Galileo
Footballguy
I have returned from SLAPs. My menu consisted of Burnt Ends, Brisket, Hush Puppies and Cheesy Corn washed down with a Shock Top Belgian White (not much of a beer selection, but that's not what I came for, so we'll give that a pass).
Burnt ends...Very good, nice bark yet still tender. Not as good as I recall from Arthur Bryant's, but it was a year ago that I had AB's making it tough to give a completely reliable comparison. Solid and certainly better than anything I can find at home.
Brisket...sort of bland, no real smoke flavor to it. I was a little disappointed...needed to drown it in sauce for some flavor, but it was very tender. I know I could find better in Cleveland and that isn't saying much.
Hush Puppies...fantastic. I am no hush puppy aficionado, but compared to what I have had in the past, these were excellent.
Cheesy Corn...I was a cheesy corn virgin so I have no standards for comparison, but this was a solid side dish...would order again.
Sauces...they had two sauces available in bottles on the tables. They were average, nothing to write home about, but not bad They said one was spicy and one was sweet. The spicy one had a little more traditional BBQ sauce flavor and look to it. It had a small amount of heat, but they probably shouldn't be advertising it as spicy...more of a "medium" at best. Both sauces seemed a little thin when pouring, but they could still cling to the meat so no big deal there.
Third party commentary - The guy I went with had ribs and thought they were really good (I am saving my ribs experience for Gates tomorrow). He also had good things to say about the Cole slaw. I didn't try either of those, so I can not confirm.
Burnt ends...Very good, nice bark yet still tender. Not as good as I recall from Arthur Bryant's, but it was a year ago that I had AB's making it tough to give a completely reliable comparison. Solid and certainly better than anything I can find at home.
Brisket...sort of bland, no real smoke flavor to it. I was a little disappointed...needed to drown it in sauce for some flavor, but it was very tender. I know I could find better in Cleveland and that isn't saying much.
Hush Puppies...fantastic. I am no hush puppy aficionado, but compared to what I have had in the past, these were excellent.
Cheesy Corn...I was a cheesy corn virgin so I have no standards for comparison, but this was a solid side dish...would order again.
Sauces...they had two sauces available in bottles on the tables. They were average, nothing to write home about, but not bad They said one was spicy and one was sweet. The spicy one had a little more traditional BBQ sauce flavor and look to it. It had a small amount of heat, but they probably shouldn't be advertising it as spicy...more of a "medium" at best. Both sauces seemed a little thin when pouring, but they could still cling to the meat so no big deal there.
Third party commentary - The guy I went with had ribs and thought they were really good (I am saving my ribs experience for Gates tomorrow). He also had good things to say about the Cole slaw. I didn't try either of those, so I can not confirm.