I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here because everyone I know talks about this place, but man alive they have the best bbq in the area. Honestly may be the best I've ever had, and I lived in the south. Portions are generous, prices are a little high but that's to be expected with this caliber of meat and it being local. I will gladly pay more for them to keep up quality than to start tasting like a chain restaurant. Try the blackberry bbq sauce, you won't regret it. read more

Best restaurant in Warren, Ohio! The food and atmosphere are to die for! I highly recommend this place.

Best southern style bbq in the world! We have traveled all over and bbq is always a must to try. None has beaten this place to date!

Delicious large sized meals of a good variety. Fast service. Has just about everything you need.

What a gem! We live in Kansas and eat BBQ in Kansas City on a regular basis. Cockeye's ribs were just as good as KC BBQ..if not better! Our party ate ribs, pulled pork sandwiches and the special Cuban sandwich. All the food was delicious. I could eat their hush puppies and fresh made pork rinds ALL DAY LONG! The owners stopped by to chat. The dining room was clean and nicely decorated. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful! I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Always finger licking good. Always ready on time. Never disappoints. The hush puppies are addictive! read more

Best BBQ within at least 25 miles. We eat a variety in our home. Brisket is ordered by half, the other half orders pulled chicken. Brisket is tender and full of that great smoke flavor. The chicken is moist and covered in bbq sauce, we always add more though. Variety of bbq sauces and there isn't one we haven't enjoyed thus far. Favorite sides are Mac n cheese and fried okra. Mac n cheese is a home style kind with thick cheese sauce and the noodles are cooked well. Okra is always crispy and hot. They have an ice cream place out back that is great as well, they sell pints to go up front! Butter pecan is the best! I would not recommend the fried chicken at all though, sad to say, everything else was a hit, but fried chicken is an absolute no. Very dry and breading not my taste. read more

One of the best BBQ places in town! I love this place! The pulled pork and different sauces is just HEAVEN!

The Cockeye barbecue is simply the best barbecue restaurant I've eaten at in Ohio. In fact, being from Atlanta, it is easily competitive with the best barbecue restaurants in Atlanta or the Carolinas. I don't count Texas, because Texas barbecue is only passable in my honest opinion.I even went so far as to try the beef brisket, not a traditional Southeastern Q, and was insanely satisfied. The sandwich was on a fresh roll with pepper jack cheese and peppers, but the brisket itself was to rave about. The meet was incredibly moist, and the flavor of smoke was clear and evident with a salty fatty crunch in the meat itself. My wife on the other hand had a pork cheek taco made with smoked pork in a homemade teriyaki dressing served with a side of macaroni and cheese and onion rings. On top of that we had a set of fried green tomatoes that were salty tangy crispy and delicious served with a sauce that highlighted but not mask the flavor of the food. We love this restaurant, and found it only about six months ago, it's clean and has the feeling of the barbecue joints I'd frequent in North Atlanta and an array of sauce that shows reverence for all the regional cues. You come in, you order at the counter, you hope you find your seat and you get some of the best Q I've ever had. Without a doubt my number one go to spot in Northeast Ohio. read more

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So glad we found this place. The prices are reasonable and the food is amazing. It was so good we went back the next day lol.. I really enjoyed the pig melt. We were able to feed a family of 6 for $60 (4 adult main dish and two kids meals - no sides - 5 drinks from the cooler). We'll certainly be back for more! read more

Cockeye Bbq - Pig melt (yum!) - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

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Amazing! This restaurant was a great experience all around. The moment we walked in we were greeted by the owner who walked us through the menu and described how everything is prepared, an excellent first step for establishing trust in the quality of meat we would receive there. We were not disappointed! The pulled pork was nothing short of perfection. They encourage tasting the sauces, take them up on it, they are fantastic. I had the mess plate and have to say the macaroni and cheese was some of the best I have had at a BBQ location, they also use locally sourced ingredients which is a nice added touch. The food gets to you fast and is an excellent portion at a great price! Almost anything is enough for two so the double dollar sign listing is very misleading for them. My first five star Yelp rating ever. Stop i read more

Cockeye Bbq - Chef's signature, the Mess plate! It looks scary but it's amazing and good for two meals or two people! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Excellent BBQ joint in the making. I got the wings with cajun dry rub and tried some of a friend's chicken and pulled pork. I have to say that everything was delicious but had a huge drawback. Both my wings, and my friend's chicken were, I believe, undercooked. I noticed my wings were on the pinkish side, but attributed this to the fact that smoking meat can sometimes give it a pink color (I was being optimistic as I think they actually fry them and don't smoke them). However, at the conclusion of eating both of our chicken dishes we noticed that the center of his chicken was downright bloody, meaning the pink color was most certainly from being undercooked. I did take a picture of this but it was quite unappetizing, so I am going to refrain from actually posting it. This would scare off most people, (and yes, we realize that eating undercooked chicken is not OK) but we tend to have iron stomachs, so we went with it. Ultimately, neither one of us ended up getting sick. No harm, no fowl. read more

Cockeye Bbq - This sauce! I can't place the flavor but it is a must try! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

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I feel like i get the same thing every time. 1 meat Half Chicken is my favorite so far. The Cheesy Potatoes qre just like my moms and the coleslaw is refreshing. The chicken is so tender and flavourful. The atmosphere seems frsh and new. Its nice to see new options in my city again. read more

10-Nov '18 in the area again and had great food and service again. Manager even fixed the mistake from months ago...thank you so much. Had ribs mmmmmmm...smoked turkey was amazing! If a larger party, ask them to put the names on the meals, it was so helpful when we got home thank you again! We'll see you next visit Must stop place for bbq. Traveled to Alabama for bbq in my past and this place rocks. Staff was awesome, friendly and helpful with the choices. Got the full rack, chicken wings, different sides. Loved the sweet pickles. Would give 5 stars next time, had one little misunderstanding, but the woman I talked to today will fix it next time. read more

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I originally had a 5 star rating, but as this place grows in popularity, and as new employees come into the kitchen, the quality steadily slips. I have not felt the need to update my rating until now. I ordered the Polish Boy. The sausage itself was good but 1) there was very little Cole slaw on it, 2) the fries were cold and stale-ish, and 3) the bun was tough/chewy. I also had onion rings. Exactly 3 come with the order and to add insult to injury they were not even warm. I also ordered hush puppies. They were at least warm. Sadly I will not be visiting again. Too bad too because I don't know if another place like it. I was last in on 04/18/2018. read more

Best BBQ place in the area, great food, quick to help out on large orders. Much appreciated.

The food is not that soul food and the ribs is not good the sauce was not good they did not treat me as a paying customer. FOOD IS NOT GOOD

Just can't get enough! I have tried almost half the menu now and I must saw that everything is tasty and delicious. My current favorite are the baked beans. I always buy Large and take some home. Don't get me started on their small batch ice cream! Dark Chocolate Blackberry (with real berries). Buttermilk Pie and Butter Pecan are my hubby's favorite flavors. Be sure to try out their homemade blackberry sauce. I'm from TN and this is the best BBQ sauce I have ever eaten. Just can't say enough. Worth the drive and enjoying your ice cream BEFORE your food. read more

Cockeye Bbq - My new favorite food. Baked beans at Cockeye BBQ. Now for some homemade butter pecan! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

The 62 mile drive was worth every bite. We loved everything we tried from the pulled pork, meaty fall off the bone ribs, mac n cheese, baked beans, collard greens, fried cheesy gritts and a huge bag of freshly fried cajun pork rinds. It is rare to find a place that puts as much effort into their side dishes as they do their main menu items and we were very impressed! We made sure to pace ourselves and leave room for their home made award winning ice cream! And we were delighted to learn we could break a scoop into two flavors so we had more chances to sample the seasonal and staple flavors. Thank You for making our mini foodie road trip satisfying and oh so tasty! read more

Awesome! Some of the best pulled pork I have ever had. So many barbecue choices and they are all good. They had practically everything, even fried catfish! We only had to wait 5 minutes for our food, and I am not rounding literally 5 minutes. The only thing was that they didn't have chicken legs or thighs, they only had shredded chicken. But it was still so good! read more

I found my favorite. It's well worth the drive to Warren for some of the best BBQ in the area. Walk in place your order, grab a table and wait for them to bring it out. I got the 2 meat dinner with corn souffle and fries I selected ribs and brisket. It was very very good. The side dishes are delicious, and you can tell they are homemade. Ribs and brisket was some of the best I've had. They run daily specials that are posted up front. And checkout the bottled soft drink selection!! read more

Wish I lived closer to this place!! Best BBQ I've had in ages. Eric (owner) recognized we were first timers and walked us through the entire menu, which was not only awesome, but also very helpful. We ended up getting a bunch of different stuff to share and we were impressed with everything, especially all the sauces made from scratch. Not only was the BBQ delicious, but the prices were extremely reasonable too. I'll def be stopping here for lunch/dinner whenever I'm in the area. read more

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Best BBQ in the area. The brisket is my favorite! The white sauce with it is outstanding and the owners are super cool. A great addition to Warren. read more

Picked up a couple racks of ribs and various fixings. Sadly the ribs were so tough that we abandoned eating them. Need to be able to cut them with a fork but even with aggressive pulling, bone knawing and lots of chewing it just didn't work. BBQ sauce flavor was sweet with a heavy dose of vinegar. Mac n cheese was different. Not sure the flavoring (Chipotle?) added was something I like in Mac. Onion rings were fine. Texas toast had no garlic so it was just white toast with butter. Had high hopes but this didn't do it. read more

I love this Bbq place. The sauces are good. I always order the mess plate for myself, without bbq sauce on top and chicken instead of shredded pork,and for dessert I order a slice of buttermilk pie or the buttermilk pie ice cream. read more

great place, great bbq, friendly staff and great service, couldnt ask for more...if you love bbq and corn pudding, this is the place

This place rocks. I had the pulled pork platter w the baked beans and cheesy potatoes. Wife had Turkey bacon melt. It was all fantastic. Baked beans were 100% homemade and possibly the best baked beans I've had. Cheesy potatoes were a fan favorite as well. I live in Pittsburgh and don't make it this way too often but I may have to change that. Can't wait to come back. read more

My meal was complete when I picked it up. Nothing was missing. It was hot when finally got home. My meal was so good and the lortion was a good size. read more

The staff is very friendly and helpful. The food was perfect and large portions . Also the new ice cream shack is amazing

Soooooo delicious and reasonably priced. Never disappointed. They have a bunch of different barbecue sauces there as well. Very great place for BBQ. Definitely my favorite in the area for sure. read more

Went here on my lunch..i work in Warren. Was surprised by how nice the inside is. Love the family owned vibe..great staff super helpful and nice. I ordered the one meat two sides..got pulled pork with cheesy potatoes and green beans. The portion of neat was enough for two..great flavor with just a light squirt of bbq. The cheesy potatoes where awesome super cheesy with a light onion taste. I loved the green beans nice and buttery. Sweet tea to wash it all down..11 dollars for platter and drink..not cheap bit bbq usually is not and really I had enough for two meals. read more

Cockeye Bbq - Yummy pork plate!! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Love this little place that came out of nowhere. Best barbecue around and run by a family that seems like very good people.

Great selection of meats. Had brisket and pulled pork good flavor and not fat which is nice good selection of 5 sauces. Each has a good unique flavor. I enjoyed the Hot was not that hot. A very interesting side is sliced fried pig ears. read more

Cockeye Bbq - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

This is a fantastic restaurant. It is kinda small, but hopefully they can enlarge it all. I think they might with a local contest. Literally every dish they have is excellent. Lake Erie walleye, ribs, chicken, everything is so good. The entire staff is always friendly and they acknowledge you when you walk through the door. read more

On the 23rd of September 2018 I went too this place and even though I've been there many times before this was the first bad experience I've had. The food that we order was not cooked right and when we asked the young lady about it she looked at us like we was crazy. Only when we asked for the manager that she agreed to do our food over again but clearly had an attitude about it. I'm very disappointed in the service we had will be a long time before we return (we might not ever go back) read more

Great first experience. Blown away by extremely affordable prices for this type of menu. Wishing we lived closer to this place. read more

Cockeye Bbq - Yes it's true. Pulled pork sandwich only 3.99!!! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

Been to Cockeye several times and never had a bad experience. Have tried the Pulled Pork, Brisket, and the ribs: all fantastic. An important part of BBQ to me is the sides, and this place has several to choose from. The Mac n Cheese, Fries, Joe Joes, Hush Puppies, Cheesy potatoes, and more are all great. I've been to several BBQ places in the south, and Cockeye tops them all. Cant recommend this place enough. read more

Cockeye Bbq - Pulled Pork, Mac n Cheese, Cajun fries, and hush puppies! - American Near Me - Warren, Ohio

While traveling through the area on business a few weeks ago, yelp guided me to this gem. My colleague and I felt like we had been guided to this bbq Mecca by Devine intervention. Awesome doesn't cover the accolades these folks deserve. I had brisket and sausage and was so happy to have stumbled into this local highlight it made my day. I've spent time in a lot of bbq joints across the USA and this rates right up there with the best of them. Whenever your near this town divert to this spppt. The reward is the dining delights they have across their menu boards. If you live in Warren and haven't been here this should be your next meal. You won't regret it for a moment. read more

Awesome local place with good food and great service. The owner/wife that runs the place is super nice and super involved with her business which I appreciate. The food was great and definitely better than anything I've tried in the area when it comes to Barbeque food. The only complaint I have is that there is a really small dining place and since it seems to be a popular spot, it's a little cramped. Definitely worth bumping elbows to try though, it's a really cute place. read more

Riding along 80 and hungry and we saw this on Yelp, decided to give it a try. So glad we did! This will be on our list for a future stop along this route. Amazing BBQ and sides! Got the 3 meat to split- Brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, side of fries and green beans. After a few bites we went back up to try the collard greens and onion rings too. The sauces were incredible! Our favorites were the apple, the tangy and the white sauce ( not sure of name). We will return and make the 20 min off the path for this place! Also have to mention that the service was phenomenal!! So friendly and helpful- went above and beyond!! read more