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    Dr. Rolf's Barbeque

    4.2 (196 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Brisket Mac n cheese egg roll
    Chris H.

    This is definitely my favorite Bbq Joint in West Michigan. Excellent everytime. I just wish there was a location closer to S.W. Grand Rapids.

    My meal
    Jim W.

    It's not often I eat at a barbecue restaurant where the star of the game is anything besides the smoked meat. I found this restaurant to be probably in my top five barbecue restaurants of all time. The reason, the sides Which I usually use as the difference maker to the smoked meat. In this visit I got pulled pork, and since they didn't have baked beans one of my go to difference makers, I ordered the buttered beans. They were described in the menu as smoky. These were truly a delight they not only with smoky, but they have been sweet and a little bit with time not a big sweet eater, but these were very delicious. I also got the collar greens, which I really only learn to eat in the last few years. But I have found that I like collard greens and these are probably the best color greens in Avera had my life. They two are sweetened Which probably doesn't do any good for my type two diabetes, but I highly recommend them. The pulled pork was good. It's very smoky and what you would expect from a good barbecue restaurant. Nothing much made it stand out from other pulled pork, but that may be because the sides were so good. Do you want to eat them first before even eating the meat I didn't wanna leave any sides on my plate and it's usually the other way around. I wanna make sure I don't leave any meat. The service was fine, our waitress I think was a little bit young. Maybe trying to fill in at the end of the season as people go back to school or something. I found her very helpful when I asked to get things like a drink refill silverware etc. but I did let that bother me from the eating experience. I would highly recommend eating at this place if you're in the Muskegon area.

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    Katy C.

    This place came up on Yelp while Nate and I were looking for a spot to get dinner before the Muskegon Risers game nearby. I liked the heated huts they had outside, but we decided to sit indoors since it wasn't too busy. We were seated right away and I was impressed by the service. The employees we interacted with were super friendly and polite. The menu consists of many typical bbq place items like meat platters, sides, sandwiches, and more, as well as cocktails, beer, wine, and daily food features. I usually get a meat platter and some sides at bbq places, so we went with the 2 meats and 2 sides platter, with brisket, ribs, mac and cheese, and collard greens. The food came out quickly and we were impressed with the portions. I tried a little of each of the sauces at the table and was surprised that the blackberry barbecue sauce was my favorite. It had great flavor and complemented the smoked meats nicely. The brisket was perfectly fatty and not too dry, but the ribs literally fell off the bone when I cut into them. The collard greens were some of the best we've had - not overly salty like I've had elsewhere. The addition of the habanero vinegar to the collard greens was amazing! Not super spicy, with great flavor. The mac and cheese was a little grainy but the noodles were perfectly cooked. We really enjoyed our visit to Dr. Rolf's, and I would definitely stop by again for more bbq in the future!

    What I received

    Having been to this establishment before and being disappointed I thought maybe they were just having a bad day, so I figured what the heck...let's try it again. After looking at the menu I opted for the Burnt Ends. I placed a takeout order got my food and headed out. To be fair, the service was great, and the wait was acceptable. Now, when I opened up my food, I was shocked and to my surprise there were no burnt ends in the package. Inside I found cubed brisket floating in BBQ sauce. Now this may be what they are claiming to be burnt ends, but it is absolutely nothing like what is shown on the menu nor is it anything like what true BBQ houses serve. I basically ended up with plain brisket swimming in sauce. There was no bark to be found. I guess my first visit was not a "one-off" and this was confirmed by this visit. Oh well, at least I gave them a second chance.

    Chicken things - loved this! With sweet potato side
    Meghan W.

    We had a nice dinner at Dr. Rolf's. The chicken things was the surprise hit! They also had a great drinks selection including beers on tap. I had the Friday night burger specials. I was slightly disappointed. The burger was a touch dry, and the sauce was surprisingly spicy. My son had the burger plain, and he enjoyed it! Oh, and the cornbread waffles were delicious! They also get points for being able to accommodate our group of 9 on short notice!

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    Madalyn V.

    Enjoyed an awesome lunch at Dr. R's. It was such a nice sunny day so we decided to sit in the greenhouses. The greenhouses are free to dine in & they are heated. What we ordered - I had the 2 meat / 2 sides platter with pulled pork and brisket. For my two sides I had the seasoned green beans and red chili. Both meats were cooked perfectly and they weren't dry. I LOVED the red chili! Fun fact - MLive.com voted Dr.rolf's chili the best in Michigan! And I'd have to agree, it was the best. They also have two other kinds of chili + you can get them in a flight which is fun to be able to try them all! Allen had the 3 meat / 2 sides platter with smoked chicken, pork ribs, and sausage. He had corn bread and potato salad as his sides. We both loved the potato salad, it definitely tasted homemade. All the meat is served plain with no sauce and then they have several flavors of bbq sauce on each table. The original bbq was what I liked the most. My top picks from Dr. Rolf's - the pulled pork and brisket. But really, it's ALLLL good. Our server Jordyn was kind and attentive. She provided excellent service. If you want GOOD bbq, I'd definitely recommend Dr.Rolf's. We visited the downtown Muskegon location but they also have another location in Grand Haven!

    This place is the absolute BOMB. Best Barbecue in Muskegon. Paddle boarding outside and a live DJ. Love this place!!!

    If you ever want to sneak away for a bit and be yourself, just hit up this place. Everyone feels like family. Love this place

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    Amazing food one of me and my wife's favorite restaurants. Clean restaurant good service.

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    Brisket here absolutely rips. The sides were amazing & so were the sauces! Surprisingly fire option in the area

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    Came in with my family today and Kaleigh was our waitress, she did amazing and was on top of everything. Food was great as well.

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