text: My friend sent me the Yelp page for Hek Yeah and what do you know stars based on reviews Damn impressiveor so it would seem Well since I cannot for the life of me find reasonable BBQ here in Phoenix off to Hek Yeah I go Fingers crossednnI showed up at opening on a Saturday and was the first customer of the day I thought for a second that the restaurant was still closed because the lights were off and the chairs were still on the tables However the neon Open sign was lit and the owner was there welcoming me in It looked like he arrived just minutes before me After turning on the lights firing up the pointofsale system and taking down the chairs the owner talked me through a few items on the menu I ordered the meat with ribs and sides platter which rang up to about with a drink I picked beef brisket and pulled pork for my meats Mac n cheese and baked beans got the call for my sides I took a seat and waited for my order which did not take too long to come outnnAPPEARANCEnThe food came out on a sizzling metal platter Portion sizes were very generous and it also came with a bread roll The pork was pulled or shredded as expected but so was the beef brisket which caught me a little off guard I guess I was expecting it to come out sliced which is always my preference Why Because when it is sliced it tells me two things It was cooked properly When brisket gets overcooked it becomes difficult to slice and you end up having to pull chop or shred it and It is a good quality piece of beef When you pull chop or shred beef you can usually get away with using cheaper meat Often times the shredded meat is tossed with fat drippings or sauce which compensates for poorer quality meat However for the sake of this review let us give the benefit of the doubt and chalk this presentation up to preference Many people choose to shred their brisket because that is how they like to do it for sandwiches or perhaps it was a slice the flat chop the point type decision Food was hot and all appeared finennTASTE TENDERNESSnTo start I went straight for the ribs Well actually what I got was more the flap than actual ribs Either way I pick them up by the bone and the meat literally fell off the bone Despite what Outback Steakhouse or Chilis commercials will lead you to believe fall off the bone ribs are NOT GOOD This means that the meat was OVERCOOKED and the way this meat just fell apart leads me to believe that it was not cooked that day Tasting the meat confirmed this suspicion as it was practically disintegrating in my mouth and it also felt and looked like it was heated up in the microwave The pulled pork and beef brisket were equally flavorless and dry The bread was crusty on the outside but not very warm on the inside On a positive note I really liked the baked beans and the mac n cheese They were cooked properly seasoned well and tasted goodnnTo sum it up I was very disappointed with the food I just paid for overcooked underseasoned dry flavorless food On top of that due to the taste and texture of the food I highly suspect that the food was not fresh read made the day BEFORE Again this is just my suspicion but I look at it like thisif the food was made fresh ie that morning but still tasted like it was made the day before and reheated then there are some other problems going on here that need to be addressed So sorry Yelpers The hyperbole on Hek Yeah BBQ stops here If somebody asks me to join them for BBQ at this place my response will be HEK NO