13 Best Barbeque Restaurants near Stafford

“Mission BBQ offers great food, atmosphere, and outstanding customer service. In addition, its support of our Military, First Responders, and Comunity is second to no one! If you haven't visited a Mission BBQ stop by at noon for a true patriotic experience.“

“Love the kindness of those who work here and the food is always excellent.“

“If you want a perfect homemade meal, this is the place to go. The food could not have been better. The beef ribs, which are only served on the weekend, are huge, juicy, and taste like a piece of heaven. Our friend, who had the brisket sandwich, was also pleased. All of the sides they tried were delicious.

The owners are so delightful you wish they were either your friends or family. These are really good people who deserve the support of the community not only for the great food, but to encourage young people to open business and stay in Fredericksburg. Their concern for their customers was really touching and showed that incredible Southern charm.

I would highly recommend this restaurant. Just wish they had more tables and chairs. They need a bigger space. All I have to say is Nashville, beware!!!“

“This was my first visit to this ‘newer’ location. I say newer, because I saw when it opened, but just haven’t had the chance to stop in until a few days ago. The place is exactly like all the others I’ve been to between VA – PA. Service is great, friendly, professional, very helpful, and what they have made a business out of – just like all the other locations I’ve visited. The menu is the same as well. I tried their turkey and jalapeño sausage for my two meats, and their cheesy potatoes and beans as sides.

The turkey was moist and had a nice smokey flavor. It tasted great, in fact! It was so much better than the sausage I got. The sausage was cooked great, had a nice smoke, but was bland and tasted almost like a boring ham. It definitely needed a sauce on it, and the staff recommended their mustard sauce, which I thought was really nice. In fact, my favs on this visit were the KC, Mustard, and Nashville Hot Sauce.

I was there during the noon time period where the National Anthem plays and it was great to see all the patrons participate in the Anthem. Of course, the restaurant’s staff participated and that’s GREAT! Mission not only makes chain BBQ great, but they help to keep Making American Great Again too!!“

“Amazing food and atmosphere. Drove from Pittsburgh for dinner any was not disappointed!“

“Food is plentiful and delicious. Servers are really nice and bring the food to you quickly. If I could please make two suggestion: 1. Not sure how other customers feel, the heavy duty napkins are nice but we like the napkin dispenser on the table, that way we have the amount of napkins we need to keep our hands clean eating their nice big bar-b-cue sandwich?; 2. it also would help if you used a duplicate order pads (one copy at the cash register and one for the customer so the server can bring the check to the customer so they can see what they owe ahead of time and also makes the customer aware the servers shift might be ending ..r know the servers can see what they owe before they get to the register, it also would help the customer know the server’s shift is almost over. Unfortunately we missed giving our server her tip two times because B f“

“Got the brisket, pulled pork and ribs. All seasoned good, tender and tasted great! Ribs were on point! Can’t wait to go back for more!!“

“Great staff and the food is great, been here twice!!“

“Six of us were at the Northern Neck Beach Music Festival in Colonial Beach on 9/10/2022. All of us had your barbeque sandwich and agreed how tender the port was and it had the best taste with the seasoning used for the cooking and it was delicious with or without the barbeque sauce. Looking forward to eating at you place and hope you will vendor again at the Northern Kneck Beach Festival for 2023. Thank you for being there.“

“Absolutely wonderful food! I've always loved their ribs since I first tried them. But today I had a sample of their pulled pork and fell in love with it. I'm originally from Texas, and having tried their ribs and pulled pork, made me miss Texas. Absolutely amazing food, keep up the great work.“

“J Brian’s has great food, knowledgeable and attentive staff, and super awesome specials. Trivia nights on Mondays at 8 and the live concerts are always a blast too. Can’t recommend it enough- Stop by and give it a try!“

“Just happened up on this Restaurant/Store on Christmas Day this year 2025 so I decided to see what they were about 😊. The waitress was very pleasant, kind and attentive. The prices are fair and the food was delicious! I will be visiting there again in the future.“

“Big Moma is the best server! what a great dinner and experience!“