The staff is friendly but the food is underwhelming and overpriced. The rib platter had five or six tough, fatty ribs with very little flavor.That same rib platter with 3 sides was $21+ dollars. I've had average ribs before but not this bad. Ribs I get out should be at least as good as I make on my smoker...these were not even close. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Rib dinner with double green beans and cole slaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Take out. Schack's food is good to great. Sides are good. Barbecue is always good but sometimes great. In other words it's not consistently great. read more

Schack's is my favorite breakfast place! Casual atmosphere where you can relax and enjoy a delicious breakfast. The owner and the waitresses are friendly and treat you like family. Service is always excellent here. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

I had the ribs and chicken. The chicken was completely dried out (like leather dry) and had no flavor. The ribs were flavorless, but at least they were cooked properly. The only half-way decent item was the coleslaw. The place is also dumpy and dated looking. The awful meal was twenty-some dollars, which was too much for the small tasteless portions. The coke that night (April 29th) should be fired. Clearly, they don't know how to cook anything. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - the interior of a restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

we stopped in for lunch around 1130 to beat the lunch crowd. we were seated immediately and our drink order was taken and delivered very promptly. My wife ordered the barbecue chicken with baked beans and mac & cheese I ordered the pulled pork with the same side items. The chicken was moist and very flavorful and the pulled pork was right on point and very good. Both of the side items were very good and the sweet tea was amazing we will definitely be back. read more

My husband and I enjoyed our pulled pork sandwich. The meat was moist and flavorful with a great smoky barbeque flavor. The sauce was great and reminded us of a favorite barbecue place in Phoenix. It was clean and homey and the waitress was welcoming and told us she had been a waitress at the restaurant for over 25 years. We would go back again. It was reasonable and delicious. read more

Looking for a good breakfast on the way to Legoland and Yelp pointed us here. We're from Texas and immediately felt right at home. Very friendly hostesses and staff and you tell Shack's has been here for a long time. A very good sign. Sunday morning around 10 and we had to park around back. The menu warns not to expect fast food. They prepare the food with care so be patient Corned beef hash doesn't have peppers or onions. Yea! But you can add them if you're into that kinda thing. Sausage (made onsite) and provolone omelet was good bit wish they offered cheddar. Hash browns - Again you can add onions, etc if you want but not sure why anyone would. ;-) Sausage gravy was just the right accompaniment for the hash browns and the tasty biscuit. May try the home fries next time. Pancakes were very not sweet at all so I can see adding some blueberries next time. We ordered some crispy bacon and it was crispy and delicious. We felt both restrooms could use a bit of cleaning. And it was a bit warm in the restaurant so we might wait till the weather turns cooler for our next visit. read more

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If I can give this place a 0 I would. our waitress was a older lady who seemed like she didn't want to be there. Girlfriend and I are from out of town and wanted to grab something fast and went to shacks bbq. Ordered fried green tomatoes the only thing we got that we enjoyed. Got our food wasn't that good. I got the beef dinner it was like they went to food lion and got a half pound of roast beef and heated it up. Mac and cheese was so bad "how the hell do you mess up mac and cheese? Girl friend got the the ground hamburger steak and got a frozen hamburger patty. So we was talking about how bad the food was. Then here's the best part... our waitress started killing Flys with a fly swatter on the empty tables next to us. Then walks away without even wiping the tables off... I WILL MEVER EAT HERE AGAIN... IF YOUR THINKING OF EATING HERE DON'T!!! GOTO CIRCLE K AND GET HOTDOGS INSTEAD..... NOW I KNOW WHY THE PARKING LOT IS EMPTY.... read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Worst bbq ever, thats why the parking lot is empty.... - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Love their pulled pork on Texas toast! Delicious onion rings too!! The staff was friendly and attentive. read more

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Pulled pork sandwich is ok. Mac & cheese is flavorless. Cole Slaw taste stale? Best I can describe it. Ribs were very tough and hard to bite in to. We came right at 5pm and everything already looked and tasted like it was really old. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - BBQ rib plate. - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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This down falls:: 1. In need of a remodel ( dirty tile floors and Gas station Bathrooms (dirty) 2. Double the price of similar restaurants in the area. The bill for two people for lunch was 27 bucks. This place has small portions of food. The pork sandwich is nothing more than chopped ham from Winn-Dixie. It's not real barbecue. The baked beans were straight from can. The french fries have been under a hot lamp for hours you can tell. The portion size for the sides was only 2 ounces per cup. Very small. 3. This restaurant should buy stock and bounty towels. Everywhere you look from the silverware to the bathroom to the table. There was bounty towels. Cheap ones.... for 27 bucks I expect napkins. 4. The staff was friendly.. 5. The waitress offered a dessert. I was afraid to get it because I would think it would come in a 2 ounce cup with a bounty towel wrapped around it. Very disappointed in this place over priced. If I could give us zero star, I would. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Nice, good service, but will definitely NEVER go back. The ribs and pork were incredibly dry- we've never had bbq so bad before. The kids chicken fingers meal was $16 and when my 7yo needed more chicken fingers, that was another $16! $32 for kids chicken fingers!!! Now we know why it was so empty on a weekend for dinner. read more

Average bbq but poor customer service. Ribs were a disappointment We will not go back. read more

Love Schack's. Friendly staff and good home down country cooking. Nancy, the owner is a sweetheart and the rest of the staff reflects her compassion. I love the breakfast country fried steak with home fries, biscuit and a bowl of sausage gravy. Split the biscuit and pour the gravy over it and the home fried, now that is a rib sticking way to start your day. read more

Ok I am going to be honest. I have never had the BBQ. The reason is that I love the breakfast. They make the sausage patties HOMEMADE and it is so delicious! I mean like the best I have ever had! Anita is the best server and we always have a great experience! Trust me try this sausage you will not be disappointed! read more

We were presently surprised with this stop at Schack's Bar-B Que. I truly like my BBQ and very few places have achieved my happy BBQ smile . But Schack's did From the time you enter and smell the oh so sweet smell of wood and meat. We were met with a friendly greeting as if you were coming home for a meal. Our waitress was fantastic and so very attentive. Freed Green tomatoes perfect Ordered the BBQ plate for two (more like food for 2 3/4). See my pic on the review , this is what BBQ should look like and smells like. I could not pick a favorite meat on the plate everyone of them had there own spot on my BBQ list of favorites. Throughout the meal we noticed over and over again Customers coming in and were treated like family , apparently this Business has been around for a very long time with steady-customers. This was a great experience both the BBQ and the Hospitality we had encountered and enjoyed immensely. It's nice to see there is good people in this world. Who still care and enjoy interaction . Thanks for a great meal and your ho read more

Terrible! First the food wasn't very good. I got 2 eggs, sausage, hash browns and toast. I picked the $8.10 breakfast. The waitress asked me if I wanted links or patties, I chose links. However unknown to me links are smoked sausage and they cost $10.35. Most restaurants have pasties or link as their basic meal and the waitress never said there was a different price. Here they don't and fail to say there is a different price for links! BTW, the eggs were the smallest I've ever had; they must use small chickens. My waitress was Cathy C and she was terrible. She never checked on me. When I mentioned that my bill was wrong, she was indignant. I complained to the manager and she was arrogant and worthless. I told her I"d never come back and she never replied, but her look was I don't care. read more

Their fried chicken is amazing and totally worth the wait! The sliced pork and beef were also really good - tender and smoky. Most of the sides - green beans, cole slaw, mashed potatoes - were great, but the mac and cheese wasn't cheesy enough. I wasn't too disappointed though since everything else was on point. Our server was SO SWEET and made sure that a food allergy we had in our party was well taken care of. Hearty portions didn't leave room for dessert but everything looked tempting. read more

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I love trying new places that are not chain restaurants usually the small places never disappoint. This place however did our greet at door was pleasant we were seated at table and that was the end of our great service. Waited for awhile before waitress came to greet us at table and it was as if we were bothering her. She took order and after awhile decided to bring us our drinks. My daughter ordered a hamburger came to table uncooked and just looked gross. Sides come in what I call a shot glass. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich pork was dry we had to ask for silverware. I can't even descrI've e how the Mac n cheese tasted my daughter said it's chef bourdee . From service to food not a good experience. Place was cute and seemed clean. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Pulled pork sandwich, Mac n cheese bbq beans - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Stopped in for a late lunch expecting this to be an all out bbq restaurant only to find it's more of a typical greasy spoon that serves some bbq foods. We ordered a shrimp kids meal, a turkey club sandwich and the pulled pork. The food itself is okay, the service was good, the staff is friendly overall. They do have 3 different bbq sauces which I'm fairly certain are of their own making. The decor feels more like an old cafe than a bbq restaurant. Sadly we weren't very impressed and were rather disappointed. Still searching for a good bbq restaurant here. read more

The service was awesome, the location was convenient, but the food was lack luster. Ordered a sampler to share with our small family. The meat was smoked... that's all we tasted was smoke. It really didn't have any flavor. I put the meat on garlic toast that came with the platter, drowned it in BBQ sauce to get some flavor on the pallet. The beans were a bit crunchy, and the Mac and cheese was not good what so ever. But, the fries were crispy and the ribs were tender. But again, the ribs had no flavor. You do get a lot of food for your money. The platter sampler could of fed all three of us protein wise. You would still need to order sides. If you decide to stop by there, we hope you enjoy their BBQ presentation. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Looks good. - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

BBQ is dry and bland! Ok service but nothing special! Really low-end dining room! Gone downhill since Fat Boys BBQ

Stopped in for the first time while on lunch break. Ordered the "Todays Special" Baby Back Ribs. I got the food to go and I received it in about 10min. The Ribs were very tasty, the BBQ sauce was irresistible, and the garlic bread was tasty. The other sides I got were French fries and Mac n Cheese. Both were mediocre at best. All in all for my first time it was a good and I'll definitely stop back in to try some other options. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - Baby Back Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

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You have to go here!!! Went here after LEGOLAND with our family of 5. We have 3 boys 6-13. They ate EVERYTHING that they ordered. This place has real good BBQ/smoked meat. I can't wait to come back. Sonny's is gross compared to here !!! All good was DELICIOUS!!! I cook meals at home most of the time and don't care for the restaurant style foods cuz they don't WOW me easily so this is a HUGE compliment!!! read more

Everything was horrible except the sweet tea. Potatoes are fake instant potato flakes, Mac n cheese didn't taste like cheese at all, it was oily noodles. Fries were burnt and had no salt, bbq beans tasted like canned hot dog chili, bbq pulled pork looked like dog food. A side comes in a size cup meant to hold salad dressing and costs $3.65? I couldn't get the waitresses attention ever because most of the time there wasn't a single one in the dining area the entire meal. I almost left before they even took our order ( I wish I had) because they took sooo long to get to us and there were only two other tables seated in the restaurant, so it wasn't like they were busy! I truly think this was the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. In the end I paid $45 for fake food that I was literally holding back from vomiting up the entire ride home. read more

Disclaimer: this is not southern style BBQ. If you're local to Lakeland and have been around a hot minute, this will remind you of Jaybird's. If you're looking for pulled pork and brisket, you're not going to find it here. However, the thinly sliced smoked meats were delicious, the pork was my favorite. I would have preferred mine to be hot, but room temp was sufficient. The beans were good, the straight fries very tasty. Our server was nice, attentive without being imposing, and she left us a pitcher of tea, which is something I really appreciate. We got the picnic for two - five meats, beans, slaw, two potato selections, and four slices of garlic bread. Plenty of food for at least two, three or four if you're not hungry. Bill came to just at $40, and I'd call that a reasonable bargain. I'm looking forward to coming back mid-day and trying a lunch special. read more

Stopped by Schack's for a quick breakfast before heading back home and couldn't be more pleased with our experience! Everything was cooked perfectly, and the house-made sausage patties were the best we've ever had. Can't wait to visit again for lunch or dinner to try out the BBQ they are known for! read more

Best part of the meal was Sherry our server. She was so nice and took great care of of us. A close second was the sliced smoked turkey. It was super juicy and just the right amount of smoke. The spare ribs were tender, but tasted like they were leftover from lunch. Fries were good! Corn and green beans cooked nice but needed some extra flavor (table salt worked). Was a nice place to get a good meal swag from LegoLand resort restaurants. Would follow Sherry anywhere read more

OMG their homemade sausage is to die for. I love the blueberry pancakes and sausage and other breakfast item. You can get those sausages by the pack for home. Great owners. Great location. Take out for now read more

Service was wonderful. Did not go for the salad bar . Shared a full rack with my husband , 3 sides, slaw, small cup of Mac n cheese and a bake potatoe. BB Ribs were small but very tasty. Velveta style mac n cheese creamy. Slaw was sweet , finely chopped and tasty . Old building could use a face lift. Overall .......would come again. read more

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Service was good as well as the food. Sweet tea not sweet. Chicken good but Mac and cheese is lacking in taste. Not sure I wouldn't come back but it's not top on my list. I did eat all my French fries. They were good. read more

First time visiting, definitely won't be the last. Having breakfast and the biscuits and gravy are excellent. Only to be outdone by the aroma of the meats smoking in the kitchen for later that day. Our server Christy was wonderful. read more

I'm giving this DUMP a 1 star rating for the waitresses great service only! My hubby & I are still sick from their food. There's no Smoker for their "fresh (NOT) BBQ at all Stay away!!!!!!! read more

So this place is a gem! Food is AMAZING! We ordered a platter for 2 and it fed 2 adults and 3 littles under 4. We swapped out the 2 sides for mac n cheese and still had leftovers. Service was excellent and quick! The only reason I'm leaving 4 stars instead of 5 was that we were charged $9 for 2 kids tiny milks cups that were refilled 1 time each. Seemed a bit excessive. read more

First and last time here, smells better than it tastes. It is a clean establishment but that's about all it has going for it. Worst BBQ Place I ever been to. My wife already does not like BBQ so to convince her to go took a while. We finally went here and it was pretty bad. 1. Service was too slow for such a slow evening. She didn't check on us until we were all done eating. 2. I had the sliced pork and it looked and tasted like I had yesterday's leftovers, my wife's steak was watery and tasteless (she doesn't like bbq, but does like steaks). At least the kid's chicken fingers were not bad, but I mean, hard to mess that and french fries. 3. My food came with three sides, I only got one side and had to ask her for the other two. She did not mention anything about different flavor BBQ sauces, I overheard another waitress and had to ask our waitress about it. She offered A1 sauce and forgot to actually bring it, so I scavanged A1 and ketchup from another table. read more

This is the best BBQ place I have found in Florida. The smokey smell out of the window when you walk in gives you the idea of what you are dealing with. The staff is always personable and nice. It is nice to have a family restaurant in town. The Breakfast is excellent and reasonably priced. I tell everyone I can to stop in and try it for themselves. read more

Located in our neighborhood, we've seen lots of cars at this location on many days. Today we decided to try it for lunch. We both tried the lunch dinner of beef and pork with different sides. Although everyone has their own tastes, we found the barbecue beans too sweet and the coleslaw too sour. The beef and pork however were just excellent, and we got plenty of it, the garlic bread was just right, and our waitress could not have been nicer. All in all I think will go back again and try some other things, simply by passing those things that we just weren't our favorites. There's plenty of room here and it's really nice having such a good place right in the neighborhood. read more

Excellent bbq. Excellent service. Yummy sauces. Great people. And they welcomed the challenge of serving things not on the menu. I ordered Turkey and Pulled pork combo. That particular combo is not on the menu. The waitress asked the manager if they could accommodate me. The answer, Yes. It did cause some confusion, but she worked out the pricing and i agreed. I was served tender, juicy bbq with a variety of sauces, each tasty and fun. read more

Check out the 'Picnic for 2'. Ribs, Chicken, under the bread are slices of beef, turkey, and pork. The BBQ is legit. Sauce is great. Old-school joint. Nice people. read more

Schack's Bar-B Que - The 'Picnic for 2'. - Barbeque Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Much better than Sonny's bbq. Got the lunch pork and beef with 2 sides and garlic bread for 8.40 great price and I have to say I eat a lot and the lunch portion filled me up. Nice smoky flavor and 3 sauce choices, all very tasty. Mac and cheese was very creamy and cheesy. read more