Old 30 BBQ

1330 E Mansfield St, Bucyrus
(419) 562-1399

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Dan OConnor

Food was good service was great. Had we known there was live music that night, we may have come a different night. We got seated nearly next to the performance area. It was hard to carry on a conversation, and I even had my hearing aids in. Other than that, id come again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Connie Stanley

Info to any future guests , you can’t order nachos & ask for no liquid cheese because they will burn ! Even tho we have been to this establishment for many years & ordered nachos with no liquid cheese or onions but today we are told they can’t & wont be made that way ! We requested only shredded cheese but manager made it known it shouldn’t be done that way . Paid for my beer & left …. Thanks for accommodating our request . Thanks for reminding me that there is no consistency in customer service.

mike

Great service and food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Brisket Nachos

Steven Stowe

Love this place food is amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathy Sims

Food was very delicious and hot when served. The music was pretty loud though. Hard to talk and visit with family.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Beechler

Brisket was very dry
My waitress was a sweetheart
Won't go back

Food: 1

Service: 5

Jeff King

Excellent place. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Food came out quickly and it was delicious! Definitely will be going back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean Duffy

This make the 4th time stopping by on our college runs. Good food at good prices. A bit small on the menu choices, but the choices are your favorites. Definitely a nice stop and nice view of the course

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

* Arnoldi

Best ribs in the country- Period!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sai Prashanth Sesani

Good food, reasonably priced, good staff. Loved the BBQ wings

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rick Constien

Cool place. good food. The smoke was perfect.
We didn't like $19/person X3 and eating on a aluminum tray with a paper on it. Paper that disintegrated with in 5 minutes... Not cool for the price...now the bigger issue. The place can be accessed with a wheelchair. But saying pain in the ass is stating it mildly. Yes they have a room that is wheelchair friendly. But the only people in there are people in chairs..segregation . ??
Or run the gauntlet through the kitchen. WOW
The ramp in the kitchen is not ADA .. how the staff work there is crazy...
The waiter was very nice
He did a great job. Was very helpful getting into the place. And assisting when we left. ... So good food, if you can walk great place. NOT WHEELCHAIR
FRIENDLY..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ty Klump

Best bbq I've found. Love these little restaurants.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rob Cervenak

Delicious bbq, great chicken cheese fries and pretzel bites. excellent sauces. Highly recommended.

Noah C

Brisket sandwich is amazing. Came here with 3 other people and we got seated quickly. We ordered and the food was out within 20 minutes. Best bbq place around!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Liberty

I recently ordered barbecue from this establishment and was genuinely surprised to receive only a single portion of sauce, with an added charge for any extras. For a restaurant that specializes in barbecue, where sauce is arguably as essential as the meat itself, this policy feels both stingy and short sighted.

Would the same rule apply if I were dining in? Are seated guests also rationed to a single serving of sauce and charged for more? Somehow I doubt it. The entire approach undermines the spirit of barbecue, which traditionally reflects abundance, warmth, and generosity, not penny pinching.

Unfortunately, the stinginess was not the only issue. The barbecue itself was some of the worst I have had. As for the sauce, in hindsight, I am glad I was not given more; it was equally unimpressive, bordering on unpleasant.

To make matters worse, they serve frozen fries instead of fresh cut. This is a lazy and disappointing choice that further signals a lack of pride in what is being served. When even the sides feel phoned in, it speaks volumes about the kitchen’s priorities.

The only thing that was remotely decent was the baked beans. They were passable, though certainly not enough to redeem the rest of the meal.

To top it off, the woman working the to go counter was incredibly pushy and had a flat, monotone personality that made the interaction feel rushed and unpleasant. There was no warmth or sense of hospitality, just a transactional exchange with no effort to make the customer feel welcome.

I have traveled extensively across the United States and have had barbecue in every major region from Texas to the Carolinas, Kansas City to Memphis and I know good barbecue when I taste it. This was not it.

Frankly, the only reason this place maintains its current rating is because most people simply do not know any better. For anyone who has experienced real regional barbecue, the quality here would be an obvious letdown.

In short, between the underwhelming food, frozen sides, pushy service, and the baffling surcharge for basic condiments, this experience missed the mark entirely.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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