Review: Virginia Barbeque

Every chance I get, I eat BBQ. I recently spotted a joint that popped up near the office that I hadn't tried before. So, I grabbed a coworker and headed there for
Lunch today.

Turns out, the place is a chain called Virginia Barbeque. However, from the minute I walked in the door I suspected that this wasn't going to be a very positive experience. Thirty minutes later, my suspicions were confirmed.

The place was very "commercial". Now that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I felt like I'd just walked into a Wendy's. There sure wasn't anything charming about the place.

I stepped up to the counter and ordered the three meat platter. This platter included Virginia style pulled pork, North Carolina style pulled pork, and Texas style pulled brisket. It also came with a couple of sides.

Now my mama always said if you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all. To that I say, "the cornbread muffins were tasty". That's about the only thing positive I can say

Sorry mama, but you also taught me to tell the truth. The brisket was the lesser of three evils. The sauce on the two portions of pulled pork was not good at all. The meat itself had no smoke flavor or evidence of being cooked in a smoker at all. There was no obvious rub or other seasoning present. In fact, I'm pretty sure I could make better pulled pork in a crock pot (notice I didn't say BBQ, cause you can't make BBQ in a crock pot).

Unfortunately, my lunch partner couldn't even choke down his lunch and threw it out. I hate to say this, but this is quite possibly the worse BBQ I've ever had in a restaurant.

Here's the final tally;

Atmosphere - D
BBQ - D-
Sides - C
Value - F
Overall - D-

At least they had sweet tea. See mama, I did listen.

Cheers,
Braddog