I love slo BBQ, Best for all the 20 years I’ve been in the county! ✨♥️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cer Y.
A friend and I were enjoying the Thursday Night Market when we happened upon Old Slo BBQ giving out free samples of tri tip, pulled pork & ribs. Trying the tri tip, I was pleasantly surprised about the flavor and the texture of the meat, which was quite tender. The young gentleman at the front then tells us that there's a $5 discount on the tri tip sandwich which sold me and my friend and I waited in line for 30min to get this sandwich.
About an hour after trying them out to when we finally got our food, I was shocked. Not only was the tri tip sandwich quite small for a normal $15 price tag (perhaps the $5 discount means you get the small? No one told us) but half the tri tip in the sandwich was raw. Inedibly raw. I swear I poked the raw meat and the sandwich giggled (bad joke).
It was an awful experience. I considered talking to the staff about it, but they were so slammed and stressed that I decided to cut my loss and write this review to hopefully warn other customer & hopefully get management to avoid letting something like this happen. I mean you can see in the picture my hoagie bun was quite bloody..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Mary Wagner
Old Slo BBQ catered the food for our daughter’s wedding at Flying Caballos Ranch and they were absolutely amazing! The food was delicious across the board! A number of guests commented that it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding (and they’ve been to a lot of weddings!)! It could not have gone any better - highly recommend using Old Slo BBQ for your events in the San Luis Obispo area!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melissa Lili
Old SLO BBQ consistently has the best tri-tip in town. It's well seasoned and always SO tender. I've noticed some of the other places in town can be hit or miss with the tenderness of their tri-tip, but Old SLO is consistently amazing. They can be a little pricey, but it's definitely worth it for quality tri-tip every visit.
I love the options, especially the candied tri-tip sliders. It’s always a quick and easy lunch pick up. They do a great job catering office lunches, as well.
This is my favorite tritip place in SLO, or anywhere for that matter. Even if it's just a one day trip through college memory lane, hard to beat Old San Luis BBQ.
I ordered the tri-tip combo plate and understand why they are known for their tri-tip. It was absolutely delicious - meat was incredibly tender and flavorful, cooked to perfection. Their sauces are homemade, i got the bbq and ranch, but the meat didn't need it.
As a side, I ordered the apple cucumber coleslaw - it was incredibly fresh and light on the mayo. I could have easily used an extra side of it!
I also tried the sweet potato fries, which i might order well done next time. The garlic bread is unremarkable. Next time I'll skip it and ask for more coleslaw!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carl Valla
Tri tip was tough and cold. It was my first time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
andrea lamb
I ordered the candied bacon tri tip slider cowboy corn and fries to go my order was 10min late no biggie but when I got my food I was really disappointed ? the slider is a small roll with maybe two pieces of meat the candied bacon is kinda hard the cowboy corn is a small serving and reminds me more of cornbread the fries are a good portion but they were soggy I personally will most likely pass on coming here again
Food: 2
Joanna Wankier
Walking distance from the Mission SLO. Excellent flavors of meat but coleslaw was not my favorite. Meat options are tender, fall off the bone and have an excellent Smokey flavor. Excellent spot during the farmers market. Walk up window is wheelchair accessible. A/C, handicap tables and bathrooms are available inside. Excellent customer service and store is clean.
Parking: Parking lot and street parking are well lit, easy to access off the street and handicap spots are available.
Kid-friendliness: Shakes and fries are available for kids. Seating area has a lot of options for all kids.
Wheelchair accessibility: Order window is right off the sidewalk. Sidewalk is accessible from the street and the parking lot. No steps or ramps to enter the seating area and bathroom areas.
I love slo BBQ, Best for all the 20 years I’ve been in the county! ✨♥️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A friend and I were enjoying the Thursday Night Market when we happened upon Old Slo BBQ giving out free samples of tri tip, pulled pork & ribs. Trying the tri tip, I was pleasantly surprised about the flavor and the texture of the meat, which was quite tender. The young gentleman at the front then tells us that there's a $5 discount on the tri tip sandwich which sold me and my friend and I waited in line for 30min to get this sandwich.
About an hour after trying them out to when we finally got our food, I was shocked. Not only was the tri tip sandwich quite small for a normal $15 price tag (perhaps the $5 discount means you get the small? No one told us) but half the tri tip in the sandwich was raw. Inedibly raw. I swear I poked the raw meat and the sandwich giggled (bad joke).
It was an awful experience. I considered talking to the staff about it, but they were so slammed and stressed that I decided to cut my loss and write this review to hopefully warn other customer & hopefully get management to avoid letting something like this happen. I mean you can see in the picture my hoagie bun was quite bloody..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Old Slo BBQ catered the food for our daughter’s wedding at Flying Caballos Ranch and they were absolutely amazing! The food was delicious across the board! A number of guests commented that it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding (and they’ve been to a lot of weddings!)! It could not have gone any better - highly recommend using Old Slo BBQ for your events in the San Luis Obispo area!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Old SLO BBQ consistently has the best tri-tip in town. It's well seasoned and always SO tender. I've noticed some of the other places in town can be hit or miss with the tenderness of their tri-tip, but Old SLO is consistently amazing. They can be a little pricey, but it's definitely worth it for quality tri-tip every visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tri-Tip Pit Plate, Cowboy Corn Pie, Corn Pie, Tri-Tip Sandwich, Pulled Pork Pit Plate, Brisket
I love the options, especially the candied tri-tip sliders. It’s always a quick and easy lunch pick up. They do a great job catering office lunches, as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tri-Tip Pit Plate, Corn Pie, Tri-Tip Sandwich, Sliders, Garlic Bread
You order outside $$ and then go into seating area. The Tri Tip Sandwich was delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tri-Tip Sandwich
Dietary restrictions: They have gluten free chicken strips that were very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Pie, Pulled Pork Pit Plate
This is my favorite tritip place in SLO, or anywhere for that matter. Even if it's just a one day trip through college memory lane, hard to beat Old San Luis BBQ.
Dietary restrictions: Gluten free
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tri-Tip Pit Plate, Cowboy Corn Pie, Field Salad, Strawberry, Tri-Tip Sandwich, Sliders, Pulled Pork Pit Plate, Garlic Bread
Its good i have had better bbq
But its good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
A must stop! Food is killer. Tap Wall has like 30 beers and the tri tip and ribs are as a good as it gets! Plus it's right downtown!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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A No-Frills Barbecue Gem
I ordered the tri-tip combo plate and understand why they are known for their tri-tip. It was absolutely delicious - meat was incredibly tender and flavorful, cooked to perfection. Their sauces are homemade, i got the bbq and ranch, but the meat didn't need it.
As a side, I ordered the apple cucumber coleslaw - it was incredibly fresh and light on the mayo. I could have easily used an extra side of it!
I also tried the sweet potato fries, which i might order well done next time. The garlic bread is unremarkable. Next time I'll skip it and ask for more coleslaw!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tri tip was tough and cold. It was my first time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I ordered the candied bacon tri tip slider cowboy corn and fries to go my order was 10min late no biggie but when I got my food I was really disappointed ? the slider is a small roll with maybe two pieces of meat the candied bacon is kinda hard the cowboy corn is a small serving and reminds me more of cornbread the fries are a good portion but they were soggy I personally will most likely pass on coming here again
Food: 2
Walking distance from the Mission SLO. Excellent flavors of meat but coleslaw was not my favorite. Meat options are tender, fall off the bone and have an excellent Smokey flavor. Excellent spot during the farmers market. Walk up window is wheelchair accessible. A/C, handicap tables and bathrooms are available inside. Excellent customer service and store is clean.
Parking: Parking lot and street parking are well lit, easy to access off the street and handicap spots are available.
Kid-friendliness: Shakes and fries are available for kids. Seating area has a lot of options for all kids.
Wheelchair accessibility: Order window is right off the sidewalk. Sidewalk is accessible from the street and the parking lot. No steps or ramps to enter the seating area and bathroom areas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Pit Plate, Garlic Bread
PLEASE PACK A FORK ONNA TO GO ORDER AT MY HOTEL EATING MY SALAD WITH 2 STRAWS LIKE CHOPSTICKS
Food: 4
Service: 2
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