We have driven down Geneva quite a few times and have seen the sign for the restaurant "Five Star BBQ." Today was the day we finally stopped in.
I really wasn't expecting much from the place due to the ratings on yelp.com and Urbanspoon.com but I was honestly surprised.
For $20, Chuckie and I split the sampler; which comes with three sides, corn or garlic bread, brisket, chicken, pulled pork, and ribs. I wasn't too happy when we found out that they had just run out of ribs, but the nice lady suggested that we get the sausage instead.
The worst part of the meal was the brisket, and it was really pretty decent. The mashed potatoes did taste instant, but there were fresh herbs and spices in it which made it really good. The chicken and pork were cooked perfectly, a little under seasoned for my taste, but there are plenty of BBQ sauces to choose from to make up for it (they might have even planned to have it that way).
The sausage was absolutely amazing. I have found that you can fake many things in the food industry, but a perfect smoking is one that is hard to imitate. The sausage was perfectly moist, full of flavor, and had a perfect consistency that fell apart in my mouth.
This is the part where I'm supposed to tell you my conclusion about the visit i.e. if you should go or not. However, I have found that I'm respecting the opinions of bloggers and self-proclaimed "food critics" less and less. So just read my restaurant review and know that this is my experience and opinion. The food might not really be that great and I just liked the owner, who knows! You sure don't! So in the words of Geordi La Forg "You don't have to take my word for it." . . . yeah, he'll always be Geordi to me!
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