Mad Jacks Bbq - Lanesborough

Best barbeque food , sweet potatos were delicious, Mac n cheese and collard greens were great definitely going back Service: Take out Meal type: Lunch Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20

It was okay... I know that barbecue is hard to please all palates, but this was lacking some fundamentals, in my opinion. I got the 3 meat combo and picked chopped chicken, brisket, and pulled pork. Every meat needed quite a bit of salt to start to bring out the underlying flavors. I've never had to put that much salt on any BBQ. I could see evidence of the meats being smoked on the chicken and the beef, but every meat in my plate lacked much of any smoke flavor. The pulled pork was my least favorite out of the bunch it lacked really any flavor aside from the sauce that was put on it at serving. It was just bland. All the meats were nice and tender and juicy, though. Good on them there. My wife's baby back ribs weren't bad certainly had more smoky flavor and were tender. The sauces weren't our jam, but I'm not knocking them on those house sauce is quite tomato heavy, the Carolina sauce was apple cider vinegar heavy. The spicy and sweet tangy were okay. The sides were good, and the cornbread was moist and sweet. Other stuff: Presentation of the food was good, and the staff was quiet but cordial. Nice atmosphere in the restaurant and nice and clean inside, albeit pretty hot. The bathroom was like a sauna. Would be nice to see small businesses like this one move away from single use plastic utensils and cups for dine in folks. Kid friendliness: Kids menu and good prices for those options. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20

I am extremely underwhelmed. My mom and I are on a trip here to MA from NY and we passed this place yesterday and were very excited to try a bbq spot out here. Unfortunately the food tasted like it was made for people with more sensitive pallets. Definitely not the kind of soul food we've had before. The best thing on my plate was the catfish, so that was the redeeming trait for my whole meal. Also the staff was nice so that also helped. My mom also really enjoyed the lemonade. However, the beans tasted a little burned, the cornbread tasted like boxed cake mix, and the bbq quarter chicken my mom got was tiny and disappointing for her as well. Ain't nothing like looking forward to food and it makes you sad.

Mad Jack's BBQ catered my daughter's wedding with a make your own slider bar. Sides were amazing and everyone ate the bbq tofu and Swiss chard. The waitstaff were amazing! Thank you, Mad Jack's!