While visiting Hilliard from Texas for work, I wanted to experience how other states do barbecue,…read moreso I decided to try Smoke Licked Barbecue. First impressions were great. The restaurant was very clean, and the staff were incredibly kind and accommodating. They even allowed me to sample a few items before ordering, which I appreciated. Unfortunately, I arrived just before 5 PM and they were already out of ribs, which was disappointing. I ordered the brisket, pulled pork tacos, street corn, and coleslaw. The brisket was very tender and moist, but I felt it could have used a little more seasoning. The pulled pork tacos had excellent texture and were enjoyable to eat, but the flavor was mild enough that, if I'd closed my eyes, I'm not sure I would have identified it as pulled pork. The coleslaw was also a bit lackluster for my taste and could have benefited from more seasoning. The standout side for me was the smoked street corn, which was flavorful and easily one my favorite parts of the meal. Overall, the service and cleanliness were excellent, and the food quality was solid. I just personally prefer a bolder, more seasoned barbecue flavor profile.

Everything you could expect out of a BBQ spot: Flavorful, moist, succulent, scratch made, well…read moreseasoned, good bark. I really respect the creativity out of their menu and the chances they take with unique dishes and appetizers. This isn't your run of mill BBQ place but instead a place that thinks OUTSIDE OF THE BOX and pulls it off masterfully. Customer service is Phenomenal. While I waited on my order the cashier was kind enough to let me sample TWO of their real cane sodas! Location wise it's kinda outta the way but it's well worth the drive and money well spent! We can't wait to return!

Located in downtown Hilliard, you will have to find street parking or a lot. Luckily, parking is…read morefree. The restaurant is very spacious and there is an outdoor patio for warmer weather. They have an upstairs and downstairs bar also. You order your food and sit wherever. The food was pretty good. I liked being able to get a little bit of everything. The crunch on the sausage is ridiculous. BBQ meat was pretty tender and they have a variety of sauces available to you on the tables. Would come back!

Went to this restaurant and hour before close. They were out of food. This is not the first time we…read morewent to this restaurant and this is occurred.

Guy at the register went above and beyond for my order! Upper Arlington location has Fantastic…read morefood and great service! Highly recommend!

The work crew and I decided to get lunch from here yesterday, which we got as takeout. Everyone…read moreordered a variety of different things and everyone seemed quite pleased with their options. The local group also were very excited to be getting their food, so sounds like definitely a winner to those in the know. I opted for the 2 meat and 2 side lunch. I went with the pulled pork and smoked turkey with regular bbq sauce plus collard greens and potato salad. The pork and the turkey were both rock solid. Not necessarily a ton of smoky flavor from either, but both were tender, juicy, and delicious. Unfortunately, the collards were not to my liking. I hail from western NY and I can count on one hand how many times I've had them before and only once from a true southern/soul food joint. In this instance, I found them slightly bitter with the stems still quite crunchy and the juices on the less than pleasant side. I very rarely don't finish food and I couldn't do it. However, my coworker who also got the collards said they were fantastic, so I guess it's a preference thing. The potato salad honestly wasn't my favorite either. It had like almost an acidity to it that was different and slightly interesting, but almost a little overpowering for what I normally find to be a pretty low key side (for mayo-based potato salads, anyways). This one I did finish despite it not being my all-time favorite. Overall, a pretty solid experience, especially in the meat department. Maybe I just had bad luck with the sides and need to try others next time, but that part is holding me back from this being a really solid culinary experience.

This past week, I had the absolute best Smash burger of my life at Pine Coast Hilliard! I ordered…read morethe Kimchi Burger and it was cooked to perfection. The flavor of the kimchi could not have been better. Also the fries were so so crispy as well. Lastly, I could tell the employees truly cooked with love and their kindness was unmatched. I really can't say enough positive things, please check this place out for phenomenal and affordable food!

So, the owner is a wonderful cook and great person to chat with. The burgers were delicious. Had…read morethe Kimchi burger and its sweet Kimchi and it was delicious. Everything comes a la carte, and a hamburger that is of normal size at 15.00 is a little costly with no fries or salad, or something. Everything made to order. They need some iced tea, freshly brewed or something healthy to drink in their drink cooler. It was all sodas and Gatorade or water. Even coffee or cold coffee would have been nice. Plenty of seating, when you go in, make sure the AC is working if its a hot day. Bc the kitchen hogs the whole place to just heat up the restaurant. I will be back, supporting locals. The food was excellent.

This location is a little weird as its very small and not really lit up at all. its easy to miss…read moreit. the food was all good as normal. The brisket is definitely the winner at Dickeys compared to everything else. I also enjoyed the ribs. service was a little slow but the guy was nice and having to do everything himself. Overall, I like Dickey's but dont know if ill be back to this location.

There was a recent change in ownership. The new owners are still getting their feet on the ground,…read morebut for us the service change has been excellent. I go semi-regularly with my daughter and they always treat her like a queen. Just recently, we had a meal on Halloween and one of the staff brought out a free brownie for my daughter just to celebrate the holiday. The restaurant was already providing a free meal for Halloween, so more was completely unnecessary, but also appreciated and brought a lot of joy. The new owners have had nothing but trouble with the soda machine. When they bought in, there was one of those fancy touch-screen machines where you pick from a million flavors you don't want. It broke, so they replaced it with a traditional soda machine. That one broke and it has been broken for a while. I was told on Halloween that it is finally fixed and now they are just restocking supplies for the machine, so it should be ready to go soon. The vibe of the place has moved from kind of corporate-standard "this is Texas" decor, to more of a country biker bar vibe. There are a lot of personal touches that I really enjoy including some interesting toys scattered around the place and a station where you order your food where you can play sudoku or do a word find while you wait for the server to take your order. There are some rough edges to smooth out yet. On our last visit, there was no plasticware available at the drink station, so I had to go and ask for it. The soda-machine, as mentioned, was still broken, but that is on the mend. I didn't really talk about the food. Seems like some reviewers have had trouble in that area, but I haven't. I don't exactly exercise the whole menu, but my westerner combo with brisket and jalapeno sausage is always delicious and the portion is plentiful. I like several of the sides including the baked beans, potato casserole, and green beans. There are several sauces to choose from and I like the regular well enough. Sometimes I mix it with the spicy for a bit more kick. Many BBQ restaurants can't maintain reasonable meat quality when there isn't enough volume to support it, but I think Dickey's has that mostly figured out. It isn't going to beat the best restaurants in the country, but it is going to provide a decent, consistent product that is worthy of your business and definitely holds up to other places in the area.

Excellent quality of food! Excellent service! This was our first time eating at Din Vito's and it…read morewas Delicious! We will be back!!!

From the owner: Our objective is to delight your senses with a unique mix of flavors in every bite.read more

Listen. This was a struggle in several ways. But worth it…read more I kept hearing great things about this, and I had some free time on a Wednesday, which is dollar wing day. Random lane closures on Broad made it a pain to get there. It is surrounded by rundown strip malls, and the access and parking are pretty bumpy. It's hard to get in: there are locked doors with buzzers, and it is not real clear which door you should use. There is a pickup door, very clearly marked, but the regular entrance is just a little portico, the entrance to the vets, so press one of the buzzers. Inside, it's a standard veterans hall. Dark, bar the main attraction, with tables, pool tables too, quiet in the afternoon. The wings part was pretty busy, with dine in and carry out customers. And I knew that, and I knew wings take a while, so I was prepared to wait. Service was excellent, friendly, helpful, from several people during my stay. And the food was excellent. I was going to get onion rings, but they said on Wednesdays they don't have room in the fryer for those. I was a little disappointed because I figured they probably have great onion rings. Oh well. So I got the pretzel bites. A fairly small order for seven dollars, but the best pretzel bites I've ever had, I think because they were deep-fried. (They're smaller than onion rings.) Hot and crispy on the outside, tender inside, with a good honey mustard sauce. You can also get ranch I think. And since wings were a dollar I wanted to get a bunch but I wasn't super hungry, so I got six. Regular wings, with the Alabama white sauce. Perfectly cooked, big, meaty, juicy wings, crispy on the outside, covered with sauce but not smothered. The sauce was a little smooth and creamy with a little heat from the horseradish, call it medium. Very good. Went well with the wings. The wings even plain would've been excellent. And they have dozens of sauces, a bunch of which I would like to try. Check their Facebook to make sure they're open. The last few months they have had some issues, which seem to be sorted out mostly. Allow yourself some time. Come on Wednesday and get as many wings as you can eat. Mm-mm.

I feel like this would be a 3.5 had there been half stars. Man we need those half stars…read more This place is a hidden secret we didn't know about til recently. It's inside the AmVets building on west broad street. Don't need to be a member as long as you're coming in to eat. The prices are pretty good on the food. The prices are amazing from the bar since it's AmVets. The server was actually the wife of the owner, Tammy, so that was a nice treat. She gave us the low down on the place and all the unique sauces they have. All made in house. Great info. Great service. The wings are a nice size. Comparable to Roosters and that's sayin something because Roosters wings are bigger than any I've ever had. We got fries and onion rings to start. Both yummy. Another patio told is to get the wizard sauce. Apparently it's a wing sauce but he said it's best on the sides. It was delicious on the onion rings. The sauce list is very unique and very diverse. I went with a classic, garlic parm. It was good. I've always wanted to try Alabama White. It was very tasty. If you like the horseradish flavor. Our friend got the scorpion wings and the kit him on fire. He got sample taster of the hottest one that's not even on the menu. It was Major Pain. He said he tasted awful but wow was it hot lol. It was super thick like a tomato paste. Other friend got honey smacks. It was pretty good. Not super hot but had a tingle for sure. The mean mug was pretty tasty. My husband got the hot honey and said it wasn't really very hot. Asian sticky. That one was good. Not hot. The ranch was weird. Pretty sure it was a dill dip lol. Tastes and looks like the dill dip I make for veggies. We would definitely go back. Only reason I did 3 starts was cuz my husband didn't find a sauce he likes so we will just have to try more next time!

I noticed a wood-paneled trailer at a local festival, and it turned out to have great barbecue…read more.. The menu was limited (he said the trailer was new and they were still getting things set up.) Brisket and pork sandwiches, macaroni salad, chips, and drinks. Sweetie and I (and Baby K) shared. The brisket was outstanding. Tender, flavorful, crisped a bit at the edges, no sauce necessary. The pork was decent. Tender, but with less flavor; I added a bit of sauce. Still good, just not amazing. The mac salad was unique- lots of mustard and pickle flavor, and in fact some pickles mixed in. Different, but very good. The tea was good, but not sweet enough for us. The lemonade was just okay. Service was super friendly and fast. Prices are reasonable. I'll definitely be watching for them at other events. Oh, and Baby K already loves BBQ, and chowed down on everything from here (we skipped the sauce for her.)

This place is fantastic! Dare I say it's one of the best places to get real southern smoked BBQ…read more The owner has been smoking meat for over 20 years, has won several competitions and is basically unknown in Columbus as of yet! Each day he has smoked brisket, pork and often has smoked turkey that is oh so juicy. They also do specials like smoked sausage and something called a ripper dog that's smoked then deep fried! Give this food stand/truck a try and I'm positive you will be back. I know I will be!

First time visitor here and I can tell you it won't be the last. Nicely setup restaurant with ample…read moreseating and parking. The you can order from the menu board or they will take your order if you're seated. I ended up ordering the crab Rangoon which was very unique with a ton of crab and cheese present and lightly fried casing. The spicy dumplings were really good with pork and mushrooms and a nice sweet and spicy sauce to accompany them. The star of the show was the sweet and spicy garlic chicken - nice and crispy with an excellent sauce. The Mac salad is reminiscent of my time in Hawaii so they get two thumbs way up to that. Will definitely be back to try their katsu!

Wanted to try this place for a long time. Very easy to order online ahead of time for my lunch on…read moresame day. Got a text message back confirming my order. Simple menu to follow. Prices were good for the amount of food I received. Very happy and will return again.

I usually come here on Tuesday or Wednesday when the wings are $1 per wing…read more The seating inside is small so be prepared to wait. Their wings are super crispy and the amount of sauce they give you allows you to dip each bite and drench it with sauce. My favorite is the lemon pepper medium. The service is great! They are a little slower when it's busy since there's only two of them, but it's so worth it!

This is a small hole in the wall on Hilliard Rome Rd avross from Roosters. In general, I like to…read moresipport local but the restaurant has to be good enough for me to return. Sadly, Roadhouse Wings and Grill was not. The place was dark and did NOT scream "Recently cleaned" but still I stayed and ate. And I dont think they had the heat on at all. The dining room was freezing. Iate with my coat on. The good news is that their meny was surprisingly large and they offer weekday lunch specials. We met friends there on a Friday for lunch. Our friend ordered lunch wings with lemon pepper sauce and fries and she ordered an italian sub with fries. Hubs ordered wings with medium buffalo sauce. He ate them and said it was fine but not enough that he wants to return. I prefer a dry rub over wet sauce on my wings so I ordered the lunch italian sub also. The fries were good. The sub was fine but didnt leave me wanting to return either. Im glad we tried it but Im not planning to return.