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Sam Jones BBQ
We drove two hours to try this restaurant in Raleigh, because it was highly recommended by a YouTube video of two men from Britain who did a food tour of the southern United States. Unfortunately, the food tasted average overall.
We ordered the fried fish as an appetizer, which was pretty good— crispy on the outside & moist on the inside with seasoning! 👍
But the whole hog BBQ sandwich disappointed us; it wasn’t how it was hyped up online. The people online said you could really taste the flavor of the pork meat, with the moistness of the pork belly & the textural crunch of the pork skin. Neither one of us tasted anything more than your average BBQ pork sandwich. The ribs were tender, but not very flavorful— again, just average. Same goes for the sweet potato biscuit. 😔
The cole slaw tasted pretty good— it was sweet & refreshing! 👍
The dessert was surprisingly the best thing we had there: the banana pudding included meringue on top, which was a creative & flavorful combination with interesting texture! I personally really enjoyed that. My brother, on the other hand, ordered the deconstructed chocolate ecclair. Its crumbles on top used as a substitute for the usual pastry added great texture to the ice-cream-scoop-sized ball of chocolate & cream below, & both tasted sweet & flavorful. ❤️
Overall, it wasn’t work driving 2 hours to eat there, my brother & I agreed. The food was average to pretty good. 3 out of 5. We didn’t pay a whole lot for the large amount of food, though.
If you’re in the area, give it a try, but I don’t HIGHLY recommend it or going too far out of your way to get it. I do recommend the nearby bakery called Edible Art, though; they have great cookies!
We ordered the fried fish as an appetizer, which was pretty good— crispy on the outside & moist on the inside with seasoning! 👍
But the whole hog BBQ sandwich disappointed us; it wasn’t how it was hyped up online. The people online said you could really taste the flavor of the pork meat, with the moistness of the pork belly & the textural crunch of the pork skin. Neither one of us tasted anything more than your average BBQ pork sandwich. The ribs were tender, but not very flavorful— again, just average. Same goes for the sweet potato biscuit. 😔
The cole slaw tasted pretty good— it was sweet & refreshing! 👍
The dessert was surprisingly the best thing we had there: the banana pudding included meringue on top, which was a creative & flavorful combination with interesting texture! I personally really enjoyed that. My brother, on the other hand, ordered the deconstructed chocolate ecclair. Its crumbles on top used as a substitute for the usual pastry added great texture to the ice-cream-scoop-sized ball of chocolate & cream below, & both tasted sweet & flavorful. ❤️
Overall, it wasn’t work driving 2 hours to eat there, my brother & I agreed. The food was average to pretty good. 3 out of 5. We didn’t pay a whole lot for the large amount of food, though.
If you’re in the area, give it a try, but I don’t HIGHLY recommend it or going too far out of your way to get it. I do recommend the nearby bakery called Edible Art, though; they have great cookies!