Pork-a-thon: Bubby's Pulled Pork
Continuing the pork-a-thon review thread going, I had a pulled pork sandwich from Bubby's in Dumbo today. Here's what I thought:
Price: $12
Appearance: I liked the nice balance of crust, large pulls, and shredded pulls. Hate that sauce in a little dish though, gimme a squirt bottle!
Pork solo: nice crust pieces, and very moist. Smoke flavor was mild, but definitely present. A few too many pieces of fat, but overall I'd say it's pretty good.
Sauce: Thick! I'm definitely more of a vinegar sauce type guy, and this is a classic thick tomato and brown sugar type sauce. Great on the fries, andnit does work with the pork I'm just a fan of the thin vinegar sauce on my pulled sandwiches. Bun: a very buttery, maybe even egg or potato bun. No seeds (that's good). And it was grilled warm on a flat griddle type thing (guessing). A bit too much butter involved when combined with a fatty pork selection. I tend to like a little crunch on bread too... But I'm not in the majority on that one. Cole Slaw: Mostly red cabbage, and not a ton of kick/flavor. But it did meld well with the pork, sauce, and bun. Total package: Better than I recalled from earlier visits. I think all of the components worked very well together making it a solid pulled sandwich, but it's just not what I love about them. I was left wanting more smoke, more vinegar, and more crunch.