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Rainy day so the line wasn’t too long. We got there at 10:30 and just made it under the roof. Can see where we were in the photo. After the door opened, we waited about 30 mins to order - only one meat cutter setup, so each person’s order takes 3-5 mins. Pretty inefficient - they don’t really respect your time.
We tried the brisket, the special pork collar, tea glazed pork belly, beef short rib and both the kielbasa and Polish sausage. For sides we tried the scalloped potatoes and jalapeño slaw.
The beef rib was the best by far, and the one dish I would go back for. Nicely smoked and nice bark, and the chimichurri complemented it well. Maybe a touch salty. Everything else was quit disappointing, especially the brisket which was very dry. We both commented we’ve had better at Rudy’s and other random places. Honestly a 2/5 brisket.
The pork collar didn’t taste anything like described (no pepper, lemon or oregano flavors) and was also a bit dry. The sauce it came with was interesting and the only thing that made it passable. The pork belly - I get why people like it. But it was way too sweet for us. Pork belly candy.
Both sausages were decent, but sausage is sausage, and not what you really come for. The sides were both decent. Better than Rudy’s ‘grocery store’ sides for sure, but nothing too special. The best part of the meal, outside of the short rib, was the pickles and pickled onions. Very nice, and just like I remember my grandfather used to make. Oh, their bbq sauces are decent - both pretty tart, but I like that and I generally use them sparingly anyway. If it’s good brisket, you don’t even need the sauce. Unfortunately, our brisket it needed it bad.
So, not sure if it was an off day, or some bad pieces, but we didn’t really enjoy this meal, and regretted buying extra for leftovers - which was truly disappointing given the reputation.