My wife and I had high hopes for Big Woods based on the favorable reviews, the atmosphere, and the crowd when we arrived. It was great eating at a place without a ridiculous mask mandate too, which attracted us to them. The atmosphere was enjoyable,...and the service was good. However the food was bad in general. The place seemed to focus on barbecued foods, so I had the ribs, my wife ordered the shrimp dinner, and a half a rack of ribs. She had rice and mashed potatoes for her sides. Her shrimp were excellent, but both sides were terrible. The rice seemed like a rice-aroni knock off. The potatoes seemed like instant and were underwhelming. The gravy was likely from a jar. My sides were fried okra and green beans. The fried okra were decent. My ribs looked unappetizing, and that was accurate. They were chewy, tough, and fatty. I like some fat on ribs, but this was a chewy mess, and my wife's were the same. The food was just terrible quality. I think they started with bad ingredients and ended with a product that reflects that. I would never recommend this place and won't be back based on this experience. It's a shame because it looks cool and has decent service, but it's the worst place I've eaten at since moving to Florida. I really wanted to like this place, but they need to make improvements.More
