I was really hoping for great things out of the fairly new Sugar Shack BBQ. It's in a really convenient location if you work in downtown Apalachicola. Unfortunately, though, they fell a bit short in my opinion, but I'm never really that impressed with barbecue.
My husband had the daily lunch special: a pork sandwich, baked beans, brunswick stew, and a roll. $8.95. He complained that the pork was kind of dry and the brunswick stew wasn't the best he had ever tasted. He did say that the baked beans were really good though.
I ordered the sampler plate: 3 bbq ribs, chopped pork (or beef), chicken, baked beans, and coleslaw. $12.95. First off, I was confused when the chicken was chopped. Huh? Since when does a bbq place chop the chicken like it does pork? Maybe this is only new to me... Anyway, the chopped chicken tasted bad. I took only 2 bites of it and couldn't force myself to eat anymore. Bleh. The chopped pork was pretty good. It was a bit dry, but i smothered it in bbq sauce. The ribs were good. Very tender, falling off the bone.
The Sugar Shack shares a space with the Treasure Cove Gift Shop, in which you can buy other Sugar Shack sauces and condiments of interesting types and names. I wish that some of these were available with your meal. I would much rather have had one of those sauces than your typical Mild, Medium, or Hot BBQ sauce selection that you're given with your meal. The bbq sauces that come with your meal are nothing special, at least in my opinion.
We were given dessert, banana pudding, on the house. yay! I love something free!
Bottom Line: It's too pricey for what you get in my opinion. I'll probably try it again in another couple of months though. Hopefully they'll prove me wrong and I'll have to write an update to this review. read more