Cousin Willie's Smokehouse — Restaurant in Baldwin

Interesting little place pumping out some pretty good bbq. Ordered the combo dinner dinner for two. 4 Meats and 4 sides. Ordered ribs, beef, and pork. Was bummed they did not have turkey, so we went with the sausage as our fourth meat. The beef was brisket, thick cut, nice and juicy. The pork was pulled pork, and the ribs were two huge pork ribs. Everything cooked nicely with a little chew and little smoke but still tender. The sausage reminded me of a bratwurst but not exactly. It's more like a hot dog, bratwurst combined if that makes sense. Our sides mac n cheese, which was just meh. Cooked casserole style, which dries it out. The baked beans were canned pork and beans with a little doctoring up with o believe very small and very little onion and bbq sauce added. We also got the Brunswick stew, which is all the leftovers thrown in a pot and stewed and bbq sauce added. Not bad actually. And our fourth side was the sweet potato fries. These were good and could have been excellent if they were dusted with some brown sugar or even some salt. Still really good sweet potato fries. Forgot to mention they serve this plate up with 4 slices of texas toast, which they call garlic bread. Didn't get much garlic bread vibe out of these as they were simply hit with a small amount of butter. Still really good with the meats.

We found everything to be good, but not excellent. We then realized that everything needed some salt and pepper. Once we got that figured out, this little unsuspecting restaurant turned into a place with a ton of potential.

Waitress was on point and helpful.

Our total bill (because we both ordered water) was only $30! It's a truly amazing deal for all the food we got. Would definitely stop by again if we are in the area! Keep up...

Not the same as the last visit we made. Food wasn't fresh or juicy. Seems like it was made much earlier ..too much. We expected those delicious ribs they usually have...used to have? They were puny!! Very small and no smoked taste, very dry. Disappointment 😞 we ordered the BBQ plate for two with 4 meats and 4 sides. I got their baked beans and onion rings at an upcharge (+$2.45?) they were awful. I was hoping for fresh homemade but got what seemed like frozen cheapo ones. 😞 Their beans were good with a little spice- could use more spice and less sugar. Hubby got the fresh homemade fries! Wow!! I should have just ordered fries. They are hands down the BEST FRIES I EVER HAD!! Delicious 🤤 the beef was tasteless. She said it was brisket but that's not brisket to me. 🤔 The shredded pork was the best meat of all four. The chicken was very small and dry just like the ribs. 😞 One girl running the whole show! So our drink cups remained empty pretty much the entire time. Maybe put a pitcher on the table? 😞 $50 plus tip...tip?? Yes we tipped but I won't be back. It's definitely not the restaurant it used to be. It was one of our favorites. For now on we will just drive farther and eat at Tremendous, or Gator. Hopefully they haven't changed. 🙌🏻 The menu was new. The prices went up. The quality went...

Stopped in one Saturday evening recently. As I walked in it wasn't very busy. As I took my seat, a young waitress comes over, and advises they were out of pork, beef, chicken wings, and a few other things that escape my mind right now. I opted for a two meat combo of turkey and sausage. I have to say that was the best turkey I have gotten at a barbecue restaurant anywhere in Jacksonville. The baked beans were very good, the mac and cheese left a little to be desired but that's understandable since I came so late in the evening. I most definitely recommend this establishment, and I will definitely be going back. I also will use them for catering. It's not very often I'm impressed with a barbecue joints turkey, but, this time it was outstanding. The turkey had plenty of flavor, was not dry, and did not taste like processed meat like other local establishments. Don't be fooled by the little hole in the wall appearance, try it out. You won't be sorry. UPDATE: Visited again during lunch on a weekday, this time pulled pork & turkey combo with beans and mac & cheese. Had to retry the mac. It was very good and...