Bottom Line: Same excellent food & customer service as when…read moreJr's No. 19 BBQ were located at Crosslake American Legion. This is the best BBQ I've found in the lake region of the north woods or anywhere else in the state for that matter. Their U.G.L.Y. Cheesecake Company desserts are not to be missed. Top Line: Dine-in dinner at Jr's "new digs" in the old Brick House Pizza building in Brainerd delivered well smoked meats, tasty sides, and wondrous desserts. Decor is tasteful and a solid step or three above most BBQ or pizza joints. Subdued color palette, spacious seating, and stone fireplace contributed to casual laid-back ambiance. Space was easily quiet enough for casual conversation, since most folks were doing take out orders & not populating the tables or booths. My dining partner had the chopstick chicken salad of romaine lettuce, Mandarin orange sections, tomatoes, walnuts, & chow mein noodles topped with lots of grilled chicken & an Asian dressing. Portion was generous, to say the least. I ordered a smoked brisket plate with a couple sides of choice (baked beans & cole slaw for me), oversized dinner bun, & their great BBQ sauce. Iced sweet tea came with refills. I split the house baked bun to make a brisket sandwich. Owner felt brisket was over cooked (which I didn't detect), so was generous to add a couple bones of their delightful pork ribs as compensation. Special cred for the puffy bun! Very light & tender interior of brioche weight, while having a toothsome texture. But the slightly crusty top and bottom easily handled my heavy handedness with BBQ sauce to keep the sandwich intact, even when drenched with the tangy slightly sweet sauce. Brisket was distinctly smoked & literally fall apart tender. Even the bark on the burnt ends parts of the portion were pliable & toothy (vs dried out & crunchy). There was plenty of brisket for the sandwich & a bit more. Ribs, plus leftover sides, came home for lunch tomorrow. Sides were solid on taste & texture. Cole slaw was crispy & well loaded with somewhat tame dressing. Bowl of beans had bits of smoked meat (brisket?) intermingled with the tasty beans. Portions of both were generous, which seems to be a repeating theme with Jr's. Dessert cheesecake was substantial while the filling had a surprisingly light texture for something with that much heft. The lightness kept it from weighing you down after a full meal. Flavor from my Caramel Chocolate Macchiato cheesecake punched well above its weight & remained impactful to the last bite. The dominant coffee flavor ran strong but didn't overwhelm the chocolate crumb crust completely. Nice balance! Their cookies at 2-for-a-buck are a "steal of the century" contender due to the very low cost for chocolate chip cookies with a butter rich & complex flavor profile that has some unusual notes coming into play. So if you're in the Brainerd area on vacation or attending a BIR event check out the gang at Jr's No. 19 BBQ at the old Brick House Pizza location for some great BBQ and cheesecake. If you're a pizza fiend or in need some baked goods, they may still be your huckleberry du jour.

Brisket plate was a small portion and a little dry. Will not come back…read more Overpriced for what it is and nothing special.

Came in last week for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Food was really good! Nice atmosphere. My…read morefriend and I split the Adult Grilled Cheese and the Reuben. Both were excellent. The other two at our table had a Philadelphia Cheesesteak and the Walleye Sandwich and everyone was super happy with their meals. Service is attentive. The waitress brought me a new drink before I even finished the last one. One of the best meals around! Looking forward to coming back for drinks and dinner.

Stopped by for dessert tonight. Soooo good. Always great…read moreservice. Thank you to the bartender for a great mocktail!

5 stars for the employees and quality at the Motley Mn store…read more The Creamy Dill Herring $6.99 was the best I've ever had! Honestly wish I would have bought a lot more....it is so good! The smoked salmon nuggets $8.99 lb were more like smoked fillets than nuggets! Decide for yourself if over priced, but the quality was worth it to me.

I have been stopping their for over 20 years every time I get close. the owner Paul was extremely…read morerude yesterday. That is not how you speak to a customer. Just ask me nicely to move my truck. He was a real jerk I will not be stopping their again.

I came here with family because we were all feeling like a good fish fry. I haven't been here in…read moreyears and so I wasn't sure what to expect. The place hasn't changed much at all since I was last here. Still the classic log cabin setup with high ceilings, beautiful woodwork and various animal mounts. You really get the up-north feels here. Service is friendly and the place had a classic supper club vibe to it. The whole table almost ordered the pan fried walleye meal but my son decided he wanted to try the lobster bisque. Walleye was great, a nice piece of fish perfectly cooked. It wasn't a Shore Lunch camp dinner event but it was pretty good without making a fishing trip. My son's lobster bisque was really good, lots of meat and very rich. All in all, we had a good time at the lodge. I'm glad we went back to give them another visit. Fun place to visit, especially if you are a tourist or out of towner and you want an up-north ambiance meal. For the locals, this place still is a great place for a nice lunch/dinner.

Great environment. Service has always been good. Portions are good to very good. Nothing jumps…read moreout but always a good option. Good menu variety. Walleye sandwich was large and filling. Kids liked their options.

Food, ambiance and departments are super great!!! The reason I feel it necessary to give such a…read morepoor review is because of 1 woman. This has always been such a remarkable store and customer service impeccable! I don't know how this nasty, hateful woman ever got hired there. Makes me wonder where this store is headed!? Probably should have an in store sit down and ask the other employees what they think is happening.

We buy thousands of dollars a year from this store, and just discovered…read moreLittle beetles/roaches from the box of pasta we were going to cook. They are still alive, 30 to 40 of them. GROSS. I saved them in a jar for further review.

Great subs so big you can barely finish them ! Tell corporate shows up very small portions and…read morewatching every move. Putting to much pressure on employees to weight everything condiments smaller than normal! But they have great subs a-little pricy but worth the money!

The store was really clean and smelled like yummy sandwiches! The staff was friendly and explained…read morethe menu to us as we hadn't been here before. A guy walked up to us and asked us how how our food was, which was really good. I liked my Chicken Philly and the bread was soft with a good chew. Thanks for a great dine in experience! They were working hard and we left impressed.