Jared Doran
Food was EXCELLENT!!! The brisket was outstanding, the brisket twisters and potato salad amazing!!! Loved the sauces!!! Burnt ends, smoked bologna, and jalapeño pineapple sausage so so good. My wife and I loved it and will be back!!!!
I love the way is decorated too. The use of wood made it so homey, but not hokey. The smell when you walk through the door!!!
… moreEric
Great BBQ restaurant in West Little Rock. Food was fresh and service was excellent. I enjoyed the brisket sandwich with Mac and cheese. Very good flavor. The Mac and cheese needed a little more flavor, but food was great. Had a swirling cone for dessert because I like to take risks in life.
… moreThomas OBanion
Met a friend for lunch at Blue Ember. Enjoyed the cleanliness and the light music. We were able to talk without shouting at each other. I ordered the brisket sandwich, mac and cheese, and fried okra.
The brisket sandwich was excellent – smoke flavor was very good. Arguably the best brisket in Little Rock. And the okra was hot and fresh – portion size was perfect.
I cannot recommend the mac and cheese was very bland – it was bland.
… moreSylvana Hall
I ordered to go and really enjoyed my brisket potato. Their coleslaw is diced and I enjoyed it. I like their BBQ sauces all were tasty and their baked beans are good too. I will eat here again in person. I think their prices are great too.
… morestag42000
The atmosphere was pleasant as were the people.. Fresh salad was very good! Those baked beans with a Smokey flavor mmmm! Nice! Fresh fried okra, hot off the press! Even the dessert was really good! I just thought the cake was a bit pricey…$8/slice.. (I’m not much of a beef person, but
the turkey was moist and nicely smoked)
… moreGECO
In the mood for some bbq? Blue Embers was overall tasty. I ordered pulled pork, which was very good, spare ribs also very good, brisket was tastey but extremely fatty. I also ordered burnt ends, which were hard but had a good flavor. The baked beans were bland and tasted like they were out of a can. Definitely try the potato salad. It’s delicious. I recommend Blue Embers if you are in the area. Also, the meat is sold by the pound.
… moreJacob Thurlkill
Brisket twisters are delicious. The brisket is the best I’ve ever had. Jalapeno/pineapple sausage slaps. Mac and cheese is amazing. Fried okra is always super hot and crunchy. Drink machine is dialed in, too. Definitely my go to BBQ joint.
… moreMj
This is sad. What a gorgeous facility. Quality of meat was ok, but it was old. No seasoning. No flavor. Corporate robot cooker bbq. This is not a local heirloom worth visiting, or some new inspired eatery. This is cookie cutter corporate bbq with no soul. It’s so sad. And I’m not being hateful. The reviews speak for themselves. The rows of empty chairs speak even more. If the food were what it is supposed to be, what we are being charged for (30$ a lb) there would be a line a half a block long. If you want good bbq, go to Simms.
… moreJim Borrow
Food was good enough. Turkey was moist, sauce is very good. What bothered me the most is when you walk in the employees do not help you understand the process. I feel as though simply asking guests if they’ve been here before and if not, briefly walking them through the process would improve the ordering experience tremendously
… moreKay Mac
My husband got half pound of brisket and I got a brisket sandwich. Sides were mac & cheese, okra and fries, although I never asked for the fries and repeated the sides twice and yet they were focused on fries, so I just gave up trying to straighten it out and paid for it.
The food:
The brisket was lukewarm to cold. The bark was on a thick fat cap indicating the brisket wasn’t trimmed properly. The meat was waaay too lean and very dry and no flavor. You couldn’t get some bark with the lean without chewing a lot of the fat. There was zero marbling in the brisket which it desperately needed for moisture. My husband’s brisket was worse. You couldn’t cut through the bark cause it was so dry and hard, lukewarm and chewy. We both left it mostly uneaten. The mac and cheese was an odd texture, almost like a white glue on it. Virtually no flavor at all. The okra was the only edible part. This restaurant has a long way to go to improve. We spent $57 and couldn’t eat it. In the barbecue world, it’s all about the bark, juiciness and overall flavor. This missed on all points.
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