Excell BBQ

Doesn't look like much huh?

When you are going to try barbecue and you can smell it when you enter the general area and the whole neighborhood is smoky like this:

You, my friend are in the right place.

In fact this little building is where they actually Hickory smoke their barbecue.

We walk in and there is a notebook paper sign pointing the way to "Order BBQ." It was precious, I must say. The outside was just a store, nothing special. But our research and development department (Ahem, the husband) found this nifty joint last weekend so we had to try it.

Now keep in mind during this review that I am an Eastern N.C. girl, therefore I'm an Eastern NC BBQ fan. As is the research and development department. In fact one of the first questions he asks someone that he meets is "What's your barbecue like?" So, I must admit that the standards for BBQ are set pretty high.

There are three things on the menu at Excell. Barbecue, Whole Chickens and Slabs O' Meat Ribs.

I went with the Barbecue Sandwich and DH went with the Barbecue Plate.

It was a teeny bit salty for my taste, but it was just about the freshest most tender pork I've ever had. Usually I'm a barbecue and slaw sandwich kind of girl, but this did not need any slaw. It had a few flavors that were different, but not bad different. There was no vinegar to be found, but it was ok without it. We believe we taste a bit of paprika, and it was a bit spicy, so I'm thinking it was smoked paprika.

It was in no way dry, which really surprised me. I thought that without the vinegar it was going to be dry and chewy, but this was not the case.

Overall, I liked it. I missed my Eastern NC BBQ, but it definately took care of my pork craving. I would have been ecstatic if they had eased off the salt a bit, but it wasn't enough to completely turn me off.

We finished off with a My Oh My Fried Pie Peach Turnover Fried Pie.

Research and Development's opinion on this treat was "This is FREAKIN' AWESOME!"

It was really tasty! It was something like a Peach filled Krispie Kreme Doughnut. It should have been too sweet (especially for me), but somehow it was not. It had just the right balance of sweet.

In conclusion!

For a hole in the wall place it is definately our Clarksville, TN place for BBQ even the Fort Campbell Courier thinks so!