Pappy's Smokehouse opening in Linen lofts near SLU

lukethedrifter · PostApr 08, 2008#762008-04-08T14:20+00:00

Based on a small sample size- 1 visit- I am a fan of Pappy's and will go back frequently, esp since it's so close.

But why in all this discussion of BBQ in STL there continues to be no mention of Smoki O's on Broadway I don't understand.

moorlander · PostApr 15, 2008#772008-04-15T14:33+00:00

Ate here on saturday for lunch. I loved the meat, but was not at all a fan of the sweet potato fries or the potato salad. I had the brisket sandwich and sampled several ribs and the pulled pork sandwich. All very good.

bl211 · PostApr 15, 2008#782008-04-15T16:34+00:00

try the corn.

the central scrutinizer · PostApr 15, 2008#792008-04-15T16:55+00:00

BL211 wrote:try the corn.

Mr. Hankey recommends it.

jcity · PostApr 17, 2008#802008-04-17T04:47+00:00

dude, come on, the potato salad is excellent. the fries aren't my style either though. I prefer regular fries.

innov8ion · PostApr 17, 2008#812008-04-17T04:59+00:00

^ If you have a fair amount of fiber in your diet, Mr. Hankey will give you lots of Xmas presents!

chrisindowntown · PostApr 17, 2008#822008-04-17T13:04+00:00

Nice article in RFT this week.

http://restaurants.riverfronttimes.com/ ... l-heights/

Had the pulled chicken late last week and was wonderful. Pulled pork is next on the list.

jeff707 · PostApr 17, 2008#832008-04-17T16:06+00:00

All of you sweet potato fries haters are insane. They're like candy! Although, Lester's fries might be better. But pappy's meat is way better than Lester's, so they win.

Edit: fries, not fires.

moorlander · PostApr 17, 2008#842008-04-17T16:10+00:00

JCity wrote:dude, come on, the potato salad is excellent. the fries aren't my style either though. I prefer regular fries.

No one in my group cared for the P. salad or the fries one bit. To each his own I suppose. Meat was terrific.

lukethedrifter · PostApr 17, 2008#852008-04-17T21:12+00:00

I didn't get a chance to try the sweet potato fries yet but I know they are hard to pull off well. Usually end up greasy and limp.

The beans were good not great and I loved the slaw. Pulled pork was good and brisket was very good, though not quite Smoki O's good.

Glad to have 'em in the 'hood.

mark wegmann · PostApr 19, 2008#862008-04-19T01:09+00:00

RFT review response: line out the door for 3 hours.. and a note of congrats to the Pappy's crew, they didn't sell out of one item. seems they're gittin down perrrty well after only a few months in business..

jcity · PostApr 22, 2008#872008-04-22T04:18+00:00

P. salad:

I have to say Pappy's is good, but then again I think Schnucks has the best P salad in town by far. don't even try to bring up Straub's or Gourmet to Go, etc. save it... i'm all about schnucks p salad.

back to pappy's, i need to try the ribs and pulled chicken.

mark wegmann · PostMay 09, 2008#882008-05-09T03:58+00:00

Celeb in da house!

Bobby Flay was dining at Pappy's today .. word is he loved the place!

maybe now Emerson can get some press

innov8ion · PostMay 09, 2008#892008-05-09T04:55+00:00

Mark Wegmann wrote:Celeb in da house!

Bobby Flay was dining at Pappy's today .. word is he loved the place!

maybe now Emerson can get some press

Nice, what was Anna Nicole Smith's interior designer doing there? BTW, I visited a few days back. The meat was terrific. The texas toast should be toasted and not raw IMHO. I'd prefer if the sweet potato fries were more like home fries instead of shoestrings, but too many places serve them raw so no big complaints there. Overall, great stuff.

citysoul · PostMay 10, 2008#902008-05-10T03:56+00:00

Went there the other night. Had the pulled pork...outstanding! Smoky, moist, flavorful. The baked beans were great too. I'll be back soon.

the central scrutinizer · PostMay 10, 2008#912008-05-10T04:15+00:00

citysoul wrote:Went there the other night. Had the pulled pork...outstanding! Smoky, moist, flavorful. The baked beans were great too. I'll be back soon.

I found the baked beans and the slaw to be average, at best. But I thought it was a minor quibble, since that is not what you are really there for.

Very, very, very few places can make memorable baked beans or slaw.

jcity · PostMay 12, 2008#922008-05-12T02:00+00:00

I don't know of a place that has better baked beans. if you do, please let me know.

jeff707 · PostMay 12, 2008#932008-05-12T16:50+00:00

I like the Plush Pig's beans better.

mark wegmann · PostMay 13, 2008#942008-05-13T04:59+00:00

CS .. I find baked beans very memorable for at least a few days

Regarding who has better beans .. seems to be a matter of opinion and as noted, IT'S NOT the main reason you're there.

I think it's fair to say Pappy's is pretty freakin good stuff!

jeff707 · PostMay 13, 2008#952008-05-13T18:45+00:00

The baked beans I had at pappy's today were the best I've had yet.

debaliviere · PostMay 25, 2008#962008-05-25T23:49+00:00

The sweet potato fries are fantastic!

jeff707 · PostMay 26, 2008#972008-05-26T16:17+00:00

Thank you DeB, someone on my side on that one.

debaliviere · PostMay 26, 2008#982008-05-26T17:09+00:00

Jeff707 wrote:Thank you DeB, someone on my side on that one.

Man, I'd go back just for the fries, but everything else we tried was great too.

We were there yesterday - the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, during a thunderstorm, in a relatively unknown part of town and the place was packed. That's gotta be a good sign for Pappy's. This place seems like the kind of joint that could become an institution.

cwender · PostMay 26, 2008#992008-05-26T23:42+00:00

I like their baked beans so much I order a pulled-pork platter with TWO sides of beans. I skip the 'tater salad and slaw and go straight for a double dose of dem beans. I've never tried the sweet potato fries 'cause I hate sweet potatoes. Sure wish they had straight-up Idaho fries...I might give-up a side of beans for those.

innov8ion · PostMay 27, 2008#1002008-05-27T02:35+00:00

Interesting. I enjoyed the sweet potato fries even they were shoestrings. Crispy, not mushy as the thicker cut ones can be. The cole slaw was well above average too. Now you have me curious about the baked beans. Maybe I'll just get a gallon of baked beans to go?

Of course, the bbq'd meat is superb. I felt a little bad for drowning the meat in the usual sauces.... It's kinda like ordering up a fine bourbon and drowning it in ice. Tsk tsk. Except most places don't make spicy ice.

Pappy's Smokehouse opening in Linen lofts near SLU

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