roscoe's smokehouse

ok bbq. is an ok bbq place i always get brisket when i do bbq and found that it was kinda dry the onetimei have been. so wasnt overly impressed. coulda just been an off day though.

it was our firsttimeat roscoe's and we really enjoyed it. the servers offered samples to help us make up our minds. i had the two meat plate with sliced brisket and sausage, my wife had pulled pork and our son had rib plate. cole slaw was good, as were the barbecue pinto beans. we will visit again.

i returned today to roscoe's smokehouse because i had heard that there had been some big changes in the restaurant.  i'm glad i did!
i arrived in the middle of lunch and it was quite busy. i barely walked in and all the workers welcomed me to roscoe's and explicitly went over the specials for the day. they gave me a moment to decide, and i ordered a two-meat plate. he asked if i wanted sliced or chopped and i answered, "sliced." i ordered the jalapeno and cheese sausage for the second meat. i was then offered sides. (the lasttimei was here i was neglected at that point. not this time!) instead of fries this time, i had the macaroni and cheese and cole slaw. i got a large soda too. everyone was so helpful and very cheerful, not just to me, but to everyone that was in line after me. i really like it that they emphasized the specials. i don't know if they still have the "all you can eat wednesday special" but the cards were removed from the table, so that alleviated that confusion.

now, to the food. the brisket was great! there was a nice charred crust on the slices that was absent the lasttimei was here, and the meat itself had a robust smokey flavor compared to the last time. the sauce was thicker and more piquant, less vinegary than the lasttimetoo. outstanding! the sausage was pretty good. i have not had the jalapeno and cheese version before, so that was novel. i tend to like sausage that has a thicker casing though. the mac & cheese was thoroughly good with a rich, cheesy sauce. i plowed through that like nobody's business. the cole slaw was good too.

i asked to speak to mr. pearce to let him know that i really appreciated the positive changes to roscoe's smokehouse. from the positive attitudes of his workers, to the emphasis of the daily specials and marvelous culinary changes, they have done wonders to this place. unfortunately, i missed him. perhaps nexttimewhen i return.

if you were unhappy with roscoe's in the past, please give them another try. i think you will enjoy the new attitude and great barbecue they deliver.