willards bbq

bbq done wrong!!!. was in va for business, looking for a local place for descent bbq (im from ga so im skeptical, i would find a place). saw willards review on here figure i would give it a try, will never go off reviews again. the ribs were tender and had a good smoke taste to it im not big onsaucebut if i was the ribs would have not been the highlight (glad thesaucewas on the side) other then that everything else was terrible!!! i have family from louisiana and i cook cajun/creole dishes never had dirty rice with gravy nor with the gizzards/sausage or any type of meat missing. guess in va thats dirty rice (white rice with gravy). my second side was the bake beans or should i say mush beans (picture refried beans in a bland red sauce). from a true southerner to another.......stay away your better off going to franchise famous dave which is not the best but better than willards. oh and the sweet tea was weak!!!!!

average at best. okay to try once, but they fell short in too many of the essentials. if you go, get tue pulled pork which was quite respectable. but, the flavor of the ribs was almost non-existent - although the texture of the ribs was excellent. the mainsaucewas all tang up front with no follow-through of identifiable flavor. so, i tried their "gold" sauce, which looked completely different but tasted exactly the same. no fries, which a detractor for me personally. however, their excellent mashed potato gravy made it easier to bear. the sweet tea was more like an arnold palmer. they allowed me to switch to something else, thankfully. the meat was better with nosauceat all. it's always good to try something new. but, considering that the combo platter was rather expensive for the quality of flavor, i'm not likely to be back.

great bbq and great sides. make sure to mix the chipoltle mustard with the carolina vinegar for the best pulled porksauceever.