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Mission BBQ, Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach

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    Mission BBQ, Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach

    On a whim, I stopped here on the way up to the new Fresh Market to pick up a nice boneless pork butt for tomorrows cook on my JoeTisserie.

    Parked the car and walked up the front door. Saw a big stack of wood by the entrance, I could not tell if that was for show or for BBQ, -- I sure didn’t smell any wood smoke. The wood was not all sun bleached like woodpile near my fire pit. In hindsight, I should have looked closer at the woodpile to see what kind of wood was stacked in that rack.

    As I walked in, the place was not all that busy. The first thing I always try in a new place is the pulled pork sandwich, -- Carolina Style! Today, I also had a side of fries and a cold adult beverage to wash it all down with. The total was $15.38.

    My order came out pretty quick, fast service! The restaurant was clean and the staff was friendly. The table was stocked with an assortment of sauces, a roll of paper towels, and the usual salt and pepper.

    The sandwich was okay, it was not dry, but there wasn’t any hint or sent of smoke. Not that I could tell anyway.

    The sandwich was piled high with pulled pork and it had a nice big scoop of slaw. No complaints! Next time I'll try to get a picture to upload.

    I stuck with the vinegary looking sauce from the squeeze bottle assortment on the table. Overall, it wasn’t bad, I was hoping or looking for a sign that the food was made locally on site in some a smoker. I could not tell if that was the case or not.

    Yep, I will go back for another round since I do get out in this neck of the woods every now and again. Could be that I just showed up at an off time.

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    Yelp is your friend. It is a smart phone app that gives you reviews of just about anything, including restaurants.

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      Thanks! I do look at Yelp, Google pops that up whenever I go into a new place to try. But, I still enjoy the experience of trying someplace new. Maybe get an idea or two of something I might want to try myself on my next cook.

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        I've found Yelp is just OK for helping find a good BBQ restaurant because many Yelpers don't know what is, and what is not, good barbecue. I've seen a lot of five star "Ribs fell off the bone and were covered thick with sauce" reviews.

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          RonB commented
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          Sorry - I was less than clear It's best at finding places to avoid...

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