Luis Salas Ramos
Great food, great service, great atmosphere. The Owner was super inviting and cheerful. I had the Carolina sandwich with pulled pork with green beans and collard greens with a semi sweet tea. I just got done working and decided to try this place I haven’t had anything all day to eat and this place craved my apatite. I heard great things from coworkers. Everything lived up to what I was told.
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There’s a host of visits where sub par or bad food can be considered the cost of an adventurous palate no foodie worth his or her salt conjures up more buyers remorse than a visit to a bad BBQ establishment. Sadly to say this was one of those tales. With the appearance of a salvage yard I pushed into a cluttered tiny dining room with high hopes. Hopes so high I forced myself to look beyond what causes a very organized borderline OCD foodie to clutch his pearls from the vast amount of random items that lay about in an effort to view it as folksy. Moreover the grime on the floor or inability of the one and only service person present (likely the owner) to wash his hands prior to making my food after taking ny order. Yet he was friendly so due to the glowing recommendation I received, I pushed myself. My inner man said that filth is character and must be a foreshadowing of good smoked meat to come. My inner voice is as much of a liar as the tasteless asshats who told me this place was worth the courage it took me muster up a 25$ lunch order of brisket burnt ends, smashed Yukon potato, Mac and cheese, and baked beans. Hot Rods BBq disproves the theory of “where there’s smoke there’s fire” because while my jammed full Styrofoam lunch place bellowed of smoke the meal was not fire. It was trash and after eating beef that was viscous, tough lacking all manner of depth or baked beans which mirrored an elevated can of off brand pork-n-beans a Yukon potato avoid of a whisper of salt or season and rounded off by a Mac n curdled cheese portion that would make a toddler turn up its nose, it soon found itself in the trash where it fittingly belonged. Look read my resume, while I tell the truth I more often don’t leave scathing reviews and will revisit an establishment on the off chance it was a bad cook or a bad day giving particular credence to locally owned eateries. Therefore when you read a scathing review I’m doing hard working consumers a solid. This was possibly the worst bbq I’ve encountered in my days upon God’s green earth and I’ve eaten at gas stations and in 3rd world countries across the globe. Take for what it’s worth but folks the food was inedible.
… moreDannika Healy
Oh my God this place is awesome, they have really good food at really good prices, and the owner is extremely kind and makes you feel like you’re at home, this is the best down home barbecue food I’ve ever had in my life. It is delicious, definitely we will be back
… moreM Nedloc
I feel like every time I wanted to try and come to this place there was always a reason that distracted me from getting here on time. But, I finally did it. This place is so effing tiny, and it’s feels almost like you’re in someone’s home. “It’s a vibe.” I came during a slow time but there were people slowly trickling in and out and the employees there was familiar with everyone that walked through that door, telling you that they were regulars. It’s probably weird seeing an outsider but for me, they were very welcoming and stayed patient with me when I was trying to figure out what I really wanted out of their menu. They so have a lot of options so I couldn’t decide! The price here is fair and you do get a lot for what you pay for, and the food, meat, juicy, mac and cheese, creamy and I got a little surprise dessert that I didn’t know came with the meal. It was an oatmeal cream pie, and I don’t know about you, but I love oatmeal cream pies and honestly it was a great way to end that hefty entrée! Stop by.
… moreSteven Foster
I’m from Kansas City and out here supporting the army exercise. This is some of the best barbecue I have ever had. You can’t go wrong with this place. The owner’s name is Ron and he is very nice.
… moreKain R Heinlein
A small hospital place with good choices. I definitely plan to come back again and try something else. I had barbecued burnt ends with macaroni, baked potato and some regular and spicy sausage. They also have candy meanwhile you wait.
… moreTiffany Ream
The food was very tasty! My sandwich had pulled pork, which was very juicy, and coleslaw on top. I had the potato salad as my side, also good, and the meal also came with their signature “meat candy,” wavy chips and some pickles. Our waitress was super friendly and very attentive! The owner is very welcoming and a pretty funny guy.
… moreWalter Stuart
I’m a pretty big BBQ fan and our visit to Junction City (vs. Kansas City) on our way to Colorado Springs was motivated by the reviews for Hot Rodz. The hype is real! The pork ribs and brisket I had were as good as or better than anything I’ve had before and the “big” mac ‘n cheese (with a scoop of pulled pork on top) was a solid 10/10 on my daughter’s mac’n cheese scale. Best of all perhaps is Ron himself. He is an amazing host and made us feel instantly at home. This is a very long way to come but I hope to be back soon. The beef rib is definitely the next thing I’ll try.
… moreJo Ann Burge
A down home experience…every item on the menu we tried was delicious…brisket, pulled pork, beef ribs, Mac and cheese, bbq beans, corn on the cob, homemade pickles, potato salad and the hillbilly fortune cookie extravaganza!!
… moresimple ways
DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!
And never trust a skinny cook!
If you are the type that experts sparkling crystal water glasses, red wine and a waiter with a white towel over his arm, I feel sorry for you, because you are missing out!
But if you love a very hospitable owner / waiter/cook/server, and wonderful baked beans, potato salad, and mouth water ribs this is the place to eat!!!!
By the looks of the outside I was very skeptic, but as soon as my family and I walked in with the clean booths , clean bathrooms and the warm hospitality I quickly changed my mind.
This will my stop Everytime I drive through junction City.
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