Pappy's seems to be the most popular BBQ joint in St. Louis. We were interested in getting a taste of St. Louis BBQ, so we figured this was the place to start. I wouldn't say it was bad, per se, but it doesn't hold up to Memphis, that's for sure.

Lines are a permanent fixture at Pappy's, but they move pretty quickly. We were behind 15-20 people but got through it in less than 10 minutes, I'd say. While there are long lines, we didn't have any trouble finding a place to sit. They bring the food out to you when it's ready.

Service was very friendly, helped us find our seats, had no problem finding us with our food (despite the crowd), and checked up on us midway through our meal.

I had the pulled pork, with sweet potato fries and applesauce. My boyfriend had the ribs with sweet potato fries and coleslaw. Overall, the sides were pretty good. The sweet potato fries seemed to have a light sugar sprinkle on them; they're sweeter than some that I've had, but still thin and crispy. I liked them. The applesauce seemed homemade, as it still had nice chunks of apple in it, with brown sugar sprinkled on top. Never been to a BBQ place that offers applesauce, but apples and pork are a match made in heaven, so that's a pretty good idea in my book.

My boyfriend did not like the slaw at all. He took about one bite and was done. Far too much vinegar. He said his ribs were "pretty good," but I'm not a huge rib connoisseur, so I didn't try them.

Unfortunately, the pulled pork was a huge low point. While it had decent smoke flavor, it was chopped too thickly (which is better than too thin, but still not ideal), was a little on the greasy side, and my word, it was so MUSHY. That was the biggest problem. It basically disintegrated on the tongue. It was really disappointing.

While I wouldn't go so far as to say the BBQ here was bad, I would say I probably wouldn't return, and would opt instead to experiment with one of the many other BBQ offerings in the city.