Fat Bob's Smokehouse

We originally thought this place didn't deliver after talking about it with several co-workers months ago. It's not within walking distance, but we looked into it again and they do deliver for catering. As we called the day before the order for almost twenty people, we found out they also deliver for individual orders so we went with that since most of the requests were different sandwiches.

They told us the delivery charge was $15 and that all went to the driver. They did however lower it to $10 but the driver could have got more money if it wasn't a forced tip. The delivery guy was right on time at noon and came with everything. The names were on the orders and for the first time from anybody, they printed out the orders along with the names on computer paper. It was like an exact transcript of the phone call including where our building is located. This goes to show how organized they are.

Everyone's meal was great and looked great... no real complaints for these meals. The menu is what you can expect from a BBQ place. They do have a strong reputation for their BBQ in this area, as well as their bar at night. Mostly everyone ordered some kind of sandwich and a side. The average cost was about $8 here. The Memphis Pulled Pork and Sliced Texas Beef Brisket were the two popular orders. The meat in everyone's order was delicious and juicy. The sides that were fried went unnoticed at how well they tried to keep it fresh. The fries, onion rings, hush puppies, and sweet potato fries were wrapped in aluminum foil keeping them the right temperature without being soggy. Other sides such as the collard greens were placed in side cups.

It's hard to give a review when there was nothing too unordinary about it, but here we go. The side of macaroni and cheese was not the standard mac & cheese appeal. Here, they actually were Italian penne instead of the thin pasta you can get from a box. We thought the pulled pork meat was spoiled. The hush puppies were rock hard. The collard greens weren't cooked thoroughly. The BBQ baked beans were very tasty though.

The price was slightly more than average, but worth it to most. They did seem like dinner prices and dinner portions. Overall though, this place is a unanimous choice to order lunch from again.

Final Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Fat Bob's Smokehouse
www.fatbobs.com
41 Virginia Place
Buffalo, NY 14202-1323
(716) 887-2971