Chris M.
Yelp
Considering I'm from Texas where there's good BBQ on every corner. I realize that I have a weakness signs that reads "Smoked Brisket, sausage, Ribs, BBQ, etc". I am quickly realizing that BBQ does not always mean Texas BBQ.
Today I visited Swine Dining BBQ in Bellvue. Everyones been telling me its the best BBQ in Omaha; so I decided to give it a try.
Before going to this place I was sure to check the reviews and for the most part the reviews were 4's & 5's.
I ordered a nice sample of the menu and I was very excited to get home to enjoy my food. I ordered the 3 meat dinner (sausage, brisket ribs). I also ordered the smoked wings with Mac & cheese and potato salad on the side.
Smoked Wings - nicely smoked cooked thoroughly. I thought they were a little salty. (perhaps its the brine)
Ribs - pretty good, I thought they were cooked thoroughly, tender, decent smoke flavor, they didn't seem freshly cooked.
Brisket - It was also a little salty and it was sliced thin..... it reminded me of a commercial brand brisket that you can buy in the grocery store (heat & serve).
Potato salad - definitely store bought and the potatoes were a little hard.
Mac & Cheese - very thick, creamy, cheesy with great flavor.
Sausage - did not taste smoked, that texture was weird and I did not like it.
Portions were decent and fair for the meal but nothing to get excited about.
BBQ Sauce - I got the sweet and the sweet & spicy flavor. I did not like either of them because they were too sweet for me.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best)
Cleanliness - 5.0
Customer service - 6.0
Ambiance - 6 .5
Food presentation - 5.5
Food quality - 6
Food taste - 5.5
Food portion size - 5
Total satisfaction 5.5
Of all the items I ordered I liked the smoked wings and Mac & Cheese the most. Everything else was Ok. Perhaps I was expecting something amazing and did not find it here.