Randy White’s Hall of Fame Barbecue

luniz says:

• Food:

  3/5

• Vibe:

  4/5

• Service:

  3/5

• Value:

  3/5

• Overall:

  3/5

Finally made the trek over to Frisco to try this place out. I'd heard that it was good. Well, compared to some pretty poor chains, it might be considered good, but I'd put it squarely in the mediocre camp myself.

Brisket was a decent piece of meat, I got both fatty and leaner slices as he sliced off two different halves at once. Neither was particularly smokey or flavorful. The leaner side wasn't the driest I'd ever had but wasn't any more interesting than cardboard. Ribs were actually good quality meat, but again the smoke flavor was nearly non-existent, except for possibly something in the rub. Again they lacked severely in the flavor department. But at least they were meaty and fairly tender. Sides and the free dessert were mediocre. I could almost swear there was some kind of cheese in the coleslaw. I'm not going to discuss the sauce. People who talk about sauce as if it's an important part of barbecue should move back to New York or wherever it is they came from.

I sat outside and aside from the entertainment of some huge Obama fans talking about guns and Jesus, the patio was a decent place to sit. They had some dude in a cowboy hat crooning and playing a guitar inside, which was why I was outside. But hey people like that sort of thing so I'll call it a positive.

Overall, I'd eat here if I had to, but I wouldn't drive out of my way to get there so I probably won't be back. Thanks to Smitty's I'm no longer interested in mediocre barbecue.