Biscuit Rides Again!

Karl the Druid wrote: Rick, I don't know about the clogging, you might have to bring your own defibrulator.

No, not that "Clogging!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clogging

Did they sell the name to someone else? I remember Biscuit being decent--not the best but pretty good. I went there with friends last night and EVERYONE thought their food was mediocre to awful. It didn't taste like the same food--the whole place felt like a restaurant that's only goal is to cash in and make $$$$$$$$. And the other poster is right--we PAID for some Biscuits that should have come free to the table. We all agreed, we aren't ever going back in there again. What a waste of a babysitter!!!

Subject: Does Biscuit do brunch?

Everyone seems to love Biscuit (except for those who hate it). Anyone know if they do brunch? Anyone tried their brunch?

Mmmmmmm... sounds deelish. Can't wait to go. Thanks!

sounds awful. ugh.

First, sorry to resurrect this thread from the grave.

But after reading this thread, I really held off on going to Biscuit, given all the horrible reviews.

I finally went, and I have to say that the overall negativity in this thread, about this place is totally overboard.

I enjoy bbq a great deal, and while I might not be the officianado many on this thread claim to be, I can tell good from bad.

Biscuit is not the greatest bbq place in the world, or probably even in brooklyn, but for a neighborhood bbq place, it is entirely acceptable.

My wife and I went, and we got the pulled chicken, the half ribs and half fried chicken. we got the grits, smashed potatoes, yams and mac and cheese. we both agreed that across the board, each item was somewhere between ok and good. not great, but certainly, for a neighborhood bbq place, it was satisfying.

the manager, after the meal, asked us how it was, and if there was anything we would change. they may not be perfect, but they are certainly trying.

Living in NYC, I think we all tend towards food snobbery quicker than most. I am often guilty of that as well, and often find myself berating the occasional Yamato for not being as good as Nobu. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that its not supposed to be as good as Nobu.

Subject: so sad

We had a few mediocre meals at Night & Day, loved the space, but felt there were many restaurants nearby serving much better food. The food felt really basic, totally lacked love. We were THRILLED to learn about the collaboration with Flatbush’s Biscuit, seemed very promising.
We like the decor, the wait staff is pleasant, the beer choice fine, the graphic design great. But the food, left SOO much to be desired. Cooking good southern BBQ is not that hard, so getting wrong is really unacceptable.
Save for the fried chicken (so crispy! so fun!), everything in our meal fell short.
The collard greens were stemmy and lacked flavor. I can steam greens at home and get something with similar taste. What makes true southern collard greens so delicious is deep flavor, with tang and bite. So dissapointing - and watery: they should be served in a separate dish to prevent the sad flavorless water that developed on the bottom of my entire plate.
The candied yams were gross, way too much spice (nutmeg? cloves?) and not enough flavor! Any grandmother can make yams that are stickier, sweeter, richer and more satisfying - consult one to get a new recipe!
The pulled chicken: totally dry, and then some BBQ sauce on top? LAME.
The Red Velvet Cake? The frosting tasted like a stale refridgerator, the cake inside hadn’t even the slightest hint of chocolate. A complete dissapointment.

Subject: Avoid.

Time to bring this thread back up......

The very specific and detailed "the food was awful here" posts SHOULD have scared me off, but godammit, I was really jonesin' for some BBQ and my wife and I really wanted to prove the reviews wrong.

You were right: THE FOOD HERE IS AWFUL.

I'm hardly a BBQ snob, and I've happily scarfed down so-so ribs, pulled pork and brisket plenty of times in the past, but our meal at Biscuit was basically inedible. I got the bicuits & gravy with pulled pork and two sides, my wife got the brisket with two sides. I will admit that the onion rings we got as an appetizer were pretty great, and our sides (mashed potatoes, cole slaw and baked beans) were also quite good........BUT the pulled pork was dry and flavorless (and, no, the two nasty sauces didn't help much). Also, how can a place called "Biscuit" have such bad biscuits?? And don't get me started on the gelatinous sausage gravy...... My wife's "brisket" turned out to be a plate of BBQ-colored fat. After sending it back, the second plate brought out was less fatty, but literally tasted like dry, spongy sliced beef - no smokiness, no BBQ flavor, no f-ing way we're going back there.

It's too bad because the staff was super-nice (we sat at the bar) and the place is really cute. We wanted so badly to like the place, but, seriously, it was one of the worst dining experiences we've had in the Slope since moving here a year ago.

yep, and Time Out NY was very underwhelmed with them, too. go try Smoke Joint in ft. greene for ribs, and BBQ in South Slope/Greenwood Heights for brisket. i don't know if you'll be happy, but you'll certainly be happier.

quiddity wrote: Thanks for the alternatives to Biscuit.

you are quite welcome. glad to help!

quiddity wrote: We went to Bogota instead and were so happy!

i LOVE that place! happy food + happy drinks = really happy shishkab