Roger's Pit Cooked Bar-B-Que

Ive had lots of BBQ in my life and this is NOT good BBQ by any means... I ordered pulled pork and what i got was chopped pork in a mushy yellow sauce.. It looked like it was from a crock pot and it had been sitting there all day! None of the sides looked or tasted fresh.. The hush puppes tasted like they were made from a flour base and not a corn mean base.. they were really spongy and dense! Although this place is quaint, the food and service leave too much to be desired! Im sure you can find way better BBQ elsewhere!

For openers, the word is "sweet."

The slaw was sweet, the molasses based sauce on the baby-backs was sweet, the baked beans had a sweet flavor, even their "special" sauce (mustard based) had a sweet taste about it.

All that said, Rogers Barbecue does a good job with most everything barbecue on their menu, save only the baby-backs with their thick molasses, almost candied, based char.  The brisket was thin sliced, nice char evidencing a tasty rub; the pulled pork was full flavor and fully saturated with their special sauce. And while not usually a fan of mustard based barbecue sauces, this one is good - albeit a little (you saw this coming) sweet.

Their Brunswick Stew (note capitalization) is world class.Better than Harold's near the prison in Atlanta. The meat in the stew was minced and full flavored. The sides are served in fairly generous portions in separate dishes - no mingling of sauces and juices here.

Roger's baked beans were the run of the mill baked beans you find at many barbecue joints, the slaw was finely chopped ad better than average.  Didn't try the fries (the waitress confessed they come frozen), but my roommate said her lima beans were likely cooked with ham and a few good shots of pepper and exceptional.

Roger's menu boast of a barbecue history dating back to 1945 - that said you have to wonder why they clutter their menu with steaks, wings, shrimp or catfish.

Prices range from $3.99 and $4.99 for sandwiches ( regular/large) to $8.99 for a dinner with three sides, and $12.49 for a combo plate (the Brown Shoe Gourmet opted for baby-backs and pulled pork) plus the three sides.

Just off I-85 (exit 28), dangerously close to the Alabama state line, Rogers is worth finding. Our waitress, a Tanya if ever I've met one, was pleasant, and provided good service - apologizing that they didn't have a t-shirt for me to add to my 'cue shirt collection. The place is hunting lodge spacious (lots of animal heads staring down), clean and with good 'cue - but skip the baby-backs.  Too sweet.

Stopped here on Aug 2, 2011 and had catfish and wife ordered a ribeye steak medium rare. When meal was served the steak looked terrible and was well done. When waitress returned we told her it was over cooked and she had to look at her ticket and then decide it was. We sent it back and no replacement meal wanted. The catfish were also over cooked and hushpuppies were not fit to eat. Hard as a baseball. We will not be stopping here again. Paid for catfish and the salad that came with the steak dinner. A total waste.