Spicy food amazing taste wonderful service playful interior overall worthy of a five star review

Formerly living in Mississippi, I know great bbq. Backroads is top notch. Coupled with a very kind husband and wife team, you're treated like family as soon as you walk in the door. We've ordered for family events and picnics. They take great care to make sure you have everything you need and then some. The pulled pork is tender, tasty, and great alone or with their sweet or spicy sauce, both of which are delicious. Friday we ordered the baked potato special topped with pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and bacon. It was enough for two meals!!! read more

Backroads Smokin' BBQ - Pulled pork picnic. - Barbeque Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

They have the Best Ribs and brisket and their sauces are very good also they have great people and service !

Absolutely the best brisket I've ever had. The prices are amazing and they should be way higher based on this amazing quality. Can't wait to eat more here. read more

Backroads Smokin' BBQ - Mac & cheese has a ton of flavor. I'm very picky. I need to be super cheddar tasting and this is it. - Barbeque Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

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Staff were helpful / very friendly. Amazing Brisket I will definitely travel back worth the trip ! read more

Backroads Smokin' BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

The food tasted so scrumptious! The service was fantastic! And the mashed potatoe salad was just so amazing! It's insanely good! And also the workers there are so nice! Never judge a book by its cover! read more

Backroads Smokin' BBQ - Ribs and chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

I am from Central Texas and have tried many of the well known, really good area barbecue spots, but I always look forward to visiting Tolland CT so I can eat at Backroads Smokin BBQ. Excellent brisket., so tender, great bark and smoke ring. Only wish they offered pickled onions and pickles read more

Good stuff. Close to my house so brought iit home and it was great. I ordered two meals and one was enough

As always a great meal! Ribs, Pork, Chicken, sides all great! This is my favorite barbecue in this area! Everyone is super friendly!!!

Garden salad was the best thing I had from here. Sloppy cow was good. Smoking chicken wrap was ok. Overall I felt everything needs a little bit more flavor. read more

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Fast service good food great staff We will be back. It's a great motorcycle ride to get here !! read more

Food is fantastic! Brisket is tender, beans are great. Mac and cheese has good flavor. Would definitely recommend!

Backroads never disappoints...great flavor and big portions. You never leave hungry! Go for the heat sauce...not that hot but adds a great kick. read more

Can't quite get up to the 4 stars but it's high 3's for me. Little roadside stand mainly attracting the local blue collar area workers. Seems to me a fan favorite is their loaded baked potatoes and their pulled pork sandwich (but I mean, when a BBQ joint is open for lunch on the roadside, that just is what people are going to get) Well I don't want to judge to harsh here due to the nature of what the business actually is for so take it with a grain of salt. I didn't like that they don't have a meat combo, although I understand most people just need a good lunch, not a platter of meat. Didn't understand at first what the menu was saying when it lists the Brisket as " ... $10 / $20 Lbs" Apparently this means it's $10 for a regular order and $20 for a pound. $10 is a little steep for just some brisket. Kinda the same deal with their Ribs. You can either get a Half or a Full, No 1/3 No 1/4. I ask if they ever would, they said "Maybe when we get our store back" ... huh? Anyways, Brisket: Looked awesome, juicy, great smell, great glaze look. Couldn't really see the rub, just a flat bark. Initial taste was smokey, salty, but fat wasn't melting right away. At least it did after a few seconds. But it didn't real melt, fat almost became a paste texture in the mouth. Then I started to notice the bad. The meat was a tiny bit tougher than I like, although probably many people would disagree. I was trying to get just a fork full of just meat so I could taste it but it was very difficult to. And what I thought was meat turned out to be a giant clump of fat. And then I discovered the all the flavor was coming from the salty seasoning. The meat and fat didn't really have much of a flavor at all. Not something I wanted to spend $10 on. A half rack was the smallest I could get for Ribs, I don't really know why. He even offered to cut of the ribs so that was good. Ribs were ... unique I think, something about them. Juicy, 6-7" long, good amount of meat probably a country style, red rub on it but not sauce, greasy meat, typical good rib smell, greasy meat, tougher then I thought it was gonna be, more sweet than salty but salty is there, definitely a good rib compared to most places I've been to, but the toughness is the thing that was killing it for me. Meat really looked like it would be softer. Again kind annoyed I had to spend $18 just on the Ribs. That's $28 just for Ribs and Brisket, now the 2 sides. Mac and Cheese. Looked dry and I could see the different types of cheeses not completely melted. Really Good taste though. Just Macaroni and Just cheese, just the melted cheese no sauce. Stringy, Gritty, Clumpy pasta and melted Cheese. I don't know how they did it but they did. Beans were brown beans, obvious big pieces of Jalapeno in them. Heat hit me harder than I thought it would. The Beans were pretty hot too but cooked perfectly. Sauce was outstanding but the jalapenos were taking away my taste buds a bit too much. Hard to taste the sauce after the jalapeno kick. Flakes of some kind of white fleshy thing, probably garlic, in the sauce but it was really good. Sweet sauce was more liquidy than most places (good start), good taste, a little too sweet for me but still very very good, would help the ribs. Could taste the vinegar in the sauce but it wasn't as strong of an Apple Cider Vinegar, for some reason it was like a mild version. But really good though. read more

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Amazing BBQ. Never been disappointed. Brisket is amazing, Baked beans and Mac & Cheese are a must. Watch for the special sliced pork sandwich. It will seriously impress. As a backyard pit master (legit award winning), I'm Very picky about my BBQ. This is one of two places in the entire state that I frequent. read more

I've had backroads smokin bbq a couple times now at catered events and I'm always impressed! I haven't been to the new location yet, or tried it in store, but I really like the brisket and pulled pork every time I've had it so far. They make catering so simple and bring it hot. I'll definitely use them again! read more

I have been to this restaurant so many times. The food is great. The service is great. The ambiance is great. I find the cost of items to be affordable. Usually I get a loaded HUGE baked potato, sometimes with smoked pork added on to it. A lot of food for 8 bucks or so. This restaurant is CLEAN. Whenever I can, I bring friends to try the place out. read more

Amazing barbecue! Love the staff here. Great source to local barbecue food in the Stafford area! We have been needing a place like this nearby. Wish they had more hours but it's very understandable and 100% worth a stop! Sodas in the cooler, great food, small dining room section but it's very good!!! read more

Food was awesome. Service was friendly and quick. Ambiance was nice and qutet. I would definitely visit again. read more

Found this place in route on GPS fun great BBQ. By far worth the out of the way. Pulled pork melts in your mouth delicious. Potato salad was good not to much onions right amount of egg and seasoning. If you find yourself in Stafford, CT try Backroads bbq read more

Good bbq and quick service! Im a rib guy and they have good ribs, but there beans... excellent

I wish I could just get some meats and sides but you can't do that unless you get a big order for two people which is like $36. So the menu is limited. But the pulled pork macaroni and cheese was awesome and I would like to try other stuff they have! read more

Thank you to Backroads Smokin' BBQ for catering our party this weekend. Everything was delicious, delivered hot, and on time. The ribs and brisket were phenomenal - don't skip them! Everyone was happy and full! Fun story - the place where we were hosting the event was where Blane had his wedding 30 years ago. Small world. read more

Absolutely very very very good BBQ. Nice friendly people and really enjoyed their food. Worth the wait and you will not be let down

We used Back Roads again for our sons 16 Birthday Party . Amazing as usual. Such friendly people and great tasting food.

Amazing food, amazing owners. Their new spot across from where the trailer was is inviting and feels like home! The brisket is to die for. The sauce is all homemade and you won't find anything like it anywhere else. I highly recommend the Texas Twinkie!! read more

Highly recommended! Everything was excellent! Great ribs, huge portions, with a lot of meat on the bones! Pulled pork was good too. Only disappointed in myself that I didn't try this place sooner! read more

What a great find in this small corner by Crystal Lake in Ellington. Easy to drive by the BBQ Trailer but I encourage you to stop. Along with serving roadside, we took advantage of their wonderful catering service. Blaine and Anna were always very helpful when planning the event, you can tell Customer Service is #1. Food was delivered promptly and hot. We had the Beef Brisket and Pulled Port, both were very tender and full of flavor. They also provide delicious Sweet and Hot BBQ sauce that really compliments the flavor of meat. We rounded out the main dishes with their Mac & Cheese and corn bread - Yum, Yum!!! Being a small operation, there are times when the trailer is out catering a large event - you can check their FB page to see their hours. https://www.facebook.com/Backroadsmokinbbq/ read more

Anna and Blaine are two absolutely dedicated barbecuers. My father has dabbled in catering and BBQ my whole life, so I am picky. I heard about these two through Facebook and decided to check them out to see if they would be a good fit for our wedding. We fell in love at first bite. Fast forward to our wedding over the weekend. We had about 65 guests. The food was served hot, fresh and on time. They were super friendly to our guests and fit right in like they were family. I got text messages all weekend from loved ones who said that was some of the best BBQ they've ever had. If you're looking for a great local business to support, look no further. I will forever recommend them for events. read more

Skeptical at first, as it's just a good truck in the middle of no where. This food is incredible!!! The owners are so nice. I can't wait for them to move into their new building! You must go try this amazing bbq read more

Not only is the food fantastic, but they also did an amazing job catering our recent party! Great food, wonderful to work with, and VERY reasonably priced! read more