Not that great. Not going back. So, upon seeing the food truck you would think this to be a great find. Large smoker/BBQ on hand, wide awning to protect from sun and rain, perimeter marked with cones for safety of patrons in the parking lot at Menards. Unfortunately the service and food will keep me from coming back. The BBQ was all dependent on the sauce, but it really wasn't that good at all compared to other BBQ places around the city. Plus I felt sick after eating my food so that also soured my experience. Other people seem to love this place, maybe I caught them on a bad day. The staff were very short in responses, they were bickering in back and I just wanted to go. read more

I've been wanting to try Firewise for a while and saw on social media that this week was their last for the season, so I made sure to leave work earlier so I could stop and try them during their customer appreciation week. I ordered a half rack of ribs and a brisket sandwich. The brisket sandwich was on special for $6 and the menu board said it was 1/3 pound. I was given a portion cup so I could get my own barbecue sauce from the three options hanging on the side of the trailer (sweet, tangy, and sweet and spicy). I didn't care for the tangy at all when I tried it so I went with the sweet because I thought that would go better on the sandwich than sweet and spicy. I don't know if I would pay more than $6 for the same sandwich when it's not on special because the price was the only thing special about it. For the price, though, it was adequate. The half rack of ribs was $15 and I don't believe that was a special price for this week. Compared to other barbecue food trucks it's maybe a better value because the ribs were pretty loaded with fall off the bone meat. I did not like the barbecue sauce that the ribs were swimming in, though. I'm more of a smokey barbeque kind of person and the sauce was nowhere near smokey. It would have been preferable to just have ribs with a rub on them and get another portion cup to dip my choice of sauce on instead of having no choice in the sauce. Given that Wisconsin is currently a hotspot for COVID-19, I found it to be completely irresponsible that all four people in that small trailer were maskless. I don't frankly care if you don't want to wear one or aren't afraid of getting COVID-19 yourself, wear one for your customers sake. It's maybe one thing if you're in a large building and can easily spread yourselves out, but that's not exactly possible in a food truck. The carelessness alone makes me not want to stop again. read more

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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 read more

Firewise Barbecue - Brisket - Food Trucks Near Me

Best brisket ever. Love the nachos with brisket. Takes two of us to eat it's so big. My favorite sauce is the Sweet and Spicy. Picked up a bottle for home! read more

It's probably one of the best BBQs spots in Milwaukee. If you can find one. It's worth the search. read more

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. read more

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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. read more

Firewise Barbecue - 4 meat sampler with pulled chicken, pulled pork, chopped beef brisket, and ribs with corn bread - Food Trucks Near Me

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. read more

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BBQ in the burbs I saw this food truck last fall in West Allis (tue/thu) and was pleased to find that they are doing days now on Wednesday. Get here early for the best selection as they seem to close early or run out on most days. I thought their sandwiches were a great deal - under 10 bucks for a sandwich, side and drink. I had the pulled pork and it was a big heap of meat on a soft bun. I liked both the Sweet and sweet/spicy sauces, I think the third option was tangy but that just wasn't as good. I'll be stopping back again to try more of their offerings, buying meat by the pound sounds like a good option too. read more

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. read more

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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". read more

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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. read more

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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. read more

Firewise Barbecue - Pork belly sandwich and grits - Food Trucks Near Me

We took the journey from Chicago for the grand opening and we all have no regrets. The sampler is a great way to get a chance to experience 4 meats. The chicken is wicked, ribs spot on, tender brisket with great bark and the pulled pork is fantastic. We also tried the amazing baked beans, delicious traditional potato salad, vinegar based slaw and scrumptious sweet Northern cornbread. I'm usually not a fan of vinegar based coleslaw, but their's is perfect, especially with the pork. The years of award winning BBQ competitions, makes a visit here a must. You'll find them here at Hal's Harley-Davidson Thursdays, 11-6pm until October. Check Facebook for the Tuesday and Wednesday spots they're planning to be at. The weekends are reserved for catering and festivals, so don't hesitate to contact them for a scrumptious catering order, for your next party. https://m.facebook.com/firewisebbq/ read more

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Saw the ad for BBQ on Facebook and this place did not disappoint. I got pulled chicken sandwich, coleslaw and beans. I would have preferred my chicken to be more on the shredded side, but it was still good. The coleslaw was really good. It's more of a vinegar coleslaw which was interesting. My husband got the pulled pork and he said it was amazing. We will definitely be going back. read more

Saw the truck parked outside of Rogan's Shoes before noon, so figured would try something new. Service was very friendly and fast. Ordered sample platter. Choose not to use any sauces but they had a good selection from the typical to the North Carolina style. Pulled pork and beef brisket were good. Not dry but could of used some sauce (next time). Pulled chicken was seasoned great (sandwich next time). Lastly the pork belly. Best thing hands down. Two thick strips full of flavor no sauce needed. Plan to visit again, was a nice treat. read more

After reading the article in the paper l decided to try their food. The first time I went to the location they had a large group of people waiting. They had sold out of the pork but had the chicken and the beef brisket. I ordered a couple of the brisket and one of the chicken. Loved both, the family tried both and we all loved them! The food was delicious and well worth the wait. You could taste the smoke on both, but it was not overly smoked! The next visit we tried the pork. One of the best pulled pork that I have had. The sauces were also very good. I liked the tangy choice. I am definitely going to keep them on my frequent stop list! I highly recommend this barbecue!! read more

Total rip off. 2 meat platter was literally 3 forkfulls of meat for 8.50. Sauce was weak but atleast they gave me some weak cornbread....dont go here.... read more

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!!

My wife and I have been regular customers since they opened, and the BBQ seems to get better each time we go. We first started with the sampler platters to get a taste of everything. It includes the pulled pork, pulled chicken, brisket, and 1 spare rib, and we were hooked! The beans, cole slaw, and corn bread are excellent as well. They are now at Bartz's on HWY 100 & Coldspring Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 to 6, and, just this week, we went on both days. It is that good! read more