Wood Ranch Bbq Grill - San Diego

First time to this restaurant, the only reason why we came was Lil Piggies BBQ in Coronado was closed. We actually heard of this place from Lil Piggies because we said they are the best in all San Diego and they said they came in 2nd place right after “Wood Ranch” there’s no way this could be true! We walk in to the restaurant with 10 people max! The waitress looked pissed to see us with no welcome in fact starred at me until I said if I can please have a table for me and my family. The date is 8/20 at 4pm. I came for ribs! They came out Overcooked mostly fat. The amazing waiter Omari offered to bring tri tip pictured here. Blubbery and unable to put my knife through it . So finally chose a ribeye and it was good but extreme salty beyond enjoyment. I told my waiter ok this cook is new there’s Noway you can miss this big. He said actually he is. I said it’s cool. The unhappy manager Armando with no customer service skills came and eyed me like I was a criminal haha wow. He told me he was just gonna charge me for the ribeye after tasting it I told him I’ll pay for something else but I don’t think I should pay $35 for the third item that is not good. He said, but you already took a bite come on man you gotta pay for it. I said no i don’t that’s not cool. He said well then I will have to charge you for the ribs and I said OK that’s fine. Don’t worry I will never come here again. He said “let’s hope not” so I was like wow your the manger and that’s what you say to a customer. He then realized he shouldn’t have said that and tried to comp the whole meal, which I refused. I said no im paying for my family they are happy with their meal. So I did. The only thing that gives this place value is a waiter named Omari- that guy has managerial/people skills. This place is a waste of time except for the atmosphere. And Omari haha! Unbelievable! Ghetto management.

We needed a place to grab a bite for dinner and we hadn’t yet tried a BBQ restaurant. What a gem of an establishment; we’re lucky to have stumbled across it on Google.A particularly big thanks to our server, Shauna, whose expert knowledge of the menu and warm demeanour made our experience amazing. You just don’t get bbq this good in England!Y’all are great 10/10 would recommend!

We were visiting San Diego for a Saturday car show and decided to arrive Friday evening to chill out and have a nice dinner. The food, service and atmosphere were great. The Ribeye steak, baby back ribs and tri-tip dinners were excellent. Our server Karla was also excellent and very attentive.Parking: Parking is available free of charge on the upper and lower levels of the structure connected to the hotel and plaza. The restaurant is on the upper level in the plaza.

The service and atmosphere were great. The food was not. I had Carolina Pulled Pork with baked potato and mac and cheese. The pulled pork had some nasty seasoning that left a bad aftertaste. It tasted like chili powder mixed with something else. Carolina BBQ is supposed to be sweet, not whatever that was. The baked potato was under cooked. The mac and cheese is only okay.The server asked about the meal when I didn't eat it offered to take it off. I told him no because they didn't mess up the order, it just wasn't edible.The server was great though. Attentive without hovering. The atmosphere is interesting and nice.Overall I would not recommend.

My daughters and I enjoyed our lunch here. It was my daughter’s birthday celebration. I would like to recognize our server, Kevin. He was very friendly and attentive. He knew his job well. Able to interact with people with ease and conversation was great. He was consistently asking us if everything was okay and if we needed anything else to make our lunch extra special. The brisket was super good and the bread was amazing,. Please recognize Kevin for a job well done. We were there on 6/20/2023 around 3:00 pm.Parking: A lot of parking