I finally tried R&R BBQ in Salt Lake City. Soooo many times I passed it, but always went to another restaurant. I just hate being disappointed.
R&R was not bad, and better than what I thought. I ordered the 3 plate special (brisket, ribs, and sausage). The ribs were terrible. It was certainly a meaty rib, but there was hardly any flavor from the rub, nor smoke. The sausage was pretty good. I was eating it paying close attention to the taste and texture because I just bought a meat grinder (my sausage and grinder questions will be coming soon haha). So, yeah, sausage was pretty good.
The brisket: I ordered the burnt ends, but the girl taking my order said they were chopped burnt ends. I was confused, but at least I was still able to order the point (my favorite). So, yeah, they weren’t burnt ends, but merely the point chopped. Still very good! Well cooked, but a total misnomer. Good bark and tender!
Hushpuppies were OUTSTANDING, and the cole slaw was not bad. 2 beers to round it off.
Is R&R better than Sugarhouse BBQ which I posted about a few weeks ago? Yes, it is. Sugarhouse is more of a restaurant which serves BBQ, and R&R is more of a BBQ joint. The line at R&R was a constant 15-20 people long, with a constant in flow of customers, and customers leaving. I was the only person in Sugarhouse when I went (haha). The burnt ends at Sugarhouse really were burnt ends, and they were really good. But the chopped point at R&R was also really good, just not really burnt ends.
Ole Hickory smoker located in the restaurant. It seems like the default smoker for so many commercial bbq restaurants. Do you agree?
R&R was not bad, and better than what I thought. I ordered the 3 plate special (brisket, ribs, and sausage). The ribs were terrible. It was certainly a meaty rib, but there was hardly any flavor from the rub, nor smoke. The sausage was pretty good. I was eating it paying close attention to the taste and texture because I just bought a meat grinder (my sausage and grinder questions will be coming soon haha). So, yeah, sausage was pretty good.
The brisket: I ordered the burnt ends, but the girl taking my order said they were chopped burnt ends. I was confused, but at least I was still able to order the point (my favorite). So, yeah, they weren’t burnt ends, but merely the point chopped. Still very good! Well cooked, but a total misnomer. Good bark and tender!
Hushpuppies were OUTSTANDING, and the cole slaw was not bad. 2 beers to round it off.
Is R&R better than Sugarhouse BBQ which I posted about a few weeks ago? Yes, it is. Sugarhouse is more of a restaurant which serves BBQ, and R&R is more of a BBQ joint. The line at R&R was a constant 15-20 people long, with a constant in flow of customers, and customers leaving. I was the only person in Sugarhouse when I went (haha). The burnt ends at Sugarhouse really were burnt ends, and they were really good. But the chopped point at R&R was also really good, just not really burnt ends.
Ole Hickory smoker located in the restaurant. It seems like the default smoker for so many commercial bbq restaurants. Do you agree?
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