Bone Daddy's

6/26/12 Grapevine, TX.  Bone Daddy's, the Hooter's of BBQ is sort of a combination of Chili's and a bar at Panama City, FL.  I'm referring to the scenery of both, the food however is suprisingly good.  Not that it's going to hold its own to a real BBQ joint with smoke in the dining area and surley employees, but for a big-menu chain it's good.  Good enough to be the best BBQ in Grapevine (sorry Bartley's), Bone Daddy's knows it's strengths and weaknesses.

I ordered the 2 meat plate, traditional brisket and sausage w/ beans and potato salad.  Even playing field so far.  The brisket is served with sauce already laid on like a blanket and the potato salad came straight from an ice cream scoop.  The brisket could have probably managed without the sauce, but I didn't get the chance to try.  Easy B+.  The sausage was thin sliced, with some charring on the edges, sort of like when I cook sausage in a skillet on the stove top, hmmm.  Who cares, it's good.  The beans looked awful, like they were only minutes from being liberated from a can of ketchup, but surprise, they tasted much better than they looked.  I thought it was a little odd that no pickles, onions, or bread showed up, but I'm sure they'd appear if requested.

The idea here is that it's a chain, and these chains have business models that have profits in mind.  It's a bit different than your traditional BBQ restaraunt, but hey, originality always scores points in my book.  The waitstaff puts forth the effort so you have a good time, the BBQ is above average, and compared to most other BBQ chains, it's great (Rudy's still has better chain BBQ).  Solid B+ for Bone Daddy's.  Probably should try the ribs next time..... and maybe a burger.  Just kidding.  Smoke up!