papa's bbq & seafood

came highly recommended, but was very disappointed. i was part of a group of nine dining there for dinner on may 17th. we all ordered different bbq platters. however, the meat was very dry and over-cooked. i had the brisket and it was sliced so thin, it was pushing the "hand cut" claim on the menu. two others had the sliced pork--same comments. thepulledpork should have been succulent--nope, it was dry too. the only plus was that the service was attentive. we were all from out of town and we're hoping for a knock-out bbq experience. we would have been better off at sonny's.

great place to have lunch!! i shared the shrimp andpulledpork with my mom. she liked her food and i like mine. the waitress was very nice and welcoming.

mmmm. i've been coming here for years and my favorite is the brunswick stew ( i usually order it by the pint). thepulledpork is on point when accompanied by the mustard based sauce.

mediocre at best. other reviews were quite misleading. i ordered the pull pork sandwich, and honestly it tasted like every other genericpulledpork i've ever eaten. no spice, no smoke, it just tasted like shredded pork. i had cajun fries as a side (which was $2 extra) and they were frozen fries with seasoning, they didn't even have a cajun taste to them. my boyfriend got the brisket sandwich, and it was served on a bun with iceberg and some sort of greenish sauce that we assume was mustard but there wasn't enough of it to tell. his brisket wasn't very tender, no smoked flavor or seasoning. he had coleslaw as his $2 side, and it tasted like a cafeteria coleslaw mix - one again no flavor or seasonings. we tried the mustard based "papa's bbq sauce" and it was okay, it was like any other generic brand mustard bbq sauce. the staff seemed bored, our waitress was sitting within view and watched us eat. she did her job, but wasn't very friendly. the place was clean. as a tourist, i'm super disappointed that we wasted a lunch in savannah on this place. i made an account just to write this, next time i'll do more homework and find a place in savannah that knows how to cook bbq correctly.

had combo plate: ribs,pulledpork, coleslaw and beans (came with toast). reasonable monetary value ($17 with a pepsi).
ribs aren't smoked (apparently baked) and drizzled with a mustard-based bbq sauce. dittopulledpork. neither meat anything to write home about: ribs were a little tough (needed more time in oven); pork little bit too dry. decent portions though.
sides: never had coleslaw so bland! no discernible spices whatsoever. beans were basic campbell's store-bought type with a piece of pork thrown in.
don't want to flame the place. everybody was very nice and it has a local following (maybe i ordered the wrong things from the menu?) but i probably won't eat here again.
disclaimer: i'm not the biggest fan of mustard-based bbq sauce but i've had much, much better than this place.

yummy. i usually eat here every time i come home. i've had many items off the menu, but i always eat the bbq on two buns (with extra pickles). thepulledpork is smoked and tender. i usually get the bruinswick stew as a side which is ok, i'm not going to rave like it's the best but it is good. what makes this place so awesome is their sauce. if you love mustard based bbq sauce then come here. i literally drench my buns bottom and top with it. it is sooooooo good. the crab stew is pretty good too. has lots of meat in it.