Bryan Furman BBQ

They do sell out fully earlier than their close time of 8 pm. Be prepared to wait. They were sold out of ribs, but they still had brisket available. The brisket was on the fattier side, but the smoke flavor profile was phenomenal. Surprisingly the real stars of the show for me might have been the collards poached with some kind of meat juice and the pork bean side. The Mac and cheese is a solid sidekick, and the cornbread is as intended. The other superstars are the sauces. They should bottle that up and sell it! All four flavors!!!

They do sell out fully earlier than their close time of 8 pm. Be prepared to wait. They were sold out of ribs, but they still had brisket available. The brisket was on the fattier side, but the smoke flavor profile was phenomenal. Surprisingly the real stars of the show for me might have been the collards poached with some kind of meat juice and the pork bean side. The Mac and cheese is a solid sidekick, and the cornbread is as intended. The other superstars are the sauces. They should bottle that up and sell it! All four flavors!!!

If Gregory Gourdet is providing a platform to showcase your mastery, chances are you're damn good and that's exactly the case here. The sides: Brisket beans were a perfect balance of smoky and sweet. The Mac and Cheese was rich but not heavy. The cornbread was light, fluffy, delicious. The Star - Slow smoked chicken, I received a 1/2 bird since only chose one meat. It falls off the bone as you pick it up. It's succulent, deeply infused with flavorful white Oak smoke and simply the best I've ever had. I'm certainly not a BBQ expert but lived in NC, SC and AL so had some exposure to good BBQ. This was a wonderful experience and if you have opportunity to try it while he's here go for it!

If Gregory Gourdet is providing a platform to showcase your mastery, chances are you're damn good and that's exactly the case here. The sides: Brisket beans were a perfect balance of smoky and sweet. The Mac and Cheese was rich but not heavy. The cornbread was light, fluffy, delicious. The Star - Slow smoked chicken, I received a 1/2 bird since only chose one meat. It falls off the bone as you pick it up. It's succulent, deeply infused with flavorful white Oak smoke and simply the best I've ever had. I'm certainly not a BBQ expert but lived in NC, SC and AL so had some exposure to good BBQ. This was a wonderful experience and if you have opportunity to try it while he's here go for it!

Yeah, for the $38 (+ another $8 for the pudding) price point per plate, I was severely disappointed. I will start off with the good - the ribs were probably some of the best I have ever had. Super tender and just the right amount of smoke. The baked beans were very balanced and not too sweet. The cornbread was light and airy, I could have eaten a sheet tray of it. The sauces were good, but the dipping vinegar was the star. The bad - the poor collards were SO bland, I thought I was eating unsalted spinach. I was really missing some good collards, these were not it. The brisket was very dry and I got 3 measly pieces, one of which was a piece of gristle. The mac n cheese and coleslaw were forgettable. The banana pudding had no banana in my portion, and for $8, was a tiny cup. That is a theme here, for how much I paid I was still somewhat hungry. I got 2 ribs, 3 teeny-tiny brisket pieces, super small portions of sauce (I'm talking maybe a bit more than a tablespoons worth, served in a 1 oz. sauce container), a small plastic black take out container with all 4 sides that was barely filled a 1/3 of the way, free balling with no separation between them. I would skip this place and venture to one of the other bbq spots, just goes to show you shouldn't idolize people because they're a big name.