ssweeney's Review of Big Smiths Bar-B-Q
Weighted Overall
- Quotable: Loyal Customers: 'You can stop the tour here; There's no need to go anywhere else for BBQ.' -- 4 customes seated near the front door
- Quotable: Loyal Staff: 'This is going to be the best of the day.' -- Danelle (our server)
- Beef Rib: Mmmm. Greasy and flavorful; Beefy. This is the ONLY one!
- Pork: Nice texture; little fat around & through is good; nice smoke ring.
- Hot Link: Good smoke ring; spicy. The casing is almost a part of the meat - very nice.
- Sausage: A bit salty. Very firm, almost crunchy. Casing is not tough.
- Brisket: This is good. It has a little more fat than others we've seen today (= more flavor). Good texture; moist.
- Atmosphere: Out in 'the sticks'; Lots of dead animals on the walls; Doing a great business -- this joint is jumpin'! Table service. It reminds me of Clark's in Tioga - a restaurant with good 'Q.
- Quotable: While talking about Sonny Bryan's policy to close when they run out of meat: 'If I did that, I'd be lynched. He can do it because its tradition.' -- Big Smith
- Spare Rib: Good. Meat & Fat melted together; nice texture; doesn't pull off the bone. Good smoke ring, but where's the flavor?
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