Kenny’s North Carolins BBQ

I was a fan of Kenny’s in Los Alamos. But I can say that now I am very disappointed. I was happy when the food truck moved to Espanola because that is closer to where I live, and after eating the pulled pork sandwich my first time there I decided to get it again. When the sandwich was brought to me it had a strange smell. Ignoring my instincts I took a bite, immediately I spit it out. It tasted like the meat had been sitting out for a very long time, and began to spoil. I asked for my money back for the sandwich but decided to take my chances with the fries. because Kenny said they were home-​made. I was sick to my stomach for two days because of food poisoning. Also there is a building he lets people sit in now which looks «lived in» and not very sanitary. This is a place I wouldn’t recommend to anyone.

The place has so many complaints, and being a former employee I can say he often doesn’t pay his workers at all.

OK, I can only base this review on the Carolina style BBQ Pork Sandwich that myself and my friend bought at the AHA Fest in Santa Fe, New Mexico this evening… I was drawn to the food truck because it looked impressive. There seemed to be multiple staffers kind of just hanging out outside, during the dinner hour… I should have taken that as a sign, but I really liked the massive cooker that was mounted on the back of the food truck, so I decided to take a chance.
And I’m no stranger to excellent barbecue. I’ve lived on the west coast and eaten at some of the best BBQ restaurants in Oakland and San Francisco. I’ve worked my way through Mississippi and Louisiana and know the score there too… And really, we’ve even got a couple BBQ places here in Santa Fe that are mediocre, but WAY better than this place, and frankly, the owner should feel ashamed. We posted a decent picture of the sandwich on Facebook, and all our BBQ foodie friends were appalled…
To get to the point, if I had wanted a pork jerky sandwich, I would have gone to whole foods, bought the jerky and made my own… This sandwich was so incredibly dry, it was like a shredded pork jerky sandwich on a white bread bun… And completely overpriced for $ 9… Oh, I just looked at their usual menu, and they also charged me an extra dollar for a can of Dr. Pepper, where on their usual menu, it comes with the meal. I liked the beans, but they obviously came from a can…
I think I can safely say that I will never frequent this food truck again. And actually I’m glad it is usually situated in Los Alamos… That explains quite a bit.