"UpdateThey went out of business.Too funny.PEOPLE PLEASE READ REVIEWS and believe them. We didn't and we should have.Kinda went on a BBQ tour on our way up from Florida. It started in Texas and we stopped in every state along the way. We had all types and styles in each state. Our final destination was the Ark in Kentucky.We stopped at a place Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky and it was above average from what we were experiencing so we had high hopes of this place near the Ark. We thought that since they were only open 3 days a week that it must be phenomenal. Boy were we wrong. Even though we know where we're going we still ask the locals where to go. It should've been a red flag when only one person recommended it. We went to all the shops along their main strip, the banks, and Log Cabin place. Only one guy recommended it and it wasn't even his top choice. He recommended the Mexican place first, burger place, a local pizza place, and then Belles. He said to get the smokin spud so we got one of those with pork on it. Ya can't go wrong with pork at a BBQ place right? Wrong again. Well the portion size was great, but the pulled pork was very dry and the cheese probably came out of a freezer and tossed on it. It didn't melt the slightest bit. We wanted to send it back to microwave it, but nobody came back to check on us. It was busy, but come on. I took it to the bar to ask if they would do it. I waited a while and said forget it. Some lady/girl was barking orders in the kitchen and degrading other employees. It got weird. Felt sorry for the poor girl waiting on us so I just went back and ate it.Flavor would have been decent if it was fresh BBQ? I think it was leftover from the day before and it was the bottom of the pan. It was dry yet greasy if that makes sense.Other people in our party enjoyed their food, but it was just sides that came from a food supply store. Definitely not homemade or expected to be homemade. I do however expect things like baked beans and slaw to be homemade and they definitely weren't.There were very few locals in there and we figured that out quickly. They were the only table who received good attention by the managers and we could tell.We left full, but not satisfied with the food itself. We tipped the waitress very well because it's not her fault that the food is sub par.We asked around if there's another place we could try on Saturday and people mentioned a few.FOLKS PLEASE READ REVIEWS AND REVIEW YOURSELF ALSO. This place is definitely not a BBQ place. They are a small restaurant with a smoker and they try to smoke food.And I heard they are going to start serving breakfast? HAHAHAHAHA good luck with that!Sincerely,Very Dissapointed GroupKid-friendliness: Not kid friendly at all."
