Came here when staying in town to visit house on the rock. It looks like one of the nicer options…read morein 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.

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

We were on our way home from biking and decided to stop here for dinner after reading a recent…read morearticle in the Madison paper about their expansion to the city. It was about 5:30 on a Friday and the bar area had a smattering of patrons and the dining room was about a third full. We were immediately seated. Our waitress took our drink order promptly and our food order. We were surprised that it took a bit for our food to come out since most barbecue focused places have the food out in a flash. I ordered the half rack of St Louis ribs which were fall off the bone tender and very juicy. Just a touch of sauce was needed. I liked them a lot. My wife loved her brisket dinner. I did not care for their baked beans - they had a very strong flavor I did not like but my wife did. The seasoned potatoes were good and a big serving. The big problem was our server was impossible to flag down once she took our order. Others delivered the food and responded to our attempts to get help. It was somewhat busy but that was no excuse for her lack of attention. Fortunately a different waitress stepped in.

Service was hilariously bad. Couldn't make eye contact with servers/bartenders to save my life…read more Decent food, but certainly not worth the service hassle.

Best Brisket I've ever had. The Mac and cheese i dream about. The customer service is like no other…read moreplace. This is one of our favorite places to eat. The joint looks just like a Texas BBQ. Perfect

What an unexpected bbq find in tiny little Ripon. We were in town for an event at Ripon College…read moreand stumbled across J's. Thank goodness we did. You order/pay at the counter and then find a table to wait. The counter guy was quite personable and very well versed on the menu with excellent suggestions. Great decor inside and a small patio for those warm summer months. I ordered a two meat plate (pulled pork and sausage). This came with two sides (fries and mac & cheese). Talk about a lot of food. I was stuffed. Everything tasted great with that original bbq sauce flavor. What an unexpected surprise to find such a cool bbq joint in a quaint little community. I would drive out of my way for a return visit. Keep bringing the great service and great bbq J's.

Staying at the Hyatt Place in Verona and just across the parking lot and street you will find North…read moreand South Seafood & Smokehouse. Very convenient. Lots of seating in the dining room, bar, or lounge. Staff are very friendly and know the menu. Food was amazing and the portion sizes are very large. I would recommend this for the tasty food, great service, variety in the menu.

Food 4/5 Service 3.75/5…read moreAmbiance 4/5 North and South has a few locations around, but I go to this one most since it's just the shortest drive for me. I've been craving prime rib, so I went during a very busy Saturday - though there was a 2 hour waitlist, a bar seat opened up in half an hour - a steal if you ask me. The prime rib itself was amazing - huge cut of beef, though I wish there was more au jus to accompany this titan of meat. I could have asked for more maybe. The sides were all right - I wish there was more than just butter and sour cream as options for the potato, and the broccoli was a bit overcooked. But overall, the prime rib special was a very solid option - and unless you're a big eater like me, expect lots of leftovers!

Passing thru Rockford and remembered a great little bbq joint near 20. Got their bbq pork showboat…read more Just as good as I remembered. They were quick and the food was flavorful. A small family business on the side of a shell station. Worth a stop

Oh so good! Excellent shoboat!!! We will be back!!! The sauce on the fries was out of this world.read more

A bit noisy on a Friday evening. Service was ok, order at the counter and took awhile to get our…read morefood; pulled pork sandwich and 3 piece chicken tenders. Menu said each cane with a side but when the bill came there was a separate charge for the side (a bit deceiving). There is a small discount if you pay cash. Wife loved the Mac & cheese slide and sandwich was very good, lots of meat. Tenders were very good but I did get 6 when I only ordered 3. The fries are flat, very thin, along the lines of potato chips and very very crispy. For what we got which is enough for another meal I thought the overall cost was high. We tried it but I'm not sure we will be back

Happened upon by chance before a Cross Country meet. Easy as could be to get food and drinks…read more Friendly and prompt. But wow, the BBQ, and also the side are like candy. You'll appreciate the paper towel rolls at the tables while you stuff your face Will have to visit again in summer to enjoy to outdoor deck.

We went on a Thursday night around 5. Plenty of space, there were only 2 other families there…read more Food 3/5: the ribs and brisket were dry and did not have much flavor. We got the end of the brisket they were currently cutting, so likely had been cut hours before and left which likely lead it to be dry. The chicken was ok, not much flavor and was on the drier side. The sausage was the best option we tried, good balance of flavor. The cornbread was also dry. The potato salad had good flavor. The Mac and cheese was the best thing we tried. I'd comeback for the sausage and Mac and cheese. Service 3/5: this is an order at the counter and sit down style. We had never been here before and overall did not feel helped when we were ordering. The staff just started at us and asked what we wanted instead of helping us walk through the steps of how to order (meat first and then you choose your sides). It got challenging because there was a growing line and many of us felt the same way of not really knowing what to order. I had to ask for extra plates for our kiddos, and was a little confused about extra condiments and things that were available in the restaurant. Ambiance 4/5: the restaurant was clean and plenty of places to sit. We were in the restaurant with another family with kids, and our kiddos ended up doing friendly dinosaur roads to the family across the restaurant. We all had a really good laugh. Overall most of the meat was dry but we liked some of the sides. The staff could have been more helpful in ordering. This is a kid friendly restaurant in our experience and had plenty of room to accommodate larger parties.

See that bark on the brisket in the pictures on their webpage? Yeah I did too so I tried this…read moreplace out. What I got in reality was a microwaved (or maybe boiled?) pound of brisket instead. Tasted terrible - wish I would have just lit my $90 on fire so I'd at least get 15 seconds of enjoyment from it. Judge for yourself from the picture below. Pretty obvious this piece of brisket never came within a mile of a smoker or pitmaster. Run!

This food truck was at the New Glarus Blues brews and food trucks festival kind of thing in the…read morepark. I was craving BBQ anyway so I ordered the brisket sandwich and at the last minute a side of Mac and cheese. The brisket sandwich looked good with a smoke ring on thick slices on the most cheapest generic white bun you could possibly get like some some cheap carnival hamburger. The brisket was moist and smokey with a kick from what ever sauce I picked from the two on the table which was satisfying but the meat was colder than the outside temperature I was in, cold Bbq on a warm summer day was weird. The Mac and cheese looked like pathetic cafeteria food with a mushy sticky texture and a light cheese flavor, cooked to mush, I like aged cheeses with bold flavors in a Mac and cheese so it's not just another generic Mac and cheese.

We waited in a line to try Bob's BBQ at Taste of Madison and we left disappointed. We ordered the…read morepulled pork sandwich, brisket sandwich, and the chicken fried bacon. The sandwiches were both came with plenty of meat, but were super dry and ice cold. There were no toppings, just bread and meat, and sadly no BBQ sauce to be found. The chicken fried bacon was the only thing we enjoyed as it was hot and flavorful. Maybe the food is better in their restaurant, but based on our experience at the taste, we're not eager to try.

A group of friends stopped here for dinner on a Saturday night and it was packed so we had to wait…read moreabout a 1/2 hour for a table which is ok because there is a bar 2 doors down to kill some. The place is small and loud with bright colors and art work all over the walls. The menu isn't huge with starters, bbq, burgers, sandwiches, entrees etc with specials that change. When you walk in you are hit with the amazing bbq smell so real smoking is going on in the back and after carefully looking over the menu with all the good items I opted for the Deacon which is smoked brisket, bacon, cheddar cheese which comes with frys. I personally didn't like any of the bbq sauces on the table which is ok because I like naked smoked meats. The brisket sandwich was very good on a fresh roll with melty cheddar cheese and if a couple onion rings were topped this would be next level for the sandwich. The brisket was tender but not melt in your with a nice pink smoke ring but way too lean, see my pictures because I would have like to have a little more fat for flavor. The frys looked house cut and and pretty good. The rib platter at the other looked pretty F'n good by the way. Overall this was a nice place to get some bbq in downtown Monroe but be prepared to wait for a table at peak times because it's very popular.

Wow, wow, wow. I m a foodie, and live in the tosa near Milwaukee, so no shortage of food options…read more But this place is fire. The food is AMAZINGLY good. It was too good for me to not leave a review. A coworker referred it to me, I was hesitant for awhile but finally decided to get dinner here one evening. Long story short, I was back there eating 3 more times before leaving the Monroe area. I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the Monroe area.

Picked up some Brisket and Pulled Chicken and it was phenomenal! It shouldn't surprise me because…read morethis is, without a doubt, one of the best BBQ restaurants in the country. It's inside an old Burger King, check out the handles on the outside doors, but totally made over to a welcoming, family friendly, place to go. The staff is always amazing! They are there to help make your experience that much better. Do yourself a favor and turn this place, you will not be disappointed.

Although there was long line when we arrived, they work quickly to get food out…read more The feel is more fast food. With a fast food style que, self serve sodas and seating yourself. But the quality is amazing. And even with a $3 up charge for Mac n cheese as a side, I feel it was worth every penny. I will definitely get the Mac n cheese again, it was delicious. But I need to try another sandwich. Pulled pork was fantastic but there's so much else to try. I should have done the three meet sandwich for a little taste of it all