South Bay BBQ - Olympia (WA)

5 /5 Dan: I was desperately needing food, but unfortunately living in the South Sound can feel like a vast sea of nothingness if you dont know where to go to eat... To make matters worse I was craving BBQ and most places think theyre good and just dont last long around here because theyre not! So living in Lacey and driving around the Oly/Tum area I didnt feel like driving to the Lakewood Town Center to eat at my FAV area joint, BBQ Petes.... But then I remembered that we have our own lil gem here in the Capital, downtown off of Legion Way at South Bay BBQ. My Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Baked Beans and Coleslaw was amazing and I chose to add some Cornbread that they nicely top with warm honey. Let me just say that Wow...! It was great, again! This place hasnt let me down and they deliver in the taste department. I realize when it comes to BBQ, everyone has their own niche taste requirements, so I wont go saying this place will be your absolute favorite but what I feel confident saying is that they will not disappoint. Give them a try.

5 /5 Andrew Rosie: Best prime rib in town! The atmosphere is warm and cozy, and the service was excellent from start to finish. Our waitress was friendly, attentive, and right on point. The sides were spot on, and the horseradish sauce is officially my new favorite. The prime rib portion was so generous I couldn’t even finish half—great value for the quality. I’ll definitely be coming back on Fridays for the prime rib and peach cobbler. Last week I tried the pulled pork pastrami, and I can honestly say it’s the best sandwich in town. To top it all off, the owners are super friendly and even came out to check on how our meal was going. Highly recommend this place if you’re looking for excellent food, welcoming service, and a cozy dining experience.

5 /5 Lexi Monson: I love this place. Yesterday on Halloween we decided to stop here at the South Bay BBQ. I got the pulled chicken sandwich with 2 sides. My fiancé got the half rack of ribs with two sides and cornbread. I also got a side of the pickled eggs they make in house. It was so good. Unique and balanced flavors that make you keep taking a bite after bite. I usually never finish my plate. But I finished mine and was ready for some more! Today we decided to stop in again. I got the same thing and got a hot link on the side. (I wish I got a couple hot links cause the flavor was Spectacular) My fiancé got the smoked brisket with two sides. I was yet again not disappointed. The waitress today and yesterday were so kind and answered all my question. The atmosphere is comfortable!! And before you even walk in you can smell the meat smoking down the road. Like most restaurants it enclosed. This place has a mixer of delicious smoked meat and fresh air since the door to the place was open. They have an upper loft that hold pinball games and to the left a whole bar. The meats are to die for. We spend $75 on Halloween & $70 today. They deserve every dollar. I seriously can’t get enough. I’m going to be dreaming about this place until I can get my hands on another plate! Please support this small business during these hard times.

2 /5 Ashley Elliott: Normally this place is a go to favorite BBQ spot. Lately the servings have been tiny, the to go orders have been messily packaged with the wrong sides (even when ordering in house not online or through door dash) the sides have gone downhill. The food does taste good. But for a two meat combo that costs you $30 you should be getting more than a scoop of meat. I think we will try and find a new BBQ spot instead. Which is a shame. The picture is two meat sides by the way.

1 /5 Benjamin Stevens: This was my first time trying this BBQ place haven’t had any BBQ in a long while and had a taste and this place was the closest to me first off it was very humid and hot smoky inside but! I got a two meet two side plate comes with corn bread for $32.80 first off the flavor on ribs brisket was great! But ribs were so small I never seen any this small before I mean tiny and it only comes with 2 and dry the brisket was very dry also seemed not very fresh and again only two tiny pieces the corn bread was alright not my favorite but good the mac and cheese was a great texture noodle to cheese ratio but no flavor and had jalapeños in it and that wasn’t advertised I didn’t like it at all the potato salad was great loved it tho potatoes seemed a little under cooked but great flavor kind of disappointed the plate to me was only worth about half what it cost me won’t be going back