The ribs are perfect the taste the flavor all perfect I will comeback here again there pulled pork sandwich is amazing too 10/10 recommend coming here read more

The Place was busy but we were able to get a table, and served in a reasonable Time frame. Our Waitress was friendly, took care of us and was helpful. There are lots of good drink options if you want beer and cocktails. We decided to try a platter so we could try different things. The Brisket had good flavour, but it was a bit dry. Pulled pork was a good portion, but dry and could use more seasoning. The sausage is probably my favorite and I recommend it. Beans were very good a along with the slaw. Overall it was an enjoyable meal. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Meat Platter with Scalloped Potatoes. - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Great outdoor space with very few bugs. Coming from an American who grew up with bbq, the meats were great - tender, juicy, flavorful. Better than some places I've been to in Montana. The sauces paired really nicely and didn't have that strong mesquite flavor everyone tends to overdo. The only negative was that the cornbread was the worst I've ever had (dry / zero flavor) and I LOVE cornbread so that's worth a full star off for me. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Food was amazing. We thought there was no way we'd get that much food. But it was amazing food, great quality and value. Will definitely be back in the future read more

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We had the brisket, the pulled pork and some ribs. Great meat! None of it was dry or tough. They know how to cook a slab of meat. I didn't try the Ceasar salad, but it was reported to be very good. We did try a bit of cornbread - meh. Needs improvement in this department. Service wasn't bad. Not outstanding, but servicable. Not a big fan of the QR code menus. I hate trying to navigate that on my phone. Print some menus! They limit the BBQ sauce you're allowed to take. I've never seen that at a `BBQ` place. Also, the to go packing for the leftover meat (we may have ordered too much) is a bit janke. You have to wrap your own meat in paper and masking tape. Unless your'e an experience meat wrapper, you may get some meat juice in your car on the way home. Not a huge fan of the music, but if you are going for bad to the bone biker bar for old men-nailed it (80s hard rock). I prefers some slighly mellower fare in the afternoon. Not really a family place. I guess people with families don't eat meat. But the meat is really good, which is why you come to a BBQ place. read more

We ordered the Jumbo Texas Wings, brisket, chicken, sausage, beans, and coleslaw. The wings are neither jumbo, nor edible. In fact, they were cooked to shoe leather, and were the smallest wings I've ever seen...complete garbage. The 1/2 pound of barbecue chicken consisted of four bone in thighs. They were good, but not what we expected. The brisket was dry and not smoky. The sausage was exceptional. The beans were not smoky, and not all that great. The coleslaw was ok. Overall, I recommend you go elsewhere, unless you just like sausage. read more

I normally go here in the summer on our Sunday drives for Cesar Sunday special with my son. Where there is plenty of seating outside. This is the first time in the winter with limited seating. Our son just loves this place and got me hooked. Hubby was sceptical about going here he's not a fan of brisket due to being its to fatty for him. So this place was alway nope when we drove by. Today Dec 30, 2021 at Lunch time was a complete surprise when we drove by hubby wanted to try BBQ Pit out. He was tried of my ravings about the BBQ meat, sausage. We drove into the parking lot and the first thing we smelled as we got out of our vehicle, is the delicious smell of barbeque. This place is very rustic/ industrial feel as you enter. There is a freezer/ cooler where you can purchase meat produces that are made in house at a very reasonable price if I say so myself. That's were we were stopped! Before you enter I need to see your vaccination status and picture ID this nice gentleman asks. Took us by surprise, because we didn't see him we were occupied by taking in the decor of the bar with this hug bull head. Showed our status and ID and showed us where we could sit. The place was packed with distancing. Soon as we sat we had a bartender or was he the owner not sure. Anyways he took our drink order after telling us about their special beers. A wonderful waitress Chloe came and took another drink order from us as well as food order. She took her time explaining to hubby how the food ordering goes. We gave her our order of 2 brisket sandwiches with a side of baked bean, bacon cheese scalloped potatoes. She told him to listen for his name and table number, and where to pick up your order. Before we knew it our name was called and up we went to pick up our food. The food came on trays with parchment paper. Off to the the side was a selection of barbecue sauces you can put on your food. This is we're I found it kinda not Covid friendly sauces. Everyone picks up the plastic bottles and squeezing on their sandwich. Not once did I see anyone cleaning the bottles. Was better when they had a pump station instead of plastic bottles. Anyways this wasn't a deal breaker for us, just an observation. The food was delicious, hubby was so impressed by the food and flavours. He had to talked to the gentleman (I'm thinking was a owner) told us once they sell out that's it. He starts the BBQ at 10 pm for the next day. He says they normally are all sold out of meat 7 pm, sometimes earlier. We were told best come early for the best selection, later in the day as things sell out you selections become limited. Plenty of parking. Great access from the north and south highway. Now that Hubby loves this place we will be returning more often!! Don't listen to the negative naysayer, or even the positive ones make your own assessment of this joint. read more

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When for my husband's birthday. Food was really great and had a ton of leftovers. Only thing is we wish there were shorter tables available for the kiddo and my mom. But other than that, food was delicious, staff is great and service was quick! We will definitely go back and sit outside on the patio as it was raining when we went so we can't wait to be back! read more

BBQ done the way it should be. I tried a selection of the menu and everything was great. If you like smoked meat, then this is the place to be. read more

I wish we had spent $450, purchased our own meats and stayed home. The meat was so dry we needed to order one of their very overpriced drinks (which they really like to push) to wash it down. The only sides they had left were the overcooked cornbread and the beans which had so much chili powder they were not edible. Novel idea to serve meats on butcher paper but on top of cheesy buffet trays?! Why not nice platters or slabs of hardwood with a sheet of butcher paper. The cheap plastic cutlery is a huge mistake. For $450 their should be real cutlery that doesn't break when you try to saw through the overcooked brisket or butter the hockey puck of cornbread. The picnic tables outside are horrendous. We had a hard tiMe staying seated on ours as I am sure it was on a 45° angle. The table was also extremely dirty. We had to ask the waitress to wipe it down before we ordered anything. The atmosphere reminded me of Porky's Bar from the cult classic movie. Definitely not a place I would take my children. Please, spend the money on a good bbq, quality meats and cutlery and stay at home!! You will thank me for that advice. read more

Came on a Saturday afternoon, service was great, food was great, only problem was they sold out of most of their options... after a short conversation with the waitress we learn this happens a lot!!! We ended up ordering 2 kinds of meet cause that's all they had. I'm wondering, this is a BBQ specificalty place, and they often run out... where does that leaves me?! Next time would only come for lunch, anything after that would mean il have to compromise read more

Felt like I was in night club music was pounding like I'm all for great music but have it at a reasonable volume so people don't have to shout at the person there sat with, brisket was very dry and tough to chew the ribs where trimmed terribly they had all the cartilage still attached with the fat , the only thing that tasted good was the sausage and beans not to mention a 6 dollar bottle of coke wouldn't go again there are much better in the province. read more

They put a rub on the meat that I'm allergic to. There are no alternatives, and this is not allergy-friendly.

Halfway​ between Calgary and Okotoks, this place promises Texas bbq in Alberta. I actually really like how the place is situated on its own just off the highway. When you pull up, you can immediately​ smell the bbq just from the parking lot. The place itself is pretty cool, it has a very western/cowboy vibe to it and even has ​a massive bullhead sitting above the bar. I like the large tables and causal feel of it all. The menu has been largely printed and is sitting above the kitchen for all to see (I'm assuming it's a covid adjustment). The drink menu isn't printed and the server will just read it off for you. It was a little challenging to pick a drink that way, but I ended up going with a bourbon iced tea lemonade and it felt pretty sub-par. What really stood out for me is their party platters which are​ perfect for those who want to try a little bit of everything. They are adjusted​ according​ to party size so my little party of 2 went for the 'Carnivore' platter. It's meant for 1-2 people but it easily fed the 2 of us. It came with 2 chicken thighs, pulled pork, ribs, brisket and a sausage (all for $35!) I liked that the bbq sauce came on the side and you can add as much or as little as you want to your meat. We also ordered side caesar​ salad and the scalloped bacon cheddar potatoes. Both ​sides were a little underwhelming. The salad seemed to be haphazardly​ put together and the scalloped potatoes were swimming in this very liquidy sauce. For dessert we got the peach cobbler. It tasted very homey and something you can easily make yourself. From other reviews,​ it seems like the service was lack-luster, but we basically had 2 servers and while they were both very attentive and friendly, it made things a little confusing at times (i.e. we ordered dessert with one server while the other brought us our bill and was setting us up to pay). Overall I'd say this place is more of a 3.5, but I rounded up because​ I came for BBQ and I got some pretty damn good BBQ. Pretty reasonable prices to boot. The next time I come back, I'll probably switch up the sides and get a different drink. read more

Always a fabulous meal. Friendly staff great atmosphere. To die for brisket!!!! Highly recommended

Delicious smoked meats! Love going to this place with friends/family. Always a great experience with the friendly staff. Highly recommend going as a group so you can get a platter of all their amazing food. Their sides and house made bbq sauces are also fantastic! read more

Casual atmosphere and you pick your food up from the counter, we had the carnivore platter and the meats were all good! Added a side of corn bread which was lovely, but the coleslaw was nothing special. Definitely some of the best BBQ I have had in Alberta! read more

Fantastic! As soon as you drive up you can smell how awesome it is going to taste ! Great food !friendly and amazing staff ! The cole slaw and brisket make me salivate just thinking about it ! read more

Food is dry. Overpriced. Service is slow. Overrated. Owner is rude. Pretty sure people just go because it's a novelty experience but it isn't worth it. read more

Figuring I could kill two birds with one stone, I decided to have lunch while I was in Okotoks since I'm rarely in the area. Their menu is short and sweet: meats, sides and desserts. I ordered the ribs and brisket with coleslaw and smoked cheddar bacon potatoes for sides and enjoyed some sun on a picnic bench as I waited. I opted to eat outside, 1) because it was so dang nice out and 2) because I didn't want to smell super smokey from sitting inside. I normally don't dip into BBQ sauce, but I took the root beer and granny apple ones to try since they're homemade and they were pretty tasty! The ribs were perfectly smoked and fall off the bone good. The brisket was fattier than my liking but still flavorful. Didn't care for the coleslaw but man, the potatoes were awesome! The potatoes were sliced up smothered in cheese and bacon and reminded me of scalloped potatoes. Of course, I had to make room for their candied bacon apple crisp. Chunks of apple and crumble drizzled with whipped cream and caramel topped with crisp bacon strips? Un-friggen-believable! If I ever make the trek down south again, I'm gonna have that apple crisp with a side of potatoes as my meal! read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Candied bacon apple crisp - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Trash Don't Go Here ! Brisket tastes like hard leather and over priced. Joke management who says they are legit Texas BBQ......not even close. read more

Second time coming here and got to say less than thrilled this time around. Ordered the Hog Plate. Pork was served cold & had a bbq sauce explode all over my shorts leaving a stain. All I got was a couple of sorries & a cup of club soda & cloth from the manager to try to clean up - that didn't work. Leaving me look like I peed myself and having a 2 hour ride home in wet shorts. No compensation from the manager either. I wasn't expecting a free meal but a little discount for the trouble would have carried over better. It will be the last time we come here again. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - a man sitting at a picnic table - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Others may love this place, for me the spices they smoke their meat in result in aggravation and a gluten attack.

The people here are great but the food, not so much. Coming from Texas, we have a great deal of experience eating BBQ. We really do wonder if the owners have ever had Texas BBQ because this food is in no way anything like it. Go somewhere else. It's no wonder this owner went broke with his previous restaurant. Don't support a business that is less than great, they will think their product is good which this is NOT. read more

This place. I've eaten BBQ across the USA. I can tell you what NC vs Texas BBQ tastes like...and I can't remember when I had a better brisket. Just amazing, a gem, somewhere I will come back too. read more

Stopped by on a Sunday afternoon. We both had the chopped brisket sandwich with a side. I had the beans. They were good and they did not skimp on the serving size on the beans. My wife had the jalapeño Mac and cheese she liked it. The sandwiches were served on thick sliced bread. The only thing we found a little lacking was the bbq sauces. Not that they were not good, just not to our liking. We will be coming back to try the other bbq meats. read more

I have been here 3 times now and haven't enjoyed anything, which completely goes against my 2 strikes and your out rule. I have traveled the south and know bbq, and smoke at home, and was so excited for this place. But after long waits when not really that busy, combined with super high prices for the portion size, and bbq really isn't that good, I will not be back. It's a shame, I prefer mom and pop places which we are lacking in this area but this place isn't it. One thing I need to add is the appalling behavior or the owner. They have these stupid bar seats near the line and he trys to force you to sit in them. They are completely in the way of everything! The 2nd time I was there people were leaning on a table near the front waiting, which is usual for this place, and he told them all to move! He then started lecturing them about not holding up the table and to use the stupid bar stools. The 3rd and final time same old story. If you want to treat your customers like that with long waits and sub standard food, good luck staying in business. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Rip off - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good ole Alberta Western BBQ. We had the #5 platter. They take your order at the table and bring you drinks. Everything else is self serve. Plastic cutlery. Paper trays to eat out of. All good though as long as you know. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Smoked ribs, brisket, pulled pork, sausage, missing the chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This was my first and will be my last visit to Big Sky and I'm sad because I was really excited and looking forward to Bike Night. My husband and I went last night and had a table outside as we where waiting for our friends to arrive on their bike. We had a few drinks and burnt ends for an appy while we waited. The owner, Rob I believe, asked us if we minded a singe guy with OBB sitting with us and we said sure. Here's where it goes really bad...... We had left our table for a few minutes to watch Ashlee do a slow race on the adjacent road. When we returned to our table there where 4 guys we didn't know sitting there, our drinks and our coat had been moved and shoved to the end of the table. They told us the owner had sat them there??? Wait....What? They made no attempt to move nor did they seem to care. The guy who had been sitting with us said he told the owner that we where still sitting at the table when he brought the 4 guys over but he just said that we'd have to find another table. Wow!!! Mind blown, you call that customer service? My husband went to find the him and was told the same thing, well, that didn't go over well. Instead the owner came over and told the 4 guys "no you stay put, I'll take care of you, actually let me set a table up inside for you" He said this right in front of me, and was very rude, didn't even acknowledge me or apologize. You would have saved yourself if you had just had the decency to come over and apologize for the mistake. Sadly though it seems you lack any customer service skills and value "friends or regulars" more than new customers. Sadly you just lost potential "regulars" After reading a few reviews I saw that similar had happened to another person where "regulars" arrived and they where asked to find another table. THIS people is NOT customer service!!! This is why you are getting one star, even if the food was good. Both go hand in hand and you sir FAILED!!!!! read more

Sigh, three strikes you're out. This is my third time here each time has been progressively more disappointing than the last. I want to love this place I really do it has a great location the atmosphere is amazing it's a great building. Like I say it has a lot going for it. Alas the food leaves much to be desired it is hit and miss at best. Tonight the brisket was unbelievably dry and its brisket, brisket should not be dry. The portion sizes in my opinion are too small for what you're paying and just in general the food is subpar. If you're looking for a place to go and have a beer this is probably your place but if you're going and looking for outstanding barbecue this is not your place. I don't know what the answer is to this place, they really need to step it up. With places in Calgary Hayden Block, Holy Smoke and others this place falls far short and is fortunate to not be located closer to the competition. read more

Very cool fun spot great location right off the highway. My favourite thing off the menu is the nachos! Unbelievably fantastic goes great with a beer on a sunny day. And they're patio is awesome, and the servers are hot as the afternoon sun read more

Been here twice in two years - gave it a fair try. Wish I could get that time back on at least one of them. Service was slooooow and food was just all right both times. The last visit, seemed like they were out of most of their specials. It became easier to just ask what they *did* have. Service staff extremely inexperienced and the manager didn't even attempt to try to make things better. Not willing to try a third time on this place. read more

Amazing authentic BBQ. Take the drive an see what you are missing out on. Good portion sizes and very tasty meats. Staff and owner very friendly. Good vibe to the place. read more

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Phenomenal BBQ. They are making some pretty great adjustments since opening. I have had the pulled pork, brisket and ribs. All of them are fantastic. The pulled pork had a nice smoked bark to it that was delicious. Not the biggest fan of the mac n cheese, but the baked beans and hog spuds were great. Portion sizes are great. This place can only get better from here, come summer time I could see it being a great place to hang out especially if they throw some benches out front. Rob is a great guy, and makes an effort to greet everyone that comes in the door. Rylies Cattle Barn wasn't the same without him, very happy to have him back, and better than ever. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Must try if you are meat lover. Great cowboy vibe around. Reasonal price with quality food.

Stopped in for lunch today to go and picked up a Hungry Man which consisted of 3 meats and a side, I chose the brisket, chicken thighs and pulled pork with the jalapeño cheddar biscuit. I gotta say it was pretty damn good, very moist and delicious. The staff and management were awesome considering people were lined up out the door, great food and great people. read more

After driving by this spot a number of times, my husband decided we should check it out. We invited two foodie-friends to join us. Upon arrival we were greeted promptly and shown to a picnic table with an umbrella to provide shade. (Due to the pandemic, indoor seating was not available. Thank goodness it was a beautiful evening for an outdoor meal.) Once seated, our server (Maddie) came promptly to get our drink orders and also provided us with an "orientation" of how to find where the menu was posted, or how we could locate it on our phones. Server Maddie was prompt, professional, courteous and a lot of fun. She was fun to joke around with and was able to give us recommendations when we were stuck to choose between two menu items. Eventually we settled sharing a plate of pulled pork nachos (OMG...delicious, though not what you might expect - only 6 LARGE corn chips but the were smothered in delectable pulled pork, cheese and veggies), Wagyu beef rib dinner, pulled chicken sandwich, pork rib dinner, and chicken dinner. Our sides ranged from the coleslaw (it was average) to baked beans (which were yummy), to bacon scalloped potatoes (which were freakin' amazing) and some cornbread (also very good). We were all very pleased with our meal choices and felt that the portion sizes met our expectations and our appetites. Overall we had great food and drink at a reasonable price, and Maddie's excellent service (as well as the rest of the team, who were always available to top up our water or bring extra napkins) was the icing on the cake - or maybe I should say "the sauce on the ribs". We will definitely be back again and would not hesitate to recommend this establishment for someone wanting some great BBQ at affordable prices. One final thought...I am not a huge fan of eating outdoors, as I find I am usually bothered and distracted by the flying insects and wasps. I am happy to say we did not see one fly, wasp, or any other pest during our entire meal. read more

Amber had heard if this place someplace so we made a trip out to it when we met up in calgary. There was a lit of good and a bit of bad mixed in. Fir the most part find was great. Amber had a brisket sandwich. Very good and interesting choice if bread that was like a dense sourdough. She got a ceaser salad on the side which was good but not remarkable, which is probably the best you should hope for in a bbq pit. Something would be wrong if the salad was a highlight. I had a platter with sausage, smoked chicken and beef ribs with scalloped potatoes. All good, but the beef rib was so good I thought I should have gotten all that. The scalloped potatoes were only passable. Could have been much better. Our drinks were good. Ceaser was was spicy and salty. A couple of big issues were that; one it was noisy and the metal cladding interior only made it worse; and this was made worse by the fact that they don't bring you your food, but yell your name on a loudspeaker and you have to go get it. And they had a lot of staff on hand, no reason they could not do the one more step of bringing you your food. read more

Solid bbq and great that the owner is super friendly and welcoming . He gave great introduction to the menu and recommendations . We had super high hope for this place .. and we want to like it because it's closer to us then Hayden block and Big T . The carnivorous meal arrived and everything was looking good and delicious with all the 5 featured meats. 1: chicken BBQ was awesome and out of this world .. so good 2) brisket ; has good size and amount but it was so dry and cold on each ends. I was shocked 3) pull pork was YEs yes yes ! Delicious 4) ribs was once again cold and dry and too smoked up.. felt like each charcoal .. I'm sorry 5) sausage was amazing !!! Side dishes are lacking the usual bacon !!! Way to conservative with the bacon amount... I dot know why ... I think we only for 3-4 bits of bacon ... :( Overall ; great place to eat and drinks .. Hayden block still hold our number 1 spot ! So far ! read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Carnivorous platter with two sides ( mac &cheese and bacon potato) - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I compare this place to Holy Smoke in Calgary. As far as the taste of the ribs go. The restaurant itself is relatively big inside. On the day of my visit they had a waitress that took orders at the table. They use an iPad ordering system and call your name when your meal is ready. You get a choice of 1 side with your meal entrees. I had the coleslaw, my son the baked beans. The coleslaw is vinegar based not creamy like the waitress told me. That being said the baked beans were the better of the two sides. Not visible from the highway is a huge outdoor picnic area. I did a quick rough count, and if you seat 10 to a table you could theoretically seat another 300 people. I'd like to come back on a nice warm sunny day. It was nice tonight, but the wind really picked up. In conclusion, I'd like to come back and sample some of the platters. It's a nice space ! Side note; I like the way the takeout orders get given out to drive through customer's. (Long hook). Oh yeah, They also have an app to pre order. read more

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