Well that doesn’t sound good.
i guess you never really know how an establishment is doing financially just from outside appearances… somehow from the widespread acclaim, the aesthetics associated with them having preorders through Tock (as opposed to one of the other online ordering companies e.g. foodbooking), and the pricepoint of their meats, i sort of assumed they would be making a killing…
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more bad PR for horn bbq - this one seems a bit … ehh
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-pitmaster-matt-horn-settles-lawsuit-17522702.php
Smoke reopens Saturday at the Longfellow Food Hall ghost ktichen.
Smoke did not reopen Saturday. The county did not approve using the smoker. Sounds like they’re going to look for another location.
Went back to Stay Gold. Brisket was very good and went perfectly with the wine. Beans and collards also very good. Cole slaw not bad. Ribs too trimmed.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/horn-barbecue-oakland-19381361.php
Summary from Eater:
From Texas Monthly’s These Are the Best Texas-Style Barbecue Joints in America I learned about this halal Indonesian-Texan place in Alameda. Smoked brisket rendang, smoked brisket Sumatran noodle soup, beef dino ribs and back ribs, nasi goreng with corned beef. Open Saturday and Sunday, noon until sell out. Yelp reports waits of 1-2 hours.
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Briaket rendang was excellent. Needs rice. Spicy greens with coconut milk delicious. Potato croquette? kind of bland. Deep-fried egg was surprisingly spicy.
Dino ribs. Excellent. Not very smoky at all. BBQ sauce is my favorite since Flint’s closed, fruity, complex, not spicy. Didn’t really get any Indonesian flavor from either.
Sampler. Preferred brisket as rendang. Cheek was a bit dry. Sausage was really good though super-greasy, needs rice or bread.
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https://headsandtailsbarbecue.com/
Heads and Tails BBQ. Former Gaumenkitzel space. Doordash.
Outside of being overly trimmed (why do almost all BBQ places throw away the best parts?) the ribs were okay, little or no smoke flavor. Won’t order again.
Forgot to photograph the hot link. It was good though Everett & Jones’s is better.
Beans were the best thing. Soupy, lots of meat, bell peppers, and onions, not what I expected at all. Would make a great lunch.
Bland cole slaw was good after I added a little vinegar.
Potato salad was really bland, seemed like just potatoes, mayo, and salt, no celery or onion or pickle. Much better after I added some mustard and pickle relish, though it still needed more crunch.
Based on how good the hot link and beans were, I’ll probably try some of the other BBQ next time I get a craving.
Sure would like to find someplace that does untrimmed ribs like the old T-Rex before it changed hands and went downhill. (Now that space is a fucking bank.)
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Smoke is gone but the chef sells pies and smoked salmon.