Phat Boyz Barbecue: "not as good as it smells" Glen Allen Restaurant Tip by b1bob

Phat Boyz is a small barbecue place on Route 1 next to Green Top. You can smell them slow-cooking barbecue outside. Like most good barbecue restaurants, it is so small that on the inside you have to leave it to change your mind. I bet a lot of people who go to Green Top to buy hunting gear are drawn in by this deceptive aroma.

Favorite Dish: Sadly, the barbecue doesn't taste nearly as good as it smells. How can that be? Well, smoked pork left virtually alone can be heavenly. Phat Boyz adulterates its barbecue to the degree that it is entirely too sweet. I have only been to one place with worse barbecue: Buddy's Place in Amelia where the barbecue comes from a tin. A lesson for Phat Boyz is: leave well enough alone!

Address: 10185 Washington Hwy., Glen Allen, VA 23059
Comparison: less expensive than average
Directions: FROM I-95: Take EXIT 86B toward VA-656 W/ELMONT. 0.4 mi (0.7 km); Merge onto SLIDING HILL RD. 0.4 mi (0.7 km); Turn LEFT onto US-1/WASHINGTON HWY. 0.3 mi (0.5 km)
Phone: (804) 550-5707
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 2
Theme: Barbecue
Website: http://www.phatboyzbbq.com