Smoke
Shack BBQ Review
(Alex's comment: Hey! We're back after a short break. Hopefully, you've stuck around to check us out again.)
Scott
and I each order three meat plates, allowing us to get some of every meat they
serve: brisket, sausage, chicken, pork ribs, turkey, and pulled pork.
I’m so
used to most places in Austin putting sauce on the side that I forget to ask.
The food comes out pre-sauced. I’ll have to remember to ask for sauce on the
side at any other places I stop at in SA.
Sausage: The sausage is a fairly run-of-the
mill sausage you find at most places that don’t appear to make their own. It
doesn’t stand out much. The one big bite I had didn’t have much snap in the
casing. Flavor was decent, but not great. I give it 5.0/10.
Brisket: The brisket has some smoke flavor (as
best I can tell through the sauce), but not much bark. Even through the sauce
it’s a little dry. It definitely is helped by the sauce. I’m giving it 6.0/10,
but suspect it might be a little lower without the sauce.
Turkey: Turkey has some smoke flavor, and is
juicy but a little tough. Call it 6.5/10.
Chicken: Like the turkey, there’s some smoke
flavor but it’s a little dry in the bite I get. The sauce helps. Again,
call it 6.5/10.
Pork rib: The rib has a decent flavor and
decent crust. It’s a solid entry. 7.0/10.
Pulled pork: This has a good smoke flavor, and
isn’t too greasy (a common failing in pulled pork). If there was another flavor
other than the smoke, this could be excellent. Call if 7.5/10.
Is it worth a visit?
Absolutely. Smoke Shack has turned out a solid entry in the BBQ crowd. Nothing
is bad, and some items are on the high end of the good scale. If you’re looking
for a good place to grab a quick BBQ lunch, it’s a good choice (and isn’t that
far from Bill Miller’s).
Is it worth a trip? Nope.
They are good, but not great. Hopefully while I’m down here I’ll have time to
find a place that is worth a 60+ mile trip.
-Tom
Interesting. I had a different experience at the restaurant.
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