One of my favorites Excellent service Lots of parking Incredible ribs and sauce! People here are super nice, excellent service. You walk right up to the counter to order and they bring the food out to you. Also has a great bar and close to everything downtown. read more

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Loved the food here & the people who run it. The baby back ribs with fries came out hot, well-seasoned, and delicious, no complaints at all. I heard two kids and a mom order like two plain burgers and I felt so sorry for them lol. Staff were exceptionally nice. They gave me 15% off and even free cornbread simply bc my order came out a few minutes late and I was getting hangry from walking around the zoo all day with no food. I realized I lost my phone in my uber and the sweet waitress allowed me to run to my hotel to get my wallet. They even offered to call my phone for me. Their hospitality was incredible :) read more

My son and his friends wanted Bbq and Gaslamp Bbq closes late, so thats where I decided to Treat them. They have a few outdoor seating and plenty of tables on their indoor seats. The Bbq was easy and quick to order and I ordered: *2 Sets of FULL RIBS with a side of beans. *BRISKET PLATTER with a side of Fries. *CHICKEN PLATTER with a side of Potato Salad. *PULLED PORK PLATTER with a side of Garlic bread. *LEMON DROP cocktail. My Son had the FULL RIBS, and my husband and I also had another set of FULL RIBS that we shared. They were tender and delicious, lots of Bbq Sauce on it. Our side was Baked beans, I like baked beans cooked with Bbq sauce, here the bake beans are lightly seasoned but still good. My son's friends had the BRISKET PLATTER, CHICKEN PLATTER, and the PULLED PORK PLATTER. They said that they were good and tender. It's good bbq here, but I had much better ones at other bbq restaurants, and with more of a really strong smokey smell and taste on their Bbqs. Here all of the Bbq sauce did not have that bbq smoked smell and taste, but as I said they are still good. Customer service here is Fun and very friendly. We had 2 cool servers Marfy & Jason who were always very attentive on anything we might need. Parking as alway is a pain here, it's Gaslamp so it's very busy downtown 'coz it's close to the Convention center and the Stadium and there's lots of restaurants around here. Mostly dinner time is always busy here in Gaslamp especially on the weekends. It's less busy if there's no Baseball Games or Comic-con, so plan ahead when visiting the Gaslamp. read more

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I'm only in town for comic con but I've hit this place up for a few years. Nothing dramatic but decent fast service bbq. Hard to rate it since in only go when it's probably the busiest but I've always enjoyed it!!! read more

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There isn't many spots left in downtown with family owned style service. This spot is one of the last joints serving real BBQ and very fairly priced. The drinks are also always happy hour pricing and we need that in San Diego! I highly recommend the ribs and brisket. The fries are also very good and cooked to order. read more

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Foe the many barbeque restaurants the smokey tastez of the cooking makes ths best burgers and the smokey ribs tte pulled pirk is the best to the barbecue sauce thst is housemade. The location of the restaurant it is located off tte the Fst and the Gaslamp you can walk to. Of the many dishes they have at the Gaslamp Barbecue you find the smoked mwat with onion rings sourthern style of the large style. One of the thickest burgers that is a boneless burger you get the thick taste of boneless spare rib burger. The food they serve of the barbebecue and the chicken that has the housemade barbecue sauce. The ombiance of the restaurant has the western motif the many the Gaslamp BBQ is one where you can bring your friends and co workers. The service they have they seat you at the tables that you gave one of the simple menuz that gave some of the inexpensive pricez great for family dinbers and kids menys they gavecsome of the great dishes. The two sides of the restaurant you will find they have the country style var you can have cocktails and the many beers and wines they serve and have on tap you can have for dinner. Tge servers they have they introduce the new dishes f9r the server are thr best they can give you the best dish referals. Being a Yelp Elite Reviewer the Gaslamp BBQ is obe you gave seating outside on the patio at the front they do have a large area for partiez with the great sme of BBQ. This is one place that has the best statrters the perfect food for the weekend parties and to have the best parties. read more

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Gaslamp BBQ was catered at a company event I attended and the food was excellent! Every dish was so tasty and service was great. My favorite was the brisket, so I cannot wait to visit their restaurant and try it again! read more

Shity onion rings, served thin and cold, couldn't even taste the beer batter. Decent BBQ Brisket was moist & tender but cut a bit too thick for a sandwich. IMHO if brisket is on a sandwich shouldn't it be shredded or thin sliced? The real star however was the chili! Very meaty for 'chili bean" chili. To date it is the best chili I have had in San Diego! Going back at some point just for that. read more

Ribs and brisket are really good Good pricing on food and drinks. Servers are attentive. read more

Brisket and potato salad were amazing, they catered at my company party and the food was amazing. Thank you to Farah, Jacob and Miguel for the food! read more

Great food at a catered work event. The pulled pork was delicious, and the BBQ to go with it was savory, tangy, and the perfect compliment to the meat. 12/10, I'm dreaming of another round right now at my desk! read more

The staff are friendly. The inside was very rustic. Could use some updating. The food was overpriced for the quality. I ordered a chicken Caesar salad and the dressing clearly came from a bottle. Nothing special about the chicken. I tried my sister's pulled pork and that was flavorless. It didn't taste like barbecue it tasted it more like boiled pork. I wouldn't recommend this place if you want barbecue. read more

I got a Tri Tip Sandwich. The meat was dry and tough plus there wasn't any sauce on the sandwich.

THE Gaslamp BBQ Spot -- Accept No Substitutes! You're not gonna "find better" beef ribs down here -- because nobody else even has them. This is it. The only spot in the Gaslamp serving real-deal, fall-off-the-bone beef ribs that taste like someone back home in Texas or Florida is running the pit. And get this -- the owner/chef smokes with red oak wood. That's a pro move you taste in every bite. Perfect bark, tender all the way through, seasoned like they actually care (because they do). I visit San Diego from Florida every few years, and this has become my mandatory first stop. If you know BBQ, you'll understand as soon as that first rib hits the table. read more

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This place is always a go to whenever I go downtown. The service here is always good and the employees are super nice; especially Jacob and Marfelia, they always go above and beyond for their customers. The food always comes out fresh and the ranch here is so yummy. The vibe of the restaurant is super chill and relaxing. I enjoy all the tvs and western themed decor. read more

Everything everyone ordered was hot, fresh and delicious. Large sandwich, burger and entree portions with sides. Very flavorful. I recommend, if with another, to each get a different appetizer because it's fairly shareable. ...personally, I'd say apps were alright, basic compared to main meal items tho. so I'd prefer to share anyways to get a little better taste of more options The place is cool and clean looking. Awesome decor and bar settings, also large outdoor side patio seating.. and great location between main streets for other eats, hotels and shopping. Service was on point too. read more

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Went again the other day, I lowered my rating to 3-stars, I may have gotten a little over excited at my star assignment last time. I did still use extra sauce (so did the hubs), our side was french fries and they were really good (I can't remember the last time we had them, so that may have contributed to why we thought they were so good). We had the same waitress as before, she's still friendly and answered questions knowledgably. We went right after the pet parade on Saturday and were surprised that, once again, it wasn't very busy. A HUGE complaint this trip is how sticky the condiment bottles were - each of them was gross to touch. Not just a little sticky, but flat-out gross. You could SEE they were going to be sticky. I *completely* understand that folks use their sticky fingers to add sticky sauce, I get that, however these things need to be wiped down after EVERY meal. Especially since the place is as slow as it was each of my two visits. One thing that surprises me is that the menu doesn't tell you how much meat is included. Most BBQ places I've been to offer information so that you know 'how much' you're getting - or is that something that they don't do in California? Thanks for reading my review. read more

(Last visited 5/15/2022.) Hanging out in San Diego with some friends and we've been partying all day, but we need a break so we walked past this place so I HAD to stop in to see what it was all about before continuing on with the night. Atmosphere/Appearance: Based right downtown with a very inviting patio/street seating is this gem. We walked right in this very rustic, homey feeling space that made me feel like I was out in the backwoods of Tennessee somewhere, but I loved the character of this place. There's also a modern twist to it as well with the updated bar rail and crispy TVs. So we sat outside to enjoy the good weather along with excellent people watching spots... Service: I can't remember who took care of us, nor can I remember if we had any problems... so... everything must've been okay then, right? Lol. Food: Eh, mid. This is a BBQ spot, so I thought I was going to get some DAWG-ASS wings! I... in fact... did not. I had an order of Buffalo wings and an order of Buffalo. They're just basic-fried chicken wings that are thrown in a basket then sprinkled with sauce. Yes, "sprinkled". My wings weren't even fully covered. Come on man. Yeah, I could've sent them to be covered, but there's sauce on the table so I did what I had to do, but they were okay. Buffalo over BBQ of course, but not by much. I wouldn't get them again. My friend had The Duke Burger which is a thick beef patty, pulled pork, Swiss cheese, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles. He loved it, so it was clear that I made a mistake. Lol. Maybe next time... Value: $17.00 for 8 wings. Nope, not even worth it. Maybe the burger, but maybe next time... In conclusion, eh. I don't know if I'd make a return visit. There are so many restaurants in the area and this one just did not do it for me so I think I'd try elsewhere, but feel free to try this place out on your own! Just don't get the wings, try something else. read more

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What a great place to eat. We both found something quickly that we wanted to eat. I had the BBQ ribs, half rack and oh my goodness - what a HUGE portion. The french fries took up the whole platter! My husband had a burger that wasn't exactly as ordered but he was happy with the taste. The service was a bit slow but as we weren't in a hurry that was okay. It was a bit dark inside and quite rustic but I guess that's what they were going for being a western bbq influenced restaurant. The price of the food was good and we were full and if we're back in SD we would eat here again. read more

Food was good. Meat was soft off the ribs and the sauce was good. Mango beer was pretty flat.

Finally found beef ribs. Nobody serves them. This place was a great find. Really nice server. Very attentive. Big enough space to handle a crowd. Portions were great. Beer was cold. I'll be back. read more

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Food was good and the service was friendly. I like the bar atmosphere but still quite enough to have a meeting. read more

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Good food, service, and Guinness! Relaxed southern atmosphere with sports on every tv. read more

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I really wanted to like Gaslamp BBQ, but it was a major disappointment. We ordered the John Wayne Platter with BBQ ribs, pulled pork, and one side. First red flag: the ribs tasted like they had been sitting around and just microwaved before serving. Dry, bland, and definitely not what you'd expect from a BBQ place. Only one side came with the platter, which was ridiculous. Half the plate was filled with a giant mound of potato salad--so cold it literally hurt my teeth. They could've easily cut that portion down and offered a second side. We also got the turkey sandwich, and honestly, I wish I had taken a photo. It looked sad, thrown together, and yep--no side with that either. For the price they charge, this place should be delivering way more in quality and flavor. Bottom line: Skip it. Expensive, unappetizing, and totally not worth it. Save your time and money. read more

I came here during SDCC weekend. The ordering process was easy. We ordered at the cashier, they gave us a number, and we looked for an available table. They were not busy when we arrived, so getting a table was easy. The place has several TVs inside. It is a good hangout place to watch sports with friends. I ordered the Smoked tri-tip sandwich with coleslaw. I was bummed that the tri-tip tasted dry and reheated; it didn't taste fresh at all. It also needed more smokiness flavor and some seasoning. I didn't care much about the coleslaw. It tasted weird. The staff was friendly and welcoming. The service was quick too. The restaurant got busy by the time we finished our food. The staff was cleaning tables after people left. They were busy but still nice in assisting customers with their needs. read more

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There pulled pork plate for $26 was the worst thing I have ever eaten. The meat & coleslaw was a watery mess. I forced myself to eat it because I paid so much for it. Located in a cool spot, but food was not good. read more

After leaving the convention center like a starving zombie, I was lured to Gaslamp BBQ by the smell of sweet and tangy sauce. As soon as you enter you feel like your transported away from a busy Metropolitan area to a mountain cabin in the country. I ordered a cold IPA and the BBQ chicken Ceasar salad. The photo on the menu shows the chickn cut on top, but it was actually served as cut strips on the side, which actually turned out to be better for my personal preference. The ceaser salad is pretty straightforward, lettuce, croutons, and cheese.. but the chicken was very tender juicy and delicious. it seemed to be tossed in sauce after it was grilled so I was able to enjoy the delicious sauce on every bite. My gut wasn't ready to handle pulled pork, but that will be my order next time! read more

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Based on service alone I would not return. Food was subpar. This was the only place after the baseball game that didn't have a wait...which I now understand why. read more

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Came here just for a drink before the game. It was Saturday early afternoon. It was about half full. The setting / environment / ambiance was a little slow and leisurely. There wasn't a rush by anyone. Which is fine. We had a ton of time before the game. Took a look at the menu and took a look at some of the food next to us and it didn't look appetizing at all. The fries looked sad and the meats looked dried / it didn't have a ton of sauce on it. I'd probably never eat here. But I'm sure they could do some pretty decent appetizers. Didn't see any on anyone's table but it's pretty hard to mess up onion rings and nachos. read more

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Probably the best barbecue spot here in downtown not only is the food amazing but the service you gotta come Murphy Jessie they'll take care of you. Let them know you're a local love to get to know about you. That's the best part about coming. Here is that it feels like a family Home and you just can't go wrong come on bye. I promise you you're not gonna be disappointed. read more

Gaslamp BBQ was a regular stop at the downtown food tasting festivals (e.g. Taste of Gaslamp) that occurred prior to the pandemic. I paid a visit to redeem one of their coupons and to pick up some grub to-go. A bartender took my order of a BBQ Smoked Tri-Tip plate which came with a choice of a side dish. The roasted vegetables were my pick. About 15 minutes later, a bag was handed to me by a kitchen staff member. When I got home to eat, I opened up a take-out container which had the meat slathered with barbecue sauce on it. Unfortunately, the tri-tip pieces were dry. If it wasn't for the sauce, then the flavor was missing too. I certainly didn't detect much smokiness. The veggies were not much better. Perhaps the pulled pork was what I should have chosen because they usually serve up a sample of that during the festivals which have been pretty good. I would advise going to other BBQ establishments in town if you want better quality barbecued tri-tip at a good price. read more

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Great food and great service. Prices were really good and portions were generous. You can really taste the smoky flavor in the meat. They also use very good meat for their hamburgers. We will definitely go back. read more

We had dinner at the Gaslamp BBQ. I ordered the Gaslamp Rib Burger, and the taste was FIRE. The best Barbecue in San Diego as far as I am concerned. Our first time here. We had a blast, and the vibe was good. Awesome server Debra. We will be back for more. read more

Food lacks so badly --I love giving good reviews but this was bad-- The workers were really nice. The place looked cool but wouldn't recommend outside seating unless you're fine with the smoke from the cigar bar next store. I really wish they would put more love into their food. If you're looking for a bite of joy I wouldn't go here. read more

Just WOW! 5 Stars! Ribs fall off the bone! Sauce is awesome! Service was what you'd expect from a great family restaurant! Comfy seating in the AC was important on a hot summer day! Great Job Gaslight BBQ! read more

Had a pulled pork sandwich with no slaw add fries. Pulled pork has no flavor and the fries unsalted. Bbq was okay could have been better. Customer service was great environment was great with a smile. Food needs a little more attention. read more

The BBQ and drinks were very average and not super impressive. But prices were somewhat cheaper than other places in the area. Waitress was nice and attentive, but bar was also pretty empty. I would not recommend coming if you don't like second hand smoking as it's next to a cigar shop. Both the inside and outside smelled of smoke, and it was worse outside as ppl next door were smoking outside all the time.... read more

Food was INCREDIBLE. I got the pulled pork sandwich and let me tell you it did not disappoint. The lady helping us was very kind and made the experience great. Surprisingly they had a promo where you can get $5 beers on draft. Who doesn't love beer!! Overall will be coming back for a bite to eat. read more

Stopped in here for dinner and was surprised to find the place to be fairly empty. Lots of seating inside with TV's around to watch sports. I went with the Turkey Bacon Avocado sandwich with fries for my side. Food was tasty and I liked the thin fries. I was disappointed to find out they didn't have sweet tea. The best they could do was regular tea and then they poured in simple syrup. It was ok, but not the sweet tea I was hoping for. Service was great, but given I was only one of a few people there, I wouldn't have expected anything less. read more

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My wife and I were staying in Downtown San Diego and we were ready for some lunch. The Gaslamp is a place that is sitting in downtown and we sat down. It is a pretty big place and our server was very nice. I ordered an IPA and a pulled pork sandwich. Both were very good! It was ready in about five minutes as well, pretty cool. There was A LOT of meat on here and I ordered the baked beans on the side. My wife got some steamed fresh veggies. The sauce wasn't anything special, but it was good. Not amazing, but a nice BBQ place in a downtown and not crazy expensive. read more

Gaslamp BBQ - Pulled pork sandwich with baked beans. Not very smokey, but very good. Grilled veggies were solid. - Sports Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

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