Every time I drove past this place, I had this strange feeling -- like I wanted to stop, but something kept me from doing it. From the outside, it looks pretty ordinary. I never saw any customers here. And somehow, that made it even more intriguing. What exactly is this guy smoking back there? Today, I finally gave in. And... I'm in shock. The good kind. A full-on flavor shock. The ribs -- absolutely incredible. Juicy, smoky, full of flavor. A solid 100 out of 100. You can tell this man knows his craft. I will definitely be coming back to try everything else on the menu. This place feels like a hidden gem, the kind of spot you whisper about to friends. Highly recommend -- especially if you love being surprised in the best way. read more

Q & R BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

I guess considering the neighborhood, ordering my food thru a 8x12 window outside in the heat wasn't too bad...right? I've been having a hunger for some bbq and someone told me about Q & R. The place is a family run business because the owner was outside complaining about not ever hiring family again in language you find on a comedy show! Once I place my order, he didn't have any change and told his cashier to run across the street and get some change! When she didn't ? He ended up going himself! After getting my food I was somewhat disappointed. I ordered links & ribs. The links were pretty good and the ribs ok decent, but the sauce!!! Watery and not too tasty for my liking. While it tasted a little like bbq sauce, it was lacking a lot so I ate the meats without sauce. I wish there had been a little seasoning in the ribs but ok. read more

Ordered the bbq ribs with two sides. Very good and plentiful. Had enough for another meal the next day. Called in the order and picked up at the window. I highly recommend read more

I didn't think the food was very good. I got a plate of ribs, chicken, and hot links and paid about $40. It was A very good portion but taste was not very good. It didn't seem fresh, didn't have much taste. The food temperature was extremely hot when it was given to me so I could tell it was microwaved. Unfortunately I don't think I will be back. read more

Food is great. Service is great. Ambiance OLD SCHOOL GREAT We eat there at least once a week. read more

This is the kind of precious, local, "hole-in-the-wall" place that gives you the most authentic and delicious food you can imagine. Value: 5 Taste: 5 Service: 5 Experience/Ambience: 4 It's cash-only, and the menu rotates a tiny bit depending on what's in stock (like they may only have pork ribs that day, or their sides might be different depending on the season). It's the opposite of fancy, but in a great way. The only real downside is that they don't sell their sauces to take home! Gentrifiers, stay away! All others welcome. read more

Stopped by here for the 2nd time yesterday. First time had the ribs, this time tried the fried catfish. Ribs were excellent, nice and smoky, meaty and tender. Love the bbq sauce. The catfish was so good too, three big pieces with a crispy cornmeal crust. The sides are good too but they come in small styrofoam containers that could be bigger. I felt like a barely got a taste of the collard greens. Otherwise, would definitely recommend I'll be back for sure. read more

Q & R BBQ - Fried catfish--get sum! - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

The work crew stopped here for lunch. Out of 4 orders. None were correct. It took 45 minutes to get the food.... finally the meat was right but the sides were still wrong. We just gave up. Had to get back to work. The fish was the only good thing. The sandwich and tri tip were thrown away. The food was drowned in sauce and way too hot. Nothing was pulled off the grill. It was clearly microwaved. The total was $90 and approximately $80 worth of food was thrown away. On the way back to work the co workers are still complaining. Save your time and money and go to MOMOs. read more

Q & R BBQ - Should be a Hot Link Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Great place! Sweet, tangy bbq sauce with a hint of citrus. I had the hot links and the tangy sauce faded into the spice of the links. Really nice. Comfortable. Felt like visiting a friends house. The cook is the only one there, and he was perfect. Highly recommend! read more

I have been coming here off and on now for about 7 years because I met the owners wife at bingo and she told me about their restaurant. I love bbq and hot links are a favorite. I have noticed in the last year or two that the food quality and accuracy of my simple order has slipped. At first I thought maybe they were busy and forgot what I ordered for my side dish because the employees seemed new. I am beginning to think they just don't care any more and will either not put it in the bag or just give you something random. Even the hot link sandwich I got today had almost no bbq sauce and the links were definitely 2 different brands/types as well as cold even though I just ordered it. Asked for mac and cheese, got cold green beans with potato. Might be time to give up on Q&R. read more

3 meat 2 sides $25 Ribs: 4/5 Meaty, yet not fatty. Mine where on the edge of being in the warmer to long, but they where still meaty and seasoned. Chicken: 3/5 Chicken was seasoned well, but it was much to dry. It was brittle dry on the edges and meaty dry toward the center. Was not my favorite meat. Tri-Tip: 4/5 The Tri-Tip had great flavor, the smoke ring was micro thin but there none the less. It was super tender and some care was taken to carve it. I will definitely be back for mor of that. Sauce: 2/5. Tasted like it was store bought. nothing exciting. Baked Beans: 2/5 Tasted liked canned beans with extra brown sugar. Greens: 3/5 Greens and cabbage mixed, more cabbage than green, in my cup. Flavor was there but not robust. Veggies were overly tender but plentiful. Overall fulfilling, guaranteed to feed 2. Some well cooked BBQ with a cast of prepackaged sides and sauce. I'll be back for the meat and I'll try dessert read more

Q & R BBQ - Order/Pick-up window - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

It was the first time my bf and I have been here after driving by it so many times for many years. I must say, I am so glad we finally made a stop here. We got the fish plate - shrimp and fish - and the bbq plate - tri tip, chick, 2ribs and hot links. Plus wheat bread, baked beans and potato salad. Really bbq places serve you bread! Our to-go containers were filled to the brim - they had to put rubber bands on them to keep them closed. Besides the serving sizes being well worth the trip and the price (which isn't expensive actually, at all, for some good bbq!). It's a great value. The fried fish was flaky and moist and the batter was thin, crispy and well seasoned. I honestly hate when fish is overly coated. You lose the flavor of the fish! The shrimp were equally a coated in deliciousness. The tri tip was just right on the moisture and flavor. The bbq chick was juicy and had that nice but mellow smoky flavor. The hot links were... hot. Just how I like them - good flavor and a little after burn to remind me I'm alive! The two ribs were huge, flavorful and delicious. With or without bbq sauce, this plate is a killer on flavor. read more

Q & R BBQ - 4 meat bbq plate + potato salad side and baked beans. Delicious but next time I'll go for the sauce on the side. - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

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A salute to this BBQ spot!! The tri-tip is absolutely amazing and make sure you get the potato salad and corn bread!!!!

I'm from North Carolina, so I was a little skeptical getting bbq in California (no offense). But I can sum it up in one word for y'all... phenomenal. No bbq sauce needed. Absolutely amazing and the bbq sauce was really good, too. Not to spicy and not to hot. I HIGHLY recommend Q-R BB-Q. Pork Ribs Tradition Mac read more

Q & R BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Saw the awesome sign out front and had to pull over. Best decision of my life. We got a loaded plate with ribs chicken hot links tri tip WITH MAC AND CHEESE ‍ that was Make sure to go and say hello to Mr. Q!!! read more

Mom and Pop BBQ joint CASH ONLY. Not located in the best of areas Q&R serves up some tasty BBQ. In particular the Hot Link Sammie was freaking delicious! The Tri Tip sammie was also large and tasty. They put on a good portion of smoky sweet spicy BBQ sauce to their sammies so if you don't like sauce you had better tell them. The place is a total dive with only two tables for 8 people in the tiny joint, so be prepared to get your eats togo. My only complaint would be that sammies come with a side of potato salad and even though I ordered two sammies I only received one side. Other than that, I will be back for that delicious Hot Link Sammie! read more

Q & R BBQ - Tritip sammie - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

I ordered the name sake special and it had sliced pork, Tri tip, ribs, chicken, and hot links. It was $30 but it was a lot of food. I made a small dent in it. Other than it had too much BBQ sauce for my taste it was amazing. The sauce was good just more than I prefer. People were polite and food came pretty fast considering. I'm glad I had cash because that's all they take. I highly recommend giving it a try. No seating so you have to take it to go. read more

Ribs were delicious! Lean and meaty with firm but soft texture. I loved the tangy sauce-not overly sweet. I never have had candied yams, but if they are as creamy and tasty as they are here, I have to eat them more often! read more

Oh boy...where do I start. I wanted to like this place but whoever is running this establishment may need to look into a few thing. Like the hours which are very different from what is listed online, this needs to be consistent. The next is the website needs to be updated.The prices are wayy different than what is on the website. The last thing, while cash is king, there needs to be up to date payment methods . I think if a few things are tweaked this could lead to more positive experience for potential customers. read more

Ribs weren't as good as some reviews mentioned. I thought they would be good but I was disappointed. Very chewy and not as tasty either. I drove from a long way after reading reviews. I like to go to family owned businesses but it was just okay okay! read more

This restaurant catered my cousin's 35th (social distance) birthday party this past weekend. I must say that I enjoyed EVERY dish served and we ordered a lot! The ribs, greens, mac n' cheese, baked beans, hot links, candied yams, potato salad, sweet potato pie, and OMG the cornbread! It was all delicious and I highly recommend Q & R BBQ to all!!!! read more

The cashier ask me for a tip which I planned on doing anyways but I thought that was super unprofessional. I'd rather tip the chef than the cashier anyways. The yams and greens were hella small portions, I'm talkin like 1 scoop of each, only filled half the cup. The meat was ok, it had bbq sauce so that's all you could really taste. I don't think the meat was seasoned at all and I didn't really care for the flavor of bbq sauce. Tried this place on a whim but I don't have any reason to be returning. read more

This place is legit. We all had ribs, and sides of baked beans, collards and mac/cheese. The ribs were amazing...smoky, flavorful, just tender enough, but not falling apart. Very friendly owner and helper, priced fair. It's cash only, so we used the atm at a nearby grocery. Yes, it's a little bit of a scruffy area, but you felt perfectly safe. We'll be back! read more

FIREEEE!!!!!! My husband and I are from the Bay Area, and we have left our sacred BBQ spots. We found a place today, with good reviews, but when we got there, was more than disappointed to find they didn't even have bbq.. but tacos? So we sadly got in the car and I found Q&R. I called and dude was so cool on the phone he said come on down! You'll love it! Try anything you want before you buy! We were like wow! Got there, and the whole place reminded us of our favorite bbq spot in the bay "DAD's" They was nice people!!! When we sampled we got a whole rib, and two pieces of tri tip. It was so so good!! Tender rib, taste was amazing. Food came super quick!!! Everyone was so friendly! Spent $44 for 2 plates of 2 different meat, 2 sides, and cornbread! Just what we would spend at our old place! Seems most people of bbq out here charge about $24-27 for 2 meat combo! We will certainly be back here! Food was DELISH!!!!!! What a delight!!! Can't wait for more! Thank you! read more

BBQ is on point delicious. Service is friendly. You can tell the food is made with that special ingredient..."LOVE" read more

Q & R BBQ - ribs in a styrofoam container - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

First. The baked Mac and cheese reminds me of grandmas Mac and cheese. Nothing fancy. Just old school creamy cheesy and baked Mac and cheese. You gotta try it, if that's what you like. I'm about to go back and order me another one... Because Second my daughter ate all of her's and now she wants the rest of mines. The Mac & Cheese. Third. I'm full. The Greens sealed the deal. They tasted fresh like they were just cooked today. I even dranked the juice. Four. I's full Boss. Don't sleep on the ribs. Better go get you some. read more

Just had the fish plate. DELICIOUS!!!! ThIs is the way fish is supposed to be cooked. Fried fish that's not greasy, fluffy & flaky, and crispy. My husband had the rib plate. Very tender. Potato salad, greens, baked Beans all great done right. Even had the bread right. Absolutely will go back! read more

As the great Snoop Dogg once said, "For Shizzle, My Nizzle!" The ribs were fire with sides to match! Don't miss this a diamond in da ruff! read more

Food is absolutely amazing, wish they had corn bread but it'll do. Bbq is really good and so are portions.

OMG! Please tell me how I could miss this hidden gem of a place! Where else can I get my food held together with a rubber band because of it being so HUGE...no place like it! Remember to bring cash...no plastic allowed. read more

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saw the sign on the side of the road . so stopped to check it out. I had the Ribs , Mac and cheese and green beans. Ribs we're just ok. not fall off the bone, and way too much sauce on them. Greenbeans we're just canned and the Mac and cheese was cold. Hubby had the hot links, Mac and cheese and potato salad. no flavor to the hot links as the were also swimming in BBQ sauce. His max and cheese was also cold. Won't dis the potato salad as some people like it sweet. Did take a bit to get our food as the owner didn't seem to think that we paid. read more

I was very excited to find my new bbq place close to home since I eat bbq 3-4 times a week. The menu on Yelp showed 3 meat plate comes with 2 sides and bread. It lists $16.40 as the cost. I was told $25 at the pickup window and we reviewed the meal in the bag. I gave the gentleman $40. He told me he had limited change and I accepted $11 after offering a $4 tip. When I went home I was very disappointed I was charged that much. I have attempted to reach them by phone to see if they are willing to give me the difference. The mailbox is full. If they reply to my post and offer me the difference I will happily remove this review but for now I'm not sure why it happened and I was thinking about it all night because I was disappointed in myself for not inquiring about the prices prior. Am not sure if they overcharged me or if the price has gone up. It's possible the price has gone that high when you consider how much meat prices have gone up lately. read more

Very very good! Had the pork ribs, chicken, greens and macaroni and cheese sides; all memorable and tasty. There was a bit of a wait, but it was worth it. The location is a little sketchy; again worth it as well. The prices are competitive and the price for the bottled drinks are very inexpensive; you definitely catch a price break on the drinks! This is the kind of place where you get your food and take it home to enjoy. read more

Theres a big fat sweaty cook there that I personally watched cook go into the restroom come out without washing his hands was coughing in his hands had dirty nails touching all the meat and food rude he needs to be shut down he's breaking every food code in the book the worst bbq restaurant I ever been too and not to mention all the flies all over the place the worst experience I ever had read more

Thank You Mr Q for Catering your Daughter Quilla - Nana Birthday at Work on Behalf me and the TD Familia Want to say Muchas Gracias! Best Soul Food in Sacramento Blessings upon Blessings read more

A friend of mine showed me this wonderful little spot which I would have never found on my own cuz it doesn't even look like a restaurant it looks like a storage shed or something and I had some of the most marvelous meats and sides that I've had at any barbecue I got plenty of food the hostess Deborah was very nice and I can't wait to go back again I had the rib and tri-tip combo plate with green beans which were so good and potato salad which was pretty good for coming from a restaurant you always wonder if they get it out of a can oh and just an FYI they only take cash read more

Amazing food at really good prices and that they support the community. Compared to that over priced "fake" BBQ place downtown on 7th Street, come on over here and get some of this real food 2-way, 3-way it don't matter and then you can thank me later. Oh yeah, one more thing, "it's straight cash homie" in the words of Randy moss circa Vikings!!!!! read more

Chris webber said that this is the best fish in town, I say these are the best ribs EVER! It's so hard to find good ribs and this is the spot! Must try and see for yourself how good this hole in the wall bbq is! read more

Q & R BBQ - Full rack of ribs! - Barbeque Near Me - Sacramento, California

Well lemme just start by saying this, I was bamboozled and appalled by what I ate. They made the food sound like jesus himself blessed it. I've never tasted bbq food so nasty. Like the ribs were so plain and charred, and the chicken tasted like it was old. If you are from the south like me and you ate here you would understand my distaste for this establishment. Listen to me, dont waste none of your money, give somewhere else fast. read more

2.5 stars. The Good: Above average sauce. Sweet,tangy, medium thickness. A bit too peppery. The Bad: not enough wood smoked flavor. The ribs and chicken are cooked over charcoal with too little wood. The meats were good & tasty but not Extra-Ordinary. The Ugly: The sides below average. The beans are on par with canned beans. I was expecting tradition Mac n Cheese but got a cold slaw-like macaroni salad. Unremarkable. I spent $39.95. It was not worth it. The neighborhood is noticeably rough and the trip getting there ain't no walk in the park. I would not go out of my way to eat here. The guy's got competition close by. That's why I thought this place would be better. I'd going to try the other place. read more