Phenomenal food! Got the three meats: pulled pork, ribs and brisket along with cole slaw and beans for my side. Meats where juicy hot and flavorful and my cole slaw was spectacular because it's not mushy or drenched in mayonnaise it was just right! There was two people working a woman and a gentleman both greeted us and very friendly throughout the stay and the facility was clean and presentable definitely will be back read more

Omg, yum. Soooo delish. I would recommend everyone trying it. It will probably become your favorite.

I love the sandwiches, burritos, and mac bowls! Healthy portions for the price, and everything is high-quality and delicious. Good place to pick up an assortment of BBQ meats and make your own sandwiches/etc at home, as well! read more

BEST bbq in Eureka, PERIOD! The brisket is so amazing and the Mac & cheese is to die for! My favorite place most definitely.

Stopped in to try this place out with a friend. They ordered the pulled pork sandwich which he liked and i had the bbq chicken sandwich. We both had mac n cheese also. There was nothing really bbq about my sandwich... just a small amount drizzled on top of a pre-frozen piece of chicken but it was decent regardless. The fries werent homemade either, just basic seasoned from a frozen bag. We both agreed that the mac n cheese was the best and pretty delicious. I just wish the chicken on my sandwich was actually bbq'd... then i could have given it more stars. Service was efficient, no complaints there. I probably will come back to try something different. read more

The food is very good and they have so many kinds of bbq sauce. I doordash them mostly bc the lines are usually pretty long. They make the best mac n cheese! read more

I really appreciate to Laura, Jessica and all the staff. I was traveling around Oregon and California with my son. After having lunch there, i've left my camera in the restroom. I've remembered that i've left my camera there few days after. When i call them, they really worried about that and they were keeping it safely. Finally they sent it to me to my home in Texas! I really appreciate it. It was so impressive when i received my camera. It was packed so cautiously to be send without any damage. Thank you so much! read more

Humboldt Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Eureka, California

I called in my order and went to go pick it up around 15 minutes later. I go in and they said they don't have any order for me. The girl who took my order on the phone was standing right behind the counter and acted like she had zero clue about the order. So I place my order again and this time they tell me they are out of the side I ordered on the phone no less than 20 minutes ago along with 2 other sides they were out of. When I got home, the side I did order was left out. The meat in my sandwich was mostly fat. Incompetent, and lack luster service. Not worth the above average prices for below average food and service. Will be going to different local bbq places in the future. read more

First time in Eureka...first place we stopped to eat...excellent food. Mac'n cheese just so-so but the BBQ meat is incredible. We had the burnt ends and brisket. read more

Ordered $35 worth of food and was able to consume probably a few bites. The burnt ends were mostly fat and the kielbasa (I ordered a two meat plate) tasted like a hot dog. It was straight up boiled with no carmelization of the sausage. We ended up re-cooking the kielbasa, as well as the mac'n'cheese just to make it palatable (the mac'n'cheese had no flavor/salt whatsoever). I also ordered a side of the vinegar slaw, which tasted old, with no flavor, certainly no vinegar taste to it whatsoever. I ended up just throwing it away. Highly disappointed, to say the least. I have given this restaurant a few chances now and the meat is consistently served with more fat than anything else. I will not be returning. read more

When it comes to restaurants, I believe that there are three primary factors that should be considered: (1) Quality, quantity, and flavored compared to expectations, (2) Service, restaurant cleanliness, and group size appropriate server interaction, and finally (3) atmosphere, location, and experience. The first time I went here it was 5 stars. I told all my friends how amazing it was and wrote a killer Yelp review. On my second visit, they were closed when they had radio ads saying they would be open! On my third visit I was not all that impressed. They have a different selection than Porter Street so I wouldn't compare the 2 places, but I don't think that HMS BBQ sauce is as good as Porter Street. VISITS: The first time I went here I ordered the X-large Box (1lbs meat + 2 sides). I got the pork belly with burnt ends, smoked sweet potatoes, and potato salad. On my second trip they were closed and I went to SurfSide and got a killer burger and onion rings for half the cost I would have spent here. On my third visit I got a pound of the pork belly, pound of the smoked chicken, BBQ Beans and potato salad. PROS Amazing smoked pork belly burnt ends, friendly service, and clean restaurant location. Phone order was quickly prepared both times. CONS I placed an order for the Siracha bacon side, and it should have been included in my pickup order, but it was not. I should have check the bag before I left, but I didn't - my bad. I told them about it afterward and they were not sympathetic. Either the get scammed a lot or they don't care to satisfy a customer who has too much time on his hands and writes a ton of Yelp reviews... They started advertising that they would be open nights and weekends. I went over Saturday of Labor day weekend with a friend and they had a sign on the door that they were closed just for labor day weekend. I've now learned that you cannot trust that they will be open because of publish or advertised hours. Call ahead if it's a Holiday weekend. MEH The value could have been better. Sure they're good BBQ, but for the $22.99 and a meal called the X-Large I should be close to "Chinese buffet" stuffed, I was just barely past "hummm... I wonder what happens if I eat a whole small cheese pizza by myself" stuffed. read more

Absolutely delicious! I think their pork is a little dry but the beef and especially the burnt ends are to die for. Everyone should try them. I'm also a big fan of their homemade barbecue sauces and the jalapeño poppers... read more

Good stuff here! These guys smoke all their own meat including pulled pork, bacon, and burnt ends. For $10 you get a great sandwich with a side of coleslaw off- the-hook potato salad, or baked beans; or a bbq box with choice of meat and 2 sides. They make bomb deviled eggs, jalapeno poppers, and beef jerky too! I love that this place just opened. Porter Street is a joke compared to this place read more

BIg Poppa. That's what I had and it was great! I love poppers and have them smoked and on the sandwich, could not get better. My kids loved everything they had and told me I needed to take picture and put it on yelp as the sandwich looked so good. We can't wait to come back soon....unfortunately it will be months, but looking forward already.... read more

Humboldt Smokehouse - This is the Big Poppa. It has: Burnt Ends & Pulled Pork topped with 3 poppers & BBQ sauce on a sesame seed bun. - Barbeque Near Me - Eureka, California

Humboldt county is not well known for its wide variety of high quality restaurants, but Humboldt Smokehouse is among the best I've ever had the sincere pleasure of visiting. Other than not being open for dinner, I love everything about this place. Two areas of outdoor seating, friendly staff, clean store, and that's not to mention the clear best part of the restaurant: The food. I had the Kansas City, a burnt ends sandwich on a roll with cheddar and topped with bacon and green onions. Meat melts in your mouth, cheese and sauce compliment very nicely, bacon and onions add a nice touch, among the best sandwiches I have ever had. Baked beans were fresh and tasty, flavorful and filling. I also picked up a bag of freshly smoked spicy jerky which is in fact the best I have ever come across. Five stars all the way. Will be making it in as often as possible from here on out. read more

I went to this place back in 2014 on a road trip and ordered the Big Poppa with Sweet potato fries and beans. Holy guacamole it was delicious, it was so good I ordered another one. It's a shame I've only been there once. I don't remember the pricing but it was affordable enough to feed 8 hungry people. read more

One of the best BBQ places I've been too, great food and you don't have to wait very long to get the food. The workers there are also very nice and I am very happy I came to the smokehouse read more

Not impressed at all. Portions were ridiculously small. 12 dollars for a "BBQ Box" and my portion of pork was less than 6 ounces. Pork butt was not trimmed properly prior to cooking resulting in chunks of fat throughout my meager portion. Staff had no personality whatsoever. Pork had little to no smoke flavor at all and was tough. Can't understand why they feel the need to charge that much for pulled pork when it can be bought for 1.70 a pound at the store. I understand trying to make a profit, but that's crazy! We will not be back. read more

Nice little spot to get some great smoked meats before heading up to the Redwoods. Great sauces and options for meat. Nice staff, too.

They have burnt ends. Very good ones. I've been thinking about them for the last 10 days. I can't wait to go back. These folks obviously know and love what they are doing. The slaw was also good. Not overly mayonaisey. This place is a cut above all of the rest in town for sure. read more

Finally Humboldt County has a delicious, quality BBQ restaurant! I had a pulled pork sandwich with spicy BBQ sauce. The pulled pork was tender and smoky. the sauce added the right amount of zip, and the sandwich came topped with crisp coleslaw with just the right amount of dressing on it. I also had a taste The Burnt Ends BBQ Box, which was out of this world! Burnt ends are smoky, juicy meaty, prices of heaven! We tried all three sides, and wow! The potato salad and baked beans were so flavorful, the coleslaw is nice and colorful and fresh. The potato salad was really something special, probably the best I've ever had. We also tried the jalapeño poppers And the deviled eggs, perfect. The poppers are made with brisket, bacon, and cream cheese and have a little kick to them. The atmosphere at The Smokehouse is casual- definitely relaxed. The service is fast and friendly. The staff genuinely seemed happy to be working in there. I will definitely be back! read more

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This place is fantastic-yum!!! Girl taking my order was super helpful & sweet, food was amazing. I LOVEEE BBQ & this place delivered. Got the BBQ box so I could try some of the sides everyone was raving about and the beans & potato salad did not disappoint! Will try the cole slaw next time :) Also, got the small size & couldn't decide between the pulled pork & burnt ends, and was able to try both without needing to buy extra meat (this was a perfect filling size for me, and I was pretty hungry:), but I think 4oz of extra meat is only $2 more. Meat was smoky & juicy & perfect, I also loved using the sweet bbq sauce :) Sat outside and the helpful staff came out several times to check on me & ask how I liked everything, everything kept very clean here. I guess I JUST beat the lunch rush because the inside seating was all starting to fill up as I left. All in all, a great yummy BBQ lunch, very satisfied. Recommended!! :) read more

Humboldt Smokehouse - Small BBQ box-Smoky moist burnt ends, pulled pork, baked beans & potato salad. YUM. Thanks for feeding my BBQ craving today!! :) - Barbeque Near Me - Eureka, California

Well, my boyfriend made love to his Cadillac Burrito if that tells you anything. I ordered the same thing because I was afraid if I didn't, I would be super jealous when the food came. It's basically a BBQ burrito and it's delicious. Mexican and BBQ, how can you go wrong? Seriously. read more

Since my last review 3 years ago this place has really upgraded everything since their first year opening. The food is incredible and the sides and options have all improved. Humboldt is becoming a BBQ Mecca and the smokehouse has arguably the best in the area if not all of California. Not only do they do good burnt ends and brisket but the taste of their pastrami sandwiches could go against any top deli in New York if only they were a little taller and more generous though. The selection of different styles of BBQ sauces is fun and they all are delicious. Personally I prefer vinegar based sauces so it's a real treat to find a place that makes them in norcal. Go here!!! read more

Brisket with burnt ends sandwich is awesome. The ends are crunchy and complement the brisket. So much to try here. They do the smoking on site. Lots of pride in their product. read more

Came here via recommendation from a co-worker that lives in Eureka. I'm usually a Porter St fan. I have to say that I REALLY enjoyed this place! The service was super friendly and the food was TASTY!! I ordered the medium bbq box with pork belly and angus beef with a side of spicy coleslaw and baked beans. Friend ordered the Cadillac burrito with baked beans. The pork belly did have a good sauce on it that was much different than I'm used to. I don't know too much about bbq sauce "styles" but these are mostly vinegar based. the pork belly was the only meat that had sauce already on it. It was sooooooo good! The angus beef was so tasty on its own that I didn't even need sauce on it. The baked beans were also very good and kinda sweet. I usually order potato salad with my bbq cuz I like the creaminess that comes with it but they were completely out and so I had the spicy slaw. It was good, but not what I wanted so I ended up getting some potato salad from safeway. LOL. The cadillac burrito was made with pulled pork, bbq ends, coleslaw, cream cheese and something else, I'm not sure. I tasted it and it was better than I expected! However if *I* were making it, I would have left out the cream cheese...the flavor was too distinct or prevalent and it overtook the rest of the ingredients. It kinda didn't go together for me. I would have used CREAMY potato salad instead! It was good though. but I probably wouldn't order it. So yeah, overall this was a really good experience. The down side is that I they were out of potato salad and I guess ribs are not on the regular menu? Either that or they were out of ribs as well? Either way I didn't see it...coulda been my old ass eyes though. lol Sooooo...I've found a new restaurant to add to my stop when I'm up north! YAY! read more

Brisket was really good. Macaroni and cheese was terrible. Laughable, almost. Potato salad was runny and terrible. Cornbread small and dry. Coleslaw had no taste. Ribs were meh. Theses side dishes need major improvement but that brisket is good, and that is what matters most. read more

Service was good. But I was not satisfied with the food. $22 for one kids meal and one adult seems a bit much for just okay food. Was expecting better. read more

I picked up some to-go food at Humboldt Smokehouse when Lost Coast Brewery couldn't be bothered. It was fantastic! Great food, good service! Very friendly! I will definitely be back. read more

The portions are very small for the very high price, there were a ridiculous number of people working there, yet it took over a 1/2 hour for our food to come. The staff was friendly, so they get 3 stars instead of 2. read more

The meat was okay but the portions were small. They no longer offer ribs which I find odd if you have smokehouse in your name.

I have eaten here about three or four times total since they opened several years ago, including today. Each time, I have found the food good but not stellar. My biggest disappointment has always been the serving size for the price. Today was no exception. My son was visiting from out of town for work, and we decided to try it for lunch since he had never been and I had not been in quite some time. Having been disappointed in the serving sizes in the past, I suggested we share their largest 3-meat "box," choosing chicken, pork belly, and burnt ends for the meats and potato salad and poppers for the two sides that were included. This sounded like it would be plenty of food for the both of us, given the price. Once again, I was disappointed when it came. For just under 25 bucks for both of us, we got one medium-sized plate of food to share: 1 piece of chicken, about 6 small pieces of "pork belly," which looked like 3 pieces of extra thick bacon cut in half crosswise, and about 4 ounces of "burnt ends," with very little actual burnt ends. The sides amounted to about 1 cup or less of potato salad and two half poppers. That's right .... the jalapeño poppers side was actually just one jalapeño cut in half and stuffed with a small amount of cream cheese ... and we waited extra time for this to boot (got it at the end of our meal.) The food, while a bit sweet, is generally tasty, which is the reason I'm even giving 2 stars. However, the value just isn't there. For 25 bucks, my son and I should have each had a plate of food the size we got to share, and even then they would have been on the small side. I ended up leaving feeling completely ripped off. I am done with this place. I have given them ample opportunity to win me over as a regular customer, and they have failed. If you come here expecting good value on the food end because there is little on the customer service end (you order at the counter; bus your own table), I predict you too will be disappointed. Many successful businesses operate on this model, and it works for them because they offer good value in terms of the food. Not the case with Humboldt Smokehouse. Don't bother unless you have a stomach the size of a gray squirrel and a wallet the size of a gray whale. read more

Had the pulled pork and potato salad. Was very good and employees were friendly. Serving was medium size so would order something additional if hungry. Quality of food was good though. read more

The food is good but could be hotter every time I have gone it's always been a lil bit cold. It's just a lil pricey as well and the kids meals I ordered weren't meals they were just a hotdog no side or drink. Not sure read more

Average BBQ sandwich, sadly they were out of beans and don't waste your money on the deviled eggs - they have no flavor.

Came into this place on 08/28/2019 expecting to eat a nice big meal. However, the prices are too expensive for their small little sandwich that's 9.99 and don't get me started on their flavorless mac-n-cheese. This place is definitely not worth it and I would HIGHLY reccomend Sammy's BBQ! They're a mile down the road and definitely worth the extra 5 minute drive. In conclusion, the meat was great but the prices and overall quality was unimpressive. DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Solid 4 star. Portions could be a little bigger on the sides and the tacos. Sandwiches were delicious and filling. Wish they sold beer!

I heard great reviews from friends so I decided to check out this place. It was alright but I think there are better smoke houses in Humboldt. Food was bland. I got a burrito and it was just okay. BBQ is very sweet not enough other flavors, spice and smoke. Good jalapeño poppers. Service was also slow. I will maybe give this place one more try. Update: I was contacted by one of the owners on here who was very apologetic and genuinely cared to know what I thought. I went back and had a better experience. The Big Poppa was good but needed more cream cheese. My boyfriend enjoyed his burrito. The wait was 10 minutes longer than we were told on the phone but the food was good. read more

4 Stars for this Humboldt local stop. Pros: Enthusiastic owner Flat rate $10 lunches Great quality food Short wait time Variety of beverages Extra BBQ sauce included Biodegradable to-go containers Cons: No utensils included with to-go order (potato salad, beans and cole slaw with your hands?) No hand wipes for BBQ items (personal peeve) Difficult parking if you are unfamiliar with the area/difficult to see the sign I gave this place a try after reading terrible reviews of Porter Street BBQ. I'm working in the area long term and have been in need of a new lunch spot to add to the rotation for a while. I am a fan of BBQ and was happy to have a place to try. I made a to-go order over the phone shortly after the location opened. The person who answered was friendly and helpful. When I arrived my food was ready to go and I was happy to see many bottled drink options in the restaurant as I was picking up several lunch items and fountain sodas would be unmanageable (they do have Coke brand fountain sodas). There was some trouble at the register with splitting a cash/credit card order, but it was taken care of quickly and with some of the best customer service that I've seen in this town. My order included the pulled pork sandwich, BBQ beef sandwich, jalapeno poppers, and deviled eggs. I had the pulled pork which was very good. It was served with coleslaw on the sandwich which I consider to be essential. My friend enjoyed his BBQ beef sandwich which looked chock-full of beef (I'll get that next time). The poppers were good and the deviled eggs were good - neither really stood out. One thing worth mentioning = everything appears to come with some amount of bacon. Bacon bits in the pulled pork, beef, topping the deviled eggs, etc. Bacon is a fun garnish, but maybe overdone. I will definitely be visiting this location again to continue my tour of the menu items. I think the $10 lunch options are very appealing for the business folks like me in the area. I think it's a little pricey for the younger kids in the area. It would be nice to see a stamp program for frequent customers or something like that. The location is in the same strip as the Starbucks on 5th. If you can't find a spot when you drive by then turn right at the Starbucks on the corner and park in the lot behind the building. read more

The food here is completely original and amazing! I went a couple different times when I was in the area and both times I was blown away. The Cadillac burrito and popper burrito were delicious! I was even impressed with the potato salad and I usually don't like restaurant potato salad. Definitely a gem in a area that lacks good food! read more