Barefoot BBQ with an Attitude

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Sep 2, '10 · 3:45 PM4,859

Business must be awesome at this place. Stopped by yesterday with my friend to try their BBQ. As locals, living at the beach, we had not tried them and thought we should give another local place our lunch money. We tried to order the 3 sliders and get a taste of each of the meats. This was NOT going to happen. Only one meat per order, no sampler platter. They are not at all flexible. And in times like these I am not too flexible. We stated that we wanted a few tastes and the girl said "we can do that, you both get a different order." Well that didn't satisfy wanting a bunch of tastes and having a small appetite. We left and had a wonderful meal of BBQ Shrimp and a beautiful salad at the Roof Top Bar. And you know, All of Bud and Alley's places try their best to accommodate. The Shrimp Shack does also, so I can't say it's a Seaside thing.

Does BF BBQ cook their BBQ in such tight quantities that they can't deviate? I don't think so? It would be impossible throughout the day, week, and month, to sell the exact quantity of each of the meats. Is it a cost thing? Add a couple of bucks to the cost if they are so different. Money was not the issue. Last I checked a chicken breast costs more than a brisket, and they both cost more than a pork butt. Therefore, maybe they should cost a little less if they are different. The Pickle Factory accommodates to people's desires. Gravel Road will cook something not on their menu. McTighes does. Shorty's bends over backwards to make one happy. La Cocina has become unbelievably accommodating. And all of the high end ones try and give one a deal with different specials....and then there is that special little BBQ joint in a pretty little upper end silver trailer that can't think past their little noses. I hear the food is pretty good. I can't judge that. But attitude, especially in today?s market, is worth more than half the battle.