I could go for smokehouse right now! Is it April (or as it stands today, May) yet?

52 minutes ago, Maverick44 said:

Smokehouse sounds great to be honest for a guy who doesn't go to the waterpark. Well that might change now that I have a platinum pass for the first time!

You do realize the waterpark is not a separate admission like up at CP?   

^^ I know. I just focus so much on the coasters I never make it to the waterpark. I need to start going for 2 days haha

Or just ride the train, eat the pork, and ride the train back to the dry park. 

That is true. I guess I have no excuses now haha

So, unless Don was only wanting to know what to have for dinner on 2/21, what could his post possibly mean? Do you think a sit down table service Outback Restaurant might be coming to Coney Mall? 

I could see some type of sit down eatery. They placed a MELT at CP so I could see something going on like that!

4 hours ago, Maverick44 said:

^^ I know. I just focus so much on the coasters I never make it to the waterpark. I need to start going for 2 days haha

No need for that.   We usually leave Cbus a bit before 9 to arrive for 10:30 ERT at SC have lunch around 1-2, shower then drive over to the dry park and can usually find a close open spot about that time.  Then stay until close or everyone is tired, home by midnight.  

That sounds like a plan haha

Saw this on Facebook

http://coaster-nation.com/rumor-mill-new-coney-island-bbq-eatery-coming-to-kings-island/

Dang.  And I was so hoping I could get a big steak and bloomin onion on the meal plan.  

So is it the Mac bar or the island Smokehouse on the rides side?

 

10 hours ago, gforce1994 said:

So is it the Mac bar or the island Smokehouse on the rides side?

 

It could be both... when you enter, go left for barbecue... go right for Mac bar....

54 minutes ago, upstop said:

It could be both... when you enter, go left for barbecue... go right for Mac bar....

I agree, no reason they can't do both.

BBQ vs MAC N CHESSE

This could be worse than B&M vs Intamin[emoji41].

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But I like Mac N Cheese for its reliability and easiness of cooking, BBQ you have so much down time with smoking and the wait oh my don't get me started     MNC>BBQ

 

What about Baconators?

Bacon is good on Mac too... lol

I really like the pulled pork and mac n cheese, only had it at CP though.

It was super delicious at Winterfest. 

I loved the buffalo chicken mac ... hope they make the mac and cheese bar permenant!

Wonder if the bbq joint could also serve ribs like at Carowinds? Could it be feasible?

On 2/23/2018 at 9:32 PM, hans1208 said:

Saw this on Facebook

http://coaster-nation.com/rumor-mill-new-coney-island-bbq-eatery-coming-to-kings-island/

Looks like they read this board and combined the info they read into a blog. Nothing new there, so echo chamber. 

1 hour ago, gforce1994 said:

Wonder if the bbq joint could also serve ribs like at Carowinds? Could it be feasible?

Sure it is feasible but there are several challenges.  Ribs are more expensive than pork butt so I don’t ever expect them on a meal plan.    They are more difficult to prepare in that they have thin membrane on the backside that is a real pain to peel off. (Both spare and back ribs)  While ribs are very forgiving in cooking, the timing is much more precise with ribs than pork butt or brisket and can’t really be measured with a thermometer. 

Skill and experience is required to a much greater degree to produce an acceptable outcome.  Something likely in good supply in the Carolinas for an acceptable price and harder to obtain in the Cincy area.   

I even occasionaly screw up and produce “fall off the bone” ribs while still tasty are a mess and more akin to pulled pork than generally accepted quality bbq ribs.   They need to have a bit of bite still to them.  

Now there’s an update on Screamscape. They’re reporting that it looking confirmed regarding the BBQ joint.

8 hours ago, gforce1994 said:

Now there’s an update on Screamscape. They’re reporting that it looking confirmed regarding the BBQ joint.

And they cite the same article linked above, which got it's info here. We've known for months that it was going to be a BBQ restaurant. 

Yum!!

On 2/26/2018 at 9:18 AM, Maverick44 said:

Yum!!

It definitely will be.

I wish we cot get a cam view of construction! I mean we knows it is a building of some sort!

Is this construction equipment near Vortex's final loop area?