Every time I eat at Backwoods I think it can't get better, and it probably can't, but one thing for sure it's consistently awesome. Yesterday I had the bbq chicken, and it was so flavorful that no sauce was necessary. If you haven't tried their bbq, you're missing out on the best! And, I have to mention the steaks on Friday nights which are grilled to perfection. All the sides are especially made for their customers and provide lots of choices. And, then there are the pies which are masterpieces and taste as good as they look, and that's darn good! read more

Twice now we have visited Texas from out of state, with family trying to take us to this restaurant. Twice we have pulled in to the parking lot to find the doors shuttered for vacation. Not even for Covid stuff. One time was for Christmas vacation for 2 weeks and one time was for the 4th of July--with no notice on their Facebook page or online. I cannot attest to their food because all I have ever experienced is disappointment at darkened windows and a note on the door. read more

Came here after exploring trails in the area, about two hours from home. It was 2pm and we arrived and they had closed and only had a few meats left. They still offered to serve us happily, and we got the turkey and sausage which, usually turkey is dry at bbq places and let me tell you it was far from dry! out of the probably 6 bbq places I've been to in Texas, this one exceeded them all! Amazing mac and cheese, and I've never found cheesy green beans at a restaurant in my entire life. Probably the most incredible hidden gem. Glad we stopped here and grateful for their hospitality towards us, especially during the pandemic going on! We Will be back. You should to. read more

Simply the best pork ribs I've had. I highly recommend this place whenever you're in Fredericksburg. The staff were also very friendly. I like the fact that you get your food cafeteria style so it doesn't take long. read more

If you are looking for a true "smoky" flavor in your BBQ, it's not here. I have had better BBQ in Spicewood, TX at Opies BBQ on Hwy 71. I will say the white meat on the chicken breast was moist, even if it didn't have a true BBQ smokiness flavor, I did get pintos with that without an added charge. My husband got the rib plate with 2 sides, he said they tasted as if they had been cooked, not smoked. They were tender though. He wasn't too impressed with the cheesy green beans or creamed corn. I scored this 3 stars because of the moistness and tenderness of the meats and that the place was really clean. read more

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Omg I love love this place... Best BBQ and the Friday night Steak is slap your momma delicious.... You guys keep it up....

My first official Fredericksburg BBQ experience has led to a fuzzy set of pros and cons. The server who helped me was chipper and informative while her counterpart sat in the corner looking dreadfully bored out of her skull The place was essentially dead on a cloudy Tuesday afternoon. It features a clean open dining space with high ceilings and a rustic wooden look including mounted animal heads on the walls. The theme was rounded out with old school honky tonk jams playing overhead. So the food... Turkey was tasty enough but pretty gosh darn dry. The sauce helped but was quite watery with a tangy sweet flavor very reminiscent of sloppy joes. Instead of the limp saturated skinny pickle slices you get most places they have thick crunchy dill slices. Decent mac and cheese here but the so-so cream corn doesn't compare to others like Smokey Moe or Rudy. And the green beans come from a can (boo hiss). Not really a place I'm likely to revisit. Next time I find myself in Fburg the craving for BBQ will surely lead me elsewhere. Hasta la pasta! read more

Y'all need to head on out to this place for some great bbq! We went out around 6:30 on a Friday night and some meats were already sold out! I had the lean brisket and my husband had the sausage and it was delicious! They have great sides as well. The Mac and cheese was cheesy good, the cheesy green beans were yummy. We also had the potato salad, another great side. The delicious BBQ beans are included with every plate. The portions are large, but we managed to eat every bite! Very friendly atmosphere. We also enjoyed the live music - not so loud you couldn't visit while dining. We did not order steak, but those around us that did got a real treat. The steaks were HUGE and looked perfectly grilled. We'll get one of those next time! read more

I'm not a bbq fan! But I LOVE everything here! The lean brisket is tasty and tender, yet lean! The Mac & Cheese is awesome! The chicken is moist and tender. The green beans are amazing! The best beef ribs ever! The restaurant is super clean - which is HUGE for me, also! Very worthy of more than 5 stars! read more

Really nice place, good bbq, good service. The brisket is what I recommend. The endless beans are fantastic and the pickles! Family friendly, good wine, nice place to relax. Tv on with sports too. read more

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My husband and I could not agree where to eat on our last night in Fredericksburg, and finally decided based on Yelp reviews to try this place out. The building is new so I don't know if the business is new or not, but neither of us were impressed with much here. The brisket was dry, even tho I got marbled, and my husband got sausage and did not care for it either. As for the sides, we got green beans, mac & cheese and coleslaw, also not anything more than ok. And lastly we tried the peach cobbler. I don't know if this is how they typically make their cobbler or if I just got some terrible section of the pan, but it was more like a yellow cake with peaches on top. Not a cobbler by any stretch of the imagination. read more

Brisket was on fire. Ribs were good. Bbq sauces was nice and tangy. Beans were rockin! Great Texas bbq.

Loved this BBQ joint in Fredericksburg! The service was great and the star is friendly. I tried the lean brisket and smoked turkey. The turkey was some of the best I ever had. Loved the green beans and potato salad. We were here with some co workers and craving BBQ. This was a great find and I would recommend to others!! read more

Needed bbq/was sold out during posted OPEN hours. Will take out business else where. Don't waste your time. This place should plan better for dinner! read more

Delicious! So happy to have a great BBQ place when we visit Fredericksburg! Had brisket and sausage....mac n cheese/cold slaw. Every bite yum! Great clean /family friendly place in the Hill Country! The staff and restaurant were very nice. Cheers to great BBQ! read more

Quick and very friendly service. Let us taste the cheesy green beans before we got them. They were good! Brisket so very good! Like the atmosphere! read more

Oh damn. This place is extremely good and exceeded expectations. Flavorful and satisfying.

MAN LISTEN!!! I wanted to get a good welcome to Fredericksburg Texas BBQ meal! And Honey listen it was extraordinary OK! I had the brisket and sausage with mac n cheese, green beans, and peach cobbler. They gave me their bbq sauce and man oh man it was slap ya mama good! Best BBQ I ever tasted in my life! read more

3.5 stars for me. The pork ribs were good and tender but seemed to lack some smoke flavoring while the first bite of the brisket was a really good mix with the burnt end, seasoning and meat/marbling with the rest being somewhat dry and needing some bbq sauce. This place reminds me a bit of my experience with Rudy's so if you like them, I would guess you will like this one. The sides I tried were all pretty good as well with the potato salad solid but maybe more mustardy than I like, the creamed corn was sweet with the cream a bit less dense and the pinto beans having a good spice with the added jalapeños but the sauce also a little watery. The staff were friendly and the place very clean. read more

Backwoods BBQ - Pork rib and brisket combo (some bites taken out of the rib;) - Barbeque Near Me - Fredericksburg, Texas

The food is ok, the brisket and turkey and sausage are the best meats, we got Mac n cheese and green beans as a side, green beans were good, Mac n cheese was disgusting , cold and hard with no flavor stuck in the container like a Dairy Queen blizzard not even my child would eat it , it was that bad. Really stingy with the BBQ sauce and other sides like pickles and onions, all the sodas were completely flat from the machine, tea was not sweet or even that good, we waited along time to try this place out and was dissatisfied read more

Great find. Our of towner visiting who wanted to try local bbq. Staff was very friendly and very helpful. My wife got the Brisket Stuffed Potato, she loved it! Couldn't finish it was so filling. Like it enough to finish it for dinner! I had the pork ribs, fall off the bone, flavor so good I didn't use the bbq sauce as they were delicious on their own. Don't get me wrong, the bbq sauce is great. Hoping to return again some day. read more

mac and cheese was amazing. brisket potato 10/10. cream corn was also a favorite. would recommend stopping by.

Went there for dinner and was not disappointed. It had been 2-3 years since we were first there for lunch and the quality of food hasn't changed. Still delicious and sides were plentiful. read more

Really impressive place with great beef BBQ. The sides were great; I had potato salad and cheesy green beans. You can also get a side of BBQ beans for free in the fixings area. I didn't try the maranque pie, but the comments about it were positive, thick layer of pie topped by white marangue. Very nice and modern facility with plenty of parking. Lines can be long at peak times, but it's worth the wait for some down home Q! There is a large room in back for functions, which we used for a family post funeral meal. We received coupons for a plate of our choosing, any extras we were free to purchase. It was very easy. read more

In my opinion its the best BBQ joint in town for overall quality of meat and sides plus dining experience. I have had the brisket and sausage primarily. Loved the loaded baked potato salad and the flavorful pinto beans (served for dine in). They let me taste the turkey which I didn't love but all the other stuff is so good I will keep coming back. read more

I have been here two times. The first time was great. My husband and I like to try everything, so we ordered a lb of every meat they had available. They were out of turkey and chicken the first time so we were unable to try that but the second time they had it available and we ordered accordingly. The first time, they only had lean brisket available which was dried out by the time we were at our table. The second time we were able to get better slices of brisket and it was nice, tender and flavorful. The pork ribs ARE NOT baby backs, they are St. Louis, but they were flavorful. The second time we opted out of the St. Louis ribs and got the pork butt, which was nice and really good. The first time they did not have pork butt available and we were glad to see they had it the second time. Chicken was excellent! Turkey was a bit bland. Now, the sausage, which was my favorite the first time BUT...and this is a big BUT... the sausage did NOT taste like the same sausage the second time. That is sad because we ordered a lot. Further, beans were out at the drink machines the first time and the 2nd time you had to go to the cashier to beg for more. The beans are really good, and they gave us the excuse of some old man filling his drink cup up with beans and emptying the pot the day before so they moved it to where you have to order sides. So, we have all been punished. Is this place already going downhill? read more

A group of us went to Backwoods on a recommendation from a local. We each had 4 different dishes. Zero flavor from the meats to the side items, and over overpriced for what it is..or rather isn't. read more

Very good BBQ. We had the brisket, jalapeño sausage (awesome) Cheesy green beans and banana pudding. Would definitely eat here again.

Fantastic Brisket, Cole Slaw and ambience. Plenty of parking and friendly people. Two televisions on the wall and a nice looking bar. This is a repeat for us. read more

Backwoods BBQ - Love this place! - Barbeque Near Me - Fredericksburg, Texas

I had the half chicken, and the wife had Brisket and sausage. The chicken was moist, and they dipped it in a spicy butter sauce. The brisket was also moist, and the sausage flavorful. Sides were good, and all you can eat pinto beans. Good flavor at a reasonable price. read more

Excellent place to eat! Food was great especially the jalapeño sausage and the green beans. People super friendly too. We will be back next time we are in town. read more

Fantastic! Always on the BBQ trail and this place is well worth a visit. Ribs tender and flavorful, brisket was FANTASTIC. One of the best in the area for sure, and the sides delicious too. Green beans, corn, etc. All good! read more

We have been coming here since they opened, but we are getting disappointed lately. They don't cook enough meat! All they had left at 6:45 was 1/2 a chicken and pork ribs. No more ribeye steaks. read more

As far as Texas bbq goes this is good distance away from being okay.... My fiancé got a brisket sandwich with Moist brisket and it was saltier than a sailors backside and chewier than a piece of rubber. I had the Turkey witch was decent but nothing to write home about. All in all I would give this place a shoulder shrug emoji or a big MEH... read more

So very happy we found this place. Food was excellent. I had the sausage sandwich, with enough sausage for two, lol. Hubby had the two meat plate. We love the burnt fatty ends, and they accomidated . Restaurant is clean, lots of seating - perfect for larger groups. You can smell the deliciousness as you walk in. You've got to try their homemade spanish rice! We look forward to coming back next time we're in the area. read more

Just arrived in town, local recommended so away we went. Bunch of guys just hanging out back, splitting wood, big metal shed. Menu Signs still on the ground inside, should have been the first clue. How long does it take to hang that up? Sloopy serving cook, weighs everything but leaves alot behind, we not serve on the paper, duh? Very clean cause its new but that won't last long the way they are keeping things up already in the place. Turkey was completely dried out ribs have been laying there a while both were cold, brisket was warm but stringy long pieces of meat cut the wrong direction and almost half of it was fat food was completely subpar compared to normal Texas BBQ that I've come to expect. Hope they turn things around. Place has a cool vibe. read more

Oh my. Delicious. We had ribs- so good- and brisket- to die for. The sauce was fabulous tangy spicy and not too sweet. Wanted some pie- looked delicious. BUT we ate too much brisket and ribs and cole slaw. -Very fresh and creamy. Even the tea was perfect. Freshly brewed lots of ice We enjoyed the excellent service and for the gentleman who mentioned he had to bus his own table. That is no longer the case. A very polite young man asked if he could remove our plates and did so. Normally we avoid live music because of the volume. Tonight however, Lonnie Lett was perfect. Nice music to eat and talk by. He played songs from the 50's, 60's,70's and lots of country hits. Even one written by my personal fave kris kristoferson- and that was not a request! We had a great meal. We will come back. Hopefully Lonnie will be there to provide the music. This is a great place read more

Our family ordered a lucious Turkey and Coconut Cream Pie for Thanksgiving. What a delightful foodie xperience and no work on our family members. This will be our new family tradition. What great option to pick up Thanksgiving morning early. Thank you so much. read more

When we got here there was a line to order our food. The cut everything up as soon as we order it. The line moves at a decent pace but it was definitely worth the wait. Will be coming back when I'm in Fredericksburg again! read more

Best BBQ in Fredericksburg!! The smoke chicken is amazing and the brisket is great! The restaurant is really cute inside. This is the best restaurant in Fredericksburg! read more