6270 Columbia Crossing Circle
Columbia, MD
21045
Mission has only been around since 2011 but they are doing something right as they have good barbecue, lots of locations and are expanding fast.
I've had good experience with Mission. Every place looks the same but the quality of the cue maintains a high standard. They also have a passion for supporting the military.
Now down to business...the cue. There is a lot of good energy at Mission. Workers are busy and seem to be happy to be there. The energy is almost like that of In and Out. There's a sense of urgency here and everyone is there to make sure you have a good meal.
There are lots of options here and I got a 3 meat sampler of ribs, brisket and sausage along with green beans, beans and cornbread. Everything comes served on a tray without any worries of cross-flavoring. The sausage was a step above normal. Very good indeed. Brisket was good and tender with the proper amount of smoke. The ribs were nice and smokey. More cured than cooked and mighty tasty. The green beans were flavorful and the beans were reminiscent of a cowboy bean and very good. Cornbread was a little sweet but good as well.
The interesting thing about Mission is the sauces. They have 6 different flavors of barbecue sauce here. It's an amazing offering.
The heritage of the sauces stem from the south and midwest. There is influence from Kansas City, Texas, Memphis, Maryland's crab world and Mississippi. Nothing is too mustardy or vinegary leaving out the Carolinas in this barbecue road trip.
There is Texas Twang (good tomato based sauce), Smokey Mountain (very smokey), Memphis Belle, (definitely on the sweet side)...
...KC Classic (layered flavor), Bay-B-Cue (crab boil influenced), and Tupolo Heat/Honey (sweet heat).
All of the sauces had their highs and lows. As I was tasting them with different meats I realized that I was drifting toward parings. Trying to find the right sauce to go with the right meat. Now if you want to make a career out of barbecue, spend the time trying to get that right. I will need several more meals here to identify the correct parings of barbecue sauce with Mission's meats. Now just because I didn't get it done in one sitting doesn't mean I didn't enjoy trying.
The list is as follows...
Sausage
Brisket
Ribs
Again...this place is good enough that just because the Ribs are at the bottom of the list, doesn't mean they are not bone lickin' good because they are.
So find the nearest Mission BBQ, drop by and enjoy. You'll be glad you did.
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