We ended up in this restaurant as one of the few dog friendly places in Lee Vining. They have indoor and outdoor seating. During our visit, which was a US major holiday weekend, they were understaffed, and the service was slow, but they got the job done. The food was good. We both ordered hamburgers. Their tater tots are very good. The burgers tasted good and were filling. I will come back when we're in Lee Vining again read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - a plate of food - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

After a long day of driving and hiking, my wife and I decided some BBQ would be wonderful...But we were sorely mistaken. The food was bland. My burger had no flavor and my wife's rib plate was drenched with BBQ sauce. The only saving grace was the waiter.He was kind and attentive. Just skip this place and go to the diner next door, or even better, the Woah Nellie Deli for a better meal. read more

From the host to the server to the food absolutely delicious. We will be back next time. We visit Virginia Lakes. We are coming back in August to June so we will be back. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Bbq pulled pork sandwich with tater tot's and a side of Cole slaw. Tri tip sandwiche omg this was amazing. - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

Major flop. It's sad that I enjoyed the steak fries but not enough to make up for their horrible service, dingy, unkept restaurant, and their "vegetarian" burger is cooked on the same grill. We arrived first, ordered the same meal as the gentleman who arrived 10 minutes after and they served him first? Also owned by the restaurant next door. read more

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Food is great especially the pulled pork. Tater tots are fried to a nice crunchy texture. Service could be better but not bad. Decor is dated but heck, you're in Lee Vining! read more

Loved this place! Stopped on our road trip for a quick meal and was very pleased! Service was amazing, very kind workers and quick service. Definitely stop by for a quick meal. View was also very nice when eating outside. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

We should have read the reviews prior to stopping here. Cheeseburger was about an eighth inch thick and flavorless, coleslaw also lacked flavor and the steak fries were undercooked and barely warm. The other dinner was a New York steak. This too lacked flavor. The salad was ok , but not terrific. The potatoes was good, but then it's difficult to mess up a baked potato. Wait staff was OK but nothing special. This is not, in my opinion, a true barbecue restaurant. The ambience is semi rustic, semi barbecue with some nice historic pictures on the walls. If you want Niceleys food then just go to Niceleys! read more

My sweet tooth was kicking after being in the wilderness for a couple days. We stopped by about 20-30 minutes before closing for some dessert. The apple pie a la mode: DELICIOUS The service: this is the reason for 5 stars. Even before closing, the fact that the man working asked us if we wanted the pie warmed up and the ice cream on the side, was SO SWEET. It made the apple pie taste that much more delicious. I'd come back for some apple pie :))) thank you kind sir for your great service read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Apple pie a la mode - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

The food at this place is just okay but the service is awesome! Stopped by with girlfriend and family for an early dinner and we sat outside. This place boasts having great bbq but there isn't really anything to write home about. I personally had the tri-tip sandwich and it was okay. It was a large portion with a lot of meat and generous serving of tater tots. But it lacked flavor and sauce. My girlfriend had a no bun burger which she said was still pretty good but her favorite thing was the fries. The service was awesome with good pacing, consistent check-ins, and timely drink refills and request for sauces. This place was on the pricier side for what it was regarding quality. I'd recommend stopping by here if you're craving a burger. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Tri tip sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

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Save your money ! Gave one star so my review would show above all the zero stars. ( I did not check yelp before I was seated) BM's was suggested by a front desk employee as a request for a Hamburger place. My Hamburger was bellow average. I am guessing it was a previously frozen 1/8 th inch thick low quality burger. it was disguised quite well under a lovely large lettuce leaf, lovely tomato, onion slice and a ton of institution steak fries. I should have just had the condiments on a bun. My Husband ordered a pulled pork sandwich which he did not eat more than a bite of. It was mush, again our guess is an institution bag of premade frozen food just tossed in maybe boiling water. We stood at the stairs waiting to be seated next to another person on their cell phone, fine until we learned he was the person to be seating us. His body language implied we were interrupting him. Should have taken the hint then. The feeling we left with is this is a restaurant that has the idea no one is going to be a repeat customer, just passing so give them no reason to come back. If that is so,they have succeeded. read more

***dreadful*** steak fries, serviceable burgers. Just OK BBQ. Very nice, accommodating staff.

The BBQ combination plates were great. The pork BBQ ribs were tasty. Place was not crowded and there was plenty of street parking on a Monday afternoon. Service was fast and friendly. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Combination plate - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

They say open till 10pm. Not true, got there at 9:05pm CLOSED. Sad all the way out here there's not much to eat.

Good food, tender Tri tip, good burgers! Vegetable soup was very good too. Located just off 395.

We've been coming here for years, either when passing through on motorcycles, or making a special trip from Mammoth when we stay there. My favorite is the BBQ tri-tip sandwich, always flavorful, with plenty of sauce and the bun and onions done perfect. The weather on the patio in the summer afternoons is nice, with shaded tables, and we love to bring our dog along. Service has always been great. We did not experience the tacked-on tip that others referenced. Wait staff earned every bit of the 20% I voluntarily left as a tip. read more

The service was great however unfortunately the burger, bacon, and tri-tip were overcooked.

Service was alright, the new guy was under instruction. Friendly. Quality and quantity far exceeded our expectations. Great flavor on the tri-tip sandwich. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - BBQ Tri-tip and pulled pork. - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

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Mediocre food and not worth the price. We stopped here for a late lunch on the drive to Mammoth Lake. We ordered the Full Rack BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs, the BBQ Combination (beef ribs, pork ribs, baby back ribs, chicken), and the Teriyaki Vegetable Kabobs to share among the five of us - The beef and pork ribs were all decent because they were smothered in BBQ sauce - Teriyaki Vegetable Kabobs were WAY to salty, almost to the point of being inedible. Would definitely not recommend this dish - Of the sides, the fries were pretty bland and the tater tots were too crisy. The baked potato was probably the best option Overall, filling lunch that got the job done while we were roadtripping, but I wouldn't come back read more

The food was almost good. Service was poor and distracted. The patio was very cute. We had the ribs and fried zucchini. It was just ok. Salad bar was tired. read more

After spending the morning exploring the eastern portion of Yosemite National Park with some friends, we all decided that we needed some BBQ in our lives. Bodie Mike's had some decent reviews here on Yelp so we gave it a go. We were promptly seated outside on the patio and given menus. Our waitress then came over to introduce herself and to go over some of their specialties. She was nice and informative about the menu. I honestly can't remember what anyone else ordered but I went with the pulled pork and I found it to just be ok. I didn't blow my mind but it also wasn't bad. As stated above, Bodie Mike's didn't blow my mind away but the service was good and the food was decent, so I would come back if I was ever in the area again. Which is likely. read more

Great experience!! Food was excellent and the portions are huge. Happy to have found the place and I'll be back.

Great tri/tip sandwhich, tons of food for what you pay. Open later than just about anything else in the area. Worth your business 100%

Terrible service. Went in hoping to try the ribs after a long day fishing. We were seated and promptly asked what we wanted to drink which was fine, but that's where the service ended. We waited for someone to come and take our order and nothing. We watched other patrons enter, get seated, and then had their orders taken and still nothing! We finally asked the waitress if she was going to take our order and she plain out said it wasn't her area yet she was the only waitress in the entire patio where we sat. We asked to speak to the manager and out of frustration and anger asked him if it was because of our skin color that they were ignoring us and not serving us and the manager, rather than remedy the situation just blew us off! Unbelievable. Unfortunately I had to leave one star though they deserve less for the poor service and the apparent racism. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - the outside of the restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

Bummer Food was not good , meat tasted like they made days ago, salad bar had old smelly items and would not stop here again.

service was ok, though empty glasses of tea remained empty. the two burgers we ordered were bland, mayonnaise was not a condiment that left on the table for all to use. fries were ok, we asked for ranch and never saw it. was going to order a entree and salad bar, server informed us salad bar was 15.99 no matter if entree ordered or not. ok. when paying the bill, I see the salad and soup bar, 5.00 would had been to much. very sparse and the eggs had discoloration and the macaroni salad had a crust on it.. I'm also curious what was actually barbecued there.. we didn't see a bbq nor smell one and didn't see much on the menu offering bbq..\ would not recommend.. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Burger, dry, nothing on it.. mustard and ketchup, public containers on table, though not mayo.. - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

Get the tri tip sandwich! Stopped here on our drive from San Diego to Lake Tahoe. Fast service and the food was delicious! We liked it so much, we stopped again on our drive back down to SD the following week. Best tri tip sandwich we've had...lots of thinly sliced and crispy-edged meat, and very good sauce! read more

We've been coming here for 30 years. The food is awesome and the people are very nice. The ribs are the bomb and the Tri Tip sandwich is awe too! read more

Where do I start. Great service from a lovely waitress with no less than 8 tables. Ordered an awesome, fresh appetizer of fried zucchini. Got the tri tip and pulled pork sandwiches . Great service, fresh food. I cannot for the life of me see why someone would rate this less than 5 stars. They were friendly to my son and attentive. Highly recommend. read more

My friend and I could smell the ribs when we were out walking in Lee Vining, so decided to have dinner here. We shared an order of ribs & salad. Quite good - the ribs were fall off the bone an very tasty. Enjoyed eating outside on the patio. Service was good. read more

A great little place to relax with your family and pet! Good food, great service and just fun! The bar is pretty cool too!!

Not the fanciest of places and a bit pricy, but given there aren't many options in Lee Vining, we were satisfied with our food here. We had a large party of 11 and everything came out relatively quickly. Portions were large. There was a mix up and one of the sides should of been tots and we got fries instead. The waiter brought us an extra order or tots right away. read more

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Top notch service!! The wait staff were exceptional. We are on the patio because we had our dog. Before we could even ask we were brought a bowl of water for her. We had delicious burgers and a tri tip sandwich. The homemade coleslaw is pretty tasty even for someone like me that doesn't like slaw. Also I would recommend the tots!! read more

Along this portion of Hwy 395 you would start eating your own flesh or chewing on your girlfriend or kid, until an oasis of a small town with a few choices to eat. Yeaaahhh, just so NO to cannibalism. Patio dining, and then inside, tables and a bar in a separate room makes this a one-stop shop. The service was the high point. Down home, friendly, and good personality gal. Perhaps, not getting the BBQ was my mistake, but I wasn't that hungry. Chili ($5.95) tasted like Dennison's with some fresh ground beef (2.0 stars) and the Fried Zucchini ($6.95) was absolutely not fresh but made from frozen (2.0 stars) and blew my diet out of the water. Salad bar is fresh, but has 8-10 things. People near me said the vegetable beef soup was good. The vibe is very touristic, but like I said -- not many choices. read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Fried Zucchini (2.0 stars, frozen) - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

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I told myself I wouldn't eat at a restaurant during quarantine but I did. Wasn't my choice, would've gone to Mono Cone but the local ATM was out of order and the line was sprawling. On to Bodie Mikes we go... I expected overpriced BBQ, but was immediately told that BBQ will not be served. Outdoor dining was available, which I thought would provide us nice protection from the wind - as the dining area is surrounded by high windows. However, these windows proved to be a formidable stockade to keep the wind IN! The wind trapped began to whirl and next thing you know there were leaves, bird feathers, and dust bunnies in the air. The flagrant items landed frequently on us or our table. A wooden piece of the roof actually came down and hit my sister in the head. Burger bun appeared to be homemade and I think our burger was served with two top buns. The hot wings are literally served with BBQ sauce. Sorry, those were the "mild" hot wings. The "hot" hot wings were served with BBQ sauce sprinkled with tabasco. Found a hair at the bottom of my wing plate. The fries were Ore-Ida crinkle cut. The corn was likely boiled the day before in what tasted like potato water. The pizza was DiGiorno quality at the price of $11 for a small. The side salad was pretty good, which featured saltine crackers which were likely meant to be placed on a soup saucer. The menu had the following disclaimer at the bottom: "we are not responsible for lost or stolen items" - I assume this referred to the highway robbery they committed by serving such dreary food at a metropolitan price. read more

Lee Vining is a touristy sleepy town with quaint shops. I love it! Right smack in the middle of it all is this very cute BBQ place. Their BBQ is truly awesome . Request to sit outside during summer. U will have a view of Mono Lake right across the street. We had baby back ribs and the sauce is just the way I like it. Slightly spicy and not too sweet.The side dish of beans was a disappointment. It tasted like cardboard :( They also have a bar inside and of course a sitting inside to enjoy your food. I will definitely return next month on the way for more backpacking trip! Parking is on the street but it was easy to find a spot. read more

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Try the Fried Zucchini slices, they're delicious! Fast service, friendly staff, and their open late! Generous portions, delicious BBQ sauce (& I'm not a BBQ sauce kinda guy). I got the tri tip sandwich and added bacon, which was a great idea. This place has a old school diner feet with a heavy decor of cowboy manliness! read more

Bodie Mike's Barbeque - Tri-tip with Zucchini slices & Hefeweizen - Barbeque Near Me - Lee Vining, California

Stopped in wanting a burger and I will say it was a damn good burger. Ordered the burger with tater tots, that was the best choice as the tots where nice and crispy. read more

Good atmosphere, good service and the staff was freindly. But I don't recommend the food. My friends tri tip sand which looked very good but the rest of us got burgers and were disappointed. The fries were cold, the patty was super small , there was way more bun then burger. Not to mention the burger was barely 1/8 of an inch thick . Wanted a salad with my burger instead of fries. The salad bar was 15$ for soup and salad , could not only get a salad on the side . read more

PLAN AHEAD. If you know you're coming around the mountain, try to figure out where you can go along the way. Not much selection anywhere, but make sure you don't go somewhere because you're out of options. There's nothing blatantly wrong with Bodie Mike's except they overcooked my corn on the cob. The menu is basic bar food that could be really comforting, but they're very fond of making basic meats and dunking them in sauce after they're done cooking which just doesn't have the same effect as a marinade. The Barbecued Chicken Sandwich, for example, is too thin for the huge hamburger bun, and it's "brushed" with barbecue so no flavor got into the breast. The Chicken Wings are made quite well, fried crispy in oil that is fairly fresh. They have a fine buffalo sauce option, too, but dunking a greasy wing in spicy sauce and then trying to get a layer of blue cheese or ranch to stick is just frustrating. Lee Vining does have Bodie and Mono Lake, and I've heard both are worth seeing. But bring your own food. read more

Holy hell is this place bad. Been here three times (I'm slow): Dirty, sticky, nonexistent service, flat beer (all of them), etc. And THEN there's the food... Just go ahead and get back in your car and keep going. The 395 has gems all over and this ain't one. You're welcome! read more