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Fool me once is all it takes. Many cars in the parking lot got me wondering so tonight I wondered no more. Very warm welcome from 4 staff members but that seemed to be fake. I was told to wait for the hostess and when she finally came back from seating someone, another group came in and was quickly seated ahead of us. The staff that greeted us never spoke up to correct this mistake but lucky for us it wasn’t busy so we were seated immediately afterwards. I had the combo plate which was a fair price for the amount of food, see picture. However, the plate couldn’t hold the portions so I asked for another plate. A bad idea because the table couldn’t hold all the plates, leaving no room what’s so ever to enjoy ones meal. The 6 bbq sauces were nothing to write home about, which left me unable to slobber the sauce of choice all over the meaty portions so I managed to eat without. I had chicken, ribs and sirloin. What showed up was a nice smoky flavored meat with lots of fat and very dry not the fall off the bone meat. The sirloin was cut like an Arbys roast beef, which I didn’t expect. And I did not touch the chicken, too disgusted to continue eating. The beans and corn were tasty but the fries were very cold and soggy. My wife had the shrimp linguine, which she said had no taste but it did have 15 nice size shrimp. My motto is try everything once so you have your own opinion thus I did at Brian’s BBQ and that will be the last. I lived in San Antonio Texas for 9 years and I gotta say Brian’s BBQ is not Texas style BBQ. YUK!
Kevin TrustmeKevin Trustme
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On my travels through Deland, I kept passing Brians's BBQ. From the outside, it looked promising. I stopped by the other night about 5:30PM, before any dinner rush, if they have one. I decided to try the chicken and ribs as they are often a great barometer to measure a BBQ joint by. I was seated quickly and the waitress was great. To start, the sauces, yuck. The "mustard" sauce could have been pure yellow mustard. I could not tell the difference. The other sauces were just so far off from what I am used to, I stayed away from them. It may be my personal preference, but all the sauces, except ketchup were a no-go for me. Also, forced to drink "OK" Pepsi, Coke lovers will be disappointed. Back to the food, the ribs served to me were a total joke, dried up, tiny, way smaller than baby back, ends and dried out dark meat chicken. I sent the ribs back and even the waitress said, "I'm glad you sent those back, I was embarrassed even to bring them out, but he made me." The replacements were significantly better, but they lacked any smoked taste. They tasted like NJ BBQ, bla, chargrilled and desperately needing a slather of sauce to be palatable. Everything tasted and felt like it had been nuked back to life. Including the drink and tip, the tab was almost $25. I may give the place another try someday, but it won't be anytime soon.
Trace CTrace C
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We read the recent reviews...and we should have listened to them. It was extra warm and stuffy in the dining area, which was uncomfortable. Service (from Angel) was good. She was pretty attentive, considering she appeared to be the only server in the place. The food came out quickly, with large portions. I ordered the combination plate with ribs, chicken, pulled pork, green beans, fries, and coleslaw. The fries were done to my liking, but the ketchup had a funny flavor. The chicken was dry. The coleslaw and beans just came from a can. Adding salt gave them a bit of flavor. Rib was alright, but not fall off the bone done. It also had a lot of rub covering the meat, so that is most of the flavor you got. The pulled pork was by far the best thing on the plate. Juicy and full of flavor. Nothing needed to add flavor or cover up the taste. My husband's riblet was dried out. He also had fries (which is one of his favorite foods, but he found hard to eat with the horrible ketchup), flavorless coleslaw, dry cornbread, some other meat, and pulled pork. The best thing was the pulled pork. All of the barbecue sauces were sweet and vinegary, with no real bbq flavor to them. There was no heat to the "hot" BBQ sauce. Just bland flavor. We will not be going back.
Barbie WellsBarbie Wells
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I can't say I cared for this place. Walking in, I noticed this is a decently large restaurant. The girl who greeted us seemed friendly; the guy who seated us did not. The restaurant decor had me thinking cowboy carnival with those weird mannequin dummies around. We did wait a little bit before someone came to take any drink orders but you could tell that the waitress was working hard. She was sweet though. The food portions are good but the flavor is lacking. The sauces were too sweet for my liking but not terrible. The burger was dry and overcooked. The pulled pork was bland. The meat depends on the side sauce added and is not good enough alone. The mac and cheese was super cold. I would have asked to have them heat it but I was quite underwhelmed and just wanted to go.
Stephanie HannaStephanie Hanna
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It is such a treat to meet the owner behind such a wonderful BBQ experience. Brian Hill has extensive roots here in Deland and is the savvy of an owner/operator rather than a franchise restaurant. Brian selects the sources of all menu items, butchering in-house. The food has been described in other reviews, and I concur. Everything we ate was well prepared and delivered. The friendly service, including Brian's daughter Mary, is integral to a perfect place to take your family or grab a delicious meal to go. Brian's Bar-B-Q qualifies as a "worth the trip." The building is set way back from the road so don't speed past. I look forward to enjoying the rest of the menu soon.
Ray FranklinRay Franklin
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795 N Spring Garden Ave, DeLand, FL 32720
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briansbbq.com
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4.4
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Western-style outpost for BBQ, steak & burgers with a covered patio & all-you-can-eat salad bar.
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