The New York Press checks in from Justin Timberlake's "Memphis-style" barbecue restaurant Southern Hospitality on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the new summer cocktail menu was introduced Wednesday night. Judging from the blogger's description, I might describe the restaurant's ambiance as Craig Brewer chic ...The waitresses scurried around in ironic trucker hats, flannel shirts and (designer) cut-off jean shorts under glowing beer signs as country music blared through the speakers.The summer cocktail menu features Timberlake's new signature tequila 901, though the NY Press complains that the margaritas are made with sour mix instead of lime juice, and some drinks featured gummy worms.
Nor is the blogger impressed with Southern Hospitality's barbecue selections, which include pineapple-flavored chicken strips. Last year, the restaurant hired the noted Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe to improve the program, which New York magazine called "awful." Lampe specifically promised to introduce "competition-style" ribs, though the NY Press tuts that they were "served with a fork and knife, no bib included."
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