Someone mentioned this in some thread and I thought I would send a message about a recent meal we had there. In short, it was bad, not horrible, but bad. My friend had the catfish which was somewhat dry and served with some tired looking veggies. My wife had the grilled chicken that, while a good size, was also dry. I had the sandwich sampler and was terribly disappointed since I'm a sandwich-a-holic. Esp the pulled pork. The 3 mini-wiches were served on rather stale anemic buns (tiny ones, at that). The 3 choices were chicken, pulled pork and beef brisket. The brisket was so overdone as to be tough and the pulled pork and the chicken were both edible but lacked any distinguishing attributes. The only thing that all three mini sandwiches had in common was the fact that all tasted like they had been injected with massive amounts of hickory/mesquite smoke. Unbelievably high quotient on the smoke; I've never tasted anything like it even from a bad restaurant that adds liquid smoke to a recipe looking for BBQ flavor. It was on the overwhelming side, even for me, someone who loves BBQ and smoke, if truth be told. So, in short (and not ribs, mind you) I would not recommend this place. I'm sure it will survive, unfortunately, because of all the BU students who frequent the joint and those who will take their parents there looking for real BBQ. But the rest of you should just go to Redbones or Blue Ribbon. Chris D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some people have a way with the English language. Others no have way.
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Someone wrote: >Hi Chuck, > >Tennessee's has several sauces... I prefer the one that's spicy one >(Brickhouse), not the sweet one (Strawhouse)... and there's another >(Woodhouse, tart n tangy), to complement the ribs. What kind of ribs did >you try there-- they have: Texas Beef and Memphis-Style Baby Backs. I tried their pork ribs. They weren't baby backs. As for the sauce, they didn't ask me. Personally, I prefer my ribs dry rather than sauced. The ones I think I got were Memphis ribs. >I haven't been to The Blue Ribbon, so I'll have to try it-- sounds great! There's a good reason they won the cookoff for ribs held recently. The Blue Ribbon has two locations, one on Washington St. in West Newton, and one in Arlington. I go to the first one in West Newton because it's closest. The only thing I don't like that I've tried there is the jerk chicken (I didn't like the spices). BTW, the desserts at the Blue Ribbon are great. Try the Pecan pie, or the peach cobler. At $2.50 these are another hidden treat and I've paid much more for pie/dessert that wasn't as good. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass. > >Charles D. wrote: >Someone wrote: >>Or Tennessee's in Framingham (Route 30, across from Bugaboo's). >>Terrific BBQ... I like it better than Redbones. Love them burnt ends. :) > >I tried the ribs at Tennessee's once. Not anywhere as good as >The Blue Ribbon. I don't know about the rest of their BBQ stuff. >BTW, the corn on the cob was pretty good, not soggy or overcooked, >it was crisp and good. I think it's worth stopping there for the >corn. The ribs were ok, but too sweet, and not as meaty as the >Blue Ribbon. If I didn't know better, I'd say they were good, >but they pale in comparison to the Blue Ribbon. > > >Chuck Demas >Needham, Mass. > >-- > Eat Healthy | _ _ | Nothing would be done at all, > Stay Fit | @ @ | If a man waited to do it so well, > Die Anyway | v | That no one could find fault with it.* > [email removed] | \___/ | http://www.tiac.net/users/demas+ > >