I have never been there and I'll tell you why. We were coming back from Calgary to Okotoks when they opened and decided to give them a try. I called and tried to place s pick up order. I was rudely told I had to download an app and order online. Their assumption was that my flip phone had apps. I'm sure they won't miss my business. read more

Came here today for a late lunch and we were very impressed! Obviously recently opened, this down home, no frills, authentic BBQ joint is definitely somewhere to go for a casual meal. The meat is smoked on location, so the smell entices you as soon as you get out of your car. The menu is small, and reasonably priced, the food is made fresh daily, so once they are out of an item that is it. We both ordered the burnt ends and a side of bacon baked beans ($9.99 for burnt ends + 1 side) and both were delish!! The beans were loaded with meat and a generous amount of whisky in the mix. The meat was tender and not fatty, plus there was a nice selection of sauces to accompany your meal. The decor is sparse but clean, the focus is obviously on the food. Like I mentioned, no frills, down to earth and good food at reasonable prices for the amount of protein you are getting. Not huge servings, but just right - we left full and satisfied but not stuffed. read more

Had high hopes for this place, I was genuinly excited to try it. Then I tried it. It was a legitimate let down. I ordered burnt ends, something that I have enjoyed since a kid. They were MEH. The cornbread was pretty good, but the potatoes... OH GOD THE POTATOES. Grainy and salty... Yet oddly flavorless, even with pulled pork and gravy on them. These potatoes come from a box. And for 5 bucks, I want real potatoes. Wouldn't really recommend this place unless you're just passing by and can't make it into okotoks for some real food. read more

Who doesn't love some good old smoked meat along with some amazing local craft beer. Gotta applaud Rob and his staff at Big Sky. Can't wait for patio season, they've got the best one around!! read more

Stopped today while on the road down here on a Saturday afternoon just before the dinner rush. Live music was a very nice surprise. Had the Hungry Man Platter - 3 meats and beans. Pulled pork was very moist and tasted great. Sausage was a good size and a bit spicy (good thing) and a bit dry (also a good thing - I hate greasy smoked sausage) I recommend the sausage. Brisket was also moist and flavourful. The beans that come with the 3 meat platter were hot and had more pork in them, again flavourful. $19.99 for that I ordered the side of Hog Spuds as the Cashier was a master up seller . They are baby golden potatoes wrapped in bacon and smoked, served with sour cream. Recommended these too, only I would like a couple more of them for $8 as they looked kind of sparse in the serving tray. Cute cashier uphold me on a $3.50 bottle of Coke (355ml) that sucked - I did not expect Cineplex pricing on the pop. Overall, value was average $35 for a single diner. Flavour was on point. Established is clean and appropriately smells like delicious smoke. Staff are attentive. Decor is cool. I was initially going to give a 4 Star due to pricing but the Blues duo playing in here is really good! Good enough that people stop eating to applaud. I live in Edmonton, but the next time I an in this neck of the woods I will be back. I am an avid backyard smoker and can say these guys are doing it right! read more

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

We had high hopes for this place and were let down. Sadly, they don't know the basics and even cut the brisket against the gain. The brisket was seriously dried out and chewy and the cold mac and cheese was quite the acquired taste. The smoker was inside so we all left with a lingering smoke smell on our clothes and hair. The hog spud were fairly good which is why I have two stars. It's super expensive as well. $12 for a a very small brisket sandwich and one side. The adult sized portion was $15. $7 for 6 baby potatoes wrapped in bacon. read more

I have been to Big sky a few times. Always great food. Owner is very friendly and welcoming. Food has great flavour. Home made BBQ sauce as well. Drive thru big enough for a tractor trailer read more

We visited on New Years Eve at 6pm. It was really quiet so we worried that they may want to close soon, but we ordered anyway. It was only 6, after all. You order your food separately from your drinks. Your server will take your drink order and then you go up to the kitchen window to order your food. I ordered the ribs and hubby ordered the meat platter. My ribs were dry (I'm assuming I got the last of the batch), but the pulled pork was awesome (I took some from my husbands portion). He said his beef was good too and same with the chicken. My ribs were really good when coated with one of the four different BBQ sauces I took. The root beer, big sky and the grainy mustard were my faves. The beans were the HIGHLIGHT. Omg so good. They have pulled pork mixed in with the beans too. Mmmmmmm! Coleslaw is also yummy!! The beer is also good :) Service was great too. Very kind staff. I only rate it as a 3/5 due to the rush of needing to get out and the dryness of my ribs, but again, I'm sure it was only because we got there right before closing that night. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - The ribs and coleslaw with the four different kinds of sauce. Mmm! - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Food was ok but we got kicked out of our seats by the manger or owner because a couple regulars were coming in. We paid and we were then straight away moved while the regulars were walking through the car park. Absolutely disgusting. I asked why we were moved. Oh they come here every day was the answer. So what!!!!! Worst feeling I've felt after spending $100 at a bbq place for just two of us. read more

Great BBQ and hot sauce is a really hot. The 3 meats platter was a sure winner and the beans also.

Terrible service, sub par food and issues with our order. Very disappointed and do not recommend.

We have been to this place a couple times and each time the service has been terrible but nothing like today. We will never go to this restaurant again. We arrived after the Okotoks kids Parade (arrived at around 12:30 on a Saturday) and sat down after reading the sign at the front that read "we are happy to take your order at your table". We sat for 20 minutes without a single server coming by so we tried to order our drinks and food at the front. We were told they would send someone to take our order at our table. We waited 10 minutes before someone came and another 10 minutes before we got our drinks. We waited another 35 minutes at which point my daughter was getting very fussy and still no food. We told the server to bring our check WITHOUT the food and left. We will not be giving them another chance. read more

Ordered Carnivorous platter. Was good but it got cold really fast. Nice place cold beer great service. read more

Big Sky BBQ Pit - Carnivores platter. Great combo. - Barbeque Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Much to be improved. Firstly, the food was really tasty, but the manner in which it was presented was odd for me. The temperature of the meat was served, at best, lukewarm. Perhaps a grill would be a good addition to the kitchen, to quickly sear the meats yielding a more desirable temperature served to customers. Second, I wasn't a fan of the minimalist approach of how the food was presented. It was like eating at a food truck, "indoors". I would prefer stainless steel cutlery to the throw away plastic cutlery and wax lined, paper waste (Hopefully owner took into account that paper products should be compostable, as not all wax lined product are). The small fry trays that are offered as plates are too small and flimsy. If the owner does not want to invest in a dishwasher, then he/they should offer larger paper plates. Also, tongs for serving from the large meat trays. There is a certain level of comfort that one expects, when dining in, even for bbq. Order it for take out instead then you can heat it up yourself and eat off larger plates. read more

This is definitely one of my top favourite restaurants in Okotoks! The food is fantastic and the service is great! I definitely recommend the scalloped potatoes and pulled pork! read more

Awesome food. I had a less than stellar experience with the brisket here once but they asked me to come back. Happy I came back. Food was great this time around. Chicken sandwich was our fav!! 4 stars as it's quite pricey. read more

My experience at this establishment was okay the concept of the establishment was different the food was ok it was cooked but for some odd reason was cold don't know why read more

Great place! Great food! Spent about 1/2hr with Rob after our meal, he went over some of his prep process and tips for the home smoker. Just a quick comment about the earlier post of the cut against the grain for brisket. That IS how you are to slice brisket, always against the grain. Ps smoke houses are smoky, part of the setting. read more

Went with the extended family on our way to a Dawgs game. The order of play is a bit confusing. They don't have individual menus, but a massive menu board above an open concept kitchen. However, you don't order food at the place where the menu is. If you can't see the menu from your table, you are directed to their website to check the menu. Secondly, they have 'table service' that includes a server who takes your food and beverage orders, but they only bring the drinks. When your food order is ready, your name is belted out from a loud speaker which is loud enough to be heard on the outdoor patio. The whole set up is kind of unusual and poorly conceived. We tried four meats - ribs, chicken thighs, pulled pork, and sausage along with various sides. Of the meats, I'd say the chicken was the best of the lot. The sausage was alright but could have been a bit spicier for my taste. The ribs were sub par and the pulled pork was pretty dry. I desperately want Calgary to have a better bbq scene, but this place is not bringing up the class average. I don't think I'll return any time soon. read more

The meat is good lots of smoky flavor and lots of portions. Fun decor and the patio is nice. However, they need to ditch the potatoes sides. You could tell they were re-heated. The texture was just not there. Lots of the food is spicy if you like that. The sasage is spicy and so is the corn bread. I found the pulled pork with with the apple bbq sauce was the best of the meats. read more

My wife and son and I went for lunch. Been meaning to try this place for awhile and had heard mixed reviews. We tried the 5 meat platter and my son had the chicken sandwich. Platter was only meat, no sides (not what i expected). Everything but the chicken was cold. Ribs were very dry even when I added sauce. Pulled was okay but cold. Brisket was juicy but fatty and cold. Sausage was okay. We had to order our drinks separately and then pay for them separately at the end ($14) for 1 beer and 2 pops! I really wanted this place to be good, we were so looking forward to enjoying this place with friends and family. I hate to give a bad review, but it could have been so much better. Unfortunately I won't be back. read more

Really good bbq! If you are heading south from Calgary you should stop by to try! We tried lots from the menu and keep coming back. The app is very convenient too so you can order and pay online and just stop by and enjoy tasty dinner at home (well, good luck on driving home as smell makes you keep speeding to get home faster, lol) read more

Very good portion sizes and great meat. When they say serves 1-2 people, I would lean closer to 2 people. Food was great read more

Best bbq around love homemade sausage and pulled pork are my favourites beer is cold staff and owner are great people very welcoming. To the people that complain smoked meat is just warm not hot. read more

Portions are good, oddly I thought the beans were the best of the whole meal. Had the Hungry man 3 different meats. They had no sausage so I cannot comment on that but the remaining meats left the thick greasy feeling in my mouth and the after taste was too much. All meats were too fatty! Service was slow but yet friendly. If you like pulled pork its ok but not great. read more

Definitely the best Restaurant in okotoks, probably in the Calgary area. We have fiends that come from out of town and we take them there and they can't wait for their next visit. read more

Well I tell you what it ain't nothin close to good ol Texas BBQ. My family ordered the pulled pork and brisket sandwhich both of them were dry, they didn't have all of the items on the menu, the mac n cheese was soggy the cornbread was dry, the potatoes were unappealing and lacked flavor, and last but not least the house made BBQ sauces were not filled. Maybe the BBQ would be better if you lost the A&M flag. Hook em all the way baby! read more

Amazing service amazing food freely staff and delicious food 10 out of 10 and good hot sauce and Mercedes

We were really looking forward to visiting this joint after we first heard about it. Short version: The Q is good enough, and the sauces are different and interesting, but everything else about it - including the ordering and seating - is totally uncomfortable. Worst of all, the prices are *astronomical* and portions tiny. We ordered one of their platters (to share between two adults and two kids) and were told it would be ample to feed us all. In reality, it might have been enough for *one* person... without much of an appetite. We each had a nibble of each of the meats, cleaned up a couple of small sides, and that was about it. Not a good way to drop about fifty bones, that's for sure, and we won't be back unless/until we hear they significantly improve the bang for the diner's buck. For comparison, we've had the platters (I can't remember which - the Garbage Can Lid or the Elvis, or something like that) for comparable money at Big T's in Calgary, and *that* was value for the money. We couldn't finish it all. So we go there or the Palomino. read more

First time visiting this place. Really friendly staff, great food for a very reasonable price. Will definitely return. Very impressed with the simple menu of great bbq food. read more

Was ok. Service was great, building is awesome, food was a bit underwhelming. Will likely try again but I'm not much of a beer drinker. Hopefully I can change this review on the next visit. read more

I've eaten a lot of bbq in a lot of places and I have to say this place so far has been the worst! The pulled pork sandwich should be called the un-rendered pork fat sandwich, cause sixty percent of it was soggy fat. Short of actually trying to make it that bad I don't know how anyone could have such a poor ratio of fat to meat. The sausage bites were dusty dry and somehow managed to be over spiced yet surprisingly bland and lacked any remanence of flavour from the meat of which they were made. I have never thrown away smoked sausage until today... read more

We have been wanting to try this place for a while. Pros: food was decent, open concept, easy access, friendly staff, desserts are great. Cons: expensive, irritating to have to pay for food, dessert and beverages separately, setup is a bit odd - has a lot of potential to be much better. read more

My husband and I had such on a Saturday there. It was really busy, but the service was fast. The BBQ ribs are very good. Priced very reasonable. I would recommend it if you like meat dishes and dessert. read more

AMAZING!!!!! Best BBQ in and around Calgary without a doubt hands down!!! If you have a hunkering for bbq get your meat on at Big Sky Bbq!!!

Visited this past Sunday with the family and met a friend and his kids there for lunch. This was our first visit. The atmosphere is great, nice big open space, big long picnic tables, reminded me of some of the great BBQ places I have had the pleasure of eating at in Texas (minus the smoke blackened walls that only come with age and a wood fired pit). Nice variety on the menu, ordered our food and a few minutes later we were called up for our order. Another Texas BBQ similarity is the food served simply on trays with butcher paper, no plates. Daughter number one and I shared a half pound of brisket while my wife and daughter two both went with the pulled pork sandwich (kid size for the little one, nice option). They serve the brisket and other meats without sauce...the way it should be. They offer a few different sauces on the side if you want them, and the couple I tried were tasty. We also had sides of coleslaw and their bacon and beans. Nice creamy coleslaw with a bit of tang which I enjoyed and the beans were a show stopper. Tasty, thick sauce and chunks of meat in there with the beans, delicious. I also ordered up a link if the jalapeño cheese sausage. Tasty with a nice kick. I'm told the pulled pork sandwiches were good. The brisket was just ok. I found it a little tough and there wasn't much of a bark on it. Definitely worth a trip back, and I would like to try the ribs on my next visit. The one thing I would suggest changing was having to pay for your food and drinks separately, not the most convenient setup. March 1, 2018 update: I have been back to Big Sky 3 times in the last month or so. The food remains fantastic and the brisket is better than my earlier visit. They have also switched up the ordering process. You now order everything at your table from a server and pick up your food at the counter when they call you. Much better and just one bill for everything. We also took some desserts to go on one of the visits and they were great. I had the apple crisp, my daughter had the chocolate chip cookie and my wife had the peach cobbler. She found the cobbler a little smoky. The apple crisp was excellent, but the cookie stole the show. Keep up the great work guys! read more

This was our first visit and we went because Yelp seemed to give it a good review. It's not that great! The brisket was tough and chewy, the Mac & cheese and even the bacon chocolate chip cookie were both dried out. It's so sad because we really wanted to love it and we miss Southern BBQ, i'm sorry to say it isn't up to par. However! The sauces are excellent and the staff are really nice! read more

Had lunch on 16 October 2018... Had the small brisket. Absolutely the worst barbecue I have ever had. 80% fat..Waitress said "sorry bout that". No offer to take it back. read more

This place is awesome. Great atmosphere and great food. I had the hungry platter with 3 meats. Took leftovers home. Will be going back to try more for sure read more

A little taste of Texas here in Alberta! Good eats. Hungry man platter is the best place to start, priced right and good sized portions and if you don't eat it all, they'll wrap it and you can take it home. If you like good BBQ, don't drive by!!! I wish this place lots of success! read more