Smoke Friendly BBQ — Restaurant in McDonough

I am not usually one to leave a negative review, especially on a small chain but I fell like this time it’s warranted. My partner And I were excited to learn of this establishment today so we opted to try for dinner. We arrived about 5:45 PM. The place was empty. Young lady at the counter was super nice and friendly and the atmosphere cute and quaint. The food was less than desirable to be the only two people in the entire establishment. Our food came out cold and I am pretty sure old my wife got the fourth ribs, fries, and coleslaw. The ribs were dry and peeling like paper. I will say that the french fries were good. I ordered the brisket mac & cheese, and Brunswick stew. The mac & cheese came out cold and tacky. The Brunswick stew was tart, but the brisket, the brisket was awful. Not only was it obviously not Fresh due to the toughness and texture And layer of Gelatinous grease, but it tastes as if they put a Smoke liquid seasoning on the brisket itself. The smoke Flavor was very strong, And left a filmy Artificial-taste in your mouth. We eat a lot of BBQ and Brisket and never have I had something tastes that way. That taste remained despite chewing gum the forty five minutes home. Again, it also came out cold. I felt as if we were going to be asked to stop eating by Gordon Ramsey. Do...

The staff is amazingly friendly! Can’t say enough good things about them all. I gave it 2 stars because, the food and price for what I got. I really hoped I would try something I liked but have yet to. I will happily edit when I do. First timer here, tried the brisket, being from TX I’m very particular. Stay away from the brisket unless you don’t mind dry and slightly flavorless. The smoked flavor was nice. I decided to go with smoke sausage because how can you go wrong with sausage. Well I was wrong, it was overcooked, to the point of being shriveled and on the edge of burnt. Not plump and juicy where you get that pop and juice coming out when you bite into to it. The potatoes were not my preference. If you like mayo based with mustard in it, then you may like it. Same with the coleslaw, not my preference, I like it a little sweeter. This was more vinegary. The bbq sauce, I got both Memphis sweet and sweet. I was let down, it tasted more like ketchup with a little brown sugar and a kick. Everyone has a different preference, it just didn’t meet my...

This is one of the worst bbq spots I've ever eaten at, based on the food alone.

I had the three meat, sampler with sausage, pork, chicken, slaw, mac, and fries. The sides were fine, but nothing to write home about. The meat was terrible. Everything was served minced and soaked in a tin of what I assume is vinegar

The chicken was somehow dry and wet, and totally devoid of flavor. No smoke flavor to be seen.

The pork was a pulpy blob of vinegar. Once again, no smoke flavor. It wasn't even good vinegar, it felt like white vinegar on meat.

The sausage. It actually touched a flame at one point in in it's life, but tasted like a urinal puck. Even my dog wouldn't eat it when I got home.

The sauces were passable at best.

I was hoping for a new spot in town, but this is not it. I'll go back for a burger, but not expecting much.

Edit for owner's reply: I was hoping that it was a one-off bad experience at your other location....