Pop's Smoke Shed - Marathon — Restaurant in Marathon

Food truck side of the road across the street from McDonald's. Followed GPS and had to turn around bc took me down a no motorized vehicle road. One picnic table there. Service was good, she was very nice. Summer time hot in the Keys but we outside in the shade and breeze blowing, can drop it like 10 degrees. Parking on grass or gravel. Food was good. Pork Sandwich was big, filling well evenly cooked pork, sauce was good not to vinegary. Slaw was not a cup full of mayo like some other slaws, was going to put slaw on my sandwich Carolina style, but sandwich was pretty good as is, nice soft bun, tender pork with right amount of sauce. The ribs were on point flavorful each bite was perfect, came off the bone easily. Brisket was on leaner side, I prefer fatty brisket. Some places let you choose, this wasn't offered, I could have asked, but forgot. Beans were good sweet and smoky. Mac and cheese was good, but favorite definitely the ribs. The kansas sauce was sweet for my liking. Recommend this place and...

We know what good BBQ should be. This was NOT it! We took it back to our RV to eat after a beautiful day of snorkeling, and ended up throwing it away! It was not palatable! Whoever created the idea that you could plunk a huge serving of French fries, topped with bland, no-flavor sticky macaroni & cheese(where was the cheese!?). Then top it with some tough, hard-to- chew brisket and call it a meal for $19.95? That was highway robbery for something I wouldn't even feed my dog in desparation! Don't waste your time. 2/28/25.Aftwr speaking w/Hunter, owner of Pop's, at his invitation, I want to add to this review, my thanks to Hunter for listening to our critique. He will review the prep procedures for the meals we ordered to make sure he is satisfied with the results. I commend the ownership for hearing this concern and being willing to verify that he is delivering an excellent group of products. We love BBQ and Hunter's interest in rectifying any discrepancies is truly...

After 4 days of eating fish & lobster, I was ready for a change and wanted some BBQ. My friend (Matt) recommended Pops and I’m glad he did. I called them, spoke with Patrick and made a phone order which included a sampler plate and brisket sandwich combo. If you love BBQ, you gotta try the sampler. It’s well worth the price as you get everything and plenty of it. The pork ribs, brisket, pulled pork and huge chicken breast were cooked perfect and had that woodsy taste. It was enough food easily for 2 people. The orders came with their delicious sauces which you gotta try all of them to have the true culinary experience. The sides of slaw and fries were tasty as well. This food truck vendor was so convenient and quick to pull off the road & pickup your order. And Patrick was so accommodating and nice. And he’d packed it up to go perfectly. Can’t wait to come back & try it again. Thanks...