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My first visit was to the one I was waiting to open up for months, the Firepit BBQ. The interior is similiar to that of the Q Shacks but a little more upscale with a nice bar. I found the Q to be very similiar to that of the Q shack as well, the brisket was very good and had the good smoke flavor and the outside bark that I personally enjoy. The pull pork was good but I prefer a nice chop to mine and this was pulled and stringy but still a nice smoke taste. Side were pintos and limas and they were good but portion very small and I was disappointed that it only came with 1 hushpuppy because it was very good. I am going to give it 7 hooves and I will be back to see how things change as they are open longer and make adjustments.
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re: rockycat
The other two are Carolina Smokehouse Grille and Big Al's BBQ. N & O had a recent review of Carolina Smokehouse Grille. The Firepit is located off Heritage Lakes Rd. close to the two George Bakatsias restaurants, the Firepit looks like he desgined it but not sure if he has any role in it.
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re: Jesco
I sampled the BBQ platter at the Carolina Smokehouse Grille, the results are just so so. The menu is all over the place so I am not quite sure if they are focusing so much on the BBQ. The meat had some smoke flavoring to it but not much, the sauce was mostly a standard out of the bottle BBQ sauce from a store shelf with some vinegar added. My sides were baked beans and cheese grits. The grits were good the beans not bad not something I would reorder. Husphpuppies were ok but overcooked, probably would be ok if not burnt. I would give them 5 hooves out of 10.
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re: Jesco
My third stop on the local tour was Big Al's BBQ located at 401 and Forestville. Very nice people and restaurant. I had the chopped Q and ribs. The pork was good with hints of smoke but not to much, but they drenched the meat in a ketchup based sauce so the meat was hard to distinguish. I enjoy most styles of BBQ but most purist will not like their chopped plate sauced. I asked what style the ribs were and the counter person described them as baby back but they were more of a St Louis cut or a spare rib. They were above average and a little fattier than I prefer but all pigs are different so can't complain about that. Sides were solid with the field peas being my favorite, and they advertised corn sticks as being new so I tried those. Probably overcooked and not Parker's but would go good with some Brunswick Stew. A nice solid place but nothing that stands out. 6 hooves as a final grade.
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re: Jesco
meatn3
Dec 27, 2012 07:19 PM
I tried Carolina Smokehouse Grille recently. I think so-so is an apt description.
My meat had no noticeable smoke flavor. Slaw was almost flavorless except for a little celery seed. Baked beans were good though!
Service was very nice, place was comfortable and clean. Location is impossible to see from the road and confused the heck out of my GPS!
The one plus is there is a full bar - which doesn't usually go hand in hand with BBQ around here, The Pit withstanding.
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re: Jesco
klmonline
May 6, 2012 05:02 PM
Oops... I had searched for "Fire Pit" but not "Firepit" so I missed this thread and started a new topic instead. Sorry. Here's my write up of a trip to the new kid on the block: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/8479...
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