Elite Event: Happy Birthday, Again, America at Sweet Auburn BBQ

Having not attended an Elite event in over 5 years… this one was definitely better than the last. :-)

Who wouldn’t want to eat funky BBQ decked out in Amercan pride?
This was a terrific event filled with all things America (Jenga is American right???) Anyways the food served was the same as what is sold at their food trucks… I especially enjoyed the pulled pork taco with Asian pear slaw (so delicious!). The Wu-​Tang sauce on the wings and coconut lemongrass on the ribs definitely had a funky and unique taste to them.
Inside I sampled the Eternal Sunshine cocktail (meaning I had 4)…this drink was deliciously light and perfect for summer. We also had a chance to try the pimento cheese wontons that are served in the restaurant. It tasted like a pimento cheese mozzarella stick or in other words mind-​blowing.
The bartenders, owner and staff were extremely sweet, I look forward to eating at the actual restaurant soon. Glad I got to attend this event and thanks to all the Unilocalers for being so kind :)

What a fun & patriotic event! I’ve never been to Sweet Auburn BBQ so I was very much looking forward to attending this event.
I was happy to catch up with friends and meet new Unilocalers. One of the major benefits of Ben’s events is that I always end up meeting someone new! The food was tasty and the company was even better! My favorite were their tacos. Loved the dressing and the coleslaw that came with it.
Glad I got to the event a few minutes early because it got us to check in sooner and a great spot in line. The line itself was moving pretty slow but the food was worth the wait. Loved the red, white and blue gear that was offered and everyone’s efforts to comply with the dress theme! The sparklers were an added bonus. Our group photo was even more fun when we all coordinated and lit up our sparklers in time for the «perfect shot!»
The bar area was lovely inside the restaurant. The featured cocktail was pretty awesome and the entire staff at Sweet Auburn BBQ were fantastic. The ladder golf and giant jenga set up was adorable and it was nice to have the option to tour the restaurant’s older food trucks that were parked in the lot at our event.
Another memorable event where plenty of laughs were shared and memories were made.
I definitely look forward to future visits to Sweet Auburn BBQ with friends and checking out their main menu.
Many thanks to Ben, Keaton, & JJ for putting together a super fun event and Krisandra Evans for the awesome pics!

America!
This event was all about the red, white, and blue (and delicious BBQ!). This event was split with two areas of food and drink to explore. Inside the restaurant itself they had music, awesome craft cocktails, and cold beer. Outside was food, food truck tours, and giant yard games (think bubbles, jenga, yard golf, etc.).
I arrived early and was so glad I did — I was able to secure a front space in line both to check in and grab a plate of food. Even for being number 10 or 11 in line, the wait was still almost 20 minutes! Sweet Auburn really should have planned for the amount of guests and set up the serving line a bit differently.
That being said — the food was so tasty! I loved the tacos: crispy sweet pork with crunch and creaminess from the coleslaw on top. The homemade bread and butter pickles were what really set it apart. The coconut lemongrass ribs were a great fusion item. They were creamy and tasty and really light for the nice summer evening. The slider wasn’t my favorite and the wings they provided were pretty standard. Definitely solid flavor-​wise but they didn’t really bring anything new to the table.
Everyone was decked out in their best America wear and I loved all the hair spray paint you could use to spice things up! At the end of the night, we were able to light sparklers and no one was injured, lit on fire, etc. Talk about impressive! It was a nice way to relax and enjoy the warm evening. Thank goodness it wasn’t too muggy!
Overall, a great event. A few logistical errors on Sweet Auburn’s part but Ben, Keaton, JJ, and Heidi made it all worth while. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

This was another AMAZING event hosted by Ben! Having it take place outside at 7pm was a perfect time! The food was amazing! The drinks were amazing! They had alcoholic beverages indoors and strawberry lemonade and sweet tea outdoors. I had a little bit of everything below.
Wu Tang Wings — Wings in a tangy sweet and sour sauce. YUM!
Coconut Lemongrass Spare Ribs — Creamy coconut sauce on BBQ ribs?! YUM!
BBQ Tacos — Pulled pork with coleslaw with real pears! YUM!
BBQ Sliders — Pulled pork with a tangy thai coleslaw! YUM!
Salted Caramel Banana Pudding — THE BEST!
They had two alcoholic beverages to choose from: a wheat beer and a delicious vodka cocktail with apricots, vodka, and honey called «Eternal Sunshine». It certainly brightened my day! There were a number of outdoor games to play as you were waiting in line or eating like a huge game of Jenga or corn hole! The lines didn’t really bother me because I enjoyed standing in the sun and catching up with fellow Unilocalers! At the very end we all lit sparklers and took amazing pictures! We had a great time! Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this event such a success!

The night the Elites were all sparkly!
So this time, I was the new girl. I have only been in Atlanta a little over 2 weeks but thankfully my Elite status transferred with me. I figured events like this would probably help me make some new friends here. I showed up solo and instantly I was made to feel welcome! Right away, I picked up my new friends Ashley N., Jen L., Randy H. and future elite Jahmin. How about that? I was there 5 minutes, and bam – Ashley says, «Well you’re hanging with all of us tonight.» That is the spirit of Unilocal right there!
Dressed in our red, white & blue and ridiculous glow lights and funglasses, we mosied over to the bar to check out the bevs while everyone was still getting checked in. The bartenders were very fun and entertaining, and more than happy to whip me up whatever I wanted. The Eternal Sunshine was the Cathead Vodka cocktail of the evening – honestly, the first sip was very much sweet tart and then it dissipated into just sweet as I sipped a little more. So, not for me but thanks for letting me try anyway. No worries, with my apparently tart face, the bartender sensed that maybe I wanted something else so he was rushed to put down a Snapshot (from New Belgium) in front of me – it was crisp and refreshing – yes, that is what I want! Love it!
So, let’s face it… I need to find some favorite restaurants and I am definitely on a wild foodie adventure right now. Well, I really LOVE this place! We went outside to try the food and yeah, the line had gotten long but David graciously came over to give us a tour of the food trucks to distract us for a bit and offered up some sweet tea and strawberry lemonade while we waited. Thanks for the history David! Once I got up to the front of the line, I could see that it was taking a little extra time because they seem to really care how the food was coming out… you know, even though they had everything set up in a tent outside, they wanted it to be so much more than tent food. AND IT WAS! They were in there getting our slider buns buttered and heated on the griddle along with the tacos. They gave us a great spread to try… BBQ tacos and sliders, coconut lemongrass ribs (I am still trying to suck more of that sauce off my fingers – it is like crack good!) and wings. Everything was delicious! If I had to narrow it down, I would pick the Auburn BBQ tacos and the coconut lemongrass ribs as my favorite, but honestly I would order them all again – hmmm, if only there was a sampler option on the menu just like what we got! Last but not least – the freaking caramel banana pudding! Whoa baby! That was some serious puddin’! You must get it!
So with our bellies full, we got together with our synchronous sparklers for a Unilocal family photo. Weren’t we all cute? Thanks Unilocal ATL for making me part of your Elite fam… can’t wait to do it again. Ben, Unilocal crew and Sweet Auburn BBQ, you put on a fantastic event so big shout out to all of you!

4^th of July, take two!
Unilocalers sure are a patriotic bunch! Almost every attendee to last night’s event repped some form of red/​white/​blue combo — which I’ll admit I kinda forgot about/​came from work. Never fear though, there was plenty of ‘Merica! gear provided in the form of leis, flags, flag hats, and even red, white, and blue colored hairspray (which I definitely took advantage of!
This event technically took place in two locations, the new Sweet Auburn — where we got to chill at the bar and revel in the AC and in the parking lot across the street — which were where the food, games, and trucks were set up.
Upon checking in we were met with the check-​in deal for one free sparkler… more on that later…
The first thing we partook in was a tour of the food trucks — Sweet Auburn’s specifically. The first one we stepped in was well, their first truck — a small, modest trailer that I’ve actually seen around town quite a bit. I was fairly impressed with it untiiiil we stepped into their second (and current food truck) — what a juxtaposition! It’s nearly twice the size of the original, decked out with all the amenities. It’s amazing how fast Sweet Auburn has grown in such a short period of time, from both food trucks to their new locale in Poncey Highland.
The food was delicious. So so so so good. Sweet Auburn provided a lovely sampling of their menu, featuring wings, ribs, pulled pork sliders, BBQ tacos, and for dessert, a salted caramel banana pudding. In addition to all that deliciousness, we were provided with pink lemonade and sweet tea. Libations were served at the bar, Unilocalers were offered two complimentary options: the Eternal Sunshine (a cocktail featuring Cathead Vodka), which I loved — a lovely flavor combination of sweet and tart — and Snapshot, a brew from New Belgium, which I heard great things about! The bartenders are quite something here, I’m definitely returning for a drink or two!
The night concluded with Ben handing out the aforementioned sparklers, so we could celebrate America, good food, and great company! It made for some great photos as well!
A huge thanks to Ben, JJ, Keaton, and Heidi for setting up and putting together yet another fantastic event; and of course many thanks to the Sweet Auburn crew for being so welcoming and kind!

Really delicious food at this event saved the day. Every item I sampled was outstanding– the pork was smokey and juicy, the taco toppings were unique, the coleslaws were tangy, the rib was flavorful, the wing was crispy and saucy, and the salted caramel banana pudding was out of this world good, and I don’t even normally like ‘nanner pudding. Delicious!
Unfortunately, logistics were the downfall of this event. I hate having to tell my non-​yelper plus ones that «it’s not normally like this!» First, the wait to check in. Rather than have multiple stacks of waivers for people to sign in at multiple spots and then just requiring people to *turn in* the waiver in order to receive a wristband, thus providing the monitoring desired, there was one sole clipboard for waiver signing. At the same time, wristbands were passed out to anyone standing in line, before signing the waiver, meaning that many people just jumped out of line before getting to the waiver at all. Additionally, more than half the crowd left before the waiver-​required activity even took place, so it was pretty pointless to make all 100+ people sign, when only maybe 40 people actually took part in the sparkler activity.
Then the line for the food. It was about 40 people deep when I got there, resulting in a 30 minute wait for food. The principle issue was that two of the items required significant prep –the sliders and the tacos. It would have been much smarter to be passing out the wings and ribs from a separate stand, as they did not require any time intensive preparation. Later, even the banana pudding was added to the same food line, meaning that people had to wait in the same (still crazy long) line to get dessert, when it was just the taco/​slider prep holding it up. I was disappointed that Sweet Auburn didn’t have a better handle on this, given that they bill themselves as having a significant catering operation.
The lack of tables and chairs in the parking lot didn’t really bother me that much, but had I known they wouldn’t be provided, I would have brought the folding camping chairs I keep in my car. The only thing I really thought that was missing from the parking lot set up was some music. I get that noise restrictions are an issue in residential areas, but this event was BEGGING for even some light acoustic tunes. It would have added so much.
Thankfully, give us good food to nosh on, and other fun Unilocalers to chat with, and we are all guaranteed to have a good time.

I really enjoyed the fun evening for us Elites. It’s always nice to get together with fellow food and fun lovers.
The food was really tasty. I think my favorite item was the taco followed by the lemongrass coconut rib. It was a different flavor to have on ribs and really enjoyed that.
I wish there were a couple more tables set up for eating and drinking. It was hard to balance the food and beverage at the same time. And as many others said, the lines were a bit much.
Overall, I had fun seeing familiar faces and meeting a few more new people. Great night!

I feel weird giving a free event with awesome food 3 stars, but oh well. Do you know what the main attraction of this Elite event? Waiting in lines.
When you arrive, you wait in line to check in. It was a pretty decent line to check in. I think it was because you had to sign a waiver to handle the fireworks.
Since it was at 7 PM on a weekday, people were hungry. So they lined up to the only food stand available. Nobody is thinking about playing cornhole, jenga, or whatever when they have an empty stomach. After waiting in line to check in, people immediately went for the food. I had to wait in line for so long to get my free, delicious food. #firstworldproblems
They did have 2 food trucks out there for decoration. You know, maybe they could’ve used those 2 food trucks to hand out the food. One truck could’ve given the ribs and wings, while the other could’ve given the sandwich and tacos. And maybe the table could handle the drinks and desserts. It would’ve cut the wait times by half. So instead of waiting in line for 1 hour, you would’ve only had to wait in line for 30 minutes.
I’m just glad the weather wasn’t 90+ degrees. That would’ve been murder to wait in line in the heat.
The food was good though. It was almost worth the wait. I was very surprised at the flavors and quality of the food. I would visit Sweet Auburn BBQ again and try out the rest of the menu.
The Coconut Lemongrass Pork Spare Ribs was probably my favorite. I liked the sweetness and the creaminess from the coconut. I was surprised how well that worked with the savory ribs.
The Wu Tang Wings tasted great as well. I loved the heat that came from those wings.
The taco and the sandwich were solid items as well.
At the end, we had to hold sparklers for an epic photo op. We had to gather tightly to get a good photo. Luckily, we were responsible enough to not burn everyone around us. However, people did look worried their hair would caught on fire. No wonder we signed those waivers.
I enjoyed the company of my fellow Unilocalers though. After satisfying my hunger and getting to hang out with my old friends, it was a good time.

Never been to Sweet Auburn before and tonight was a great tonight! The food was great, the staff was friendly and there was a lot of fun! Ben and his awesome crew provided sparklers and all sorts of Red, White and Blue! All sorts of festive party favors everywhere.
Sweet Auburn provided some wonderful food. Sweet Tea, Pulled Pork Tacos with delicious slaw, amazing sliders, great wing and awesome ribs. I wish I knew the details of the foods but man they were great. The salted caramel banana pudding is the best. I recommend it all. Thanks Ben and all those with Unilocal involved!

I love the USA and being a Unilocal Elite!!!
Another great event by Ben and the Unilocal Atlanta crew! I was excited to try a place I had never been before and Sweet Auburn BBQ didn’t disappoint! The staff, both at the bar and the food trucks, were so so so nice! They treated us fabulously. The food was phenomenal! We had pork sliders, pork tacos, wings and ribs! I loved all 4 equally and would eat all 4 again! They grilled the taco tortillas and buns right in from of us in line and it was obvious all the food was fresh! For dessert we had salted caramel banana pudding which was undoubtedly the best banana pudding I’ve ever had!
Inside at the bar staff mixed up a delicious cocktail of honey, lemon, apricot and more using Cathead vodka! It was a refreshing summer drink along with the New Belgium beer that was also available!
The Unilocal fun included giant Jenga, corn hole and other tailgating type games! The finale included a giant group photo with sparklers!
A great summer night! Thank you Ben for organizing!!!

This was my first Elite event with the ATL Unilocal crew and we had a great time! Ben went out of his way to make us feel welcome as did several of the other Unilocalers! We were excited to make new friends!
The event was wonderful. We were able to tour the food trucks and learn more about Sweet Auburn BBQ. The lines were a litlte bit long but this gave us a good chance to meet some people!
As someone that just moved to Atlanta, this was my first time at Sweet Auburn BBQ. They had sliders, wings, tacos, ribs, and salted caramel banana pudding. Everything was pretty good, but the tacos and sliders were my favorite!
Inside they were serving drinks which included the Eternal Sunshine — a tasty apricot, lemon, and honey drink made with Cathead Vodka! It was perfectly refreshing after being outside for awhile!
Thank you to Ben and his crew for making this such a fun night and I look forward to many more with this group of fun folks! Thank you to Sweet Auburn BBQ for the good food and drinks!

«Sparklers! We’d go out back, the three of us — and we’d hold it up to the sky and watch the explosions of light and the sparks, you know…» — Very Bad Things (1998)
Red, White and BBQ. I love a great (and packed) Unilocal event — especially when I get to see my Unilocaly friends and meet new Unilocalers (even if they are only new to me). I love the free food, free drinks, games, etc. But truly, for me, these things are mostly icing on the YEE cake. I might be an anomaly, but just let me be.
So checking in was an issue… the party pass makes life so easy for JJ — scan and go. However, then the box of name tags was right next to her (causing bottleneck #1 as we searched the very organized system) and then Keaton with the waivers for us handling the sparklers was bottleneck #2. Might I suggest one of three things next time?
A) Email them out ahead of time, we print and bring them signed
B) Have a separate table for us to be doing them after check in away from the line to avoid the bottleneck versus the one-​at-​a-​time strategy
C) Unilocal needs an online E-​waiver system. Once I RSVP and get in, I click a link to sign an e-​waiver so this is handled before I show up! Imagine how smooth that would be for Ben & Co.
The food was pretty good — and I have eaten SABBQ before. I loved the taco the most, followed by the slider, then the Wu Tang Wings and lastly the ribs. So, lets say that the rib was actually bad for me as it was coconut-​lemongrass — which I had NO idea when I ate it. I realized as the inside of my mouth began to swell shortly after I began to eat it (so I stopped) and I swigged the rest of my sweet tea. The flavor was very muddy to me — but my guess is that was my reacting talking, not the actual rib. So the wing was great, but not my favorite. The slider with the slaw and the crispy bun was delish, but the winner was the taco with the green papaya slaw and the bread and butter pickle. WHO KNEW?!
However, the line. I cannot fault Ben for this as SABBQ should have had this in the bag. I’ve been to the food truck park, big festivals, etc., where they have handled many more people without issue. The bottleneck? The guy with the griddle. One griddle that could only handle 4 slider buns and 2 to 3 tortillas at once meant 5 minutes per 4 people. And Ben tried to help move this along — but these guys were not built for this. The catering manager who was giving us a tour of the food truck — should have been handling the issues with the food line. Period. Get a 2^nd griddle, or split the lines.
Kudos for not running out of food — but the dessert (holy cow salted caramel banana pudding) didn’t come out until the end of the night. Not sure why that was, and neither did the normal-​sized drinking cups. Weird, if you ask me.
I think the only other think that would have been more helpful would have been a couple of more tables for Unilocalers to set their drinks down for eating — but we love each other and took turns. I would have preferred if the Unilocalers would have been more polite and NOT gotten back in line for seconds before some people got served firsts — but maybe that’s just me. Some people waited over 45 minutes for food and some simply gave up.
The inside was hopping with drinks, live music and air-​conditioning, but the temp outside was not too bad, considering it’s well into July already. But the end of the night was Sparkler-​fest and I appreciate the lack of pushing and shoving as I helped to light people up for the group photo. I loved all the festive attire and am happy that most people were not too soured by the time it took to get food.
Sweet Auburn — you get 3 stars as the food issues were ALL you.
Ben G — the extra star is for you for another fun event with great people and a fun time!

Last night’s Unilocal event was a patriotic, July 4^th themed shindig held at Sweet Auburn BBQ’s new location (now four months old) in Poncey-​Highland. Most folks were decked out in red, white, and blue. If not, there was a table with patriotic hats and leis to wear and American flags to wave. And what better way to celebrate the USA by eating good old fashioned BBQ?
The event primarily took place outside in the parking lot catty-​corner to the restaurant. Sweet Auburn had two food trucks out with guided tours of each. Hula hoops, giant bubbles, and yard games like giant Jenga, ladder toss, and cornhole were set up. There was a long line for food. The food consisted of a nice sampling of Sweet Auburn’s menu, plated and served by staff. It included:
Beverages — housemade strawberry lemonade, sweet tea
Pulled pork sliders with green papaya Asian slaw (not on regular menu)
Auburn BBQ tacos with pulled pork and Asian pear slaw
House-​smoked wings tossed in «Wu Tang» sauce
Coconut lemongrass pork spare ribs (cooked over hickory and apple wood)
Homemade salted caramel banana pudding
The food was very, very good. It was better than I expected and easily some of the best food I’ve had at a Unilocal event to date. The taco and banana pudding were my stand-​out favorites. They were simply outstanding. I’ve visited Sweet Auburn’s food truck at the Atlanta Food Truck Park on Howell Mill Rd. as well as checked out their space inside the Curb Market. However, I hadn’t been to their new location until this event. I will definitely be back to eat more of that delicious BBQ and absolutely phenomenal banana pudding.
Alcoholic beverages were provided inside the restaurant at the bar.
At dusk, we all convened in the parking lot outside and got some sparkler action going. We had to sign waivers in order to partake in the sparkler fun. And fun it was, avoiding the little sparks and flames during our group sparkler photo shoot. The sparklers made for some nice photos and funny moments.
It was great to hang out with everyone and meet some new Elite faces too, such as Scarlett W, Teresa L, Michael L (first Unilocal event since Steel in 2009!
), and Jen S. It was also a pleasure meeting Howard Hsu, owner of Sweet Auburn BBQ and the Atlanta Food Truck Park.
Thank you to Howard and his staff at Sweet Auburn for hosting our event. Perpetual thank yous to Ben for setting this thing up, JJ and Keaton for their continued assistance, Krisandra Evans for her professional photography, and Heidi too! Great food, great people, and great times.
SYOY.

So anytime I can get tipsy and play with sparklers at the same damn time, without catching on fire, is a win for me.
The logistics were a bit iffy, because it was rather sultry outside to wait in line for the BBQ. But the coolness of the bar and the plentiful drinks made up for it.
Great times were had, as usual. Cheers!

BBQ, sparklers, and beer — what more could a girl ask for? This event has been one of my favorites. I love that we got to taste a variety of the items from the menu — BBQ sliders, BBQ tacos, chicken wings, and ribs! The BBQ tacos with the house made pickles were my favorite! If you haven’t checked out Sweet Auburn BBQ, put it on your list — it’s delish!
I also loved having games to play — giant Jenga is always a fun one! In addition to food and games, there were also drinks. New Belgium was pouring Snapshot, which is the only wheat beer I’ll drink these days. The little bit of sour makes it the perfect summer beer! The Eternal Sunshine cocktail was a little too sweet for my taste, but delicious nonetheless. Plus, as a Mississippi girl, I have a soft spot in my heart for Cathead vodka.
Thanks to Ben, JJ, & the rest of the Unilocal crew for putting on a great all American celebration!

It was so refreshing to have an outdoor Unilocal event and get to enjoy the beautiful summer weather! Eating delicious BBQ watching the bustle on Highland was a wonderful way to spending the evening.
The food at Sweet Auburn is amazing. The BBQ tacos were my favorite. I really liked the variety of food they had for us to try, and the range of alcoholic and non-​alcoholic drinks. I will definitely be heading back here soon!
One of my favorite parts about this event was how festive it was. Everyone was decked out in their red white and blue, there were plenty of American flags, and the night ended with a sparkler finale. It was a great way to wrap up the fourth of July weekend. Thanks to Ben G., Unilocal,and Sweet Auburn for a fantastic night!

Another great Elite event hosted by the Atlanta Community Manager, Ben G. This one celebrated the birthday of the gold olé USA with motifs in red, white and blue. The event straddled N. Highland Ave between a parking lot and the Sweet Auburn BBQ location itself. On hand were both the original food trailer and the food truck where the owner conceived and honed the concept for this fine, BBQ establishment. We were able and encouraged to tour both vehicles and the restaurant, and provided viands including:
Smoked Wings, tossed in Wu Tang sauce — delicious and crispy, with a tangy sweet/​sour/​soy coating
Coconut Lemongrass Pork Spare Ribs — this was a succulent hickory and apple wood smoked rib, with an unusual creamy sauce.
Super Bun, with smoked pork belly, Asian slaw, BBQ Hoisin and House pickles on a buttery toasted bun — this was awesome.
Auburn BBQ Taco with pulled pork and pear slaw — one of the best of the bunch.
To finish up the outside food orgy was a nice helping of nanner pudding.
Once inside I was also able to try the pimento cheese wontons, with a bacon marmalade and sweet Thai chili sauce. In all you can certainly see the food-​truck origin of many of these dishes, where competition is fierce and the public demands something beyond the regular fare.
Accompanying the food was sweet tea and a strawberry lemonade and adult beverages in the restaurant, supplied by New Belgium Brewery Snapshot and a nice vodka drink «Eternal Sunshine» with Cathead Vodka, apricot, Pimm’s, Lemon and Honey.
Outside we were provided various activities like CORNHOLE and GIANTJENGA — fun times — along with sparklers and the usual take-​home Unilocal swag.
Thanks to Ben, Heidi, JJ, Keaton and all the fine folks at Sweet Auburn BBQ for producing a fine event.

Themed events are awesome b/​c it helps people like me decide what to wear — tonight it was red white & blue! Funny b/​c this was like the 3^rd time recently wearing this combination — USA World Cup game, 4^th of July and then tonight! Thanks Unilocal too for the table of accessories to help us show off our patriotic spirit — big hats, mini hats, sunglasses, sparklers & more!
This Unilocal event was hosted by Sweet Auburn BBQ — I’d been to their food truck a few times but tonight was the first time to their brick-​n-​mortar location in the former Pura Vida space. The food was served outside in the church parking lot across the street and I loved too that they have plenty of free parking for Sweet Auburn customers in the lot on the other side of the church. I love free parking :)
We got a nice sampling of BBQ — BBQ pork sliders with cole slaw, BBQ pork tacos with a different cole slaw (green papaya??), BBQ wings with wu-​tang sauce, coconut lemongrass ribs and housemade pickles. i appreciated seeing the buns and quesadillas buttered and griddled too. My favorite — the sliders and tacos. Wings were tasty too. Loved the unique flavor of the ribs but they were a little too salty for me. Dessert was a nice surprise too — salted caramel banana pudding which was the perfect ending esp. in the hot weather :) Honestly one thing I did like about having the event outside was more easily seeing who was there and less likelihood of missing people even though they were there — which happens to me a lot. Yay outside!
Thanks Sweet Auburn BBQ for hosting and letting us sample some of your amazing and delicious barbeque! Your servers deserve extra kudos for working hard in the sweltering heat outside — they were awesome! And thanks to Ben G and his crew JJ, Keaton and Heidi P for putting this event together! Happy Birthday Again America — glad I could be part of the celebration — again! :)