So Happy to find another BBQ restaurant as good as "Slows to Go" in Detroit with Awesome Customer Service!!!! You're greeted with a smile and we were asked if it was our first time which it was so Dana explained how to order, even though she does SEVERAL things at one time she took the time and had patience!!! I'm Happy we got to meet Chef Johnny to Thank him for the delish food!!! My hubby has been searching for "burnt ends" since we got here a month ago and they were DELICIOUS as well as the Candied Bacon, Smoked Fried Wings and Collard Greens!!! I hope they're paying Dana what she's Worth!!!! Greeter, order taker, bar tender, server, etc....... As busy as she's, she has patience and a friendly personality!!!! Somerset Mall is my Favorite so far so I'm Happy we found Woodpile!!!' read more

We just had a big 50 person backyard birthday celebration for my Sister in Love and catered it with Woodpile (Madison.) What a great experience!!! 15 racks of ribs, a whole dish of smoked chicken, and a whole dish of baked beans. Woodpile rolled in hot food and set it up on our table, and it was awesome! There were rants and raves about the taste - I cooked 3, 7# Standing Rib Roast on the grill and the Woodpile was just as good, and just as popular! read more

Tried them via DoorDash. The review will only be on the food since there was no direct service. This was my first time trying them so no frame of reference going in. I ordered a Pitt master platter which contains pulled pork, pulled chicken, brisket, cheddar jalapeno sausage, ribs, two 6oz sides. This seemed like it would be a lot of food and perfect for us to sample things and find our favorites. For the price I was expecting the portion size to be slightly larger. A little disappointed there. The flavors of everything were actually quite nice. I don't appreciate breadcrumbs on my Mac and cheese!! I didn't see that it came that way or I certainly would have requested they not disrespect my side dish with that. The sauce they provided did not come on the meat but on the side. I like that it's done that way. The meat is smoked nicely and the flavors really came through with no sauce. We tried their sweet sauce and I liked it. Overall very nice dinner and I would try them again... minus the breadcrumbs read more

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1. Walked in an every table had left over food on them. Had to ask someone to clean them. 2. Ordered and they brought out the incorrect side dish. Pointed this out the server said she would look into it. She only came back after the meal was done, asked how everything was. I again pointed out that I did not get the correct side that I ordered. I was informed that it was how they put it into the system and walked away. Will not be going back. read more

I ordered delivery for lunch and was disappointed in the food. The brisket sandwich was mostly fat; and the Mac and cheese was old and gummy. read more

Went here today after my son's baseball game. Hadn't been here since around Covid but I remember liking it then. The ordering at the counter was slow and not the warmest welcome. The drinks lacked ice. My son got the pepperoni pizza which was good (outside of the crust having uncooked raw flour on it that you could taste on a few slices). My wife got the sliders which she liked. I got the burnt ends sandwich which was ok but the amount of burnt ends was pretty underwhelming. The Collard Greens were great. My son got the brisket which was ok. A little cold and lacking bark. Overall not a bad experience but not as good as I remember. read more

Best BBQ restaurant in the state of Michigan! Get the full meet platter, with the sweet potato and Mac and cheese. You will not regret it! Service is amazing as well! read more

I went to woodpile yesterday for the first time in a few years, and I need to ask what happened. I remember the food being cooked properly. This time I got brisket that not only was not tender and juicy, it was even difficult to cut with a knife, the collard greens were bland, and my wife's ribs were not as tender as should be for proper bbq. On the plus side, service was friendly, and the beans were good. read more

Absolute joke- I ordered the pit master "enough for 2" this is what I got - also they forgot all of the sides and the sauces. What an absolute JOKE read more

Woodpile BBQ - Junk - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

It took me a minute to realize that Woodpile opened this second location. I thought they only had one, but I guess they now have two. So, good, because I was hungry for some barbeque! It's set up like the other location but has what seems to be a lot more seating. I ordered the classic brisket sandwich because that's what I love the most. They chopped it for me, and since I was the only one in here, I got my food in no time. The brisket was excellent and so was the service. But, the barbeque sauce wasn't good at all. I'm not a fan of vinegar BBQ sauce, so that one was out. Then, they had a smoky one and it tasted good, but not great. I couldn't place the taste, but it was familiar. Like Lawry's salt maybe? The other one was okay as well, but had more of a honey taste to it. They also had ketchup here too as well, which was surprising. I ended up getting the tater tots as a side since I was kind of hungry. they were good. oh, another issue I had. No napkins on the table? for BBQ? Also, if you want a drink refill you have to go to the bar to get one, which I did. The other thing. While the food and service here is fabulous, this place is crazy expensive. I don't know about the family platters, but the individual meals don't have any kind of combo incentive. Everything's ala carte here. Want a side? $3 to $4 at least. Plus, its a small upcharge for mac and cheese? For a drink, one side and a brisket sandwich I dropped $20 and change. That seems like a lot to me. While the BBQ is good, I also know that there's other places closer to home that charge less then these guys. Overall a great experience and fabulous food. I would gladly return in the future for more. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Sauces - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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Oh man, what a treat this place is!! Some of the best barbecue around! Their sauces pair perfectly with all meats, their sides are hearty and bountiful, their drinks are excellent, and their candied bacon is the GOAT within the game! Probably the best service staff I've encountered at a busy place, they are always smiling and greet you enthusiastically. If you're looking for a spot to eat, the outside is nice and fairly available most days. We have been there multiple times and often are one of a handful of people. All in all, it's a great place read more

Woodpile BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

This is not good bbq, seems like someone is learning how to cook for the first time. And if you disagree you've never had good bbq. Meats are always dry to say the least. I Just ordered burnt ends and they were like meat rocks covered in sauce. Mac was cold and bland, when I order the beans I'm always disappointed. Just sad out of the 8 times I've had food from here it's been ok twice. This is not real bbq. More like an Overpriced learning experience. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Dry meats and unflavored sides. Yuck!! - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

Order the chili and get what I got! You will get a chili flavored soup with meat crumbles at the bottom in a paper bowl. No class, just crass. Also, there is no ambiance. The kitchen staff yell at each other. It is not the customer that makes this a bad place. It does that all on its own. Eat there again? Not a chance! read more

Woodpile BBQ - Soup that this place calls chili. Never again! - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

Solid BBQ. Their ribs are great. I didn't have to use the extra sauce they provided. The sweet potato mash was great it was almost a dessert. read more

The other location in clawson is better in my opinion. Quality of food has gone down and when it came out it wasn't fresh and warm

We didn't even eat because it was hot and so quiet in the dining room, asked if we could sit outside and she said it was dusty out there so no. So we left read more

Order at the entrance. Seat yourself. Food is brought to your table. There is a list behind the register if items not available. Bacon was on that list & my friend informed me that I'm supposed to get a free slice of bacon my 1st time. Sadly, no bacon for me. It didn't take long at all for our food to be ready. Differnt bbq sauces are available at your table. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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First time trying this place and I have to say I will eat here again. Ordered the one meat combo (burnt ends) with slaw and Mac. I also ordered the brisket chili with cheese and onions. For the price it was a good size serving. I have another whole meal. I didn't even get to the chili. I ordered the shack sauce and it had a nice flavor. A little sweet and a bit heat balanced just right. My kid ordered the burnt ends nachos and loved them. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Brisket Chili - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

BBQ to start the new year with tonight. We wanted the BBQ nachos with the pulled chicken, queso, pico, guacamole and jalapeño, but they don't have it at all today. They said they aren't making the nachos while they are doing carry out only. Too much guacamole or queso wasted. We had to instead order the Turkey Reuben. I got the two meat combo with the pulled chicken and Turkey. Ordered the side of the cole slaw and waffle fries and the shack BBQ sauce. They have a few folks working the back kitchen and a few working the front area for carry out. All staff are sporting masks. Carry items added to $29.68 tonight, reasonably priced. There are more stacks of Turkey slices on the Turkey Reuben than in my two meat combo platter. The Turkey Reuben is okay, Turkey is quite dry. The waffle fries were of course wilted from the 10 minute drive home. We had to put them back in the toaster oven to crisp them up a little bit. The turkey slices in the two meat combo is also dry. It has some flavor in the outer skin of the chicken, but the shack barbecue sauce makes all the proteins taste a little bit better. The cole slaw is okay. Had a honey mustard version at the location in Clawson and that was more flavorful. The pickled red onions aren't bad, tart, but a nice contrast to the rather dry Turkey meat. Service was quick and fast at least. Food wasn't as good as their Clawson location for us, but it was carry out after all. read more

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The service here is going downhill. The food is still pretty good. Today it was a bit cold though, still decent. The place wasn't busy, we sat at the bar (the only two people at the bar) and weren't acknowledged for a good 10-12 minutes. We got up to order at the takeout counter and finally got the attention of the bar tender. An appetizer we ordered was forgotten about. Upon trying to leave, we had to flag down the same bartender to cash out. Again, the place wasn't even busy. read more

I gave 3 stars because the staff is usually great and very friendly. Unfortunately, the meat is usually dry. It is hit or miss if it's good. I tried this location a few times because it is closer to me but was disappointed each time. read more

Everything was so good! Never visited the location but they deliver to me. I ordered a lot of items so I could try a little bit of everything. Coney dogs and the burnt ends were my favorite. The brisket chili on the coney dog is excellent. Definitely want to check this place out again as well as the original in clawson. read more

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It was the wife's birthday. Hooray! Ribs and brisket. So I order online at 11:00 am for 6:00 pickup. I arrive - but no ribs. They sold out. I ordered them 7 hours ago, paid for them, tipped the staff for their friendly and courteous service and expert grilling. But no ribs. The manager explains that they had a printer malfunction and did not get our order until just recently. She asks what I want instead. I explain that I am unhappy and expect them to do something about failing to fulfill an order I made seven hours in advance. Meanwhile, a steady flow of people are coming and picking up their ribs that they ordered hours later than we did. But I understand. I would not demand that she take somebody's 7:30 ribs. She asks what I want instead of the ribs. I tell her that I expect her to refund the ribs and replace them with something and that I did not expect to pay for that replacement entree. I select pulled pork and then wait ten minutes as a half a dozen more racks of ribs get picked up. Finally a young lady gives me the bag. I ask her if I may have an amended bill. She says no, but that the other woman will "take care of it". I leave there thinking I won't be getting any bill at all. Nope. She took $10 off the $75 bill. So I called them today. Asked for the manager - explained the situation - asked her if she felt that the manager did the right thing. At no point does she identify that SHE IS THE SAME WOMAN and then she refers to herself in the third person "No, she did the right thing. That was the difference between the ribs and the pulled pork." But how would I know, they refused to give me an amended bill? I ask to speak to her manager. I am starting to realize that they are the same person. And I am feeling lied to now, as well. Kevin arrives. Kevin's is the GM and his superpower is creating unforced errors. I have to explain to it all again. I ask, was that the same woman who adjusted my bill last Saturday? "Yes, it is." Kevin says. Unforced Kevin error #1: You should have apologized for her actions of not identifying herself. That's bad. She wasted my time and made me explain the whole thing and then pretended to back herself up. That's BS. Then Kevin asks if I got a receipt. I tell him I had the ORIGINAL receipt stapled to the bag. "Do you still have it?" He asks. I'm kind of incredulous now. The whole transaction is online. I have emails etc. Kevin says, "I have no way of determining who is telling the truth without knowing when it happened and seeing a receipt." Unforced Kevin Error #2: You are questioning my integrity over a story that is NOT IN DISPUTE. She agrees she gave me a ten dollar refund for the difference in price between what we ordered. Also, you are insulting my intelligence if you think I will believe that you can't find this transaction. I look at my email and I tell Kevin the exact time of the order, the pickup time and the receipt number. Kevin fumbles around for 5 minutes. During the interval, I ask Kevin what he plans on doing when he verifies the not disputed facts of the case. He won't say. But he continues to complain that the printer malfunctioned and why do I expect something when it wasn't their fault? Several times. Unforced Kevin Error #3: You should never mention your petty IT problems to a customer. You represent a business. You can explain what happened and apologize for the error. Then make it right. The customer does not care. Your organization failed to fulfill a contract. Make it right! Finally, Kevin finds the record. He explains that he is comping the meal. But he whines about the printer some more. Not our fault! The printer! Unforced Kevin Error #4: You should have said that you were sorry it happened, comped it, apologized for the way it was initially handled - apologized that the "front of the house" manager handled it wrong. You could have hung up with me and then told your manager whatever you wanted to in private. But instead you made me hang on the phone for 15 minutes after I batted away your pathetic "gee, I wish I could do something but if you don't have the receipt" nonsense. Kevin, if you had not comped it, I would have reversed the CC charge. It is unethical to refuse an amended bill. Your manager fobbed me off and hoped to never hear of it again. Kevin's defense did not save the Woodpile any money. Kevin tried to hide behind his printer. So Kevin's unforced errors led to: a customer that will never return. A customer so angry that they would take the time to write this. A customer so motivated that they spent even MORE time discussing Kevin and his team with other members of the Woodpile's managerial team. Everyone above Kevin has been very professional, btw. The brisket, as ever was excellent. The pulled pork was ok but very disappointing. When you order ribs... well, they weren't ribs. I hope you all have a better experience. read more

We really liked their brisket and Burnt ends! The sweet sauce has just enough heat to be interesting. The macNcheese was super creamy and I love a toasty breadcrumb topping! I was searching for a tanginess to the cheese sauce that these guys don't give us. It isn't bad! It is just unexpected. The fries took the whole show! So dang tasty. Try this place. Free parking! read more

They have really good flavoring, not necessarily heat that I truly enjoy. I ordered the half smoked chicken to see try the basics. Very good, but the only thing I was disappointed with was the skin was soggy. That's the best part to eat with the bird, but this was. Chewy. The waffle fries were good, nice and crispy, not soggy (ironic right?). The service was attentive by all the staff members. Not a lot of seating. Good for locals for carry out, not necessarily for those not in neighborhood. Nice choice of menu and they also had Coke products The sweet bbq sauce they had was too sweet for me, but they had a nice contrast with the few sauces they have available. Yes I would go here again. On a side note, the parking is not good. If you can't make it in the 4-5 car lot, you have to park across the street at the school. Not an option I like. read more

Woodpile BBQ - The tacos they had on special - spicey!! - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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The food is like over smoked and served with a variety of sauces. Walk in, read the menu board and go sit down. The food will be brought out to you in small tin pans. Not very good. But they tried. read more

A friend wanted to try the place for lunch. Someplace new so why not. I ordered the Caprese turkey sandwich. This was the bomb. The turkey was smoked perfectly, super tender also. The tomato was meaty ,fresh and juicy. The basil was fresh leaves. The slice of mozzarella was soft and creamy. I'm not sure of the sauce but it was good. The thing that tied this sandwich together was the pickled onion. The onion was crisp. This was one fresh tasting sandwich. They serve beer but I decided on old stand by Coke. The service was good and the dining area was immaculate. read more

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First time. While I'm no fan of (or accustomed to) this combo fast food order at a counter but then sit at a table with real silverware and waitstaff refilling drinks and bringing the food - the food here is a cut above. A couple cuts above. I had the tater tots, pit beans, lean brisket, and pulled pork. Used the Shack Sauce. The sauce was a yawn, but everything else was top shelf. Offered a choice of lean or more marbled brisket. I don't like fatty meat - and the lean was perfect. The version closer to me (in Clawson) seemed confusing from the road and never tried it. But Yelp reviews talked me into at least checking out the sit down place. Glad they did. Concern: this was a Friday night with the school carnival across the road - at around 6:00-6:15. It just wasn't busy. read more

First time in drove past it all the time wanted to try it. First off small parking lot went in nice greeting asked what size tortilla was the wrap in she said a normal tortilla okay I get the pigs in the blanket and my gf gets the mac n cheese we're standing waiting. Get the food bring out to the car and look and the portion size for the price aren't worth it brought it home the Mac n cheese pasta was over cooked the Cheese sauce was flavorless and felt like it's been sitting for days the pulled pork was dry and old and the corn bread is flavorless. Hopefully they make all there money in the bbq sauce they have branded read more

Visited first time during Madison Heights restaurant week got a free slice of Key Lime Pie Whoopee. Order the platter for 2 and the big sandwich what we had 3 year's ago at the Clawson location. Added a Chili Mac bowl. I'm so disappointed the quality of Smoked Meats are long gone. Absolutely zero Smoke Ring and zero Smoked flavor, what happened. The brisket they put on Sandwich was cold and tough. The pulled pork and chicken no flavor, the Sauces are not liked by 3 of us. The Collars Greens in a vinegar bath sucks. A clear water bath with no meat. Absolutely the worse Smoked Meat Bbq we ate in a few year's. Sorry won't be back they need to find a new Pitmaster or shut the damn door. #woodpilebbqshack @woodpilebbqshack # read more

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Great food and amazing drinks, the staff that works here are cool and helpful if you come to this location you gotta try their barbecue mac and cheese is off the hook read more

We've had Woodpile in RO several times, always a good meal. This year, thanks to covid, we ordered Thanksgiving dinner and picked it up hot from MH location. All I can say is YUM! The flavors of the smoked turkey were AMAZING! So much depth to the smokiness of it, juicy, and everyone loved it! (the 3 of us are very picky lol) As sides, we chose greens and mac & cheese (and supplemented with our regular holiday favorites) The greens were deeeeeelicious!! A little bit spicy, little bit smoky, not bitter at all! The mac & cheese was just ok... pretty much just cavatappi and velveeta. Definitely a far cry from the delicious southern baked mac & cheese I'm used to, so I would make my own if I ever have to host Thanksgiving again. Corn bread muffins were basic, I made some honey butter for them. read more

Woodpile BBQ - The bird, greens, mac & cheese, and cornbread muffins made my life a lot easier and tastier for my 1st time hosting Thanksgiving! - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

BBQ was very good. Chicken a little dry, but the pork and brisket were top notch. Spicy sauce had good flavor, was spicy on the back end and didn't cover up the good flavor like often happens. Services was friendly and fast. Kyle is an asset to this joint. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

Very good. I stumbled across this on Yelp when looking to pick up dinner around 7p on Saturday. This location has just opened. I tried to call ahead to get things rolling since we were already out. However, after two or three attempts, we just drove over. When I entered, I understood why they never picked up. Both phones were ringing non-stop. As soon as the employee hung it, it rang. There were people waiting to place orders as well as pick up orders. They were apologetic for the wait. Once I placed my order, it took about 20 minutes. I waited in the car. We ordered two Texas trinity combos. FYI-These do not come with sides. (They were out of burnt ends and collard greens) I see that as a good sign. Something I'd want to try later. We ordered waffle fries (good and standard) and sweet potato mash (delicious, creamy, not overly sweet). We both made two meals out of the combo. Each came with 5 or 6 pieces of cheddar jalapeño sausage, 3 rib bones, and 3 slices of brisket. The sausage tasted homemade. I would've preferred it without the bits of cheddar (personal preference). The ribs were tender, awesome, and meaty. The brisket well balanced with a thin fat cap on it. All the meat was well-seasoned. I tasted before dipping it into the nice sweet and spicy bbq shack sauce. This place is definitely a go-to for BBQ. Try it! Downside-small parking lot; although additional parking at Madison Heights HS read more

Woodpile BBQ - Two -Texas Trinity combos Waffle fries Sweet potato mash - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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Got the 3 meats and sides. Brisket was cold and had no flavor at all. The jalepeno sausage was very porky. The baby backs were just ok. The beans were just ok. The waffle fries had a strange taste to them. First time trying. Probably won't be back. My meal and wifes meal came to $56.00 read more

So good! Very cute restaurant, modern and clean. Limited seating but they also have outdoor seating available. I got the Carolina pulled pork sandwich with mac & cheese. The sandwich was so delicious. The honey mustard bbq was very tasty and the pickled onions made the sandwich. The Mac & cheese was subpar but wasn't even needed because of how large the sandwich was. Decent pricing, I will definitely come back. read more

Woodpile BBQ - Carolina pulled pork sandwich with Mac & cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

Brisket is hands down the best in the area Atmosphere is fantastic Try the cocktails you will be surprised Nice Friday or Saturday out read more

I highly recommend this place to everyone in Madison Heights area or the surrounding areas, great food and awesome drinks, I definitely recommend the Bbq Mack and cheese, they have awesome employees that try to make their customers happy and having them coming back, read more

The food was so good. I am stuffed I had two meats and two sides it was about $22. I got burnt ends and brisket with waffle fries and collard greens. It was delicious. You order and pay for your food. Then you find your own table and the food magically appears shortly after. I highly recommend it. I need a nap now lol. read more

I give this place four stars because I love the food. I don't know what they were thinking when they got this location and parking was so limited. You think they would have learned lesson from the first place they opened and the amount of customers they draw. It is definitely worth the walk across the 11 mile to get their pulled chicken. I could definitely eat that everyday. So other than the parking which almost made me give them three stars The food is delicious and that's what this site is all about. Come support this restaurant. read more

Woodpile BBQ - They have Beer! - Barbeque Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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