Back for More: Home Plate BBQ

In the deep, deep South (of Sanlitun), the ever-popular Home Plate BBQ has upgraded their menu, inviting another visit to this temple of meat. Instead of their old single-side menu we're now looking at a book with pages and pages of meaty treats and indulgent dishes.

Creations at Home Plate BBQ come about from extensive research trips, as the owners visit Texas, Memphis, Nashville, and Arkansas on a regular basis. Their research includes eating at barbecue restaurants, meeting barbecue masters, and talking to restaurant owners throughout the country – color us green with envy.

Keeping this in mind, expectations were high. We settled on the Itis burger (RMB 98), a double cheeseburger with Home Plate BBQ’s homemade aioli, deep fried pickles, and crispy cured bacon. It practically has it all, and did not disappoint.

The Pimento cheese plate was a glorious surprise and will become a starter favorite; sharp cheddar cheese blended to a paste with pimentos, peppers, and seasoning, accompanied by celery and carrot sticks, as well as crackers. As for the chili, the accompanying piece of cornbread, soaking up the sauce, made a nice addition to a straight bowl of the spicy stew. However, spice lovers may be left hankering for a little extra kick.

The drinks menu has also been rejigged. The Savannah sipper (RMB 55), for example, a mix of tea-infused vodka, white wine, and juice, tastes like summer in an icy cup, with a slight buzz. These could happily be drunk all day long.

With all these new drinks and eats Home Plate BBQ has really demonstrated their dedication to keeping things up to date, and regardless of our readers' concern over existing burgers' increasing prices at this establishment, which we were told is a result of increasing meat prices, we'll undoubtedly be back to try out the rest of the menu, and soon.

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