My first BBQ at Bark in Plymouth and I can't wait to go back! Celebrating my husband's birthday at a BBQ place was not my first choice, but he loves BBQ and I knew I had to find a restaurant to celebrate him. After mulitple searches and many recommendations we settled on Bark BBQ in Plymouth. I was in contact with one of the owners letting them know that we would be coming for my husbands birthday on a Wednesday and for lunch. I was hoping they would have candles which they did and the communication was very easy. Once we walked in (the restaurant is on Court St in Plymouth) but not near the center. It wasn't hard to find, but I was trying to make it a surprise so I put the closest place that I could find in Maps. I immediately knew the owner. I actually read all about his story from the beginning. I love it when I can support a husband and wife duo who own and operate a small but mighty restaurant together. I will try and not make this so long, but it is cute inside with tavern like table and chairs, a big selection to choose from, and really nice and passionate people. We shared the 3 meats and 3 sides. Now, I don't normally eat BBQ, but let me tell you we both devoured almost everything we ordered (hello leftovers). I personally loved the brisket and fall-off the bone ribs OMG. The cole slaw, potato salad, and baked beans were also delicious. We also washed everything down with one of their Kolsch beers from Mayflower brewery. And, for dessert we shared their banana pudding...probably the best I have ever had. If you are looking for a great BBQ place this IS WORTH THE DRIVE. From the scrumptous food to the nice staff and owners, we absolutely will be back. Only about 40 ish minutes from Quincy but even if you live a bit further, definitely make the trek to Bark BBQ because you won't be disapppointed. Cheers~ read more

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I was able to play with wood day working and I was looking for a good barbecue place I looked up some spots on Google and they came across this place, which was right around the corner. It's right off the main road in Plymouth and there's a lot of parking. Inside the place pretty spacious there's a lot on the menu that they offer but if I'm gonna go there, I need to try the ribs and mac & cheese I have to say it was pretty impressed. They have their own barbecue sauce with a few to pick from and the prices are really good if you're in the area you should definitely come out and try this place. It's worth the drive. read more

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This is plain out the best BBQ experience around Boston! The chef has mastered all the flavor and texture elements of real BBQ and the sides are unrivaled- don't miss the chance to try this place! read more

We used BARK-BBQ to cater a party, and they exceeded every expectation. The food was incredible, the portions were generous, the pricing was very affordable, and the staff were so kind and easy to work with. Everything was ready on time and our guests couldn't stop talking about how good the BBQ was. Highly recommend! read more

Food was delicious, BBQ brisket is A MUST order, service so nice, stuff so friendly and helpful! Definitely coming back again read more

BARK-BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

The hot chicken tender sandwich tastes like Dave's Hot Chicken, Love It. I can't wait to try it again

Incredible brisket, wings, cowboy caviar, cornbread, and fun specials. The team is warm and inviting and we just love them.

10/10. Ribs fall right off the bone. Juicy brisket and pulled pork. Had to get the 3 meat combo before I moved states! Best BBQ in Plymouth for sure!! They gave me a couple pieces of cornbread too!! read more

BARK-BBQ - The fixings I chose for the Any Three Meat Combo were Collards, Baked Mac & Cheese, & Good Slaw! - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Holy cow! Best BBQ north of the Mason-Dixon Line! Welcoming from the second we walked in, immediately let us know what was available to order. Got a three meat combo with pulled pork, spicy sausage, and pulled chicken. All were delish, and liked them in the order listed. Rack of ribs needs no sauce. Texas style dry rub was on point. Tried the table bbq and spicy bbq sauces and both were excellent. Chicken needed the sauce as it was dry, but everything else was good as is, and good with sauce too. Tried nearly every side for sale. Good slaw is legit and so is the cornbread. Beans were different, and ok. Didn't love them. Liked the cucumber salad. Kids liked the Mac and cheese. Brisket was sold out, and we'll be back for it soon! read more

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BRISKET BURNT ENDS! this is all you need to know. Just go get some now. I usually don't buy seafood inland or BBQ up North but this place can go toe-to-toe with the best of Texas pit masters. The brisket is as good as you get at the absolute top tier BBQ joints in the US. You rarely see Burnt Ends as a menu item ever. What a gem for Plymouth. So glad I overlooked my own rule! read more

Friendly couple! Amazing " burnt ends ", superb ribs, greens to die for' even the corm bread and Mac and cheese were excellent:) Don't miss out on this gem,.... I'm very fussy, I know a good place when I encounter it read more

Best food on the the south shore great people and the closest you will get to souther BBQ in eastern mass the meat platter is enough to feed an army read more

Updating to a five star because i had it again and it was very good. We got the brisket sandwiches and the tots with brisket it was amazing. And also adding another star because the manager (owner?) made it a point to tell me that i can have as much sauce as I want from the sauce bar inside when i picked it up this time. She basically said the sauce cups are for doordash, etc and i shouldn't order and pay for a side of sauce with normal pickup because they have plenty there. So they aren't stingy on the sauce! And its the best bbq ive had from boston to the cape. read more

Tonight was our first time here, but it definitely will not be our last! The pulled pork was so tender and juicy. Brisket was delicious. Loved the variety and flavors of the sauces. Oh and the baked beans are yummy! Plus I can't say enough about the wonderful staff - very friendly and gave great recommendations on pairing sauces with meats. This place is a must!! read more

Service - top notch. So friendly, so accommodating, and with your typical cafeteria style bbq joint sometimes you make it thru the line and you're on your own, but not here. They checked we were okay with the temperature in the quaint dining area, checked in drink refills, offered boxes and we were winding down - just so welcoming. 10/10 for the brisket and the cornbread - the bark on the brisket was so delicious I couldn't taint it with bbq sauce (of which they have a huge variety). Cornbread was sweet and crumbly and delicious. 8/10 for the pulled pork - tender and juicy, but not as much smoked flavor as I'm accustomed to. Still a knockout and I'm guessing would be fantastic as the sandwich option. The only thing keeping me from a 5 start review were the sides - we had baked beans and macaroni and cheese, and I think it's just a matter of personal preference here but neither were great. The roux for the Mac and cheese appeared broken and it was mushy and flavorless. Now as a vehicle to accompany some pulled pork and a little bbq sauce - it did the job. But as a stand-alone I would not get again. The beans were very unique - not your 'typical' bbq baked beans but lighter and a little more wet. I would suggest trying these - again I think just a matter of personal preference. We will definitely be back and try some different sides next time! read more

BARK-BBQ - Any Two Meat Combo - Sliced BBQ Brisket, pulled pork, Baked Mac & Cheese, Boston Baked Beans, Cornbread Slice - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Food was great. Brisket and burnt ends cooked perfectly. Sauces, especially the Asian bbq, fantastic. Will definitely make this a regular spot. read more

What a find! The food is delicious and the portions are more then adequate. The owners are friendly and very helpful when ordering. We will definitely be frequenting this restaurant more often. Make sure you check the hours because it does close early. read more

The burnt ends were very big not what I was expecting! They were good but not enough fat per piece. Needed more bbq sauce! Service was great we had it to go The cornbread was an absolute success delicious read more

We visited BARK-BBQ after reading reviews online (not a single bad one) we were looking to get a gift card for Xmas . As we walked in we were greeted with friendly smiles and amazing customer service , not to mention the aroma of the inside was amazing . We only visited to get a gift card but ended up going to BARK-BBQ for lunch . All of the food was delicious (we tried the combo tray so we could sample different things) and the sauces too (we bought some to go) . Long story short , if you love BBQ this is the place to go. Food was fresh, customer service was great , and the experience is one worth going back for . BARK- BBQ did not disappoint . read more

Great little place. Amazing brisket and ribs. Exceptionally friendly staff. Best bbq in the area hands down

Amazing food. Brisket on point burnt ends tender tasty. Hush puppies so good with butter and honey sauce. Give them a try very good juicy brisket. Works well in grilled cheese read more

Looord have mercy- sinfully good. The Sliced BBQ Brisket, Collards, and Mac and Cheese had so many rich flavors and everything just melts in your mouth. The portions were perfect but I just couldn't get enough. You can tell when food is prepared with love, and this felt like a warm hug I needed. Thank y'all!! I'll be back with family and friends! read more

BARK-BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Would've gone 3 1/2 stars if available.Came here a while back to try this spot out. The chicken wings were the highlight for me. The ribs were also good. The side lacked flavor to me. Customer service was good and the place was clean. read more

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Service was excellent, spicy chicken sandwich was one of the spiciest sandwiches I've had, very delicious! Burnt ends were pretty damn incredible. Highly reccomend this place!! read more

Great little spot, not too many BBQ joints to compete with. Helps that they are actually good too. Got the 3 Meat Combo: Sliced Brisket, Ribs, Pulled Chicken with Mac and Cheese and Beans. They had jerk too which was cool to see. Brisket: Nice little layer of fat on top, great bark look to it (should be from a place called "Bark") Meat color was a little more browner than I'm used to but still on the traditional side. Meat is a bit tougher than I like but not too different from a lot of other BBQ joints that do this drier style of Brisket. Amazing Rub! Some of the better rubs I've ever had. Fat melts incredibly wet like instant melted butter, fat had its own smokey flavor to it as well. Flavor of the beef was Above average. My only complaint was the toughness but that is just me. Ribs: Great smoke ring look, they leave the membrane film on, amazing tenderness to the meat, amazing flavor, ribs were a bit more short than I like. Came pre cut too, thank you. Meat was sorta coming off the bone a little too easily and I don't really like that. Smoke flavor is amazing although it might overpower the flavor of the pork a tiny bit, not that it mattered too much in this case. I think my particular cut of ribs didn't cook evenly enough, possibly part of the reason why they were so short, end piece cut. Some parts were tougher, some parts were soft, all that, I'm the only one who would complain though, still amazing flavor. Pulled Chicken: Definitely had some sort of mop sauce in it but couldn't tell if it was the same sauce as the one you could get yourself. But the taste of the smoked chicken was excellent. Might not be the best I've ever had but it's up there. Whatever sauce was in it was perfect too, didn't overpower anything and left plenty of room for my tastebuds to appreciate the chicken flavor. Baked Beans: Had a golden brown hue to it (that's not meant to sound like a good or bad thing). Looked like only one type of bean. Didn't look like anything special, just a nice traditional baked bean recipe. The taste hit me with some great old school vibes though. Gravy sticks to the beans and doesn't run down through the fork. Bits and pieces of bacon or pork or brisket bark or something. Good texture, a bit hot though (and I know that sounds like a "duh" statement) meaning the beans kinda explode out of their skin a little too easily. Just a really nice smokey bean flavor, not a real good presence of Brown Sugar or Apple or Maple, just that nice smoked bean flavor from the good old days. Mac and Cheese: Shell pasta with a very very "frothy" looking cheese, if I was going to pick a quick word to describe it. Could see some sort of seasoning that I assumed was black pepper. Cheese wasn't goopy (goopy is bad) or stringy (stringy is good) but it was just like a nice cheese sauce. Realized that it did have some stringy-ness to it as I got deeper. There is definitely a hint of a spice in there, it wasn't black pepper by my taste buds at the time anyway. Great texture, good buttery cheesy flavor, might have been baked a little but didn't look like it. All in all this is actually pretty great mac and cheese. Cornbread: Looked pretty typical. Sorta had a top layer like it was all flaking off. Taste was typical, mild sweetness, cakey texture, little corn meal grains in there so its not completely cake like, good but nothing great. 5 Sauces. Sweet Table BBQ, Alabama White, Spicy BBQ, Asian Spiked, and Carolina Mop. Asian Spiked was hard to describe cause I dont think I've tasted it before, nothing really reminded me of any typical asian flavor like teriyaki or schezuan or soy. If anything it was more like a fruitier BBQ sauce but I couldn't tell ya what fruit. Alabama white was more mayo-like, not as many spices as I like to see, but actually tasted pretty good. Carolina MOP had a crazy amount of spices as it should, nice sweet vinegar with not a super hard bite to it with a little tiny bit of heat to it, very nice. Sweet Table BBQ was the type of sauce that just made me point at it like a proud papa. Excellent blend of spices and vinegar and sweetness. I put a lot of thought into my rating. On one hand this place has some really really good BBQ. But it kind of comes down to if it is really really good authentic made with love BBQ. To me there was something about it that just tasted like it's a "follow the recipe and repeat" type of place. I could be super wrong but I feel like that's what I tasted. Thought about it a little more and I'd say it's a solid 4.9 so I give them a 5 star. read more

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I've had this place on my radar for quite awhile and we we're finally in the area recently so we decided to stop in for some BBQ. The location is easy to access and has plenty of parking. As soon as we entered the restaurant we were greeted by the staff right away, everyone was just so friendly and welcoming. Ordering was kind of cafeteria style which was cool and informal. My husband and I both got a brisket tray, which comes with cornbread and your choice of 2 sides. I chose potato salad and beans, and he chose macaroni and cheese and beans. The potato salad was probably one of the best I've ever had and was a perfect compliment to the savory brisket. The serving size of the brisket was very generous and I could only finish half of it. I thought the brisket was tender, moist, and flavorful. I loved all of the sauce options that were available as well. The cornbread was moist and delicious, and the beans were cooked perfectly. I do want to mention that the kids trays are a great deal! Some places you just aren't sure if the serving size is going to be enough especially when you have a 12 year old boy. Let me just say that the kids tray was $8 and he chose the ribs for his meat, and also got cornbread with choice of 1 side. He chose the macaroni and cheese and was completely full after eating. The only downside that we all noticed was the temp of our food was maybe lukewarm. I considered giving them 4 stars due to this but honestly the food was so good, and the service was equally as good. I would definitely go back though as it is hard to find BBQ here. read more

BARK-BBQ - Sliced BBQ Brisket Tray - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Great bbq. Awesome sauces and sides. Nice atmosphere and super clean. Friendly staff. I had ribs and wife had a salad with pulled chicken. She was way happy with the salad and I with the ribs. BBQ the way it should be. read more

A BBQ Hidden Gem, BARK BBQ is a family-run spot that nails it on all fronts--delicious food, great value, and friendly service. The brisket is smoky and tender and the sides are just right. The welcoming owners make you feel like family, adding a personal touch to every visit. If you love authentic BBQ at a fair price, this is the place to go! read more

BARK-BBQ - Sliced BBQ Brisket Carolina Pulled Pork Tray Red Bliss Potato Salad Baked Mac & Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Bring your bib to this place. Great BBQ is all I can say . The sides are awesome. The portions are more than enough and the three in the front are really nice. I always get a combination plate to sample what they have. Here's the deal though. Don't get pissed if they're out of something early. They buy what they need and when it's gone. It's gone. This is a good practice because you know whatever you're getting is fresh out of the smoker. Do what I do and get in early and chances are they will be stocked up. This place rules man! Enjoy! Best BBQ in East Mass. read more

bark-bbq is absolutely delicious!!!i will tell family and friends about bark- bbq for sure!!!

This place was so so good. Just moved to the South Shore from SoCal for work and had been craving BBQ but wasn't sure what I'd find out here. Came on this place accidentally and was very impressed. The chopped brisket sandwich was delicious, the meat was smoked perfectly. The spicy sauce added a good amount of flavor and spice. Mac and cheese was great. Will be checking this place out again to try other things on the menu that looked good. read more

Owners are so inviting and the food is amazing! Bark is a must try restaurant! This is my favorite bbq on the south shore hands down

The food is outstanding, especially the very moist brisket. However, the service is the real standout. I just went in with my 4 and 6 year old sons, and they treated us like family. We will absolutely be back! read more

Thank you Bark BBQ! The food was delicious and a huge hit at our son and future daughter in law's engagement party! We so appreciate you making the extra effort and dropping the food to us! Yummy yummy!! read more

We are thrilled to have discovered this local treasure! Authentic, delicious BBQ. The sides were all delicious and homemade. We look forward to working our way through the menu in future visits! read more

BARK-BBQ - Pulled pork, coleslaw, hush puppies - Barbeque Near Me - Plymouth, Massachusetts

We heard this was supposed to be legit BBQ, but my husband is from Alabama and the white sauce on this menu is NOT Alabama White Sauce. Alabama White Sauce does NOT contain horseradish. Also the ramekin the sauce came in was so small, if it had been good, there is no way there was enough for the chicken in my order. We will give it one more try, but our expectations have been greatly lowered. read more

Was delicious Order got a little screwed up by Grubhub , but what we got was incredible anyway. Peanut safe and super nice owners. We will eat there again, and again, and again and then some more. Can't way to delve Draper into the menu! read more

Nice little restaurant and staff was helpful and attentive. Food quality was just ok in my opinion. I was really looking forward to try and was hoping it would be a go to spot for BBQ but it just didn't impress me. read more

Family owned busy close to Plymouth waterfront. Awesome people, awesome food. Definitely try all the different sauces that they offer. You can't go wrong at this place. So good read more

I was contacted by the restaurant and they made good on their error, even though it took two tries. I'm willing to give them another try if they want me back. read more