Uncle John's outside Memphis, Tennessee is just what I love to see...a mom and pop operation in a converted building doing it old school. They offered all the right product and smoked it all outside in a off set smoker, using a mixture of hard woods. Everything was looking good for some righteous barbeque, and I was hungry!
Then I tried it. What I learned was that, even with this going for them, the proprietors of Uncle John's BBQ didn't have a clue as to what good barbeque is, much less great barbeque.
The chopped pork sandwich was mediocre. All I was able to taste was the sauce they had all over the meat. There was nary a porcine flavor to be found and any smoke imbued during the cooking process had been lost long ago.
As for the ribs, well they were redolent with smoke, but that was it! It was, as if, the mere mention of seasonings, rub, or even salt were forever frowned upon. Oh, there was bark, but it had an almost acrid note from being smoked too long. The rib's over smoking had, at least, led to a tender product, if only I could have enjoyed such tender meat. Alas, the abhorrent acrid taste coupled with the utter lack of seasoning made that an impossible proposition. 
Rating:
Appearance: 6 out of 10
Taste: 3 out of 10
Tenderness: 8 out of 10
Score: 56% (plus 5% for trying it old school): 61% D-
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