text: I heard from a friend that this place was the best BBQ joint in the burgh- so of course, I had to try it. When I looked at the menu online I noticed how insanely expensive everything was so I waited it out.. And what do you know? They went on groupon! Woo! \n\nWe came here around 8pm on a Thursday night, the place was not very busy. The have four rather long picnic style tables that fill the dinning area on the first floor- pretty awesome and set the mood for some BBQ. There were also minimal decorations and no tv in sight- which I loved, the boyfriend did not. There was a party going on upstairs and the staff seemed pretty busy running up and down the stairs. \n\nWe were served water and it took about eight minutes before a server came to the table. I ordered the heirloom tomato salad, coleslaw, Mac and cheese and half a rack of ribs. The boyfriend got baked beans, potato salad and their brisket sandwich. We waited 30 minutes for the food. Having said that- they seemed very busy with the upstairs party and short staffed. \n\nThe food was delicious! I loved the coleslaw- slightly vinegary but with just the right amount of sweetness and there were little red onions in it (I love red onions). \n\nThe Mac and cheese wasn't anything spectacular but it was pretty awesome as well- cheesy gooey goodness! \n\nThe heirloom tomato salad was pretty good- cucumbers, fresh herbs, red onions and yellow, green and red heirlooms.. Nothing special but refreshing amongst all of the starches and fatty foods that were in front of me haha. \nThe ribs had a crust on them like I have never seen before- which I loved.. But they did not fall apart in the way that I had hoped they would. My boyfriend said they were the best ribs he has ever had- I think they were average (especially after experiencing cowboy BBQ at rib fest this past weekend). \n\nThe baked beans were very different. I honestly can't decide if I love them or not. They had such a unique smoky type flavor that I never had in baked beans before. Again, the boyfriend said they were the best baked beans he has ever had. \n\nThe potato salad was good- mustard based with small scallions and dill. Nothing super crazy. \n\nThe beef brisket sandwich was amazing- mustard, red onions and brisket- but that's all that was necessary. My boyfriend added coleslaw to the sandwich which was super tasty too! \n\nOverall, minus one star for the overpriced menu ($27 for $40 worth of food- the groupon was the way to go)! And minus one star for the longer wait for food. It was absolutely not the staffs fault - they were running around like crazy (the staff was awesome and very friendly). Despite not receiving 5 stars I would still return- with maybe more people to split the food. We didn't finish any of the sides and definitely  could have split them with more people. Overall- good experience :).