Smokin' Betty's
116 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19107
My girlfriend and I went on a two and half week vacation to
Asia in November, and before we went, we decided to do a little shopping for
some things that we needed. On our way back to her apartment, we stopped at Smokin'
Betty's to grab some lunch. It had ranked pretty high on my list for quite some
time, and I was super excited to try it.
I had heard really good things about the BBQ at Smokin'
Betty's and with a name like that I would hope that is what they do best. We
ordered a couple of beers when we sat down and looked over the menu. The brunch
menu was small and concise, which I enjoyed because it made my decision a lot
easier. I wound up choosing the BBQ sliders, one of pulled chicken, one of
pulled pork, and one of pulled brisket, and my girlfriend ordered the Betty
Burger, a half pound burger topped with confit pork belly, avocado, cheddar,
tomato, lettuce, a sunny side up egg, and garlic aioli served with some hand cut fries.
As I have said before I love that my girlfriend isn’t afraid
to eat in front of me. It makes going out to eat much more fun and enjoyable
because then I get to try the delicious things that she orders too! Haha we
sipped our beers and took in the atmosphere. Our super hipster waiter kept
trying to make jokes, but he was painfully unfunny. He brought us out our food,
and I was suddenly enveloped in the smell surrounding us.
The mixture of the barbeque smell emanating from my plate
and the delicious aroma of the burger wafting off of her plate were enough to
make your mouth water. I dug into the first slider on my plate, a pulled
Caribbean chicken sandwich with a tangy and sweet barbeque sauce. The next one
I ate was the hickory smoked brisket slider with a sharp, molasses flavored barbeque
sauce. The smokiness that I could taste from the brisket was to die for.
Finally I ended with the succulent and tender pulled pork slider with Carolina
barbeque sauce. It was everything I had come to expect from Carolina barbeque
and more. The pork melted in my mouth, it was smoky, moist and incredibly
delicious.
The two bites that I had of my girlfriend’s burger were
absolutely blissful. It forced its way into my top three burgers in the city,
and I've got to say I am now dying to go back and eat it all on my own.
Perfectly charred with a juicy center, the flavor of this burger was huge. It
was rich, but not too rich, salty, but not over salted, creamy and absolutely
delicious.
Three and a half pints for Smokin' Betty's. Our meal was a complete success. While our server was
a little bit weird, the overall experience was great and the food was
fantastic. I cannot wait to make a return trip whenever I am in the mood for
some delicious barbeque or a really tasty burger. You should definitely check
it out if you get the chance! Cheers!
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