after more than 20 years we keep visiting this restaurant and keep getting the same high quality of food and friendly service. Their prices are comparatively low and portions are big. My wife does not mind the one hour drive to reach this place every once in a while to enjoy their pork ribs cooked to perfection. highly recommend. Jose and Gloria read more

Wow went to Barney's tonight the food and the service was fabulous as always. Thank you for keeping the tradition. read more

Love Barney's I have been coming here since the 80's the ribs have always been the same, Great!. I come during the week so Julie is working. Shes so nice and helpful and funny and has been here for some time too. Give her a raise! read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

Local BBQ joint that has a old school feel, seems like the kind of place my dad would take me as a kid. Good service and you can get your food to go. Large menu and lots of sides, I got the ribs and enjoyed them. Baked Potatoe is an A+. It's a good value for what you get! read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Barbecued Pork Spare Ribs and Fully Loaded Stuffed Potato - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

Fall off the bone style ribs, been friends of the owners for quite some time good service, friendly environment, not too busy..great placefor the family.. read more

The food was bland and very greasy. Service was good but food was definitely lacking.

Dear Concord, It's was a lovely Saturday full of hope and life. While heading to get cream puffs, the girl and I saw Barney's and thought to try it out. The weekend review offered deals, so we decided to give it a go. Walking in the place was empty, my soul stirred, and I wondered if I had made a mistake. Without hesitation, we were told to sit anywhere by a lovely hostess. I was still just a boy and stunned by the 1960 decor; I thought to myself maybe the food could be good. I took in the air, but there was no smell of smokey bbq or fresh grilled meats. It distinctly smelled like the warm fart of an elderly man, probably a Bill or Tod. We were given menus with perplexing options like open or closed sandwiches. My girl began to sweat. We drank coffee and water, when we finally settled, the open turkey sandwich and pork ribs were ordered. She received what could only be described as cold death meat on cheap liquor store sliced white bread. Not toasted, not buttered, no condiments, just the tired wasting away of a chef who no longer enjoyed living. I was plated the dried flesh of an ancient and deccicated pig. It was my first encounter with pork jerky ribs. I didn't order shoe leather bbq meat on the bones of some unfortunate sacrificed creature, but I cannot shake the feeling I saw the Nike swoosh obscured by the rotten brown of terrible sauce. I couldn't eat it. My girl swirled her plate with her fork in hopes of making it look eaten, so she wouldn't have to explain to the kind waitress why she didn't consume the odd smelling failed deli meat sandwich. I couldn't eat the fries on my plate. The taste of Castro motor oil will forever remain on my tongue. We are sad people now. Even enjoying our cream puffs from the original place we intended to visit doesn't quite rid our dimmed souls of the emotional damage suffered at Barney's Hickory Pit. May God have mercy on our souls. read more

Had to post. Had a great meal from Barney's Hickory Pit. Salad with house dressing, ribs, open face turkey. All excellent. Great service, food whole deal and reasonably priced. Still a Concord gem after all these years. read more

Very good! Better than Emil Villa Walnut Creek in taste, price and customer service. You should visit them.

A true hidden gem. Always consistent and some Of the best ribs and SAUCE. Perfectly smoked. Even the simple fries and green salad with Roquefort dressing is on point. Go here for breakfast, lunch or dinner-- the service is great and so warm and friendly. Thank you read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

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Stepping into Barney's Hickory Pit is like stepping into Concords history. Even looking at the surrounding area here - it's like a slice of the old Concord. This is not my first time here but my order is fairly consistent. Usually some type of sandwich with fries and everything dipped or smothered in brown gravy. #concordcomfortfoodweek, #visitconcord #concordeats read more

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This place has been in Concord forever! Consistently serves great bbq and the prices are similar or better than chain restaurants! Friendly staff, tasty sides. They just added a few new sides like loaded baked potato. read more

I have eaten here on several occasions but lunch today will be the last time ever 11/12/2019 this is just pathetic.....look at that pic, no smoke ring but there is a nice fat ring if you enjoy that, end piece was dry obviously resalvaged and it looks like it was cut with a chainsaw Never Again read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

I used to eat here taking a customer out to lunch back in the 80's. I went there last week and it is still great BBQ that I remembered.

Food was great! I had the combination plate with coleslaw and it was the best barbecue I had in California so far. Portions were fantastic and the price wasn't half bad either. Only thing missing is banana pudding. The waitress there was great too. read more

Not a fan! Not bbq in most sense of the word. Ribs were fatty and tough. Order was to go and they shoved the rolls (hamburger bun with a bit of butter) and pickle right on top and put a lid on. Everything was soggy and tasted a bit like pickles. Pickles and GRAVY that is. If you haven't been here before, beware. The sauce is gravy, not bbq sauce and imo quite bland. We ordered a side dish of fish and chips for the kids and it was literally 4 glorified fish sticks that looked like they came out of a Gordon's fisherman box!! Obviously from frozen and not made in house at all!! Not like the previous picture seen here. I can appreciate that the place is an old staple in the area, but as much as I wanted to love it, I did not...at all. 2 stars for friendly service. read more

Had some really good pork ribs, with beans. Regular plate was a lot of food. Fries where really good and made to order. Took the ribs and beans home reheated 3 days later tasted even better! I'll be back. read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Fried, ribs beans - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

Absolutely delicious! I've been coming here since the 70's, literally grew up eating Barney's ribs. Best ribs ever!

My family and I enjoy regularly dinning here for the delicious ribs kindly served by Anna, the nicest most attentive waitress around. This reminds me so I'm going to stop writing now in order to jam on over there tonight. read more

Don't listen to these pretentious yuppies. If it wasn't for the delightful smokey flavor of Barney's hickory pit in 1978 when my parents went on their first date, I wouldn't be here. It's kept its stellar flavor, wallpaper and immaculate service since 1957. I ate here, my papi at here, and my grand papi ate here. Hell I'm pretty sure Mr Barnes was at my baptism. This is a dynasty of flavor and history worthy of respect. 5 stars anything else is a lie from the pit, and I don't mean the hickory kind. read more

The food is amazing here also great customer service thank you Ana!!!! we will be back next week for breakfast for dinner and chocolate cream pie read more

Driven by this place for years ....finally stopped in for lunch. Excellent portions for the price I paid which was about average.....but gotta agree with everyone else tender meat at the right temperature Tori was very charming gave us background about restaurant and her upbringing Why did I wait so long read more

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Their food is always good. One of the better steaks in town. Not a huge fan of the gravy on the ribs, but for decades they have always been consistent. The ambiance is good considering it is not fine dining. read more

I haven't been here in a few years. It's one of my favorite places to eat. I'm taking a friend to lunch there today. It's for her 70th birthday. When she mentioned she'd like to go to lunch at Barney's, I was so happy. Can't wait. I'm really looking forward to it! I'll post again after our visit read more

Walk in here and it'll feel like you're in Nevada off highway 80, somewhere near winnemucca or Elko where the conversations polite, the beers cold, and the foods hot. What I mean to say is it had a small town vibe to it that is honest and not pretentious. It isn't expensive, it'll get you full, and you'll have leftovers. read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Ribs, fries, the brown and the red sauce - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

Delicious, meaty pork spareribs with yummy original brown sauce. The house salad dressing is exceptional. My favorite ribs since the 1950s

Best food in the world! Open faced turkey and the house sauce over fries is my favvvvv. Could eat here daily

Our family has patronized this restaurant for 30+years- The ribs with brown sauce have always been our favorite-along with the very basic family salad with house dressing - Definitely nothing fancy about this place, but a family business working hard each day providing a delicious meal. read more

Our favorite ever since I was a little girl. The ribs on top of the French fries. With the bread soaked in the homemade classic gravy. With the pickle spear. Omg yummiest at the core! Mouth is watering just writing about it. It's a concord staple. A must go to for travelers and/or tourists. Highly recommended read more

First time here doing the Concord Comfort food week thing. The staff is very friendly and the environment is very chill. Food was good. I got the Open face Hot Turkey sandwich and my son got the Kid's Cheese Burger. We got house gravy and BBQ sauce on the side. The gravy was very good. Kid was dipping his fries and burger in it. We enjoyed the the gravy. Need to try the ribs next time. Also got a free drink doing the Concord Comfort food app. read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Open Face Hot Turkey sandwich with house gravy, BBQ sauce and Kid's Cheese Burger. - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

For those of you who know me and have read (or skimmed) my reviews in these six years, you should know how I feel about "BBQ". I'm usually have more to critique when it comes to most "Barbeque" establishments. With "Chinese Cuisine" being at #2 on my top 3 favorite foods, of course you should of guessed by now what's "Numero Uno". Having been born down south, (The real down south, not So Cal) Arkansas to be exact, and living between there and Texas before my move to the Wast Coast. I have had my fair share of some real "BBQ" from trips to Memphis, Oklahoma, Missouri, and now living in California, the "Nugget Rib Cook-Off" is only a short trip to Reno away. So far in my journey for good "Barbecue", ribs mostly, in California has been a up and down experience. Let me say that "Barney's Hickory Pit" has given me some hope, especially in a kinda dire time. Let me tell you what I like about this establishment and why they have left a good impression. "Barney's Hickory Pit" City - Concord Food - Six Piece Rib and Fries Price - $20.12 Barney's Hickory Pit: I have driven by this place a number of times on my many trips to Concord. I have always wanted to try them but always had other plans so to speak. I knew from reading what the "Yelpire" have had to say about this establishment that it's more then just a "BBQ" joint, in fact from what I take from it, it's more of a diner like establishment. The menu here seems like comfort food is their aim and I would say that they do it pretty well from what I got. It kinda sucks that the current "Cerveza Virus" took away from experiencing a real sit down experience at this establishment, but....I didn't let that spoil my mood. Simply put, I didn't come and visit a place with "Hickory Pit" in their name to come and get a smoked meat sandwich, I wanted some "Ribs" and from the reviews they are pretty good. Let me tell you what I thought about them.. The six piece ribs (Regular on the menu) were $18.50. These were spareribs and they were meaty and had a nice smokey flavor to them. I know people and establishments have many ways of preparing their foods, but I sense here there is a oven/grilling method they use as I still didn't get a grill char taste from these ribs, but they did have a really nice flavor even without the two sauces they provided. I'm usually when it comes to eating ribs a dry rub kinda guy. I don't eat sauce on my ribs much but I heard they had some good house made sauces (Red and Brown) that I was looking forward to trying. The Red Sauce they have was tangy and lightly sweet, more like a sauce you would get from Texas. It was ok, as a rib topper I would pass, but in a pulled pork or beef sandwich I think this would be the perfect compliment. The Brown Sauce was pretty good and different. I still wouldn't use it as a rib topper, but a nice on the side dipper. I did prefer this one more to the red sauce. I got a small order of fries $3.00 and I was slightly disappointed that they didn't get served on their own. Being in the same container with the ribs made them soggy from the steam and I didn't really eat the fries. But I did try a few with the sauces, But I didn't eat them all. They give you a slice of pickle and a toasted bun both of which are nice touches. I don't think I've ever had a pickle with my "Barbeque" but I ate it. Overall I say I was pretty happy for the most part with what I got, plus the bonus extra 2 ribs they put in my container was pretty nice of them. In Closing: I think "Barney's Hickory Pit" is serving up simple not over the top food as judging from their menu. The ribs are their own identity instead of trying to mimic other styles of "BBQ". I definitely will ask for my fries to be served in it's own container next time, but I also have plans to try other sides in the future. If you haven't figured it out by now, "Yes" I will be visiting this establishment again and although it's not the "Barbeque" that some may expect, it's the "BBQ" that still will satisfy you....how many times did I say "BBQ" in this review......lol. Anyway I recommend this establishment. read more

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2 years ago we tried the "New Barney's" after the new staff took it over. The brown sauce that Barney's was famous for no longer tasted like it did at the "original Barney's". It tasted like somebody added instant mashed potato mix to it! But... .... Maybe - after reading so many of the positive comments- we might give it another go. Maybe. I hope they got from Barney himself or Rod, or their children the original recipe - to restore the brown sauce to its original deliciousness - not like instant mashed potatoes! read more

I am not one to forget the past 2 visits as they were not very good but I have to admit something has changed at our local bbq spot.. I ordered a full rack and fries and received a half Ryan's some red sauce on the side with my fries. As I left I said I'll leave it in the review. Well here is my review the ribs were perfect the fries were cooked to perfection the red sauce was as I remember it from years past.. something has changed in our little spot in concord they have found there groove they have figured out the smoker.. I'm not sure but whatever it is they are doing it the way it was before. Keeps cooking and thank you for a great meal... read more

They can't get their hours straight!! Drove 30mins to get there and the rude as hell waitress tells us they closing in 15mins and order can only be TO GO. I tell her they should probably update hours on social media to let people know the change and she wants to argue that it's posted correctly. Even YELP has them closing at 8pm but according to rude waitress - they close at 7:30pm. I've been a customer for over 40 years and love their food. Just wish they had better wait staff dealing with the customers read more

The ribs are always good. The place hasn't changed much in 60 years. We like the red sauce!

I came back here after being gone for almost 5 years and was disappointed. The new owners were nice enough but the ribs were tough and the gravy was not the same as it was before it was sold years ago. Before you say how could you remember I've eaten at Barney's so many times in my life I'm sure in the hundreds of times. It's not the same recipe. read more

My family has been coming here for over 40 years. Usually we get ribs to go, sometimes a French Dip, last month I tried the Turkey Burger. There was a bit of a dip during the ownership change, but the new owner is making a huge and successful effort to maintain the old menu while trying new things. Last night's ribs were outstanding: very meaty, super tender, and when I asked for my fries extra crispy, they were perfectly cooked. They have a keto menu, how great is that! And last month's Turkey Burger? Absolutely wonderful; I wish they'd bring it back. So if you weren't happy the first or second time you went, try it again. It's SO nice to have a small family-owned rib joint instead of a corporate chain bony rib franchise with super sweet high fructose sauce. Dickeys it's not; thank goodness! Support your LOCAL rib joint, eat at Barney's! read more

Barney's Hickory Pit has been Here in Concord since 1957! I first started going in 1967! Although under new ownership the place is still here and the ribs are just as delicious now as they were back then! I went today for lunch! It has changed a little over the years, but the ribs remain the same! Mmm Mmm good! Finger licking good if I might say. I had the pork spareribs with their delicious brown gravy and French fries and a nice pickle slice! The smoked ribs are so moist and tender and smoky goodness! The brown gravy goes so good with the ribs and the French fries! My service was good, she brought me ketchup but I didn't use it because the brown gravy sauce was so dang good! O'Ya! It also came with a couple of buns to soak up the awesome sauce! Delicious Can't wait to go back! read more

Barney's Hickory Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, California

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Black! That was not bbq sauce they gave me but some sort of ketchup gravy. I felt like my grandma said, eat my leftovers from the senior home. read more

I drove over to PH for a fish and chips place that was closed. Pulled up trusty Yelp and saw Barney's listed. What I saw reminded me of Rod's Hickory Pit in El Cerrito and San Pablo back in the day. I ordered a sliced pork sandwich on a hamburger bun. Lots of meat, nice and toasty bread. I only dipped in the red sauce. I will be back even though I live in Vallejo. read more