Gator’s Back Porch BBQ is a spin off of Dollie Marie’s restaurant and former Gator’s Neo Soul restaurant. Dollie Marie’s was their attempt at fine dining which is morphing into this BBQ. They serve lunch BBQ now but are slated March 1, to go full time BBQ Mon-Sat 11am-8pm. Gator’s Back Porch BBQ focuses on high quality BBQ meats and sides. Read the rest of this entry »

Baby Blues BBQ is a new BBQ restaurant in the Bernal Heights area of San Francisco that opened in late 2008. They have locations in Venice, California and West Hollywood. They have hybrid BBQ Memphis style rib and sauces that hail from North Carolina. Their racks are slowly smoked and rubbed with pepper and spices. Read the rest of this entry »

Pican is a restaurant in revitalized Uptown Oakland next door to Ozumo. New Orleans native Michael LeBlanc started this restaurant in 2009. This area is undergoing a transformation from long closed auto dealerships and the like to a modern inner city. It serves California infused Southern Cuisine with lots of fresh seasonal ingredients in a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. They were on the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand list for 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Wexler’s is a new restaurant in San Francisco’s Financial district. They focus on fusing Southern BBQ with local and sustainable ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »

Windy City Pizza has been serving pizza, BBQ, and Sandwiches since 1984. They specialize in Chicago style deep dish pizza and Texas smokehouse BBQ. Rib sticking American food. Read the rest of this entry »

Everett and Jones is a Barbecue restaurant with locations in Berkeley, Hayward, Sacramento, and Oakland’s Jack London Square. We ate at their Berkeley location, which is much more informal than their flagship Oakland one, which has live music. Read the rest of this entry »

Mack’s BBQ opened in 2008 and is located in suburban San Carlos. The specialize in North Carolina style BBQ sandwiches and Ribs. Meat is cooked in a smoker for 12-14 hours Decor, Vibe – Small non descript location with a handful of tables inside. Locals were coming by for a quick lunch. Menu Pictures (Click to zoom into any picture) Read the rest of this entry »

Big Bubbas Bad BBQ is a food concession that appears at some of the country’s largest State Fairs, Nascar Races, and Livestock Shows since 1996. We have eaten their food several times over the years and found it to be pretty good. Read the rest of this entry »

Memphis Minnie’s is one of the best barbecue places in San Francisco. It is located in the colorful lower Haight district.
They specialize in slowly smoking meats from 4 to 18 hours over white oak logs. They have BBQ plates, sandwiches, burgers, and even catfish. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »