Maples Barbecue

[Jersey Boss]

They posted they are hiring a general manager a couple of days ago. So it should be getting close but no date mentioned.

Hate to hear that about their sauce because it made what I found to be kind of bland pulled pork freaking amazing.... It was like that sauce and pork were a match made in BBQ heaven.

Agree totally. Pulled pork calls for vinegar based sauce and slaw

[sooner88]

They posted they are hiring a general manager a couple of days ago. So it should be getting close but no date mentioned.

Hate to hear that about their sauce because it made what I found to be kind of bland pulled pork freaking amazing.... It was like that sauce and pork were a match made in BBQ heaven.

That was the only time I used the sauce... the rest didn't need it.

[Roger S]

That was the only time I used the sauce... the rest didn't need it.

Agreed but it made the pulled pork..... I still remember taking my first bite of pork and thinking.... meh I can check that off the list.... then adding the sauce and taking another bite and doing a complete 180 and scarfing it all down together.

And while I think great BBQ stands on it's own with no need for additional sauce.... I'm also into eating food I think tastes great and that sauce and pork was great to me.

[jccouger]

And while I think great BBQ stands on it's own with no need for additional sauce.... I'm also into eating food I think tastes great and that sauce and pork was great to me.

That's exactly how I feel. I love BBQ that doesn't need any sauce, but I also love how BBQ sauce tastes so I eat it occasionally even if the meat is good.

I'll also say I wasn't a fan of the Maples BBQ sauce so I'm not sad they changed it, but lucky for them their BBQ was so good I never really used it.

[Roger S]

That's exactly how I feel. I love BBQ that doesn't need any sauce, but I also love how BBQ sauce tastes so I eat it occasionally even if the meat is good.

I like sauce too.... The three years we did the OKC Broken Rib tour we scored the ribs as they were served but all of us always tried them with the sauces provided after we had taken our sample bites..... Most times I will just taste the sauce with a spoon and then if I decide the meat needs the sauce to complement it's flavor I will add it.... And I almost always sauce smoked bologna or sausages.

[sooner88]

Agreed but it made the pulled pork..... I still remember taking my first bite of pork and thinking.... meh I can check that off the list.... then adding the sauce and taking another bite and doing a complete 180 and scarfing it all down together.

And while I think great BBQ stands on it's own with no need for additional sauce.... I'm also into eating food I think tastes great and that sauce and pork was great to me.

I was agreeing with you that the sauce made the pork a lot better,

[BridgeBurner]

Y'all are making me hungry... Maples needs to hurry up and open! Haha

[Thomas Vu]

I've been told September. Wasn't from Todd though so there's that.

[Roger S]

I was agreeing with you that the sauce made the pork a lot better,

I know you were and I was re-agreeing with you because the sauce was that good on the pork.

[BridgeBurner]

Work has started in earnest on Maples, the entire street street smells like onions haha.

[shawnw]

I hope they don't paint that gargantuan wall behind it and go straight to a mural.

[shawnw]

To answer my own question, I noticed today that the West wall was being mural-ized, while the East wall is still that dark green color, so I guess it'll stay that way for a bit.

[TheirTheir]

The building appears dwarfed by the new empire building. Also, I love that they removed the patio seating. Keeping that corner open will be a more welcoming vibe for street performers and the like.

[PhiAlpha]

The building appears dwarfed by the new empire building. Also, I love that they removed the patio seating. Keeping that corner open will be a more welcoming vibe for street performers and the like.

The plans say it’s going to have a large patio so I think they are just reconfiguring the patio right now. It would be a pretty big missed opportunity for a restaurant on such a prominent corner not to have a patio.

[TheirTheir]

The plans say it’s going to have a large patio so I think they are just reconfiguring the patio right now. It would be a pretty big missed opportunity for a restaurant on such a prominent corner not to have a patio.

Yeah, true.

[Bullbear]

I hope they don't paint that gargantuan wall behind it and go straight to a mural.

the west Mural is looking good. I am hoping the east one they play with the fact that it dwarfs the other building. perhaps a character peering over or around Maples would be pretty awesome.

[shawnw]

that would be awesome

[Pete]

Craning in two big smokers this morning (photo cred Larry Dean Pickering):

[PaddyShack]

Oh boy, oh boy! OH BOY!!

[Pete]

[HangryHippo]

Hmm... Opportunity for a GREAT patio.

[sooner88]

Is there going to be another mural on that giant blank space on Empire's building?

[Pete]

Is there going to be another mural on that giant blank space on Empire's building?

I believe it will be some sort of ivy.

[BridgeBurner]

Pete, I picked a copy of the gazette at Prairie and there was an article about Maple's that said it opened Nov 20th- I ended up walking there later and it didn't look like they would be open for a few weeks judging by the outside. Any idea on when they really open? Their website says "Nov 2018" but I have a feeling it won't be http://www.maplesbarbecue.com/

[Jhawk1021]

They will open on December 12th