Visited on April 20th with my wife for our 35th wedding anniversary lunch (a day early!). The aroma of the pit was quite appealing as we walked to the door. Of course, I had to sidetrack to view the smokers and check out what kind of wood was being used. I think it was cherry and oak. Took about dozen images with my phone! As we entered, we were greeted promptly - The Wire Mill had just opened for the day. We chose a table near the bar.

We started off with appetizers - Hazel had the Memphis-style 1/4 rack of ribs that was served with their White BBQ Sauce (ranch-based with the tang of horseradish). They were very flavorful and smoked just right with hints of cherry and apple woods. Just enough firmness to hold it on the bone, but it pulled away with ease.

I had Bootsie's Brunswick Stew, which was very well made. It had a great flavor with plenty of chicken, pork, okra, corn, spice and a little heat on the back end. I highly recommend it.

We then ordered a combo platter to share for lunch. We selected the 1/4 pound of beef brisket, 1/4 pound of pulled pork, two sides (we chose curly fries and macaroni and cheese. The Mac and Cheese was white with a creamy, multi-cheese sauce) and corn bread. And we added another 1/4 rack of ribs!

Their style is dry-rubbed Memphis-style BBQ. The brisket was sliced and showed off its nice smoke ring. I found the brisket to be slightly under-flavored (rub and bark) for my liking, but that is personal preference.

The pulled pork was very flavorful and tender. They have 3 varieties of BBQ sauce on the table - Vinegar, Honey and their house-made traditional. The vinegar tang of each complemented the meats.

The staff was very cordial and helpful. The manager Matt, told us the story behind name of The Wire Mill. We boxed up the leftover slice of brisket and pulled pork and ribs to take home.

My overall opinion of The Wire Mill BBQ is it was very good. All the meats we tried were smoked nicely. The ribs get a 9.5 on a scale of 10 – delicious! The Pulled Pork very flavorful also rated highly at 9.0. The brisket was good, but as I mentioned above, I think it was a little shy on rub. We definitely plan to return and try the brisket again as well as some of their other options. Wire Mill overall score 9.0.