Buckstop

I had a coupon and BBQ is always a good choice for dinner so we tried it. We ordered the Family Style Half Stop Barbecue. It was a nice variety of meats. The two ribs were solid, like smoked jerky. Not chewy but a tiny bit dry. They were better with some extra sauce. The smoked chicken was enjoyable but not rave worthy. My friend's first comment was that his is better. Therefore I challenged him to make me some so I can compare for myself. :) The beans and pulled pork were good enough I'd get them again. The cornbread was half way to cake. It was good with beans, and with the cinnamon spread that came with the hush puppies. I'd never had hush puppies before and could easily eat a basket of those for dessert.

This place has been a favourite since I discovered them in 2014. The ambience is dark but cozy and feels homey. The staff is always a pleasure and you can tell there's always a few regulars around with obvious love and a protective air for the place (**saw it first hand when a few stepped out to look into a possible issue when someone hit the window in passing) Interesting range of drinks , the red sangria is my favourite and their classic old fashioned really hit the spot too. Now for the main event : fooood! Their hush puppies and cornbread is probably the best I've had and I always leave with extras ;) The halfstop : 70$ , huge serving, took plenty home .2 beef ribs, 5 pork ribs, 2-3 smoked chicken, 3 smoked brisket, ramekin of pulled pork, Comes with fries, coleslaw, sauce and cornbread and hush puppies with cinnamon butter. We swapped the fries for beans (yummy) . The pork ribs last night were divine and the pulled pork was deliciously smokey . Everything else was good too, though I felt the beef ribs were a little dry but still tasty. They also have Monday burger specials which is nice . Another special mention is the fried dill pickles! Best way to get the appetite rolling . Slurp slurp ! All in all, I love this place and look forward to introducing new people to buckstop every chance I get !

If I could give a 0 star I would…. Just awful! I don’t usually give bad reviews but this place is incredibly bad! The sandwiches taste horrible and are the smallest portion i’ve ever seen, the smallest sandwich and only comes with one tiny and thin piece of meat! It comes with Costco tasting fries and with terrible coleslaw! And all of that for $17?!? Not worth it at all! The waitress was rude and honestly unprofessional….. This is the worst restaurant in deman street! Go down a block and you’ll get better food with better prices!

We had the poor excuse for a “smoked brisket sandwich” it was ONE piece of 5mm thickness for 17$!! It came with terrible burnt fries and old soggy coleslaw. It was the type of food people give out for free… server was rude too so mad she didn’t get a tip… how do you expect people to tip when you are robbing them?