Hard Eight BBQ

205 S Oak St, Roanoke
(817) 837-8888

Recent Reviews

JT S.

The food is good but the smoke in the area you wait to order leaves you smelling like it afterwards. As much as I like the food, having to do business after is difficult. They definitely need a way to vent that area better.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob, Sausage

Mike Wil

Holy cow, that place has incredible food! Some of the best brisket and pork I have had! Hat tip to the pit master.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poppers, Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob

kevin33004

Awesome Texas BBQ!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pit BBQ, Potato Salad, Fries, Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob, BBQ Sauce, Cobbler, Sausage

alyssa llamas

Whoever was answering phones on 4/30 at 8pm decided to pick up the phone and hang up instead of politely answering and saying they are no longer taking orders.

Service: 1

Mark Kelly

Food is awesome. Love sitting outside when it's this nice out

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jose Herrera

Absolutely amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jairo Florez

Nice and fast

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

greg knight

Meat was good ! It's hard to find good tasting BBQ anymore. Price is not out of range, and free beans we good .

John Rivera

Great food hreat pit boss however servers dont speak english

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Teri Blackburn Pell

Great place for BBQ. Free pinto beans with the meal. Expensive, but delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob

Janice LaFlower

The food was so-so. Good, but not remarkable. I had brisket and a baked potato which were okay/good, but I’ve had brisket with more smoked flavor. My son had ribs and he said there was very little meat (mostly expensive bone). Someone had onion rings which were a definite NO and there was a corn salad side which was good. The tables have fixed barstool-like seats that are extremely uncomfortable….not typical barstool type seats but really uncomfortable bent and bumpy “natural” wood. They don’t adjust to bigger, or older, or smaller/younger diners. A few tables have a fixed seat/chair mix that might have been slightly better but they were all taken. The line service was okay/good and moved along at a steady pace (luckily, since there was a long line) and the one employee we saw in the dining area was great. He was very busy but kept our table clean and asked us if we needed anything often. I didn’t know there were free (for dine-in) beans, so that was a pleasant surprise. They were very good. The bottom line for Hard Eight is that they are good enough but they definitely have room for improvement.EDIT: I forgot to mention that it was INCREDIBLY HOT inside the dining area. It was a cool, nice day outside and even an opened door might have helped. I can’t imagine what it would be like in July and August unless they turn on some serious a/c.Kid-friendliness: The fixed barstool seating is definitely not kid-friendly.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Pinto Beans, Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob, Sausage

Adam Brown

The BBQ is subpar at best! I’ve been to every H8 and it’s always the same garbage!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rodolfo Bustamante

Great smoked Mexican food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pit BBQ, Pinto Beans, Pulled Pork Per lb and Brisket Plate Corn on the Cob, Baked Potato

BEE CARTER

Brisket was Amazing! Ribeye was tender and juicy and so flavorful! Only downside was the lack of sides were out of lids for side containers so no jalapeño cheese corn or macaroni was available…also 3/4$ for a small side is a little high in my opion but overall was very filling and the atmosphere was great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pit BBQ, Potato, BBQ Sauce

Than Chariya

Awesome bbq here. If you come to the area, this is a must.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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