This place is kind of divey and is located in the ghetto (Lived in the ghetto all my life). So, their closing time on Saturday, the day I went, is 8pm. When I arrived with my family of four, around 6:45pm, there was a parade of cars going around the small building, because they have a drive-thru. Nearly all the parking spots were taken. We entered the place, and a delicious aroma of beefy goodness hit my face hard. Keep in mind, I was already hungry. They had two cashiers-- one for the line inside, and one for the line outside. There was a small sign that stated that their menu prices had changed. As a result, the prices were blanked out on the large menu that hung over their cashiers. Off-the-Bone offers single-meat dinners, double-neat dinners, and triple. The choice of meats is expansive. There's your usual sliced brisket(On the menu, it's listed as sliced beef.), chopped brisket, sausage, chicken, and ribs. However, they also offer smoked ham, turkey, and hot links. Additionally, they offer baked potatoes filled with your choice of meat and all the fixings. The sides include Mac n' cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, corn on the cob, okra, fries, pinto beans,and a few others I can't quite remember. So, why did I give them four stars? Well, though the brisket isn't the most flavorful I've had, their barbecue sauce is. It has a sweet, slightly spicy taste that goes really well with all the meats. We tried the sliced beef, sausage, ribs, and smoked ham with potato salad, pinto beans, Mac n' cheese, fries, and coleslaw as sides. The ribs and sausage were the best with barbecue drizzled over them. I really liked their potato salad and wish I would have chosen a double serving of it. The potato salad was just a tad sweet but very creamy with a crunch of pickle in it. The fries had good flavor were not fresh, so I hope that next time I get the opportunity to try them straight out of the fryer. They were the crinkle-cut kind and tasted stupendous with the BBQ sauce. I have to say, before I finish the review, that was the macaroni and cheese was awesome. My two-year old ate it up very quickly and even wanted more. As a mattered fact, both of my boys are very well at this place, and they normally don't care for BBQ.
I think that this place would get higher ratings if the food came out quicker. We waited a solid 15-20 minutes for it to come out, and it wasn't piping hot when we received the food. We kept hearing laughing coming from the employees behind the counter, so work-production could definitely be improved. The door was locked at 7pm, which was an hour before the closing time. People still kept trying to come in but were being turned away. The drive-thru was still open though.
Because the food was pretty good and my sons are well, we will be back. Though next time, I think I'll come early so I can taste the food fresh. :) read more