6 Best Barbeque Restaurants near El Cajon

Buckboard's BBQ & Brew Barbecue • $$
975 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Buckboard Bread Pudding
Buckboard Steak Burger
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Mac and Cheese Balls
Best of Buck Platter
Baby Back Ribs Full
Pork Belly Sliders
Mexican Street Corn
Tri-Tip Sandwich
Dubba Fried Wings

“Loved everything we got tonight, the chicken sandwich, pulled pork, amazing! So were the fried Mac and cheese balls!!!!“

4.7 Superb272 Reviews
The Barbecue Pit Barbecue • $
2388 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Barbecue Sauce Coleslaw Potato Salad Macaroni Salad Barbecue Beans
Combo Plate with Beef Brisket Ham and Ribs with Sides
Plate 5 with Sides of Mac N Cheese and Baked Beans
Pulled Pork and Roast Beef Sandwich
Beef Ham Chicken and Rib Plate
Pulled Pork Sandwich Plate
Five Beef Rib Dinner Plate
Pork Rib Dinner Plate
Beef Sandwich Plate
Beef and Ham Dinner

“Yumm. No cayenne heat in the sauce which I appreciate, just flavorful spices. Idk if there is cayenne or not it’s just not hot. Liked potato salad and loved the beans n fries.“

4.7 Superb174 Reviews
Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs Barbecue • $$
15505 Olde Hwy 80, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Pork Ribs Brisket and Macaroni and Cheese
Brisket Sandwich with Mac and Cheese
Freddy Fender's Chili Verde
Brisket Pork Ribs Beef Ribs
White Beans with Bacon
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Tritip Sandwich
St Louis Ribs
Mac N Cheese
Mac & Cheese

“This place gets pretty busy on weekends! The parking lot may be full but you can still park along the street. It’s pretty large so there’s usually seats. I love the borracho fries, so good! Also the pulled pork and the cheeseburger are tasty too. The service is good as well. My one complaint is they run out of their popular items by 2pm, tri tip and hot links get sold out really fast. I know they can only bbq so much but maybe add some more of the popular meats?“

4.5 Superb304 Reviews
Dickey's Barbecue Pit Barbecue • $$
2959 Jamacha Road, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Pulled Pork Brisket and Jalepeno Cheese Kielbasa
Build Your Own Big Yellow Box
Loaded Baked Potato Casserole
Brisket Burnt Ends Sandwich
Texas Brisket Sandwich Combo
Big Yellow Box Pulled Pork
Half Rack Pork Rib Plate
Pit Dip Sandwich Plate
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Spicy Barbecue Sauce

“I always like great ribs and like coming here but unfortunately today's service wasn't very satisfying no side orders drinks no eating inside I can't give a great review until you fix this easues 🤔“

4.4 Superb217 Reviews
Izzy's Cafe Cafe • $
1252 Broadway, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Chicken Fried Steak Breakfast Combo
Blueberry Stuffed French Toast
Biscuits \u0026 Country Gravy
Brisket Sandwich with Fries
Cinnamon Roll French Toast
Biscuits & Country Gravy
Short Stack of Pancakes
Smoked BBQ Beef Brisket
Beef Brisket Breakfast
Grilled Chicken Salad

“Me encanto el lugar que es muy familiar♥️“

4.6 Superb271 Reviews
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Hawaiian • $
356 Broadway, El Cajon

Customers` Favorites

Macaroni Salad
Chicken Katsu
BBQ Chicken
Spam Musubi
BBQ Beef
BBQ Mix

“Overall, the food was not bad, but it wasn’t quite as flavorful as I was hoping for. I got the kalua pork and expected it to have more flavor, but some parts were pretty plain. There were a few fatty pieces that had good flavor, but aside from those, it felt like it was missing something. The BBQ chicken was pretty much the same — decent, but it lacked those flavorful bites I was looking for.
I did really like the macaroni salad, though. My wife got the chicken katsu and shrimp katsu, and those were FIRE! 🔥 They were crispy, flavorful, and probably the highlight of the meal.
I’d definitely go back, but next time I’d like to try some of the other dishes. There’s enough here that I think it’s worth giving another shot.“

3.7 Good177 Reviews