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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went there one night to get takeout with my boyfriend, and it so happens that it was blues night and they had a band performing. We did wait about 30-40 for takeout which kinda sucked but at least we...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My review only applies to the music and fries. I'm vegetarian and patronizing a barbeque place- I wasn't expecting much more, as much as I would appreciate a vegetarian option or two. That said, I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow- we really anted to try this place so we go in at 9pm since it was my last night in Boston.Pretty small place and they need to crank up the ac in the summer.1/3 rack ribs with Kansas sticky sauce-...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Having a BBQ place in Brighton Center was a welcome. Having singing all night long was a surprise. I brought my sister and her family from the airport right to Smoken Joe's since it was still open...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Tried to go here, but since we didn't have a reservation we were told to leave. They never gave us an option to wait. The guy was very rude. I'll never go back.
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now, keep in mind I just did a week long BBQ tour of the south, so I'm comparing Smoken Joe's to some of the best BBQ in the world.That being said, Joe's fairs pretty well. Nothing here is gonna blow...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, since I wrote an entry on this before which turned out to be offensive--I'm going to write a new one which is less offensive. I don"t think I was in the mood for people singing that day. I also...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Took my BBQ-lovin' boyfriend here for his birthday. Food was good (not the best BBQ I've ever had, but it made top 5), the service was good, the atmosphere was fun and quiet and overall we had a great...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome place to check out. The food is good overall but they have an open mic night on Tuesdays I believe. If any musicians out there want to do an open mic there I'd be down, so hit me up.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'd never had Alabama White sauce prior to coming here so I don't know if it's better than others or not. But damn that ish is good! The sides are all pretty decent though the beer selection could be...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First off- i love the name. If I owned the place I would change the name every few months: Smoken Joe's, Blazen Joe's, Puffen Joe's, Bogarten Joe's... you get the point. Fortunately for everyone...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'll take the Village Smokehouse in Brookline over this place ANY day. Everything was dry and I didn't like either of their sauces. I had assumed that it was almost impossible for a BBQ joint to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had an awesome, laid-back night of ribs and blues here. The platters were generous, the place was clean, and the music was soulful. What more can I ask for? I got the half rack with mac n cheese and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Smoken' Joe's is squarely in the "alright" category, but not "go out of your way" at all. It's almost reminiscent of chain type food. Like you were hankering for some bbq but you live in the suburbs...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Shirley you can't be serious? Oh Shirley Lewis is serious about her music and so is Smoken' Joes BBQ is serious about their food and sauces. I was thinkin' this might just be another BBQ joint and boy...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
FYI. I've been back three times this week. Each time I've returned it's been just as wonderful, special, delightful as the others. They have excellent burgers. I gotta say their Memphis BBQ sauce...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Joes three times now. Twice at lunch time ,once in the early evening. Have to say three times is a charm. First time take out order get messed up,nothing worse than driving away to find...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am going to critique this place very harshy. I ordered a take out on saturday night, for $24. This was possibly the worst take out i've had in a while. The beans tasted good, but you can tell that...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Smokin' Joe's is a cool spot to take in some blues and country food. It offers a wide selection of bar-b-q sauces and a wide selection of live music. The restaurant also boasts a full bar and a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Smoken Joe's is sooo good! I'm no BBQ connoisseur, but I think that their food is great. I really enjoy their Southern Fried Catfish entree. I initially thought that $14.99 was a little expensive,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is Smooooken.. I needed a place to take my best friend, in town from Ohio, and her husband too. They love Southern cooking so I chose Smoken Joes. We arrived and it was slow on a Monday...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In case you haven't noticed, BBQ is my favorite food of the moment. I feel happy as a pig in ***t to have so many options close by. I went to this little place recently with a friend who was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Overall Smoken Joe's was ok. Nothing stood out particularly. The pulled pork was not bad, a little heavy on the sauce, probably should have gotten it on the side. The jumbalaya was again ok, nice...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I realize my reviews are getting more and more erratic but stay with me because I'm finally reviewing something I know a thing or two about and that's BBQ. See, I've been in Boston for 7 years now...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes a damn good BBQ pulled pork sandwich .. the spicy sauce is awesome too. The fastest free delivery I've ever experienced. They also have LIVE music, which is fun ...and when we...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Smoken Joe's has great food, which is fortunate because their service is sub-par at best. Their brisket is some of the best I've ever had, and their Kansas City Sticky BBQ sauce is absolutely...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the food here, that keeps me coming back despite the s l o w service. And I hate slow service, so you know the food has to be good.The pulled pork isn't bad, but the pulled brisket is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I came here, I was less than impressed. The food was delectable but the service was completely horrendous! I ordered a sandwich and a side of corn bread (because I love corn bread)....
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I can't believe I've gone this long without reviewing Smoken' Joe's! This is by far my favorite restaurant in the area these days. I'd definitely choose this place over Soul Fire - although at...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had the pulled pork platter which was better than expected since I'm a South Carolina boy. Got it with the North Carolina Mustard sauce which was really funny as there is no such thing as North...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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I was very disappointed. I came here on a Saturday night, before the dinner rush with a few friends. We were seated almost immediately, but did not get our orders taken until 45 minutes later. The food took...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Great atmosphere & great music but HORRIBLE service and mediocre food. I am not a jambalaya expert but shouldn't it have chunks of sausage or shrimp or something? It is listed as an appetizer on the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome staff... the food is good. Sometimes the ribs can be a little fatty (and they don't marinate them so they're not as tender as they could be) but the sauces are great. So's are pulled pork and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Disappointing. I'm a southern girl. I need BBQ. We went here one night, and everything was just mediocre. They weren't very busy, but our waitress completely ignored us. She went to every other...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mediocre food, awesome atmosphere. Be sure to go when the blues bands are playing. It's amazing how good music and drinks can make some dried out ribs taste a bit better.
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Come on, people! Doesn't anyone know good food? Got a sampler plate with smoked chicken, pulled pork, and ribs. They had no flavor at all and didn't taste like hickory. Geez, even I can make...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was great. Good food and great staff. The pulled pork was delicious as was the hand made sausage. The sides were a bit lacking, but the owner is looking to improve.The owner is on the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Dried out BBQ ribs could not be saved by the multitude of tangy BBQ sauces available. Coleslaw was dried out and flavorless. The best part was the baked beans...which doesn't make much of a meal. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the best BBQ in the Boston area. Better than Redbones. Haven't tried Blue Ribbon yet. Brisket is good and tender. Sausage is extra flavorful. Pecan pie is divine. And Joe really knows...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BBQ in Brighton Mass! My first meal out in Brighton! Spanking new, clean, zazzy place, with authentic Southern style, concerned gourmets, and live blues and gospel brunch on the weekend. Fun side...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great spot! Food is good. People are super nice. Love their Carolina mustard and their collard greens are pretty good.
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Smokin' Joes is right down the street from me, and I went there for the first time yesterday. I've tried going a few times before but they were closed (well before the posted time). On a rainy...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ate here for the 1st time recently for lunch with co-workers. Three people in the party had the pulled pork sandwich, while another co-worker and I had the burnt ends sandwich. Everyone loved the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having lived near Blue Ribbon in Newton for about a year, I became something of a burnt ends junkie. There's really nothing better than a giant plate of smokey, meaty goodness smothered in barbecue...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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This place is my favorite new(ish) neighborhood bar/restaurant. The Owners are local but provide high quality barbeque that folks from down South say is very authentic. The house band plays blues Friday and...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food at Smokin Joe's is great. I'm not a bbq snob or from the south so I can only compare it to other places I've had bbq in the Boston area, and Smokin Joe's is definitely near the top of the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The best BBQ I have had this side of the Mason-Dixon was from a guy with a smoker in a parking lot on a corner on Columbia AVe in Dorchester. The second best is probably Blue Ribbon, but this one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm, belly's happy.This place claims to make their own andouilles, which rules. I had the andouille appetizer since I wanted ribs!! The sauce for andouilles was also delicious.I had for dinner a 1/3...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Boo. I can't even pretend to like Smoken Joe's BBQ. They were out of brisket so we ordered burnt ends. The 'cue tasted as if it had been slow cooked in a crock pot and then doused with sauce,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yum, yum, yum! For $19.00 you can get a sampler plate with 3 huge, meaty ribs, a huge breast of smoked chicken, pulled pork, bbq sauce, corn bread and choice of two sides. We got baked beans -- truly...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We had a good meal here, the pulled pork and ribs were yummy and the BBQ sauces were delish! BUT, the music was WAY too loud. I would have enjoyed the music, the food, the whole experience otherwise,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bottom line: Food wasn't exceptional, I'd say 3.5 stars; but the live music was worth at least a half star.I had the burnt tips platter, and later I had my friend's leftover brisket platter. The meat...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Smoken Joe's three times now, and my favorite meal by far is the Burnt Ends Platter with a side of Memphis bbq sauce and Honey bbq sauce. For sides, I highly suggest their crisp and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I will give it 4 stars because the server was very nice and the vibe was cool for a Saturday late lunch. Good smokey flavor to the meat and the collards were excellent. Sweet Potato fries were the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Perhaps it's the fact that I've lived the last five years in San Francisco, where I've never found a really good bbq joint, but I was really pleased with Smoken Joe's. I had ribs, and the meat was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good BBQ joint. Better than Soul Fire in Allston. Friendly and helpful waitstaff who gave us a bbq sauce sampler of about 7 different kinds which was very cool. Highly recommended if you are in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend and I went here for Valentine's Day dinner and decided to take our food home instead of dining in-big mistake! The majority of our baked beans ended up in the plastic bag due to how they...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good barbeque. They have different types of BBQ sauces that you can try - my recommendation is the Kansas City. Good amount of food that comes with the meal for the price. Also, this place...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After weeks of my boyfriend pestering me to try this place, we did. Though it's kind of a small place, it had pretty sweet atmosphere - sweet music, friendly people and in about 2 weeks time, they'll...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decent BBQ, Decent sides, Charming Service, Good Music.Hungry and in the mood for something low-key, my friend and I made our way to Brighton Center admist the slush and dirty snowpiles of the latest...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time today. We were hesitant as we checked out the menu outside.. it seemed a little pricey. But then one of the servers came outside and gave us paper menus if we wanted to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a mixed review. It was New Year's Eve, and we were tentatively headed to Boston. We stopped for pizza on the walk toward the train and then stopped at Smoken' Joe's to share a beer. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Smoken' Joe's was just all right, not great. Not as good as Blue Ribbon or Tennessee's for sure.I went for lunch recently and got the Brisket platter. For $13, I think it's a little bit pricey....
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Going from best to worse, I have to say this joint is better than Blue Ribbon (Great Sides), Redbones (Cooked just right), Tennessee (Good sauce), Village Smokehouse (large portions), and Firefly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Smokin' Joe's is good BBQ. I'd say very good for Boston. And I'd say its effing radical for Brighton Center. (Walkable from my house, so I'm a little bias) We showed up a little on the late side...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In case you care about atmosphere at a BBQ joint, this place is very clean. But with no character. It felt almost like an office. And all the framed blues posters on the wall were brand spanking new...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delcicious food and great service! I'm not a bbq expert, but here's my take: My date and I ordered the ribs and the pulled pork....mmmm. The meat had a nice, slow-smoked flavor and tenderness. You...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm picky. I'll say that, straight up: I am a hard sell on BBQ. Raised in Texas and having lived in the South (sort of), I've had my share and I can talk meats and sauces. And the meats and sauces at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the only places that serve pulled pork without it being saturated in sauce. They give you your choice of bbq sauce and serve it on the side. The staff was really friendly.The food took...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here today for a quick midday lunch with a friend from high school who works in the same industry as I do. Yeahhhh networking! I have wanted to try this place out since I first noticed it a few...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a very welcome addition to the Brighton Center "dining scene." (Enough with the pub grub and takeout Chinese and pizza!) This initial review is cautious and could go up once I've had a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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Like I said above, its about time. I stopped into this place on my way home from work to give it a try. I had the brisket sandwich. It was some of the best brisket I have ever had. I was eating at the bar and...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decent food, not as good as Blue Ribbon though (but not sure I'd really compare the two - this is a little fancier sitdown atmosphere than is typical of a BBQ joint). Portions were the smallest I've...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really want to like this place. First of all, kudos to them for opening something other than another Chinese restaurant in Brighton Center. They opened a week ago, and the interior is clean and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
no.thank. you.and this coming from someone who will eat anything with BBQ sauce on it.
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A new BBQ place in Brighton center. I went there on the first night they were open. I will cut them a little slack for opening night jitters. That night I tried the ribs with a side of the Memphis...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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