First off, this place is Great! I loved Everything! I've been touring all over New England for 2.5 years finding the best spots and I knew this was going to be one of em. Just opened their doors as a restaurant on Friday August 13th but before that, I think Im remembering this right, they just had a smoker located in Barrington behind Dante's Italian Bistro. Im not entirely sure what the menu was but it seemed to be more like call ahead in advance bulk orders only on Mondays and Tuesdays or something. But the pictures of the smokers and the food that they made and all the little venues they were at made me super excited to try it out. I gave a quick call earlier in the summer and I find out they are opening up a restaurant soon. And WOW did they deliver.
Got 2 platter meals. Sliced Brisket with Mac and Cheese and Beans and a Rib platter with Potato Salad and Slaw. Also grabbed a homemade Sweet Tea and Lemonade ... Lemonade was stuff directly from Heaven! I don't know what they do to it but it's almost got like a splash of maple or orange in there and it's the best lemonade ever, hands down. Sweet Tea was phenomenal too, you can really tell it's legit homemade.
Brisket looked extremely good, juicy, not too lean not too fatty, perfect smoke ring, dark peppery bark. I'll admit I'm not a crazy fan of just regular brisket, I only get it at BBQ joints because I feel like it should be just as big a staple in their BBQ line up as their Ribs. I rarely finish the brisket given to me, even the ones I really enjoy. That being said, Mr. Sippy's Brisket is the type of Brisket I could eat all day long. It is definitely some of the greatest Brisket I've ever had. Great balance between the beef flavor and the smoke and the rub. Noting overpowering in the textures, Just Great Quality meat with lots of love.
Ribs looked great too. A little off put by the fact that they were like little riblet ribs but looked too damn good I didn't think about it for long. Not too much of a rub but looks like they didn't need it. Very red so obviously they do something to them, maybe the rub just smokes into the meat so much it all fuses together. EXCELLENT Flavor! I couldn't stop eating these ribs, these are like the ribs you can't put down. And they have a BBQ Sauce that he says is a mix of North Carolina (Vinegar) and Memphis (Sweet). OMG This was GREAT BBQ Sauce! And particularly on these Ribs! Again, it didn't overpower anything and didn't take away from the great flavor of the pork and the smoke. Not that molasses stuff, BBQ Sauce the right way as a liquid sauce. They say people have claimed they could just drink the Sauce ... I Second that!
Beans were very much a refried style with a bit of meat in them, probably some pork. It was a bit sweeter than regular refried, maybe something smokey about them. Way better than regular refried though. And I say the other photo of these beans from the first reviewer and they were very much a New England style sweet baked bean so I don't know what happened but either way it was all good.
Mac and Cheese is Smoked! A bit of a grit to it, definitely baked, kinda turns into a cream in the mouth. The hickory smoked flavor is awesome, very unique. They throw some more cheese on top and let it melt too but that's more of a little bonus.
Cornbread was very dark gold color and I loved it. Great buttery and gritty style. Subtle Sweet and moist. Great cornbread.
Potato Salad was traditional grandma's red bliss with celery and red onion. Great texture, a bit heavy on the dill for my taste but probably just fine for most people.
Slaw was a finely diced cabbage and carrots. Seasoned very well in a sweet vinegar oil. Great tasting slaw.
Just the right amount of food too, nothing crazy, It's really hard to finish most of the meals that come out to me at these places, but these guys know how much you can do. I'll be back to try all the rest of their amazing menu. What an honor it is to have great BBQ dudes in New England. Thank you guys! And Congrats Again! read more