Steve and his staff are amazing. When you order catering from them everything goes smoothly from the order call to the function itself. Professionally handled by Steve and his team. Food is incredibly delicious he s always on time and sets up perfectly. You don't have to worry about anything. Food is awesome and cooked as othered. Set back and enjoy read more

I havent been to backwoods since it was dine in on green river but it was then the best food you could buy and not expensive. As for how he treats people i can testify that he cares about all people and truly does treat them like family. Its not an advertizing slogan, its how he really is. read more

Absolutely Outstanding Service and Value!!! Let me tell you that Steve and his team deliver an amazing BBQ from beginning to end! They show up right on time, provide the best tasting BBQ you have ever had and serve it in a 5 star presentation! I have hired catering for our events before but I have never heard so many positive comments as I do when I hire Steve and his Backwoods BBQ team! This is our second time using them and will be our go to each time. If you are looking for a great partner to cater your next event look no further! You cannot beat his quality and prices. By the way, he's a heck of a nice guy. Backwoods BBQ is a home run for your next event!!! read more

Absolutely great food. Quick and polite service. Wherever I go across the country I review two things fried pickles and coleslaw. The fried pickles at backwoods barbecue are nothing less than spectacular! Give them a try. I've use them to cater a few events in my home and everyone left with a full tummy and a smile on their face. read more

I just hired Backwoods BBQ to cater my wedding of 140 guests. I was so excited to have them cater our wedding for many reasons! They came highly recommended by so many people. And when I first spoke to Steve on the phone I really thought, Man! This guy knows his stuff! I was stoked! I ranted and raved to all my guests about the amazing food we were going to have! 3 meats, spicy tri tip chili and 7 cheese killer macaroni and cheese! I changed from the basic option because beans are not my fav. Especially when you have those other great options! When I called to confirm the date, guest count and menu i was so excited! As soon as Steve received his deposit I felt ghosted! I called, left voicemail, sent multiple text messages regarding the menu and appetizers we'd like to add! He never responded until I had my mom call from a different number. Whatever.. we kept the reservation. Steve told me on the Thursday before my Saturday wedding that he'd be here at 4:30pm for set up. The day finally comes and 5:30 rolls around. Wedding is about to start. And he's still not here!!!! No call, no heads up he's running behind. He gets here, and yea food is ready on time. No problem there. But I cannot believe how unprofessional and downright RUDE he was to my mother in law. (The one who paid for the catering) once he arrived. Who shows up late and then has the audacity to be rude?! He followed her around, barking orders, she was so offended and so stressed by him. I had multiple guests tell me of the arguing going on between him and his staff through the serving period. He was NOT FRIENDLY OR PLEASANT. So the grand entrance finally takes place and my groom and I sit down to eat the meal I had been so excited about for months. What do I find? A plate half full of beans. Two kinds of beans. No mac n cheese. No spicy tri tip chili. Look.. I'm not a picky person.. this was just my only real big request. NO BEANS! I also don't believe we should be paying for food that was not delivered. He clearly did not write anything down when we booked him. I reached out afterwards expressing my frustrations and once again his arrogance was astounding! Zero accountability. Zero attempt at making anything right or apologizing. So now I am here writing the review I hoped I would not have to leave. Food was good.. but the service was TERRIBLE!!!!!!!! If you use them make damn sure and well you get everything in writing. Also be sure customer service is not important to you. I would never consider using them again or referring them to anyone I know. You can find the same quality food at MUCH MUCH CHEAPER PRICES. read more

My husband's work party paid a deposit and everything. This company did not show and we were forced to get pizza. Really sad we were very excited and already had paid the deposit but they had another event. We had been emailing them for months. One star most definitely. Fair warning they will not show up to your event even with deposit read more

Stopped here for an early dinner on a friends' recommendation. The process is that you walk up to a counter, place your order, then find a table and they bring the food to you. Lots of picnic-table style seating, although some of it is cramped and a little too close together. I spent most of my meal dodging little feet into my back from the kids sitting behind me. I mean, there was a foot or less of room between my bench and theirs. Atmosphere is very casual, with lots of sawdust and peanut shells on the floor. Sometimes they have live entertainment. A game room and a banquet room are also on the premises. I ordered a two-meat combination, selecting the tri-tip & chicken, along with the coleslaw and tri-tip chili as my sides. I was hungry! My wife ordered a 1 meat platter and my kid had the kid's meal. I found the food to be good, with the chicken being my favorite. The tri-tip was cooked well and tender with almost no fat. The chicken was tender, juicy and flavorful. The chili was great, with just enough zing to remind you that you're eating chili. While the food was good, the portions were scrawny! The size of each of the meals ordered was almost the same! I expected the two meat platter to have twice as much meat as the 1 meat platter. Not so. As a matter of fact, all 3 platters appeared to have almost the same amount of meat! WTF?? A 2 meat platter contains the same amount of meat as a kid's meal or a 1 meat platter? (Edit - To clarify, my 2 meat platter contained approx 2 very thin slices of tri-tip about the 2/3 size of a playing card and about 4 "strips" of chicken breast meat. Not even a 1/2 breast or steak's worth! Sides were about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of each. Also had 1 roll. For $13.00??) Because of this, I won't be going back. If I'm paying extra for a two-meat platter, I expect extra meat! read more

Backwoods - Storefront - Barbeque Near Me - Corona, California

I like this type of casual restaurant. Picnic table seating, concrete floors and free peanuts, throw the shells on the floor. They have an arcade completely separate from the dining area for the kids and pool tables in the back of the dining area for the big kids. Definitely a locals place. You walk in and order at the counter then take a seat and they bring all the food to your table. I think the BBQ here is really good. It's real BBQ that's for sure. They give plenty of it too. I'm not one to share a meal or usually have a doggie bag but I've done both here. I've had, BBQ chicken, ribs, tacos, sandwich, etc. ALL good. read more

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Steve and his team were amazing! We had a small wedding and we had the pleasure of having backwoods cater it and it was so delicious. Tri tip and chicken were bomb! The Mac and cheese and potato salad were a hit and the beans everyone couldn't stop talking about his homemade beans. Thank you again Steve for your patience and working with us during covid. You all are very professional and We would totally use you again for future events. read more

I agree with most of the posts about this spot...the food is good, the service is just not great. The girls behind the counter don't care if you go there to eat or not. The atmosphere is not bad for a strip mall. They could use some live music though...they could use music at all (the TVs and sound system was on the fritz during our visit), it was too quiet. Weird they close at 8pm, even on the weekends... read more

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We used Backwoods BBQ Catering for a big party at the house. Steve brought out the van and barbecue/smoker trailer for on-site cooking. It impressed a group of friends from Texas as authentic Texas barbecue. Everyone raved about the meal - tri tip, chicken breast, hot links AND the pulled pork. They made a lot more food than we needed even though many went back for third helpings. He gave us all the leftovers packed up. I dealt with Steve by email and phone over the last month to plan the party directly with him and the communication was clear and responses were quick. I would highly recommend Backwoods to anyone. read more

If you like Philly type sandwiches this place if worth a try next time you are driving down the 91 thru Corona. They have a Philly Chicken and Philly Steak sandwich that is pretty unique. TONS of bbq chicken or beef with onions and cheese sauce plus shredded cheese too! Pretty damn cheesy! These sandwiches are LARGE too. You can get sandwich only or with a choice of two sides for a couple bucks more. The twice baked potato is good. Very casual place with 2 pool tables and video games. Order at the counter and they bring the food out to you. The employees never seem to be too friendly. But the food is good! Ask for sour cream if you like it on your potato or tacos. They don't charge for it which is pretty cool! read more

I ride a motorcycle, but I'm no biker. I like the places where there's a little country & a little rock n roll. I do like the places that have peanut shells on the floor ( TRIVIA POINT---it polishes the floor as they grind..and in gem shops, they use ground walnuts to polish stones). Backwoods Barbeque, has their brand of feeding the masses. While they are not what you call gormet, they are lip smackin', suck on yer teeth good. Perhaps some of the people complaining about service, weren't watching their own kids, and were too drunk to notice their own behavior. My wife and I go to Backwoods often. If you saw us..you'd know we don't miss many meals. If you are looking for some decent grub, don't mind some country and rock n roll music, little kids screamin', while mom and dad are gettin' drunk, not paying attention to their screaming brats, while the girls behind the counter, try to salvage those people's marriage, kiddin there, but seriously..its good. I'll admit, I'd like a chunk more of the tri-tip, but that Flyin Pig..thats THE BEST! read more

Backwoods BBQ is the best barbecue in SoCal. Hands down. Great, Quality food for a price that no competitors can touch. On site catering comes with a huge BBQ and smoker and they carve the tritip and chicken on site on the buffet line! Bad ass! Not to mention the smell that that bad boy produces is insane! Your whole neighborhood will smell like mesquite barbecue. Drool. If you haven't tried the tritip chili, you are truly missing out on a party for your tastebuds. It's loaded with meat and flavor. Steve is awesome to work with and will make sure all of your requests are addressed. If you're looking for some great food, awesome service and to wow your guests, I highly recommend Backwoods BBQ. read more

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This is down home - Backwoods BBQ - The name says it all. To really enjoy this place you gotta know what you're coming for - BBQ. Not fancy. Not gourmet to impress the foodies - and I'm guilty of being a foodie now and then, but this isn't the place. Meat - mmmm good Salad - mmmm good Beer - mmmm good Ranch Beans - Must Have!!! Sit down at the picnic table and enjoy. Low Brow Carnivores only. read more

A little confirmation goes a long way in party planning. (Not a review of their food) I was going to hire Backwoods BBQ for a party at my house. I sent in the catering form, nothing was heard back. I called their office a week later to confirm the order to find out their e-mail system doesn't work, yet I was able to place the order over the phone and was supposed to get a confirmation invoice. Never got the invoice. So I called again a few days before the party to be 100% certain they were going to cater it as I asked. I was told they would call me back later that day. No phone call. So in order to have food for the party I went to another local BBQ joint, Lucille's. The Santa Ana restaurant was able to take my order, take payment and promise to be ready in the morning for my party. It isn't much to ask for from a restaurant, is it? read more

We had Backwoods BBQ cater my daughter's baby shower this past Saturday and the food was the hit of the party! We had pulled pork, mesquite chicken, tri-tip chili, macaroni salad, baked beans, dinner salad, mac n cheese and cheesy corn. I was worried I would run out of food for my 60 guests, but Steve showed up on time and with enough food to feed 100 people! Everyone was able to take to go plates home. Honestly, the food was the topic of the party even 2 days later people were calling us and texting us asking who prepared the delicious food! Steve is very professional and communicates well. I highly recommend Backwoods BBQ for your catering needs! read more

Backwoods - Pulled pork, chicken, cheesy corn, mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Corona, California

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They have no idea, I mean zero idea of what BBQ is supposed to be like. After a couple of bites I walked away from my plate. The meat was okay but it wasn't real Q. I guess if I want Texas BBQ I'd have to fly to Texas and have Rudy's, Stubbs or the Salt Lick. Backwoods is NOT the place for BBQ. They may want to switch to burgers. I'd try someone else for local Q. read more

If I were to sum up this restaurant in one word, it would be ANNOYING. Kind of a weird word to use for a restaurant, but hear me out... First off, its hard to see this place from the road. There is no sign to indicate that its in this shopping center, so naturally you pass by it before realizing you have to make a u-turn. The place is LOUD. The night we went (a Friday night in Sept) there was this lame band playing there. Now someone answer me this: Why do places hire these lame-o bands whose members are Hawaiian shirted middle aged chain smoking losers who can only do cover songs of worn out classic rock from the l970's? Anyhow, the band is so loud that you litterally have to talk loud to the girl behind the counter who is taking your order. The girls behind the counter are EXTRA annoying. As you stand there being deafened by the sound of the band, waiting to be noticed, the girls behind the counter are reading text messages to each other and talking about boys. When they are good and ready, they will acknowledge you. This biggest killer about this place, and ANY bbq place is the sauce. When you go into a bbq restaurant, you expect one thing, if nothing else... homemade sauce. Well, thats not the case here. I saw one of the cell phone girls pouring the sauce out of a huge store bought bottle into the little squeeze bottles they have on the table. OK...Not Good. If I want store bought bbq taste, I'll go to Sam's Club. When I want authentic homemade bbq, I WON'T go to Backwoods BBQ in Corona. read more

This place had really good BBQ when they were located off of Green River. Now the food pretty much sucks. We were eager to try it out again when they moved. Boy, were we disappointed. The ribs were flavorless and had way too much fat on them. The chicken, well, forget about it...so much fat, I actually had to spit it out and rinse my mouth with water. Even the backed potato sucked...how can you mess up a baked potato??? Well, that's because it was rotten. I will say the mac-n-cheese was really good, that's why I gave it a 2 star. Never again will I be going back. BBQ Joe's on the other side of the freeway, consider it Norco, so far, has really good BBQ. Sorry guys, but I thought with the old owners taking over, the food would be so much better. read more

BBQ chicken, sausage, tri tip and an ICE COLD beer! This 'out of the way' barbeque place has it all. My favorite is the barbeque chicken and sausage, green salad, homemade potato salad and a pitcher of beer. They have pool tables, darts AND Mega Touch. You get a 'pan' of peanuts to munch on while you are waiting for your food........ you will never be bored. Seating is picnic style benches so you can feel free to walk around and 'make yourself at home'. It's counter type ordering and then they bring the food to your table. The food has always been consistantly good and fresh every time I've been there......and they cater as well! read more

We had Backwoods Bbq cater out company picnic this past Sunday at eldorado park in long beach. 200 employees ate the best tri tip' pulled pork and chicken they have ever had. Backwoods was on time and had plenty of food for people to come back a second or third time of they wanted. The cost was really fair and way below another company who wanted to charge us more for less food and wanted to put wrist bands on our employees to cut off once they came through the line. This was by far the best food and best decision we could have made for our picnic. read more

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My company hired them to cater for our holiday party yesterday. The ribs were undercooked. I had a few bites and the meat would just not come off the bone unless I forcefully yanked it away from my mouth. So that was it .. I stopped eating the ribs and just ate the chicken. Later on in the day I wasn't feeling too good. Started with a stomach ache. Then I was vomiting. Food poisoning!!! Probably from the undercooked meat or that nasty watery macaroni they had as a side. Decided to reach out to a few Co workers and most of them were also telling me they were sick from the food. Now it's the morning after and I'm super dehydrated from the vomiting. If I could I wouldn't even give them 1 star. Never again. read more

Outstanding food! The Tri Tip tacos are amazing!!! And the Tri Tip salad! Steven Nolan is a master when it comes to opening a BBQ in So Cal. read more

I just hired Mr. Nolan and the boys at Backwoods BBQ to perform a catering event at Lake Elsinore Ford. This was my event for the gang, I called it my Employee Appreciation Lunch. Nolan brought out the van, the trailer with the Big Boy BBQ on it and cooked Tri-Tip, Chicken, brought sides and all and fed 120 people including guests that came into the store! All in all, it was a great day, a great price and my crew here at Lake Elsinore Ford Deserved it! If you want the absolute best BBQ that will make your mouth water, contact Mr. Nolan, he under promises and OVER-Delivers every time! read more

I've been here a few times as some people that I work with love it. I, personally am not a huge fan. It has an interesting atmosphere with the peanut shell-covered floors and the picnic bench seating, but it's all drowned out by the excess of nascar/country/neon beer sign kitsch. There's also the blaring country music they play (bleh). The food, the food is good, if you like tri-tip, but I couldn't in good conscience recommend their rubbery bbq chicken, which is typically cut into really large strips (even in burritos and sandwiches). A friend recently got their "philly style" cheese steak sandwich, took on bite and wanted to yack. So, yeah, stick to their tri tip and their ranch beans, which are quite good. Their potato salad is a little bit heavy on the mayonnaise for my liking. I think the best thing about this place is an autographed photo of Bill Cosby from the 80's, RAD! It's definitely a place for those who can't get enough meat or enough tim mcgraw. read more

At a recent event I was able to enjoy some of their amazing BBQ. I got a taste of the Tri Tip Chili & got hooked. It's not just chili it's CHILI..a world of flavor .....very meaty... great rich taste and just the perfect amount of heat. (I'm not into spicy spicy, but this hit the spot.) The problem was I couldn't stop eating it!!!!.... also tried the pulled pork, smoky, tasty, tender & top quality. Steve is a true BBQ pitmaster who knows his stuff. read more

These guys are a must have!! Super professional, great on communication and the food is out of this world!! Steve is the man he catered our wedding and it was the best! We have been referring him ever since!! If you want barbecue and you don't have him do your catering you truly lost out and settled for 2nd place... We blasted him on Facebook but I didn't even think about Yelp!! Thank You!! read more

Closed down to re-open at the old Corona train Depot near North Main Metrolink station. Best BBQ in the inland empire. Ask for the Backwoods burrito with corn. Also very cigar friendly and you may even have a cigar with the Mayor. read more

Wish I could actually give this negative stars. We hired Backwoods BBQ to cater our awards dinner at the urging of a friend that knew them. We booked them 6 weeks out from when we needed them 6-8-14. 2 weeks out we gave them a head count. 1 week out we let them know the head count. The day before on 6-7-14 gave the final head count and put down our deposit. The day of the event 6-8-14 the owner cancelled our catering 3 hours before our awards dinner. He didnt even tell us he told our friend who urged us to use him. The owner said he had forgotten about our dinner and was tired from his restaurant being a mess and had no food. Come to find out this is a very common issue with this company. Please do yourself a favor and never book an event with this company. read more

Really disappointed in the way this company handled our company banquet on 6/8/14. They were scheduled weeks in advance and confirmed days before the event. The day of our event they backed out three hours before our event was scheduled to start and had nothing to say but, sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you. Very unprofessional. read more

My hubby and I heard about this place from our home inspector who swore by it, so we went to go give it a try. Bottom line: It's all hype; do NOT go here!! It's like one of those places that people *think* are good; and you're like "okay, can you just look at this (and taste it) and tell me, how is this good?!", yet because everyone in the very local community says that it *is* good, and because they have like a few autographed pics on the wall (a sign of a good place? celebrities have been here, oh wow!), it's like, all of a sudden, people become blind and don't remember what "good" means anymore once they go into that environment. It's like, if you just state the simple fact that it's *not* good, you think people will look at you a certain way or think you don't know what you're talking about. It's like a Seinfeld episode... Anyway, that being said, when we arrived to this place, the atmosphere was kinda dive-ey, but it appeared people were hanging out, having fun, listening to the band, so that was cool. It was so loud you couldn't hear each other - if you like that kind of thing, not that we do. As the other reviewers said, there was peanut shells on the floor, blaring country music, picnic benches, which did indeed offer a nice down-home casual feel. We each ordered a combo with ribs and tri-tip; seemed a bit overpriced but we thought well, that's because it must be really good. When it arrived, both our baskets looked so small that we seriously thought they were bringing our food out in separate trips... but no, they didn't, and upon peering underneath, we soon realized that indeed, our little baskets did contain a very small amount of each component of the combo meals. The tri-tip was barely there and very tough, and we each got 2 ribs and there was barely any meat on the bones nor hardly any sauce at all. In fact, one each, of both my hubby's and of my, ribs, was indeed a bone without meat smeared with a little sauce! - and the other rib of ours, each, held 2 bites of meat, literally. We went to look for sauce, thinking that maybe just putting some sauce on our "ribs" (and bone) would give them a little merit, and could not find any on the tables nor near the ordering counter (I know we could have persisted more in waiting and trying to get someone's attention) but it seemed quite busy (shockingly - must have been because of the band) and it just seemed like this coveted thing to acquire from anyone working there, so we just continued with our meal, looking forward to being done with it. And to leaving so we oculd forget about having come there. Again, bottom line: Do NOT go here! (no matter how "good" you hear it is). Be like Jerry and tell it like it is; not like the other robots of a wacky plot. ;) read more

Our first choice for catering our party wasn't available on our chosen date so we took a chance. Found Backwoods BBQ Catering and had Steve come out to look at our site following a detailed email quote. We liked him and made a 50% deposit for our estimate of 80 to 120 folks. We confirmed for 90 the week before. The event was Sunday. Food was to die for. Chicken lovers thought unanimously that it was THE BEST chicken BBQ they had ever eaten. Pulled pork was the very best and didn't require sauce to make it good. But the sauce was great. Tri-tip was excellent and I personally liked the spicy tri-tip chili the best. Salad was fresh and rolls were great. There was other stuff too. No one had a complaint. They kept the line open for seconds as long as folks kept coming. The stopped when everyone was too full to go back for more. Suffice to say I liked it all. read more

We contacted Backwoods BBQ to cater our small wedding reception at our home. Steve was wonderful to work with. The food was AMAZING. We had the Tri-tip, Chicken and Pulled Pork combo and everything was delicious!! Steve advertises that you will have more than enough food and he was not kidding. Everybody was completely full on the delicious food and we have plenty leftover for meals for the week and to put in the freezer. I happened upon Backwoods BBQ looking online and I am glad I chose to contact Steve. You will not be disappointed by the quality, quantity, taste and service. Steve and crew delivered to our home and cut the meat there so that is was fresh. The prices were more than reasonable and I wholeheartedly recommend Backwoods BBQ. read more

Ick! This place is nasty and the food tastes like rubber.

I hired Backwood BBQ to cater my wife's 40th B-Day, what a mistake I made! Very unresponsive on days before the event. After trying to get a hold of them for over a week to confirm and add to the head count, I finally received a phone call from the owner Steve. He assured me he would be there himself to make sure the event went off without a hitch. Well the crew showed up late, Steve showed up after the party started and to top it off they set up in a different location after me sending him pictures on where to set up, and people on site showing him where to set up. Food was so so, but definitely overpriced. They claim they bring plenty of food and leave left overs, don't be fooled they will leave you a little meat and a lot of salad. During the party clean up we realized that Steve spilled grease all over our newly finished stone patio. I called him to explain the situation and he said, please send me pictures and I will get someone out to power wash it. After several attempts to get the grease out, the power wash company said that's the best we could do. I spoke with Backwoods again about it and they asked me to get an estimate to repair the stone and they would cover it. Now that they have received the estimate they are refusing to make it right and trying to pass the blame on us. Do yourself a favor when looking for a cater look elsewhere, cause you can get quality food for a better price! I'm sure there's more honest people out there than Steve and his crew from Backwoods BBQ! Here is a little article about Steve http://m.pe.com/articles/nolan-610319-city-restaurant.html read more

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Hired to cater for my wedding. I even had some last minute time changes and the owner was able to work with me to meet my needs. It's been almost 2 months since my wedding and people are still talking about the food. There was plenty for left overs as well. The cost worked with my budget as well. Thanks Steve! read more

This place is only a 1.5 star, at best and that is for the nice people who work here. The place is dirty and over-priced. Bleh.

been coming here when hubby and I were dating... so about 8 years now. Dont get here much unless we are out this way... and Valentines day to beat the rush of crowds with all the big chained restaurant! Tri tip, ribs, pork is our top picks. We always get the 3 meat combo with beans and side salad. Tri tip chili is good also. The meat is always melt in your mouth out of smoker yum! Service is always turn off to me. The girls in the front always look and act like they wish they were somewhere else then at work. I think out of 100 times we have had good service worth tipping twice. They would get 5 stars from me if the cashiers were more eager to serve. read more

Backwoods has catered several events for me and my company over the past few years. Quality of meat is fantastic! The sides have everyone asking for extra. Not sure I could show up to work if I didn't have them back each year. Steve is responsive and prices are in line with the quality and service. Can we do 6 stars? read more