The Bowen Knot ⌘: BBQ

Friday, July 14, 2017

Review: Fat Buddies Ribs and BBQ in Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Review: Haywood Smokehouse in Dillsboro, North Carolina, USA

Facebook Link:

https://www.facebook.com/Fat-Buddies-Ribs-And-BBQ-Franklin-Waynesville-NC-138179526194882/

Address:

311 Westgate Plaza

Franklin, NC

Phone:

(828) 349-4743

Hours:

Friday	11AM–9PM
Saturday	11AM–9PM
Sunday	Closed
Monday	11AM–9PM
Tuesday	11AM–9PM
Wednesday	11AM–9PM
Thursday	11AM–9PM

Website: http://fatbuddiesribsandbbq.com/

Fat Buddies Ribs and BBQ get affordable over tasty every day in an effort to streach their money. We understand that but, good food should not be pricey either.

Lets discuss something else while we review Fat Buddies. Service or the complete lack of it. We waited over fifteen minutes to get service after we were seated. The waitstaff and management walked by plenty of times but we were ignored completely each and every time. I finally got upset enough to enter the nearby kitchen and asked the manager why we were being completely ignored. (I would like to note that the kitchen was clean.) We then got reluctantly served and it set our mood for the entire meal. It is hard to get over that and I am sure it influenced our review. But hey, that's part of what we do. We are honest and tell it like it happens. We awarded only two shamrocks due to poor service and poor meat. Both are what makes the difference between okay and great. Both are easy to change if people desire to make changes.

Review: Haywood Smokehouse in Dillsboro, North Carolina, USA

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/haywoodsmokehousedillsboro/

Address:

403 Haywood Rd, Dillsboro NC 28725
Phone: (828) 631-9797

Hours
Monday - Closed
Tuesday – Thursday 11am – 8pm
Friday & Saturday 11am – 9pm
Sunday 11-3

Website: https://haywoodsmokehouse.com/

What can we say? More food reviews! Despite North Carolina being green and lush, there are only so many drives in the green tunnel you can do before you have to stop and eat something. Given how much we enjoy barbecue, we eat it a Lot when we go out.

We enjoyed Haywood Smokehouse in Dillsboro, NC a lot. The cheesy taters were excellent, the meat was smoked and very tasty. Lots of yummy sauces for all taste buds. The service was excellent and the sweet tea was horrible, we had to switch to Coke. The Texas garlic toast looked great but it lacked flavor. Overall, we are awarding Haywood Smokehouse in Dillsboro, NC 4 shamrocks with a big thumbs up on the meat! Yummy!

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The Bowen Knot - Shamrock Rating System

One Shamrock: This indicates the worst service possible. If awarded, it means we would never EVER use the service again. If it was a food establishment the food was barely editable. This means a complete fail with little to no redeeming features. We will never go there ever again.

Two Shamrocks: This is a service that we might consider using again to give it a second chance. But, the experience that we had would normally cause us to award one shamrock if not for some key redeeming features. If it was a food establishment the food was okay, but still sub-par. We didn't like the food. Serious room for improvement exists.

Three Shamrocks: Normal middle of the road service. We might have had some bad or some good but they were offset somewhat. This is service we would use again but we will look for a better provider. If it was a food establishment the food was good. We like it and will return. There might be room for things to get better but it is still a decent meal.

Four Shamrocks: Great service. This is a definitive repeat for us. We like a lot about the service and recommend it. If it was a food establishment the food was excellent. We liked it a lot. We like the place enough to return frequently. There are very few detractors.

Five Shamrocks: Outstanding service. This is service that treats us above and beyond what we think we deserve. We consider this what we would want to find all the time and what we hope all service providers would want to obtain. If it was a food establishment the food was perfect. No issues whatsoever. We loved it and would eat there everyday.