Great food and atmosphere all around. The service is great and love how you can buy the BBQ sauce that they use.

Had high hopes when I walked initially walked in. I won't say it's bad bbq. But it's certainly not up to good Texas BBQ. The brisket was tender. The turkey was pretty good. The shrimp were decent. Cole slaw was coleslaw. The best thing on my plate was the green beans. Atmosphere is a typical BBQ family dining and relaxed. I will say service was great. They were friendly. Even offered a free desert because they initially forgot my shrimp. I will say for the money, I expected more food though. It was adequate but far from impressive. read more

Top-tier food and service! This place is seriously a hidden gem. Hands down, some of the best brisket I've ever had -- melt-in-your-mouth tender, and the BBQ sauce has just the right balance of smoky, sweet, and tangy. Portions are generous, especially for the price, and you definitely leave full and happy. The atmosphere leans a little loud, but it's lively and very family-friendly. The staff is warm, welcoming, and genuinely helpful -- you can tell they care about the customer experience. I actually ended up coming back every single day while I was in town... it's that good. Do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't regret it! read more

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The food is absolutely delicious and the customer service is great the hamburger that had the brisket on. It was absolutely fabulous. All the barbecue dinner plates are great too. It's so much food. You always come home with more. read more

Lunch today was terrific. Bbq brisket sandwiches was on point. It taste like I want more.

The Houma Location is not even close to the quality of the Thibodaux location. The brisket was dry and the service was truly poor. After the couple before us and after us had both been served, I had to ask about our order. The waitress never checked and 10 minutes went by with our order sitting on the counter. It was not correct but there was no way we were going to endure the waiting for its correction. This is our second time being disappointed by this restaurant. We will not be back. read more

Everything at Big Mikes is delicious. Brisket, chicken, and turkey are my favorites. I go at least 3 times a week!

You know when they put white bread on the plate the food is fixin to be gooooood. I NEVER like anyone else's Mac & cheese or their baked beans but this tastes like Meemaw cooked it. Ribs were amazing. Also, they have the sweetest bunch of ladies working in there. Big smiles and welcomes all around. Highly recommend! read more

Been eating here long time. Last half dozen times food has been mediocre at best. Brisket this time was cold and pretty much all fat. Green beans used to be great. Now just plain beans and not cooked. They ask for tip before you get food. Kind of done with this place. Poor service also read more

The brisket was definitely a saving grace with the food, the service was great, speedy and friendly. The owner was very friendly and talkative with all customers. The place was a little too loud on the music aspect but it was very spacious and nice in there. Would go back! read more

Love, love, love their burgers! Tasty and delicious especially when you add caramelized onions and Pepper Jack Cheese! Yummmmm! Eat the pickle! So good! read more

Big Mike's has a traditional BBQ menu (brisket, chicken, ribs, wings, shrimp, turkey), and sides like mac & cheese, baked beans, sweet potato fries, coleslaw, potato salad, jambalaya, and the most amazing green beans I've ever eaten!! Really...get the green beans. It took several bites for me to appreciate them, but I'll be thinking about those beans for years to come! They also have Mac & cheese balls with marinara sauce, baked potatoes loaded or with bbq. For dessert they have a pecan pie and a baked custard pie. Walk in, go to the counter, order, get your drinks, have a seat and put your # they gave you on the stand. They'll bring your order to you. Food comes in styrofoam containers, it's already to go! The plasterer they give us strong, sturdy, the kind that holds up under pressure! Be sure to try both sauces. The sweet spicy is just perfect and the regular is down right tasty! Caveat- if you go at lunch parking spills out onto the highway, it's THAT good! Meals are served with two slices of white bread. Big Mike's does BBQ right in the bayou! read more

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Slow service. Got my order wrong. It was take out so I did not realize until home. Bad attitude. Brisket was ok but not great. Sliced wrong so chewy. Burnt ends were total char. And sides were very small portions. $60 for two dinners. O well. read more

Ordered online to pickup. 2 out of 3 meals were wrong. I reached out by phone. No one answered . Left a voice message no one cared enough to contact me. Food quality and quantity has been hit and miss. Do better !! read more

Every time I come to the Houma big mikes I am beyond disappointed. The last 4 times ive been it's been horrible. My order is always wrong the service sucks and half the time my food is under cooked. The Thibodaux one is 10000x better! read more

I'm picky about my BBQ.. trust me This place is perfection for BBQ. I live an hour away in Metairie and I can't drive by Houma without making a detour to Big Mikes read more

Wonderful food, service, and BBQ sauces! The potato brought me back to my childhood. We came in from out of town, but this is work an hour drive for lunch! read more

Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse - 4 Jerk Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Houma, Louisiana

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Saw a pic of a scrumptious grilled shrimp salad on Facebook from Big Mike's. I added one to my next takeout order. Back home I was amazed by the quantity and quality. This was no cheap iceberg lettuce salad like you get most places. These greens were the good stuff, you know, NUTRIENT DENSE. It had tomatoes, red onion, cucumbers, a whole hard-boiled egg (protein) then shrimp with the house rub, basted with a sweet heat BBQ sauce then perfectly grilled. It took me two days to eat it all. I also tried the brisket, just a half pound. Oh Lord! Still rolling my eyes. It was so juicy and tender it fell apart in my hands and the sauce...well I ate it all like an addict, which I guess I am, now. Hint: Don't just order half a pound of brisket. read more

Exceptionally great food and fabulous service, !!! Wow we'll go there again! We had the 3 meat dinner with a side salad and a side of boudin. Super delicious read more

Gave this place a shot based on a recommendation from a co-worker and ordered some brisket and chicken to go. First off, the restaurant itself was everything you'd want a BBQ restaurant to be, with an immediate smokiness that made my tongue water. As an additional plus, I loved that I got to chose the sides and went with jambalaya and coleslaw. As someone that's not normally a huge BBQ person, I can easily say that this is the best BBQ I've ever had. The meat portions were generous and flavorful. The jambalaya, coleslaw, and 2 slices of bread were fun sides and delicious, albeit nothing super unique. As a side note, when I went around ~4pm on a weekday, they noted that they didn't have ribs available till a later hour. I look forward to returning and trying more of this deliciousness! read more

Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse - Fantastic chicken and brisket with jambalaya and coleslaw to go - Barbeque Near Me - Houma, Louisiana

This is the best place to eat! The quality of Mikes BBQ is great!! The Thibodaux MIkes BBQ is great as well!! We love it!

I ate here due to the proximity to my hotel. I ordered a takeout brisket salad. Glad I checked before I left as they hadn't put any actual brisket on the salad. The greens were crisp. The brisket was flavorful. It was a good sized portion as I couldn't eat it all. The servers were nice but unorganized. I would definitely eat here again but might try some of the other local options. Houma has a lot of other tasty spots. read more

How did we not know about this gem before now? I learned about Big Mike's from the two Brits traveling through Louisiana. Jase raved about the ribs, so my husband (the baby back rib expert) and I decided to try them out. The rave reviews were definitely not exaggerated! The ribs were amazing! The meat fell off the bone without any effort, and the flavor of the meat and the bbq sauce (which I don't usually care for) was out of this world. My husband said Big Mike's ribs have knocked his previous first place contender down to second. We also had the mac & cheese and potato salad - both were excellent. It was definitely worth the ride from Metairie. read more

Food was amazing. I travel all over Texas trying their barbecue so I had to give this a shot. I can tell you the baby back ribs for sure would beat anything I've ever tried in Texas. I also tried the brisket, turkey and pulled pork. All were amazing. The place is decorated nicely so it makes it really cool environment. The service was also meeting the same level as the food, amazing and outstanding. I will definitely be back. read more

Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse - Brisket, turkey and baby backs - Barbeque Near Me - Houma, Louisiana

Great Pull Pork! Nice friendly staff! Clean The green beans are delicious! The pulled pork is soooo good read more

Went to the Houma location for lunch and have to say - this is the best bbq brisket and ribs I've had in Louisiana. After living in Texas for 15 years prior to retiring, I got used to excellent bbq. And Big Mike's is the closest I've had to central Texas style bbq in the state. The potato salad and coleslaw are also very good, the baked beans good. BBQ portions are huge btw. Lunch time can be a bit crowded but have some patience because the bbq here is worth it. read more

Good food and friendly people. My favorite is the brisket (lean please) sandwich with their tasty homemade bbq sauce. So good

Awesome food and great service. Enjoyed the atmosphere there the food was quick to our table too. Everyone was very helpful too

This place is great - Got the pulled pork, Mac& cheese, Snap Beans Absolutely delicious Highly recommend-- go early & beat the crowd read more

This place got some really good bbq. The ribs are delicious, finger licking! Service is good. The ambience is also nice, enough tables for many to sit. read more

It was great!! home made , pretty big portions! Love it only fridays tho! I really do recommend!

Very good overall but definitely best bbq in Houma. Friendly staff and good service. Order ahead for takeaway.

Third time I come to Big Mike's and the meat is always overcooked I cook better chicken and brisket service is fine good beer selection flavor foods good it's always overcooked read more

this place is going down the drain. I've gave it plenty of chances to get theirselves right and I'm done. they NEVER have what we want to order. The bathrooms are absolutely disgusting... my 8 yo daughter couldn't even use it. Food is cold half the time and they can't get our order right. I'm hoping the Thib one is better off. read more

Tried Big Mike's. I have to say it was great! Unfortunately I don't have photos but everything we got was great and at a very reasonable price and filling. Meats were excellent Brisket Sides were good Boudin was excellent People there were very nice! I'll definitely be going again. It's a comfortable space and nicely kept, read more

Food is good, BBQ sauce is mediocre Thibodeaux has great indoor outdoor atmosphere, but service seems to miss every time and has been extremely slow only to have the orders wrong. Houma has an indoor fairly cramped seating area, with great speedy service with spot on orders. Tip asked for at the register when placing your order ????? Not cool at all. I believe in appreciating my servers according to how they appreciate me and show it by way of service and ATTITUDE... read more

Really good! Great burger, brisket, ribs! Highly recommend. Call ahead, they get busy for a reason. read more

After a trip to the boat show next door, our gang descended on Big Mike's for some small-town BBQ. "Small-town" BBQ can be hit-or-miss, sometimes a genuine smoked meats experiences, other times just a stock grill with a bottle of sauce comprising the "bbq". Big Mike lands in the hit category, with genuine smoked meats and first rate sides. It's a fast-food style delivery, where you place an order and end up with food on styrofoam plates delivered to your table (a minor nitpick, but one that becomes a plus when it's time to pack up to leftovers). The BBQ is very good. The chicken was little on the fatty side, the brisket was not as moist as the best I've had, but it is still in A-list territory. I expect that some of the powerful good bbq vibes from New Orleans (which to my palate is developing quite a good range of bbq across town) helped raise the bar for places in surrounding areas. The mac-and-cheese is worth special note. It's creamy and cheesy and just like it should be. An appetizer with mac-n-cheese formed into bread-crumb coated balls are a novel take on the classic, served (a bit incongrously) with a side of red marinara sauce that actually does kinda work well with the dish. The balls are rich and decent sized, so don't count on eating more than two. (What's so funny? Would you like to tell the whole class what's so funny?) Sides are good, without too much mayo in the coleslaw and a decent potato salad. Five stars, because the brisket was genuine and properly crusted, and the mac-and-cheese, and I think you don't need to hold out for 60 miles going east or 200 miles going west (to Texas) to get a satisfying rack of ribs. read more

This location has gone straight down hill. No stops, straight to the bottom!! Service is horrible. The food is alright. The atmosphere is ehhh. The workers don't care about customer service. To top it off, 6 orders came out before mine and every order was placed behind mine... Drive to Thib location. read more

Love this place great atmosphere the service was good smoked meats decent size portion Smoked Meats Smoked Sausage