I've been before and loved it, but my most recent ...

I've been before and loved it, but my most recent experience of The Dirty Bottles can only be described as mediocre at best. On my first visit the food was outstanding. Ribs would fall off the bone, meat was juicy and tender, and all the flavours were complimentary. This time the ribs were a struggle to separate from the bone, the meat seemed much drier and less tasty, and some of the flavour combinations just didn't work. My starter - the spicy chicken fries - was mainly flavoured by the vinegar from a jar of jalapenos, which wasn't particularly nice. I opted for the curried beans with my main. I chose these as the pit beans I had last time were outstanding. I understand curried beans are perhaps not in keeping with the 'American barbecue' theme of most of the food, but I thought they must be there for a reason, and at this time was basing my decisions on the quality of the last visit. Curried beans should not be on the menu. If I had to hazard a guess as to how they were made, I'd say that some tinned beans had been washed, tossed in some shop-bought curry powder and heated. This visit was such a disappointment, and I hope it was simply an off night.