15 responses so far ↓

• 1 robert // Jun 14, 2008 at 7:34 pm

  Love the pulled pork sandwiches and the ribs, but the sides are disappointingly mediocre.

• 2 Peter // Jun 14, 2008 at 7:41 pm

  I agree about that the sides can be hit and miss, but the brisket is %100 worth the effort. Thick slabs of smokey, juicy, fatty beef. This is real BBQ, not the limp grilled chicken breast average citizens make at home.

• 3 Anon // Jun 14, 2008 at 8:45 pm

  If they would learn to cut off all the gross extra fat they leave on the brisket, I’d start going again (after dozens of visits I couldn’t take it anymore). And they need to throw away all the recipes for their sides and hire someone with a knowledge of spices to give them some actual flavor.

• 4 John Eddy // Jun 14, 2008 at 9:29 pm

  Smokin’ Pete’s smells awesome. Drive by it nightly. But the food has always left me wanting more. I want it to be better, but… I don’t know when I’ll go back again.

• 5 Ben // Jun 15, 2008 at 11:31 am

  The pulled pork sandwich is my favorite but all the meat is great. I like the sides too, but they certainly don’t stand out compared to the great BBQ.

• 6 Lisa // Jun 17, 2008 at 4:53 pm

  Disappointing :(

• 7 Joel // Jun 25, 2008 at 6:12 am

  I’m a huge fan of the brisket, and I really like some of the sides, too! My kids love the Mac n Cheese :)

• 8 Anna // Jul 21, 2008 at 9:47 am

  I actually love some of the sides! I get the “Beans and Greens” but replace the Seattle greens with regular old collard greens. And the corn bread made with sweet potatoes? Amazing.

• 9 Spanish Inquisition // Jul 23, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  I really wanted to like this place. I have been quite a few times over the past couple of years as I live nearby and sometimes just cannot resist. I always get the pulled pork sandwich. When I think of BBQ, I think pulled pork. But the quality is hit or miss. Sometimes the size of the sandwich is excellent. Other times it is way too small. Sometimes the pork has been perfectly manicured of excess fat, gristle, and burnt bits (a few burnt bits are not bad). But other times it is dry, chewy, fatty, gristly, and just plain bad. I also think they changed their original sauce awhile back. It was really good before hand. Had that vinegar tang to it. Now it is just so so. But it’s all about the meat, and with it being so hit or miss, I just can’t take the chance anymore. But when it is on, it can be very very good.

• 10 angrignon // Aug 6, 2008 at 12:23 am

  I totally concur with the statement about the food here being hit-or-miss. From what I heard, the food is prepared offsite and delivered here for re-heating? Can anyone confirm?

  2nd time I went here with Nina, we got some hair in our food.

  The cornbread is about as fun and flavorful as eating a rice cake.

  Ribs are really hit or miss here…sometimes good, sometimes straight up fat and gristle leaving you with an empty stomach.

• 11 jong // Aug 8, 2008 at 7:18 pm

  for the ‘hit and miss’ comments above, I must have been there on the miss days. I’ve tried 2-3 times to like this place as I live very close and I LOVE bbq, but when I can (and do) make better bbq at home in my own smoker, it’s hard to be excited about smokin’ pete’s.

• 12 Mostly Miss // Aug 19, 2008 at 9:15 am

  I’ve had better BBQ at places that don’t advertise being a BBQ place. Therefore, I’d have to give this place a little less than average.

• 13 Steph // Sep 8, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  This is one of those places that you keep wondering how they’ve stayed open as long as they have.

  The BBQ was watery. Sounds odd, but I really don’t know how else to describe it.

• 14 Doug Nichols // Oct 5, 2008 at 8:09 am

  So I have eaten here twice and this is pretty much to low end of the food chain. I cannot think of one really positive thing to say about this place.

  The meat, port/beef, both times was dry and chewy. I love bbq, but this place seems to be able to ruin a good or bad piece of meat.

  I suppose the servers where fine, but whats to say about someone standing at the counter.

  The sauce was okay, but nothing special.

  For my money I will go some where else.

• 15 outdoor_miner // Oct 22, 2008 at 8:51 am

  I’ve never had a really good meal here. The meat is often too fatty, and the sauce is just not good. I’m really happy Gabriel’s Fire opened to get some tasty bbq in the neighborhood.

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