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
Showing posts with label fat matt's rib shack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fat matt's rib shack. Show all posts
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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???
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???
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Restaurant: Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Location: 1811 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30324
URL: http://www.fatmattsribshack.com
Recommended By: Dan (and everyone one we spoke to)
Score 9
If you are looking for a true BBQ experience in Atlanta, Fat Matt's is the place. The building looks like it hasn't changed since the 60's. It’s a small dining area with a walkup order counter. The whole BBQ dining experience was enhanced by a two man group, singing the blues. Most of the items come a la carte, but everything is so affordable that you can make your own meal and not break the bank
The Ribs are the best we have had so far. They were large tender spare ribs, full of flavor and a good meat to bone/gristle ratio. The pulled pork sandwich was near the top of the list. The chicken is a good smoked chicken with light sauce, fairly tender.
The sides were good to OK. The Brunswick stew is a bit soupy, the mac & cheese (new menu item) were cafeteria style, white bread is Wonder Bread, and the chips are out of the bag.
1/4 Chicken - $3.75
1/2 Chicken - $5.75
Rib Sand. - $5.20
1/2 Rack - $8.95
Stew - $2
Mac & Cheese - $2
Matt
Overall Score: 9
Main Dish Taste:
Chicken - 8
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce: 9
Tenderness: 9
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew – 7.5
Mac & Cheese - 6
Service: 8
Atmosphere: 9.5
Cost: 9
Comments: Fat Matt's Rib Shack had a lot of hype. Well it has lived up to its hype. The restaurant is a dive. I was very surprised that they had live music for lunch, on a Wednesday. You order at the counter; the waitress is a little rude.
Each meal is plated with a slice of wonder bread. The chicken was good, fairly tender. It came with light sauce with a bit of flavor. The extra BBQ sauce is top notch; thick and full of species. The ribs are definitely at the top of my list. They are tender with full smoky flavor. Each bit practically melts in your mouth. Good amount of meat.
The sides were nothing to write home about. The Brunswick stew was too soupy for my taste. It had good flavor but nothing special. The mac & cheese tasted like it came from a cafeteria.
Mason
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork - 9
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:8.5
Tenderness:9.5
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew -7
Service: 7
Atmosphere:8
Cost: 7.5
Comments: I will start off by saying, it doesn't get much better than this. The pulled pork was amazing. But the ribs were some of the best I have ever had. As tender as ribs can get, with the best taste I have had in a while. Brunswick Stew was ok. There were only a few of very small negatives. The cashier was a little rude (she actually got mad at me for leaving a tip!?!?). The menu is set up in a way where you have to kind of put your meal together on your own, there is no plate with sides. And to me the live music was a little annoying, but it did add to the authenticity. But the food doesn't get any better. This is the type of place that you tell people they have to go to if they are in the area.
Dan
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork - 9
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:9
Tenderness:9
Sides Taste :
Chips - 5
Service: 8
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 9
Comments:
Peter
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:9.5
Tenderness:9.5
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew -8
Service: 8
Atmosphere:8
Cost: 9
Comments: Do believe the hype.
Restaurant: Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Location: 1811 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30324
URL: http://www.fatmattsribshack.com
Recommended By: Dan (and everyone one we spoke to)
Score 9
If you are looking for a true BBQ experience in Atlanta, Fat Matt's is the place. The building looks like it hasn't changed since the 60's. It’s a small dining area with a walkup order counter. The whole BBQ dining experience was enhanced by a two man group, singing the blues. Most of the items come a la carte, but everything is so affordable that you can make your own meal and not break the bank
The Ribs are the best we have had so far. They were large tender spare ribs, full of flavor and a good meat to bone/gristle ratio. The pulled pork sandwich was near the top of the list. The chicken is a good smoked chicken with light sauce, fairly tender.
The sides were good to OK. The Brunswick stew is a bit soupy, the mac & cheese (new menu item) were cafeteria style, white bread is Wonder Bread, and the chips are out of the bag.
1/4 Chicken - $3.75
1/2 Chicken - $5.75
Rib Sand. - $5.20
1/2 Rack - $8.95
Stew - $2
Mac & Cheese - $2
Matt
Overall Score: 9
Main Dish Taste:
Chicken - 8
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce: 9
Tenderness: 9
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew – 7.5
Mac & Cheese - 6
Service: 8
Atmosphere: 9.5
Cost: 9
Comments: Fat Matt's Rib Shack had a lot of hype. Well it has lived up to its hype. The restaurant is a dive. I was very surprised that they had live music for lunch, on a Wednesday. You order at the counter; the waitress is a little rude.
Each meal is plated with a slice of wonder bread. The chicken was good, fairly tender. It came with light sauce with a bit of flavor. The extra BBQ sauce is top notch; thick and full of species. The ribs are definitely at the top of my list. They are tender with full smoky flavor. Each bit practically melts in your mouth. Good amount of meat.
The sides were nothing to write home about. The Brunswick stew was too soupy for my taste. It had good flavor but nothing special. The mac & cheese tasted like it came from a cafeteria.
Mason
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork - 9
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:8.5
Tenderness:9.5
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew -7
Service: 7
Atmosphere:8
Cost: 7.5
Comments: I will start off by saying, it doesn't get much better than this. The pulled pork was amazing. But the ribs were some of the best I have ever had. As tender as ribs can get, with the best taste I have had in a while. Brunswick Stew was ok. There were only a few of very small negatives. The cashier was a little rude (she actually got mad at me for leaving a tip!?!?). The menu is set up in a way where you have to kind of put your meal together on your own, there is no plate with sides. And to me the live music was a little annoying, but it did add to the authenticity. But the food doesn't get any better. This is the type of place that you tell people they have to go to if they are in the area.
Dan
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Pulled Pork - 9
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:9
Tenderness:9
Sides Taste :
Chips - 5
Service: 8
Atmosphere:9
Cost: 9
Comments:
Peter
Overall Score:9
Main Dish Taste:
Ribs – 9.5
Sauce:9.5
Tenderness:9.5
Sides Taste :
Brunswick Stew -8
Service: 8
Atmosphere:8
Cost: 9
Comments: Do believe the hype.
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