New Barbecue Place on Washington Ave. this Spring

[kangsta]

is it seriously that bad?

[kt-horn]

Nothing says great bbq like warming trays

[ldogg53]

damn... that shit looks awful in photos... .I hate Houston bbq...

[Traffic]

yeah, that looks terrible

[mycoxaphlopin]

I was looking forward to my 3 cheese macaroni if that means anything - it was horrid. It sucked as much as the meat.
Kaiser asked for the sausage rib platter and got 1 rubbery rib. They were nice enough to bring him 3 more ribs out with what looked like ragu sauce. My friend Heather had the one meat deal but got two meats instead. Everything came out luke warm - it wasn't crowded during lunch at all. The irish coffee was the highlight.


breakfast at 8:30am. Worst 1st half of soccer ever.


We decided to hit the BBQ joint around noon. This is my brisket and rib combo.




I believe this was around 7:00pm


Like I said, I was going in with an open mind, but it pretty much sucked ass.

[mycoxaphlopin]

and you shouldn't have to ask for the "fatty brisket". The mac & cheese sucked and the cole slaw tasted like vinigar.

[Traffic]

looks boiled

[hornimal]

the cheese grits were good, but not as good as my buttered Texas toast

[KaiserSoze]

Kaiser asked for the sausage rib platter and got 1 rubbery rib. They were nice enough to bring him 3 more ribs out with what looked like ragu sauce.

It was terrible... lukewarm and rubbery. And seriously, who serves ribs with spaghetti sauce on top... and no garlic bread?

I believe this was around 7:00pm

I'm still feeling that.

looks boiled

I actually joked/commented to hornimal that they'd probably boiled it. On the upside- they had St. Arnold Summer Pils on tap.

When I get back home to Austin next week one of the first things I'm going to do is get some good bbq.

[KaiserSoze]

but not as good as my buttered Texas toast

Texas Toast? No, that must've been the garlic bread they were supposed to bring with my spaghetti rib.

"I think I've had a better mcrib" has been thrown out

I still stand by that comment.

[juz]

someone left a remark on their twitter about the ribs being baked and the "owner" said he smoked them all night with hickory...

glad you guys were the guinea pigs

[Mack Tripper]

I'm guessing they're using a commercial "smoker"?

[EddieMoney]

Went today.

Can't believe this hasnt been mentioned yet but this place has the opposite of atmosphere... considering how much money the owner sunk into the property, building, and viking brand appliances he could have spent some coin on getting some shit on the walls and maybe 'antiquing' the floor or doing something... it was worse than eating in a Luby's. I'd say "hospital cafeteria with high ceilings" is a fair comparison.

As for the food, the meat had zero BBQ flavor. I had the brisket and jalapeno sausage and it just tasted like stove/oven prepared meat, it was almost odd in how little flavor there was... I wouldn't be shocked if after the initial reviews come in they start adding some liquid smoke. That would be a move on par with all the other moves the brain trust running this place has been making.

I personally liked the mac and cheese and my other side were the grilled/sauteed vegetables. Both exceeded expectations and if I were drug back their for some reason I'd get a three side plate instead of the 'meat.'

The spicy sauce wasn't bad at all, I liked it actually.

Bottomline though this place offered nothing that had me saying "yea, I'll go out of my way to go there again" and every great BBQ place needs that thing that keeps people coming back and it can be any one of a number of things... the ambiance, the sausage, the turkey, something.... this place really brought nothing to the table. And considering what probably went into it this place it needs some high volume to make it a decent investment. That's not happening unless they almost start over from scratch.

In the words of Chad OchoCinco, the owner really Kissed The Baby on this place. Hope he didn't dump all of his money into it.

[tx 3 putt]

sounds to me like they opened up this place to launder drug money or something

[KaiserSoze]

sounds to me like they opened up this place to launder drug money or something

...or serve boiled moose taint under many different names

[Pepper Brooks]

the cheese grits were good, but not as good as my buttered Texas toast

nothing says great BBQ like delicious cheese grits and Texas toast.

I have not been to check it out yet, and based on the reviews and pics provided I'ma pass on this one. FTMFL.

[KaiserSoze]

I failed to mention- when I went into the bathroom I saw that someone had vomited in the toilet.

[tx 3 putt]

I failed to mention- when I went into the bathroom I saw that someone had vomited in the toilet.

lock thread !!!!!

[PhatAtUT]

how long before phil shows up on this thread threatening to kick LDog's ass?

[tx 3 putt]

how long before phil shows up on this thread threatening to kick LDog's ass?

after serving up that crap, no way he shows up around here

[JSB]

LOOK AT THIS BADASS SINK!!!

That is a pretty bad ass sink

[ldogg53]

how long before phil shows up on this thread threatening to kick LDog's ass?

should I just go kick his ass for shits and giggles?

[hornimal]

we tried to warn you assholes, but you still had to go see for yourself...

the place doesn't smell like smoke at all. They should stick to serving sides and cool beer. They are good at that, not BBQ.

[Jack Straw]

what the fuck is up with the plates and real silverware?

you should have walked out the minute you saw that

[mez2]

when your sink is better than your cue, you suck.

[KaiserSoze]

They should stick to serving sides and cool beer. They are good at that, not BBQ.

The sides I got weren't good either (mac & cheese and beans).

The only good things in there were the things other people make (sink, beer, etc.)

[NOMAAA]

brisket in the pics on this page looks like it has a nice smoke ring on it? what gives?

[KaiserSoze]

One of the guys with us (a buddy of hornimal's) commented on that. Allegedly, from what he said, there's some kind of product you can put on it to make it look that way. Hopefully hornimal can speak to that a little more.

[tx 3 putt]

One of the guys with us (a buddy of hornimal's) commented on that. Allegedly, from what he said, there's some kind of product you can put on it to make it look that way. Hopefully hornimal can speak to that a little more.

you can boil the briskets with oranges ?

[hornimal]

brisket in the pics on this page looks like it has a nice smoke ring on it? what gives?

my friend said he was told by a friend that competes that there's an artificial method either using a marinade or dye to create a smoke ring. he was supposed to get more specifics. I'll follow up with him.

[Pepper Brooks]

you knew the moment it was announced that one of the family members from Ottos BBQ was going to be the manager that this place was doomed to tasteless, shitty bbq. Not sure the thinking behind bringing someone on board who has served houston more shitty bbq than probbaly any other person alive.

[UTEngr]

how the fuck are all the trendy people going to do blow off of a wooden sink top??? Once its wet wood is impossible to dry, this is going to really hurt business

thats right, like most washington ave bars guys will just be doing it off of one another's cocks

this

[Mack Tripper]

Curing salt, like the kind used for corned beef/pastrami, can be used to create an artificial smoke ring.

[Ankf00]

[kangsta]

shit. i was excited.

[bularry]

why was there a mention in My Table's email that all the local foodie tweets about this place were "very positive"? Is My Table full of shit on this topic?

[Viper]

why was there a mention in My Table's email that all the local foodie tweets about this place were "very positive"? Is My Table full of shit on this topic?

i saw one foodie tweet about it that i shared up above that was positive. didn't see any others.

[mez2]

why was there a mention in My Table's email that all the local foodie tweets about this place were "very positive"? Is My Table full of shit on this topic?

people are stupid.

[Mack Tripper]

My Table is good for reporting new restaurants opening and things of that nautre, but you have to take all their reviews with a grain of salt. The same with many of the local food bloggers/tweets, who can be like a gaggle of junior high girls trying to get the cool chefs to like them.

[bularry]

My Table is good for reporting new restaurants opening and things of that nautre, but you have to take all their reviews with a grain of salt. The same with many of the local food bloggers/tweets, who can be like a gaggle of junior high girls trying to get the cool chefs to like them.

yes, which is why I'm bummed the Press put Chilcutte as their restaurant reviewer. I told her my concerns and she said they were valid but she hoped she would overcome my skepticism. We'll see.

I'd like to see some of the top locals start hating each other and ripping on each other's restaurants and faves.

[ERhine]

I'd like to see some of the top locals start hating each other and ripping on each other's restaurants and faves.

Then they should hire 10 or so Shaggy Houstonians to just alternate the column

[JimbAround]

Then they should hire 10 or so Shaggy Houstonians to just alternate the column

This is a good idea. We don't need cutesy bullshit. Talk about the food, service, etc. show a few pics and we're out.

[Snow Dog]

WTF is that marinara shit on the ribs?

[Pepper Brooks]

WTF is that marinara shit on the ribs?

it appears to be some marinara shit which might be what someone vomited into the toilet.

[Viper]

This is a good idea. We don't need cutesy bullshit. Talk about the food, service, etc. show a few pics and we're out.

i am just peeved by the apparently unwritten rule that at HP you have to refer to yourself as "we" so you can sound legitimate or something.

[Ankf00]

WTF is that marinara shit on the ribs?

sooner sauce.

[KaiserSoze]

WTF is that marinara shit on the ribs?

And if putting marinara sauce on "bbq" isn't bad enough, they didn't even warn us or give us a heads up that they were gonna bring out our "bbq" doused in marinara sauce. I wish Chef Boyardee had brought the plates out to us.

[Mack Tripper]

i am just peeved by the apparently unwritten rule that at HP you have to refer to yourself as "we" so you can sound legitimate or something.

Exactly. A single blogger using the royal "we" bugs the shit out of me.

[Viper]

Exactly. A single blogger using the royal "we" bugs the shit out of me.

try a whole stable of them all using it.the food section, the music section. Sean Pendergast's GameTime is the only refreshing thing on there.

[ERhine]

i am just peeved by the apparently unwritten rule that at HP you have to refer to yourself as "we" so you can sound legitimate or something.

We at ERhine's computer aren't bothered by it.