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Originally Posted by Virtual Geezer
I stopped by Burke's this afternoon about 3:45 to give them a try. I was looking for one thing and that was ribs. When I got there they were out of a few other items such as pulled pork and were waiting for it from the kitchen (no time frame was given) but they did have what I came for. The one gentleman placed a nice rack on the cutting board and my first thought was "man I would love to give that entire rack a try" but I thought better of that. I am not sure they even sell it that way.
The rack had a nice baked on crust that took some time to prepare. They must have used a nice rub on the meat as it looked delicious. There was lot of meat and very little fat. Once cut you could see that the meat close to the bone was cooked well and ready to fall off the bone.
As others have mentioned in another thread the sauce is added later and there are a few options. I chose to try the sweet and the other spicy. To tell you the truth I could not taste any sweetness in the sauce but it was spicy (not HOT) and had an excellent flavor.
The meat fell off the bone and there was a lot of meat. A touch of fat but totally unnoticeable. I think it added a little flavor while in the smoker. I do like things spicy and this hit the spot right on.
Regarding the sauce I felt it could have been a little thicker. I think it could have rendered down just a bit but still excellent. I used a spoon and garlic bread to dub up the excess that I had put on the ribs. It was that good. The sauce also had me licking my lips as the taste stayed with you for a while just like a sip of a good single malt scotch.
As far as sides I had the coleslaw, baked beans and macaroni and cheese. The coleslaw can be compared to that of KFC and was ok as I kind of like that type of slaw. Have had better at such places as Lighthouse. I did not find the baked beans spicy at all but then again I tried then after eating the spicy ribs. As for the macaroni and cheese all I can say is forget it. I think that was the worst thing I had. Little taste and very dry and not even sure if that was cheese I was eating. I have never had mac and cheese like that and next time I will look again at it closely to see if it was just soft opening blues or the way things are. But for now I would pass on the mac and cheese.
I sat outside and over all the ribs and sauce were great. That is what I stopped in for so I was satisfied. Side dishes may need some improvement but all in all I am sure to be back.
One side note and I did see a number of people coming in and leave without ordering. I think being out of so many items on the menu is a definitive negative at this time. Being that they have only been open for a day or so things behind the counter were not running smoothly but I am sure that will improve in time. I think the owner will need sometime to figure what items sell out faster than others and act accordingly.
All in all I was pleased and will be back but will give it some time to work it's way down the learning curve.
VG
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We were there around 5:30 tonight. There was a long line, but we decided to wait anyway. I decided to get the ribs, even though I read in their paper menu that was on a bookcase when you walked in the door, that they did not serve baby back ribs. Those are my favorite. Once we got up to the line to order I thought the ribs looked good so I tried them, along with 2 sides. Got the potato salad and cole slaw. Both were okay.... just okay, nothing exceptional. The ribs I got were also just okay. They were not the fall off the bone ribs that I wanted. Also, there was fat on them..... not too much though. When you order ribs you get 4 of them. They also seemed a little pink inside. Hope they were cooked well enough so I don't get sick. My husband got the 1/2 chicken and he was also not too thrilled with it. I tried it and it again was okay. Now after reading your comments, I wonder if I just got a bad batch of ribs that were not the fall off the bone good like yours were. Maybe I will try again... but not sure yet.