Their smoked meats were all good! Sides were also good but the coleslaw and garlic bread were the 2 sides that just didn't do it for me. Service has been great, very friendly and attentive. Restaurant is very clean, the employees are quick to clean up the tables and people leave. Overall, good BBQ spot to grab a meat plate or one of their sandwiches. read more

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Great bbq everytime we visit. The service people are always friendly and welcoming. We visit whenever we are in the area.

This place has great BBQ. Agree that it is a little pricey, and also the sides were quite small for what we paid for, but it was still very good. The decor and ambiance were perfect, and it was fun to eat there. I like that there's inside and outside seating. read more

Great food, even a Del Cielo beer option, friendly service and nice shaded area outdoors. Debbie was great!

First of all, this parking lot is a nightmare. Easier to do street parking out front or park at the lucky's plaza and walk here, because never again. I drove up from LA and decided to make a stop here during my trip for some Bbq. I ordered two 2 meat plates, one with burnt ends and ribs, side of mac and cheese, coleslaw and some garlic bread. The other plate had turkey and burnt ends, with a side of beans, coleslaw and corn bread. The ribs were really good, especially with the bbq sauce. They had a lot of meat on them and wish I'd ordered more of those. The burnt ends were a little salty, like a beef jerky texture, definitely not my favorite. The coleslaw was pretty dry and the mac and cheese was okay, it had a garlicky taste to it. The beans were super watery, and not sweet like baked beans. I love corn bread but this one was a disappointment as it was dry and not sweet. If you've been to Gus's Bbq in Pasadena, this corn bread was not like that at all. We ordered to go and our order didn't have the pickles and jalapeños so that was a bummer. Overall this was place was just mid, and won't go out of my way to come back here. read more

Brisket was bomb. Restaurant also had a good selection of beers and ciders on tap and in cans. The deserts looked amazing and served with ice cream, but was too full to try. Plenty of seats outside and inside. The inside had AC which helped on a hot day. read more

We had an adventure yesterday in Castro Valley. After visiting the Castro Valley Marketplace, we discovered a BBQ Joint called Canyons Barbecue. I got a two-meat plate with tri-tip and pork ribs. The combo comes with cornbread and a choice of two sides; I chose mac and cheese and garlic bread. My friends got the brisket and rib combo with mac and cheese and baked beans. The BBQ was lip-smackin' good. The tri-tip was my favorite, both tender and flavorful. I will definitely return when I'm in the area because the food was that good. It's only a 30-minute drive, so it's not bad at all. Make sure to get some of the sweet-and-spicy cucumbers! OMG, they're the BOMB! In addition to great food, they offer a wide selection of craft beers. A clean restaurant, friendly, and fast service rounded out the great meal! They have only been at this location since 2022, but they have a 4.3 Yelp rating with over 1,200 reviews. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Photos of the menus are below. read more

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Great experience, great food. Service was great, friendly and polite. Food came out fast, hot and delicious!! had a great vibe, good beer, good music, great looking restaurant!! highly recommend will definitely be back read more

Canyons Barbeque - The aftermath of delicious brisket sandwich and potato salad! - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Great place. Great service. Great beers and food. Slightly higher on price point. But I wouldn't hasitste to repeat

A spot you order and then go to counter to pick up. Not a full service restaurant. Beer selections are great they have tables outside that are dog-friendly. Most dishes we tried were good. Some of the BBQ lakes seasoning and definitely needed sauce. read more

Canyons Barbeque - Picking up the beer and bbq at the counter. - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Been coming here for years and has always been great BBQ and atmosphere. Brisket is always on point and service is excellent

This bbq place could be an excellent place if it wasn't for the sides. The ribs and sauce are delicious. The corn bread is below average. The Mac and cheese is flavorless and does not taste like it has cheese in it. It tastes like unsalted flour and butter. The Potatoe salad does not taste good. Ordered the cherry pie which tasted stale and the crust was tough. If they would improve sides I will come back or just order the ribs and get the sides from Carmen's. THE RIBS ONLY ARE 5 stars read more

DELICIOUS BBQ, great atmosphere. They have increased their portions since they opened, and I appreciate that!

We ordered the Family Pack ($86), which included a full rack of pork ribs, 1 lb of tri-tip, and two pints of sides. We also added a 1/2 pound of brisket and a 1/2 loaf of cornbread (4 slices). The ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender and absolutely delicious. The tri-tip was a bit dry, but the brisket was very tender and packed with flavor. The mac and cheese was solid, while the cornbread was just okay. You order and pay upfront, then receive a text when your food is ready for pickup. They forgot to include our sides initially, so I had to go back and ask for them--not a big deal, but a little inconvenient. We sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the nice weather. There was more than enough food for four people. Just a heads-up: everything is self-service, including getting your own plates, utensils, sauces, takeout containers, and bussing your table when you're done. read more

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Ok. Let's begin by saying the bbq are delicious!! We came here during lunch time. We ordered the family pack #2 for $70 and was worth it. It feed 2 kids and 2 adults and still have left over for dinner. The ribs are pull off the bone. The chicken is delicious. They also have couple of bbq sauce you can use but I didn't have to use it, it was flavorful as is. The bread pudding is also delicious The way Canyon works, is your order in the counter and pick up your food. There are plenty of tables inside and outside. They also have beers . Gotta try their selections next time. Love this place, will keep going back to Canyon for sure. read more

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They have outdoor and indoor seating. Super cold inside with the AC. They have a bar area and like 10 tables inside. It is self bussing, so no one wipes down the tables. We got the full rack with mac n cheese and garlic & corn bread. SO GOOD. Everything. The ribs were so tender, we also ordered a to go mac n cheese. Our food came out super quick too. Would definitely come here again! read more

Canyons Barbeque - Full rack ribs with mac n cheese, garlic bread, and corn bread. - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Our experience with Canyons' catering service was wonderful. The food was delicious and stayed hot for hours after being delivered. They delivered to our house even though we live slightly out of their delivery area. The ordering process online was easy and efficient, and the delivery driver was awesome. He helped me set up the serving table with the trays and confirmed twice that everything we ordered was correct. I will be going back to Canyons again, if not for the meat, then for that amazing berry bleu salad. read more

Rude staff and undercooked/chewy BBQ. I had high hopes for a local BBQ spot in Castro Valley and have consistently been let down.

Great bbq and company! Debbie is great and helped us through ordering the perfect amount of food. Would definitely come back again

Good food! I like the brisket and burnt ends when I go. It's nice to have a nice bbq spot so close to home that I can get my fix from without getting on the grill myself. read more

We were out exploring and thought we'd give this place a shot for dinner. The food was absolutely amazing, the inside was pretty cool, but the parking was a nightmare. They're situated right next to a super busy intersection with loads of restaurants and every store you could possibly imagine. They didn't even give us any napkins or utensils with our take out. I'm not sure if that's just them or not. But, we did like the BBQ. read more

Yum!! Friendly people and great food. Laid back atmosphere. We celebrated my brother's 70th Birthday here :)

My 1st time going to Canyons BBQ. The person at the order counter explained the ordering process and which foods were popular. The tri tip was tender but not much smoke flavor, original sauce was good. The beans were a little watery, but good. The cornbread looked like a piece of bread; I thought it lacked flavor but my friend liked it. Overall, it was good and I will return in the future. read more

First time here and everything was delicious! Family of 6 and we ordered the family pack #5 and added a pound of brisket. Mac and cheese was my favorite side. Everyone is super friendly here! Definitely will be back! read more

Canyons Barbeque - Tri-Tip, Lb Brisket, Lb - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

They served us cold unseasoned meat ! :( the cornbread was like cafeteria cornbread the people in this town have probably never been to an authentic bbq spot because this was horrible food and terrible limited seating read more

Best bbq in the Bay Area. Brisket is phenomenal. Good prices, nice patio for warm days, live band on Thursdays.

Ordered a Brisket BBQ sandwich (brisket is tasty) while my partner ordered Brisket BBQ with Mac and cheese and fries (Mac and cheese lacked the cheese and was dry, fries is good). Service was okay. Not bad not good. So-so. The outside seating was great if only there's a heater for people eating there. read more

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Amazing barbecue joint in good ol Castro Valley! Their spicy bbq sauce was especially delightful on tri tip, brisket & pulled pork. Cornbread was bomb along with their generous baked beans with mac & cheese. Will certainly be back to try their beers on tap! read more

The ambiance around lunch time is definitely a hit! The to-go service is great. I was able to order ahead on their website and they had my order ready on time. I ordered the Tri-Tip plate with beans and potato salad. All of the plates also come with garlic bread! My tri-tip was perfectly cooked. Amazing seasoning read more

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Love this place!! A great local spot with delicious food and super friendly service, and they're always up to support schools and other activities in the area. It's a casual and relaxed spot with a very cool interior too. read more

Canyons Barbeque - Pulled pork breakfast tacos ( x2) - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Went to Canyons Barbeque for the first time and was not dissapointed! I got the pulled chicken BBQ sandwich with a baked potato and loved it! The bread was the softest bread I've ever had a bbq place, and the potato was so buttery and soft. The cornbread was the best cornbread I've ever had, so crispy and buttery. My mom and sister had the tri tip plate, and said it was super tender. Mac and cheese was flavorful, potato salad was great. Service and ambiance was great, excited to return! read more

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Showed up for dinner around 7, everything was sold out so not much of a selection. The food was ok, i definitely wouldn't go out of my way to try it out. I was staying locally at a hotel and didn't have much bbq options. The Mac and cheese was colder than the potato salad. Service was horrible due to the lack of staff that cared. They were quick to show you that tip screen at checkout. But!, didn't offer any assistance. You have to grab your own sauces, drink,order and clean up after yourself. Even people at the bar had to get an employees attention for a refill. read more

Canyons Barbeque - Two Meat Meal - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

IN A NUTSHELL] ok bbq food, decent pricing, good bbq sauce, dried out meat [VERDICT] - NOT APPROVED [RUN-DOWN] I was excited that a BBQ place had opened up in Castro Valley, but I was disappointed by this place. A lot of the food that we ordered was dried out and I think if they took it out a little earlier, then the meat would have been better. The only one I would recommend that was still juicy was the trip tip and the BBQ pork ribs. They do have a lot of seating which is nice (inside and outside). They also have beer on tap and other drinks. They also had interesting desserts that I may try next time. We ordered the BBQ Meals with the 3 meats. We ended up getting another plate for the two of us since the portions were sort of small. [SCORE & ORDER] OVERALL: 2.83/5 BBQ Meal 3 meat $34.50 Tri-tip (4/5) -This was the best meat option at this place. The trip tip was the only meat that was juicy. The meat was also smokey and did not need the BBQ sauce in my opinion. I would recommend getting this as the option for your meat choice. Brisket (2.5/5) -The brisket was dry and it also needed the BBQ sauce to make it taste better. It was also not that juicy which I wish it had more flavor. Pork Ribs (3.5/5) -Pork robs were juicy but it wasn't the best. I also feel that you can't mess up BBQ ribs, but the sauce made it taste all the better. I would recommend getting this as a meat option. Pulled Pork (2.5/5) -The pulled pork was super dry and it was sort of burnt. In the middle there were some soft parts of it but that was in the middle. The smokey flavor was there, but I needed to add the BBQ sauce in order to have some flavor. Portions are also small and I think it was not worth it. Sides: Potato Salad (3/5) -I am not a fan of potato salad but this one was interesting, especially the color. The flavor was ok but I wouldn't recommend this as a side dish. Sides: Cold Slaw (2/5) -Interestingly cut and the lettuce was way too small, a little watery. I think the weird part of it was that it was cut into small squares but there was not that much flavor. Sides: Cornbread (2/5) -Super dry, smelled like corn bread but there was no corn flavor, mostly tasted like a dried spongecake Sides: Mac and Cheese (4/5) -Surprisingly really good, enough cheese, and just the right softness Sides: Garlic Bread (2/5) -There was no garlic taste to it as it just tasted like regular bread with a sprinkle of garlic [SERVICE & ATMOSPHERE] (not reflected upon review score): the service is a order and sit down place. They are very spacious and have a lot of seating in the area. We went for lunch and it was sort of quiet, which was nice. Drinks (non-alcoholic) are self served. [TIME STAMP] MARCH 2025 read more

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The food and service was great seating arrangements and ambiance worth the price of admission which was free

Food was delicious! Really liked the Pulled pork and the Brisket. Great selection of beers on tap and by the can!

Love the food, the space, the beer selection, the fact that there are kids options on the menu, and the vibe of Canyons in general. CV needed a bbq spot like this. I need to try one of their breakfast items too. Don't mind if I do. read more

Killer food, best beer selection at a restaurant in the tri-city area. always have fresh, local brews on tap. 20 taps total. Bbq is always too notch. read more

Great friendly service. Good food! Live music on Thursday. What more can you ask for.

The service was outstanding and the Food is Out of This World!! Love Canyons Barbeque read more

Ended up in Castro Valley unexpectedly and then looking for a mid morning breakfast. Canyons BBQ was not on my radar but I am so happy I found it! Had the breakfast sandwich with brisket and it did not disappoint. Loved the bluesy vibe from the moment I walked in, but Debbie stole the show! She welcomed, walked me through the menu, told me about the up coming live music (who's song just happened to be playing) and was a total delight. This is a great spot and look forward to my next visit! read more

Canyons Barbeque - Brisket Breakfast Sandwich and Andes mint to boot! - Barbeque Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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