Slows Bar B Que

A Detroit favorite, Slows Bar BQ serves up delectable dishes like Carolina Pulled Pork and St. Louis Spareribs in an ambiance that is warm, cozy and inviting. With wood-paneled and furnished interiors and dull-lighting, this eatery is a great place for a meal with family or friends. The mouthwatering menu here also features the loaded sandwiches and delicious melt-in-your-mouth pork belly. To...

My wife and I went there with some friends following a trip to the Historical Museum. Our friends arrived there before we did, and were told that they could not be seated until the party was complete. When we did arrive, the hostess was rude and condescending about finally having our party together, and dumped us at a table near the kitchen dismissively.
My wife and I shared the Sweet Pea and Okra Fritters, which were essentially gooey green balls wrapped in tasteless fried batter. Never having been at Slow's before, I figured that I would try the Carolina BBQ (it does say BBQ on the sign). It was awful. I only had a few bites, and each contained a healthy dose of fat or gristle. The dish had very little flavor of its own, so I tried it with the sauces on the table. The sauces were a horrible disappointment: watery and runny, overly sweet, no depth of flavor at all. I could not discern a different between "Sweet" and "Spicy", and the "NC" was like weak Buffalo sauce. I ended up leaving most of my meal untouched. My wife's chicken was adequate (the rub was good, but didn't penetrate the meat) and I liked my sweet potato mash and her baked beans, but both of our green beans were overcooked and bland. Our friends seemed fine with sandwiches, but no one complimented their meal.
Frankly, I normally would have asked to see the chef, but I didn't want to interrupt some nice dinner conversation. That being said, I was a little surprised that no one at Slow's seemed to care that one of their signature dishes was being returned to the kitchen untouched. Since I had basically felt like a wallet with legs up to that point, I suppose that I shouldn't have been surprised at all.
Our server was a nice guy, and he was pretty attentive, but I don't much think he earned the automatic 18% gratuity (with an extra line if I wanted to leave more) that they applied for a party of only six people.
Wild horses couldn't drag me back to Slow's, but if one did, I might worry it would end up on my plate, shredded, with a side of cadmium-colored corn syrup.

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