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replying to u/halermine: Can anyone offer an opinion on Fette Sau compared to those?“IMO Fette Sau is solid but can be inconsistent, particularly with their ribs.”
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“IMO Fette Sau is solid but can be inconsistent, particularly with their ribs.”
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“I got food poisoning from their room temp meat storage compartment the first time I went lol. Love paying extra for cold food.”
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“Pork belly, beef brisket, and "Cora's broccoli salad" — a nice complement to the meats”
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“It's decent but might be the most offensively overpriced of the bunch.”
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“I really like the potato salad from Fette Sau in Williamsburg.”
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“Fette Sau in Williamsburg has respectable BBQ.”
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“I wish Fette Sau was better but it’s ultimately not that good. Priced as if it were a top notch BBQ place and it’s pretty meh.”
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“the beans at Fette Sau in Williamsburg are possibly their best dish”
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“They’re all about the same in price and I wouldn’t say any better”
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“Regardless the BBQ is good.”
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“Nothing of value will be missed. Overpriced, mid "BBQ".”
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“Fette sau is another solid, albeit overpriced, option”
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“I went a couple of times and found the meat to be way too dry from overcooking, and one time it was also over-salted”
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“The closest I’ve found to a place like Whitt’s bbq or bar-b-cutie or even Edley’s would be Fette Sau in Williamsburg”
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“Fette Sau in Williamsburg has pretty good vinegar-based potato salad.”
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“I’ve lived by Fette Sau for 11 years and love it, but their meats (and ribs in particular) are inconsistent.”
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“Was delicious”
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“Went to Fette Sau last night and was a little disappointed. $30 for 4 ribs and they weren’t that great, but the brisket and cornbread were solid.”
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“Fette sau has some great sides, their brisket is terrible though.”
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“Fette Sau is great BBQ although not really a reservation place.”
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“Fette sau in Williamsburg great beer and bbq”
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“their brisket and pork belly are super juicy”
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“Went yesterday and it was pretty good! Brisket was amazing and the ribs were decent”
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“Fette Sau for barbeque if you’re heading in via Bedford.”
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“I just had it a few months ago and the brisket was juicy as all hell so I think you got a bad day”
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“Fette Sau in Wburg has some pretty decent brisket and will even sell you burnt ends if they have them. I love their assorted sauces, too.”
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“Went there years ago for my birthday and was charged like $40 for a pretty normal amount of food which was tasty but not spectacular. Never went back.”
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“Fette Sau a BBQ joint in Brooklyn doesn't trim at all but highly recommend it for its coffee rub and pastrami.”
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“Fette Sau (love the atmosphere but this would be a gamble since no reservations)”
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“Fette Sau - for some reason cuts their brisket with the grain”
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“Fette Sau is the best. They make their own bbq sauce and the pork belly is the best I’ve ever had.”
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“And particularly good ribs! Don’t expect Texas level, but it’s good.”
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“In my opinion way better than anything in Manhattan, but still miles behind Hometown”
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“It’s worth going to for sure. I cannot recommend it enough”
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“Fette Sau is ok, and wildly overpriced.”
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“Their pork belly was so darn good”
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“Fette Sau does an OK brisket.”
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“They call it “beans” but that was possibly my favorite item at Fette Sau.”
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“Just had solid ones at fette sau in Williamsburg.”
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“Fette Sau is unbelievably bland and dry for such a pricey barbecue establishment”
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“I hear it used to be better, but I went last year and the brisket was dry af. The ribs were pretty good, though”
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“There’s just better options that are less pricey and more consistently good because they don’t sit in buffer style trays.”
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“fette sau in williamsburg has been my favorite since they opened over a decade ago and the quality hasn’t lapsed at all i initially judge a bbq place on their brisket and fette sau’s has always been insanely good whereas a lot of the other places in the city don’t even come close”
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“it just didn’t hit. The meat was over salted and dry, and the prices were high.”
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“Finally tried it a couple years ago and got one of the driest briskets I’ve ever had. The ribs were pretty good, though.”
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“If you got a plate with 4 things, 2 might be good and the other two are dry and flavorless. Obviously some places have items that are better than others (good pork, bad brisket)there was no consistency in any form.”
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“The brisket was excellent. I have zero complaints about Fette Sau.”
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“Fette Sau predicted the future by charging high prices for subpar BBQ.”
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“Had some of the worst ribs at this place about a year ago. Dry with barely any meat. For some outrageous price.”
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“My problem with Fette Sau was that the brisket they gave me was always 50%+ fat. Not sure how thats acceptable, especially for their prices.”
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