Two Neanderthals Smokin' BBQ — Restaurant in Springfield

I’m sorry. I really wanted this to be great, but it’s not. Drove about 20 miles to pick up dinner. Brought a big cooler (pre-warmed) to show the meats some respect. Sadly, it didn’t need my respect.

The brisket was a disaster. Covered in so much sticky, sickly sweet sauce that you aren’t sure what kind of meat you are eating. I had a vague hint that this was once good beef. Sigh. I think this brisket is intended to be served on sandwiches or similar. We wanted it to stand on its own. It doesn’t.

Full slab of ribs was a generous portion. But, the ribs were just OK. Is it possible to buy Select Grade ribs? Perhaps that is the case. Just a little hard/dry for what you might expect from roadside BBQ.

The pulled pork was good, but whose isn’t? This is certainly the easiest of meats to BBQ. Good thing we bought extra pork! It served well as leftovers in carnitas the next day.

The cole slaw is very good. Sadly, they were fresh out of baked beans. I’m told the French fries are good, but we had almost 30 mins to home, so we couldn’t get them.

If I’m nearby, I might stop back for a quesadilla. To make the drive to drop $100 on dinner? Not...

Mike is an absolute genius. I go to this place every single week at least once (yes I'm fat now, it was worth it) and he just hits it out of the park every single time. Every single thing he cooks from that menu is in a class of its own. I just got back from down south and not even genuine southern BBQ can stack up to it in my opinion. He really is a treasure to this area and I honestly hope he stays forever. I don't know what I'd do if I were to wake up someday and not be able to get a huge perfectly cooked burger with a massive slab of brisket and that perfect BBQ sauce on it. Probably lose weight actually, but who wants to do that when you can eat food that good instead? He's just a genuinely nice guy too, he's always talking to me about my cars and just anything really. You can tell he loves people and really loves what he does. The prices can't be beat either. Show me somewhere that you can get more food with less money and I will be shocked. Surely if there is such a place the quality probably won't be as good so is it really...

First time eating here. My wife and I were looking for a BBQ place for lunch. This was one of several that showed up in my search. The reviews were almost completely positive and the name sounded quirky enough. The gentleman that waited on us was polite with a sense of humor. The menu is fairly simple but something for anyone that eats meat. Sadly, we were too early for the brisket. It probably would have been worth the 1 hour wait. We both had the "Neanderthal". My wife has always hated covered fries. Until today. The pulled pork was perfectly cooked and juicy. The sauce is on the sweeter side, which I like, but not so sweet that my wife wouldn't eat it. We had a side of the beans which were again, on the sweeter side but loaded with flavor and pieces of meat. I also added 2 ribs to try and he gave me 3. They were perfectly smoked, a tad pink and just enough sauce without taking over the smokey flavor of the meat. Lip smacking delicious. Would definitely return when we're back in the area and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this BBQ...