This and That BBQ Shack

We actually came here after another BBQ place in Canon was closed on a Saturday. We had seen the sign when we frequent Penrose Pizza on Broadway in Penrose. It is a cute little place with a rustic vibe. The counter help/waitress was extremely friendly and helpful. We sat down to eat (as she said she could come over and take our order - otherwise it is counter service). First tiny thing, is I was confused by the menu. Here is where my confusion was, they have platters but you HAVE to get 2 meats. That is a lot of food for me so I hesitated, but went with it as I prefer BBQ platters to sandwiches. I got pulled pork and wings as my two meats, plus onion rings and mac & cheese as my two sides. Note, the Mac & Cheese is actually very al dente noodles with nacho cheese over it - the waitress did warn me on that one, but I did it anyways! Hubby got brisket, hot links and fries and beans as his sides. Plus it came with Texas toast. Ok, so it was a HUGE amount of food. BBQ is never cheap, so for the cost they definitely give you good portions. Onion rings, fries, Texas toast and the BBQ sauce were all very good. However, I really don't like that you only get a tiny little container of sauce - if I want to sauce my meat more, then let me! However, if you want more sauce it is .75 cents each container. SMALL containers (see photo). My pork tasted like pork, I didn't taste smoke or spices. Same with the brisket and the hot links had cheese in them (hubs is lactose intolerant and were barely warm). The wings were plain and literally just fried with no spice or sauce - again you got a tiny container on the side. To me everything was fine, but lacked a real deep or spicy flavor. Not having sauce on tables or at a station we could get more, really sucked. Not seasoning or tossing the wings, was odd.We ended up taking tons of food home. It was fine, but for me it just wasn't flavorful enough. However, I found the restaurant and workers very friendly. BBQ is so personal, it might do it for you. We had heard great things, so go try and decide for yourself.

A nice little bbq place in the unlikely Penrose CO. They make some good bbq and their sides are fun. In fact, their corn bread is one of my favorites ever. Good sauces and super friendly service. While Penrose might not be a normal stop for you, the bbq is worth the stop.

First time there... I did take out...the BBQ sauces are so good...I will be back...when I walked in to order...oh it smelled like heaven.