Tom’s Barbecue

It’s fitting that while searching for this restaurant on Unilocal I typed in «Tom’s Barf» instead of «Tom’s Barb (eque)»… because it accurately depicts the state of your stomach after you’ve eaten there. Maybe I just went there on a bad day? The service was good and the persons behind the counter were nice and cordial. There was a steady stream of customers (I assume all locals) so perhaps people do like it? I can’t say that I do, however.
We ordered a rib sandwich and the person asked if we’d like it on a bun? Ummm… without a bun, wouldn’t it just be ribs? Add to that the rib meat was still on the bone and we had to manually pull it off and add it to the sandwich. It was very tough and full of bone and gristle too.
Their coleslaw was equally perplexing in that it was just shredded cabbage with a dollop of mayonnaise on top. Umm… I don’t think that’s how you make coleslaw? And it wasn’t even mixed in?
I got a shredded beef sandwich and seriously it tasted like some sort of dog food. «Gruel» would be a more accurate statement. Again, let’s temper my review a little because a lot of people seemed to like this stuff.
Oh, and a final note… their barbeque sauce was extremely watered down. Like, literally water. I’m not sure why… I can only assume that times are tough on olé Tom and he has to resort to adding water to his barbeque sauce. I mean, really, BBQ sauce is what makes or breaks a BBQ restaurant… why then would you skimp out on this essential item? It was really runny and not very flavorful at all. I didn’t get food poisoning but I’m sure I probably beat the odds.