Bandana’s Bar-B-Q beats bad, boring alternatives

CHLOE WOLFE opinion editor

I do not crave barbecue unless I’m at a cookout, but that takes hours to make. Bandana’s Bar-B-Q was much faster and almost as good.

Bandana’s Bar-B-Q is a regional chain with restaurants in Missouri, Indiana and Illinois – mainly Illinois. Making a total of 21 locations.

I was pretty busy the day I went, so I decided to do take-out. I called 30 minutes before I would arrive at the restaurant and ordered a pork sandwich, a side of fries and – most importantly– a Dr Pepper. They told me that my order would only take 15 minutes, so by the time I arrived my food was slightly cold. That’s completely my fault so I didn’t dock any points for that.

When I went to pay for my order, the person who rang me up was extremely nice. My meal was only $15.58, which I found to be a reasonable price for the food that I got.

The sandwich itself was really good, even if it was a little bit cold. It was just smokey enough that it made the sandwich tangy but not too overpowering. The sandwich doesn’t come with barbecue sauce on it but they did give me their sweet smoky barbecue sauce to dip it in.

The steak fries were a little soggy, ranch made them better, and the Dr Pepper was flat but the sandwich was really good. I liked it when it was cold, so I assume it’s even better when hot.

I definitely would go back and do a sit down meal. Hopefully my food will be hotter.

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