Really, really enjoyed Don't Bite The Bone BBQ. The pulled pork was on point and had a ton of flavor, but the Texas Twinkie was the real standout. Honestly, one of the best, if not THE best, I've ever had. Definitely something I'll be thinking about next time I'm craving BBQ. The place itself was nice and clean with plenty of indoor seating, which was a nice bonus. Great food, good atmosphere, good service and definitely worth stopping by if you're in the Traver area. Parking is a little limited but there's plenty at Bravo Farms across the street. I'll definitely be back and already salivating for my next visit. read more

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So I was traveling down to Tulare for work and stopped in Traver to charge my Tesla at about 7 AM. Across the street, I saw a REAL smoker running. Being a huge smoker myself, I walked across the street to check it out. They didn't open until later in the day. After I was done with work in Turlock, I returned to the restaurant for a late lunch. Ordered the 2 meat combo ( brisket, pork ribs, mac & cheese, corn bread, and spicy sauce) for $33. Not a bad price. Pork Ribs - very well done. Could have used a little more flavoring, but overall, I would have been happy if these were my own ribs. rating: 4 Brisket - tasted ok. I thought there wasn't much of smoke taste. The bark was not very good. No smoke ring. Overall - it was good, but I have had way better brisket (including my own). Rating:3 Corn bread - tasted horrible. I didn't care though because I wasn't here for the corn bread. Mac & Cheese - bland. Not very good. But once again, I wasn't here for the corn bread. Overall - I would give this place a rating of three. If you never had a good BBQ or don't smoke your own meat, I think you will find this place to be exceptional. But if you are a decent smoker, you will be disappointed in this place. read more

SKIP THIS PLACE!!! Stopped in Traver, ordered food from here on their website, got my food and noticed a side missing, so I went in and asked for the missing side. I assume the manager goes to explain that with a sandwhich you only get 1 side, so I explain that their website lists two sides option. And manager argued that the website is incorrect. Manager didn't offer to help what so ever. I didn't get the second side after all, I was tired. I feel like this place is fraudulent and taking peoples money, as well as not giving what is said. False advertisement on their personal website, won't give you what is offered to you. Food was alright. Seems like a cheap ass management. I ordered the 1. pull pork sandwhich along with potatoe salad and Cole slaw (never got the coleslaw) 2. Pull pork sandwhich along with corn bread and mac n cheese. (Never got the corn bread) Business also told me that they didn't have corn bread and I was never notified of them not having something. read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

Nice place off the 99 and it worth a try. Great service and super clean spot to eat some bbq. Got the tri tip sandwich with chili and it was tasty. The meat was cooked perfectly but their bbq sauce is delicious. The chili was ok but watery and lacked flavor. The spice on it was good but overall average at best. The bbq is worth it but try a different side than the chili. read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

The food quality was great and delicious with excellent bang for the buck value. Three of us ate for $50 (3 meat platter with 2 sides and 3 drinks). The biggest highlight for us was the BBQ chicken. It was smokey, flavorful and juicy. The brisket and pork ribs were also really good. Despite the location being off a dusty road, it was very clean inside with a welcoming ambiance and country music playing. The staff helped us with the menu and were friendly. It was an excellent way to spend our lunch while we waited for our Tesla to charge across the street. We came on a Saturday and it says closed on Yelp, but it was not. Grateful for that! read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Bbq chicken, pork ribs and brisket with Mac n cheese and potato salad sides and toast. - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

I stopped by Don't Bite The Bone BBQ and it was a solid find. The place has that simple, no-nonsense BBQ vibe with metal walls, picnic tables outside, and a cool neon sign inside that says "Don't Bite The Bone BBQ." Definitely a fun spot if you like taking food photos. I ordered the ribs and they were tender, smoky, and full of flavor. The meat pulled off the bone easily and had a nice bark on the outside. They came with a couple of sauces so you can mix it up depending on your taste. Personally, the ribs were good enough to eat without much sauce. The portions were generous and everything was packed neatly for takeout. You can tell they focus more on good BBQ than fancy presentation, which is exactly how a BBQ spot should be. The place also sells some cool merch like their branded shirts, which adds a fun touch to the experience. If you're in the area and craving straightforward, legit BBQ, this spot is worth checking out. read more

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Tried Don't Bite the Bone today, and the BBQ was so good I almost forgot the name's warning. The food was flavorful, the place was spotless (even the bathroom was super clean and the staff was friendly. The mac and cheese was just okay, but everything else made up for it. Definitely worth a visit. Go check it out it's just off the 99 freeway across from Bravo Farms read more

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After a few trips to DBTBBBQ in Traver, here are a few of my thoughts. The food is good to excellent. Standing out to me are the Brisket, Ribs, & Tri Tip. My side faves are the Cole Slaw and Macaroni & Cheese. I love the sliced pickles served as a condiment, but I'd like to see some onions served as well. The sauces are good - 1 sweet and 1 spicy. The spicy is also sweet. I would prefer a more savory sauce. Sometimes the meat needs sauce. Like today's pulled pork, which although was flavorful, lacked enough moisture and had to be sauced. The brisket needed no sauce. It was delicious although cut really wrong and could have shown off its tenderness better had it been sliced correctly. Still delicious but attention should have been shown to the cutting of it. When I pay 36.00 per lb. for something, I expect it to be cut correctly. The service is good and informative. I would like to come when it is busy there but so far I've always hit when it was slow The ambience is just as I like it. Decorated in what I call "Barbecue Funky", it brings back the look and feel of the old time BBQ Joints that were so much fun. Country & Western music happily round out the mood. Another little nit to pick would be no ice for the bottled soft drinks which is all they have. Hopefully a fountain machine is in the future plans. All in all, Don't Bite the bone BBQ is well worth the stop or drive (ours is about 25-30 minutes) to enjoy some good 'que. Dont miss the brisket. I'm sure next time it will be sliced correctly. My rating would be 3.5 stars. I'll round up to 4 believing future improvements will occur. read more

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Realy good smoke profile. Brisket was delicious but the star is their Texas Twinkie. We'll just order a plate of those next time. My wife doesn't care for smoked barbecue and she loved it. read more

The food was delicious and full of flavor! The Texas Twinkies are a must try !! The service was quick and everyone was nice ! The establishment had great music playing and very clean ! Definitely a must try ! Law Enforcement friendly was a plus! read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Brisket sandwich, Bacon Mac & Cheese, and Texas Twinkies - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

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Delicious food and great service. We ordered the pork belly, Tri tips, and brisket. The brisket was our favorite, probably the best we've had at any bbq spot. Super tender and juicy. read more

Service was a little rude Food was good, the Mac and cheese wasn't our fav, Tri tip wasn't our fav honestly overall 7 being nice Would we come back maybe if the food was fresh and hot - (we ate it in the car so yeah ) read more

A hidden treasure behind Bravo Farm. The brisket sandwich, and potato salad was delicious! Would recommend

Very good food. Despite it being busy lunch time the food came out fast. Everything was cooked to perfection. The potato salad is smoother than I've ever had, I prefer it chunky but the taste was still there. Try the Texas twinky so worth it. The only thing I'd recommend is them having more drink options. Maybe some sweet tea and lemonade. read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

We frequently travel up north and have always seen a BBQ rig here but finally stopped in and learned that this place is new. Anyhoo, I'm SOOOO GLAD I stopped by. I bought a plate of brisket, potato salad and chili. I've never bought brisket that didn't need BBQ sauce to add flavor and moisture, so I immediately slathered on the sauce. I get into my truck and taste the brisket and it was freaking SO GOOD! So good I had to go back in and get a second plate and left the BBQ sauce off!! This brisket was so flavorful and cooked to absolutely perfection, the sauce was not needed! Now as for the potato salad, I am very particular about potato salad. Most people add too much mustard or it tastes like vinegar, but this potato salad truly tasted homemade!!! I highly recommend stopping inif you get a chance!!! I know it's going to be a must stop whenever I head up north!!! read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

The food is amazing with the best choices of BBQ meats. The cornbread side is the best I have had in years. The service is fast and the staff is friendly. What I like best about the ambiance is it is relaxed. I brought in my own home tea to drink. You can also buy bottle soft drink at the counter. Limited hours so make sure you check the posted hours. read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Order counter - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

While waiting for my car to charge I noticed that there was a barbecue restaurant near. I decided to give it a try after seeing that it has a perfect rating on yelp. I went in and I was instantly hit with the smell of warm smoked meat. I knew I was in the right place. I ordered a brisket sandwich with coleslaw. The restaurant is nice and it has open seating. You pay for your meal and then they Assemble it. I really appreciate it that he toasted the Buns first. My sandwich came with a nice serving of coleslaw and three pickles. I am a Texas girl at heart and normally have white onions with it but hey I'm in California lol. I enjoyed my sandwich with their spicy homemade barbecue sauce. 10 out of 10. They also serve smoked sausages pulled pork and ribs. I definitely come back to this place again and the food was amazing! read more

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I've had some really great bbq in my travels for work especially in Texas. This place would do extremely well in Texas. Great find well worth the trip here. Keep up the great work!! Service was fantastic and facilities are excellent as well. read more

Our 1st time here. It was GREAT FOOD. We drove from Clovis, it's so worth the drive! Service was quick and easy. Place was so clean WOW We're going back....maybe tomorrow read more

The food is delicious and the staff is always so very nice. The place is clean and always organized and glad that it's only a 45 minute drive to eat really tasty BBQ!!!! read more

This place is so good. I've been hesitant to leave a review because I'm selfish and want to keep this place to myself lol but they deserve it. It's amazing every single time. read more

Solid. Had the tritip and the park rib. Across from the Bravo Farms and the Supercharger.

12/13/24 Hot and New! Must try! The worker was Great! They only do chicken thighs. FYI! 4 meat plate ordered with 2 chicken thighs, Pork ribs and tri-tip. Potato salads and extra order of chili beans. The worker was Great! Asked if they had spicy BBQ sauce and they just got it in. Ordered that too! Arrived to pick up! Greeted upon entering! Large, open space with music playing. Order almost ready. Paid for it, order was ready and waiting at the end table and wished a good day with many greets goodbye! Great! The worker told me they've been open about a month. Lunchtime! Order split. It's a lot! Chicken thigh was Really Delicious! Great BBQ flavor and the spicy BBQ sauce made it even better! Potato salad was Great! Pretty much mashed potatoes. Chili beans 1/2 were flavorful with a nice, spicy kick. Tri-tip was tasty! Rib was Really Great! Tender and DELICIOUS with a lot of flavor! Mother said hers was GREAT! Lots of leftovers too! Great service & GREAT lunch! HIGHLY recommended! They deserve every star! read more

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Respectfully I can't believe people think this food is good. The service was good and fast but the food was flavorless. The mac and cheese and chili beans are watery and the potato salad has no flavor. Will not be coming back. read more

Small portions, overpriced, and they're always out of something. Brava farms is right across the street. Go there.

I got the two meat plate, brisket and ribs. Both OK nothing special. I got two sides mac & cheese and chili beans. The beans were hard and the mac & cheese was mediocre. I asked for an extra barbecue sauce. They said they charge $.75. I told them for a $30 plate you should be able to get an extra barbecue sauce since I did get two meats he just shrugged his shoulders like oh well and of course I ran out of barbecue sauce, I ended up giving half to play away. There's nothing special about this place. I think it's overpriced and very mediocre. read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - To meat plate combo $30 out the door - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

I was truly blown away by everything we ate! Sadly we went late and didn't get brisket but the pulled pork, tri tip, and all the sides were some of the best I've ever had. The chef is a competition bbq master and was just the nicest dude. Highly recommend. read more

A true hole-in-the-wall gem. Some of the best ribs I've ever had, with great service to match. A perfect stop along I-99--definitely a good choice. read more

100% traditional BBQ So dam good, flavor, the smoke, omg..!!!! Ribs have that tug you need for a great Rib, brisket on point..! Real friendly people, just amazing read more

Don’t Bite The Bone BBQ - Mac n cheese tri-tip pulled pork - Barbeque Near Me - Traver, California

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Best Tri tip you'll ever eat Beans are a great side This kills every bbq place in central California read more

Tritip 5/5 Brisket 5/5 Potato salad 0/5, terrible. Its Like pudding/puree and very very bland. Vons premade is better. Chili 0/5 is the worst ever. Soupy, too much liquid. It's not thick and no flavor. Straight chili soup. Spicy Bbq sauce 3/5. Just sugary but too liquidy. I like them thicker. Easy place to get to but wouldn't recommend anything other than the meats. Its also very pricey for the amount u get. Very average truck stop like food place. read more

I'm always in search of good BBQ. I came here on a Monday at 11:00 am. I ordered a pound of brisket, a pound of ribs, a pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, chili beans, and green beans. The ribs were over cooked, the brisket was a bit dry, and the pulled pork was dry. The meats were no over smokey, which I like. I didn't care for the coleslaw or the green beans. I liked both BBQ sauces. The main man behind the counter was very nice. I've had worse BBQ and better. read more

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Great food & a friendly staff!. Try their tri-tip or brisket. Both are excellent! It is near Bravo Farms, but on the east side of the road.

Picked up Brisket and ribs for the family, delicious and tender. Only wish they were open past 4pm

Had the brisket sandwich with a side of potato salad. Let me tell you, best brisket I've ever eaten. And the bbq sauce is amazing! I ended up buying a bottle when I left. Can't wait to go back and try more. read more

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Food is delicious! Ordered Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, Tri-Tip and Sausage. Everything was great! I especially liked the Pork Ribs, so yummy!!! Service was great. All the staff were super friendly. Inside and outside seating. Nice atmosphere. Had Country Music playing in the background. Great Experience! *NOTE: The location is actually on the left side of the street before the Gas station. Address not accurate!! Could not find it initially and gave up. As we were driving back up the street we realized we passed it. Maps directs you to the Gas Station and it is actually before the gas station on the left. Highly recommend!!! read more

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Brisket brisket brisket! These guys know how to smoke brisket. No knives needed it is so tender. We ordered 2 of the two meat plates. Both got brisket and then pulled pork and ribs. Ribs were fall off the bone delish. Pork was perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of smoke and saltiness. If you're looking for good BBQ, which is hard to find...GO HERE!! read more

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Clean establishment, good service, it was my first visit but the brisket and the trip tip was good, the sides could've been better.

This BBQ spot is an absolute gem! From the moment I stepped through the doors, I could tell I was in for something special. The rwelcoming atmosphere sets the perfect tone for a true BBQ experience. Let's talk about the food: unbelievable. The brisket was melt-in-your-mouth tender with a perfect bark and a rich, smoky flavor that showed real care went into the preparation . The ribs are a standout--juicy, flavorful, and falling off the bone with every bite. We didn't get it today but in the past that what makes us keep coming back The pulled pork is amazing !! My new fb as of today !!The chicken has a light smoke and very tender . And let's not forget the sides! The mac and cheese always is just right. Coleslaw & green beans yum everything is season just right not to much .. What really stood out, though, was the attention to detail the way the plate is made .. Always our go to on our way to visit family in OC Thank you so much read more

Bruh.... Everything they have on the menu is amazing. Try it once and you'll be going back.