Barb Que Shack - Baton Rouge

Would be 4.5 stars if TripAdvisor had half stars. Found this place on a last minute unexpected trip from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Service was good, food was awesome. My friend and I split a pulled pork sandwich and a beef brisket sandwich. The pork was a tiny bit dry but tasty. The beef was really good. Hubby got the pastrami hrilled cheese and it was amazing. Onion rings were wonderful. We've had BBQ all over the country and this one definitely matches up to some of the best.

My new favorite restaurant in Baton Rouge. Maybe a bit more expensive than other BBQ restaurants, but the food especially the sides is incredible. Blew away expectations.

Where to start…Homemade bread butter pickles and in house kettle chips! Crispy Brussels Sprouts are roasted well and topped with a wonderfully unique sauce. Pulled pork quesadilla was AMAZING! Huge portions. Great crunchy sides. Sammich with pulled pork was paired with 4 types of BBQ sauce: One for any taste preference. I liked the spicy onion rings. That was a good pairing. Chicken sliders were a new flavor. Changed out the cheese to a Swiss since I thought the pairing would be better. Potato salad side was well done. Saturday is half price beverages. Gotta like that. If you are in town, try it. I think it is worth the effort.

Fried okra not crisp and cold; creamed spinach overloaded with cream, cheese and flour like light roux (practically inedible); salmon on the house salad asked for medium and was seared, very undercooked. But our waitress was very friendly hence the 2 stars.

Best place we ate on vacation! Everything thing we ordered was great. We had the pulled pork debri pile for appetizer, for the meal my husband had the pulled pork lunch plate and i had the chicken sliders with onion rings. So much food- in the picture I had already eaten part of my meal. Brandy was our waitress and she was the best! We took home the carrot cake and it was so delicious. It was huge- this piece of cake was put in what reminded me of the rotisserie chicken containers and it filled it up! Also the pickles and chips they give you were awesome!