Redemption BBQ and Market

Ordered the deep dish pizza yesterday. I’m from Chicago so I was expecting to be disappointed somewhat. Was I ever wrong! ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Thank you a million times over for bringing a bit of my hometown to RVA! Can’t wait for a nice thin crust or maybe a beef - wet. If you’re from Chi you know what that is… Again, thank you.👍🏻🤗

I really wanted to like this place. We’ve had it recommended to us, and we love BBQ. The service was super friendly. They gave me a complimentary iced tea at pick up.

The place smells amazing, but the food was bad. The brisket was incredibly dry and leathery. The pulled chicken was okay, but the pulled pork was mushy. The cornbread was dry. The sauces were interesting but not enough to rescue the meat. Hopefully, we just caught them on a bad day.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Top VA BBQ place to visit per Southern Living. It was very good. Burnt ends and all the sauces were great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Brisket Burnt Ends Sandwich

Great food, very friendly staff and no seed oils!

Update: Thanks for the invitation. Love the effort - I will take you up on it sometime this week. Look forward!

(original) I’m sorry, but I just don’t understand the hype around this place. I lived in Texas, I lived in North Carolina. I worked in Kansas City. The barbecue here is OK at best. I had a burnt end sandwich and it was not memorable in the least.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

I've been eating Redemption since they were a food truck parked outside Hatch kitchen and it's only gotten better since. You will find nothing else like it in Richmond. Skip all the other BBQ places and stop in or call ahead for their perfect Chicago Deep Dish pizzas on the weekend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Chicken Wings, Pork Fried Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich, Sandwich, Barbecued Pork Shoulder Sandwich, Brisket Sandwich, Baked Beans, Barbecue Pork Cheesesteak, Brunswick Stew, Brisket Burnt Ends Sandwich, Potato Salad, Praise the Lard Fries

In a world where most of what we eat today is a cheap, artificial shadow of what authentic food used to be, people are craving the genuine flavors and nourishment that only real, whole and quality food can provide. I’ve been going to Redemption for the better part of two years now. John has always taken the time to ensure he’s using the best available ingredients and that’s what sets him miles apart from other restaurants. Once people get a taste of his food, they’ll realize the difference between his food and the low-quality food you get at your typical restaurant-depot-sourced BBQ joint. My family, friends and I are obsessed with Redemption BBQ and we all appreciate the great lengths John goes to in providing the best BBQ in the South!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best of the best. Sources from farms that care. Prepared by people who care.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Crossroads, Barbecued Pork Shoulder Sandwich, Baked Beans, Praise the Lard Fries

Great food, great staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork

You will not be disappointed. John and the team do excellent work. There’s passion behind every menu item!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Sandwich

Great BBQ - fantastic flavors every time

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The brisket was the best I've ever had....the price was my only issue

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

When we got here before 1 PM on a Saturday, they were out of Brisket. My husband and I were bummed out. Luckily they had two serving of the Brisket Burnt Ends left, they were amazing. I had to say that it was my favorite. My son liked his Barbecue Beef Cheesesteak. I didn’t care for my Pork Cheesesteak, it had too much bread and not enough meat. The meat was slightly dry, I had to load the pork with lots of BBQ sauce for flavoring. We didn’t like the Brunswick Stew even though it was thick and filled with shredded pork. I would definitely go back just for the Brisket Burnt Ends.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Left Burnt Ends, Beef Brisket

Oh my their BBQ is amazing!!! The rumors are true about this place. Being from TX I am pretty critical on BBQ but this place really impressed me. I got the burnt ends brisket sandwich with beans. Delicious! Highly recommend. Im praying one day I’ll see ribs on the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We tried the barbecue dinner and chose brisket and pork belly for out proteins. Pork belly was fantastic. Best mac and cheese I’ve had at a barbecue joint. Stew and slaw was also delicious. Only reason for not giving it 5 stars was the brisket, smoke was very light and no real bark, still juicy though. If you’re local or passing through definitely worth a try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5