We were on our way to see the house and wanted to try something different for lunch. We were on our way to a new pizza restaurant, but when we pulled up and saw Moe's Original BBQ a few doors down, we changed course.
It looks like Moe's is a bit of a chain at this point, but it looks like they're doing it the right way. Obviously I don't know their business model, but it looks like they've grown organically through Alabama and are now expanding to other states.
We ordered and went out and sat on the patio while they prepared our trays, and on the way out Dawn says, "If it's half as good as it smells then I can't wait."
Well, it was all as good as it smelled.
She ordered the Smoked Turkey sandwich with Cheese Grits and Banana Pudding. Yes, they have Banana Pudding as a side. The Smoked Turkey was some of the best either of us have ever had (minus mine for Thanksgiving). I didn't try the sauce (they're Alabama based so they use white sauce too), but Dawn said it was really good. The cheese grits were great, but be honest, nobody cares about the cheese grits. The banana pudding ended up being dessert, and I can't confirm that it was good, but she licked the inside of the cup.
I did the Pulled Pork sandwich with baked beans and mac and cheese. I mean, if you're going to claim to be a legit BBQ restaurant you have to be able to make those 3 things pretty good.
Their red sauce is a vinegar base, and that for me can get dangerous. It's a hit or miss. Moe's red sauce is a hit. You get just enough to taste the vinegar, but it's not swimming in sauce so much your mouth dries out. Baked beans are the same for me. You can either have terrible beans, yeah ok these are baked beans, or some that make you keep going back. I'm not a huge bean fan, but I actually went back for more once I cleaned the rest of my tray and was borderline stuffed. The mac and cheese I could have eaten an entire meal of. It's one of the top mac and cheeses in the upstate I would say. There's really nothing "special" about it, but dang it's just good.
With it being in the location that it is, and they have outdoor seating so we can take Rhett, this may now be our go-to BBQ restaurant in Greenville.
