The food was amazing! Husband got a smoked Bologna sandwich and he is still talking about it. The owner was so nice and friendly. I highly recommend this place. If you have the chance do yourself a favor and stop for a delicious meal! You will not regret it. read more

Food was excellent. Had to try the smoked bologna sandwich. Wife had bbq sandwich. Large portions on all read more

Exotic-Que - Jumbo Smoked Bologna Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

Love the barbecue!! Melts in your mouth. You get so much meat that it's hard to finish it all! Great place to go!

Can't get anyone to answer the phone , would like to place an order , great food I'm trying to call every week

Amazing food! Good place with a friendly owner. A lot or all the food seems home made. You can taste itp read more

Great BBQ and fantastic service! My wife and I visited Exotic-Que last week and both enjoyed it very much. We ordered the BBQ pork sandwich and shared a large order of fries. These were the biggest BBQ sandwiches we have ever been served. Their taste was just as big. The restaurant is decorated with many old signs and novelties which we enjoyed looking at while eating. It appears to be a renovation of an old gas station adding to the charm. Get there early as the place filled up quickly after 6:00. There are tables outside if the weather permits. Next time we will order a large BBQ sandwich and split it so we will have room for the ice cream! Veteran owned and operated, too! read more

Chicken is good, slaw is good, catfish is good too. It's a bit of a wait usually but the food is good.

One of the best BBQ in Rockmart, the pulled pork sandwich is amazing. Covered in sauce and a toasted bun with butter on it. With such a wide variety of different types of smoked food. The ladies that work the counter are always sweet and help you as soon as they possibly can. Not to mention that he is a military veteran. I mean you always have to support those that fought for our country! read more

Exotic-Que - The inside counter - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

Food and service was really good. Really impressed with the bologna sandwich and the brisket sandwich. Tons of meat on both. The service was great. Veteran owned and operated. read more

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The meats were outstanding. The potato salad was amazing and we really liked the coleslaw. The place was neat and clean. Most of the employees were friendly but the girl who took our order unfortunately was not. When asked about recommendations, she was honestly pretty rude. I'm glad we didn't let this deter us because the food was so good. read more

Exotic-Que - Exotic-Q meat sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

Absolutely the best experience in bbq. The owner is retired veteran and the coolest guy on the planet to talk to. Order BIG and take some home to show your support! The food is absolutely amazing. We got the meat sampler, fries, coleslaw, baked beans, Mac and cheese. Everything was fantastic. read more

Exotic-Que - Sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

My wife brought home a thing of stew for me. It was great. Had a nice little twang that you don't get with most stews around here. My only complaint was that she should have bought more! read more

I stumbled upon this place while driving in town and I saw the smoker smoking away so I had to stop and try the Bbq since I'm a Bbq junkie. The place is nice on the inside with old signs and lots of wood. I ordered the rib dinner and an order of frys for pops because he doesn't do Bbq. The Bbq rib dinner was $13 so I wasn't expecting much ribs but when I opened the container it was 3 bones of meaty ribs with the tips still on, slabs of ribs. I ordered sauce on the side and the dinner comes with slaw and one side which I chose the greens. The ribs were the ones with the little chew, not the super soft boiled texture kind. The ribs were so meaty that the third rib was hard to get down and I was full. The rids were Smokey but not over Smokey with a tasty seasoned bark. The meat was moist with nice flavor and needed no sauce at all. The Bbq sauce was good and tangy so I used a little. read more

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Their BBQ is better than Jim n Nicks. The portions are ample, the cost lower than Jim n Nicks or Johnnys. We make the drive here from Powder Springs without question. read more

Exotic-Que - Meat sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

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Everything we ordered was 10/10, that being said, the freaking garlic toast that came with our dinners was remarkable! How delicious does the bread have to be to stand out among moist smoked brisket, home made Mac n' cheese with the nice crust on top and garlicky potato salad that you can't stop going back to? We brought home an order of pulled pork Exotic fries. These are fat, spiral potato wedges, not French fries, with cheese sauce, bbq sauce and pulled pork. Delicious! You can't make a mistake here! Enjoyed the vibe. Happy to support a local place, veteran owned & operated, and be fed with love! Highly recommend! read more

PARKING - The parking lot seemed pretty small but was able to find a spot easily since it was 5pm on a Sunday. ATMOSPHERE - Seems more like a little hole in the wall type place but not in a bad way. It was clean and the décor wasn't cheesy. STAFF - We were the only customers inside upon entering and were greeted promptly. We had never been before so began looking at the menu board and were offered menus to make it easier. While looking, 2 young girls came in and they placed an order and the owner was very friendly with them. Going out of his way to make what they wanted, some type of pork potato that wasn't on the menu. When we were ready to order my son asked for the catfish as it was listed in the menu we were given. The owner told him "It's only on Friday and Saturday's but if you were a pretty girl I would have made it". I took it as a joke at the time. So we placed the order at 5:28 PM shown on the receipt. The owner then gets 2 calls for Togo orders and another couple comes in and orders. Everyone gets their food, even the couple after us and they all finish eating and leave before we get our food. The owner checks on the 2 young girls and is again very friendly with them, checks on the couple that was finishing and is friendly with them and then looks at us and says "oh isn't your name ___, I don't know what happened to your order". My son got some bad vibes about that and it reminded him of the earlier comment and insisted that if we were cute girls we probably would have had our food. We drove 40 minutes to try this place and after 45 min of waiting I just asked for them to place the food they were still preparing in a togo box. I would have loved to eat there as we made a special day trip but left for a 40 min drive home hoping the food would be decent. I do have to say the owner did apologize two times and it seemed the order could have got mixed in with the two togo orders and put on the bottom of the list somehow. Out of 5 total orders I'm now having 2nd thoughts on the apology especially if two of those orders already had and finished their food. My son feels the attention we got was not the same as the others. With only 2 other tables of two people who got their food and 2 togo orders he took over the phone. It took the owner 40 min to notice we hadn't had our food yet when there was no one else in the restaurant. PRICE - I thought the food was on the high side. A rib sandwich with mac and cheese and a drink was $17.50. I felt the mac and cheese was super small for $3.00 (see pic). I'm also not a fan of the credit card machines that prompt you to leave a tip when you haven't even had the food yet and now wish I could take the $6 extra I paid that wasn't tip worthy. FOOD - When I got home I noticed I had normal ribs and not the rib sandwich I ordered. I guess that worked out better since ribs cost more and the ribs were decent but not life changing. The mac and cheese was bland and felt like it came from a box with a little more cheese added. My son had a brisket, jalapeno and sausage sandwich and it was just ok. THE GOOD - Drink station with free refills, to go lids and straws easily available - 2 types of BBQ sauce to try with silverware - Paper towels at every table (these items worth 1 star) - The ribs were ok (one star worth) THE INDIFFERENT - For a name like Exotic Que we didn't see anything exotic - The price and size of mac and cheese - The 40+ min wait for two sandwiches - Had to make my own rib sandwich - The indifferent service (many other reviewers mentioned this also) - The menu that didn't match the real menu - The overly friendly conversations with female customers and getting a "oh yea what was your name again" question for us. Will not return. We could have driven to Moe's BBQ, had more food for less money with better taste, friendlier service and been back home before our food was even ready at Exotic Que. read more

Exotic-Que - Tiny mac and cheese for $3.00. - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

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Drove an hour and a half here for a smoked BBQ bologna sandwich in memory of my great grandfather and was nearly moved to tears how great it was on top of the hospitality and good energy from Ron here. Thank you for this grand experience, I will be back very soon. read more

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The one and only time we ordered there the ribs had very little meat and will not go back Went back and tried just barbecue sandwiches and Brunswick stew. Ordered large stew and sandwich. Next time will order regular size. read more

Good food and service. The owner was very friendly and chatted with my husband and I as our To-go order was being prepared. The pork fries and brisket were so good. Will definitely be back ! read more

Very poor service with a bad attitude. Food is meh and WAY OVERPRICED. Hours change frequently with no notice of any kind?

Still love this place! We went there this evening just for the yummy ice cream. It was so good and once again the owner and his staff are super nice! If you haven't been here you must stop by. They are closed on Monday and Tuesday just so you know that. read more

We got food to go, enough to taste a few things. Everything was delicious. Pulled pork was tender and moist. Ribs fell off the bone. Baked beans were delicious. Highly recommended! read more

Excellent BBQ sandwich! Very good flavor with Good coleslaw on a toasted bun. Many menu choices! We will definitely be back ! read more

Good food served by nice people. I was pleasantly surprised by this little spot. The food is tasty and the service has always been great.

I really like their brisket. Hubby likes the pulled pork. Nice people. Convenient to the Silver Comet Trail in downtown Rockmart.

THE BEST BBQ AROUND! The friendly staff are very inviting and the old ice cream parlor makes for such a cool family friendly atmosphere.

We went to Exotic Que to have some yummy barbecue. We waited 40 minutes and never got our food. They gave us a refund but no apology. Attitude is everything!! We won't be back. read more

It was really just OK. Very small restaurant. I wanted the half chicken but they didn't have it. I settled for the BBQ plate. The BBQ came swamped in this molasses based sweet sauce which is a big NO for me. I did located a bottle of a different sauce (hot & vinegary) that really perked the BBQ but I had to ask diners at another table to borrow the sauce as it was the only bottle of that type of sauce out. The cole slaw is almost exactly like KFCs and that is a plus in my book. I got the Brunswick stew as my other side and it was only OK as it has a significant portion of the sweet BBQ sauce. Service was fairly indifferent. Nice enough when taking the order but she spent the majority of the time I was in the restaurant talking to a couple sitting behind me. Very limited seating and definitely not a place to go for a big group. I might or might not try it again. read more

Conveniently located off the silver comet trail. Has indoor and outdoor seating. I ordered beef brisket sandwich which was tasty but also very fatty (I thought brisket was a leaner meat hence the long cooking time) and my friend had pulled pork. I think the pork seemed less fatty! Both were delicious though. BBQ was flavorful. Baked beans were supper good with chunks of pineapple which was different and great. Coleslaw was crispy but a bit too mayonnaisey for me. Overall would go back and try another dish and the convenience was superb if on the trail. Gentleman who took my order was fine but not too friendly or helpful so I really only wished that was a better interaction. read more

Exotic-Que - the entrance to the restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Rockmart, Georgia

I had brisket and spare ribs combo. The brisket was very good, chopped and drizzled with sweet sauce. The ribs were 3 large spare ribs with a dry rub and also drizzled with sweet sauce. The ribs were not fall off the bone like baby backs, but were still tender and meaty. The collard greens were good and the slaw was sweet similar to KFC. The website listed on yelp doesn't work, check them out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smellsgoodtastebetter I almost forgot the ice cream, several selections made by Hershey. I had the Deep Dish Apple Pie, which was also outstanding. read more

Let me just start with DELICIOUS!! Yes the caps were necessary. The food was hands down the best bbq I have had thus far . Ribs tender , brisket Smokey tender , bbq sauce just the right balance of sweet and Smokey and just mmmm !! Slap the table good . Texas toast like no other , collard greens to die for tasted like they have been cooking for hours , and that Brunswick stew is not like any you have had ! Next we are going to dive in the establishment clean , comfortable seating and beautiful. And the best part is the hospitality! Big Ron and his wife were so welcoming and kind . Accommodated the picky little ones and went out of their way to make sure we were happy . Great conversation and treated us like we known them for years . Will be coming back and recommend you to try this lovely establishment of a wonderful kind family. Bring the kids for ice cream and have you some good ol bbq , you haven't had anything like it ! read more

We had the sampler plate here: hot and mild sausage, pork, brisket, chicken, and ribs. Also had collards as a side. We really liked them. They're not sweet, but we like that. All the meat was good. I'm really a bit of a BBQ snob, so I wasn't expecting this, but I enjoyed all of it. Each meat offering had its own flavor, and like all good BBQ, it had enough flavor in the meat that it didn't require any sauce. (Theirs is a sweet sauce. It was fine, but the meat really didn't need it.) I'd say the ribs stood out to me as the best on the plate, followed by the brisket and pork. The rest was great, but the tenderness and the flavor in the ribs really were great. Before I left, I ordered a whole smoked turkey for Christmas. We're coming here to eat next weeks when we get the turkey. I'm looking forward to it already, and I love being able to support a local restaurant where the owner really cares about the flavor of the food. read more

Killer barbecue is all I can say. Great prices and atmosphere. Owner is really great to talk to. read more

Exotic-que bbq is the BEST in this area. No exaggerating! I had the chance to try them the other day. I was exhausted from working and didn't want to cook. I remember reading several reviews and decided to stop in. I drove by several other places, but this one just stuck with me. The ambiance is old skool and quiet. It's just the way I like it. They have plenty of seating for groups or for just one. They have 2 big screen TVs so you'll have a choice which one to watch. The music being played was loud enough to enjoy and be relaxed while you wait for your food. I had the pleasure of speaking to the owner. We had a great conversation about our community and current news. Everything about my visit was enjoyable. Now for the food lol Every review that says this BBQ is the best, believe them. The ribs are HUGE!! My whole order was HUGE!! The ribs are so tender and tasty. I could only eat one rib because I was full from the sides LOL The bbq chicken was very good. My sides were collards, mac and cheese and Brunswick stew. The collards were very good, just a tad bitte. I'm a good cook so just a tad of my special seasoning was all that was needed. The mac and cheese was baked the way I bake. So yes, delicious!! The Brunswick stew, omgee!! Yes, I need a salad bowl order. I finally have a nice bbq place near home I can go to. I can sit and enjoy a good meal or bring it home. I'll get my bbq on Fridays to enjoy the whole weekend. It's just that much food! read more

Ribs where good. Pulled pork meal was good. Sauces taste great. Overall delicious BBQ

Visited family in Rockmart and they raved about this spot. We ordered the loaded brisket fries, fish plate and brisket sandwiches. Lots of flavor, pride and plentiful. Don't forget your sweet tea at this tasty place. read more

THE BEST BBQ! You cannot beat this place. They're veteran owned and the prices are extremely reasonable. We live in Rome but will absolutely make the drive to eat here. read more

Delicious BBQ! The bun was crisp on the edges, the slaw was the perfect amount on top, and the pulled pork was tender and juicy. My husband also got the fried okra-perfect! We went for a walk on the Silver Comet Trail and found this place next to it. So glad we did. We will be back! read more

The service is outstanding, the food is to die for. If your in the Atlanta Area stop by and grab a bite. You wont regret it!!!!

We rode on Silver Comet Trail and planned dinner here. Order was Pulled Pork, baked beans and potato salad. Looking forward to eating a good meal - not so good to say the least. Surprised and disappointed this restaurant advertised BBQ would be at least good. read more