Backbeat Que BBQ has a good variety of smoked meats and classic sides. From sliced steak, rotisserie chicken, breaded tenders, to sides like cornbread, mac & cheese, seasoned fries, veggies, etc. There was a lot to choose from but overall quality was okay. The chicken was a bit tougher to cut into, mac and cheese was dry, and seating was limited. This was a dining spot that sounded ideal but simply fell short. read more

We have enjoyed the pulled pork and rotessarie chicken here. The beef/steak is cooked longer than our preference but it is a clean protein. There are also chicken tenders (3) as an option. The sides are fries, cooked greens, baked beans, mac and cheese and salads (chef, side and fruit). Cornbread...if i could buy extra pieces I would. The mac and cheese is good. We enjoy the beans and greens on a good day but the seasoning has been inconsistent. Outdoor dining, food served cafeteria style. A solid choice. read more

i've consistently gone to backbeatque for the past 4 years now for cedar point. i've pushed past the overpricing via meal pass and i've always gotten pulled pork, mac and cheese, and cornbread. my trip on august 3rd was the worst meal i've ever had and i seriously regret tipping or spending any money at all. the pulled pork tasted like straight wine, which was really strange. don't care how you're preparing the food but the flavor should not be just alcohol. So weird. Thought i was going mad so i had all my friends try it and we all agreed. my mac and cheese was okay, friends was super dry somehow?? i don't know. service is fine, they're in a rush. it's loud in there and they can't do anything about that and it's fine. but please work on that pork if this is a new recipe or something..... it's my first time here this year and this messed up my day :( read more

This was not my first place I wanted to eat, but my child wanted to get the limited Halloween item, so we ended up here instead. She got the candy apple pulled pork, which she really enjoyed. It was good, it did have a fun candy apple taste, so she was happy. As for myself, I got the brisket, which was a tiny potion and very fatty. I also had the mac and cheese, which was super cold and very mediocre. The corn bread was fine. The prices were super high for a tiny amount of food. The chicken tenders where actually the best thing here, so crunchy and a nice flavor, which I had chosen that instead. The other star of the show was the honey mustard, which was just from a huge vat, some name brand, not sure, but apparently did not need refrigeration? Still, the brisket was very tasty with it. Would I be back, probably not for myself, but my child would return. I would like to try other places. read more

BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Wow, this was the most highly rated place here per boards. Schlep of a line, dirty tables, service without a smile. I got the mac and brisket - machine and cheese was watery with little no cheese taste, brisket was pure gristle- thanks chicken who seems to purposely grab the super gross ones! I couldn't stomach going to most food places at this park. We are spoiled since Knoebels. read more

BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse - Yucky watered down mac and "cheese" and bbq gristle - Barbeque Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

For overpriced amusement park food, this is about as good as you get. The brisket was nice and juicy and the mac n cheese and beans were delicious. The cornbread was nice and moist. I was disappointed that they didn't offer two- or three-meat combos. They wouldn't even let me pay for an additional meat. Portion size wasn't great, but it wasn't skimpy, and it was a nice day, so eating outside was pleasant. All-in-all, this is probably your best meal option at the park. read more

The area when you first walk into the restaurant where you order and get your food was inviting. The place was clean which is always a plus in an amusement park. All the choices of food looked amazing. But I will say I was disappointed when I looked at the menu and there was no one, two, or three meat option. It was one meat, once side, corn bread that was it. My boyfriend and I split the brisket, Mac and cheese. The brisket was good, Mac and cheese was ok and the corn bread was really well done just wish it would have been a little warmer and I had some butter. The young lady who checked us out was very friendly and even helped us with a request of an extra tray. Overall it was ok for park food. read more

Good food missing some things, good and quick service. Beautiful spot. Would eat again had probably 7 or more servings of pulled pork.

Ambiance and marketing hype is not everything. Visually, everything looked amazing, but you would be quickly disappointed and maybe even upset. First taste, the food was not even warm, more on the cold side. We Ordered brisket , burnt pork ends , fries and Mac n cheese. All NO FLAVOR, Very FATTY, COLD. The best thing in the plate was the at best decent cake like corn bread. Such horrible food we ate only 1/3 of the food on the plate and threw away. A waste of $41.00. Do not recommend. read more

Tastes great (one of the best food options at Cedar Point) but portions have gotten very small for the price. Love that cornbread is included. Beef brisket was very good but only 2 small thin slices as a portion. Mac and cheese was a great side dish. read more

For theme park food this was pretty good! We had the all day dining pass but if I had paid the full $20 for the meal it wouldn't have been worth it. We chose the brisket and mac & cheese. The food was warm, flavorful, and I thought portion sizing was decent. Our visit was during a Friday of Halloweekends. The lines were long but they kept it moving. All seating is outside. read more

Super scrumptious BBQ at a park yes it's totally a thing and you can find it here as they are turning it out just the way you want it sliced to order right in front of you that is if you choose to go with that yummy brisket like I did! Of the few BBQ choices I totally had to go with the brisket as it just looked super good and once I had them slicing it right in front of me I knew I made the right choice as I could see just how tender and juicy it really was even before I took the first bite once I started to eat it I was blown away by how good it was the meat was cooked perfectly and just fell apart as well as melted in your mouth. For my side I had to go with the Mac and cheese as it's usually my go to at a Q place and here was no exception as it was delicious super flavorful and rich so much so it almost tasted of a Alfredo Parmesan which was just delicious! The cornbread was just the way it should be perfect not to sweet and not the bit salty it was just a great addition to this yummy barbecue! They also had 3 different types of sauce spicy, mustard, and Backbeat all of which I definitely enjoyed with my meal as each one was good and different from the other. Of the theme parks I've been to and had BBQ at this is definitely the best one as they are turning out some delicious Q here for all to enjoy it's with that I'll be looking forward to my next visit here to try everything else because I'm sure it's just as good! They accept Dinning Pass here too so definitely don't overlook this as one of your meals as it's totally worth it in a barbecue type of way! Overall delicious BBQ complete with a patio and a stage with live entertainment this is without a doubt a great addition to what is the awesomeness that is Cedar Point! read more

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We would normally never do a review for food in an amusement park, but BackBeat Que really deserves some special mention for the militant regime that they are running here. First of all, $22 for three chicken nuggets, one side, and a piece of cornbread. For the BBQ platter, we asked if we could have half pulled park and half burnt ends and the woman, was all, like, yeah, sure, but we will just charge you $17 more as an extra portion (even though it would still be HALF AND HALF). Just: WHAT??? Listen, as Texans, we're embarrassed to have eaten here, but we were prisoners in "Camp Snoopy", which is a world away from the rest of the park, so we had no choice. We have to say that we were expecting the food to taste horrible, and it actually wasn't bad. Don't get us wrong: you'd probably get arrested trying to serve those items in Texas, but the cornbread was fluffy, and the burnt ends at least had a few well-cooked pieces even though the sauce was way too sweet. The nuggets were crispy on the outside and seemed to contain real meat, but the best dish was the side of corn, which had a nice smoky flavoring and some appreciated acidity. Here's the kicker: when we asked for some to-go lids, they didn't have any! Just: WHY??? Also, there were no forks at the utensils station. In our heart of hearts, this place is one star but for some unknown reason we're settling on two because the food itself was mostly three stars. Everything else really sucks. read more

For theme park food, I was extremely impressed! The portions were big, so my husband and I split the brisket platter, that was tasty and cooked to perfection! The Mac n cheese was the best I've had in a really long time!!! And that's saying a lot! The corn muffin was moist, the bbq sauce delicious! This made our already great day, greater! read more

BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse - a tray of food - Barbeque Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

The only halfway decent meal I had at CP. I had the chicken tenders and they were fair, but very over seasoned. Way too much salt and the fries weren't anything special. read more

Delicious brisket with moist and tasty cornbread and superb Mac and cheese were big crowd pleasers at our table. Served with a smile and ready when we were, the yumminess tasted great at the sturdy outdoor table. read more

You bought all day dining, right? Then this should make it on your short list of restaurants for your six meals eaten at 90 min increments. The burnt pork ends and Mac & cheese are delicious and the cornbread isn't dry. Honestly everyone in our group enjoyed their meals I don't think you can go wrong but I waited until they brought a fresh batch out to order. There's seating outside that's covered if it's raining. read more

$22.00 for the most greasy, over-seasoned yet flavorless table-spoon portion of meat I have ever put in my beautiful temple. But hey, it's Cedar Pointe. read more

Best place to eat at Cedar Point. Meat is always tender and sides are good. Service is smooth and sometimes there is music playing.

The food was alright the service was not. we have purchased the dinning pass witch allows you to get a meal ever 90 minutes so we take advantage of this and ever where you eat if you are there a couple minutes early they let you have it but not her cus she said we had to wait 7 minutes for it to hit and its normally not a problem but ever where else lets us go she then one of her coworkers came over and said that we where ok to go sense it was close and then they had a arugment and one said we where ok to go and the other said to come back to scane our wrist baneds and we left not happy yall gotta do better read more

Decided to stop here as our last stop before leaving the park. No seating inside but adequate seating outdoors. My family and I all got the brisket. The food was honestly tasty but the portion size for the price is very skimpy. I don't eat large portions at all but this portion was very small almost like a snack. The platter was more like a snack size meal to me. Maybe if it came with 2 sides i would even be satisfied with paying $18.99 per meal. When I inquired about an extra side of a half piece of corn on the Cobb they said $6.49 all I could do was laugh. I think it's definitely worth a try but prepare to eat again in a few hours. This is more of a snack! read more

For $18 they serve you a choice of an entree, slice of cornbread, and a side. We chose the burnt ends for our entree. Literally there were 7 small bite sized pieces of "meat" served to us, 4 of them were solid, fat, not a shred of meat on them. Do not waste your money here!! read more

BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse - All fat, no meat. - Barbeque Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Meh. It was ok. Cafeteria style pick your food style line. Not much flavor and meat was kind of dry. There are better options inside the park for the price. read more

The proteins are basically very good. Except for the brisket. Dunno why they can't seem to figure that out yet, but hopefully they will. Dry, dry, dry, dry and flavorless. Ugh. Other than that, the sides are very tasty and seem to be reasonably fresh. The thing I like the best is the smoked Pecan Pie. I thought it would be less good, but it is one of the best Pecan Pies I have ever had. Ever. Park food is usually pretty "meh", but this is a good example of CP stepping up to the plate and swinging for the fences. Even though they keep missing the brisket fast-ball. If you want decent brisket at CP, go to Famous Dave's... read more

Where do I start? Cedar Point is an awesome and fun theme park. Now the restaurants always get me for my money. We decided to try a new spot this year and this place did not fail us. The portions were small but what do expect from a restaurant in cedar point. I got the hand breaded shrimp and it was amazinggggg! Seasoned good and breaded good. The Mac and cheese is delicious and the corn bread is to die for. It might be a little pricy but it's worth it. read more

BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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This food is sooooooo good! The service is quick, as it's a subway type setup. It's only outdoor seating, plus your next to Gemini so it's pretty loud. One thing is that the food is very expensive, we paid 30 dollars ( with GP discount) for 3 chicken tenders, Mac n cheese, and two cornbreads. read more

Fantastic burnt ends. Ribs really good. Best cornbread I've had. Definitely worth a stop. Portions are great.

Visited 08/08/2020 - BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. After seeing all the positive reviews I began to wonder why we received bad service, uneatable BBQ Brisket that was charred and burned. My wife and I had dinner at about 4pm and was served by an employee name Summer and she must of been having a bad day because when we purchased our BBQ Brisket and Pork platters that were burndt and uneatable; we went back to the serving line and spoke to Summer and was told "You get what you pay for - what do you expect" she did allow us to exchange for a chicken leg and wing each but her attitude was for the birds. We paid over $30.00 for (2) meals and was surprise we were treated so poorly. My wife who is handicap and uses a knee scooter also asked for assistance in helping carry our trays outside but was redirected to do it ourselves and was reminded that BackBeat Que BBQ Smokehouse is strictly carryout and not sit in and not to expect table service - no exceptions!!! read more

Everything felt kind of uncomfortably sterile, kinda like a hospital cafeteria. And Famous Dave's (which is on the other side of the park and pretty comparably priced) is much better quality and the seats are a lot more comfortable. read more

My family and I ate here last night. We should have walked out. Way overpriced for what you get. I got a few slivers of very thin brisket and over cooked corn. Only one side comes with the meal. The food was just okay, nothing special. It looked like a kid's meal on the tray. And, interestingly, this place does not have kid's meals! By the time I got through the register and to my seat, the food was cold. The plastic wear was extremely cheap and not well stocked. Will not return. read more

Put it this way l've had better barbecue que, Go to famous daves or the barbecue joint further down in frontier. The chicken was super dry like 0 flavor and no smoke flavor and the brisket has almost no flavor and was super cold. Only thing worth eating was the sides. The corn bread was awesome and the mac n cheese. The corn could have used just a little butter to add flavoring to as it was bland but still tasted good. For $42 dollars for two platters it should taste at least to par and it did not at all. Wont be returning. read more

Better than cupzilla, I'll give it that. Still incredibly dry and clumpy meat rationed off as if it were every last drop. The Mac and cheese was not even cheese, just crunchy noodle and bread crumb. Corn muffin was so bricklike I thought it was plastic. Chicken was so dry it sucked moisture from the mouth. Pulled pork was also very dry and flavorless. It had to be doused in average tasting bbq sauce to even slightly resemble something other than cardboard. Overall, after eating the only opinion on it was "ehhh". read more

Very nice layout, and excellent service with a different BBQ tase. We felt very welcome as we entered and generous sampling.. our server Leina explained the menu for the night and we were severed as it was expected . We tried the Brisket and ribs which was tender and cooked just right . read more

Omg!!! Best BBQ I have ever had. The brisket was fall apart tender. Mac and cheese also great, and the corn bread was slightly sweet and delicious. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Very clean, and my teens loves it too. Cedar Point, please keep this restaurant here. Amazing!!!! read more

They give you barely any food and the Mac and cheese is the blandest thing I've ever eaten. The meat portion was laughable at best and I genuinely feel bad for anyone that wasted their money here. read more

I created a Yelp account specifically to review this poor excuse of a BBQ place. Although this place is located inside Cedar Point, it does not excuse the tiny portion sizes for the exorbitant price. I paid $17 for a tiny bit of brisket (that the worker weighed on a scale to make sure it wasn't too much), a tiny cornbread muffin, and a small cup of Mac n cheese. Did I mention the small portion sizes? Of course you may be thinking, for $17 it has to be delicious right? Unfortunately that was not the case and it was mediocre at best. The brisket was dry and needed to be drowned in bbq sauce and the mac n cheese was kinda bland. Cornbread was ok but not sure how you could mess that up. The only thing good was the free drink that came with my Cedar Point admission wristband. I feel sorry for all the workers who have to deal with the angry or dissatisfied customers due to the clear penny pinching, corner cutting methods from the owner(s). My friends and I will not be returning (nor will I be recommending this place), as there are plenty of better food options within the park that will actually fill you up for less money. Will add that the live music was cool and the band did a great job. read more

Food is absolutely delicious and super clean this is the place to go when your hungry

meh. I usually dont make reviews on places, but I had to make an exception for this. bland brisket with a bad aftertaste, dry/bland mac n cheese and an okay cornbread muffin is not a good combo to have while waiting for rides to re-open in the rain. also the water had such a bad aftertaste omg. my friend did make the banana pudding seem good. however literally everything was gross-ish except for the potato wedges. wouldn't come back :/ (ps. this cost me 16 bucks) read more

BackBeat Que is a newer sit down dining option at Cedar Point. We were very pleased with their variety, value and quality. We used our daily dining deal here which included an entree, side and fountain drink. You can't beat the options here. I opted for the roasted half chicken and side salad. You also get a cornbread muffin. It was a satisfying and semi-healthy meal that fueled the rest of our day as ride warriors. read more

Don't bother going here. We ate early at 5, instead of being fresh everything was cold. All the food is bland and flavorless. The brisket was all fat, no meat. The rolls were hard as a rock. It had a long wait, on top of it. Might be the worst food I've eaten in the park. read more