6/1/23- still an amazing local place to eat great BBQ. The two men working there are super polite and quick to get your food. Love this place and will keep coming back! read more

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I used to work by one of the trailers and would go regularly at least once a week to get the Belt Buster, yesterday finally got to go to the Steinmetz Rd location and I was not disappointed. The Brisket is tender and delicious as always but it's the baked beans I could sit down and eat a tray full of that I just can't get enough of unfortunately read more

Good was fairly priced for brisket sandwich and qtr rack ribs from the food trailer outside Shady Maple! No real seasoning but smoke ... no real bark but brisket was tender and ribs falling off bone which in my opinion as a KCBS judge was overcooked. Not a lot of great BBQ in the area so better than no BbQ at all.. Service was quick and friendly but my last few stops were Snows, Franklins, and Lockhart Tx. So pretty much any bbq in the area would be a let down. Would stop by if in the area but not a place to travel for. read more

Delicious BBQ - highly recommend the apple barbecue sauce. The ribs were delectable, the coleslaw really good too which I personally find rare, exceptionally friendly service read more

Brewsters is just as advertised on the sign next to take-out. If you can't get to Memphis, Brewsters has the meat. I had their Belt-Buster combo, choosing Brisket and Pulled Pork which were both smoked to absolute perfection. As a Southern boy myself, I can tell when I have authentic smoked food and boy-howdy is Brewsters a gem for a guy far from home. Will recommend to all locals. read more

Picked up the Sampler platter today for my wife and I. Brisket, pulled pork & sausage, plus 2 sides ( mac & cheese, beans) and cornbread. The meats were great, I enjoyed the sausage the most. Didn't really need any sauce with the brisket or pork, but a little was good. M & C and cornbread were meh. Will go back again!! read more

Pulled pork was great! Can't wait to go back to try the brisket, turkey, sausage and ribs! read more

Great food and great customer service. They talk and work with you on your choice. Love the many types of sauces. Would definitely go again

I purchased a Pulled Pork Sandwich with side of mac&cheese and my bread was MOLDY!! This was from the main restaurant in Ephrata. Since the way they warped the sandwich was upside down that's the side I starting eating. Only realizing half way threw that the top bun was covered in mold. I tried to call to make them aware. No answer. Come to find out later that evening I got sick. My work used this company to cater an event a few weeks prier to my visit. Food was great but they were not prepared for the amount of people we told them to have food for. So most people had to wait 45 minutes while they prepared. Since the food was good I thought I'd try it for lunch. Worst experience ever. Never had a restaurant serve me moldy food. read more

Brewster's Bar-B-Que - Moldy bread - Barbeque Near Me - Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Review for the Brewster's stand on Hempfield Road across from the Costco: The smell of the smoke and meat invites you in before even turning off of the road into the parking lot. Monster portions of heavily heavenly smoked brisket and 3-bean-baked beans w/ thick cut bacon & ground meat hooked me. They have 5 sauces: Carolina mustard, hickory, regular, HOT and apple bbq. All 5 are awesome. Fair warning: the hot is indeed hot and leaves a lingering burn...not for those who think jalapeños are hot. They also have smoked bones to buy for your pups...they donate the money to the Wolf Sanctuary. Badass. They are very quick, and you can even call ahead to place orders. You can buy plate dinners or buy by the lb. read more

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My husband is a southern man & hard to impress...he is 100% a fan!! Brisket to die for & that apple bbq sauce!! Baked beans were a favorite also! Thank you! read more

Legit awesome BBQ. They are located in Ephrata AND within Dutch wonderland. @dutchwonderland it was such a delight to get really really really good food in an amusement park for a decent price. read more

Ive been coming here for the past couple of years now. Usually, its pretty good. Just today we got two belt busters and the brisket was just old and dried out. It wasnt really edible and it was even harder to swallow. read more

Brewster's Bar-B-Que - Dried out brisket. Recently, quality has gone down. - Barbeque Near Me - Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Update: trailer's no longer parked in a fixed location in Lititz. They now have 2 or 3 trailers and change locations every few weeks. I can often find them along 322 not far from 222 in Ephrata and have spotted them in a couple other locations from time to time, lately even in Manheim. Whenever that happens, we put other plans on hold and swerve over to buy some brisket by the pound to take home. Which can be a torturous ride, what with that incredible aroma wafting out of the foil! We're Texans and, therefore, choosy and opinionated about BBQ. While not quite Texas-style, this IS the best and closest we've found in PA to date. Excellent smoke ring and meat to fat ratio, tho sadly, no bark. Pork is pretty good but I'd pass on the ribs & chick. So-so. Same for the sides, most of which are scooped out of commercial buckets. Barry's brave enough to serve his 'que un-sauced and offers a choice to apply yourself. I recommend 2 parts original to 1 part hot, on the side. He's usually at the Lititz Springs 4th of July celebration (a day of wonderful old-fashioned Americana!) and while they say they post their current trailer locations on the new website, they haven't been up the couple times I've checked so far. If not, just give 'em a call and go on a mini road trip. Bear in mind, it's strictly a walk-up & takeout set up; no seating and only canned sodas or bottled water but meats are carved to order and served hot. read more

It's a little trailer in the parking lot of a grocery store. Just a little trailer with a smoker right next to it. A few picnic tables on the side, and a man (I'm guessing Barry the Grill Master) reading a book on a lawn chair just far enough away from the heat. "Real food for hungry people," reads the business card. Indeed. We had the pulled pork and the brisket (no ribs ready when we rolled up, hot and hungry). Some cole slaw and potato salad on the side, because this is Pennsylvania Dutch Country, my ancestral home, where such things are well understood and nearly always well executed. Barry the Grill Master served us up quickly and we sat at one of those picnic tables and tucked into it. Excellent food: the sides were solid. The protein was fantastic on its own: great smoke on the meat. Got the hot and the regular sauce - I preferred the hot, Wife and Baby trended toward the regular. The can of soda was not quite cold enough, but it was all right. This is a business that deserves to grow, deserves your support. Get on down to Brewster's. Give Barry a call and ask him to make your next gathering worthwhile, food-wise. Eat that good food. Get some to go. Get yourself right with the lord in the doing - because Barry's doing God's work here. You'll be well-pleased. And your friends will be jealous. read more

Ordered takeout from here and was disappointed that it was cold. It wasn't under a heat lamp when I arrived at our pickup time the online ordering system gave me. The food was good, but did not taste like it was freshly cooked (sides especially like Mac & cheese and pretzel appetizer) so perhaps will try dining-in next time. The baked beans were very, very good though after heated up at home. We will try again in person and see if that is a different experience. read more

I stopped at the one in Lancaster on Hempstead today. This is absolutely amazing brisket. The smell of the smoker hit me as soon as I saw the stand. The staff was friendly and very helpful in recommending their favorites. I will be back again and again! read more

Brewster's Bar-B-Que - Brisket and coleslaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Ephrata, Pennsylvania

The smell is delicious and the idea of getting BBQ from a trailer with wire spools for outdoor seating is cool. We had chopped beef sandwiches and hand cut fries. The meat was tasty but the smoke wasn't what I'm used to in Texas. Not enough of it and it was Hickory I think whereas everywhere we usually go is mesquite. If you are in the area, give it a try. read more

BBQ was just ok. The ribs were much better than the brisket. Brisket was very fatty. There are much better places in Lancaster County.

After much anticipation, finally stopped by this place for lunch. Was a little disappointed. Food was good, but not great. I complimented the guy that served us that the pulled chicken I got was very good, even without sauces. He didn't seem to care at all, and didn't respond whatsoever. The sauces were good but had better. Had a cole slaw side, was not real good, basically cabbage, with barely anything in it. It was very dry. So lunch for 2 cost us over $24, a bit pricey, but Bar-B-Que places always are. A bit much for what it was. A lot of these smaller places are better than mission Bar-B-Que, this place isn't one of them. read more

My husband and I decided to get ribs and a couple of sides tonight for dinner. When we got home and opened up the rack of ribs I could tell by looking at them that they were old and dried out. They were so overly smoked and dry that I couldn't even chew a piece to swallow. I had to actually spit it out. We were starving so I tried to tried to and eat them. However, you know that burnt taste that sticks in your mouth, that's exactly what happened. So disappointed because the reviews are pretty great! Maybe one day we will try again. We would have called to complain but by the time we would have the place was closed and the old man behind the counter didn't seem to friendly. Barely even said hello, no thank you, have a nice day,etc. Such a shame. read more

We love Brewster's BBQ and often pick it up by the pound for at home meals on busy days. We bring the sauce home separately so each person can have as much or as little as they please. The meats are done to perfection! Tender, smoky, and delicious! read more

Excellent brisket and baked beans. Really good smoked turkey. I wasn't blown away by the pulled pork, but I think that batch wasn't the best because I had it once before. Standard coleslaw and good potato salad. Cool little dive of a trailer in a gravel parking lot. read more

We just stopped at Brewsters near Advance Auto parts in Ephrata. Amazing! Brisket and pulled pork sandwhiches were delicious. Choices of sauce, all yummy. The hot is HOT! Their take on beans and the slaw were worth every penny. read more

I stopped at their mobile trailer by Costco. Tried the belt buster with pulled pork, beef brisket. An the two sides were coleslaw and Brewster beans. Loved the pulled pork you can really taste the smoke. I dipped it with some apple bbq sauce and that only made it better. The coleslaw was to plain for my taste. The beans I would buy a pound next time! read more

We have eaten here twice now and the BBQ is great. The address that Yelp has is wrong. It is located on Hempstead road at the parking lot exit from Costco/Best Buy. Their brisket is excellent and so is their Turkey breast. They put about 1/2 pound of meat in their sandwiches. read more

The best BBQ in Pa and possibly the east coast. The brisket is so tender and pulled pork is very yummy. I don't even want to put any BBQ sauce on them because the smoky flavor is awesome! If you do use the BBQ sauce, be careful with the HOT BBQ sauce, it is VERY hot, and I like hot stuff but I sweat every time I use it lol. read more

this is the best restaurant i have ever been too!! the food is amazing and i have never tasted such amazing food!! the mac and cheese is out of this world!! heaven on a spoon!! if you want delicious food, order from here! definitely coming back! read more

Just what this area needed. Simple delicious barbecue. I had the pulled pork sandwich & side of slaw both were excellent. Hot bbq sauce was as advertised "HOT !!!" But oh so good. Next time I'll cut it with the traditional. Standard slaw, not dried out like many other places. If I lived closer this would be a regular stop. Not pretentious and low overhead mixed with quality product. This man deserves your business. read more

when I went through Tennessee and drove into Texas, I never thought I would taste Bar-B-Que like that again. I paid $30 for a brisket that was smoked for 10 hours and it lasted a week. it was amazing and I ate it every meal until it was gone!!! they have sauces and sides that are delish! you can not miss out on this or you will never know what Great Bar-B-que is! the guys who work there are sooo nice too! they carry great root beer, and cherry soda, and cream soda too. located on South 7th street in Akron Pa. read more

Best brisket I have ever had to this day. Big portions and great quality. If you want smoked bbq this is the place.