Great service. Wonderful ambience. Bang bang shrimp is…read moredelicious. Great selection of beers

Cute atmosphere, but the seating in the bar area was horribly uncomfortable (the waitress in that…read morearea commented that she knew the chairs were tortuous and understood why we moved to the dining room after a couple minutes). I ordered the four meat platter, and in hindsight wish that I had just ordered the brisket platter because the ribs and pulled pork were dry and bland (couldn't taste seasoning or a smoky flavor, and we can legit make better at home). The smoked sausage was nothing special. The only thing I enjoyed was the brisket as it was moist and tender, but again, it wasn't much for a BBQ/smokehouse flavor. As for the bottles of BBQ sauces at the table, they were all very mild; I get in WI restauranteurs tend to hold back on bold or stronger flavors due to the tame cooking of our ancestors, but why that's still the case when people are now well-traveled I will never understand. My husband had the poutine and was not a fan (I did not try it). Finally, the thin brown to-go boxes are useless. We sealed up my leftover meat and placed it in our cooler with other food items. Once home we discovered the material of the box had soaked through and released brown liquid over everything else. Yuck! Such a waste of time to have to wash the cooler and all it's contents because of mediocre BBQ stored in a chintzy box.

One of my favorite bbq spots in Minnesota. Great service with friendly staff. The inside is busy…read morewith a great energetic vibe. You can call ahead to get your name in the line for seating to save your wait time. The complimentary chicharron bowl was a great way to start the meal. Use the bbq sauces as dip. Order: Half rack ribs. Not the best texture on this rack. Just a little too soft for me. Salt level was aggressive. I would not recommend the portion we were served today. I think they just had an off day. Brisket. Tender and juicy. Perfectly smoked. This was a delicious bite. Bbq style Cuban sandwich. This was a memorable bite of food. Great spin on a classic. Sides: Mac and cheese. Creamy, saucy and flavorful. Highly recommended. Fresh cut fries. Definitely worth the upgrade. The dill lemon aioli is highly recommended. Cheesy grits. Yummy. The star of the show was the thinly sliced pickled jalapeño on top. Added that sweet vinegar crunch. Poblano corn. Good flavor. Just ok. Baked beans. Good bite but nothing special or memorable. I would skip. Collar greens. Tender and flavorful. Highly recommended.

Sat on the big patio with the dogs. They even offered a water bowl and gave them dog treats!…read more Great smiley service! Tasty food.

Fair price , good food , friendly Service!…read moreProvides our customers and Community with a smile.

The Butcher Shop is a local gem that I nominate to receive a world heritage site designation. If…read moreyou've read my other reviews, you might note that I have a verifiable "thing" about old-school establishments and The Butcher Shop for me ticks all the old school boxes: glass cases displaying all on offer; butchering table a bit behind glass cases where meats are cut by these Rembrandts of protein; and succulent meats. Proper butchers greet you upon entering this Wisconsin shrine to meat and prepare to magnificent perfection the exact cut of meat you order. On this my first trip and after recovering my senses having been wowed by this little shop hidden in the woods, my particular friend and brother Bunky and I ordered porterhouse steaks (1 1/2" thick), 1"-thick boneless ribeye for the kids and for another day 1 1/2" center loin, boneless pork chops, and strips of double smoked bacon for the rotkohl to be served with pork chops. All meats will of course be grilled, steaks for 7 minutes on each side to yield charred, medium rare steaks. Oh, let me not forget to mention the smoked salmon that is so tasty and served as our biscuit for making the journey between lake cabin and The Butcher Shop. My particular friend and brother, Bunky enjoys a nearby lakeside cabin and will return as will I when next in Wisconsin. Oh, I will return, I will return and urge all who read this note to beat a direct path to the butcher shop whenever you find yourself in Wisconsin!

Good BBQ for "the north woods" area. It is a food truck that goes between Hayward and Spooner. They…read morealso go to different summer events in the area. We had the corn muffin W honey butter. We both had the pulled pork sando with coleslaw. They have some choices. See www.smokenoakbbqwi.com They are also on Facebook. That would be nice if this would help start a food truck craze here in Hayward. Help support original, innovative, food choices here!!!

Absolutely the best BBQ in the area! The beef brisket and pulled pork are delicious, and all the…read moresides are excellent as well! Wonderful service in a nice cozy dining area plus a good size bar. Highly recommend!

Decided to give it a try tonight and we were not disappointed. I had the brisket and my wife had…read morethe pulled pork. Both were really good and the smokey BBQ sauce was really good. I had onion rings and my wife did the baked potato as our side. Both were good and the dinners came with corn bread, baked beans, and coleslaw. Waitress was great and the food came fast. This place is definitely on our list for up north and wish we'd tried it sooner!

This place was a hidden gem! Our bartender was also the owner and shared much of the history of the…read morearea and the resort. There are multiple cabins and great access to the lake. The bar/restaurant was small, cozy and definitely had a lodge vibe. We enjoyed a cold beer and visited with some of the other visitors and beautiful views.

Excellent food, great service and outdoor patio where we could bring our puppies, on the water…read moreclose to our campsite. Best of all worlds and so accommodating! Sticky ribs and Brisket Udon noodles specials were absolutely amazing l! Our picky eaters were also so satisfied. On the water and free docking, accessible by boat just took the experience over the top. Highly recommend! We will definitely come back!!

Pulled pork sandwich was so delicious. We also loved their BBQ baked beans and coleslaw! The…read moreBlueberry lemon slushie was also very tasty!! We will definitely return next time we are in Hayward.

Food here was great, but the employees are a different story.. Workers are very rude to the…read moredishwasher, never have I ever been to an establishment full of people who dont respect the person doing the job nobody else is willing to do. Especially when he has a very clearly injured hand. Which if you didn't know, is required to do dishes. People also laughed when he made a simple mistake which also could have been due to his obvious injured hand. Please resolve this.

When it comes to bbq, I am most definitely a traditionalist. Well every rule has it's exception and…read moreYah Butz is one of those exceptions. Yah Butz has been around for a number of years as some friends of ours gave us a couple of bottles of their bbq sauce a few years ago which we really enjoyed. We were back in the area again and our friends and picked up some of their que for dinner. Yah Butz is all prepared and packaged to go. There is not an option to eat at their location which is fine. They are located in lake country so it's a perfect meal to make at your cabin or home. This day we had ribs and brisket. Being somewhat of an aficionado, I believe I know good bbq. We heated up our meats and enjoyed a great meal. The ribs are falling off the bone tender. Usually a sign that the ribs were steamed, baked or even boiled. Against what I would normally believe. The ribs also were sauced where again I usually prefer my ribs naked. Well none of that mattered today as the ribs were meaty and delicious. I actually overate as they were kind of addictive. The brisket was also very good. Sliced a bit thinner than I prefer however after having a couple of bites, I went back for a couple more slices. This is darn good que. On our way out of town we stopped in to pick up some brisket and sauce to bring home with us since we may only get up this way once a year. Yah Butz is a small shop in town but they make some darn good que at an affordable price and we love that sauce!

Drove from Minneapolis to get my bbq sauce fix! With the drive any day! They a handful of sauces we…read morelike the original, best bbq to be found! I don't like things to spicy, and the original is just right for me, sweet and Smokey and just all around a great sauce