The Bowling Green Daily News restaurant reviewer has been on a tour of local BBQ joints. Loving’s One Stop B-B-Q was disappointing.

Here is a summary of the review (read complete review at link.)

Loving’s One Stop B-B-Q has a storied history in Bowling Green, and was one place that always came up as a “must-visit” joint. Over the past few years it has migrated to various sites.

Last year, One Stop B-B-Q settled at the corner of 11th Avenue and Clay Street. While the name remains the same, the quality of the food, unfortunately, has not made it to the new location.

At One Stop I attempted to order the chicken and the ribs, only to find them unavailable. After I asked again, I found that the ribs had been overcooked and had fallen completely off the bone. It was a bit disappointing to have half the main menu options unavailable, but I did order the pulled pork and the catfish sandwiches.

There wasn’t much to recommend either of these items. I had really been looking forward to the catfish sandwich. But it came out as three fairly limp pieces of fish with a light breading served on what appeared to be white Wonder Bread. The entire thing was lifeless and without much flavor. The sauces came as little packets that one might get at a fast-food place.

The pulled pork sandwich came on a bun, and was definitely the better offering. While the meat did not have much flavor, the liquidy, peppery sauce gave the dish a punch, helping to redeem it to some degree. Likewise, the corn bread on which the other pulled pork dish was served had a great flavor, and a spread of sauce gave everything an earthy taste. I very much enjoyed this dish, but it was mainly the sauce and corn bread that gave it any taste. In the end, as good as the sauce and corn bread were, they could not overcome the essential blandness of the meat.

That’s too bad, because what it used to be was a very good barbecue joint that served high-quality food at low prices.