I had the brisket sandwich at Tom's Thumb and it was very good. Moist and tender, nice smoke ring, well-trimmed and perfect thickness on the slices. I saw a stack of mesquite and pecan wood for smoke. Whoever is managing the pit knows what they are doing. Nice selection of sauces too. Thin Carolina, hickory, mustard, habanero and a XXX hot sauce which I tried. Nice diversity. All pretty good. My buddy is an avid viewer of BBQ Pitmasters and wants to get a smoker. I told him that I would take him to BBQ Island next week to see the great selection of products they carry.
Thanks for asking about Pellini, Scott. Everything is going reasonably well. I was tweaking the menu descriptions today. Some seemed like we were giving the recipe rather than giving a description. But now that we are building a lot of return customers that already have favorites, we can simplify things to keep the line moving along.