Sam's BBQ1

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Restaurant: Sam's BBQ1
Location: 4944 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068-4321
URL: http://www.bbq1.net/
Recommended By: Matt

8.5

The walls of BBQ1 are covered by their competition BBQ trophies. Starting off we knew we were going to eat some award winning BBQ. They have good lunch specials. $6.95 for a meat, side and drink.

The sauces are served in a pumping station. KC, NC Vinegar and Mustard were available. The KC and Mustard were excellent, but most were not fond of the vinegar based. It was too vinegary.

The pork, beef and ribs all had a great smoky flavor and were pretty tender. The beef could have been a little more tender. All very delicious.
The mac and cheese was excellent. Fat noodles, cheesy and a thick crust. The Brunswick stew was thick and tasty. We also got tater tots, fries and fried okra, all were good.

You can tell that BBQ1 knows how to cook BBQ. All of their dishes were very good and worthy of competition

An additional note. Sam offers a BBQ cooking course called PorkU. This class teaches techniques for BBQing for your back yard or for competition.

Sandwich with 0 Sides - $6
Lunch Sandwich with 1 Side and a drink - $7
Plate with 2 Sides - $12
1/2 Rack Ribs - $14

Matt
Overall Score: 9
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef – 8.5
      Ribs - 9
Sauce:
      Mustard – 9.5
      KC - 9
      Carolina -7
Tenderness: 9
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew – 8.5
      Mac & Cheese – 9
      Fried Okra - 9
      Tater Tots – 8.5
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 7
Cost: 8
Comments: Meats were very good. The beef was a little tough. I like that the sauces are served in a pumping station and you mix them as you please. They were all pretty good.
The Mac and chees was great, big noodles and nice cheesy taste. The Brunswick stew was good.

Mason
Overall Score: 8.5
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 8
      Ribs – 8.5
Sauce:
      Mustard – 9
      KC – 8.5
      Carolina -1
Tenderness: 9
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew - 8
      Mac & Cheese - 9
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 8
Cost: 8.5
Comments: BBQ1 had a catering-like van outside that had "Competition-Style Southern Barbecue" written on it, so my expectations were raised at that point. And rightly so, this place was excellent. They had trophies on the wall of competitions that they had won. The lunch special was great, BBQ sandwich, a side and a drink $6.95. It took quite a while to get our food, but that really was the only negative thing about BBQ 1. They had a whole station set up for sauces. Their sauces were excellent, with the exception of the Carolina. Extremely vinegary! Just not my style. The ribs were very smoky and delicious. The pulled pork had a great smoky flavor as well and was very tender. The mac and cheese deserves a mention, it was very good! BBQ 1 is the real deal when it comes to southern BBQ and I will be going back when I get the chance.

Dan
Overall Score: 8
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 8
      Ribs - 8
Sauce:
      Mustard – 9
      KC – 8
Tenderness:9
Sides Taste :
      Tater Tots -8
Service: 8
Atmosphere:6
Cost: 8
Comments: Definitely enjoyable. The service was a little "shacky", literally, but all in all a very solid spot.

This Is It

Date: 3/24/2010
Restaurant: This Is It
Location: 2776 Cumberland Blvd, Smyrna, GA 30080

URL: http://www.thisisitbbq.com/loc.html
Recommended By: TV Commercial

Score : 2.5

If this is It, We don't want "It". Most of their food is ready and waiting, cafeteria style. Somehow it still took us 15 minutes to move up 3 people in line and another 10 minutes to scoop our food out of the warming trays.

You can see all the items soaking away in sauce. The beef looked like beef soup, except the soup is BBQ sauce. It was also ½ fat and cartilage. The Ribs were over cooked and then covered in sauce. The pork was OK if it wasn’t soaked sauce. They have a special of 3 wings for a dollar, not a bad deal. The wings are fried wings sitting in the warming tray, when you order, they are drizzled in sauce.

Speaking of sauce over everything, you can’t pour your own. They add it when you order. There is plenty of hot sauce to add, I guess to cover the taste. The mac and cheese was the only item that tasted good, lots of good spices. The fries came straight from the freezer into the deep fryer.

If you are reading this, do not go to This Is It. You may find out why we nick named it “Loose Stools.”

"Lunch Special” Meat, 1 Side and drink - $5
Meat 0 sides - $5
Plate 2 sides - $7
4 Ribs - $10

Matt
Overall Score: 4
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef - 6
      Ribs - 5
      Chicken Wing - 4
Sauce: 5
Tenderness: 5
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew - 6
      Mac & Cheese – 7
      Fries - 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Cost: 8
Comments: If this is It, I don't want "It". We got there right around 12 with 2 people ahead of us in line. It took 20 min to order and then 15 more to get our food. The best part is most of their food comes cafeteria style and is all ready to serve. They messed up 3 of our orders.
The beef was full of fat and catilige. Covered in sauce. The ribs were dry and covered in sauce. Their wings were pre fried and sitting in a warming tray. When you order them they soak them in sauce.
The mac and Cheese was probably the best item and it was just OK. Good pepper taste. The brunswich stew was 1/2 stew and 1/2 BBQ sauce. Tasted pretty good but way too much sauce.

Mason
Overall Score: 2
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 6
      Ribs - 6
Sauce:6
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew - 3
      Fries - 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
Cost: 5
Comments: Oh boy. It doesn't get much worse than this. We started with the worst service i have had in a long time. There was probably a 5 minute gap between each order at the register, and there were people in front of us. We didn't sit down with our food for 20-30 minutes. Their menu looked like something from a cheesy fast food joint. The cost seemed good, pork sandwich, fries and a drink for like $6. But when i got it, it was like 5 forkfuls of pork. The pork was actually ok, nothing great but i expected the worst. The ribs were ok too, big spare ribs covered in sauce. Speaking of sauce. You had to ask for sauce from behind the counter, but their was like 2 bottles of hot sauce per table. Hot sauce is not as important as bbq sauce at a bbq joint. The stew was terrible. It came on a Styrofoam plate and tasted like something that may have been good once but got old. This place was so bad that it got a long review. I would be completely embarrassed if someone from out of town got their impression of Georgia bbq from this place.

Dan
Overall Score:2
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 4
      Ribs - 4
Sauce:5
Tenderness:4
Sides Taste :
      Fries - 7
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Cost: 6
Comments: Terrible, Terrible, Terrible. There is no other way to describe it. I thought Rib Etc. was as bad as it could get, but no, this was MUCH worse, We stood in line for 30 minutes, and no, it was not busy. After waiting so long to get my food, I was hoping, boy, this food better be great. But much to my dismay, it was not. The pork was dry and the ribs were disgusting. Someone there said, "This is NOT it", they were certainly right.

James
Overall Score:2
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef- 1.5
      Chicken – 1.5
Sauce: 4
Tenderness: 1
Sides Taste :
      Fries - 2
Service: 1.5
Atmosphere: 2
Cost: 10
Comments: I wanted to give my feedback on the “BBQ” place we visited for lunch. I can’t remember the name of it but I’ll refer to it from this point forward as “Loose Stools”. I would like to offer that it is definitely on my list of “off limit establishments” and not the way I imagined my first re-introduction to Georgia BBQ. The chicken I had brought me back to the days when I was dating my wife, I had this annoying rooster that used to crow outside my window every morning way before I ever wanted to get up, so I “took care of him”, it was a clean shot through the head so I thought I would make him for dinner and spent most of the day preparing the toughest piece of meat you’d ever eaten in your life – my then girlfriend wasn’t impressed. Anyway, the positive takeaway is at least “Loose Stools” reminded me of my youth… I’m sure I’ll be reminded throughout the evening as well.

Best In BBQ

You have asked for it, here are our current rankings:

Visit Date - Restaurant - Group Score
12/2/2009 - Fat Matts - 9
3/3/2010 - Smoke Jack - 8.5
4/15/2010 - Sam's BBQ1 - 8.5
10/14/2009 - Spiced Right - 8.17
3/10/2010 - 'Cue- 8
11/16/2009 - Old Brick Pit Barbeque - 7.83
12/9/2009 - Swallow At The Hollow - 7.8
1/6/2010 - Pig and Chick - 7.8
12/29/2009 - Fox Brothers - 7.5
5/19/2010 - Dreamland - 7.33
1/27/2010 - Shanes - 7.25
11/24/2009 - One Star Ranch - 7.13
1/20/2010 - Old Hickory House - 6.75
1/11/2010 - Slopes - 6.6
12/15/2009 - KC Pit - 6.5
10/27/2009 - Ribs Etc - 5
3/24/2010 - This is It BBQ - 2.67
12/9/2009 - Bennie's Barbecue - Closed


Still to come
Five Star Barbecue
Lowcountry Barbecue Restaurant
BBQ Corner 2
Woodys
Rolling Bones
Dusty's
Community BBQ
DBA Barbecue
Williamson Bros Bar-B-Q
Rib Ranch
PR Barbeque
Harold's Barbecue
Bobby & June Country Kitchen
Daddy D'z
Sam and Dave’s BBQ2
Hometown BBQ
Jim N’Nick
Old South BBQ

Shane's Rib Shack

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Restaurant: Shane’s Rib Shack
Location: 123 Perimeter Center West
Atlanta, GA 30346-4205
URL: http://www.shanesribshack.com/

7.25

Shane's rib shack is not really a shack, but they still have pretty good BBQ. They are a chain with several locations and their meat tastes like it was made for the chain and not made on location. The Beef was very very dry, had to stop eating it. The ribs were a little tough but pretty good. They did a fairly good job with the pork.
They seem to have one of every kind of sauce. The spicy has a really good kick, Carolina Vinegar not enough spices, but had an apple vinegar taste. One of their best items was the Brunswick Stew. Nice and thick.
Shane’s Rib Shack is good for what it is, a convenient chain BBQ restaurant. Stop by if there is one around, but don’t go out of your way.

Full Rack - $19
1/2 Rack - $12
Plate (2 Sides) - $9
Sandwich (1 Side) $7

Dan
Overall Score: 6.75
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 6
      Ribs - 8
Sauce:8
Tenderness: 6
Sides Taste :
      Fries – 7.5
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 6
Cost: 8
Comments: For a chain, it was fine. The ribs were good, but the pork just wasn’t anything special. I wouldn’t rush back to go to Shane's, but the price aint bad and the service is pretty quick.

Matt
Overall Score: 7
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef - 4
      Ribs – 7.5
Sauce: 9
Tenderness: 6
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew – 9.5
      Mac & Cheese - 7
      Fries - 8
      Fried Okra - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 7
Cost: 8
Comments: Chain. Meat seems to be reheated. Beef Very Dry and chewy. Ribs need a knife to separate but tasted good. 5 sauces to choose from. Spicy has a really good kick. Carolina vinegar not enough spices, but had an apple vinegar taste.
Stew, one of the best. Very thick; Fries good seasoning; M&C decent cafeteria style; Okra good

Mason
Overall Score: 8
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 8
      Ribs - 8
Sauce: 9
Tenderness:7
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew – 9.5
Service: 6
Atmosphere:6
Cost: 8
Comments: Even though Shane's is a chain, it was a great BBQ. The stew was excellent. Pulled pork was great. The ribs were definitely on the tough side, but great flavor. The sauce was excellent, many to choose from. The only negative i could point out is the atmosphere, very chainy. But i have to say it excelled where other dives failed. I will be going back here a lot.

Fat Matt's Shout Out

Just watched Up in the Air. Pretty good movie, especially if you have had to travel with work.
George Clooney'scharacter, Ryan Bingham, make a good shout out to Fat Matt's Rib Shack. The best ribs in Atlanta. I must agree.

You can also check out Director Jason Reitman whip out his Fat Matt's Life Time of Ribs Card, during an interview with collider.com. Where do I get one of those???

Year End Review

We started the BI Bbq Group back in October. So far we have made it to 8 BBQ restaurants. Here is what we think so far.

Visit Date - Restaurant - Group Score
12/2/2009 Fat Matts - 9
10/14/2009 Spiced Right - 8.17
11/16/2009 Old Brick Pit Barbeque - 7.83
12/9/2009 Swallow At The Hollow - 7.83
12/29/2009 Fox Brothers (Review to come) - 7.5
11/24/2009 One Star Ranch - 7.13
12/15/2009 KC Pit - 6.5
10/27/2009 Ribs Etc - 5

Here are our individual favorites

Best In ___ (So Far....)	Mason	Dan	Matt	Peter
Overall BBQ	Spiced Right	Fat Matt's	Spiced Right	Fat Matt's
Ribs	Fat Matt's	Fat Matt's	Fat Matt's	Fat Matt's
Pork	Swallow At The Hollow	Fat Matt's	--	Fat Matt's
Beef	Spiced Right	--	Spiced Right	--
Brunswick Stew	One Star	--	One Star Ranch	One Star
Sauce	Swallow At The Hollow	One Star Ranch	One Star Ranch	Fat Matt's
Atmosphere	Swallow At The Hollow	Fat Matt's	Fat Matt's	Fat Matt's
Service	--	--	--	Fat Matt's
Side Dish	Fox Bros.	--	Fox Brothers	Fox Bros.

Yet to Visit
Dreamland
Slopes
Pig and Chick
JRs
BBQ1‎
Five Star Barbecue
Lowcountry Barbecue Restaurant
Shane’s Rib Shack
Old Hickory House
BBQ Corner 2
Smoke Jack
Woodys
Rolling Bones
Dusty's
Community BBQ
DBA Barbecue
Williamson Bros Bar-B-Q
Rib Ranch

KC Pit

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Restaurant: KC Pit
Location: 6317 Roswell Road Atlanta, GA 30328
URL: http://www.kcpitbbq.com/

Score 6.5
KC Pit has recently changed locations. The new building made KC Pit change from a dive BBQ joint to an upscale dining experience. Jazz music, waterfall behind the hostess stand, fancy linens, BBQ sauce in mini silver containers…. If you are going on a nice date but still want to eat BBQ, then KC Pit is the place for you. Some may call it "GayC Pit".

Over all the food was pretty good but not the best. The beef was very good. Ribs and pork were good. None of the meat had a smoky flavor. And none of the meat came with sauce, so you can eat it without the mess. They all came platted fancy with garnishes. The sauces were both really good KC style sauces. One thick molasses (without the strong molasses flavor) and the other was a ketchup base with spices (without a strong ketchup taste).

Mac & Cheese was very good; it too was platted all pretty like. Brunswick stew extra meaty. Sweet potato fries were a nice touch.

Pork Sand (1 Side) - $5
Beef Sand (2 Sides) - $8
1/2 Rack - $13

Mason
Overall Score: 6.5
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork - 7
Ribs – 6.5
Sauce: 7.5
Tenderness:7
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew - 7
Mac & Cheese – 8.5
Service: 7
Atmosphere:1
Cost: 8
Comments: This is the first time I have ever heard contemporary jazz being played at a BBQ joint. This was a very confusing place. Very contemporary atmosphere, even the menus. Then you open them up and everything looks the way it should at a BBQ joint, even the prices. The food came out and was good. After about 3 bites it just began to have this very chainy taste to it, as if it was not cooked with care. No smoked flavor in the pulled pork or ribs, which were about the same quality. The mac and cheese is the only item which I can say was worth the trip. I also must mention the fact that the BBQ sauce was served in a little silver pitcher-like container that looked like it would come out on a platter to some rich kid being served breakfast in bed. And we had to beg for it, our waiter had to bring more about 4 times due to the small amount. I do like that fact that this place is unique, even if it is not what I am looking for. Overall, I say pass unless you like eating BBQ with a silk shirt on.

Matt
Overall Score:7
Main Dish Taste:
Beef - 9
Ribs – 7.5
Sauce:8.5
Tenderness:
Beef – 9.5
Ribs – 7
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew – 7.5
Mac & Cheese – 8
Sweet Potato Fries – 9
Service: 8
Atmosphere:4
Cost: 8
Comments: This KC Pit BBQ is definitely not the same KC Pitt it was 2 years ago. I felt like I was walking into some hit midtown restaurant/bar. Even the menu screams, "we are fancy". The beef was very tender and tasty. It did not have any sauce on it, but it didn't need it. They served two sauces. One a thick KC style, sweet and thick, but it was not too sweet. The other was more tomatoes based with bits of species. The ribs were OK. They didn't have sauces either, but they needed some. Neither meat had a real smoky flavor, it seems they were both mostly cooked in the oven.
The stew was thick, but did not have much stew flavor. Most of the taste is the meat. The Mac & Cheese was very good. It is cafeteria style but much better. I also had some good sweet potato fries.

Dan
Overall Score:6
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork – 6.5
Ribs - 7
Sauce:6.5
Tenderness:5
Sides Taste :
Fries - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere:2
Cost: 8
Comments: The place was clean, the menus were very sturdy and well put together, the service was courteous and polite, and there was no chance of me getting dirty at all during my meal. This is NOT what I want from my BBQ experience. The restaurant was high scale but the food was low scale.
All in all, the food wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t memorable. The ribs were tasty, the pork was ok, and the fries were good. However, when the French fries are the best part of the meal, that’s not a good thing. We may need to try the "low class" KC Pit to give it a real chance.

Swallow At The Hollow

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Restaurant: Swallow At The Hollow
Location: 1072 Green Street, Roswell, GA‎
URL: theswallowatthehollow.com
Recommended By: Mason

7.83

A trip to Swallow at the Hollow may give you the feeling that you are at a North Georgia hollow. The restaurant is off a small side road, gravel parking lot, and the building seems to be made of all old wood. Right in front of the open kitchen there is a large canoe filled with beer. There is also a stage, but no music during lunch.
Every table is set with three BBQ sauces (Carolina Vinegar, Carolina Mustard, Thick KC) plus additional hot sauces. Mixing the three together made for an excellent sauce. The baby back ribs are very tender and covered in the KC style sauce. The sauce is thick and has a strong molasses flavor, not everyone’s favorite. The chopped beef was tender but did not have any sauce, when sauce was added it was pretty good. The pulled pork was good – “some of the best I have every had”.
Each order came with a choice of homemade bread, Texas toast or biscuits. All were better than the average BBQ joint. The mac & cheese was outstanding, very creamy. The Brunswick stew was very soupy and had corn meal bits in it. They just threw the taste off. Fried Green tomatoes were too thick so they came out under cooked, and the breading was a little flakey, more like they were baked and not fried.
The biggest downside is the price. A plate with 2 sides is $13. A bit pricy for lunch, although it is enough for 2 people to share.


Mason
Overall Score: 8
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork – 9.5
      Ribs – 3.5 (I hate Baby Back Ribs)
Sauce:9.5
Tenderness:8
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew - 6
      Mac & Cheese - 9
Service: 8.5
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 5
Comments: To get to Swallow at the Hollow you have to drive through some questionable streets. It feels like you are back in the woods. The entire building is made of wood except for the roof. Really cool atmosphere. The portions at this place are enormous. Two people could easily share a normal pork plate, which may explain the $14 i paid for lunch (without tip). The pulled pork was excellent, some of the best I have had. Great Smokey flavor. The sauce was awesome because you get three different kinds (sweet, spicy, mustard based) and mix away. The mac and cheese was excellent as well. The Brunswick stew had a good taste but an almost grainy texture, it was just too different so i have to say pass. Which leaves the ribs. They were the smallest ribs we have seen to date and absolutely caked with a dark thick sauce that resembled molasses. Not really my style of rib. Overall, great atmosphere, country style portions, great BBQ, not so much with the ribs, and expect to pay more.

Dan
Overall Score:7.5
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork – 8.5
      Ribs – 8.5
Sauce:8
Tenderness:8
Sides Taste :
      Fries – 7
      Biscuit - 7
Service: 8
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 4
Comments: Having been there recently, my expectation were extremely high. While it didn’t quite deliver up to my expectations, it was still a very solid experience. The atmosphere is exactly what you want out of a bbq place, a nice rustic feel. The number of different option on the sauce was fabulous, not to mention how good it was why you mixed the sauces together. The pork was good, but the ribs were better. Tasty and tender. The ribs were a little small, but that’s what you get with baby back ribs. My one main complaint with the place was the price. Definitely more expensive than the other places, and when you know it can be done well for cheaper, that what I expect. All in all though a very solid place and I would definitely go back.

Matt
Overall Score:8
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef - 8
      Ribs – 8.5
Sauce:8
Tenderness:8
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew - 8
      Mac & Cheese – 9
      Fried Green Tomatoes - 7
      Texas Toast - 9
Service: 8
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 6
Comments: Pulling into Swallow at the Hollow, I had the feeling that I was up in the North GA Mountains. The building looks like an old country farm house. The inside is just as rustic. The menu was a bit pricy, especially for lunch. But the platter can easily be spit. I did like the number of options that you had. You can get the beef or pork, chopped or sliced; three types of bread, white, Texas toast, or biscuit (all homemade); Carolina, KC and Carolina Mustard sauces.
I got my beef chopped; fairly tender with a good smoky flavor. It did not come with any sauce. I ended up mixing all three, which came out very well. The ribs were very tender baby back ribs. There were smothered in the KC style sauce, a little too much for me, and I love sauce, plus the sauce had a bit too much of a molasses flavor. The mac & cheese was very creamy, very delicious. The Brunswick stew was more like a soup with bits of corn meal in it. It had a different taste to it. The fried green tomato was a little thick so it did not cook all the way and the breading with a little crumby.

Ribs Etc

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Restaurant: Ribs Etc
Location: 4233 Roswell Road Atlanta, Ga. 30342
URL: http://www.ribsetc.com/
Recommended By: Matt

Score 5

From the outside Ribs Etc may look like the ideal dive BBQ joint. The inside was extra shinny clean and had flat panel TVs everywhere, which gave it a vibe of a chain resturaunt. This may be a little confusing, but not as confusing as to why a BBQ resturant would have beef on thier menu and be sold out at 12 PM. For a place named Ribs Etc, you would expect them to have outstanding ribs. The only style of ribs they serve is baby back, although they come in many different flavors.
For the most part most of the food was OK. That about all that can be said.

Matt
Overall Score:5
Main Dish Taste:
     Beef - They ran out
     Ribs - 7
     Chicken - 5
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
     Brunswick Stew - 6
     Mac & Cheese - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 8
Cost:7
Comments: After I ordered the Beef plate I was informed that they were out of Beef. Poor Performance. I went with the Chicken Sandwich. The chicken was a bit dry. It was served on Texas toast with a spicy spread. I chose not to finish my plate. That was probably the best part. The ribs were baby back. A bit dry and not very tender but they had a good taste. The Brunswick stew was mediocre, at best. The Mac and Cheese was really good. Strong Cheddar flavor with a hint of spices. They had 2 sauces to choose from, 1 Carolina style and one basic. They were both OK. The sides you get with the sandwich were pretty small.
The outside of the restaurant is the most appealing part. Makes you think it is going to be a low down BBQ shack. Once you get inside the tables are nice and clean and they have brand new flat screen TVs everywhere. Nice addition.
Label: Dive BBQ / Chain


Mason
Overall Score:4
Main Dish Taste:
     Pulled Pork - 7
     Ribs - 3
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
     Brunswick Stew - 6
     Mac & Cheese – 9
     Fries - 6
Service:8
Atmosphere:6
Cost: 5
Comments: Sorry but baby back ribs are just not my thing. Besides from being baby back ribs, they appeared to be baked. The taste wasn't awful but was less than acceptable. The sauces were not bad, two flavors (spicy and original). When mixed together they were pretty good. Pulled pork was good, tender. You did get your choice of Texas toast or regular bun with your sandwich which i felt deserved a note. The sides were average with the exception of the mac and cheese, it was amazing. Very unique twist to mac and cheese. I could almost give it a 10 but it was a little peppery. As for the price, there was a $4 difference in the bbq sandwich plate and the pulled pork plate. Not sure about that. The atmosphere was confusing. It looks like a biker bar from the outside (with the exception of the cool shape of the building), but has an almost chainish feel on the inside. My final word, good for a bbq sandwich and fries for lunch, but seek other options if you are looking for some real bbq.


Dan
Overall Score:6
Main Dish Taste:
     Pulled Pork – 6.5
     Ribs - 6
Sauce:7
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste:
Fries - 6
Service: 7
Atmosphere:8
Cost:6
Comments: It was good, but not memorable. Everything I had was enjoyable, but 3 days later, I really don’t even remember what I had. I usually have that aching desire to go back, but not here. I did enjoy everything though. The ribs were good and the pulled pork was even better. Nice and tender. The fries were tasty as well. The atmosphere, while clean, was a little too clean for a BBQ place. I felt more like I was in TGI Friday's instead of a BBQ place. I did like the TV's though. Overall good, but forgettable.

Weclome To The BIBbq

At work we have a group of guys that enjoy to go out to lunch every day. There had been several debate to which is Atlanta's best BBQ restaurant . We decided to hit up a different BBQ restaurant each week and rate several aspects of the experience to determine what is truly the Best In BBQ in Atlanta. Thus the BIBbq group was born.

Each week the group will visit a different BBQ restaurant. We are currently located near Perimeter Mall, so we are starting off with the restaurants within a 10 mile radius. We will rate the restaurant on the following categories: Main Dish Taste, Main Dish Tenderness, Sauce, Side Items, Service, Atmosphere, Cost and an Overall rating.

Suggest A BBQ Restaurant

Please leave us a comment with any BBQ resaurant that we have forgotten in the atlanta area. We will add it to the list and rate it.