After a very long day of driving and sight seeing, I was so hungry that anything would have sufficed. You can guess how thrilled we were that this adorable restaurant turned out to be fabulous! The service was terrific and the barbecue was stellar! We sat and drank an IPA, ate our barbecue and listened to 2 guy band while the day light waned. Thank you, Piggyback, for a lovely end to a beautiful day vacationing in the state of Montana!!! read more

Went there for take out based on the number of positive Yelp reviews. Unfortunately we were disappointed. The 3 meats platter (chicken leg, pulled pork and brisket) were tasteless and very dry. Ribs was pretty juicy but bland. When a customer asks for a wet rub, you can add a bit more sauce to give it a flavour. Finally for sides we asked for 1 bean and 1 mac/cheese, which instead we got 2 beans. Overall it was not a positive experience for us. read more

Really good brisquet and ribs. Hush puppies were amazing! Friendly staff.

I love BBQ. I was excited to try some BBQ that wasn't from a place like Dickeys or a franchise. I specifically love brisket. The brisket that I was served here wasn't good. At all...no bark, dry, rubbery, and suspiciously artificial looking smoke ring. I'm not trying to be mean, but it was very disappointing. The corn bread was also cold, dry and hard. Best part was potato salad and the water. I am curious if this was just a bad day or if they boil and sear the brisket? read more

We ate breakfast here today.....OMG was it good! We were the only ones, and I wasn't sure about BBQ for breakfast. I had the Monte Cristo, which was hand cut French bread French toast with ham and swiss. Hubby got the breakfast sink burrito, holy cow it was huge. Either share or plan on taking half home. read more

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! The food is delicious and they give you such large portions!! Super great!!

Excellent food and service. Sylvia was very attentive to our large party, making sure everybody was well attended to. Great experience on our first visit to Montana. read more

This place got our order wrong-- twice! We need to separate the food quality from the service in this review, because they were vastly different. I wanted to like this place, but ultimately, I cannot recommend it because of the poor service. Friends and I placed an order to go, but we did so inside the restaurant versus calling it in. We should have checked it before we left, because our 4 brisket sandwiches turned into 4 pulled pork sandwiches, and the restaurant missed completely the po' boy sandwich also ordered. When we took the food away and called back, they offered to make a po' boy sandwich, as long as we came back to pick it up. When we did, and returned to our destination, we were dismayed and disappointed completely because the replaced sandwich turned into a regular brisket sandwich! When we called to advise about this mistake, we were told that the po' boy sandwich was never even ordered-- though it was, and obviously the young gal who took the order completely messed it up. This is unacceptable. At this point in time, the restaurant manager should have been trying to make amends, but we doubt he even heard about the mishap. It appeared that the workers at this place really could care less about the mistakes they made or trying to correct them. As for the food, the BBQ was decent tasting, but definitely not as good as we expected. The BBQ sauce was tasty, but on the watery side-- there was no substance to it at all. The mac and cheese was soggy and lukewarm. The potatoes were also barely warm and not crispy at all. In fact, they were a little on the soggy-soft side. The sweet potato fries were the same. I add that the temperature of the food was not due to us taking it far away from the restaurant itself-- in fact, we were barely 5 minutes away at the lake. To summarize, there are other great BBQ places in this area that deserve your business. read more

Mediocre food. Waited for an hour and 20 minutes and after all that, the food came out cold. The waitress then brought out the check with 20% gratuity included. We did receive a small discount for the long wait. We will not be back. read more

This place was great, not only the service but the food aswell. Since we couldn't decide what to get we ordered the family meal that came with 3 beef selections and two chicken pieces. The meal also came with some coleslaw, fries and cornbread balls and baked beans. It feed all 5 of us and we even had leftovers. It was so delicious we would most definitely got there again. read more

Piggyback BBQ - The family style meal was awesome and the BBQ sauce was so good too we bought one and took it home. - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

The bluegrass band was awesome. So what if they didn't know that the song they sang was by Bob Dylan. The atmosphere outside at picnic tables on a balmy summer night was perfect, as was the service, food and live entertainment. We shared the 3 meat plate, choosing chicken, ribs and pulled pork?. All were fabulous. The BBQ sauce had a tinge of cumin which turned me off, but the plate also came with Thai chile sauce, a personal favorite. The best part of the meal was the cole slaw. Hands down the cole slaw. read more

Great BBQ, loved the smoked turkey. Very casual atmosphere, with picnic tables outside. Everything was very good, including the ribs, cajun catfish, pulled pork and sweet potato fries. The slaw is different, a pile of cabbage with some dressing. Try it with the oil mixture at the table or mix in with the rest of your meal. The sauce is excellent. Service was very friendly, though a little on the slow side. read more

Pass on the sows at Piggyback & go ask for Brie at The Boat ClubYou'll be glad you did!! The way you treat your customers is key to the future success of any restaurant. We are in Whitefish often because my husband's business is here and our friends live here. Our friends were excited to take us to Piggyback- once we got there, they were so embarrassed by the waitress' behavior, I felt bad for our friends- they apologized all night afterward. None of us will ever go back to Piggyback. The server was rude beyond belief & we hadn't even sat down yet. When we were looking for a table, we inquired if there was an empty table available & were snapped at by the waitress & told she wouldn't even wait on us for 45 minutes because she was busy. Yes- she said that. She was too busy to serve us. We left & went to The Boat Club instead. WOW!! Piggyback's servers should go to the Boat Club & be trained by Brie. She was incredible! Enthusiastic and cared about having our business. read more

It's 2 blocks from my house, yeah living dangerously. Everything I've had is delicious. A personal favorite is the big dipper sandwich. They don't skimp on the portion and the au jus sauce is awesome. Even the blackened catfish po boy was great; and that just sounds like one of those hit or miss menu items. Come when it's busy and your cornbread is sure to be fresh. Still have yet to try the breakfast but I'm sure it's legit. Live music on the weekends too. read more

Wow! The perfect BBQ! Fresh tangy coleslaw, smokey pulled pork and bbq sauce with right amount of heat, sweet and tang. All served by a lovely, friendly young lady. Great job! I'm comin back! read more

No presentation, no fancy stuff, just the best barbecue in whitefish.

Horrible experience for breakfast. The coffee is no longer Montana Coffee Traders, it tasted like it was reheated coffee and the server admitted that it was just a store brand that they heated from the night before. My coffee cup was literally dirty on the inside, I rubbed my finger and came up with some sort of slime. The server gave us skim milk for our coffee which immediately curddled. We had to ask her to take the coffee away as she did not seem to see a problem with this. My friend's skillet meal was served on an ice cold skillet, my meal was served in a paper boat. The server did not seem to see anything wrong with these things that we had point it out to her, we simply got up and left. read more

The barbecue meats and sauce were fine, But the cornbread and poorboy bread were terrible dry and many days old The service was slow and disorganized It se that no one was in charge We told our waitress the cornbread was very poor no follow up How can s barbecue joint serve bad cornbread? read more

Just a good fun place to eat BBQ in Whitefish. The food is great, prices reasonable.....summer dining outside with a band playing is a tops for WF family fun. read more

I have eaten here before and loved this place, that all changed today. I ordered a french onion soup, first of all there was no bread and cheese on top like traditional french onion soup. There was a glob of cheese on the bottom and I found a dead fly in the soup. I was so disgusted and luckily it ended up landing on the side of my bowl and I didn't have to eat it. Sorry to say, I don't think I'm going to be eating here again. My husband called them and they were kind and wanted to offer us a new bowl of soup or refund, but we didn't care for either. There was no way I would have been comfortable trying to eat that soup again. I'm pretty sick to my stomach. read more

Ok bbq food. Server Kim was very nice though and had good service with her. Food though was an ok. Coleslaw taste like pickles. And be beans weren't so great either. read more

If we could give no stars we would. There's so much to mention not even sure where to start. Hands down the WORST restaurant experience ever. Should have known the moment we sat down we should have left: the waitress informed us it was her first week and they had a busy night and it would be an hour before we got our food. Guess we were exhausted because we believed the waitress when she told us multiple times the food was coming out, 10 more minutes, 5 more minutes, 15 more minutes...TWO hours later still no food, watery lemonade, and when I confronted the cooks and waitresses directly they looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders: "I don't have an order for that table!' Other tables getting their food even tho they arrived long after we did. WTF!!! We are embarrassed we actually sat around, our son crying because he was so hungry and tired. Clueless waitress. Awful. Train your staff how to use the system to send an order to the kitchen. Flies and other bugs landing in the bbq sauce on the tables. Every beer ordered turned out not to be available/sold out. Ordered a Pilsner, offered a Stout as a replacement. Never offered a kids menu even tho we were with our young son. Was hoping to recommend to others, instead this will go down as the worst dining experience ever. read more

If I tell you that Reeves, the owner, is originally from Texas, do I need to write anything more about how fabulous this BBQ restaurant is? I will add that my husband and I moved here four years ago from Georgia, where there's an "award winning " BBQ joint on every corner. We know our 'que! The brisket is perfectly smoked and it's melt-in-your-mouth tender. Their pulled pork is well trimmed of fat. The hand breaded fried okra is down home good. Their serving portions are quite generous. We highly recommend Piggyback! read more

Great food. Abe knows what he's doing in that kitchen. Had the duck tacos which tasted phenomenal. Highly recommend this place.

We ate here twice during our recent visit to Whitefish. The barbecued ribs and brisket were very serviceable, though not memorable. My wife, who is from Louisiana, thought the fried okra we had with our meat was as good as any fried okra she has ever had. However, they serve something they call gumbo which is not remotely like a real gumbo. It is tasty enough, but unappetizingly oatmeal-like thick and so far from real gumbo that they should call it something else. read more

We're here on vacation from Illinois and it was fantastic. If your local or just passing through I highly recommend eating at this place! The pulled pork sandwich was delicious and the staff was awesome! read more

Great food with fairly good service. I loved the st. Louis style ribs and the pull pork. The brisket was a little dry but was still very flavorful. The service was above average but they could still use another table attendant. My favourite part about this BBQ was the name alone... The Piggyback is, as the saying says, the best in swine dining!!! read more

Completely disappointed in not only the atmosphere, but the greeting as well. Portions were non balanced (90% chips with a splash of pork) sauce was basically non existent. Burnt chips as well. The pulled pork sandwich was soggy and tasted old if it even tasted like anything. The nachos at taco bell are better that this place. Save yourself time and disappointment. read more

Came in excited left disappointed. Cold cubano sandwich, cold Mac n cheese, nice service but took a look at the cook on the way out who was clearly a wake n bake teenager in an apathetic spiral. This is coming from someone who has appreciated many wake n bakes read more

Excellent food their BBQ amazing. We ordered one plate enough for two people. Great service, very casual I felt I was home . Wonderful evening. Our thanks for the superb service. read more

I called to place a take away order last Saturday night. My conversation went just like this D = "I would like to place a take away order." PBB= "Nope we are just too busy we wont take your order" D= "you mean you dont want my $50 order?" PBB= "Nope we just cant take an order" D= "How long would it be?" PBB= "tomorrow" WOW! Thought that is exactly what they were suppose to do, make my food. My recommendation: Just don't got there read more

I'm done. I keep coming back since we live a few blocks away, but over it. Been eating here since it opened in the tiny place across Wisconsin ave, watched the service go downhill since it changed hands. Never been disappointed in my usual pulled pork sandwich, other than the price inching up 33% over the years. Pretty much everything else is bad. Tried the Fajitas tonight, 70 minutes later I was served a few oz of salty grizzle and soggy onions and peppers sitting in a 1/4" of oil with the wrong side. Heard the frazzled server apologize to to every table and promise the food would be out soon.. wished the table next to us good luck as I left, at least they were comped one of their rounds of drinks. With all the other great food in Whitefish, go somewhere else and have a great meal. Edit: Was suprised when my non-itemized bill came to $52 but just wanted to get home after our 90 minute meal. Got home upset and wrote this review, then started thinking about the bill: $16 crappy fajitas, my wifes $6 side salad, son's $5.99 kid meal one $6 glass of wine and two overpriced ($5?) draft beers= $44 by my math. Consider the extra a going away gift Piggyback. read more

Tried a half rack of ribs. Dried out and not chewable 2nd day on the job and place was packed and she was the only waitress. Had trouble working the credit cards. Her lack of training was irresponsible on the part of management. They needed some one to help. read more

I love this place. A laid back attitude with great food and a nice setting. The BBQ was great the brisket was awsome and a great sauce. The coleslaw and potato salad were also top notch. The waitress was friendly and the service was great. Would definitely return read more

Sat down. Waited 20 minutes. Everyone else who arrived after us got served. When I asked who was our waitstaff I was glared at and told there are "only three of us and we'll get to you when we can." So we left and had the BEST meal at Tupelo!! So glad their rudeness led us there instead. read more

Cozy place. Good for kids. We had three meat platter with 1/4 rack extra ribs. The ribs are a weird, fatty spare cut of some sort. We didn't like it. Chicken was dry. Pulled pork and brisket were good. We liked both the red and Carolina BBQ sauces. We went here late, so I am not sure we got their A game. We'd try it again. read more

The Brisket, Chicken, Sausage, Turkey were all delicious. Cornbread was delicious as was the local Going to the Sun IPA. Great music while sitting outside. Service was on point. All around great place to eat and relax. *did not like the sauce but I'm good with bbq without sauce. read more

The True Grit is a must have, if you brave ordering the full order, beware, it can feed a small army. Also, for a little kick on any dish try the grit sauce. read more

OMG!!! This place is amazing!!! I especially love their wings to die for. You have to get a dry rub with them!!!!!!!! You should definitely stop by if your in town read more

Worst BBQ, I have ever eaten.. fatty ribs, terrible coleslaw, the wings we're almost rubber like, the smoked chicken was edible, but that's it.. we had to wait over an hour for food and no one was there. The service was at least good. The guy signing outside, hurt my ears. read more