Pappy's Smokehouse (St Louis, MO)

Tried Pappy's Smokehouse in Saint Louis today. I had the two meat meal with beef brisket and pulled pork with sides of fried corn on the cob and sweet potato fries. My friend got a full rack of ribs.

Sweet potato fries were pretty good. They're seasoned with sugar or something to make them a little sweeter. My dining mate said they were usually a little crispier than they were today.

Fried corn on the cob was pretty awesome. For me, it was so good that I could take a pound or two of it home to enjoy.

Pulled pork was tender and moist but somewhat flavorless. It wasn't horrible nor was it memorable. It just...was.

Ribs were tasty. The meat was tender with a light flavor and pulled off the bone nice and easy.

Brisket was tasty as well with the same light flavor as the ribs. It wasn't the typical moist brisket I'm used to but it was very tender. The slicing reminded me of the cuts one would order from a deli counter.

There were four sauce offerings: hoodoo sauce, Jane's sweet sauce, Carolina sauce and Pappy's Original. The hoodoo sauce was deceptively good but then it kicked with the heat and made me say to myself "Nope" because I like spicy but not hot. Other's might be less sissy than I am. Jane's sweet sauce was indeed sweet but not too much and it was very tasty. Carolina sauce was a vinegary sauce which I do not like but other's may. Pappy's Original sauce was flavorful and a little thicker than Jane's. Overall, I used Jane's sweet sauce more than Pappy's.

Parking at Pappy's is not the easiest. I was told it gets busy and the line could be long. Both were true. Luckily the line wasn't too long, about thirty people, and the wait was only about twenty minutes.

That's my visit to Pappy's. If I were to go back and the line or wait was going to be longer than 30 minutes, then I'm not sure I'd wait.

Super Smokers BBQ (Eureka, MO)

Ate at Super Smokers BBQ in Eureka, MO today. I had the Pick 2 meal with beef brisket and ribs with sides of green beans and cheesy potatoes. Also added the sweet bread pudding for dessert. My friend got a full rack of ribs.

 

Brisket had a good smoke flavor but it was fairly dry. The cut was more of what I'd expect for chopped brisket than sliced. Again, the flavor was good but the meat was dry for my taste.

Ribs I got were flavorless for me. I felt like they were baked more than smoked because of the taste and texture. However, the full rack my friend got was darker and had more of a smoky sweet taste to them. It was weird. My ribs weren't horrible they just weren't flavored at all.

The green beans had bacon chunks and were good enough. I felt they weren't any different than what I could make at home with a can of beans and adding sliced chunks of bacon.

The cheesy potatoes were pretty darn good. If I knew better, I would have asked for double side of the cheesy potatoes! They were a hash brown style potato whereas my friend said normally they were potato square chunks. I think I'd prefer the hash brown style all the time. Again, they were darn good!

The sweet bread pudding was very good. It came in its own bowl and it was sweet, warm, gooey goodness. I had to eat it all while it was warm because I don't think it would have heated up well. So good!

There were multiple sauce options available but I only really liked/preferred two: Kansas City and St. Louis. One thing about the Kansas City is it reminded me exactly of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce in taste and texture found in grocery stores.

That's my visit to Super Smokers BBQ. For my tastes, I don't think I'd go back except for maybe the cheesy potatoes hash brown style. It wasn't horrible barbecue but it's definitely not my preference.