After you finished grabbing all those awesome veggies at Osage Farms, visit Tomlin's! Haha. At least that's what I ended up doing one afternoon.
Since they're conveniently located beside this grocer it makes for a quick stop or if you're on your way to Cherokee before 4 PM. :]
I'm not sure how he goes about preparing and cooking his meat, but it's absent of the rich smokey flavor most BBQ seems to have... which is a tad disappointing. However, the meat is very tender and the sauces are fairly good. The people there are also very friendly.
But more about the food. :P
The sandwiches are messy. They even jokingly said so themselves as I asked for a fork for my slaw, but realized I really needed it for my sandwich. Messy in a sauce dripping, tender pulled pork/chicken sort of way.
The slaw is mayo base and pretty typical of BBQ places. A tad more salty than sweet, but not overbearing. Sweet tea wasn't as sweet, but alright. I don't really like it overly sweet anyway. Overall, not bad.
I'll have to try some of their other sides if I ever go back, but for the convenience in the middle of what seems no where they're a nice stop in. They might be hard to spot if you're looking for them yourself though.. so just look for the Osage Farms. Tomlin's is right behind it.
I will note though.. while I haven't had the ribs or anything aside from the pulled sandwiches, if the smokey flavor is a must you might be better off elsewhere. I don't mind it without so they're more than enjoyable for me, but I could easily see some not being too impressed. read more