Reviews for Back Forty Texas BBQ in Pleasant Hill, CA
The latest changes to the menu leave me thinking that I probably won?t return. I?ve been a customer since they had a location... off of Alcosta Blvd in San Ramon, which is hard to live up to as it was fantastic! The 2 best items this location has are now?premium? items. Free bread is no longer small white and brown loaves and cornbread, but rather boring rolls that taste like dryslider buns. Cornbread is now a charged item, $5 for a basket. Not a bad price, but a bummer since it used to be free. Also, thescalloped potatoes used to be on the Fixin?s list but are now $9. Really??? No thank you, I don?t think that?s a fair price forpotatoes and onions. Another lacking point is the teeny glasses they are using for drinks. All it does is make the servers walkmore and customers have to wait more often for refills. How much are they really saving? Pennies. Read more
Inconsistent. So I have been here 3 times. The 1 st time was really bad. Cold food, Cold ribs and Flavorless. The 2nd time... (earlier this year in may), Amazing. Delicous hot and very tasty. The 3rd time (a week ago) it was bland flavorless ribs. I wasso looking forward to our meal but was quite dissapointed. Especially since i paid $55. Not sure if ill go back. The sides andservice we very good. The cheese curds are amazing. The free bread and fried pickles really good. But we dont go to a bbqrestaurant for the apps (generally). I needed the various main meals to be really good. And it was not unfortunatly. And they nolonger have the pork sausages.. oh man that was what i was most looking forward to eating ???? Read more
Deserves NO star. Food is overpriced; the steak was ordered med rare and it was well done, it came in a puddle of brown gravy. I... guess that was to make up for the lack of taste it had? Didn't bother to eat it after the first bite. The steamed veggies wasextremely hard, it was like they took it out the package and threw it on a plate as soon as it was warmed. The old fashioned wasmuddled. When this was bought to the manager "Julie Arndt" attention she was rude AF, most definitely won't return. This placewas definitely a waste of money. Save your cash and time, don't bother Read more
Server was great but the best thing I had was my drink. $28 for 3 ribs and they didn't remove the silver skin... left it on the... plate but I doubt they care, one and done for me Read more
FOOD WAS GOOD POTATO SALAD NEEDS SOME WORK, BEEF ???? RIBS NEEDED DID NOT SLIDE OF THE BONE ???? SERVER RACHEL WAS GREAT... ???? DESERT WAS AMAZING ???? Read more
What a totally fun night! Our group had a craving for some tasty BBQ and this was the place. I appreciated that it wasn't... noisy so you could easily hear everyone at our big table. Our server was super personable, offered good suggestions. Always afan of brisket, I went with the Chunk O' Beef brisket, the garlic mashed potatoes and a Ceasar salad. This brisket is thick cutand super moist and juicy. What a treat! Wished the portion was little bigger but it was delicious. They offered a decentselection of drinks, and prices were fair. Would certainly return again to try some of the other meats. Read more
There's a lot to try on the menu. We ate in and also placed a separate order to go. You can get briskets 'dryer' or tender... (marbled), and we opted for the second option for the take out order. Some menu items are more flavorful than others. Bakedbeans have a pleasant smoky flavor, but less taste than expected. Mac & cheese has a lot of flavor from the cheese, by contrast.My Texas bandit burger felt a bit bland, but easy to remedy with provided condiments. The temperature of all food served wasperfect, as was the service. I will try this again and order different items to sample in the future. The atmosphere is relaxedand pleasant with nice furnishings, decor and lighting on the inside. It's easy to have quiet conversations without straining tohear or be heard. We didn't try the patio due to the heat, but it looks rather pleasant with a large tree in the center. Goodfood to serve a variety of tastes, very pleasant atmosphere and great service, excellent for couples or groups. Read more
Restaurant is fun to dine at with friends and family alike. The ambiance is good. The food is ok. Everything has the same... barbecue sauce on it. Everything tastes the same! The good serving quantity in large so if you a good eater..this is a goodrestaurant. Read more