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Black-Eyed Sally's
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
7 reviews for Black-Eyed Sally's
Ok, I can't tell you squat about location, exactly where in Hartford, or even about their parking, but I've eaten here twice and can tell you that you do not want to miss out on the southern food. I was a part of a large group who were more than happy to share. The ribs are fall off the bone tender, the buttermilk fried chicken oozed juiciness when cut, and the collard greens are the best I've ever had. I love corn bread and theirs had the right flavor and texture to compliment their obviously hand made mashed potatoes.They have a good selection of beers and live music most nights after 9p, and the service is great.
Decor wise, I was amazed. Very intricate and colorful. Kind of like what you would imagine to see in a New Orleans hole in the wall restaurant.
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Not sure what the buzz was, but I am not impressed.
BBQ was not even on par with a chain place, like Smokey Bones in Manchester. It seemed that ribs were boiled and then dabbed with sauce making them all rubbery, chicken was dry, salmon was overcooked.
Couple all of this with trouble finding parking and I would not recommend this for anyone.
This is one of the few BBQ joints in the city of Hartford. The food is generally good, I'm from Texas so CT BBQ doesn't quite compare, but Black Eyed Sally's decent when i need a fix. Many of the sides are unfortunately cooked with pork.
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Its not easy being a BBQ joint in New England, and Black-Eyed Sally's proves this. There are two basics that all BBQ places must follow, no matter their location or price level. First if you call yourself BBQ, you need to supply a quantity of food that represents the culture. I ordered the Sally's Pig Out, which should have been named Sally's Diet, and I received an order of 4 ribs that looked like they can from a fetal pig they were so small, an ice cream scoop of pulled pork, and a link of andouille sausage. Thank god for the sausage, which was excellently spiced. For $18 I should have needed a doggie bag. It comes with "smoked" grits and red beans with rice. Second BBQ = Smoke. There is no way they are smoking any meat at BES. You don't smell smoke on the street, in the restaurant or taste it on the food. The pulled pork was bland and the smoked grits were disappointing. I have never had "dry" pulled pork, meaning there wasn't any sort of sauce applied, I found this weird. At least fake it and throw some liquid smoke in there. I had the Burnt Endz, which were tasty, but needed more texture. When you see Burnt Endz, you are expecting a crispy, "burnt", charred morsel, not soft of all things. "A" had the corn and chicken chowder which was very good, with plenty of chicken and a great consistency. The fried pickles and okra was fun and addicting. These couple of apps do not save the experience, as I went there for BBQ without any success.
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We went here as part of a large group and they were particularly accommodating. Great service and fantastic food -- ribs, ribs, ribs. Excellent corn chowder and burnt endz. Spicy soups. Not a bad place to be if you're in town for a conference and need to get-away from the convention.
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They have the BEST catfish!! Oh yeah and the Hurricane's are awesome! Within walking distance of local offices, so I'm sure this place is packed all the time! Give it a try...I went with a group of 8 and we all loved it!
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A friend of mine and I hit this place before a concert recently. The food was awesome and reasonably priced (see it's good to get out of Boston now and again). Lots of southern and New Orleans style items on the menu. I had the burnt ends for an appetizer and they were seasoned with a tangy bbq sauce and were very tasty. For dinner I went with the fried chicken. It was good but the buttermilk batter could have used more flavor. The mud pie for dessert was great (and yes I nearly needed CPR after this meal). If they work on that and put some more booze in the drinks I would upgrade to 5 stars.
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