From the moment you step outside your car you can smell how good the bbq is going to be. My wife is from Texas so she knows what a good bbq should smell and taste like. The service was very nice and quick. We split the pulled pork sandwich and did not disappoint. I liked the sweet bbq sauce and my wife liked the original sauce. read more

The staff was polite, welcoming, and helpful. The venue had plenty of space, a nice bar area, and ample parking. I made the drive specifically for the highly recommended BBQ, but they were out of tri-tip. No big deal, so I ordered the brisket then about 20 minutes later found out they'd run out of that too. Huge disappointment, but there were some large parties ahead of us, so I get it (I only wish I hadn't waited 20+ mins to find out). I ended up with the spicy chicken sandwich, which had good flavor, but I drove there for BBQ and unfortunately came up short. I'll make the trip back eventually and hopefully get to try what I came for, then adjust my rating accordingly. To their credit, they gave us peach cobbler for the trouble. I'm not a dessert guy and would've never ordered it, but it was legit. I ate some then took it home, threw some vanilla ice cream on it, and let the kids handle the rest. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - spicy fried chicken with Cajun sauce (I think). Anyway, it's spicier than the standard spicy fried chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

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The young man who took my order is a whole vibe in himself. Genuine kind and welcoming. For my first time here, this kicked off a great experience right when I walked in the door. It has the middle American BBQ joint feel I ordered the Tri Tip Entre with fries and baked beans. They give you a lot of meat and it's delicious! The beans were also on point. But they gave me soggy fries!!! Failed on the easy part, otherwise it would have been 5 stars They have great outdoor seating, classic picnic tables. They also have indoor booths, tables and a bar you can sit at. Sports on the TVs. Parking lot in back with plenty of spots read more

Started working in the area and drove by this place and decided to give it a try. Was really impressed with it. They had a family meal that instead everything in the pictures for a great price. Everything had great taste and fresh not old or leftover from yesterday. The meats were favorable and tender. They also great sangria with my hard orange soda beer. Very cool place. Will definitely make it one of our family dinner spots read more

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Went in here based off the great reviews. The brisket was tender and juicy, the bbq sauce was tangy, the fried okra and ranch was just fire and the service was excellent. 100/10. I hope to be able to eat here again soon. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Fried Okra Slaw Brisket Entreebrisket - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

I love this place! There's not really any decent BBQ in North County, making this business worth the drive. I have done takeout several times and have dined in as well. The quality of the food is outstanding; however, sometimes the brisket is fattier than usual. I've tried all the meats and that is still my favorite... followed by the ribs. My go-to sides are the fried okra and spicy creamed corn, but I would happily eat any of them. My husband's favorite is the brisket over mac n cheese with fries; it is a heavy meal and good for sharing. I really like the fat corkscrew pasta and thin cheese sauce! Everyone is consistently friendly here; the ambience is loud and fun. There's several televisions, a bar, al fresco dining, and a decent amount of interior space. One time we hoped to visit and it was closed for private event via a piece of paper taped to the door; we saw no indication of closure when checking the website for hours of operation that day. Overall, I highly recommend this spot! Pros: - really good meats - family meal to try a bit of everything - parking lot and street - friendly - food presentation Cons: - none really, except they might randomly be closed read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Brisket plate with creamy corn and okra; mac n fries in the back. - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

This is an American Bbq place. We ordered the Que Sampler and the total came out to be around $60 before tip. It comes with a sample of every meat, and 3 small sides. We chose to the get baked beans, slaw, and Mac n cheese. It's a good amount for 2-3 people or in our case, 2 adults with 2 toddlers. We left with about 1/2-1 serving of food. It felt plenty and more! The food is good, and the ribs and the hot link were my top of the samples. There are 2 options for bbq sauce: original and sweet. The service is great. The space has a bar and a TV and a heated patio area. It wasn't too busy when we went. It was an overall great meal! read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

This place is awesome. The food? 10/10. The vibes? 10/10. We got the pulled pork sandwich with side of Mac and cheese, and it was so good. Really a comfort meal for me. The meat is super tender and soft and the Mac and cheese was super good some of the best I've had. They have a good spicy bbq sauce as well. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Pulled Pork Sandwich Mac & Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

Went with a group of people last week. They have some great menu choices. I had the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich which was really good and had fried okra too (good stuff). Cool place inside with good customer service. We all enjoyed our food. Definitely coming back! read more

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Good smash burger, a bit in the greasier side, fries were great but the potato salad is killer and I typically don't like potato salad. Grilled chicken sandwhich was juicy and the barbecue is pretty solid. I especially appreciate that they had two different barbecue sauces, one sweeter and one more vinegar based. read more

I have been walking past by this place for months. The aroma from the barbecue is enticing! Firehouse has indoor and out door seating. They have counter service. The staff is friendly, helpful and inviting. The food is delicious. No complaints at all. I'm from TX, and have had a lot of barbecue growing up. I'm use to daily home made barbecue sauce and fixings on the side like onions, jalapeños and pickles. I noticed this trend in not in CA. Maybe one day! We will definitely be back to Firehouse! I enjoyed our food and experience. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - 2 meat plate - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

This local bbq restaurant is smoking and slow cooking fine quality meats from ribs to chicken. This restaurant is a spacious, warm and homie interior with indoor and covered patio seating. We loved that they featured wine from the local Fallbrook Winery. Service was very friendly and welcoming. The baby back ribs, tri tip and chicken were the best we have tried in San Diego. It's served smoked and dry so you can pick your sauce. We will be back. A must try in north county. We loved it!!! read more

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Got the family meal for two people. It was enough for us both with left overs, and not much more money than two entrees. The potato salad was really good, as was the Mac and cheese. The fried okra was kind of soft tho and wasn't very good I thought. The sausage is rather spicy, which I was surprised about. The tri tip and chicken were very good here as well. The pulled pork and brisket were okay. Not very flavorful tho. They ran out of some of the meats and sides. The creamed corn was also spicy, so I wasn't able to get that either as I'm a wuss with spicy food. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Mac and cheese, fried okra, potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

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The food is delicious and generous. Love the tri tip whereas my husband loves the chicken. The Mac & cheese is great as well as the slaw. Husband loves the corn & potato salad. The barbecue sauce is really terrific. The service is excellent and it's just a fun place to go. read more

Best brisket I've ever had! Great, food, great service, friendly staff and fun atmosphere. Highly recommend:)

Owner is a total sweetheart and very welcoming. Great service, delicious food..the pork ribs cooked perfectly and fell off the bone..roasted chicken delish. Great potatoe salad, fries and slaw. read more

This place is fantastic! Best smoked brisket and pulled pork we've ever had. Our server, Melissa, was awesome and made sure everything was done to perfection. Love the beer selection too. If you enjoy hazy IPA's, the Liquid Candy and the Harlen are great. They have plenty of sides to choose from and whoever is making them knows what they're doing. We will be adding this place to our regular rotation. Our sandwiches were so good that it may be a while before we work our way through the other items on the menu but I'm good with that. It's so hard to find a great bbq place and I'm so glad we found this one! 11 out of 10!!! read more

We wanted something different on the way back to SD. Found this little place in Fallbrook! It was an old fire station, which was cool to see as a fire retiree myself. Old pictures placed inside and still look's like some original treasures there from back then. Chicken sandwich and fries were very GOOD! My salad was plentiful and had a lot of chicken. Staff was very friendly. We will come back for a sunny day lunch!! read more

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Just had lunch at firehouse barbecue and brew they have wonderful food here their smoked chicken is tender and juicy and flavorful and you can't beat their hot Link sandwich huge by any stretch of the imagination. Gotta try this place. It's good friendly staff and nice comfortable location. read more

Firehouse is the best. We had a large going away/ end of season baseball get together party. All the staff were very friendly, nice and welcoming to our rowdy group. The food was delicious, beer was cold and everything was great. Thank you very much firehouse for accommodating us. read more

We found this place once and have not gone to any other bbq place since the flavors the meat the service is unmatched the employee with the purple hair I love her attitude she makes it so fun even just ordering she always cracks and joke and make me laugh last time there was live music which was a pleasant bonus MAC AND CHEESE IS SO NICE AND CREAMY the ribs FALL OFF THE BONE the chicken is nice and tender I highly recommend the sampler plate you get a little bit of everything and I think they are priced very very fair food always comes out nice and fresh we have. Brought multiple friends here and we willl continue to be back thank you read more

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Absolutely wonderful place and I highly recommend coming here if you are in Fallbrook! We wanted burgers after a decent hike and decided to try this out. It is located in an old firehouse and has an eclectic ambiance. They have T-shirts from a bunch of breweries on the walls, pictures of the old firehouse and other cool art. They have tables and booths and everything is super clean. The lady who took our order was very nice, friendly, helpful and checked in on us intermittently, which was nice. We ordered the beef brisket sandwich with a side of beans, the Nashville fried chicken sandwich with a side of fried okra (both sandwiches with slaw inside the sandwich rather than on the side), a beer and a cider. The Nashville Fried chicken was excellent! Fiery, saucy, crunchy, absolutely delicious. I couldn't stop eating it! Slaw inside the sandwich is the way to go by the way, as they only do meat and bread otherwise. The brisket was also good, but needed more sauce and felt a little plain flavor wise when compared to the blast of flavor from the Nashville fried chicken. The fried okra with the spicy mayo dip was excellent and I recommend taking this as a side. The beans were decent but, again, felt blah in comparison to the okra. Both the beer and cider were excellent. The pricing is also reasonable. We will definitely be back! read more

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Great service & great food! My two favorites so far include the pulled pork sandwich & mac n' fries. Highly recommend going on a Wednesday for a bingo night too! Bring the family, it's a load of fun! read more

Best damn bbq this side of the Mississippi! Sides delicious! Beer selection awesome. Clean tables. Service welcoming and attentive. You will need lots of to go boxes - portions are generous. Can't wait to go back! read more

Had the brisket sandwich. Very tender and moist. Lots of flavor. Plenty of bbq sauce at the tables. Friendly staff and average prices. About 12 beers on tap. Sports bar feel. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Inside view - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

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I'm sorry I'm not the biggest food critic. But I come from North Carolina and when someone tells me the best bbq, I'm expecting something equivalent to del's hideout. Which is good for typical California bbq. This place is a 3/10 food wise. Service was great, the people were nice especially the bartender. She was great. But the meat was dry as hell. No flavor, at all. I had to drink my lemonade to be able to swallow the ribs. The brisket was over hyped like a mofo, barely flavor aside from what looked like basic pepper on the fatty part which was also dry as hell. Ribs were trash, tri-tip tasted like bricks, sausage was greasy no flavor... we drenched the meat in bbq sauce to be able to eat it. Don't get me started on the pulled pork. Overall, this place is a 3/10. Only because they had good music and smiling faces. Sorry not sorry.. y'all gotta do better because that was the worst bbq I've ever had. Should've got Burger King instead. read more

Nooommmmmnoomm so good. Got the brisket/tritip (forgot about the ribs so I'll have to come back!) okra (of course) and mashed potatoes. Bread pudding stttuuuuppiiddd good Iced tea was delish. I'm STUFFED and have leftovers :))) The bartenderette is a doll :)) read more

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I'll start with the positive. All of the staff was very friendly and helpful. The ribs were very good. Unfortunately, the brisket was dry and the creamed corn was like soup. Also, I had the worst onion rings I have ever had. The dough was not cooked all the way through and the inside was pasty and gooey. read more

The food is awesome and the employees are so kind. Get the pulled pork fries they're amazing.

I don't often leave reviews anymore but the service was so amazing I had to leave a review. Every single person we were in contact with - from placing our order, checking on us at our table, bussing, etc - I think we saw every single person there - they were so kind. And the food was AMAZING! TVs with padres game on. And my friends picky kiddos ate the food too - so that's how you know it's great lol. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Family meal was well worth it! - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

Food here is really good, service is great they are attentive and take care of your needs The ambiance of this place is very friendly calm and on the weekend it gets very good read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

The tritip plate was awesome! I had the garlic mashed potatoes which was recommended by Bella and it was fantastic. Bella and Melissa were super friendly and the service made our meal even better. The tritip was smoked perfectly and I highly recommend it. I will definitely be back!! read more

We came here because my daughter was craving barbecue sandwiches, and this was the closest to us on the way home after our hike. I asked for their recommendations on the sides and ended up choosing fried okra and mac & cheese. The fried okra was delicious. The food was great and the service was awesome. The hostess Bella was super sweet and engaging. You don't get service like that very often anymore. I would highly recommend this place and would come back in the future. Thank you for a wonderful experience. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

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This is real bbq. Delicious , friendly. Baby backs falling off the bone fried okra is to die for. We will be back. Found this by accident when driving Old fortune outside. Been here many years. So good and I'm from Texas! read more

I want to start with what I liked first so I don't sound like a crazy person. I loved the ambience, front of house staff was welcoming with great selection of alcohol at the bar. The bbq sports bar vibe was great! Now for the critique. I came in with an empty stomach and a desire for American comfort food. I started with the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich and found it was juicy but not having any Nashville flare, flavors were muted and lacked acidity. Spiced Chicken Sandwich would be a more honest name. The cowboy beans were a delight. That's when my dining experience turned into a nightmare. My coleslaw was bone dry. I found a pool of slaw dressing at the bottom of the tray with bone dry veg placed directly over it. Even KFC gives me sauced up slaw with veggies that have been marinating properly. Now the Mac-n-Fries confused me. The presentation was great, the taste missed the mark. I found a palm sized amount of fries at the bottom corner of the large tray followed by a massive amount of Mac and topped with beef. I was like, where are the fries I ordered??? This cost me a pretty penny I should get what I ordered. The lack of fries was criminal. The beef was passable but the rest was so unbalanced and not seasoned properly I refused to eat more than a third of it. At this point I just wanted to end on a high note and eat some good ol' Peach Cobbler. I thought to myself "Finally! You can't possibly mess up dessert!" Boy was I wrong. That had to be the worst Peach Cobbler I've ever had in my life. It was like eating a literal stick of butter. The crust was bland and doughy/undercooked/raw. The peach filling was under spiced and under sweetened. I took three bites of what my mouth thought was literally butter and refused to eat more. What a blunder! I threw away at least $20 worth of food before leaving. I felt sick getting to my car. I took Tums and now I feel better. To make this long story, enjoy the booze, chicken sandwich and beans. The rest is at your own risk. I hope the back of house improves their prep game and that they taste their food before it goes out for service. I will only recommend this place as an interesting drink spot. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Top to bottom, Left to right Mac-n-Fries, Peach Cobbler Crispy Nashville Hot Chicken, Coleslaw Cowboy Beans - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

Arrived early for lunch, friendly welcome and clean restaurant. Ordered the brisket sandwich, side of fried okra and coleslaw is included. First the brisket is good, I love that I could choose & add BBQ sauce myself. The bun for the sandwich is light and sweet and really the perfect bread for the brisket. The fried okra is so yummy! It has thicker batter than the traditional southern textured cornmeal but I really liked it and would 100% order it again. Great place to grab a decent lunch, great price, good food and friendly atmosphere. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - Brisket sandwich, fried okra, fresh coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

A Fallbrook staple. This gem of a place, where to start! Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 (Ivan is the best!) Tap Selection: 5/5 Whether your in the mood for ribs, chicken or a great smash burger..rest assured your needs will be met! I suggest you stop in for a kill the can tap night and get the 3 meat platter, then you can try a few meats from sausage to ribs and trial a few sides it comes with as delicious side notes. read more

Firehouse Que & Brew - a red fire truck parked at a dock - Barbeque Near Me - Fallbrook, California

Ordered the 2 meat combo with the brisket and the ribs. Sides chosen were the beans and mashed potato. Also ordered 1/2 lb of tri-tip, and a free peach cobbler for checking-in. Overall, the ribs were the star of the entire meal. Fall-off-the-bone tender, not doused in sauce, and absolutely delicious. Would have been totally happy with just a rack of the ribs, but happy I tried the other meats. The brisket was good, but not as marbled as I would have liked. Flavorful, but not something I would order again unless I knew it was on the fattier side. As for the tri-tip, I'm really glad I ordered it, as it was tender, and not dry. The peach cobbler was unfortunately mushed into a cup. Couldn't really tell what-was-what, and wished there was a crust to it. If ordering to-go, maybe suggest putting it in a box to help retain some of its pie-shape integrity. Overall, great meal. read more

Really good barbecue and great service. Also very surprised it wasn't very busy on a Saturday afternoon.

Food came out fast. The ribs fell off the bone and the Mac n cheese was delicious. The amount of food you get for the price is awesome. We will be back! read more