TLDR; Disappointing - The visit today was probably somewhere around my 15th-20th visit. I ate at Pat's several times a year from 2011-2019. I worked nearby and we often came here with a large lunch group. It was always awesome. Even when R&R came to town, we all preferred Pat's. This was my first visit back since 2019. Service was just fine. It was super slow and there were only a handful of parties at lunch. I ordered the 3 meat combo. The brisket was the worst I've had anywhere. Cold, dry and tough. Pulled pork was cold and bland. The ribs had a great bite (I don't like fall off the bone ribs) but were underwhelming. You almost couldn't tell any of the meat was smoked. It had almost no smoke flavor. Honestly, it's why most everyone that loves bbq, loves bbq. Smoke can be overpowering if done wrong, but this was nearly void of it. The corn bread was right down the middle and the coleslaw was downright terrible. I only had a couple of bites of it. The baked beans were the only thing with flavor and the only thing I finished except the ribs, which I ate with a ton of sauce. I never leave reviews but I'm just so disappointed. I dragged two other coworkers with me after promising the best bbq in Utah and unfortunately they had the same experience as me. I'm not sure if I'll ever be back and that's sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Kate McChesney
Love Zane and crew! Great night, amazing artist and great music. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bret Boss
Great brisket and ribs - hardly needed any sauce. And the spicy raspberry bbq sauce was wonderful! I also really enjoyed the brisket chili - it's a bit spicy, just how I like it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs
Curry Andrews
Love this place! Death by pork...yum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bryan Bassett
Best BBQ in Utah, no doubt, but must rank in the upper tier of all BBQ. Ribs were fantastic, pulled pork, and chicken was moist and cooked to perfection... we snagged the burnt ends because it was Friday. Great!! Mac & Cheese was creamy, and the beans were great, too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
braiden meikel
Amazing bbq, great staff and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Miller
A good BBQ dive with live entertainment and a good variety of beer.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
leah m
Don't waste your money! Got the brisket and it was tough, couldn't even pull it apart. Ribs were the same. Very disappointing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
janel
Not meaning to sound mean but we really didn't enjoy our experience last. We used to love going here for delicious BBQ!This time the Service was minimal. The poor server was running ragged and seemed overwhelmed though...poor guy. The live music was soooo loud we couldn't have conversation. (The singer was good though! ? )We all got 2 meat combos. The meat and BBQ sauces were pretty bland. We were so bummed. The sides were not as good as the used to be ?.I hope this is just a one night disappointment. We have always enjoyed going to Pat's in the past!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Carol Tripp
We have enjoyed Pat’s BBQ for well over a decade, and have always found their food to be fantastic!We enjoyed one of their Easter meal kits for our Easter dinner this year, and it was exceptional—lots of unexpected delights, such as bleu cheese crumbles on their delicious tossed salad with homemade raspberry vinaigrette, yummy pasta salad with two kinds of olives, veggies and a bit of a kick, cornbread AND rolls, and a big box with Easter candies, filled plastic eggs in a nest of paper grass, and a large pan of excellent carrot cake decorated with sprinkles and Easter candy. The ham, chicken, and pulled pork were delicious, as has always been our experience. Now we know—it is Pat’s for holiday dinners!!!And, as we were picking up our dinner kit, the head chef Mike came over, introduced himself, and shook our hands. We appreciated his friendliness and personal touch. Mike—you have outdone yourself on this Easter dinner—it was amazing!!! Thank you!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pats BBQ, Mashed Potatoes, Smoked Chicken
This place used to be really good, good smoked meat. Now the meat doesn’t taste like it was smoked, it’s like regular barbecue not even good. Corn bread, tastes like old oil, dry. I don’t know what changed but if you want real smoked meat, this is not the place.
Food: 1
Kristin D
Delicious food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ryan Pohlman
We saw our server once, took our order and disappeared. We never got our drinks. Someone else brought our food out. Everything on our two meat plate was cold except the fries. Very disappointed in the meat. Brisket was very dry and the pork tasted like it was reheated from the day before. Waited almost an hour for our check before we went and stood at the register for someone to walk by. Should have stayed home and reheated my own barbecue.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Charles O'Donal
Guy, you steered me wrong. The food was cold. Found 4 bones in my beans. Before I stopped eating them. I am completely disappointed in this place. Definitely don't recommend. The band was good. That was the only thing good here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ryan Vogel
Cold. Everything on my 2 meat combo was cold. Brisket was tough and pulled pork had no flavor. Mac and cheese ice cold mashed potatoes we slightly warm. Corn bread cold and hard. Server never came by for drinks or to check on how things were going. Very disappointing. Limited parking. Live band was the only thing that seemed semi good. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Just disgusting food over all not worth it. Don't waist your time or money. Overall this place was a joke and the servers didn't even care about the complaints.
TLDR; Disappointing - The visit today was probably somewhere around my 15th-20th visit. I ate at Pat's several times a year from 2011-2019. I worked nearby and we often came here with a large lunch group. It was always awesome. Even when R&R came to town, we all preferred Pat's. This was my first visit back since 2019. Service was just fine. It was super slow and there were only a handful of parties at lunch. I ordered the 3 meat combo. The brisket was the worst I've had anywhere. Cold, dry and tough. Pulled pork was cold and bland. The ribs had a great bite (I don't like fall off the bone ribs) but were underwhelming. You almost couldn't tell any of the meat was smoked. It had almost no smoke flavor. Honestly, it's why most everyone that loves bbq, loves bbq. Smoke can be overpowering if done wrong, but this was nearly void of it. The corn bread was right down the middle and the coleslaw was downright terrible. I only had a couple of bites of it. The baked beans were the only thing with flavor and the only thing I finished except the ribs, which I ate with a ton of sauce. I never leave reviews but I'm just so disappointed. I dragged two other coworkers with me after promising the best bbq in Utah and unfortunately they had the same experience as me. I'm not sure if I'll ever be back and that's sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Love Zane and crew! Great night, amazing artist and great music. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great brisket and ribs - hardly needed any sauce. And the spicy raspberry bbq sauce was wonderful! I also really enjoyed the brisket chili - it's a bit spicy, just how I like it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs
Love this place! Death by pork...yum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best BBQ in Utah, no doubt, but must rank in the upper tier of all BBQ. Ribs were fantastic, pulled pork, and chicken was moist and cooked to perfection... we snagged the burnt ends because it was Friday. Great!! Mac & Cheese was creamy, and the beans were great, too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing bbq, great staff and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A good BBQ dive with live entertainment and a good variety of beer.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Don't waste your money! Got the brisket and it was tough, couldn't even pull it apart. Ribs were the same. Very disappointing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Not meaning to sound mean but we really didn't enjoy our experience last. We used to love going here for delicious BBQ!This time the Service was minimal. The poor server was running ragged and seemed overwhelmed though...poor guy. The live music was soooo loud we couldn't have conversation. (The singer was good though! ? )We all got 2 meat combos. The meat and BBQ sauces were pretty bland. We were so bummed. The sides were not as good as the used to be ?.I hope this is just a one night disappointment. We have always enjoyed going to Pat's in the past!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
We have enjoyed Pat’s BBQ for well over a decade, and have always found their food to be fantastic!We enjoyed one of their Easter meal kits for our Easter dinner this year, and it was exceptional—lots of unexpected delights, such as bleu cheese crumbles on their delicious tossed salad with homemade raspberry vinaigrette, yummy pasta salad with two kinds of olives, veggies and a bit of a kick, cornbread AND rolls, and a big box with Easter candies, filled plastic eggs in a nest of paper grass, and a large pan of excellent carrot cake decorated with sprinkles and Easter candy. The ham, chicken, and pulled pork were delicious, as has always been our experience. Now we know—it is Pat’s for holiday dinners!!!And, as we were picking up our dinner kit, the head chef Mike came over, introduced himself, and shook our hands. We appreciated his friendliness and personal touch. Mike—you have outdone yourself on this Easter dinner—it was amazing!!! Thank you!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pats BBQ, Mashed Potatoes, Smoked Chicken
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This place used to be really good, good smoked meat. Now the meat doesn’t taste like it was smoked, it’s like regular barbecue not even good. Corn bread, tastes like old oil, dry. I don’t know what changed but if you want real smoked meat, this is not the place.
Food: 1
Delicious food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We saw our server once, took our order and disappeared. We never got our drinks. Someone else brought our food out. Everything on our two meat plate was cold except the fries. Very disappointed in the meat. Brisket was very dry and the pork tasted like it was reheated from the day before. Waited almost an hour for our check before we went and stood at the register for someone to walk by. Should have stayed home and reheated my own barbecue.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Guy, you steered me wrong. The food was cold. Found 4 bones in my beans. Before I stopped eating them. I am completely disappointed in this place. Definitely don't recommend. The band was good. That was the only thing good here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cold. Everything on my 2 meat combo was cold. Brisket was tough and pulled pork had no flavor. Mac and cheese ice cold mashed potatoes we slightly warm. Corn bread cold and hard. Server never came by for drinks or to check on how things were going. Very disappointing. Limited parking. Live band was the only thing that seemed semi good. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Just disgusting food over all not worth it. Don't waist your time or money. Overall this place was a joke and the servers didn't even care about the complaints.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1