Paper City BBQ — Restaurant in Westbrook

This is honestly one of those places where a half star rating would be more appropriate. I would realistically give them a 3.5 stars but bumped it up to 4 instead of rounding down. The positives is they had/have a good deal on $5 pints for Thirsty Thursday and if you prefer whiskey stop in on Wednesday for special pourings if you’d rather that. A large amount of the seating is bar or near bar which is fine with me. Service was friendly and food came out quite quick. I very much enjoyed the PBLT think a BLT with pork belly instead with an incredible aioli as well. Unfortunately tasting the pork belly without sauce as well as brisket from my fiancée’s meal made me realize just how much the sauce was doing for the taste. The brisket was dry and on the colder side (was hoping for more tender and fall apart) but the sauce helped. I would stay away from the brisket and try something else. Overall though a restaurant worth trying at least for the PBLT. It’s nice to have a BBQ option closer than going into downtown Portland with more ideal/easier parking nearby. While that is the pro versus other local BBQ places but the con being the quality may be a touch lower in my opinion at least...

First time here, probably the last time. Ordered takeout, walked in the entrance and over towards the bar/where they seat people, two employees looked right at me, but didn't acknowledge me or say anything, waited about 3 minutes before someone came out from out back and even asked me what I needed. Ordered the brisket/house sausage meal combo with mini cornbread muffins and beans. Immediately tried once I got out to my vehicle in the parking lot, sausage was lukewarm and flavorless, mini cornbread muffins were cold, brisket was a bit overcooked but still okay, and the beans were the best part. Proof once again that Maine does not know how to do barbecue. Price was too expensive for what I got, both quality and quantity. I was really looking forward to a new spot for good barbecue, but unfortunately I won't...

I was excited to try the bbq here but ended up not loving it. They state the bbq is smoked on site but the meat tasted like it was seasoned with liquid smoke. A low slow bbq is tender and the smoke flavor is infused, this was not the case here. The pulled pork came in a puddle of greasy drippings which probably means it was convection roasted, pulled, and served with the drippings. The slaw was ok. The mini cornbread was dry and cold. The bbq sauces were good, but because the smoke flavoring was so strong and salty, they really just added a layer of flavor that didn't compliment the dish. The Mac and...