It's been a while since I've been to Bob's, and then it was ok. Today, our meals were nothing short of amazing. Our server and the staff were all friendly yet professional. There was very little wait time between orders and our water glasses were never past 1/2 empty. The cheese curds were light and crispy on the outside and melty gooey goodness on the inside. The bacon burger was a perfect medium and dripping with tasty juices. The sweet potato fries were perfect: crunchy outside and soft on the inside. And not too salty. The pulled pork sandwich was packed with tender juicy pork. Perfectly seasoned. So good, you don't really even need any BBQ sauce. The Mac & cheese has just the right amount of seasoning. Good balance between pasta and cheesy sauce. The brisket sandwich was unbelievable! The brisket was smoked perfect. Tender & juicy with just the right amount of fat. It pulled apart perfectly. And so flavorful. The sandwich was so packed, there was enough for lunch the next day. Just amazing brisket! Yeah....we're going back. read more

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Came here when staying in town to visit house on the rock. It looks like one of the nicer options in town and we were pleased. I got the pulled pork with two sides. One was the sweet potato fries, which were super delicious and the other was their homemade applesauce, which was absolutely amazing. They had lots of sauces on the table to choose from. I really liked the classic barbecue and the Berry one. Everything tasted good. Our waitress was amazing and helped us pick up breakfast spot for the next morning. She was also just a really great waitress and super attentive. I would definitely recommend coming here. read more

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Bob's has GREAT service. The sauces are great. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience is conducive to socializing with members of your party.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The ribeye sandwiches, which two of us had were great. The brisket was very basic. It lacked a good smoke flavor and was dry. read more

Thought I got a picture of mah Pulled Pork- Carolina Style Sandwich, but. ‍. Ruthie was an exceptional server,Thought I got a picture of mah Pulled Pork- Carolina Style Sandwich, but.... Take my word for it, it was FANTASTIC! Ruthie was an exceptional server and that Bloody Mary was GREAT. Good accoutrements AND tasty drink! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere was nice, not loud, but relaxing.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Enjoyed our visit here. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - The Bitchin' Bloody - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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Great BBQ. We had burnt ends. Excellent. They have 8 different BBQ sauces that they make themselves. Good service too. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Burnt ends, cornbread, coleslaw, and homemade applesauce. - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Have to say the Cheese Curds here are some of the best I've ever had! Would classify them as "Perfect"! For my meal I had the 3 Meat Sampler. If I were to rank my meat's in order of taste, it would be 1) Pulled Pork 2) Ribs and 3) Brisket. I ordered all three "naked" so I could try each of the seven sauces available. I liked a number of the sauces, but always went back to the Original. All of the meats I tried were good, but I thought that only the pork was what I would consider great. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant was very cold almost to the point of uncomfortable.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Otherwise the staff were friendly and service was great. read more

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This place is okay. For a small town, I can tell why it's crowded. But when you compare it to a big city with lots of culinary options, this place would barely survive, likely not. Overall the food was edible but it lacked a smoke ring on things like the brisket. Most of the stuff was just bland. They had this appetizer that they called Thai cauliflower. That was likely a the best thing they had. They also had a soup that was okay, basically a gumbo but that's not what they called it. I don't know why they didn't call it that because that's exactly what it was, all the way down to the okra. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's pretty loud inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The service is good. For small town food, this is above average and so is the price. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Cute, clean establishment.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Waitress was super friendly and willing to give suggestions, as it was our first time there. Very fast service, food was great. Q fries were excellent and gave us an opportunity to try all of the sauces. My pork sandwich was amazing. My daughter loved her tenders and fries, I tried them-they were so good. My friend enjoyed her Cuban. It was great to have all of the sauces available to try and we appreciated our waitress bringing the ones from the back for us to try. Highly recommend giving this place a try, we will definitely make a point of returning. read more

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Fatty greasy ribs, rotten potato, sauces are too sweet but have little flavor, the pulled pork , brisket were ok and thats why we give 2 stars read more

The name is honest. The BBQ is indeed bitchin'. In all, I've visited three times in as many years, being from out of state. It has been consistently good every time. Be sure to ask for the extra sauces not provided on the table - mango habanero is my favorite! When you order the cheese curds (you know you will) dunk them in the sauces, as well! read more

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]This is a happening place![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We did have to wait to be seated and the waiting area is a nice setup. Our party unfortunately had to be split in order to be waited on sooner. The food was delicious and the service was very good too. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Bob's was highly recommended to us. Of course, it is one of the only places cars near our hotel open for dinner on Saturdays. It's a cute restaurant, reminiscent of BBQ joints in Texas. Their menu is nice, with lots of options. The prices are good, too. We were seated right away. Some of the reviews talked about long wait times. It may be that we were early. We arrived at only 4. The server was very nice, chatty, but accommodating. We ordered one Pulled Pork dinner and one Burnt Ends dinner. Each comes with two sides so we got fries, baked beans, slaw, and applesauce. And the meals came out in a very short time. It couldn't have been much more than five minutes. The burnt ends were terrific. The pork was a little too fatty and didn't have a lot of flavor. But they have a variety of barbecue sauces that made it better. The sides were mostly good. The slaw was outstanding. The applesauce (which ended up being our desert, was very nice. It is homemade and a bit chunky - not too sweet - just the way I like it. The fries were tasty but a little undercooked. The two of us were split in the beans. I thought they were flavorful but watery. My wife enjoyed them. They have a root beer on tap which we ordered. $4 for a glass but they do give you one refill. I thought the root beer was outstanding. Ambiance: 4 Food: 3.5 Service: 4.5 They have lots of bob's items for sale. They have hats, t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and more. Although some were really cute, they weren't for us this time. If you are in town, this is probably the best there is. While I've had better barbecue, the way they do it is certainly respectable and good. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Sides: applesauce, slaw, and beans. - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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Respectable BBQ with a lot of options (& many sauces) near Spring Green. We each got the meat & two sides dish, which also came with cornbread. I enjoyed my pulled pork; his brisket was too lean and thus dry. My sweet potato fries were good; grilled mixed veggies were so-so. The sauces were quite excellent! I liked some of the unique offerings like the Razzberry and the one made with Sprecher's root beer. Worth a stop if you're visiting the House on the Rock or Taliesin not far away. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Brisket, Mac and cheese, fries - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]I didn't care for this place. Maybe it was overhyped as many people told us they love this place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I only visited this one time and my food was cold and not very tasty. My french fries were soggy. I've only been there once, so maybe it was just that day, but that particular day was not very good. read more

Second and last time eating there..ribs fatty..corn beef sandwich the whole sandwich was off beef had a funny taste didn't eat....sides fries were OK..baked beans way to sweet..corn bread hard as a stale cookie..coleslaw warm..Mac and cheese funny taste...donut holes way to much sugar...front hostess not friendly just like the first time eating there...It's a shame there's not many places to eat out in Dodgeville how nice it would be if it was good.. read more

Came to Dodgeville for a wedding and was looking for a dinner spot with a menu that had something for everybody. Had a toddler, a preteen, grandparents, and a not so hungry husband with me. And of course me, I'm always hungry lol. So we needed a lil bit of errthang and this was the spot. A nice sit down place that was casual and family friendly. For appetizers we got the fried pickles. I'm a fan of fried pickles although some people may think it's nasty. But who could go wrong with fried pickles?! It was tasty to me! For my main dish, I ordered the blackened salmon dinner that came with 2 sides (I chose the baked potato and grilled veggies). It was okay, not the best but not the worst. I think the salmon could have used a little bit more seasoning, but it satisfied my hunger for the night so it worked. The portion was pretty good also. My preteen was happy with the kids menu. She got the Mac and cheese with fries. She finished it all so guess it was good. Overall, a nice family dinner place to go to, with plenty of options for everyone. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Blackened salmon - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

We stopped in on our way to House on the Rock and everything was great! The service was excellent and we had a hard time choosing from the menu because everything sounded so good. The cheese curds are a must! You won't be disappointed. read more

Food was good! Service was mid and [[HIGHLIGHT]]unless you love being stared at the vibe was kinda off.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]I do love bbq places but vibe was off with the staff and customers.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] New faces can be a challenge for some people but try your best to be polite y'all.! [[HIGHLIGHT]]If you love food and don't mind being watched come here and try it out otherwise don't bother.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

My family and myself had lunch there today. I ordered the Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwich with sweet potato fries. Everything came on plate and my fries became soaked in coleslaw juice. I mentioned this to the server and she just said that I could get coleslaw on the side, no "I'm sorry ", nothing. I feel that the fries should have been on the side. How was I to know they would be served on the same plate. Not happy as could not eat a lot of the fries. Thank you. Judy Buhmeyer (Everything else was ok except the meat could have been drained better as everyone's bun also got soaked. ) read more

YUM! We popped in mid afternoon on a Saturday and it was busy but we were sat immediately which was awesome. Like sister was great and checked in with us the perfect amount. All four of us loved our meals, I'll definitely be returning here. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Carolina style pulled pork, Mac and cheese and tater tots - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

The food is great lots of bbq sauces like the bbq dry and adding lots of different sauces the drink are very good and love there side options.. The waitress are very helpful to get you the best food for you read more

Bartender on a Saturday night was very rude. She was slamming drinks on the bar throwing plates into a bus pan. Snapping her smart ass remarks to customers. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Made my group fell very uncomfortable.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We finally got our drinks and decided to cash out other than that, the food was amazing. Our waitress was awesome. Just might work on your bar read more

Service was excellent, very helpful staff. We started with the Thai chili cauliflower appetizer, delicious!! Also the waffle fries with pulled pork, very good. I had the ribs dry and enjoyed trying all of the sauces on the table. My favorite was the Habanero. As for sides, I had the tasty lime coleslaw. It seemed like it had shredded lettuce in it in addition to cabbage which made it easy to eat. The mac and cheese was good but not to rave about. I was so full from everything else I gave it to my husband. [[HIGHLIGHT]]This was a fun place and I'm sure we didn't scratch the surface of all its offerings.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

When you think of small town Dodgeville Wisconsin... What do you think of?! Honestly... might not be much... It's a small pass through town on your way to Madison. After I went to Bob's Bitchin BBQ with a few friends this is ALL I can talk about when mentioning Dodgeville! I chose to stop here to meet a few friends on a Friday after work. I went early to grab a drink and to sit by the bar while I waited for others to join, as soon as I sat down I was greeted by the locals and was quickly recommended the fried pickles and cheese curds, such a good choice!!! OMG So good! They have such friendly staff, that truly give off that small town feel. Once my friends came in, we sat by the back of the restaurant. Which honestly is one of the better spots to sit, you get to see and SMELL all the delicious BBQ coming out of the kitchen. I ordered their Burnt Ends Sandwich. Which is one of their Nightly Specials. Their Burnt Ends are simply fall off the bone Meat Candy... mouth watering. On the tables they have 4 different homemade sauce types, plus more upon request. My favorite is the BREWBBQ, which is made from the local New Glarus Spotted cow. If you want Wisconsin BBQ... this is your spot! read more

Best cheese curds! Stopped in on a Tuesday afternoon. Found parking on the street. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant was busier for midday than expected.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Our waitress was absolutely amazing. My daughter got the bottled cherry cola and loved it. We started with an appetizer of cheese curds. These were the best cheese curds I have ever had in my entire life. Daughter got a pulled pork sandwich with regular fries. She thought it was fine. I got the brisket sandwich dry with fries. I tried all of the sauces and they were all good. I did end up using the habanero which was not extremely spicy french fries were average. We ended with a piece of Keylime pie. The filling itself was very tasteful with yummy whipped cream. The crust was a little bit of a mess for us. We definitely enjoyed this restaurant and if we were ever back in the area would make this a regular eating spot. read more

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I got violent food poisoning from this place. I submitted an inquiry to the management email to give them the specifics of everything simply for their knowledge ( who would want a complimentary meal at a place that almost killed them). It's been four days, no response. I would think twice before patronizing this graveyard. Never know what meal could Be your last!! read more

I was hoping for better, but its fine. Stopped in for lunch with friends. Nice place, nice staff. Ordered the Brisket/pulled pork sandwich with their vinegar based slaw (they also offer a creamy slaw) and kettle chips. I wanted to try both meats. The sides were spectacular. Definitely made in the restaurant, and both highly recommended. Some real care and effort. The brisket and pulled pork? Better than you might expect in a small town, but not up to standards set by Smoky Jon's in Madison, for example. Clearly neither had come off the smoker this morning. No real bark on the brisket. Both were juicy and not dried out. They were fine. I ordered them naked so I could really judge the meat, and they have six house bbque sauces on the table, which were also very good, and different. None of them super spicy, including the habanero, but all good. Definitely 4 plus star quality. Really a 3.5 star review because the name attraction (BBQ) was just 3 star, but the rest was easily 4 star review. I rounded up for the all over effort read more

BBBBQ was pretty good! There's not a lot of places to eat in and around this small town, and though American Players Theatre is only about 20 minutes away, it gets tiring driving back and forth and back and forth... so between a couple plays with over 4 hours to kill, this was a good choice since it was only about a mile from the hotel in which I was staying. We got some fried pickles, which are hard to mess up but I've had bad ones. Luckily that wasn't the case here, so the meal started off on a good note. They send ranch dressing along with them. The main meal was burnt ends--I was NOT expecting to find those in Wisconsin, especially this area, since I don't think of Wisconsin as the barbecue capital of the midwest. But they were so delicious, as good as any I've had! These are a daily special, thank goodness, and one I almost missed on the menu so don't make that mistake! If you like brisket, I don't think it's possible you won't like these. With them we got several sauces: Razzberry, original, mango, red pepper, Carolina, and habanero. My favorites were the original and habanero, and probably least favorite was the mango. The raspberry was good, not spicy at all. In fact, none of them were all that spicy, which was a slight disappointment. The habanero was probably the spiciest of them. We got a variety of sides: macaroni & cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, and fries. The baked beans were not great but I had them. I really liked the mac & cheese, and apparently the coleslaw (the lime cilantro version) was really good. I forgot to get a taste before it was all gone! The meal finished up with some of the donut holes. I was beyond full at that point, so I only wanted one; that was ok, because I didn't enjoy them very much. But overall, it was a good meal, traveled well since we ate in the hotel room, and the burnt ends were... where's my chef's kiss emoji?? read more

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absolutely delicious. we had a 25th anniversary dinner here after visiting house on the rock. you all did beautifully. thank you so much! bobs brown ale and the burnt ends. chef's kiss. very delicious read more

We have always heard that this place is really good, but maybe we went on an off night. The burn ends were really dry, and my smoked turkey sandwich was sliced smoked turkey not like a pulled turkey like one would typically get at a bbq joint. Service was fine. Got us seated right away. Friendly staff. IDK. The ambiance just didn't feel "at home." Not that it was bad. It just wasn't TN or TX. Bright spot of the visit - a couple of the BBQ sauces were excellent. read more

The 50/50 is amazing - you get good quality meat and a large portion of it for sure. Sample all the BBQs on the table - because why not, not one was bad! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is always loud with conversations but a great place to eat!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Ope, don't forget to order the cornbread! read more

We had been at Taliesin and Governor Dodge, and stopped here for an early dinner. I had read the menus before hand, as I am vegetarian and BBQ places are not my go to, lol. But they had a handmade veggie/bean burger and I am here for that. The burger was quite soft but very flavorful and it comes with a delicious spicy aioli sauce on it, with a side of pickles, tomatoes and lettuce. I had a side of grilled veggies - which were great. I chose the yummy mustardy Carolina sauce for my burger and it was SO GOOD. There are 6 sauces sitting on the tables, and they were fun to try. My companion had pulled pork with the sweet potato fries, which apparently it was all super good. I have to say how amazing the server and the cooks were to check on the ingredient list to make sure there was no dairy in the food for my sister. In fact our waitress came out to say that they fry the cheese curds in teh same oil with the fries, as the kitchen staff wanted to make sure that was ok. Which it was, but that is really very top notch service in my book. It was a nice place to go, very clean, cool ambiance, lots of tvs going. OH! And we had a delicious moscato and Bloody Mary. Superb! And you just gotta love the name of this place. Lol. Fantastic. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Moscato, BloodyMary - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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Wonderful food. Fabulous service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Will go again! Great cheese curds!

Great food and service. Had the sampler platter and it was so good. Highly recommend. read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Sampler plate with smoked sausage, brisket and pulled pork. - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Best BBQ place in south central WI - ask for the special sauce. All great menu choices and friendly staff.

Great service, fantastic food...the Carolina bbq sauce is my favorite! The burnt ends dinner is my other go-to! read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - The Cuban melt here is friggin' awesome! - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

If you love meat, you should love bob's. There is something there for everyone. Including a sauce made from Wisconsin's own 'Spotted cow'!! The bar can make a solid old fashioned as well!! Can't get much more Sconie' than that!! The meats I have had there have always been juicy and tender. Don't worry about being to saucy. You can order them naked and sauce them just the way you like. But what about sides you say???? They have you covered there too! Everything from a vegetable of the day.... Which I, while think is great... I'm much more a meat and potatoes guy. What a surprise they have those!!! House made chips.... YUM, to a decent Mac n' cheese. They do have desert options but to be honest, I've been so full on meat and potatoes when I go there, desert is the last thing on my mind. All of the sauces on the menu are available for purchase in bottles to take home. Which I HIGHLY recommend!! So if you are out for a cruise, in the area, or just want some decent BBQ, Bob's is definitely worth a stop! read more

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We've been to quite a few different BBQ places all over the midwest so this is what I'm comparing to in terms of good BBQ. Service: fast and friendly. Seated quickly and waitress was super nice and on top of checking on us and making sure our drinks were filled. Drinks: Excellent and inexpensively priced. We had a Blackberry old Fashioned and hubby had a sweet old fashioned. They were both really good, some of the best drinks we've ever had. Meat: Unfortunately, have to agree with other reviewers who know BBQ, the brisket was more like a pot roast type of meat and not your normal sliced brisket. The ribs were fall off the bone style ribs with huge chunks of meat and not super fatty. However, neither had ANY flavor at all by itself. The sauce was necessary otherwise the meal would have been horrible. The BBQ beans were really good, with a sweet and tangy flavor, the home-made kettle chips and home-made french onion were good. Slaw was a creamy vinegar based one. Sauces that we liked were: Original (hickory smoked), the RBQ (very slight Rootbeer taste), BrewBQ (with Spotted Cow), the Carolina (mustard/vinegar based) and Razzberry. Hubby said Habanero wasn't hot. Hubby would give a 3, but I would give a 4 stars (he wasn't crazy on the flavorless meat), but the drinks, the sides and the fall of the bone ribs won me over. I made up the for the lack of smokiness with the sauce. Prices for the area were very reasonable, with the bill coming in at $51 for 2 drinks, 2 meals and 2 cookies. read more

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Me and the hubby stopped because we just spent the day at House on the Rock. Reviews are good and love bbq . We both ordered drinks and they were strong. Ordered brisket sandwich and a pulled pork sandwich. They weren't bad. The choices of bbq sauces were a great option. Unfortunately the brisket was so-so. Not a wower! Had better at home. Husband reminded me weren't in bbq country. Service was good. Jesse, our server was attentive and the place was very clean Hated being set on a wet seat with a wet table, so we took paper towels to clean it up. Not so Bitchin but might just be my taste read more

Bob's Bitchin' BBQ - Appetizers - Barbeque Near Me - Dodgeville, Wisconsin

We stopped through on a trip and wanted to try something different. While I appreciate all of the great reviews I think it got my expectations raised a bit too much. We ordered a burnt ends sandwich which was good and flavorful. It went really well with the spicy sauce. We also got a pulled pork sandwich and that went well with the original sauce as well. The Mac and cheese was good, but it felt a bit small in the to go cup. Inside was really nice and clean. They also have outdoor seating where you can have a dog, but ours wasn't wanting to sit in the sun so we ate in the car. Everyone was nice and even though some sauce was missed we went back in and they were happy to give us some to go cups of sauce to try. Overall it was good, I'm just not sure it was amazing as a lot of other reviews say. read more