Hey, I enjoyed this quite a bit! I've only been to Woodfire Grill restaurant at the Grove, in LA once with friends. We had a good time and this location did not disappoint either. This time I was by myself though, just to grab a quick dinner. The insight of the restaurant isn't that species but it's nice and cozy. Since I was by myself, there's absolutely no point to wait for a table so I grab a seat at the bar and order some baby back ribs. Delicious! Word of advice to anyone visiting this place. Though it tasted great the meat quality was on a lower side. There was just way too much fat and little meat on those ribs. At the end of the visit though I left satisfied with everything, the atmosphere, service and the food. Sure it wasn't a five star steak dinner but this isn't very a fancy steakhouse establishment either so for the low quality meat and dry corn that I had received it was definitely a B+ experience. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Vibes at the bar - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

Had a great dinner experience at the Irvine location. We started with half an order of their onion straws and it arrived very quickly. Unfortunately it came a little extra crispy but when we mentioned it to our waitress she immediately made it right and brought us a new one. I had their bbq salmon plate with flame broiled asparagus and hubby had the bbq chicken plate. Both delicious! Of course we made room for dessert and had their yummy butter cake. Delish! The ambiance was quiet at first, got there at 4pm but by the time we left there was a waiting period & perfectly loud with fun conversations. read more

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I've had the pleasure of coming back here three additional times. Twice for their beef ribs, which are absolutely outstanding! And then once for the baby back. PROS's: their staff is absolutely amazing! Once again, I received phenomenal service from my last three visits. I hope management appreciates Johnny, Becca, and Rylie, And, they have the best beef ribs in town! CON's: the baby back ribs were a little bland. In my humble opinion, I really wish they would replace the baby back ribs with St. Louis style spareribs. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Baby back ribs with baked potato and peanut slaw - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

Located right near valet parking Menu is quite large Staff is friendly Food is fresh and delicious read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Outside - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

This is one of my go to bbq spots in the area. It's convenient and they have good options to pick from.

Better food and more reasonably priced than expected. Knowing there are more than a few of these, I expected overpriced, homogenized food. Instead, everything seemed fresh and made to order including the specialty martinis -- also "reasonably" priced at $15. Devon and the support staff were nearly perfectly attentive. All in all a good night out. We'll definitely return. read more

Wood Ranch is located at the Irvine Spectrum Center. It's hard to miss if you enter the Spectrum from the side of the Movie Theater. They serve American style BBQ and more. I was craving some BBQ meat and felt like I should try it out here. Right at 9pm (when they close at 10pm) the host was somewhat hesitating seating me at the booths around the bar but some how she let us sit there so it was a little strange. I was quick to order as I never like to be the person lingering there till the end so I had ordered the Brisket with Beans and Broccoli; and some Baby Back Ribs with Sweet Potato Fries and Asparagus. The food came out really fast almost within 5 mins which was shocking! The briskets were tender and soft but the flavor was just not there. And their BBQ sauce was just a generic one you can find anywhere. The ribs were good though. Good flavor and smokiness to the rub. I enjoyed the broccoli and the asparagus sides as it was fire roasted and had some texture and flavor to it. If they had more selections on BBQ sauces table side for the BBQ along with a little more flavorful and comparable brisket to some great BBQ joints around town I would definitely be coming back again for more BBQ. Service was alright just rushed even though I was only there from exactly 8:55-9:20pm when they close their kitchen at 10pm. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - BBQ Brisket with Broccoli and Beans - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

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We ordered the BBQ combo with baby back ribs, beef ribs, Carolina pulled pork, half chicken, and chicken breast. Everything came out hot, flavorful, and perfectly grilled. The baby back ribs were super tender and fell right off the bone, while the beef ribs were smoky and juicy. The Carolina pulled pork had great flavor. Chicken breast was paired really well with their BBQ sauce. The half chicken was surprisingly moist and not dry at all. Portions were generous enough to share and service was friendly throughout the meal. Definitely a great spot for BBQ food. read more

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Delicious BBQ chicken and tri tip. The garlic bread is delicious. We had the mac n cheese and mashed potatoes for sides. They have wonderful catering. Everything was really good. Happy Yelping! read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

Met with my niece's basketball team and their family for dinner. We started with the shredded onion as an appetizer and their bread which was delicious. The food portions are perfect and the cocktails were also very good. It wasn't loud despite being really crowded and the staff is excellent. They are very friendly and did a superb job waiting on a party of 50. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Burger - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

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Yummy food every time we come here! I will say all the times of come to Wood Ranch they are consistent with the quality of their food. I ordered the 7 oz Tri Tip with Mac and Cheese as my size. The Tri Tip was cooked perfectly so soft and tender. Our waitress was very kind, checking in with us, and making sure our drinks were refilled. My husband and I were saying that Wood Ranch has become a little pricey. But other than that overall good food and we'll keep coming back here. read more

My mom was visiting me for a few days and wanted Wood Ranch, so we decided to grab take-out. The service was excellent and their food is usually pretty good. I love their baby back ribs, Lauren's Mac & Cheese, Caesar salad, and corn on the cob. However, I was disappointed with their corn on the cob today. We ordered three cobs and 2/3 were black, like inedible. I hate wasting food, but we couldn't salvage it. My 5-year old was able to eat some kernels off the only cob that wasn't entirely charred. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Charred corn on the cob - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

Walked in tonight to Wood Ranch in the spectrum hungry with my good friend of many years.. It wasn't the best night for the kitchen, but I'll tell you it was the best night for the staff that was working . Their service was great and even though they were very short staffed, they all worked so hard together and got through it ! One bartender for the entire restaurant is unbelievable! More unbelievable that there wasn't a mound of Glasses from all of the drinks she was mixing !! After watching them work for about 45 minutes, my respect for the staff went through the roof watching them work together managing not to fall behind ! These ladies need a pat on the back .. Heather Jamie ( bartender extraordinaire) Devon Nice chill vibe with great drinks and great service with a very large bar seating area ! read more

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AWESOME BURGER ALERT! I am sucker for a good burger. I must admit, that I like most burgers on the planet. But the burger at Wood Ranch is 5 star exceptional. What makes this burger "exceptional" you ask? Well, for starters, the ground beef is very high quality, a perfect 80/20 fat ratio that by itself is simply mouth watering. The bun is a buttery brioche and is lightly toasted. The lettuce and tomato, fresh and flavorful. And the CHEESE! Oh man the CHEESE!, there is plenty of it but perfectly balanced and does not over power the beef. The accompanying fries are a nice addition and stay crispy throughout the meal. The service is friendly and attentive in a casual family friendly ambiance. Good bang for the buck with a burger that will keep you coming back. read more

The food and service was amazing. Perfect portions and great atmosphere. The energy of the staff was contagious. I drive up from San Diego just for the brisket LOL. This time I brought my family. Wish I lived closer so I can frequent more often. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

The BBQ was really solid, and the sweet potato mash was absolutely to die for (honestly wish I'd ordered a double side). We were seated right away on a Friday night for two, which was a great bonus. Overall, the ambiance was lovely--perfect for a celebratory dinner. read more

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Eating at new places makes me very nervous because I have Celiac, and I never want to inconvenience anyone, even though I know that's not the case. Thank you to Briana for being so patient with me and all my questions! She ran back to the kitchen to ask about cross-contamination and gave good recommendations for safe items for me to eat. If the manager is reading this: Briana is great she deserves praise and a raise! Also the music isn't too loud and the overhead heaters outside were wonderful! I will definitely come back! read more

Hats off to Wood Ranch for their amazing Bbq Chopped Salad with add on bbq Tri-Tip which was tender and delicious! My other favorite was Smashed Sweet Potatoes and loaded baked potatoes. We enjoyed lunch hour with our server Erin who was prompt in refilling our passion fruit iced teas and packaging the to go order. Needless to say everything was delicious and mom did not cook that evening! Keep up the great work team! read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Bbq Chopped Salad with Tri-Tip protein. Delicious! - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

It's been years since I was last at Wood Ranch and our recent visit made me question why I haven't been back sooner. I didn't catch our server's name, but I want to commend her on her exceptional service. According to our receipt, her name is Tingna. She was friendly and checked in on us multiple times to make sure we had everything we needed. Kudos to her! I also didn't recall that Wood Ramch serves complimentary garlic bread which is both soft, warm and delicious. For my entree I opted for the BBQ Two Item Combo which included 2 proteins (pictured are the brisket and baby back ribs) and 2 sides (baked potato and mac 'n cheese). I enjoyed every morsel, but I will say that the brisket was on the dryer side and I wish it was more moist. We washed down our meal by sharing a pomegranate lemonade. I also appreciate that Wood Ranch participates in the Irvine Company's Kids Eat Free summer program...if you don't know now you know! read more

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Claire number 1 !! The food has good flavor and the servers are nice. The rolls are pretty good and have a buttery flavor. I ordered the BBQ Chopped Salad with tri tip and subbed romaine lettuce instead of mixed greens. It was tasty! The sauce on the tender tri tip was great and mixed well with the ranch dressing. The other ingredients were sparse though aside from lettuce and dressing. My colleague ordered BBQ Chopped Salad with chicken and cleaned his plate so it must have been good. Check out the pictures. We went during an off peak time so it was a bit quiet inside. The outdoor patio seating looks fun for a summer day and they also have heaters outside in case it gets cold. It's also well shaded. This is a local place that I haven't visited very often but I'll definitely go back to try some other items. read more

Visited this spot with a party of 13 adults and 7 kids, the waitstaff were champions! Beyond amazing! Super sweet and nice, very helpful! The restaurant is clean and it was a quiet night, not too busy, so we were able to get out food quite quickly. Their table bread was absolutely divine! It's sourdough and it tasted good with their ranch! I'm picky about ranch but they have really good ranch. I got their chicken sandwich with Mac & cheese! Wow, absolutely great! Never tasted a chicken sandwich with coleslaw- it was different and quite delicious, I asked for a side of ranch to dip the sandwich and gave it better taste. The Mac & cheese was so cheesy and delicious! My husband got the buckeye burger and it tasted so juicy! I got an Arnold Palmer and the staff was quick to get me a refill. Definitely recommend! read more

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Took my mama out for her birthday. Our favorite meal is the garlic bread, tri tip salad, and Thai with steak and sweet potatoes. Servers were so kind and put our flowers on display. I love how the ambiance is contemporary old western...with lots of bbq sauce. Yum. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

While out at the Irvine spectrum we decided to have lunch here Restaurant was nice Customer service was amazing But unfortunately the price of the lunch was crazy especially for the food quality We ordered a ribeye with asparagus ribeye was not flavorful at all asparagus were hard and very peppery I ordered a backed potato loaded and the potato wasn't cooked though I had to send it back Chips, salsa and Spinach dip was good For a beer, whiskey shot Appetizer Ribeye dinner and backed potato it was $101.00 Definitely not worth the money spent But again our waitress was amazing read more

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We were strolling at the Spectrum center when the hunger bug bit us. We ended up at Wood Ranch. We had not dined at one in a long time. Service was great by Brianna. She got us everything we requested for. Restaurant has plenty of seating. Food portions are generous. We had opted for the -Brisket sandwich. This was really good! -Classic Burger. Ian loved this! -Ribeye. This was well prepared and arrived hotttt! -Tennessee Peach with Gentleman's Jack. Packed a punch. Great portions. Great taste. Great service. I recommend dining here. read more

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I haven't been to Wood Ranch in ages! They have all their holiday decor up and the fireplace was lit. It was very cozy vibes. The service was fantastic! Anytime my tea got to the 1/2 way mark, our server would bring out a new drink. She made sure we were well taken care of. I ordered the BBQ Chicken Breast, which comes with 2 sides. I ordered grilled asparagus and fries. We also had their signature garlic rolls. The rolls were so good, but a little too greasy for my taste. The food was great and the chicken was cooked very well. My only 1 thing is that most of the food had far too much salt - especially the asparagus. With less butter and salt, this would be an A+! I can't wait to come back for dessert sometime soon! I heard the butter cake is amazing. read more

Service was great. The sweetest hostess and server, all in one. Didn't catch her name but she was great today at opening. BBQ tri tip was delicious as usual. The peanut coleslaw is always my favorite side. I love that it's not mayo based. My husband ordered the brisket ( sounded delicious on the menu) but was bland and underwhelming. Their garlic butter rolls are always the highlight here but it tasted really off today. Like the butter they slathered on it was bad, like old oil tasting. Food was a miss today but I know it's usually very good. Skip the brisket folks. read more

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The rating should be a 3.5 not 3. We came here for dinner after the pumpkin patch. We both have not eaten here so decided to try it. It was crowded. We decided to sit at the bar to avoid the wait and I was starving. Since we both love sports... Bar seating was good with college football and baseball being on all the TVs there. For drinks... I had the Raspberry-Pomegranate Martini and he had the spicy Margarita. My martini was a little too sweet for me. His margarita was delicious! It had the perfect kick to it. They brought out garlic rolls for us abd omg soooo good. Warm with just the right amount of garlic. For food... I had the bbq chicken salad and he had the tri-tip. My salad was delicious. Perfect amount of dressing. The chicken was tender. I also had avocado added to the salad. This was a great addition. The tri tip was not as tender as we would have liked. The tri tip came with baked beans and a baked potato. Those were good. Nothing on the dessert menu sounded great so we chose to go elsewhere for dessert. Not sure I will be back but the location is great being that it is at the Irvine Spectrum and I love walking and shopping there since it's outdoors. read more

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Wow! this was my first time trying and I was pleasantly surprised. The garlic dinner rolls were TO DIE FOR!! (and unlimited!!!) I got the beef rib dinner plate and it was SOOOO yummy!! I loved the peanut coleslaw. The ribs itself were so juicy and succulent. I was nervous it was gonna be dry but it exceeded my expectations! So much better than Lucille's in my opinion. Plenty of seating and service was quick and very nice! read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Beef Ribs 2 Bones with Mac & Cheese and Original Peanut Coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

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Super good service, nice place to be aswell. The food was amazing especially the tri tip! Burger was juicy and delicious so were the baby back ribs. 10/10 recommend love wood ranch! read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Classic Burger - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

We haven't been to Woodranch in a long time and had a gift card we wanted to use. We always like to sit in the bar/ patio area. We decided to share a slab of baby back ribs with a side of peanut coleslaw and macaroni cheese. We really enjoyed our meal today. I just wish, for $7, they served you a little more macaroni and cheese for our extra side. With the exception of the last two ribs on the smaller end, the ribs were tender and juicy. Today the garlic rolls were not fresh out of the oven. They tasted as though they had been sitting around for a while as they were a little tough to chew. Our server Rebecca was fantastic! She kept our ice teas filled which is one way I gage the level of service and the meal was served to us promptly. All in all we had a really good experience at Woodranch today. read more

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Amazing barbecue restaurant located in the Irvine Spectrum Center. They have tons of indoor seating in a beautiful interior. The food is very delicious with good portions. The sampler appetizers and barbecue options gave us a nice spread of different yummy foods. The staff are very friendly and the free garlic bread is heavenly. read more

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Some of the best BBQ in California. I was very impressed by the food. The rolls were great and my drink is definitely in my top 5 cocktails! A must visit when I'm in town. I sat at the bar and the bartenders were incredibly nice and welcoming. A great overall vibe. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Blackberry Pom martini - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

Went here for a work lunch and the food was pretty decent. I ordered the Tri tip with mashed potatoes - Tri tip was kind of juicy and not too dry. The service was nice too, made sure we all had our waters filled and always asked if we needed anything. The ambiance was pretty chill, very comfortable and not too much light shining on me. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - WR Tri Tip - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

This was my first time at a Wood ranch and i was pleasantly surprised. The onion rings were so eel i loved the crunch and texture. Our waitress was so accommodating and had our burger split on two plates which made it a lot easier to eat. She was very attentive and checked in on us frequently. This place is perfect for a casual dinner and for families. I will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to people. read more

Wood Ranch Irvine - Famous Shredded Onions - Barbeque Near Me - Irvine, California

The food was very good. Wish I snagged some some pictures but my family was beyond hungry after being at the softball fields all day. Loved that is not far from parking structure. The restaurant is very clean and family friendly. The food tasted great and we all had something different. (Baby back ribs dinner, beef ribs dinner, salmon dinner, rib eye dinner and kids tri tip dinner). Honestly we will be here again and know we will all enjoy it. read more

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Would not recommend this place overall, and slightly surprised at how long they have been at the Spectrum. I ordered the brisket with mac & cheese and broccoli, and everything was way too salty. The brisket itself wasn't smoky or flavorful - it was very spicy (as someone who can tolerate alot of spice!), almost like they were trying to cover up that the meat wasn't great quality. The sides didn't help either, since the mac & cheese and broccoli were just as heavy on the salt. I had high hopes but left feeling like the food was more about masking flavors than actually making them taste good read more

Came in for lunch and we were sat right away on the patio. Our server greeted us quickly . We placed our drink order and our daughter's meal. They brought out a snack for her before her lunch was ready and I thought that was a wonderful touch. The plate had oranges , sliced banana and cheerios. My daughter got the kids bbq chicken breast and broccoli as her side. Her food was great she ate almost everything. My husband got a burger and he enjoyed it and said everything was cooked greatly. I got the lunch special , I got a bbq tri-tip slider and a brisket slider along with peanut coleslaw as my side and I got the tri-tip mushroom soup. The tri-tip mushroom soup is a favorite of mine . Everything was delicious and came out in a good time frame. read more

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The food was absolutely amazing! Service was great. We stopped in our way back from Disney Land. We were super hungry and Wood Ranch did not disappoint! Lauren's Mac and cheese and the pulled pork were phenomenal!! read more

I love this place. Best BBQ in Irvine. I appreciate the flavor, the biscuits, and the service. Reminds me all of home in Texas.

Woodranch is so bomb! My bf & I came here for dinner before our movie date and everything was great I'm forgot to take any pics because i was so hungry But we started with the fresh garlic bread which were absolutely divineeeeee Sooo good, it's like crack foreal I ordered the half chicken with corn on the cob & brussel sprouts while my bf ordered the tri tip with mashed potatoes and Mac n chees We also got a side half order of brisket & a house salad to share My half chicken was absolutely gorgeous. So tender and juicy, meat just fell off the bone The tri tip was so good too, packed with flavor and super tender The brisket was a bit underwhelming, very dry so we each had a bite and left it alone The salad & all the sides were great however and we KILLED em Service was really good, Bri was super attentive and very sweet. Despite how busy it got, she was awesome! read more