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    4.0 (64 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Bar side
    Sharett K.

    There is ample free parking in the lot on York St with 2 entrances. There are separate ordering stations for the brewery and BBQ. The combined area has open seating with high tops, the bar, tables, and sofas. You can order drinks at the bar, and for food, you order at the counter and receive a buzzer. I headed to Beards & Bellies and ordered the 3-meat platter with sausage, brisket, and ribs, Mac & cheese, and cornbread. All potters are served with fresh onion slivers and house made pickles. I'm not a pickle person, but their house pickles were delicious! They were thin but still crunchy, flavorful, and not wet. Everything that I ordered was pretty good! The Mac and ribs were my least favorite. The mac wasn't baked, but taste wise, it was okay. Small serving size. Ribs weren't super tender, but were flavorful, smoky, and crisp edges.

    Pork belly slider
    Davin C.

    Pork belly slider really is a must try! Cool spot and chill vibe in a neat little neighborhood. Will Come back!

    Brisket, smoked wings, Mac & cheese and deviled egg potato salad.
    Sandy E.

    First time dining in and everything was spectacular. The smoked wings were amazing and fantastically paired with the deviled egg potato salad. If you're looking for a place to wind down this is it. TVs always on and music blaring! Self order food in the back of the building and get your own drinks at the bar. Staff were all so friendly! Highly recommend if you're in the Covington area!

    The "side" salad
    Tanya P.

    The appearance of the food is terrible! Not appetizing at all. I wouldn't call that a meal. The wings had a nice flavor but there wasn't much meat on the bones. I knew they were dry rub but those are some seriously dry wings. The brisket has a nice flavor but not much to eat. Slaw was spicy. Potato salad was standard. The service was bad. You walk in and menus are located on the tables. The orders can also be taken in the back area by a human. The human would rather the order be done on the QR code. After he took our food order we were sent a text stating it would be complete in 45 minutes. The cook walked outside for a cigarette break. Metered parking spaces are all around but parking is sparse. We had no idea it would take this long for a pick up order. Inside most people are drinking and hanging out with their dogs. It's an open air venue and it was a hot, muggy, rainy day. I don't think I'll be returning it was not a pleasant process for such a small amount of food with was quite expensive.

    Beer from Wooden Cask
    Tyanna M.

    Stopped here after the Reds game. Was surprised it was not busy but it was a Sunday afternoon game. First time in here. You order at the counter and they give you a beeper. I ordered two sliders, the brisket and the pork belly. I so enjoyed both, if I had to pick a favorite it would be the pork belly. I also ordered the slaw and it was very pickley and I will order again! My hubby ordered the smoked wings, greens, cornbread, and potato salad and he enjoyed his as well. My girlfriend ordered the meat plate with mac and cheese, and potato salad. She didn't care for the dry rub on the ribs but liked everything. She ordered bread pudding to go and said it was not too good. We ordered our drinks from The Wooden Cask Brewing Company in the same space and I will do a review of them also. We will definitely be back after another game.

    Brisket, pork belly, toast, potato salad, slaw, and pickles.
    Kimberly C.

    First, I love the space. Very spacious and casual, so it is great for everyone. We ordered dinner but I did notice a yummy brunch menu while at the counter, so that is my next thing to try. Our dinner was brisket (which comes chopped and tossed in bbq), potato salad, slaw, cornbread, and pork belly. You order at the counter, grab your own plastic ware and napkins, and have a seat while waiting for your pager to go off. Drinks are not fountain. All single bottled items or you may get a drink at the bar which is to the side and inside the same establishment. You retrieve your trays of food from the same counter once your pager buzzes, along with wet naps, if needed. Our food was beautifully presented on a paper lined silver tray. The potato salad and slaw were perfect portions of not too little and not too much. The potato salad had the perfect blend of mayo to mustard ratio. The slaw was ok. Pork belly has great flavor. Brisket was good texture but the sauce was a bit sweet for my liking. Cornbread had great flavor, though a little dry in the middle. Overall, I would say it is worth a try. We went right before dinner time and we were only the second table of people there, so I'm not certain if that was a factor. Service is excellent and friendly, which is always a plus.

    2 meat, sausage and brisket with Mac n cheese
    Chris S.

    This is in a great place and has parking. The seating area is huge and feels like a place you would always like to hang in. The food was spot on , especially the corn bread , this was my favorite piece of cornbread I have ever had. The sausage with the mustard was incredible. The service was good , I did double check my bag and was missing something. It happens

    Ribs, sausage coleslaw and Mac and cheese.
    Martin H.

    I love me some BBQ. Found this gem in a brew pub with the help of Yelp. Guys were super friendly, and the food was excellent. The Mac and cheese wasn't my favorite, but the ribs made up for it. The sausage was .... Luscious.... There I said it. Definitely on my "come back here" list.

    Rachael H.

    We stopped at Beards & Bellies BBQ for some ribs & southern sides after going to New Riff! The ribs were super tender and had great flavor without sauce, although I did enjoy their Caribbean Heat sauce.

    Brisket platter

    Was really looking forward to trying a new BBQ. Place. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!! My wife got the brisket platter and I did three meats(brisket, wings, and pulled pork). Wings were pretty good but everything else was dry and bland. For sides we got tots, broccoli slaw, potato salad, and corn bread, all underwhelming. Finally the staff was rude when getting our food like it was an inconvenience I ordered.

    Feed the Family meal..... it came with 6 buns but we dug in before I could get a picture!
    Lori C.

    We stopped here on a Friday and it wasn't crowded at all. We ended up getting the "Feed the Family" for our family of 4, it was more than enough food! Our daughter couldn't stop eating the Mac N Cheese. This was inside of a brewery and was such an amazing space!

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    Atmosphere was good, but food was pretty bad. The wings were the only thing worth eating. I wouldn't go back or recommend.

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    [TLDR]A food truck offering some fairly unique and creative sandwiches and wonderful sweet potato…read morefries[/TLDR] The thing I just don't have figured out about local food trucks is the pricing. You see, a lot of folks who want to open a restaurant start with a food truck these days because (in part) the costs of entry and operation associated with brick and mortar are much higher. So logically, given lower entry and operating costs, the price of a meal at a food truck should be lower than for the equivalent item at a brick-n-mortar eatery. But this rarely if ever seems to be the case locally, and indeed, everything seems to be a dollar or two more expensive than I'd expect at a brick and mortar at this food truck given my visit to the Screaming Goat. I will say their menu is generally more ambitious than most food trucks I have encountered. Many local food trucks feature as few as 3-4 items with a very simple ingredient list. Many of the dozen or so menu items here have a dozen or so ingredients, and are generally unique combinations of flavors one is not likely to find elsewhere. The Mac Daddy ($8) is one of the least complex items - basically a grilled cheese with bacon and mac-n-cheese - and I have heard considerable good word-of-mouth on this one, but it came off as plain and bland to me. The bacon was there texturally, but somehow lent no flavor to the sandwich. I didn't pull off the bread to check for the presence or absence of cheese, but if some was there, I can assure you I didn't taste any. The mac was itself very bland, with almost no cheese flavor when sampled by itself, and unfortunately overcooked to mushiness. I think this would also have been a bit better if the bread had been grilled a tad longer, but as you can see from the picture it only reached a light blond color. I also wish they'd have cut the sandwich in half for easier handling. Now, before you ask me if I'd like some cheese with my whine (and the answer to that will always be an unqualified YES!), let me say that the "Crackhead" fries ($3) were by far the better of the two items I have tried there. I love sweet potato fries, and the marriage of honey and whatever slightly caliente spice mix they use was very, very good; with the only problem being that there wasn't much of it and what was there was not well distributed - strong flavors on one fry while another was almost entirely unseasoned. If all the fries were seasoned properly, I'd call this a 5 star item. One other minor issue - these were served in an open fry boat like I was going to sit down there, but there are no tables. Should have been packaged in a manner more suited to takeout. I was told that the menu was seasonal, so once summer winds down the menu may well be partly or even entirely different. Service was affable and quick. I forgot to ask if they take credit cards, but will do so on my next visit, where I will ask for extra seasoning on those fries :-) 4 stars for the fries, 2 stars for the mac daddy sandwich and other issues = 3 stars overall

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    I was surprised to see Cousins Maine Lobster truck at my city's summer festival. They were pretty…read morepopular with a long line that moved quickly. I ordered a Connecticut role deemed as the classic role with warm meat, butter, and lemon on a new England roll. The roll was small, with 2 hearty chunks of lobster. I also ordered the lobster tots. The tots came with chopped lobster, cilantro lime sauce, pico de gallo, and a lime wedge. I'm not a tots fan, but the sauce and pico really took the dish to another level. Although I prefer french fries over tots, I will order this dish again. I enjoyed my food from Cousins Maine Lobster. I'm not sure I will get the roll again, but I'll give them another chance in the future to try the grilled cheese. I spent a little over $30 for the roll and tots. Living in FL, I have my go to places for comparable lobster rolls and dishes at a cheaper price. I understand this lobster is from Maine so there's added cost associated with that. For me, this is an once in a while treat to cure my lobster craving.

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