Poor, sad, barbecue

Previously, I blogged about a modern Israeli restaurant called Zahav. I loved it. So when I found out that Percy st. barbecue was a sister restaurant I immediately put it on the list. The other night when I went down to Philadelphia for the Die Antwoord concert (Yes, it was awesome) David and I stopped by Percy St. because it's close to the Troc and it seemed a little expensive but delicious. I liked the atmosphere, and it wasn't too busy considering it was a Thursday night around 730pm.

So we decided eventually to get two appetizers, the mac and cheese and the cornbread. I love cornbread. Seriously. It's a weakness. However, I can't begin to explain how incredibly disappointed in this cornbread. They cooked in a skillet and I don't know if it was new or over used, but my cornbread tasted like skillet. Legit, tasted like the skillet. It didn't taste like cornbread. It also got stuck to the skillet and was really difficult to get out. I don't know how many ways to say that it was terrible and I'm sad I paid money for that.

The Mac and Cheese was the best part of the entire meal. It was delicious and I would recommend it to anyone who goes there. Please note, I don't recommend this restaurant at all. But if you find yourself there (which you shouldn't) get the mac and cheese.

The main we got was the pork cheeks. As a fat kid, I wanted more for my money. The pork cheeks weren't fatty, they were actually pretty solid of meat. But there wasn't enough to warrant the price. They weren't bad, but there wasn't much flavor to them. The brussel sprouts were mediocre and so was the mashed sweet potatoes. It all was good, but not incredible. It was just, there.

There were also 3 sauces to possibly accompany the barbecue. The sauces were absolutely nothing special. No crazy tastes, nothing too exciting. None of them really accentuated the flavor of the pork cheeks.

I definitely wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Maybe it's because I know what good barbecue tastes like. If you've never had barbecue, I guess it's okay. But if you want real good barbecue without driving to the south, come to York, PA. we'll go to Big Lou's.