Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon

24231 Avenida de la Carlotta
Laguna Hills CA, 92653
949-951-8687

Okay so Good Bro 2 has been talking about this place... Lone Star. There are places in Texas that go by the name and he says he spotted one off the I-5 North. He also gets a gift of this one napkin of none other than Lone Star. Oooo like the stars are lining up or something. Well he's too busy this past weekend to do anything but I decide to do what I was born to do - eat barbeque. Since I'm going to go solo, I figure it's only appropriate that I go to Lone Star.


Well, lemmetellyuawat - I may have been heading north, but it was all SOUTH from there. No, it's not barbecue. No, there's no flavor in any of their food. It's kinda what I expect from an aunt or uncle who doesn't know how to cook but they want to shove food in your face. Yeah, that good. It think that its best competition is Roadhouse Grill. The chicken was tasteless, and gave my knife a fight. The chicken was splayed with that harder connective tissue or cartilage in the middle. The bread was undercooked, but I think they knew that and were trying to fix that problem.

However, it's not fair to say that everything was bad - because that's not true. If your server is Shannon, then you should be getting the best service in town. Always comes to you with a smile and even brought a second refill before I was done with the first, she was the best dinner help I've had since Tamara at Lucille's. So look out for that, there's always a gem.

Next time, I'm using my gut feeling - heck even Urbanspoon was telling me to go to Beach Pit Barbecue. So, stay tuned fellow Good Bro-ers

Rating: SOUTH

KC's BarBQ

Stowe Plaza
14077 Stowe Drive, Suite 107
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 391-1524

Now we haven't gone and started reviewing dim sum or french pastries just yet. Oh no, no, no... we're the Good Bros. dang it! So we were going incognito to a new place that opened up in San Diego. KC's in Poway is difficult to begin with because San Diego already has a KC and it's in downtown San Diego. Okay, so that one got grilled but they say they will be back - probably without the Top Gun memorabilia they once had. Hmm..... maybe they're gonna have to actually make good barbecue. Nah, you don't need good food to keep your doors open at all! Just take Lumpy's for instance...

Back on point, KC's in Poway was created to serve the many employees of the business park that surrounds it and the feeding frenzy that happens between 10:00 a.m. for slackers and 2:00 p.m. for workaholics. They are open longer Mon- Fri if you had any doubt.


From Brisket Salads to Chipotle Veggie Burgers and Smoked Ham Sandwiches, this place should satisfy a variety of needs so your coworkers who have to go to Chipotle EVERY day might even try it. But let me say, that if I brought my coworkers here... they better be good friends because they might not like you after. I certainly didn't like my Pulled Pork Sandwich! The pork had a sweet sauce on it that was reminiscent of a mango puree. Yes, it was orange. Did I mention that they had hot sauce too They did, and not like a hot barbecue sauce, but a hot sauce - like for rolled tacos! So bring your rolled taco here and enjoy them too!

Pork- texture resembling a mop, topped off with a soft, untoasted bun. After this incident I think I am no longer grading fries because all the fries in the San Diego area seem to come from the same location. Good Bro 2 had the Brisket and suffered the same consequences - this food sat in our stomachs for at least a day and a half. So if this is your idea of a good meal, have at it!