Pete Ginopolis - GUS’S CARRYOUT - NEW HUDSON, MI — Restaurant in Brighton

Place is not the best to be honest. You're better off BBQ'n yourself, or buying from the tasty as it can get, BBQ truck you find usually in front of the Beverage Cellar. Its as basic as the flaky owners wife, as well as opposite of concupiscible as can be, and as dull as the 'lack of personality' bartenders who hardly know how to mix drinks let alone pour a craft beer. Servicein general, at the current time, take out mostlt, is below par, they seem to flip employees a lot. Many of the good ones we've seen are gone. Menu never changes much and they never offer specials, well at least not any time we have been there, which was but a couple times too many. Pete is alright, nice guy. But seems like he works harder than his staff. We tried a few times to give them a chance but we all agree they don't deserve a spot in our community of amazing and notable other long lasting establishments. They cannot hold up to their end of the bargain. •The owners have done enough to show face, let hire a general manager and go home. •Try not to fire and hire so much. Your original staff was the best. • Have more specials. We are certain you have items hitting the use by date, put them out there. •Take Out process sucks. Or maybe it's the never smiling, moody, seems like they hate their job, bartenders or Hostesses. • 1 star for the review. Second ☆ is for the head chef, and those who help smoke items. Keep up the good flavor, but take your knowledge and open your own...

Dropped in here to check it out, and we're glad we did. They've been open 3 weeks now, and Peter G.'s extensive experience in the restaurant business shows. No startup glitches, they were running great without hiccups.

The first impression is the restaurant is inviting and comfortable. The second impression is a friendly greeting and Peter Ginapolis, the owner, is working the front, introduces himself to us, and takes us to our table. He came back a couple more times to make sure everything was to our liking, and even took me outside to meet his chefs who were working the smoker.

The quality of the ingredients is evident- everything was fresh and prepared technically well, seasoning and flavor profiles were just right. The pulled pork was delicious, just the right amount of smoke (they use both hickory and cherry in the smoker), excellent texture, and not one glob of fat or connective tissue on the plate. The pulled chicken was equally of high quality, not dried out, and well seasoned. Sides were good, roasted corn, brisket bacon beans, mac 'n cheese. All great.

There is a good selection of draft and bottled beers, wine, and a full bar. Menu has a bigger selection of items than most BBQ restaurants, with apps, seafood, salads, sandwiches, and full dinners.

Ginopolis' BBQ is a nice addition to the already great variety of good restaurants in downtown Brighton, and we will be...

Downtown Brighton is getting a bit of a restaurant boom. Ginopolis is the most recent new offering and brings something new in a real sit down barbeque place.

You get teased right away as the outside smoker wafts a savory scent.

Inside you're greeted by a shabby-shiek interior with a country/sports bar vibe. My daughter and I came in early for lunch while it wasn't busy yet, but as the noon hour got closer the conversation noise got loud at half full. At capacity, it's probably a great time, but you might have to yell at your table mates.

The menu is full of bbq favorites and is fairly priced. Today I had the brisket Reuben while my daughter had a grilled cheese and tots. All of the kids meals are right around $6 and if they're all like the grilled cheese, tots, pretzel bites, and toy... then they're a superior value for kids meals. My Brisket Reuben was good as well. I expected a slightly larger meat portion and while the brisket was cooked quite well it didn't seem to have much smoke flavor. Regardless, the sandwich was quite good coupled with their chips and a beer.

I look forward to coming back for an order of their notable ribs.

Service is on par for downtown Brighton but superior to the Pound, and that's a good...