Attempting to gift a "get well" meal to my brother in Florida was the challenge, but Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que was equal to the task. With a cross-country phone call from California, a positive can-do attitude, and a genuinely kind manner, the folks at Backyard Boys provided what was reportedly a delicious meal to my brother and his family, earning a new customer in the process. I got rave reviews about the food from my distant family and hope to visit and see for myself when I next visit Florida. Thanks to all the folks at Backyard Boys! read more

My Family have been Customers of Back Yard Boys for close to 20 years now . The entire menu is very consistent and good . Sauces are Good and Good Selection .Staff is Above Average in every way! I have attended a couple of Events that Back Yard Boys Catered, and they seem to handle that well too. Bob Dillman : Halifax area resident since 1967 . read more

I had always wanted to try this place, and we finally did... I was disappointed. We have friends who joined us and had eaten there before, so I thought it was going to be better... First off, it didn't meet my hubby's full parking lot seal of approval. There were maybe two cars in the parking lot, and we were confused as to whether or not the restaurant was even open. We knew it was because our friends had arrived before us and were already inside. Secondly, the ambience was of a restaurant about to close. Lots of empty tables, no music playing, kind of sad tables and chairs. Next, the menu was a bit confusing. There's plates, combo plates, salad bar combo plates, sandwiches, et al. It took a bit of explaining to understand that you could get the BBQ meat and a trip to the salad bar but it doesn't come with any sides unless you want to pay extra, or a dinner plate with your choice of BBQ meat that comes with sides and an optional trip to the salad bar, but then there's choices of premium or standard sides some of which you can get with one dinner plate but not with another dinner plate. Yeah. Anyway, we ordered. Hubby opted for the meat (pulled pork) with a salad bar, and I opted for the St Louis ribs dinner plate with mac n cheese, coleslaw and corn bread. I also got a serving of the corn fritters which I always like to try at BBQ places. So the ribs were tender. They had a nice flavor and seasoning. You have a choice of several BBQ sauces. I liked the sweet and sweet mustard sauces. The mild was ok, and I'm not a hot fan so I can't comment on those. Hubby said his pulled pork was good, nothing special. The corn fritters were great; crispy on the outside and creamy goodness on the inside. But other than that, the coleslaw was very bland just chopped cabbage really without much else. The mac n cheese was plain. The corn bread was like standard corn bread and not memorable. Hubby thought the salad bar was "average." I'm not going to say we won't go back, but I think we'll be trying other BBQ venues first. For the price and what you get, the value just wasn't there. Service was quick, and the waitress was very patient in explaining the menu. So that was a plus. read more

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Placed an order and did not receive all of it . Burger was medium rare. Called in but nothing they can do. Disappointed.

The food that I liked: the corn fritters and the Hot BBQ sauce. The food that was okay: corn bread and the ribs. I think that the ribs were either old or over cooked because they were dry and it was difficult getting the meat off of the bone. They were flavored well just dry and that's unfortunate. The green beans were very VERY over cooked and lacked seasoning. I've had the chicken here before and that's very good but the food today just missed the mark. This plate came up to $22. I did the drive through so the service was fine he just took my order had me park and brought the food to the car. BBQ sauces are great read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Corn Fritters St. Louis Rib Dinner Plate Green Beans - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Wow, what a price shock from a year ago. We use to love this location, and decided to try it again. I'm still in shock, $17.99 for sliced Eye of Round (very dry). The portion was alright for us, who eat very little. It came with Garlic Toast, that tasted like rather grill top it was cooked on (I love Garlic Toast). We each ordered a potato, because it use to come with the meal, not anymore, it was a $1.00 additional for each potato. Nothing else came with the meal, what happened to the 2 sides with a dinner meal. Our waitress was either new or just not there. It took forever for her to take our order, I only left a tip because I really felt bad for her, because now we will not. It was obvious why no one was there. read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Receipt from for an early dinner. - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

We waited more than 30 minutes in the drive thru for our food. When I walked inside to find out what the delay was, our food was sitting on the counter, cold. The "manager" tried to make a number of excuses, none of which made sense - cold food, and poor service was the end result. I never asked for anything, but this is a time when our meal should have been discounted. read more

Been here few times. I like BBQ. I came in for lunch. Was seated right away. Fairly busy with blue collar workers. Lineman, waste management etc. I ordered baby back ribs. Not what I would get normally for lunch. Came with corn on Cobb bbq beans and garlic toast. Plus sweet tea. Ribs were good. Did not like the beans. Bland and soggy. Corn was grilled. Whole Cobb to get rid of yesterday's cooking. Garlic bread. It's bread. Clean bathrooms. Wait staff lazy. That's why they get paid 8.98 plus tips. I'll leave a tip because it's the right thing to do. I'll be back to the backyard bbq read more

The food wasn't very good. I had the famous baby back ribs and they were the 2nd worst ribs I've ever had. My wife had the brisket and it wasn't much better. Service was good! read more

Food was okay, nothing outstanding. Did not feel it was a good value for the money. Only one side and not a lot of brisket on the platter.

i went because of a recommendation. Ordered from the "drive thru window". Someone just came out and took my order. I ordered St Louis style ribs. I should have paid attention when she said the ribs were tougher than the baby back ribs. Tough was an understatement the meat was older than me! The cornbread was the best part and it was not great. I will definitely not be eating there again read more

I recently used Backyard Boys to cater a large event (125 people). The food was delicious and arrived on time. The owner was very helpful in advising me as to how much and what to order for the event. I would definitely use them again. -Darlene W. read more

Having been a loyal customer for the past 3 years with a visit once every month or two, last evening will be my last. As always, the food was excellent and the service was good as well. For whatever reason, a few loud death metal songs were blaring through the dining room during our meal. When we finished eating, I questioned our waitress, (who also told me she was one of the managers), about the music. She explained to me that they have a jukebox system which allows guests to play music of their choice to "enhance their dining experience". Death metal, does not enhance my dining experience! I also asked her about a $5.00 reward on my account from their new dining program which I wanted to use on my bill. She told me that I must not have had my phone # linked to my account since it was not deducted at checkout. Upon checking the app, my phone # was attached to my account. When I asked if I could have the $5.00 taken from the bill, she handed me a $5.00 bill and told me it came from her tip money. I explained to her that as an older person, I'm not the best at understanding all the tech talk she was giving me trying to explain their new dining rewards app and jukebox, etc. Instead of being friendly, she had an extremely patronizing tone with me and was condescending. She mentioned a second time about the $5.00 coming from her tip money. I told her that I didn't like the way she spoke to me and this would be my last time dining here. I'll miss the food since it's always excellent, and the rest of the wait staff who have always been friendly and pleasant! But after tonight, I won't be back. The Daytona News Journal just had an article on June 27th, "Best Daytona Beach BBQ joints? 6 Area restaurants worth the road trip", Backyard Boys wasn't one of them. I'll be looking for a new place. read more

Shocked! Things have changed, especially the food, and not for the better. Went last Monday and had the free salad bar with the eye of round dinner. The salad bowl was almost empty, and the lettuce pieces that were there were huge. Hardly anything for toppings for the salad. After having the salad and garlic bread, took the dinner home to have that night for supper. I could not eat the meat, it had a bloody taste to it and ended up throwing it out. The coleslaw lately has a lot of the cabbage core in it. I'm not a fan, a little is fine, except the last few times it seems like more and more is being used. It has such a strong taste. We were going there once a week, and we loved it. The past couple of months things have changed, so we will probably wait a few months before going back. Wanted to let you know why these two customers have stopped going for lunch weekly. read more

Solid bbq! Great value for the price--this is the family feast (for a party of 4 adults) and we have at least 2 meals in leftovers left! Service is okay--servers are very down-to-business and straightforward but get it done. Agree that the ribs aren't the best, but they're good. read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Family Feast - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Best BBQ in Daytona!! Right behind the Colt's Pig Stand in Ormond Beach next to Harley Davidson. I eat there 2-3 times a month!

I am so happy to have eaten carry out from here after 4 months!! I I usually get the dinner plate but today I got the pulled sandwich with coleslaw and banana pudding. The sandwich was made with a garlic bread "bun" and made it a meal with coleslaw and a drink. I added the sauce and coleslaw to the sandwich; it was soooo juicy and flavorful. I also thought I'd try the banana pudding which was your classic, banana slice, pudding, and Nilla wafer dessert! Perfect! Thanks for dinner, Backyard Boys BBQ :-) read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Pulled Pork Sandwich, Garlic Bread, Banana pudding, Coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Good barbecue joint. Only been there once so far but will surely return. Typical layout with salad and soup bar plus all the good Q options.

It doesn't let you put Zero Stars. Horrible customer service. No bananas in the banana pudding roaches and the restaurant lies about their coupons!!!! Never going back here again. They need to shut this place down read more

Absolutely delicious burgers.. a bit pricey but good! The little gals who wait tables are a hoot. They are spot on as servers and are so fun.. they have been there for yrs and know their stuff. I split a huge burger with a friend and fries and it was plenty! Someone told us to go and we were glad we did! read more

As we were driving to our vacation destination, this place caught our attention. We immediately added it to our mental list of places we wanted to check out while here. Well... today was the day!! We stopped by a few minutes before 6pm and were a bit nervous because there weren't many cars parked outside and it didn't look like there were any people dining in either. We proceeded with caution and were soon greeted by a young lady that walked us to our table. Soon after, our waitress came by introduced herself and took our drink orders. We started with the fried corn fritters, dusted with powdered sugar. They were delicious! For our meal, we ordered the Backyard Family Feast meal for 4, which includes 1/3 lbs of sliced eyeround beef, 1/3 lbs of sliced pork, whole bbq chicken, 1 lbs of cut spare ribs, corn bread and 3 sides (corn on the cob, bbq beans and fries). As the food started to come out, we were shocked at the amount of food there was. Everything looked great and was delicious. We ate all we could fit and took the rest to go. The place was nice and cozy, the staff was very friendly and our waitress was amazing. She stopped by several times to check in, refill our drinks and make sure we had everything we needed. I was very impressed and extremely happy we did find time to stop by and enjoy this little gem. Highly recommend them! read more

First time for my wife and I to visit the backyard. We had a pleasant experience Sunday evening! Our waitress was very attentive and helpful. We both had the salad bar with our orders. Everything was fresh at the bar and our meals were good. read more

This place was alright, your pretty standard bbq. Not the worst but not the best. A bit pricey for what you get. It was pretty dead in there. But we did appreciate that the food came out super fast! Great quick service! read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Pulled Pork - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Went here for lunch with my toddler and boyfriend, he ordered bbq chicken, I ordered brisket, and my son had a hot dog. I wish I had taken a picture of the first plate of brisket as it looked like leather and was cold. I sent it back and received this in its place. I did not eat this but had some of my boyfriends chicken. The waitress felt bad so she brought us more bbq chicken, which I thought was nice of her. Unfortunately we ate lunch at 1pm, and now at 7:30pm we are all puking. Called and talked to the owner, Tim. He told me there's no way his brisket gave us food poisoning, I told him I know because it was inedible and the tiny piece I did eat was spit into a napkin because it was so dry and gross. Pretty sure it was the chicken or cross contamination. I told him we'd be bringing him the medical bills for my son, he was indifferent. Also, the kids meal comes with a free ice pop, we reached into the freezer they have and literally every ice pop has melted and refrozen, leaving them all in a sticky slime. I should've taken a picture of that... please beware. There's no way this would pass a health inspection! And to be clear, this plate was not touched.... I snapped this photo just after it was dropped to the table because I was so shocked they would serve this. **** read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - This is supposed to be brisket - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Best bbq around! Real bbq pitmaster runs this place. Sides are good too!! Clean restaurant, family owned

Below average BBQ. Got the Beef, Pork and Ribs combo with corn on the cob, baked potato and cornbread (plus the salad bar) Ribs were ok, small and nothing special. The beef and pork were basically cold cuts, slices of meat that were not very good. Did not even finish most of the pork, too dry) Corn on the cob was good, could have been warmer. Baked Potato was VERY good - best part of the meal. Salad bar was nothing special, but no real complaints there - 2nd nest part of the meal. read more

This place is great if your in Daytona or just visiting I would recommend this place to eat customer service is awesome food has great taste unlike some BBQ RESTAURANTS you go and the food has no taste keep up the great work Backyard Boys read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Shrimp and brisket dinner - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

I agree with most other reviews about. Ribs, no taste of smoke. A good grilled rib. A good meaty rib. I did the all u can eat meats . Ribs, brisket and eye of the round. Ribs were ok. Brisket , over cooked and a greasy mess. Eye of round,,,, oh my, way to much smoke. I could not eat it. Bbq Baked beans, pass. Tomatoooie. Yuck. Macaroni salad eeh just ok. In my opinion, its a pass. The place had an avg size dinner crowd. Waitress was good. Sorry back yard boys. read more

Good marinates, I had the guava marinated smoked beef with salad, rice and macaroni salad .. it was delicious they have other flavors like spicy pineapple, lilikoi flavors that I haven't tried .. read more

I just can't figure out why this restaurant has as many stars as it does. I also am unable to comprehend how it has stayed open for all these years. Today, I decided to try it again after having not dined with them for fifteen or twenty years. I thought if they lasted this long perhaps it had gotten better. It is close to where I live, the salad bar is quite decent and my husband's french fries were hot and crispy. The waitress was pleasant. Two meals, one sweet tea, came in under $35 without tip. These are the only good things I can say. The bad: The bench table seats are incredibly uncomfortable. Only two narrow slats wide. I kept sliding off. I wanted to move to a table with regular chairs but my husband didn't want to make an issue out of where we were sitting. I had just sat down with my salad and started to eat it when a waitress came to us with our food orders. My husband kept his but I asked them to take mine back so I could finish my salad. (Preface following with: We had read one other review that warned us but we wanted to try for ourselves). My husband had the St.Louis ribs, fries, corn bread and cole slaw. The ribs had absolutely no flavor and were dry and tough. He tried all the sauces. Every single one of them was thin and very low on flavor, even the one that was supposed to be hot/spicy. I had the sliced pork with garlic bread, onion rings and cole slaw. The pork was moist, almost too moist actually. No flavor at all. I too tried the sauces, very disappointing as I mentioned thin and low flavor. The garlic bread was so tough you had to pull on it hard with your teeth for a piece to break off. I think they forgot the garlic. The onion rings, which they had told me were made by them, tasted like uncooked dough yet crispy. Weird NEVER will try again, even if another twenty years go by. read more

I am a little disappointed after reading the reviews. Grabbed lunch mid afternoon place wasn't to busy so as expected the service was okay not excellent but our server did a decent job. The place was clean and neat so that's a big plus and as important as that is we come here for the food so here's my shot at the food. I love BBQ and I feel I am a pretty good judge and maybe a tough critic but honest. St. Louis Ribs - Very tender (not fall off the bone but I'm not a fan of that anyways) Nice smoke meaty not a bad rib could use a little seasoning a little bland for my taste. Sliced Turkey - When I hear sliced turkey I automatically go to the bad place carve your BBQ with a knife get rid of your motorized slicers and scales if you claim to be a professional BBQ guy man-up what are you trying to hide turkey is not tough are you smoking a turkey roll? Ohhhh I see that really sucks serve really turkey or serve no turkey. Sliced Pork - Big mistake all I can think of is Arby's if that's what you want your BBQ to be then please ignore this review. Sides - Sorry former reviewers these are not homemade Crinkle Cut Fries - Frozen Fried Okra - Frozen Fried Mac & Cheese - Frozen ( every one is shaped the exact same) Baked Beans - Canned process with Ketchup and sauce added yuck Garlic Bread - Yummy same exact bread Dustin BBQ uses Iced Tea - wonderful and nice big cup to go I am still looking for the BBQ Guy in this area we have plenty of retail I see a lot of BBQ places but none in my opinion have the passion required to be great I guess it's all about the money i wonder if the owners eat this and go "wow this is soooooooo good" no way read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

Great food everytime we go. My girlfriend loves the salad bar and can put a hurt on the banana cookie pudding

I would give zero stars if I could. Overpriced, poor quality food, extremely slow service. 2 trips in one.....first and last. read more

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This place is all about meat! However, they don't have brisket...which is odd for a BBQ spot. How do you now have ANY brisket?smh...this place doesn't. But other than that, it's pretty darn good. According to past reviews, the customer service could be better. I disagree. Our server was quite kind and helpful. She came off a little stand offish at first. But, she warmed up quickly. And she took care of us quite well through the whole dinning experience. The food came out hot and was pretty delicious. You can tell they genuinely smoke their meats and not boil them. The meat does not come out drenched in sauce to make up for the meat flavor. However, the sides were kind of bland. You come here for the meat, and the sides are just kind of there. No alcohol either, except beer. And the menu is kind of extensive. A simpler menu would be better. But hey, it is what it is. However, the portion sizes are quite large. You get a lot of food for the price. Not too expensive ether. The place has plenty of seating. A little open. And the restaurant is quite dated. I'm guessing they have been in the area for awhile. This place is just simple. Would I go back here? Only if I had to. It wasn't terrible. Just not super memorable. Nice service. Good meat. read more

Backyard Boys Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - South Daytona, Florida

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Not quite BBQ! I'm from KC and that was nothing to write home about! How do you have smoked Brisket that taste like Corned Beef? The ribs were tough and tasteless, BBQ beans were pasty and bland. The green beans and mac n cheese bites my friend said were good, at least! We wasted $40... for two two meat meals. Just threw it away just was not worth the effort to chew or calories. Don't know if this is Florida BBQ but more like boil meat that was put on the grill top after but surely Not smoked. read more

Good BBQ is always hard to find, so I'm lucky that I have found backyard boys bbq! Not only is their BBQ to die for, but their all you can eat option is great to explore more of the menu! Their sides are always delicious as well. Now the 4 star here is that the food doesnt always come out hot, however, the flavor makes the food still good and somewhere I will frequent. The other thing is when I first started going, the beans were super delicious yet the last time I went they were not nearly as good as they were originally. Still though this is a must try place for BBQ if you are ever in the Daytona area read more

Always great food from this place. Order the ribs often and always a pleasureable experience. Always delivery.

Sunday at noon, walked in, waited a few minutes and was told to "sit wherever." After waiting LITERALLY 15 mins, I walked up and grabbed two menus, in hopes of someone noticing our presence. Five more mins went by, still completely ignored. There were four other tables in the building, by the time a six top got greeted, put their drink orders in, received their drinks, put their order in and the server put it in the POS, we still sat... four employees standing by the host stand, talking. Whoever was in the collared shirt told us to sit wherever we liked, blatantly ignored us, greeted a single guy that walked in after us, and then rolled her eyes when we left. On a time crunch because I have to go manage my business. Thank you for reminding me what not to do and how to kill a business. read more

Hubby and I had dinner there tonight. Dining room had as much as it could handle so we did drive thru. Girl taking our order was helpful and patient with us. Food came out in timely matter. Food was superior. Best BBQ I've had in a long time. We had baby back ribs and pulled pork. Every part of the meal was so good. read more

EXCELLENT!!! I had the baby back ribs and bbq beans. Just awsome!