Based on 42 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
Address:
316 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765) 764-0808
Website: http://thebackroadsbbq.com/
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Andrew Hou
Great food at a somewhat high price point, though nothing too unreasonable. I had the brisket and ribs, which were both excellent – well seasoned and tender. Of the two, the brisket was my favorite. The mashed potatoes were fine, nothing special (not worth the extra $1 for a ‘premium’ side) but the complimentary biscuit was surprisingly great – flaky and buttery.
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Ember Shen
1. The staff was friendly and gave me recommendations.
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Ginny Reynolds
I was disappointed. I had a brisket sandwich; the meat was extremely fatty and soggy. And the bun was just a plain, untoasted bun straight out of the bag. For the price point, I definitely expected something nicer (a plain sandwich and medium fountain drink for $14). Others told me the pulled pork was better. Service was polite, but very slow. The restaurant was clean and well kept. I would give it another try and avoid the brisket in the future.
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Jake Patterson
First of all, the menu on the website is different from the menu in the store. The differences are not small either, it seemed like half of the things on the online menu were unavailable. I got the beef brisket for $16 and it was incredibly bland. It was advertised as smoked brisket but it did not taste smoked or even seasoned at all. I got 3 or 4 slices of meat, 3 of which were mostly fat. The sauces available ranged from bland to bad.
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Peter DeNatale
Not impressed at all. I decided to give Backroads BBQ Express a try given the great location and lack of BBQ restaurants on this side of the river. Besides the location, the service was about the only other thing I was satisfied with. The food, however, was below average. I ordered the pulled pork sandwich, which they claim to be “pulled real good,” was not very pulled after all and lacked flavor – tasted watery and bland. You don’t get much meat on the sandwich either. The bun was overly dense and seemed stale. The BBQ sauces were pretty thick and tasted artificial. The mac and cheese was the only food item that was not terrible, but it is significantly overpriced at $4 for a relatively small container. I hate to say this, but I’d compare this food to gas station BBQ. BBQ on the other side of the river is well worth the drive in my opinion.
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Conor Boyce
The food is great. From the brisket to the baked beans (which should be considered a delicacy) super satisfied with not only the service, but the quality of food. I’ve been driving to the south side for decent BBQ for years because that’s the only place I have been able to find it. I am so happy that there is not an even better option right across the river.
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Christopher Conley
The food tasted great, and the staff were really friendly! I ordered the full rack and the mac & cheese, and both were excellent. The biscuit took me by surprise with how good it was! I’ll make it a point to come back in the future.
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Rebeca Dominguez
Tasty BBQ and sauces And Love that meats come from our Local Farmers
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DeeDee Russell
HORRIBLE! I read the reviews before ordering but still decided to give it a try. We got the brisket and chicken quarter, mac n chz, ranch potato salad, baked beans, BBQ chips, brownie and apple crisp. Food was $40. We ordered thru doordash so after tip and all it was a $53 order for us. Well….we got zero sauces ( asked for a variety of sauces), chicken was red..yuck!, the brisket wasn’t too bad but it was bland and since we didn’t have sauces we didn’t eat it, Mac n chz was okay but not good enough to ever order it again, potato salad was gross, baked beans were super super sweet and I love sweet stuff but this was a bit much, BBQ chips were great, brownie was so gross and had a date on it from 5/3, apple crisp was soggy and had liquid at the bottom of container and a date on it from 5/28. Nothing crispy about it.Today is June 5th. The biscuit was definitely not fresh either. My order was placed at 2:01 PM so I’m sure it wa dosn’t bc it was busy. We were so happy to get some BBQ. But instead ended up super disappointed and still hungry.
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Hannah Myers
This place has nice staff, but it is extremely overpriced for below sub par food. Meat portions are small and meat is dry. If you want really good BBQ, you shod go to South Street BBQ.
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