210 -b-que - Bayport

I feel bad writing a bad review because clearly this is a family owned business, but it's the review I wish I had read before going and dropping 45. Our whole family was SO excited to go here, because you know, the thought of good BBQ close to home wassuper exciting. We made a special night out of it to give it a try. First of all, it took 25 minutes at least, last I checkedthe clock) to get our food. That seemed a bit too long, especially considering the people who came in quite a bit after us gottheir food way ahead of us. Super cute place, nice people, good variety on the menu. We had high hopes. But the bottom lineis, all 3 in our family hardly ate any of the food because it... just wasn't good. In fact, it was awful. The ribs were superdry, like could hardly chew them tough. I found a few salvageable bites but then you had the fat. They were gross, actually. No smoke flavor, just dried out, like when meat has been left out overnight. My husband had the brisket sandwich and ate some ofit, but I tried it and it had zero flavor. Zero. Same for the pulled pork sandwich my daughter got... the pork had no flavor,no smoke, no seasoning, nothing. Even the bun was gross : 2 of us got the mashed potatoes which were just that mashed redpotatoes. No butter/cream/sour cream/seasoning. Just potatoes. I drowned mine in salt and ate them because you know... andwe were hungry since the meat was pretty much inedible). The waffle cornbread was the best piece of the meal, and that tastedlike Jiffy mix in a waffle iron. I know others have left positive reviews of this place and I have to admit that leaves mewondering if we just hit them on some kind of off night, or if the smoker was broken, or... but I can't justify another 45 tosee. Unfortunately, we won't be back.

The food is amazing and very reasonably priced for what you get. Patio with music every Friday and dog friendly. Great people running the place. Only open a few days a week and pretty tight hours so check before you go.

Went in when they were closing. They were all very kind and friendly and still served me. Best BBQ I've had in Minnesota! The brisket was so tender and just fell apart. And the sauce! Definitely coming back next week.... and the week after.

Excellent ribs, never seen my husband enjoy ribs as much as he did here. He made the comment, better than Famous Dave's.

Great food and service, as always! Atmosphere is fabulous; wood burning fireplace, live music, fun decor. This time we ordered the pork burnt ends, pastrami, cornbread waffle, broccoli salad and mashed potatoes. Everything was fantastic! In-house smokedfoods, best I have had. Great prices, actually very low priced and high quality meats and food. I will continue to visit. Thankyou!