Feast BBQ

My husband, daughter, and I ate lunch at Feast BBQ in New Albany last week. I haven't seen any talk about this place on here (maybe I missed it?), so thought I would give my two cents worth.

I am not a food critic, or a bbq expert, but my husband and I have lived in Texas and Kansas City, and have had some great bbq over the years. We have felt like Louisville was missing the mark in all the places we've tried here (and we've tried most of them).

Feast is the one place that I can say with no reservations that we will definitely return to for our bbq fix. We both had the brisket, which was super tender and flavorful, and our daughter had pulled chicken which we both sampled, and found to be moist and delicious. The creamy cole slaw was very good, as were the baked beans. There were lots of things on the menu that we wanted to try, and we are already planning our next trip - which will be for dinner, since they are suspending lunch service for a while.

The service was friendly and fast, and the building renovation is beautiful.

Anyone else been there?

Mary Beth,
We've eaten from Feast twice - once dine in, once takeout. But unfortunately Ryan had sworn me to secrecy and asked me not to post. They've been so successful with their great BBQ that they are running of food- this BBQ take a long time to prepare. Per Ryan- their new tagline is" Don't tell your friends... ".
Deb

Hi Mary Beth,

Thank you for coming in! I am extreme pleased to read that your visit was a positive one and that you were able to make it in early enough to get some BBQ from us. The response has been overwhelming; to say the least. We were out of food by 7:30 last night and unfortunately had to turn down a large number of guests.
We spend a lot of time in the preparation of our BBQ, all of our meats see a 24-72 hour brine before they ever see any smoke. This is far from cost effective and takes up all of the space in our cooler allowing us to only be able to produce a certain amount of meat per day. When originally planned, with the restaurant only able to seat about 50 people, the amount of meat we could store and produce should have been more than enough, but we're doing twice the volume originally planned for at max.

So until we can figure out a way to store and brine more meat we have to discontinue a stellar lunch business so that we can hopefully keep the doors open during our entire listed hours. Which are now Tues-Thurs 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am.

We as a collective (the chefs and I) have zero interest in cutting corners in the preparation of our BBQ so that we can do more business. It's slow, labor intensive, and costly, but we hope that the end result is worth the patience.

Once again thank you for coming in, my personal recommendations for your next trip to see us is as close to 5pm as possible and we urge you to not tell your friends. More BBQ for them means less for you.

Great problem to have mi amigo! I've been holding back from coming in, because I know you've been getting hammered. Congrats on all your success! Your passion and hard work is the key! I'll be in soon but I'll call first. Much respect to you Chef!

Looking forward to trying this BBQ tofu I heard about. Is the vinegar-based slaw vegan (i.e. no mayo, milk, etc.)?

Looking forward to trying this BBQ tofu I heard about. Is the vinegar-based slaw vegan (i.e. no mayo, milk, etc.)?

Unfortunately it is not technially vegan Kari; it contains white bleached sugar, but other than that, yes.
Our BBQ sauces are all vegan and gluten free.

Can't wait to see you in Chef Lamas!

I'm sure you'll be seeing us sometime soon!

I stopped in tonight and had the brisket sandwich and a pulled pork sandwich both were pretty damn good. I'll definitely be back for more and I won't say a thing to anyone!

Finally made it over tonight! The tofu was really good. Wish I could have finished it all...I'm thinking a 1/4 lb size would be plenty for me. We didn't really have trouble finding a place to sit...the tables were all full but if you don't mind sitting at one of the 3 bar areas, one at the bar, one behind it, and one by the door, it was pretty easy. Thanks for offering vegetarian/vegan options on this side of the river! It was nice to be able to get really good restaurant tofu without "crossing over."

Are we allowed to tell our friends yet?

I just want to know if the tofu post was real or tongue in cheek. Cause BBQ tofu is really good, and I'd go get some.

I just want to know if the tofu post was real or tongue in cheek. Cause BBQ tofu is really good, and I'd go get some.

Leah-
It's real. Check out the review on Urbanspoon; that's why I suggested it to Kari and a non-Hotbytes friend.

Deb

Are we allowed to tell our friends yet?

As long as you don't hold me accountable for extended wait times

The tofu is real...I wouldn't have gone there if they didn't have it. My laughing face was because the 1/2 lb serving was way too much for me and I couldn't finish it.