Pat's BBQ

Pat's BBQ
155 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

There is nothing fancy about Pat’s. Picnic tables fill the restaurant, and there is no need to hire a dishwasher.  Everything is served on paper plates with plastic utensils giving it a true picnic feel.  You would never know they were featured on the Food Network, except for the nice pig sign outside.

One of the main reason I wanted to go to Pat’s was because it was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The smoked meatloaf was the star on the show and I had to order it.   I’m glad I did because it was the best thing we ordered by far!  At each table there was 3 different types of BBQ sauces to choose from.  I usually ask for a side of BBQ for dipping so I liked having my own bottle at the table.

What we got...

When I go for bbq I go straight for the ribs. I did this time too, along with every other item on the menu.
Ok, not really but between my husband and I, we split 3 meals.

1/4 rack ribs ($9.89)- The ribs are smoked and seasoned in a secret rub. I like the meat to fall off the ribs, but I had to yank the meat off the ribs.  I am picky on the amount of fat that is on my meat and the ribs had too much for my liking.

Side- The side salad was just that, a side salad. The corn bread was cold, and I like it warm/hot out of the oven with melty butter, so I wasn't a fan.

Smoked meatloaf ($11.29)- I  had to try the meatloaf because it was featured on the food network. There's a good reason why.  The meatloaf was a nice change from the everyday smoked meats. It makes me wonder what other foods would be good smoked? Maybe mac n' cheese?!

Sides-The mashed potatoes and gravy were bland as well as the corn.

The 3 meat plate ($15.39). We chose the chicken, brisket, and pulled pork. The meat was very moist. between the 3, my favorite was the pulled pork.

Side-The baked beans weren't anything special. Corn bread, bleh. The sides weren't good.

Service...
Was great, couldn't have been better.

Overall...
I give it a yellow light. All of the sides that we had with our meals weren't very good (red light), which was disappointing.  It's too bad because the meats were great.  If I could, and I can, I give the meatloaf  a green light.  Pat's gets a very colorful rating from me.

Scale Rating Descriptions

Green Light: I'll be coming through all the time, call me a regular, recommend to everyone and all, I"ll crave this place when I'm pregnant, loved it!

Yellow Light: I'll be slow to go through,  I'd go back if someone suggested it,  nothing special, not something I'm going to crave, it was ok.

Red Light: STOP! Don't go, tried it once and that's enough, warn people not to go, thinking about it brings back bad memories, didn't like it.