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    Firewise Barbecue

    3.9 (21 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Brisket
    Jeremy E.

    Tried the brisket from the truck at the Tastes of Wisconsin festival and damn! This was some pretty good brisket. Loved the sweet and tangy BBQ sauce

    Pulled pork nachos
    Kari B.

    Drove by their truck when they were parked on Hwy 100 in West Allis one night and decided to stop. They were just getting ready to close, but were nice enough to take our order. We tried the ribs, pulled pork nachos and the brisket. The ribs were delicious and done correctly where the meat still stays on the bone and is not falling off. Their brisket was served shredded and had good smoke flavor to it. Their coleslaw was probably some of the best I have had. Unfortunately they ran out of beans; will have to try next time.

    4 meat sampler with pulled chicken, pulled pork, chopped beef brisket, and ribs with corn bread
    Rick R.

    Finally got to try this truck at the West Allis a la Carte fest on Sunday. I ordered the 4-meat sampler, which includes 3 oz. of beef brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, one spare rib, and corn bread. Everything tasted pretty good. The chicken appeared chopped and was premixed with one of their house BBQ sauces. The chicken was very tender, had good flavor from the sauce, and I did not encounter any dry pieces. The pulled pork had a hint of smoky flavor and was served without a sauce, as it should be. The meat was mostly tender and with good flavor from the seasoning. The beef brisket was also served without sauce and was chopped instead of sliced, which I commonly see. With this method, they combined the fatty part of the brisket with the lean part to balance out the texture and prevent dry brisket. I thought it was clever and resulted in great flavor from the seasoning and fat mixed in. The platter included one pork spare rib and two pieces of rib tips. I was fine with the sauce on the rib tips, but would have preferred the rib served without the sauce, so I could taste the flavors of the rub and smoking process. The meat was also very tender and fell off the bone, which a lot of people like, but in the smoked BBQ world, it means the ribs were over cooked and could lead to dry meat. I did have one dry bite, but that is minor. You should have to gnaw on the rib bone a little to get the some of the meat off. Still, I liked the flavor of the sauce. I will ask for no sauce next time. The corn bread was very soft and moist (sorry to those who hate that word, but there isn't a better word to describe it, and I didn't invent it), so another hit there. Solid smoked BBQ from this food truck. I would eat their food again and recommend you try them.

    Full regalia
    Zack F.

    I threw 80 of this in the trash. Oily, boiled ribs in whatever this sauce is supposed to be was the biggest disappointment of my bbq life. Piece of cornbread was good.

    The pulled chicken sandwich, bigger than normal because Alex was killing off what he had left with killer beans and cornbread.
    Steven T.

    Ok I have finally had every meat on the menu now and the pulled chicken sandwich was today's offering with the fantastic beans and cornbread. TODAYS pulled chicken sandwich PICTURE shows a bigger than normal sandwich because Alex said he was killing off the last of the pulled chicken and piled on my sandwich. The pulled chicken chicken came on the plain white bun like all the other meats so the meat speaks for it self. Once again the pulled chicken was moist with a nice smoke flavor like all the meats, I will admit that Alex has great consistently with the quality and moistness of his BBQ. My final thoughts on Firewise BBQ and why it's my favorite local BBQ place is I really like the taste of his smoke flavor coupled with the moistness of the meats, no sauce is needed because the meats really stand on there own but on the sandwiches I like a couple splashes of the tangy BBQ sauce just a complement. Alex also does something that any one who reads my BBQ reviews knows is a pet peeve of mine, poor sides and even though Alex does not offer very many, he does have great beans and cornbread. Alex puts out great quality BBQ with consistent quality with everything he serves, he will be missed at seasons end.

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    Sheila C.

    I had Fire Wise Barbecue at the Red, White and Barbecue festival in Westmont, IL We had the "4-meat special" which was a sampler platter of pulled chicken, pork and beef with a rib and biscuit. Very nice platter for $19.00 it's too bad there were SO many different BBQ facilities at the festival because I believe many of the locals went for "local fair"rather than trying the "out of stater".

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    Ahnoki D.

    I found their trailer in the Menard's parking lot on May 7th, 2020 around 3pm. Now let say I only have three stars because they were out of many menu items due to being sold out. I guess I should have found them earlier. We were able to order pulled pork sandwiches from the few items left. The meat was shredded beautifully and still moist. With some sauce that they offer it was a perfect sandwich. I did add a little salt which is just my preference. I will be back to visit them soon so I can share more insight she feedback.

    Pork belly sandwich and grits
    John O.

    It was a rainy day in the Menards parking lot when I happened across FBC. Was super excited for some BBQ. Ordered a pork belly sandwich and some grits. The grits were insanely salty. No stranger to salt but these were just way over salted. The Pork Belly sandwich was ok, very fatty. Pork could have used some time on the grill to crisp up a bit. Liked the tangy BBQ sauce. Will have to try again some time.

    Pork Mafia approved. Good luck on your new venture Alex. Opening day Hal's Harley Davison.

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    Glad they have opened up for the season! This will be a once a week lunch stop all with out a doubt, best BBQ around by far!!

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