Backwater BBQ
1213 Gilmore Avenue #T-8 NW corner of Winona Mall, 1213 Gilmore Ave Suite E2B, Winona
(507) 474-2220
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Nice place bbq ribs were good, loved the artwork inside, service was good, great place for lunch
Food was good, customer service pretty horrible. Whoever worked the drive through and phone 10/4/2025 should be fired. Rude and closed the window on me while I was talking to them after they messed up my order.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
They had the best brisket I have ever had in my life.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just loved there pulled pork sandwich and kicked up beans. I'm definitely going back to try more of there items
Food: 5
Service: 4
Absolutely fantastic bbq!! Had the smoked sausage, pulled pork and brisket. The brisket definitely stole the show. But everything was very good!! And you have to get the Mac n cheese 🧀 😋!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Mac \u0026 Cheese, Smoked Sausage
To put this in context, my wife and I have been known to drive to Kansas City for the day, on more than one occasion, just to have proper ribs. With that in mind, I will say that backwater ribs are excellent. I feel lucky to live in a town that has such an excellent barbecue joint. Go there. Get ribs.
I would say that the atmosphere is nice. It’s nothing spectacular but it’s clean and modern. The bottom line is I don’t care. I care about the ribs. I have eaten in some of the worst places you can imagine because they have great ribs. This is way nicer than most joints, but go for the ribs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
High quality on every product they sell! We really can't even pick one favorite💕💕
Check facebook for daily specials. Brisket French dip was amazing. Great mac n cheese as well. Will return when back in town.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Mac \u0026 Cheese
Great ribs and brisket. Super friendly and helpful woman at the counter steered us to some excellent mac and cheese. Worth a stop
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The ribs were good! different BBQ options to add. The Mac & Cheese was phenomenal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Hidden in a dying mall, this bbq place is not to be missed. The girl who took my order was very pleasant and helpful guiding me through my own indecisiveness and brought my food to me.
Drinks are out of a cooler :( While I understand the convenience I would have loved ice tea or something other than bottled water as a no sugar option.
But let’s talk about the food. The chicken serving was very moist! And the brisket was as well. Flavor, I wasn’t blown away til I took advantage of the sweet and spicy sauce- nice kick! The pickled items, while nice didn’t really add much for me. The bun with the meal was fresh and soft and I piled what there was for meats in there to make two mini sandwiches.
I recommend the kicked up beans but I found the green beans lacking(flavor is mostly just pepper)
I will be back to try the Mac and cheese and perhaps a different meet. (The locals really talk this place up btw! But it was fairly quiet for 540)
Lastly, would love to see that sauce bottled and sold in the space for purchase! ❤️
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very good not expensive!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Texas Twinkies, Mac \u0026 Cheese, Pulled Pork Sandwich
We had Backwater BBQ cater our wedding and it was AMAZING! From our very first tasting to decide what we wanted, Lance was so easy to work with and gave us a little bit of everything so we could decide. I knew the food would be perfect and it was. I’m not even bias when I say that was the best wedding food I’ve ever had. We had brisket, pulled chicken, green beans, mac n cheese, and coleslaw. Plenty of leftovers too which I was NOT mad about. ☺️ Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had Backwater BBQ cater our wedding and it was AMAZING! From our very first tasting to decide what we wanted, Lance was so easy to work with and gave us a little bit of everything so we could decide. I knew the food would be perfect and it was. I’m not even bias when I say that was the best wedding food I’ve ever had. We had brisket, pulled chicken, green beans, mac n cheese, and coleslaw. Plenty of leftovers too which I was NOT mad about. ☺️ Highly recommend!
You won't be disappointed! Generous servings with amazing flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Brisket Bowl
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