C Chang
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Review for the barbecue. Ordered a 18$ 2 meat combo meal with 1/4 rack (pork) ribs and moist beef brisket, that came with 1 cold water bottle and 1 side of candied yams, and two small sides of sauce.
(+) Good quality meats & patient staff. Ribs had a nice smoked crust with tender interior. Beef brisket likewise was good quality.
When a couple ahead of me couldn’t decide on what to order, the cashier offered them samples of the beef brisket.
(-) Small portions for the price, considering the location (not downtown), even with the Groupon deal. Got 3 and 1/2 bones worth of meat for the 1/4 rack ribs.
The meal on the menu said it came with a bottled drink, but failed to mention it would cost 1$ extra for anything else besides a bottled water. For the price of bulk bottled soft drinks, I feel like it should be included in the meal price instead of costing extra. Especially since cups of water normally should be free at a place like this. Maybe that’s normal for a DC location.
Candied yams was mediocre. Besides the marshmallows and cinnamon on top, it was soggy and underwhelming, with none of the thin crunchy candied layer that’s in the name. I personally would have preferred it to be sweeter like a dessert (adding more brown sugar and toasting that), instead of tasting like plain steamed sweet potatoes.
Also, they changed the menu recently. This means they no longer use older menu pics before today, like the 11-3 lunch specials they used to have, and have increased the menu prices. That’s likely due to recent rising costs.