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2014-05-31
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One hot Saturday afternoon, we decided to check out 85 South after seeing an ad for it in a magazine. One person in my party had tried it via catering before, so we were all interested in checking it out. The sun drenched, up-hill trek from the mtr to the restaurant left us all a little tired, but inside the air-con was blasting and there was only one other customer inside. We were able to sit immediately.Decor:The decor is ok - very sparse. Concrete floors and walls, with some murals on the wal
Decor:
The decor is ok - very sparse. Concrete floors and walls, with some murals on the walls. There's some large wooden tables and benches to sit on, as well as a small bar area. Each table has a roll of paper towels and a bucket with ketchup and three different types of BBQ sauces. It really reminded me many places I have been to in the US. I only am rating it a three, because to me it seems like there is a lot of untapped potential as the current decorations are very bland and interesting.
Taste:
The BBQ is cooked in the style of North Carolina. Slow cooked, tender, and full of flavour. There were three different types of sauces available: a more "typical" BBQ sauce (the table favourite), a vinegar-BBQ sauce, and a honey mustard BBQ sauce. We all ordered the pulled pork and the ribs - all extremely tender and flavourful. I highly recommend the pulled pork. The meals also came with coleslaw and thick french fries. The coleslaw has a more sweet, vinegar like taste and I would say it was just ok, but dislike coleslaw in general. Everything else was extremely delicious and left everyone feeling full and happy.
Service:
The menu was posted on a blackboard at the counter where you order. After we ordered, they brought us our food. One of the workers, who I think was the manager, was extremely friendly. However when we were ordering, there was some confusion with the cashier about substituting a part of our order. We wanted to substitute the coleslaw for some baked-beans, but the cashier finally said we could only substitute the french fries for baked beans. We were confused about we could order, the cashier did help to explain it to us clearly and was unwilling to provide some basic customer service. That was a disappointment, because I was told the baked beans were delicious and I really wanted to try them but the full price for a side was too expensive for one person.
Value for money:
I feel the price for the meal was fair, but the price for the sides and drinks was too much. The drinks costs $20 for just a can (!!!) and $50 for a side order. They were extremely rigid about what sides we could substitute in a meal, which would cost an extra $20. For one person, $50 is just too much to get a side, especially if you're already ordering a meal. There should be more options about which items in the meal you can substitute. And perhaps some small and large side order options for different prices.
I highly recommend this restaurant if you want some delicious BBQ.
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