Blister's BBQ — Restaurant in Idaho

This is small-town barbecue.

I had a cowgirl. To meet combo. I chose the brisket and the ribs. It comes with a side of coleslaw or hand cut fries. To upgrade is about another $1.50 more. I upgraded the side. Paid $1.50 more. I chose the scone.

The brisket looked like the consistency of pulled pork. They shred it. They then sauce it with their very sweet barbecue sauce. It was overly sauced and did not have any meat flavor come through. Just drowning in sauce.

I decided to return the brisket and asked for more ribs instead. The ribs were great. They fell off the bone. They did not overly sauce it. They actually didn't add any additional barbecue sauce to their ribs.

The scones were a bit forgettable. I guess I expected an English scone. Their scone is a fried piece of refrigerated biscuit. Like Pillsberry, but probably the knock off brand. It wasn't terrible, it just wasn't what I expected. It was kind of disgusting to eat a fried piece of dough with heavily sauced meet. I should have ordered a different side. If I knew it was a fried piece a dough, I wouldn't have ordered it. They served their scone with a side of icing. Or at least looked like a side of icing that you put on top of cinnamon rolls. Don't get me wrong, it was very tasty, just not what I would choose to eat with barbecue.

My hubby had the brisket sandwich, even though it was the same kind of meat heavily sauced, the bond that it was served with was very sick and soak up some of the sauce. My hubby thought it was pulled pork, but we did confirm with the employee that it was brisket and that they do it a bit differently. They shred it instead of serving whole or chopped or sliced, like I've had before.

He also ordered a side of potato salad. We wouldn't order the potato salad again. We actually took a few bites and wasted the rest of it. The potatoes were not cooked all the way through, they were raw. And the mayo-based sauce was not very appealing.

We would definitely try this place again. We would just stick with their barbecue sandwiches, Burgers, and fries. We dined in, and when we looked over at all the other tables, it seems like everyone had a sandwich, a burger, and fries.

This seems like a very popular spot. The service was excellent. The staff was very accommodating to switch out the brisket for the ribs. They were friendly, fast, efficient and very pleasant.

The price point is decent for a barbecue. Not super expensive but not very cheap either. It just really depends on...

POSITIVES: Believe me, it was hard to think of positives. The burger and fries were decent at best.

NEGATIVES: Everything else sucked. I don't care how big the portions are when the food is that disgusting! I am not exaggerating when I say the pulled pork tasted like vomit. It was extremely sour, as if it had been soaking in a dirty sink, or sitting out for days. Neither my wife nor I could stand to eat another bite. It ruined my appetite. I don't ever remember not being able to finish what I ordered when I'm really hungry , but I just couldn't do it. The sauces they had out were watery and also tasted like crap, which ruined the rest of our burger. Their attempt at fry sauce was laughable. I would slap everyone who works there in the face for creating such monstrosities that they pass off as food every day. What a disgrace to BBQ.

Now don't get me wrong. I love very delicious, well-prepped BBQ food, but I am also a frequent customer of places like Arby's or Five Guys. I've eaten stuff off the street in Argentina, I frequent food trucks and happily try my friends' attempts at cooking. But this was SO DIGUSTING just thinking about it makes me want to puke the chunks of pork that I ate... if it even was pork.

Another gripe I had is the fact that it's located in the flippin gas station (was almost impossible to find) which was also the first clue as to what we were getting ourselves into, in spite of all the raving reviews. The staff was only friendly to the regulars (which surprises me that they even have any). The men's bathroom was hideous.

Some have unworthily rated it 5 stars; if I could rate this place negative stars, I would. Few times in my life have I been as disappointed as I was with this poor excuse of a restaurant. Never go to Blister's BBQ. With your help, the worst restaurant in the world will close down.

PRICE: about $7 per person for sandwich and fries.

RECOMMENDED: Don't waste your money. Go to the Hickory, or Big Boys BBQ... heck, go to...

I was So sad when I opened my food. Immediately I was So confused. The brisket is pulled. It isn't just cut. And both the pulled pork and the brisket are already sauced. On their website they boast 2 sauces to choose from. I wanted to taste the smoke without a sauce. But then also taste each sauce. When the meat comes sauced, how am I supposed to taste the different sauces or the rich smoke on the meat? The tritip was cooked well. But it lacked flavor. I prefer a good seasoning on a meat. Then adding a bbq sauce to just give it more. I suspect the pulled pork and brisket aren't seasoned much and only get flavor from the sauce, which is what they come with sauce on them. All the of the meats were very dry! I also suspect this is why they are covered in sauce. Sadly, many people don't understand that the meat should be moist, tender, and delicious WITHOUT a sauce. I think that could be the reason for so many higher ratings. The meat should be the star not the sauce. The sauce should just add the sparkle to the flavorful meat.

We also had the mac and cheese, baked beans, and fried pickles. All were pretty good. We preferred the beans and pickles. The mac and cheese felt and tasted of flour. Like the roux was the star not the cheese.

The beans had a good chili powder taste. They seemed to be a good combination of chili beans and pork and beans. But they were packed with taste. Not too sweet and not too savory spicy.

The pickles were great! The batter is seasoned well and balanced with the sour if the pickles! If you want dry meat smothered in bbq sauce, you'll be happy! If you want a good smoked meat with serious flavor and bark.... this is NOT the place!...