Soooo dissapointed...

[jirodriguez]

So I was driving around last weekend and saw a new BBQ place set up in the parking lot of a local grocery store - sign read Authentic Texas BBQ Pit Smoking. The guy had a large trailer pulled, wood fired rig, and it smelled great!

So skip ahead to this weekend, and I thought "Hey.... I'll stop there for lunch!". Pulled in, and first walked over to the smoker to check it out and talk to the cook. Nice guy and a nice smoker..... but!... my first clue of possible bad things - as I was talking with him he was squirting lighter fluid into the front corner of the cooking chamber closest to the fire box. Apperantly creating a hot spot to use for creating a sear on some of the meats. Oh... and the smoker was loaded with 4 briskets, 6 pork, butts, 3 tri-tips, and about a dozen chicken as he was doing this. I kept my mouth shut and decided to try the food anyway.

Walked over to the concesion trailer, and ordered a chopped brisket sandwich. Served open face on a nice soft roll, with a good squirt of his BBQ sauce. Sandwich looked really good, brisket had a nice bark and a good smoke ring, sauce was a very nice consistancy. Then I took a bite.....

First thing I tasted was lighter fluid, followed by a semi-flavorless BBQ sauce..... *sigh*. It was sooo promising, only to be ruined by the lighter fluid flavor. The BBQ sauce I could have lived with, but the lighter fluid taste ruined it for me.

 

[rdknb]

I know how you feel, I went to a bbq competition and bought a pp sammie from a vendor. It was tasteless

 

[pandemonium]

and i bet your gut told you not to try it? but hey should make you feel better to know you do bbq better than this guy with the big rig.

 

[rio_grande]

Exactly what I think every tme I go to a competition..

I have this same experience at every q restraunt I visit. I dont know if once you go to mass production if folks just get lazy or if there is some other reason.

 

[gatorboy]

Hey there..sounds very much like the place on Beaverton hillsdale highway!

 

[nmasi]

No real Texan would advertise like that in Yankee territory.

 

[jirodriguez]

LOL... sounds like your talking about Rio's Ribs? I never did try that place. This guy was over behind Washington Square in the Metzger neighborhood.

Speaking of Metzger there is a great Bavarian sausage place there. They sell all kinds of great German sausages. I usually buy a couple of them and grill them.... super tastey!

 

[meateater]

Only one thing to do in a situation lke that!