Burn Co BBQ

[Conan71]

Everyone's tastes are different, Grizz.  But I'm seeing more and more FB posts and word of mouth that BurnCo is the best BBQ in Tulsa.  I certainly agree and I've never thought of it as being too salty.  Sides are nothing more than an amusement item at a BBQ joint for me.  I'm a carnivore.  I like dead animals with a smoky flavor.

Anyone still eating at Blake's BBQ place downtown?  I never hear anything about it anymore.

[swake]

Everyone's tastes are different, Grizz.  But I'm seeing more and more FB posts and word of mouth that BurnCo is the best BBQ in Tulsa.  I certainly agree and I've never thought of it as being too salty.  Sides are nothing more than an amusement item at a BBQ joint for me.  I'm a carnivore.  I like dead animals with a smoky flavor.

Anyone still eating at Blake's BBQ place downtown?  I never hear anything about it anymore.

I ate there last weekend and it was pretty meh. The brisket I got was OK,  it was tender enough but very greasy no smoke at all. My wife's pulled pork was dry and flavorless. They also don't really have a hot BBQ sauce. Truly Rib Crib is better. It was disappointing enough that the next day we went to Oklahoma Joe's to have real BBQ.

I have to say, worse than the food, the service was downright poor. I hate it when you don't get your salads before the meal but maybe that was by design. What really made it bad was that out server asked how our food was 30 seconds after it's dropped on the table before we even had a chance to take a bite. She then asked about desert less than 5 minutes later just as we were starting to eat and then left the check before our food was even half eaten. We had been in the building 15-20 minutes and we have a check on the table. I hadn't even finished my first beer. I certainly didn't have a second one there and probably would have. Oklahoma Joe's was having all sorts of service issues too, i think it was the cashier's first day and she was struggling but at least she was very nice. The food was really good which made it better.

[Hoss]

Hit me up...

I'll have to wait now; I have a 10am meeting that likely won't break until 1130, and that's just far too late to enjoy BurnCo.  Maybe Monday?  Or someday next week?

[Conan71]

I'll have to wait now; I have a 10am meeting that likely won't break until 1130, and that's just far too late to enjoy BurnCo.  Maybe Monday?  Or someday next week?

Not sure about Monday, but any other day aside from Friday should be good.

[sgrizzle]

Sure you were at the right place?
I do agree with the beans comment.  They could do better on beans, but I don't go there for beans.

Yup, as I said even brought a menu home. The wife and Charlie Sheen were with me too and all said the same thing.

I can understand some things being off, but between us we ordered everything on the menu except the bag of chips. I even ordered an extra side of hot links and we all tried it. Tasted like a brightly colored large hot dog.

Couldn't judge the sauce because I didn't have enough to taste it.

Maybe that's it. the chips are awesome.

[ARGUS]

Glad some people are not loving Burnco...more room for me!
Adam is out of town falling down on snow covered slopes.
Burnco is closed on Mondays.
Swake we have to assume you are speaking of Back Alley? Burnco does not have beer (for the general public ).
I must try Oklahoma Joe's...I hear good things from my bbq snob friends (as in best ribs in the area).
Also I must try Big Athony's

Elmer's...whyO why can't you guys even try to speed up your service and atmosphere?
Back Alley...burn me 3 or more times....no thanks you just piss me off now.
Wilson's...why are they even open anymore?

Albert G's...keep on keepin on and thank you.
Burnco...get a bigger trailer to hold more Hasty Bakes and try to teach some chosen ones how to try to do it right...we want longer hrs and more potato's in the salad. I/we are now hooked and expect bigger and always better and I am looking for that in the nearer future.

[swake]

Glad some people are not loving Burnco...more room for me!
Adam is out of town falling down on snow covered slopes.
Burnco is closed on Mondays.
Swake we have to assume you are speaking of Back Alley? Burnco does not have beer (for the general public ).
I must try Oklahoma Joe's...I hear good things from my bbq snob friends (as in best ribs in the area).
Also I must try Big Athony's

Elmer's...whyO why can't you guys even try to speed up your service and atmosphere?
Back Alley...burn me 3 or more times....no thanks you just piss me off now.
Wilson's...why are they even open anymore?

Albert G's...keep on keepin on and thank you.
Burnco...get a bigger trailer to hold more Hasty Bakes and try to teach some chosen ones how to try to do it right...we want longer hrs and more potato's in the salad. I/we are now hooked and expect bigger and always better and I am looking for that in the nearer future.

Yes, sorry. I was talking about Back Alley. I hope they get better. I  love Joe Mama's, best pizza in town. Was disappointed by Back Alley and shocked at the service because the service has always been great at Joe Mama's.

Okie Joe's was great, they were just struggling with their iPad based ticket and payment system.

[ARGUS]

Back Alley bbq is ..ok. Service? hahahahaha.
Andollini's (sp?) is pretty good pizza and ridiculously huger servings.
"y'all rock yer weekends!

[sgrizzle]

I'd say Back Alley is the best BBQ inside the IDL. Ha!

It needs some work. Their more creative items like their Fatty sandwhich (not a copy of Burnco) have never been served and their smoker lacks smoke. I do like their house sauce though, have a qt in my refrigerator.

I also was not a fan of Albert G's

I like Wrangler's in South Tulsa, want to try Oklahoma Joes.

I have a smoker at home so merely applying smoke flavor to meat does not impress me.

[swake]

I'd say Back Alley is the best BBQ inside the IDL. Ha!

It needs some work. Their more creative items like their Fatty sandwhich (not a copy of Burnco) have never been served and their smoker lacks smoke. I do like their house sauce though, have a qt in my refrigerator.

I also was not a fan of Albert G's

I like Wrangler's in South Tulsa, want to try Oklahoma Joes.

I have a smoker at home so merely applying smoke flavor to meat does not impress me.

The sauce was good, I liked it, but I like mine hot and there was no option. In fact the house sauce was supposed to be hot and just wasn't.

I still need to try Burn Co but that's a hard place for me to get to for lunch. Do they have plans to add dinner?

[swake]

Back Alley bbq is ..ok. Service? hahahahaha.
Andollini's (sp?) is pretty good pizza and ridiculously huger servings.
"y'all rock yer weekends!

We tried Andolini's and it was really good. But not as good as Joe Mama's and a lot more expensive. They do have great salads though, maybe the best in town after the Celebrity Club.

[Red Arrow]

In fact the house sauce was supposed to be hot and just wasn't.

You must have become acclimated to hot stuff.  That's a good thing, it allows you to taste the flavor instead of the hotness.

[Gaspar]

Burn Co. Has never disappointed anyone I know.  The subjective nature of BBQ is part of the beauty of the art.  A good pit master understands a "flavor profile" and tries to offer as many of the elements that he/she can to satisfy a local population.

Any BBQ business that stays open for over a year, obviously has an offering that appeals to a segment of the population.  It's even more impressive when the food is so good that they can get away with just offering the food alone.  Perhaps just a napkin on the side.

[Conan71]

I'd say Back Alley is the best BBQ inside the IDL. Ha!

It needs some work. Their more creative items like their Fatty sandwhich (not a copy of Burnco) have never been served and their smoker lacks smoke. I do like their house sauce though, have a qt in my refrigerator.

I also was not a fan of Albert G's

I like Wrangler's in South Tulsa, want to try Oklahoma Joes.

I have a smoker at home so merely applying smoke flavor to meat does not impress me.

Methinks you aren't being very objective on Back Alley.

It's a lot of money for seriously mediocre BBQ.  I do like the sauce, the rosemary is a nice touch.  Unfortunately, they are taking some short cuts by using chemicals for tenderness due to a lousy electric smoker.  Their brisket would be excellent if it were marketed as pot roast, but I don't go to a BBQ place for pot roast.  BBQ is supposed to be cooked with smoke.  This obviously isn't.

I like Blake, but I'm doing him a disservice if I don't offer an honest appraisal of his food.  It's not competition quality, nowhere close.  I don't even think it's up to Rib Crib quality.  He's going to have serious competition when RC and Albert G's open.  I just hope he's managed to tighten it up prior to then and how to get better smoke out of his smoker.

BurnCo?  Only complaint I ever hear is the line.  Those in the know go early and go often.

[Red Arrow]

Those in the know go early and go often.

I thought that was about voting.