Pit-smoked meats sauced Kansas City-style & served with soul food sides in a casual roadside eatery. Based on 166 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
Address:
473 Saw Mill Rd, West Haven, CT 06516
Phone: (203) 479-4017
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Jake M.
This cozy BBQ joint is generously getting a 3 rating because at least the Kansas City style ribs were decent, the staff was friendly, and the pig theme décor was cute. As for the rest of the meal experience, however, I was quite disappointed. The chicken was extremely dry and even the slathered BBQ sauce couldn’t help. The mac’n cheese tasted like out of a box leftovers, the Calorina baked beans were burnt, and the cornbread tasted like stale cardboard. Most of the fountain drinks had “Out Of Order” signs leaving only lemonade, tea, and some no name flavored sodas. Other reviews made this place seem promising so perhaps we just caught these guys on an off-night.
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Don “Don” Hanichak
If your looking for some really good BBQ. This is the place you should check out. If your ever in West Haven CT. You should definitely hit up uncle Willie’s. I love the burnt end and Mac and cheese. Make sure you put on your GPS you might drive right passed it.
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Todd Simonds
Three of us stopped in today at Uncle Willie’s. We each had a two meat combo. The price was about eighteen $. Between us we had the baby back ribs, pulled pork and beef brisket. All were wonderful. The coleslaw was an amazing treat very different than anywhere I’ve been. All the sauces were homemade and they had sauces from the major BBQ regions. South Carolina vinegar, sweet and hot together, hot and sweet separately and a mustard sauce. They had a sauce for every taste. Baked beans were very rich tasting and very balanced. Among the choice of cold drinks was a locally made cola. Much better than Coke in my opinion. A big BBQ chain was down the street and it’s ok, you know what your gonna get there. Willie’s has something a bit special and it’s one of a kind. I like that!
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lain galion
This place has gotten better over time. The lunch deals are awesome. I come here a few times a month. The quality is consistently good. Can’t get enough of their fries. I hope they fix their soda machine. I’m a fan of the Pineapple flavor
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Jay Toro
Best experience and best choice made! We were on our way home and 1-95 south was bumper to bumper so we were hungry. Sour we decide to try this place and let me tell you the food was amazing the Kansas city rib and the brisket was on point. We will come back all the way from Long Island…
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Michael Taylor
Over the past few years, this BBQ place has slipped in both quality and value. The ribs and burnt ends dinners we ordered were tasty, but not served hot. While a Luke warm dish would normally be awful, the flavorful prep of the meat made it ok. The coleslaw was spot on, and the sweet potato apple combo was also delicious. This place is not fancy, and has plenty of napkins (paper towels) to keep you clean. The place is right off I95, so it’s easy to get to. Not as good as it had been years ago, it’s still worth a visit.
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Lisa Rose
Amazing service and the best BBQ in CT. The beef brisket and burnt ends/Mac& cheese are my favorite –with the 50/50 sauce it’s a perfect pair.
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Kerry Brosnan
Never been here before… I thought I ordered a beef brisket sandwich, with extra meat… Total is $11. They bring out my tray of food, and it was just pulled pork, cornbread, and slaw. It was really, really good… Figured I made a mistake while ordering… And then they brought out the sandwich! Had to wrap it to go, and that doesn’t happen often! I’ll be back!
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D Hink
Brisket was tender, but lacked flavor. The bun it was served on was good. Mac and cheese was dry. I may revisit this place to give a more fair assessment. The staff was pleasant. It just reminded me too much of fast food, not real bbq.
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Landon Wilson
Great service, esp for regulars. Great rewards program to keep you coming back. The pulled pork, brisket, burnt ends, and sausage is very good. About as good as you can get up north here. I buy the Wichita Falls Hot BBQ sauce for home!
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