Fat Back BBQ — Restaurant in Ontario

Fat Back BBQ

Summery:

WOW Norfolk County’s most scenic bbq spot is a must try. On the corner of Main st and Harbour St is a a hidden gem and a must try. Tonight I had the pleasure of an amazing bbq meal and a tour of a smoke house that I fell in love with. I also had the company of Corey Smith to join me on a bbq experience we both wish we had larger stomachs for. So if you want great bbq and then go sit on the pier or beach and enjoy the food with the scenery. Go to Fatback and tell them I sent you. @everyone

Long Review:

My buddy Corey reached out to me a few days ago and he was eating at fatback bbq. He sent me a few photos of what he was eating and I quickly reached out to them to find out their hours so I could get there and try their bbq.

The Platter- I got the pleasure of having a sample platter. Brisket, ribs, sausage(not on menu yet), gar-par onion rings, fries and tater tots(I got extra on my platter for this review. Official platter may vary). This dish is a FANTASTIC start. If you don’t know what you want to try. This gives you a great variety of meats and a side to try to start your bbq journey at fatback bbq. The brisket was perfectly smoked. It had the right amount of tug on the meat before coming apart. Every piece passed the bend test and whether we ate it with our without sauce every bite was a pleasure. The sausage was perfect. The sauce was that perfect 70/30 lean to fat ratio. Smoked perfectly and juicy. We dipped it in some of their in house bbq sauce and WOW is all I could say with my mouth full. The ribs. They were just the right balance of dry rub, smoke and sauce. The meat was rendered down to a beautiful tenderness. The meat came off the bone cleanly and the passed the one bite test. I really hope this becomes and regular menu item. I would love to go just for this alone. Their in house BBQ sauce is Tangy Sweet with just the slightest kiss of heat for a balanced flavour.

Rocket Burger - this is a front runner for one of the best if not the best burger in Port Dover. The in house made burger had some of their house pepper sauce and bbq sauce. Cooked to a perfect medium. My inner Homer had a food moment with this one.

The Texan Poutine - the brisket burnt end poutine. Do I need to say more??? Well I will. Get it. Get this experience. The fries have a great seasoning on them with an in house gravy, cheese curds and burnt ends. These chunks of meat are not skimped on in anyway. It’s hearty dish and worth it’s weight in gold.

The Wings - I love wings. Now I got two sauces on a pound to try two sauces(this was under special just for me not common). I tried their in house bbq sauce and their butter hot. These wings are hand breaded and beautiful. Perfectly crispy outside and juice tender inside. I love the sauces on these wings. This could be the next hidden wing gem you need to know about. I didn’t expect to find this caliber of wing at a bbq spot.

The Karaage chicken sandwich - The karaage was tender (chicken thigh) fried with nice crunchy breading, and the sauce has a bit of heat (spicy chili pepper drizzle) to it but has plenty of flavour. The slaw and pickled onion added a nice complimentary flavour to the spicy chili. The potato bun was soft and paired well with it.

I even hired them to cater a BBQ platter eating contest for our fundraiser last year for Sick...

Picked up food here for the first time recently and was pleasantly surprised by the experience.

We tried a variety of items from the ribs, to the brisket, brisket poutine and chicken sandwich. For starters this had a much more Texas style flavouring to the food which we really loved. Nothing was overly sweet and it didn’t feel like the rubs and sauces were overpowering, you could still taste the meat which was great.

Brisket at first glance we thought might not be as tender but after trying it we were surprised to see that it definitely was. The ribs too were not fall of the bone (which is a good thing because) and had the right amount of pull on them reflective of true Texas offset smoking.

The only item that fell a bit short was the Korean fried chicken, the taste was great but the portion size was really small comparative to the price. We didn’t this this was a sandwich when we ordered it, rather we though it would be fried chicken pieces.

If I could make any recommendation at all it would be to have a couple different bbq platter options, allowing you to get some of each item and making it more cost effective for larger families.

All in all we really enjoyed it here, price wise, it’s a bit pricy if your feeding a group or larger family, for 4 people we spent around $130, but the food was great quality and taste was spot on. We will be back...

Was taking a stroll with my wife in Port Dover recently and stumbled across this nice outdoor patio with a large food trailer for ordering. Made reservation to try those ribs that sounded great on Thursdays. Well we got there and ribs were sold out but that did not scare us off as their menu was loaded with great options and they even made extra accommodation for us for the inconvenience. They have a nice spot near Home Hardware on Main street while the original place has construction all around it. Ok...on to the service which was sincere, friendly and prompt. The big knuckle brisket sandwich which is smoked locally by the owner was amazing. Add some great kale and broccoli slaw and some homemade garlic parm fries and we had the fixins of a great dinner followed by another great stroll to the pier to burn off a couple of those fries...lol. Met the owner and can say that for ribs and smoked brisket in Port Dover...this is the place. It is outside and they use takeout containers but don't let that stop you from this little gem. We will be...