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    Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse

    4.3 (32 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    William G.

    The food was amazing the portions were large and filling. The decor was of what you'd expect it a strip mall restaurant. The staff were friendly and helpful. The menu contains numerous things to choice from I will be back.

    (Half eaten)  BBQ Soul Bowl
    Melissa M.

    This place slaps every single time. The Chicago Blue BBQ sauce is delicious (all of their sauces are so dynamic and different). The wings are perfectly smoked, tender, juicy. I always get the Soul Bowl and customize with Mac and cheese and rice as the base. Their mashed potatoes aren't my favorite (I like super buttery seasoned taters and these are more plain as a base) but they're still tasty just not my favorite. You have to add a muffin top, they're perfectly soft in the middle with crispy edges and a honey butter on top. The Hog Wild sandwich is also top tier. Everything is just comforting, warm, delicious, and feels like a home made bbq in the backyard. My favorite lunch spot in Shakopee, hands down! I always end up doing delivery from DoorDash so I'm not sure what the actual restaurant is like but my food is always fast and hot upon delivery! (Also look for deals on DoorDash, sometimes their items are 20% off)

    Cornbread Muffin Tops Muffin Top (6)
    Elsie R.

    Went here because it was near where I was. Had been there previously without stellar results. I wish I could say my impression changed. I ordered a Southern Sampler and Cornbread Muffin Tops to have leftovers. The gentleman who took my order was very nice and ready to make recommendations. Seating was available but tables are close together. I was able to easily hear the audio of the person's phone sitting next to me later on in my visit. The food came out came out quicker than expected and he brought asking a container for my leftovers he knew I'd planned for. I ate the chicken first because I knew I didn't want to have leftover chicken. It was too dry for my liking. As were most of the others except the pulled pork. I might just be used to my smoked meats having a different flavor because they had plenty of customers who were more than happy with what they had. Given that it was a Monday night early, the flow of customers was pretty consistent and you could tell most were repeat customers. I tried the recommended sauces for each of the meats and they were either too sweet or too salty. The descriptions weren't helpful as I didn't know which ones were mustard-based or vinegar-based or what made them tangy, zesty, or whatever adjective they used to describe the sauce. I did enjoy the muffin tops. I started using them to eat with the meats and sauces. Not sure if butter was available to be served with them. Would've been nice. Not that they needed it, it's just something about buttering a piece of cornbread. The place is set up so that you order and pay upfront, find your table, and then they will bring your food to you. When you're done, you take your trays and silverware, and put them at the proper receptacles near the exit. Again, the people I interacted with were very nice and accommodating.

    Brisket
    William D.

    You walk in and order at the counter and seat yourself. It's a small dining room but there are smokers and a counter right in the dining room itself. Kind of reminds you of a Famous Dave's with the BBQ signs on the wall. Guy who "greeted" us was clearly ready to go home but the other two guys were nice enough. I had the brisket platter and we had the 1/2 rack. Both excellent, Mac and Cheese was our side and it came with like Panko bread crumbs. Pretty good.

    Build a bbq bowl w pork.  I feel like I got a good deal for some tasty food.  I will get a mix of this again
    Phil G.

    Build a bowl bbq. Lots of free toppings and a choice of premium toppings you can add. I feel like it's kind of the equivalent of a bbq Chipotle bowl, so if you don't like it, it's your own fault. I will get some version of this again. I went with Chicago Blue sauce which I felt had a nice balance of flavors. Yeah, I'll probably get another one tomorrow, cheers

    Wood/smokers
    Joe Y.

    On a cold winter day, some southern bbq seemed like just the thing to try. I had never been here before, but when I walked in and saw the stacks of wood and smokers, I knew it should be good. I wasn't very hungry so I ordered the snack size wings with buffalo sauce and order of Jimmy Beans. The snack wings were amazing. It was 5 wings that had been smoked and then tossed in buffalo sauce. The buffalo sauce was amazing...not too spicy, slightly sweet, and allowed the smoke flavor through as well. They were some of the best wings I have ever had. The jimmy beans were okay. I prefer my beans to have a thicker sauce. These were a little watery but were loaded with chunks of meat. I can't wait to go back when I am hungrier to try other meats...but I'll definitely get some wings too!

    Alyssa Y.

    We were on the south side of the cities when we decided to look for a spot we hadn't tried before for a quick late lunch. Found old southern BBQ and headed that way. It was around 2pm on a Saturday and there was only 3-4 parties that were there during our time. It's in a strip mall so plenty of parking. Inside it's counter service so after taking a Quick Look we settled in the bbq bowl and wings. The bbq bowl was delicious! I only wish that it was a little more food for the price. Wings were tasty as well. Decor was nice with a semi open kitchen, lots of southern bbq themed items and a smoker. If I was in the area, I'd visit again and check out a few other offerings on the menu.

    2 meat platter (ribs and brisket), Mac and cheese, coleslaw
    Marissa M.

    Old Southern BBQ located in Shakopee is in a strip mall, so there are many available parking spots! The restaurant has bistro lights and lit up signs everywhere and it really sets the vibe. You order at the counter and then sit down and they bring the food out to you. They have wine slushies, some beers on tap, sweet tea, lemonade and some fountain sodas. The service was pretty fast! We got the 2 meat platter (brisket & Ribs) with mac and cheese, build your own bowl, and half rack of ribs with mashed potatoes and a side of coleslaw as well. Everything except for the bowl also came with the corn bread muffin top. On the 2 meat platter, we personally preferred the brisket and the mac and cheese was also delicious and cheesy and creamy. The ribs were better with the half rack, they were a lot more meaty than the ones that came with our two meat platter! Mashed potatoes were pretty good, but preferred the mac. The coleslaw really surprised me, it was creamy and had a kick at the end. I would definitely get the mac and the coleslaw again! The bowl was fun to put all your favs in one bowl! We got half mashed potatoes, half mac and cheese with pulled pork and a bunch of the toppings. some of the items in the bowl seemed dry, but we got ranch and BBQ sour cream on the side and then also all the BBQ sauces that are at the table made it less dry! I loved all the BBQ sauces and it was fun to try multiple. I would definitely come back!

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    Blake H.

    The basics are all here - good smoke to the meats, great flavor and tenderness, meat falls of the ribs and the brisket is a nice thick cut. Fries and slaw were quality sides, not throw ins. The cornbread muffin top on the platter was delish. I do worry of they will make it in Shakopee, seemed pretty slow for a Tuesday night; let's hope they do. Old South is much better than Famous Dave's ever was, even if short of the mark set by the BBQ of the world, Kansas City.

    Clockwise from top: Kids Pulled Pork sandwich, corn muffin top, Kids Mac & Cheese, Creamed Corn, Jimmie Beans, Cole Slaw
    Debra M.

    Update: I loved the wings here two weeks ago and I was craving them so I ordered them again. Unfortunately, this time they were burned and so dry even sauce could not save them. I struggled with two and threw the rest in the trash. Really disappointing.

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    Great food and great service!!! Best BBQ I've had in MN. The sauce is amazing. I suggest all of them! Best potato salad!

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    2 years ago

    Joe is the grill master and manager. He's amazing. Fast food environment and a ten. We go a couple times a month. Great takeout as well.

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    Fourth time rib tips were hard Fork don't through!!! It was more, I cut it to get to meat. I was hungry and angry

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    2 years ago

    Me and my family come here a lot to grab a quick bite. Very good food for what it's worth!

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    2 years ago

    Ordering online is easy and the employees are helpful. They didn't have beef ribs so I couldn't give them 5 stars.

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    The brisket is amazing and so are the wings. Everything was very clean. Very friendly service. A great place for some BBQ.

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