BB Q.
Yelp
Super impressed! What a great setup. I was a little concerned at first because the menu doesn't seem to have a 2 meat combo meal. They had platter meals with 1 meat and 2 sides. I asked if they could accommodate just a few ribs and brisket into a platter and they seemed to be perfectly okay with it. Although I'm not entirely sure what I paid for. I think it kind of all worked out? 1/2 Rack platter goes for $20.95 and that includes 2 sides and cornbread. I asked for some Brisket and they put it in there but I doubt I got the portion that the Brisket Platter has. The Brisket Platter is $21.95. I got an extra side of Rice and a Drink and a Pecan Square. I paid about $44 ... So I guess that kinda makes sense but still ... bit on the pricey side if you ask me. Good thing the Food was WORTH IT!
Ribs were looking INSANE! Almost as thick as Beef Ribs, Awesome Rub and Glaze on the top, bit of a beautiful smoke ring, Dry rub rib with a bit of a drizzled BBQ cooked on, Pre-cut, smelled incredible. First bite got a "Wow" the natural flavor and juices of the pork were still there, actually the flavor of the meat was more powerful than the rub. The Rub flavor was amazing too, not salty at all, leaning a bit more on the sweet side if anything, but for the most part it's a nice savory smokey pork taste. Meat doesn't fall off the bone (which is a good thing) but it comes off real easy with the bite.
Brisket has a Super black bark to it, perfect little amount of fat on top, maybe an inch of meat. Fat melts almost instantly like hot butter in the mouth. The Beef flavor is juicy and natural and unlike a lot of other briskets that are loaded with smokey flavor. The Fat itself had a TON of flavor in it though and it melted over the meat in the mouth like BBQ heaven. I've had a lot of Brisket and I can easily say that there is a "perfect" Brisket out there (probably Frank's) And I think Sarcastic Swine's Brisket gets real close to it, the only thing they might lack is a bit more flavor in the rub and more smokey flavor in the meat. But the texture is the hardest thing to achieve and I think they Nail it here!
Mac and Cheese was Cavatappi pasta (Macaroni if it looked like a spring). Cooked well and with a simple cheese sauce. At first look I was disappointed because it was obviously just a cheese sauce and I'm always hoping for baked style. But the sauce was gritty and delicious so I know it was authentic and not some gross factory cheese goop or something. Blind taste test I would have said it was baked.
Beans looked Awesome. Not a bunch of "runny" liquid sauce, more that muddy gravy look! Maybe a 3 bean recipe I saw Red, Pinto, and maybe White? Bits and pieces of bell pepper, onion, some pork. Flavor wasn't crazy powerful but it really complimented the natural taste of the Beans. Cooked perfectly so the beans stay firm until they easily break apart in the mouth. This is a baked bean recipe for Bean fans. A lot of places do a BBQ sauce bean (Cowboy Beans) or they through in some fruits or powerful spices and they're all really good but it kills the natural taste of just the bean. This place doesn't do that which is great in my opinion.
Redneck Rice was pretty much a regular seasoned yellow rice with some corn, black beans, diced bell peppers, onion, nothing crazy. Taste didn't really remind me of all the other yellow rice recipes I've tried but it kind of made me feel like there was a cheese element to it. Not that there was cheese in it but the texture of the little bit of "mooshiness" around the rice kind of felt like it was a cheese sauce.
Cornbread was magical. Even more so because out of the 100+ places I've been to, this is the first time I have ever been given an option of What Kind of Butter! Bacon Butter, Cinnamon Butter, or Whipped Butter! And I was like "ALL THREE!" jk ... but I should have. Went with Cinnamon. Cornbread to go was in a wax paper wrapping and it unfortunately took the top of the bread off with the paper. But it was moist and cool and a hint of sweetness, bit of a grit, kind of reminded me of a store bought mix but I still enjoyed it. Put the butter on it and then all the sudden it becomes the greatest thing on the planet.
Pecan square I was told was "Amazing" and I gotta say .. might be a stretch. Looked delicious, but if it was warmed up I think it would be incredible. The coolness of it I think was killing the flavor, I just think it needs to be warm. But it was definitely good.
Okay, their sauces are crazy. They have 11! Homemade Unique Sauces. Honey, Hickory, Hot Like Your Mama, Bama, Chuck, Golden, Cherry Bomb, Carolina, Jabba Dew Pickles, Q (AKA The Cure), and Kokua. Hickory, great flavor but for some reason the texture was like a cocktail sauce. Golden sauce was kinda green with all kinds of herbs and spices, lot of dill, lot of sweet. Jabba Dew Pickles is Dill and Mountain Dew sauce .. AWESOME! Cant describe it at all.