Brett's BBQ

10550 Craftsman Way, #185
San Diego, CA, 92127 in 4S

So I had to leave work and just head out to the 4S Ranch and check this one out myself. Good Bro #2 was busy bee-ing a tool for the time being. I can't blame him, he just had some B grade meat and chickless on Saturday so maybe he was a little burned out. Heck, I had some chicken wings cooked up by my cousin just the Wednesday before, you don't see me getting weak about getting some BBQ? Do ya? I'll have to deal with him Good Bro #2 later.

Back to Brett's and I'm pulling up and I can sense the light smell of smoke as I push open the front doors. Hmm... not bad, a look around and I see a bunch of old posters - I take a special note of the young BB King poster. The wall was littered with replica antique signage and framed vintage posters of Americana, stubbled with brick veneer. Construction these days - nothing's real. I only accept that kinda stuff at Disneyland, but hey, this is an upperclass strip mall.

A pretty good selection of meats: pork, beef, chicken, ribs, burger if you are under 12. There were indications as to how many hours each meat is smoked they max out at 14. Sides are classic fare: fries, potato salad, corn bread muffins, hush puppies and the like. The prices felt like I was being robbed so went for the cheapest decent eats a self-respectin man could get - pulled pork sandwich with a side of sweet potato fries! The fries were done perfectly light and crispsy, not a soggy one in the bunch. The sanwich was stacked with pork so I picked a piece out and took a whiff - lightly smokey - got a taste - OK - little dry, next piece, dip it in the sauce - better. Picked up the sandwich and all the piggies came tumbling out the bottom. Took a bite to keep me busy while i put everything back in place.

"Creeeeeek!?!" I turned around and took a look. Someone walked through the swinging saloon doors to the restroom. I saw there was another one leading to the kitchen. Hey, it that a sink in the dining area? Yes, yes it is. Good touch, definitely will be using that a little later. After the distraction I got back to business - the pork was a little dry, taste was good but I almost wanted more kick. The sauce was needed and it was nice that they put some on the sandwich and then gave you some in a container to add to your liking or dip. Although the sauce was not as good as Phil's it was pretty good. Seemed a a tad too light but it still did wonders. An occasional fry to mix it up and lemme-tell-ya-wut: still not a soggy one in the bunch! Perfect fry technique!

Updated: We got some flak for not updating this particular post (I guess no one really saw that we posted Brett's BBQ: Revisited) But just to set things straight, we have changed their grade from C+ to CERTIFIED!

I went to Jimbo's later to look around for some flour and I could still smell the smoke on my hands even after using the sink at Brett's. i would say that's a good thing.