"This was our first time at Johnsons BBQ Shack. We want to support local businesses especially restaurants which all struggle during the pandemic. We arrived and the restaurant was empty. Our waiter greeted us at the door and was kind and welcoming. We told him this was our first visit and asked if anything on the menu is was especially good. He recommended the ribs or the three meet sampler. We ordered a full rack and the sampler as he suggested. Our food came out in less than five minutes. It was bad, practically inedible. The ribs were a grey color; they appeared to have a char on them, but the texture was soft and rubbery. When we cut into them the meat crumbled. We think they were old and had been microwaved. The three meats on the sampler were no better. The brisket was fatty and overcooked, the pulled pork was dried out. Again, we suspect it was not fresh and we were served microwaved leftovers. Our sides were no better. The sweet corn casserole had the consistency of mush. The cole slaw tasted as if it had Miracle Whip at its base (which we don’t like). The mac and cheese was fine, but was no different than Kraft macaroni and cheese out of a box. Before our waiter returned to check on us we had already pushed our plates away. We told him the food was bad, to which he responded with “let me get your check.” We were presented with our full bill, which we paid. We spent $60 in less than 15 minutes and left hungry. As we were leaving another table had just seated (making the total occupancy of the restaurant briefly two parties) and we overheard our waiter suggest to them they try one of the sandwiches on the menu. We supported a local business during the pandemic and even gave our waiter his full tip, since he obviously wasn’t going to have many customers. With all the good BBQ options around, Johnsons BBQ Shack is not to be counted among them."
