Dirty tots are good, but they actually don’t do happy hour anymore.. which was the best part of going here! Also I asked on their Instagram if they did happy hour and how I missed it…. And they blocked me. For simply asking a question. Kind of petty. I miss how this restaurant was pre-pandemic, it was substantially better.Still has good food but quality has decreased, smaller portions for a higher price and less friendly staff. Staff has been blatantly rude to me since the pandemic. Parking is also hit or miss around here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Dirty Tots
Montorio Rolling
Way too expensive
Corey Strock
I got the Dirty Tots and they were fantastic. The beer menu was a little small, but had some great options. The staff was great, and I'd definitely go back. The BBQ Sauces had great flavor, but ask them for the hot one, it was the best :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dirty Tots
Camille Butterfield
I would love to add additional stars but unfortunately we had a bartender who took advantage of drinking patrons. The worst part was the fact that I had mentioned I know they took my card and kept it. When we went to close everything out, they said they didn't have my card. I challenged the fact to this and said Indefinitely go back and check. Within 20 sec I was given my card. I walked out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Gregory Woods (Greg)
Excellent food, beer, and family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Adkins
Great food..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chopped Brisket
Anon
The vibe is more bar than BBQ, but don’t be fooled; they’ve got the sauce. Huge shoutout the staff tonight, clearing tables as soon as they freed up (inside was packed with the rain). The peach rosé slushes were amazing. But the BBQ was the real showstopper. We got the 2 person meal and chose fatty brisket with a half rack of ribs. The meal included 2 sides, so we got mac n cheese and cornbread muffins. The cornbread came with spun honey butter which was decent (I would honestly choose a different side next time, but I’m not the biggest corn bread fan to begin with), and the mac included a white sauce which was delectable. The ribs were spectacular and the fatty brisket was melt-in-your-mouth tender (some fatty meats end up being a bit chewy, but this was not the case). If you like some extra heat, the habanero sauce (available upon request) is amazing. Definitely will be coming back.
Karl Starks
Ribs were dry as he'
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Joe Baldwin
Great place to grab a bite to eat and drink. The nachos were really great.
This place will catch your sense of smell as soon as you reach the front door. Absolutely amazing in every category. You will not be disappointed if you love BBQ. I cannot wait until the next opportunity I have to go back with my husband. Thank you Tank House for making me believe that real BBQ and it's side dishes do still exist.
Well I never do this.... But when you have a really bad experience this is needed. I call in for a pick up order, and ask if the earliest I can come is in 45 minutes, because that's the earliest time available on the site. The guy on the phone responds "if that's what it says, that's what it is"; exactly what an employee would say that feels entitled to not offer customer service as a standard. I come in 45 minutes later, the order isn't ready. It comes about 10 minutes later, I drive back to my hotel. I then open the box, the Mac and cheese is missing from a 4 item order.So I call back from my hotel, they won't anwser until I call from work phone which has a different number. He goes "well, looks we forgot your Mac and cheese." I drive back down and when I pick it up he has the audacity to tell me next time, if I show up before the first available pickup time after placing an order, tell him and he can get it out early... lol, the exact opposite of what he said when I first called.I hope an owner/manager sees this and tells your bearded employee with the backwards hat to step it up. That's a great way to have people never come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Curtis Morgan
This place has the best BBQ I have had in California. The brisket was fire,; ribs, greens, Mac n cheese, and dirty tots were amazing!!!! Great drinks and the service was second to none. We ordered, ate, drank and were out of there in less than an hour! What a great place with great food, drinks, and service. Will be back to enjoy more! Now I gotta try all the items on the menu. You will NOT find better BBQ in the area!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Diaz
Not bad. My new wife and I came here after a morning at Cal Expo. Service from the bar was friendly enough. Kind of on the pricey side. Would probably go here again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Lauren Castanon
Hey so I’ve been here 4 times in the last 3 months and it’s hit or miss with the service. The tone of the place is set based on who is bartending. You do not have a waitress or server, so anything you need, you have to keep getting up and asking for and waiting in a line. The food was decent, the pulled pork doesn’t have any smoky flavor so we wonder if it’s just cooked in a pan in all honesty. The grits with sausage should be taken off the menu, they don’t have enough proportions in the recipe and every occasion I’ve ordered it, there’s no meat. The bartender says you have to look for it and it’s chopped up… I am not 5 and wanting to look and play in my food, I just want what I thought was sausage and grits based on the menu item. This bar is kid friendly but with no kid amenities, so while you and your friends try to enjoy a beer, there’s kids screaming and falling face first on the nasty ground and then crying for their drunk parents. One of the worst things about my experience is all 4 times I’ve been, the bathrooms have been disgusting. There’s no paper towels or option to open the door with your foot, and the hand dryer doesn’t work unless you touch it, this all sounds normal except every surface in there bathroom is uncleaned, and does not look like it has proper restroom checks upon the hour. It smells in the restrooms and there is black mold caked into the grooves of their flooring. It ruined a part of my appetite and i had to go sit back down at my table with wet cold hands. When it was time to cash out I got up and asked the bartender to close my tab and she said “if you want to close your tab you’ll have to come over here and stand in line.” I have no issue with following a restaurants protocol but after she said that I said okay, and went to my table to get my jacket because I can’t be in two places at once, and she left. So I waited for her to come back and she does but she helps some other people. I am waiting in line and she smiles at me and leaves from behind the bar to go to the kitchen. It’s been a few minutes now and she comes back and helps someone else. I don’t understand if she was single me out and being rude on purpose because I openly expressed what I needed, she made me wait in an area to do so, then kept leaving me alone and coming back with empty hands doing nothing. Just wasting everyone’s time and leaving a rude impression. I’ve never heard of a bartender that didn’t want to close out a tab and simply walk it to the customer to ensure atleast a good tip even for them. All in all -2 out of 10 due to the black mold in the bathroom. I’m giving up on this place for a few months and coming back to see if they make any improvements on the black mold.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Brisket Hot Links Ribs and Pulled Pork, Tater Tots
Amazing Brisket ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dirty tots are good, but they actually don’t do happy hour anymore.. which was the best part of going here! Also I asked on their Instagram if they did happy hour and how I missed it…. And they blocked me. For simply asking a question. Kind of petty. I miss how this restaurant was pre-pandemic, it was substantially better.Still has good food but quality has decreased, smaller portions for a higher price and less friendly staff. Staff has been blatantly rude to me since the pandemic. Parking is also hit or miss around here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Dirty Tots
Way too expensive
I got the Dirty Tots and they were fantastic. The beer menu was a little small, but had some great options. The staff was great, and I'd definitely go back. The BBQ Sauces had great flavor, but ask them for the hot one, it was the best :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dirty Tots
I would love to add additional stars but unfortunately we had a bartender who took advantage of drinking patrons. The worst part was the fact that I had mentioned I know they took my card and kept it. When we went to close everything out, they said they didn't have my card. I challenged the fact to this and said Indefinitely go back and check. Within 20 sec I was given my card. I walked out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Excellent food, beer, and family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chopped Brisket
The vibe is more bar than BBQ, but don’t be fooled; they’ve got the sauce. Huge shoutout the staff tonight, clearing tables as soon as they freed up (inside was packed with the rain). The peach rosé slushes were amazing. But the BBQ was the real showstopper. We got the 2 person meal and chose fatty brisket with a half rack of ribs. The meal included 2 sides, so we got mac n cheese and cornbread muffins. The cornbread came with spun honey butter which was decent (I would honestly choose a different side next time, but I’m not the biggest corn bread fan to begin with), and the mac included a white sauce which was delectable. The ribs were spectacular and the fatty brisket was melt-in-your-mouth tender (some fatty meats end up being a bit chewy, but this was not the case). If you like some extra heat, the habanero sauce (available upon request) is amazing. Definitely will be coming back.
Ribs were dry as he'
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great place to grab a bite to eat and drink. The nachos were really great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place will catch your sense of smell as soon as you reach the front door. Absolutely amazing in every category. You will not be disappointed if you love BBQ. I cannot wait until the next opportunity I have to go back with my husband. Thank you Tank House for making me believe that real BBQ and it's side dishes do still exist.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chopped Brisket, Tater Tots, Muffins
Well I never do this.... But when you have a really bad experience this is needed. I call in for a pick up order, and ask if the earliest I can come is in 45 minutes, because that's the earliest time available on the site. The guy on the phone responds "if that's what it says, that's what it is"; exactly what an employee would say that feels entitled to not offer customer service as a standard. I come in 45 minutes later, the order isn't ready. It comes about 10 minutes later, I drive back to my hotel. I then open the box, the Mac and cheese is missing from a 4 item order.So I call back from my hotel, they won't anwser until I call from work phone which has a different number. He goes "well, looks we forgot your Mac and cheese." I drive back down and when I pick it up he has the audacity to tell me next time, if I show up before the first available pickup time after placing an order, tell him and he can get it out early... lol, the exact opposite of what he said when I first called.I hope an owner/manager sees this and tells your bearded employee with the backwards hat to step it up. That's a great way to have people never come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This place has the best BBQ I have had in California. The brisket was fire,; ribs, greens, Mac n cheese, and dirty tots were amazing!!!! Great drinks and the service was second to none. We ordered, ate, drank and were out of there in less than an hour! What a great place with great food, drinks, and service. Will be back to enjoy more! Now I gotta try all the items on the menu. You will NOT find better BBQ in the area!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not bad. My new wife and I came here after a morning at Cal Expo. Service from the bar was friendly enough. Kind of on the pricey side. Would probably go here again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Hey so I’ve been here 4 times in the last 3 months and it’s hit or miss with the service. The tone of the place is set based on who is bartending. You do not have a waitress or server, so anything you need, you have to keep getting up and asking for and waiting in a line. The food was decent, the pulled pork doesn’t have any smoky flavor so we wonder if it’s just cooked in a pan in all honesty. The grits with sausage should be taken off the menu, they don’t have enough proportions in the recipe and every occasion I’ve ordered it, there’s no meat. The bartender says you have to look for it and it’s chopped up… I am not 5 and wanting to look and play in my food, I just want what I thought was sausage and grits based on the menu item. This bar is kid friendly but with no kid amenities, so while you and your friends try to enjoy a beer, there’s kids screaming and falling face first on the nasty ground and then crying for their drunk parents. One of the worst things about my experience is all 4 times I’ve been, the bathrooms have been disgusting. There’s no paper towels or option to open the door with your foot, and the hand dryer doesn’t work unless you touch it, this all sounds normal except every surface in there bathroom is uncleaned, and does not look like it has proper restroom checks upon the hour. It smells in the restrooms and there is black mold caked into the grooves of their flooring. It ruined a part of my appetite and i had to go sit back down at my table with wet cold hands. When it was time to cash out I got up and asked the bartender to close my tab and she said “if you want to close your tab you’ll have to come over here and stand in line.” I have no issue with following a restaurants protocol but after she said that I said okay, and went to my table to get my jacket because I can’t be in two places at once, and she left. So I waited for her to come back and she does but she helps some other people. I am waiting in line and she smiles at me and leaves from behind the bar to go to the kitchen. It’s been a few minutes now and she comes back and helps someone else. I don’t understand if she was single me out and being rude on purpose because I openly expressed what I needed, she made me wait in an area to do so, then kept leaving me alone and coming back with empty hands doing nothing. Just wasting everyone’s time and leaving a rude impression. I’ve never heard of a bartender that didn’t want to close out a tab and simply walk it to the customer to ensure atleast a good tip even for them. All in all -2 out of 10 due to the black mold in the bathroom. I’m giving up on this place for a few months and coming back to see if they make any improvements on the black mold.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Brisket Hot Links Ribs and Pulled Pork, Tater Tots