coworkers. I got a two meat plate ($20 total with a drink, they only offer bottled drinks which are $3) with their only offering of two sides that day, which they apparently put out their worst sides during the week, which was "BBQ" Baked Beans and Potato salad. My meats were ribs and brisket.
Let's start with the ribs. They had a taste of something that had been lightly smoked and then thrown on a charcoal grill. They were tender, and they were sizable. The cook chose to leave the rib ends on which was a strange choice. Luckily they were salvageable, by far the best of the worst.
Next the brisket. I told my coworkers that it was most similar to a pot roast. There was almost no smoke flavor to my cut of both lean and fatty sides of the brisket. Yes, it was tender, but there was almost NO flavor at all. I was shocked to see a place call itself BBQ, only to be basically Northern style of cooking. The man behind the meat HAD to be from somewhere else, because this was the worst brisket I've had in Texas, hands down.
Lastly the sides. Oh boy. What a terrible surprise. The beans were absolutely dumpster fire beans. I think if I hired a homeless man he could've whipped up something better than this place. The beans had a weird Asian flavoring in them, I think it had some sort of strong ginger flavor in them. It was very strange. Nasty aftertaste like rotten cheese. Very watery. There were bits of meat in them, sausage and what appeared to be an attempt at pork belly (failed). The last bite I could take was the potato salad, which I was PRAYING would be a palate cleanser for my tongue. NOT. It was full of onions, way too many. Absolutely inedible and I'm not a picky person.
Do not come here. Save your $20 and cook yourself something better at home. I was really hoping this place would be a Pearl but it should just be abandoned. I'm hoping this place can turn itself around.
Also, do not expect classic southern cooking. I'm actually glad that there was no cornbread there or biscuits, because they would've been tarnished just by being in proximity of that meal.
The only positive thing I can say was the lady at the front was actually very nice and did a great job.