2008

Armadillo Willy’s Restaurant Review

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Armadillo Willys

2260 Bridgepoint Parkway

Foster City, CA 94404

650.571.RIBS

Armadillo Willys is a local BBQ restaurant with 9 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was started in 1988 and offers ‘real Texas barbecue’ cooked over a wood fire.
We were in the area and decided to give it another try so we could more fairly gauge other BBQ restaurants. We visited the Foster City location.
They have a pretty extensive menu with salads, soups, sandwiches, burgers, and BBQ.

Decor, Vibe – Big colorful murals on the wall, along with flat screen TVs showing sports. Lots of families and groups eating here.

Famous BBQ Sauce

Menu Pictures

Web site menu

Picks:
None
OK:

The 3-Way Combo (Texas BBQ Ribs, 1/4 Chicken, & Meat Choice) ($18.95) came with Beef Brisket and 2 sides (Green Salad and Willy’s Chili Beans) It was a good sized platter with a fair amount of each item.
The ribs were fine but did not taste like high quality beef. Had to eat them with BBQ sauce to make them acceptable.
The brisket and chicken were pretty dry, necessitating drowing them in BBQ sauce. The salad was average, but the pinto beans tasted lukewarm and not very good. The Texas toast was good, wish there was more.

Kids BBQ Texas Ribs ($4.95) comes with 3 ribs, fries, and a soda. Pretty good deal. Same ribs the adults get.

Pans:
None

Not much service, you have to get your silverware, drinks, and the food yourself. The food is slightly better than average. It wouldn’t be hard to find a better BBQ place, try Memphis Mini’s in San Francisco or Everett and Jones in Oakland.
As we emerged from Armadillo Willys, we realized that our clothes now smelled like we’d been to a BBQ joint. AAA members get a discount, so flash your card.

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Overall Rating: (Above average)