How was this place not packed on a Saturday afternoon? We’re from Texas and at first my husband didn’t want to eat here because he didn’t want to be “disappointed” when their BBQ didn’t stack up to what we’re used to. We decided to try it anyway and I’m SO glad we did! We started with the Beer Cheese Tots. They were phenomenal! We’ve had our fair share of “soggy” tots. It can happen when you drench them in cheese but these tots were crunchy to the last bite. Topped with beer cheese and green onions, we couldn’t stop eating them! My husband ordered the Brisket French Dip. He said it was delicious! I ordered a Two Meat BBQ Tray with two sides. I chose Mac&Cheese and Loaded Potato Salad. My brisket was thick with a beautiful smoke ring. It was fork tender and super yummy. My pulled pork was great as well. The star of the show was the mac&cheese! Honestly, I’m as picky about my mac&cheese as I am about my BBQ. I was honestly expecting the usual bland dish put out by most restaurants, but to my great surprise this was not the case! This dish was cheesy and garlicky and hit the spot! Easily one of my favorite versions of Mac&Cheese! The potato salad was good for Mayo potato salad. Being from the south, I whole heartedly believe all potato salad should be mustard based, but I get food isn’t the same everywhere so I let that slide. 🙂 Honestly, the waitress did disclose that it wasn’t mustard based before I ordered it, so I knew exactly what I was getting. One kiddo ordered the kids sliders, another ordered a grilled cheese and the third ordered an adult salad (he’s obsessed with salads right now). They all said their food was yummy and the salad kid was literally trying to shovel it into his mouth so as not to leave any behind. 😂 The portions were HUGE and after taking home leftovers, my BBQ plate has fed me for three full meals!
The staff was super nice, the drinks were great, the music was right up our ally and we had a fantastic time here. I’m still shocked that this place wasn’t packed! If you haven’t tried this gem, do it now! We’re staying about 45 min south of Almont, but are seriously considering a second trip up just to eat here again before we go home!
Mary Oliveto
Pulled pork was ok. Pulled chicken was dry and tasted like pure smoke. Red potatoes were shriveled and tasted like day old and reheated.
Allie Martin
This was my first time here, and based on the reviews, I was extremely excited to try this place. I will say in terms of service, it wasn't very busy and it took about 10 minutes for someone to see us at the hostess stand. Once we were seated, the waitress was super sweet and attentive to us, so there were no complaints there. In terms of the food; the appetizers were phenomenal! We had the tots, spinach artichoke dip, and pretzels. Absolutely loved all of those! Our meals then came out. The brisket for every single one of our 6 meals was extremely dry and tough. The pulled chicken was also very dry. The pulled pork was nice and juicy/tender, so that was a nice relief. The broccoli wasn't cooked all the way and was extremely tough. The pasta in the pasta dishes were very overcooked; it was almost mush. Overall, the appetizers were amazing, the service was good, but the meals were extremely disappointing. For somewhere that is supposed to be a BBQ place, their meats were barely edible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
John Fritts
Food and service extremely poor this visit. Let’s look at the food. Carrots were raw. Just the outmost layer was slightly cooked. The brisket was so dry, over cooked, and cut into tiny bite size pieces. Why? We added BBQ sauce but it didn’t help. Hard on the teeth.
There were only two parties seated in the restaurant. Our waitress was more interested in chatting with the kitchen staff and not notice the drink glass was empty half way through the meal.
Nuff said.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Carolyn Pauli-Scruggs
Small cod portion. Looked like one piece cut in half. Got a side of old coleslaw. Not crunchy or fresh. Not what I remembered having in the past. Used to love it. My club soda tasted like the machine needs cleaning very moldy tasting. Upset stomach rest of the day tasting the coleslaw. Hadn’t been in in awhile so disappointed in my food.
Sherwood Wolfpack
The first time I was at this locations the portions were great. then over time the owners have gotten cheap now smaller portions. The food no longer tastes good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Correnea Scripter
Lunch menu - pulled pork on Mac n cheese Big portions, taste awesome, definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica Jacot
Food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Koval
we ordered29.60 worth of food and it was ridiculous small,notenough to feed a single person, will never go back
Food was absolutely delicious. Love the place. Definitely going back again. and again!
Parking: Plenty of parking
Wheelchair accessibility: It is wheelchair friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Chicken
Shelby Fridline
The food is always delicious! The employees and owners are always very nice and the restaurant is very clean. We will be coming back often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Klein
We stopped in yesterday and the food was amazing! Everything from the Appetizer to the Entrees, and the Dessert was spot on! This was not our first time there, and it definitely won't be our last. Excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mindy Loomis Steffler
We are frequent customers of Roots so it was an easy choice for us to have them provide food for a recent event. We got the smoked chicken, mac and cheese, and red skin potatoes. It was ready on time, had generous portions, and was piping hot. We received many compliments on the food. Thank you!
Trina Fox
Great food even when you order a take out! Staff is friendly and accomdating, even for extra bbq sauce!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork 3 0 Sandwich, Pulled Pork Taco with Fries, BBQ Egg Rolls, Pulled Port Egg Rolls, Fish & Chips
How was this place not packed on a Saturday afternoon? We’re from Texas and at first my husband didn’t want to eat here because he didn’t want to be “disappointed” when their BBQ didn’t stack up to what we’re used to. We decided to try it anyway and I’m SO glad we did! We started with the Beer Cheese Tots. They were phenomenal! We’ve had our fair share of “soggy” tots. It can happen when you drench them in cheese but these tots were crunchy to the last bite. Topped with beer cheese and green onions, we couldn’t stop eating them! My husband ordered the Brisket French Dip. He said it was delicious! I ordered a Two Meat BBQ Tray with two sides. I chose Mac&Cheese and Loaded Potato Salad. My brisket was thick with a beautiful smoke ring. It was fork tender and super yummy. My pulled pork was great as well. The star of the show was the mac&cheese! Honestly, I’m as picky about my mac&cheese as I am about my BBQ. I was honestly expecting the usual bland dish put out by most restaurants, but to my great surprise this was not the case! This dish was cheesy and garlicky and hit the spot! Easily one of my favorite versions of Mac&Cheese! The potato salad was good for Mayo potato salad. Being from the south, I whole heartedly believe all potato salad should be mustard based, but I get food isn’t the same everywhere so I let that slide. 🙂 Honestly, the waitress did disclose that it wasn’t mustard based before I ordered it, so I knew exactly what I was getting. One kiddo ordered the kids sliders, another ordered a grilled cheese and the third ordered an adult salad (he’s obsessed with salads right now). They all said their food was yummy and the salad kid was literally trying to shovel it into his mouth so as not to leave any behind. 😂 The portions were HUGE and after taking home leftovers, my BBQ plate has fed me for three full meals! The staff was super nice, the drinks were great, the music was right up our ally and we had a fantastic time here. I’m still shocked that this place wasn’t packed! If you haven’t tried this gem, do it now! We’re staying about 45 min south of Almont, but are seriously considering a second trip up just to eat here again before we go home!
Pulled pork was ok. Pulled chicken was dry and tasted like pure smoke. Red potatoes were shriveled and tasted like day old and reheated.
This was my first time here, and based on the reviews, I was extremely excited to try this place. I will say in terms of service, it wasn't very busy and it took about 10 minutes for someone to see us at the hostess stand. Once we were seated, the waitress was super sweet and attentive to us, so there were no complaints there. In terms of the food; the appetizers were phenomenal! We had the tots, spinach artichoke dip, and pretzels. Absolutely loved all of those! Our meals then came out. The brisket for every single one of our 6 meals was extremely dry and tough. The pulled chicken was also very dry. The pulled pork was nice and juicy/tender, so that was a nice relief. The broccoli wasn't cooked all the way and was extremely tough. The pasta in the pasta dishes were very overcooked; it was almost mush.
Overall, the appetizers were amazing, the service was good, but the meals were extremely disappointing. For somewhere that is supposed to be a BBQ place, their meats were barely edible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food and service extremely poor this visit. Let’s look at the food. Carrots were raw. Just the outmost layer was slightly cooked. The brisket was so dry, over cooked, and cut into tiny bite size pieces. Why? We added BBQ sauce but it didn’t help. Hard on the teeth.
There were only two parties seated in the restaurant. Our waitress was more interested in chatting with the kitchen staff and not notice the drink glass was empty half way through the meal.
Nuff said.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Small cod portion. Looked like one piece cut in half. Got a side of old coleslaw. Not crunchy or fresh. Not what I remembered having in the past. Used to love it. My club soda tasted like the machine needs cleaning very moldy tasting. Upset stomach rest of the day tasting the coleslaw. Hadn’t been in in awhile so disappointed in my food.
The first time I was at this locations the portions were great. then over time the owners have gotten cheap now smaller portions. The food no longer tastes good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lunch menu - pulled pork on Mac n cheese
Big portions, taste awesome, definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
we ordered29.60 worth of food and it was ridiculous small,notenough to feed a single person, will never go back
Never disappoints
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was absolutely delicious. Love the place. Definitely going back again. and again!
Parking: Plenty of parking
Wheelchair accessibility: It is wheelchair friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Chicken
The food is always delicious! The employees and owners are always very nice and the restaurant is very clean. We will be coming back often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We stopped in yesterday and the food was amazing! Everything from the Appetizer to the Entrees, and the Dessert was spot on! This was not our first time there, and it definitely won't be our last. Excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We are frequent customers of Roots so it was an easy choice for us to have them provide food for a recent event. We got the smoked chicken, mac and cheese, and red skin potatoes. It was ready on time, had generous portions, and was piping hot. We received many compliments on the food. Thank you!
Great food even when you order a take out! Staff is friendly and accomdating, even for extra bbq sauce!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork 3 0 Sandwich, Pulled Pork Taco with Fries, BBQ Egg Rolls, Pulled Port Egg Rolls, Fish & Chips
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