Smokin' Jack's Rib Shack

Decided to try out some BBQ here in Bloomington when I came across this delicious joint out on West 17th Street. Here I ordered a solid 1/2 lb  pulled pork sandwich for only a meager $9, which i would say is only the cheaper side for this quantity and quality of food. This sandwich was just about perfect, it was moist, tender, juicy, and covered in BBQ sauce. The only flaw was that the buns were not large enough to contain all that meat! Not to mention that this meal was accompanied by 2 fantastic pieces of corn bread, which were sweet enough to make me want to order more!

Service here was good too, nothing too out of the ordinary however. Just a a couple of waiters and waitresses going around to make sure everything runs smoothly.

The atmosphere of the place is what drives it all home. It wasn't too crowded, and it was fairly quiet; enough so that I was able to maintain a conversation with my company, but not quiet enough to make it uncomfortable. It made me feel as though I was in the south eating some of the best BBQ in the country. They had little pig statutes with old style wooden tables and chairs which made the experience all the more enjoyable.

I'm from Texas.  Service was great.  Mac and cheese great.  Cornbread was great.  Ribs were awful.

Being from the South, I'm very picky on my 'que.  Thought the que here was ok, but probably good for the area.  I would have liked a bit more smokiness to it and the BBQ sauce was weak.  Again, not saying it's bad by any stretch, just not what we have down south.  It is definitely worth stopping by if you want que though.  They get good props for having decent sweet tea too.