So, we had a big deal picked out for our 500th adventure. Over a
month of not leaving the house changed all of that. Some folks have
suggested we don’t celebrate holidays on the actual day for all
sorts of reasons, when realistically it is mostly just never an
option with our schedules. The big deal is still on the schedule
(and with a new special guess who probably does more fancy-dancy
eating than the rest of us put together). While we are waiting for
culmination of the big deal, we are back on our game. As a part of
the day we have coined #yumbo, we ended up in Canton and at Angry
Barbeque. |
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This little joint was being manned by a friendly but somewhat
desperate trio of young men. We entered the small section of the
strip plaza near Belden Village mall and ordered the special for the
day and a rib combo…allowing us a taste of rib, chicken, pulled
pork, brisket and four sides. Lots of words on their website about
q. I didn’t see much of it pan out on the trays. It’s not horrible
but it is somewhere below what you would expect from most national
franchise options like Crapplebees or Chilettes. The buns for the
three sliders (the chicken, pulled pork, brisket special) had a nice
toast on them…best part of the two dinners. The sauces come in
sweet, angry or mad (as hell) and aren’t all that different from one
another. They all appear built on the same base with a splash of
heat in the final two. The mad as hell isn’t really any hotter than
the angry but is missing its vinegar bite. Not great but not bad,
but still better than the meats. They are practically devoid of
smoke (hence not Q) and really don’t have much going for them
outside of the original protein. |
Sauces Are A Little More Different Than They Look, But Not Much |
Buns On Sliders Best Part Of Angry Q. If I Was Less Even Tempered That Would Make Me Angry |
The portions were thin for the price point and there was nothing memorable about any. The ribs are a little overdone and listless. The chicken is the most lame of the four we tried, the brisket seemed mostly fat in a small portion (unpleasant), and the pork was just ho-hum.
Everything on both platters was strewn with green garnish, as if to
dress up food that hadn’t been seasoned or caressed with the
signature taste of Q. |
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Tiny & Tasteless Ribs |
Chicken Was Disappointing |
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But At Least The Brisket Was Mostly Fat |
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The mac n cheese was mushy and messy on the palate, the bacon ranch potatoes were floating in a pool of grease, and the house slaw stood out among some weaker options. We have been working to perfect our own cornbread recipe, pretty well I might add, and the muffins here again lacked anything you would expect at a McDonalds southern menu roll out. Meh, at best.
A nice little pickle of cucumber and onion in the corner of the tray
was meant to cut through all of the richness and flavor the actual
barbeque never provided. Another Ohio shadow of what the countries
bastions of smoke churn out on a regular basis. Too bad. If you want
to try it yourself, I would go soon. Unless the owner’s last name is
Timken and there is a trust fund to go with it, I’m hard
pressed to imagine them renewing their lease. The hospitality
industry is vicious, often with cause. |
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Slaw Wasn't Bad But Was Unremarkable |
Textureless Mess Of Mac |
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Taters Looked Like There May Have Been A Bit Of Grease |
Oh, Maybe There Was A Little |
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Again, Not Bad But, Ehhh |
Pickles Would Have Been Nice If Q Had Been |
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Food |
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What's Best |
What's Worst |
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D | C | C | C+ | F | D | ||
Slider Buns | Exxon Valdez Taters And Smokeless Q |