A short drive from Barksdale Airforce Base is this road side BBQ joint my boys like to call it the pig place. The dinning room is quaint and the décor is simple with spacious and minimal seating. The smell of smoked meats permeates the room when you enter and they have so many options from large plates to smaller sandwiches (which are still pretty huge). The kids love the chicken fingers, and my cousin always gets the loaded potato with pulled pork (which is lovingly called the BOTATO) which is huge. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Pulled Pork Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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Delicious BBQ and their potato salad and beans are delicious too. Everything is really good. Great customer service. I love their Botato and never can eat it all at one sitting. I always take my leftover Botato home to eat later. I usually get the 2 meat plate with their delicious, tender sliced Brisket and fall off the bone Ribs! Now that I left this review, my mouth is watering just thinking about it and I wish I had a plate now. read more

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Ummm. No. Outrageously high prices for the quality and amount of food. I ate at this chain in Texas and was excited to find another. No comparison! My pulled pork with 2 sides was 18.95 for and my boyfriend's was $23.9 read more

Good solid barbecue with a full complement of all the usual items. If you want something different from the usual ribs or brisket, try the Botato which comes with meat and toppings. It' will not disappoint, The smoked turkey is really good too. Service takes a minute, but the food is fresh and hot. Inside is nothing to write home about, so you might want to just bring it to the house. read more

The smoked wings were bomb! The came out steaming hot, delicious and cooked to perfection. The side potato salad was also super delicious. On top of that, a nice refreshing sweet tea and you've got yourself a classically and bodaciously delicious meal. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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The best BBQ I've had in a really long time! I had the pulled pork plate with bbq beans and potato salad. The portion sizes were generous. The meat was lean and didn't have a ton of fat! I also had an order of the Cajun fries. They were great! Hot and crispy! I personally was not a huge fan of the potato salad. It almost had an olive taste which isn't my favorite. So next time I will try a different side! But I've been to quite a few bbq places around Bossier City and this by far has been the best! read more

Great Bar-B-Q, the best in the area. The service is great, with a nice place to eat inside. This place is timeless, and never gets old.

Pretty good for bbq in Bossier. If you beat the crowds it's quick. The botatoe and bochos are some good eats (unless you are watching what you eat). They do have salads and plenty of other things to choose from to make anyone happy. read more

"Bodacious BBQ of Louisiana boasts a wide range of barbecue and down-home Creole dishes. Daily specials such as Jambalaya, white beans-n-rice, red beans-n-rice, thick meaty western chili and Creole green beans are made fresh each morning and sell out by dinner. You can rest assured that those Creole dishes have that delicious barbecue meat in them to create a flavor that is hard to find anywhere else."- BOY IS THAT NO LIE. Fast and friendly these folks sure can pile on the yummy goodness. When it comes to BBQ- this is my go to spot. You gotta try that Botato! Mmmm-mm-m read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Botato. With all the goodness. And yumminesses. About $10 - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

The bbq sauce really makes a world of difference and I wouldn't eat one of their sandwiches without it. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - ows a pink pig on a pole - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

I have eaten at BBQ restaurants all across America (dine-in and take-out), and I must say I was underwhelmed by my visit. I was first taken aback at the outrageous prices. I placed a take out order of 1 pound of ribs and two 1/2 chickens, and I was quoted $50! Prices were not displayed for meat by the pound (as far as I observed), so I modified the order to a 1/2 rack of ribs and the aforementioned chicken. This brought the price to approximately $38 ( still expensive for what I ordered, compared to other restaurants). Apparently, their business model focuses almost exclusively on plate dinners with sides, which I personally am not a fan of. But, oh well. The taste and quality of the meats were good - the ribs were thick, meaty, with very little visible fat. The chicken was also pretty good quality, but underseasoned. I thought it odd that the meats were presented tightly wrapped in cellophane. Additionally, neither the ribs nor chicken had any browning, charring, or grill marks- which leads me to assume that perhaps they were cooked in an indoor smoker instead of an actual pit. As a result, my live-in niece chose not to eat the chicken because it looked more like baked chicken (which she doesn't like) than barbecue. Based on my overall experience, I can only rate this establishment 3 stars. read more

This little hole in the wall restaurant is on Barksdale Blvd. about 5-10 min from Barksdale AFB. It kind of looks like a converted convenience store. On the inside, eclectic decorations cover the walls. It has a very charming small town feel. The restaurant was clean and with the amount of patrons, well maintained. The wait staff were cordial and but you could tell that the line almost out the door was starting to take its toll. She was quick to take our orders, gave us our drinks, and moved to the next costumer. All and all, she did a great job. Now, to what you want, the food. I had sausage, green beans, and a side of red beans and rice. My friend had Chopped Pork and 2 sides of red beans and rice. We are both huge BBQ fans and neither were great. I do have to say that the red beans and rice were good. Although this would not be my first stop, it does work in a pinch for lunch. read more

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Certainly a no-frills bbq restaurant, outfitted with antique pig decor. I thought the pulled pork and sliced turkey were tasty choices for bbq, either could possibly use a bit more seasoning in the cooking process. They are good entrees regardless of the touch more seasoning they could have. The staff bringing out food was kind and courteous. For sides I enjoy the potato salad and the rice with gravy, those items are seasoned perfectly. Seems like this place can get busy fast, but the restaurant also does a good job at being as speedy as possible. A word to the wise, the bbq bottles seem to be warmed up a bit and the bbq sauce is thin. Why do you care? Sauce may shoot out of the bottle faster and farther than you thought! Just ask my husband and guard you shirts! read more

The food came out at a great pace. we were able to get in, eat in, and get back to lunch on time. everyone was nice. My Texas toast was excellent. My ribs and chicken were very tender. The chicken was hot my ribs were not, but i imagine too much heat would make them tough, so leave it alone. now my baked beans, no excuse there. there were 2 pulses from being cold. i asked my co-workers, and those that got beans were cold also, they just did not eat theirs, mcgreedy ate hers. i can't throw away money. my little corn cob coblette was good and hot and had a pat of butter on it. Great touch. never had that before anywhere. read more

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Food was very good, try to go late they run out of stuff and close the grill down early. Bochips were huge !!! read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Combo plate - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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If customer service is important to you at all, avoid this place at all costs. Drove 30 minutes to pick up this food only to realize a key part of the meal was missing. When I called the manager, Mike, did not even offer an apology at the mistake nor offer anything to make up for the fact that I had to drive another 30 minutes one way to pick up my missing food. In fact, he had the audacity to have an attitude with me. When I arrived to pick up my missing food, Mike couldn't even bother to come out of the back to face me himself and the boy at the front had a smart ass attitude himself. They've lost many customers from this single interaction. Customer service is absolute shit. read more

Delish food. Everyone loved their BOTato. Ribs were fall off the bone, so good. Not too fatty.

Hands down the best bbq in town, now with two locations. You can't go wrong with bochos or the botato. They have really good burgers too.

This Barbecue joint is grand! I recommend trying there pulled pork sandwiches, for they will change thy life! The choices of sides are also quite fantastic. The tables are clean, the service is quick, the prices are reasonable. If thou live around the area, or even just passing through, give this fantastic barbecue joint a try! 8/10. read more

While we were attending an all-day wrestling tournament at the CenturyLink Center, we decided to venture out for a bite for lunch. We found Bodacious BBQ nearby and stopped in for lunch. The interior is quaint with country flourishes but the kitchen was hopping. We didn't have any wait to order our meat plates with sides. We all tried the brisket which was smoked well, tender, and quite flavorful. I tried the smoked sausage (both spicy and plain), my wife the chicken, and my daughter the ribs, along with some various sides. Everything was cooked to perfection. For dessert, we shared an order of the beignet fries, which can best be compared to a funnel cake. After the huge portions on our plates, we couldn't finish the dessert, but we left well-fed and ready for more wrestling. Friendly staff, reasonable prices, large portions, and great flavor were the takeaways for our family during our visit. Hopefully you'll have a similarly savory experience should you drop-in to Bodacious BBQ, read more

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Excellent everything, ribs brisket chicken and sausage we all great. Came in from Houma to visit family and on our way out I found Bodacious BBQ. Excellent choose for sure! read more

SOOOOO YUMMY! So many selections AND for a great price! Our cashier/server was super nice and even helped us by giving us suggestions of what to eat (which we went with). The botato was so delicious!! You HAVE to try it when you eat here because it's very popular and soo good. It's pretty big, so if you don't have a big appetite you won't need to order anything else! read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - botato - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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The place like many restaurants in the area, is run down and in need of a good cleaning. The staff while friendly, could not seem to get our order right. Being a vegetarian at a barbecue place is often difficult. So the only option really for me was the "Bochos". Which are nachos meant to have brisket on them. I of course ordered them without. So they ended up having chips, barbecue sauce, nacho cheese, sour cream and jalapeños. They wouldn't have been bad, had they not completely drowned them in the awful nacho cheese. I ended up throwing half of it away, because my stomach couldn't stand the mass amounts of processed "cheese". We ordered some fried okra for a side, which was just your average fried okra. One thing to note here: the prices may seem a little steep, but they give you tons of food. Like you could easily split any dish on the menu. Overall, a mediocre dinner, that I wouldn't eat again. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Vegetarian "Bochos" - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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Everything I had was delicious. The ribs, the BBQ sauce, the beans, Texas toast & AMAZING Mac n cheese. Possibly the best BBQ place in Northwest Louisiana. Excellent. read more

This location used to be good food and decent prices. After eating there today, I was extremely disappointed in the quality of food and the high priced. I will take my business to another business. So goodby Bodacious. I am gone! read more

We have eaten at this place for many years, although we live almost at the Texas line so it is only every once in a while that we go there. Good, but just too far for us, both timewise and gaswise. My favorite is the Botato. We get it with the double brisket and extra butter and sour cream. I ask them to cut it long ways and leave the foil off. Then we slather it with barbq sauce and each have one half. It is just plenty for both of us and WE are both stuffed. We have had the peppered sausage and it is very good also, but we do not care for anything else on the menu. Tried the red beans and rice, very let down on that. No flavor. And the french fried potatoes are FROZEN! We saw that they are going to open a place in Shreveport, which would be way better for us, but they have no idea when they will open. Saw the place months ago and looked as if it were about to open, called the Bossier location they said in May. Called today and the guy said no one knows when. It is under wraps. So I am beginning to think maybe never. It is the owners son who is opening the place so you would think THEY would know something. Am close to giving up on that. May check one more time to find out and then again, may just give up. read more

This place is a bit rundown and in need of a facelift in my opinion. The staff was friendly and tried the famous botato and I must say it was pretty good. The pulled pork was tasty and the potato was baked perfectly. The sour cream gave the pork an interesting taste. It was good and would recommend if in the area. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Botato - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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All I ordered was a ham sammich and it was great. Plenty to fill me up. I ordered it. I was 2 minutes away. It was ready by the time I got there. Not the most chatty or friendly people but I guess that doesn't matter. The sammich was good. read more

If I could marry whoever's recipes these are, I would ask them TODAY. Also really cool staff, I always get the same girl at the till with awesome tattoos, she's pretty cool. Seriously some of the absolute best bbq I've had....anywhere, really. I will forever dream of their chopped brisket sandwich and those beans...oh my god those beans. My mouth's watering, what were we talking about? read more

The botato is sloppy, they dipped most of my potato out (and kept the rest of the potato) and put what they call "brisket" in it tons of it but it is chopped up with some sauce of some kind in it that does not taste good. Look like a pile of mess and taste horrific. read more

Came here thinking this was the same Bodacious Barbecue that's a couple miles away but in Texas. Quickly realized it was not the same place. It seemed as though the ribs were cooked in the oven, and the macaroni and cheese was cooked in a homeless man's armpit. Name should really be changed so as not to confuse people. We should have known it was not the same one when the cashier seemed shocked we were excited to be there. I know that Shreveport & Bossier City are known for casinos and gambling, but I never asked to take a chance on getting food poisoning. Worst barbecue I've ever had. I wish I would have just called out of work one day instead of wasting $60 here. read more

Was in the area for a few days and this place was highly recommended. I ordered the botato and a side of the spicy smoked sausage. They were both really good. Service was great and the food came out fairly quickly. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - The botato and a side of spicy smoked sausage - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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Used to be great. We ordered the Meat Family Combo and were disappointed. Sides were underwhelming. Beans used to be great? But now taste like they were straight from a can and mixed with a bit of BBQ sauce. Potato Salad was also lack luster... needed salt and more mayonnaise. Huge chunks of potatoes, that were cold. Sausage and ham were ok. Brisket was really good... moist, and tender, but could use a bit more smoke flavor. Texas toast wasn't even toasted. Not worth the money spent. read more

Their botato is SO GOOD, and burgers! Park in the back to score freebies, like onion strings or fries! Super casual atmosphere, fast service, good food, friendly staff, and fun decor. read more

Have eaten here several times over last few years but the last 2 notes have called for takeout at 5:00 PM and no Pork !! This is a barbecue restaurant what gives? read more

The barbecue is good. It's not a fancy place, you sure don't need to dress up. Prices are reasonable and the folks are friendly. Yep, I'd eat here again. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Pulled pork plate & 1/2 rack plate - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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Coming from Alaska, I wanted to eat some good food. Well the food wasn't good, it was amazing. Never had anything like the botato before. It is a must try. Beginet fries were really good! I would definitely come back for more. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Impressed with the botato. Chopped brisket nestled in a buttered baked potato topped with cheese. Beginet fries! Sooo good!! - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

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Disappointed. This is the south, why can't there be BBQ everywhere? My brisket was more than likely cooked in a crock pot rather than a smoker. At least use liquid smoke for crying out loud. As a BBQ joint the BBQ is the show, not the potato or nachos. Calling random cuts of meat BBQ is not BBQ. The only redeeming quality was the fried okra, which was pretty good. read more

Stick with the Botato, is it a baked potato stuffed to overflowing with meat and cheese. While it is not the best BBQ I've had, it is good, one of my favorites in the area for sure. For me the chicken was a miss but any of the brisket and chopped meats were really good. Their house BBQ is awesome. The decor is very dated, and nothing to look at but the staff is relatively pleasant. The prices are good too. read more

Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Botato! - Barbeque Near Me - Bossier City, Louisiana

This was, thankfully, one of the first places my husband and I found to eat here when we first moved into the area. The Botato is all that it's talked up to be. I love the mint tea and the chopped brisket is amazing. Wasn't a fan of their chicken, but to each their own. Tip: Don't go in when they are close to closing; that was our fault and I don't blame the place. They were almost out of everything; the staff is normally very friendly but this night they seemed impatient and you can sense they were ready to shut down--which I truly do understand. However, when we did order our meals to go, when we arrived home, we were missing two of our orders (ribs and sausage), so that was a little disappointing. However, that was one incident in the many other times we have been there. All the other times our experience has been amazing. Great food, not a long wait and the price wasn't bad. Definitely try a Botato! read more