The Good: The food was delicious. The BBQ beef sandwich was juicy and flavorful. What ever they cooked it in was wonderful. The coleslaw was OK. The mashed potatoes and gravy was absolutely delightful. Very smooth and the gravy was thick and seasoned well. The Bad: It would have been a 4-star, but our waitress ruined it. She was cold and really looked like she hated being there. The other waitresses started arguing with each other in front of us about cleaning a table. The blonde girl with glasses was the only one doing her job right and in a professional manner. The hostess with the neck tattoo looked like she was waiting to get off shift or go to the bathroom. She kept pacing and getting ansy or something. Our waitress ignored us and just worried about filling the BBQ bottles. We practically had to set up lights and flag her down to get our check. No idea what her name was, but avoid her section. The Ugly: They were practically out of everything. Not their fault though, their fryer broke so the menu was limited. read more

The food is fabulous! It was served quickly, and it was hot and fresh. We will definitely return. The service was outstanding as well. We were greeted promptly, seated and served quickly without feeling rushed. The portions are large and filling. I could only eat half and ate the other half for lunch the next day. A great value. I highly recommend! read more

Danny's Place - Brisket with coleslaw and potatoes, plus Texas toast. Delicious! - Barbeque Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

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First of all, the manager sitting at the front was extremely rude and vile to everyone she encountered. She yelled at employees and customers, interrupted conversations, and disregarded and made fun of an allergy. I hope she gets fired. We also waited for an hour for cold bbq and dead fries. Our waitress was very nice but I would not recommend this place. read more

The bread served with the meal was very good. I had the 3 meat plate. Ribs, pulled pork and brisket. Ribs were very good. Pulled pork was dry and tasted just ok Brisket was Fair, The two different sauces at the table made the meat better. If you wanna place to eat that is ok than this is your place. read more

Really wanted to rate this place higher but simply couldn't. For 15 bucks you can't go wrong, but I have to remember, it's still in a small town, so could have been more reasonably priced. The meat was good (sausage, pork, brisket), but I came late and the meat was dry which is probably more my fault. Overall not bad. read more

Danny's Place - Barbeque Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

Oh. My. God. Best bbq in town, don't bother with anything else. Huge portions, the ribs are the best. Huge sweet teas as well! read more

Danny's Place - Barbeque Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

I ordered the pulled pork with coleslaw and French fries it looked so good, but unfortunately my meat was cold, not juicy and didn't have much flavor. Was really disappointed after all the high ratings. The owner and staff was very friendly and accommodating. Hoping we just caught them on a bad day. read more

I dont write reviews very often but I feel like I must. My party of 3 arrived 15 minutes before they closed and the staff were still very friendly and helpful. The service was great and the food was even better. If you're looking for a place to eat in Carlsbad this is the one! read more

This is a great restaurant Food is excellent service is great Feels homey if that makes sense read more

Favorite barbecue place in town! Staff is friendly, restaurant is clean and the food is great!

Hits the spot after a long day on the road. Ribs were flavorful, if a bit overlooked. Brisket is amazing if you don't get too many drier end pieces. Pulled pork is a show-stopper: impossibly juicy, tender, and flavorful. Good sweet cole slaw. Fried okra was decent; not greasy at all--but batter could have used additional seasoning. Of the two BBQ sauces, we liked the sweet one best. Friendly service. read more

This place was just mediocre. The waitress had many tables so it took her a long time to come over and take our order. The sliced brisket was so much better than the chopped! Mac and cheese was wonderful! Fried okra was good but we wished it would've been cooked a little longer. My dad had the ribs and he said he wouldn't order them again. read more

If you're looking for great bbq, this is the spot. If you're looking for a place with warm hospitality, this probably isn't the place for you. The ribs and brisket were delicious! Tender with a nice smoky flavor. The kids loved their burgers. Excellent sweet tea as well. For me, the food out ranked the lack of hospitality and I'd definitely eat here again read more

Excellent BBQ and service. Had to stop in on my way through town. Had brisket, pulled pork and sausage with Cole slaw and potato salad. Fast takeout and friendly wait staff. read more

We stopped here because it was open during the holiday period, but were rewarded with ribs that temporarily made us forget the world outside existed. Awoke later thinking "Where am I? What just happened? I must write a review!" The service is friendly, the prices good and the meat is way better than anything within a 20 mile radius at least. Also it's nice to see that some people are such regulars here that the wait staff know them by first name and know their order. (Ok the last bit isn't hard... It's ribs. It's always ribs.) read more

By far the worst ribs I've ever had! No flavor whatsoever and so tough I threw 2 racks in the trash!! Carlsbad cannot do BBQ!!!

If you're in Carlsbad, don't even look for somewhere else to eat, this is IT!!! Some of the best BBQ I've ever had. Sides are amazing, desert is amazing, service is amazing. For real Folks!!! EAT HERE!!!! read more

I ordered the 3 meat meal Brisket, Pulled Pork, Ribs with coleslaw and fries. The coleslaw and fries were excellent but my 3 meats were cold not room temperature but cold, my girlfriend ordered the chicken tenders coleslaw and fries well when delivered to the table the waitress spilled her fries all over her and on the floor which stayed on the floor! Her chicken tenders were cold also again not room temperature but cold! We informed the waitress which she said she would tell the kitchen then came by and slid the check on the table and promptly ignored us! When paying my bill I was asked how are food was I replied it was cold and asked if I sent it back and I replied I do not send food back because of retaliation from the cooks and she promptly treated the two of us as everything was our fault. All in all if you want Good coleslaw this is the place but as for everything else just drive on down the road read more

Drove into Carlsbad after a day of visiting the caverns and wanted to hit up a local joint, found Danny's place right on the "strip"! Homely but delicious, with a dash of good service...worth the stop! P.S. Can I meet Danny? read more

Danny's Place - Green chili cheeseburger - Barbeque Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

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Much much better than "the other BBQ place" in Towne. Could only eat half of the Three Meat Plate... read more

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All three entrees served at our table were room temperature. The Cole slaw was a day shy of needing to be tossed. Wait staff was prompt but not friendly. The decor from 1982 is in need of a thorough cleaning, if not remodel. read more

The food was ok. The ribs and brisket were cold. Our server, Kristen, didn't care either. My husband asked her what the menu meant by "St. Louis cut" she didn't know and didn't bother to find out. No alcohol served. The macaroni and cheese tasted liked boxed and the fried okra tasted like frozen. We had high hopes, but were disappointed. read more

This is my first time to Carlsbad,NM and was i surprised to run into an outstanding BBQ joint such like Danny's. The St.Louis Spare ribs are out of this world with flavor and a hint of smoke(not to overpowering). Fall off the bone good, and you want to talk about moist. Oooweee so good can't wait to try the brisket next time I go ! read more

This BBQ place is legit. Initially I thought the the brisket was above average but not super awesome, until I put their BBQ SAUCE. The sauce caused an irruption of flavorable bliss. The side were good too, especially the toasted rolls. So, try a little bit of everything in order to know what you'll love in the future. read more

Cute place nice atmosphere, good food. The reason for 4 stars is that they were out of several items on the menu which limited what we ordered. The turkey plate I ordered was delicious. Would recommend this place if you like smoked bbq. read more

Great ribs and pulled pork. Tried the fried Twinkies which were surprisingly tasty, very crunchy outside. Also, awesome fried okra.

This is by far my favorite tasting barbecue place and the waitresses are superb! However, their take out service is terrible. I have ordered take out several times but will not be doing service there. They do not honor your requests for careful packaging and have failed to fulfill my order correctly at least 3 times in a row. If you get take out , you better check your order before you leave! They charge you 10 cents extra for packaging each side. Twice, I didn't get my salads and condiments. read more

Service was phenomenal. Portions were huge, if you're skinny you probably won't finish your plate. Food tasted like authentic BBQ, which is surprisingly rare for 'round these parts. Food was warm when served, not hot how we like it. Credit card machine doesn't work while it's raining outside which was inconvenient. The taste and service made experience well worth it. read more

Hot damn they have some serious BBQ here! We went for lunch and everyone at the table was seriously impressed with the brisket and pulled pork! Two flavors of bbq, sweet and tart are provided for your pleasure and service is spot on. Well worth the price and parking can be tricky with all the construction... but don't give up, you won't be sorry! read more

Food was good, service was fast but not particularly friendly. Great prices ! I ordered the three meat combo and split it with my mom and two little kids and still had some left over. Biggest bummer was no beer or wine, but felt better about that on the road to Roswell when we encountered the DWI Checkpoint!!! read more

Tasty smoked meats, generous portions, friendly staff, great value, family friendly. We found this place in Frommer's New Mexico book, and our hotel receptionist also highly recommended this restaurant. It's a local favorite, but we were greeted and treated as regulars. Try the brisket, it's delicious! We will come back again! read more

Love love love this place!! Food is great!! Try the sliced brisket sandwich, it's to die for!!!!! You will not be disappointed!

Read reviews in Yelp so we gave it a shot ... perhaps a bad night. Kitchen was backed up a bit ... had the BBQ brisket sandwich, which was good. Turkey was good too. The flip should be avoided ... less than great experience but perhaps an on off night. read more

Can you say factory crap? I'm not sure what passes as BBQ in a town as small as Carlsbad but over a road trip into the Carlsbad Caverns, we had the disappointment of stopping in here to eat. My partner's pork ribs were possibly the only thing served that constituted food. My brisket was dry and flavorless the fired okra was soggy and bland as was the potato salad and cole slaw. Salad - why not but don't worry about getting asked what type of dressing you'd like. Every "Ready-Pac" salad you order comes with a side of runny ranch. Homemade biscuit with that? Nope - but you can have some sort of Wal-mart version of a dinner role. Not my best dining experience. read more

BBQ :) Yummy BBQ! Had a pulled pork sandwich with fries and it was YUMMY! 2 types of sauce, both excellent and the meat was perfect. Worth the stop! Good service, cute place, reasonably priced. read more

By all appearances this is a local favorite. The staff was friendly and attentive, and the place itself has a down home feel. There's full waiter service, and just about every spot was taken. The food was good but not anything to write home about. I had the chopped brisket sandwich lunch special with potato salad and sweet tea. Tragically, the chopped brisket comes pre-mixed with sauce, so the sandwich was more or less a sloppy joe, and the potato salad made me wish I had opted for the friend okra. It's entirely possible that I ordered wrong, so I'd still recommend Danny's as a good local lunch. read more

Like so many others here, we found Danny's after a long day at Carlsbad Caverns; we followed the solid Yelp reviews and the fact that the parking lot was packed, even at 2PM. When we got inside, I was a little skeptical; the pictures of the specials on table weren't the most enticing (including smothered fries covered in... something), and the environment really didn't seem to be anything special. Just as I was starting to feel certain that we were on yet another New Mexico culinary misadventure, our burgers arrived... and one bite wiped the smug expression off my face. Seriously one of the best burgers I've ever had (and I don't think it was just the ravenous appetite talking). I have no idea why this place isn't on the green chile cheeseburger trail, but it should be. read more

Visited here three times, only ate here twice. The second time I visited no one would greet me or sit me at a table so I said piss on it and left. But the first and third times that I visited, I did eat and it was sooooooooo goooooooooood!!!!!!! I have had ribs, pulled pork and brisket and all three were really good. Very good sides too. If you have a hankering for some BBQ while visiting, Carlsbad, this is the place to eat at. read more

BBQ brisket was little dry but overall nice place. Service was good and plenty of food. Worth a stop in.

Pretty good BBQ. The best I have found in the area so far. Descent prices and a variety of BBQ. Coleslaw was good- not overly mayoed. Beef brisket is great, I would gladly go back for that. I wish the buns for the sandwiches were a little better, but the brisket made up for it. Fried okra was crisp and fries were the large style. This is a great lunch spot in Carlsbad, I'll go there again! read more