Wagon Wheel Barbecue — Restaurant in Mountain View

A friend had this place at work event, and recommended it, so stopped in to try it out. Stopped in around 5 so it wasn't very busy. Since it was our first time we asked what was popular and the guy at the desk told us brisket and ribs. My sister decided to try the gaucho sandwich with brisket. I decided to try burnt ends, my kid wanted a hot dog, and my friend decided on baked potato with burnt ends and a soda. This place has Stubborn soda. I have never tried and my friend normally doesn't order soda so I knew it must have been good so we all got sodas. When I got to the fountain machine I saw Cola, diet cola, citrus hibiscus orange, classic root beer, agave vanilla cream, black cherry tarragon, and pineapple cream soda. Now that's what I call artisan soda! The pineapple cream soda caught my eye so I decided to try that, OMG so good. My friend got black cherry and that was also pretty good. My sister had taken my kid to bathroom while I was ordering so i let them get their own soda but I let them try mine first and they both got the pineapple soda too. The baked potato was huge. The gaucho sandwich with brisket was really flavorful. The burnt ends was my least favorite, it was a little tough so I probably wouldn't order that again. But I would definitely get the brisket again. Overall food was good, staff was friendly, and...

I am totally shocked by the ratings of this place. As someone who grew up on northern-style BBQ, this is extremely disappointing

I got the tri-tip, coleslaw and a tea and that was just over $22 after tax. The sandwich was absolutely pitiful. It was no bigger than 3" x 6" and was literally just tri-tip on bread. Nothing else. Just bread and three slices of meat.

The tri-tip was hardly seasoned and thus bland. You absolutely had to dowse it in the BBQ sauce provided at the tables to get any flavor. It was cooked well, but not excellent. It wasn't dry, but also not juicy moist.

The coleslaw was about 1 cups worth and was probably the cheapest, blandest coleslaw I have ever had. I'm pretty sure it was just cubed green cabbage and mayo. No red cabbage, no carrots, no onions. I couldn't even get any taste of vinegar or sugar. It was so awfully bland.

I'm not a big person. I weigh 150lbs, and I didn't even leave full. For a $22 meal, this was terrible. Maybe if it was $12 I'd give this a 4 star, but this is literally a rip-off for ever-so-slightly slightly above average BBQ.

Also, the parking is terrible. It has like 6 parking spots in front of the restaurant, so if you go at prime time, you'll have to...

This place has the best BBQ I've had in the bay since I moved here from Texas 5 years ago. The meats are tender and delicious. The brisket was moist and juicy, basically falls apart and seasoned just right. And ribs had just the right flavor and texture. Tacos were great too with nice pico. I gotta say the sides were a bit, um, off. The mac and cheese was like garlic or fettuccine or something. Not good old fashioned yellow mac. It was a weird pairing for traditional BBQ. The beans were a bit over seasoned with chili powder. Good garlic bread. Craft sodas and good craft beer selection. Counter service staff was relatively uninterested in, well, doing counter service. Which is a shame because a positive attitude would really brighten up the place. But omg, the meats. Just get the meats and you'll be happy. It is a little off the beaten path, but well worth the extra five minutes from Castro. The couple times I've been here, it has been maybe two other tables with people. It makes me sad because I want to keep coming here. So rustle up all your peops and bring them down to the Wagon Wheel, I wanna see a line at this place next time! I'll be willing to wait.

Great bbq , with a...