{"id":2094,"date":"2012-09-08T09:27:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2012-09-08T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T13:31:58","slug":"pork-barrel-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/pork-barrel-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"Pork Barrel BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pork Barrel BBQ<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.porkbarrelbbq.com\/restaurants-and-catering\/\">web site<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2312+Mount+Vernon+Avenue,+Alexandria\">2312 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Del Rey, VA<\/a>, 703-822-5699 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro Trip Planner<\/a> &#8211; opens in new window)  [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/blogs\/bestbites\/food-restaurant-news\/an-early-look-at-pork-barrel-bbq.php\">Washingtonian<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g30226-d2486577-Reviews-Pork_Barrel_BBQ-Alexandria_Fairfax_County_Virginia.html\">Trip Advisor<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donrockwell.com\/index.php?showtopic=14134\">Don Rockwell<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/pork-barrel-bbq-alexandria\">Yelp<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><center><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McRib\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"McDonald&#039;s McRib, from Wikipedia\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/McD-McRib.jpg\/640px-McD-McRib.jpg\" title=\"McDonald&#039;s McRib, from Wikipedia\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">McDonald&#8217;s McRib, from Wikipedia<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The ribs are decent in the flavor department, but too dry and overall everything is served up to you too quickly.  Some of the sides are OK but not above that level.  I consider this place a missed opportunity.  It\u2019s in a great neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Virginia needs a real bbq place: Pork Barrel is an excellent place to sit and\/or meet, but the food just isn\u2019t quite at the level it ought to be. 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