Well the smell was 100 x's better than the taste. So we got there around 6ish and I saw the sign and had really wanted to try them after seeing some post on FB. Well the young lady helping us was super nice and let us taste the coleslaw, which for me wasn't good. I'm a southern slaw person. I ordered the Tri-Tip Sandwich with Mac N Cheese. My wife got the brisket combo. Both dinners were more than $50 total. To me that was way to pricey. The order took over 25minutes to get. Way too long for something is already been cooked. We had to take the order home to eat since it took so long. After opening the box first thing we noticed is our sides were missing. My wife had one of two sides at least. The tri- tip was bone dry. Even adding the sauce was actually pretty tasty. That was about it for us!!!! Hopefully they get this straight!!!!! read more

This place isn't located on Panama anymore they are located on Rosedale Hwy, in the food court. They were a little busy at 1pm on a Saturday. The service was good. We had the tri tip combo and brisket combo. The beans and potato salad were really good. We got a side of pork ribs. The meat fell off the bone, and tasted okay. A few reasons for only a 3 star. 1. They didn't have any hot links 2. They didn't have any beef ribs 3. Although the brisket and tri tip had a decent flavor, it was really dry 4. One of beans in the combo plate had mostly juice and nothing else. 5. The tri tip plate had only 3 pieces of meat in it. And for the price we paid for everything including tip $102 was not worth it. read more

G's Texas Smoke BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

In order to save some people. Avoid place. Macaroni was bland. Tri-tip sandwhich was also flavorless. BBQ sauce was good. For the price of $17 go to McDonald's. You'll be more satisfied with the taste. I threw away the mac and cheese after 3 bites. Finished the sandwich because I didn't want to fully waste those $17. read more

Its located in the southwest part of Bako and definitely has that Texas feel. We got the pork rib combo with coleslaw and bbq baked beans, and the chicken combo with potato salad and mac & cheese. Mom loved the ribs and beans, said the ribs and saw were delicious. The chicken was good and the mac and cheese had a spice on it. Not bad at all though, the potato salad was delicious also. Gotta come back and try the highly recommended brisket! read more

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Food is way more expensive than it ever was. Paid over $100 for one meal, two beef ribs and two Pepsi. Definitely the priciest barbecue in town now and it doesn't taste as good as before. The beef was very tough and stuck to our teeth. Service is good not great as usual. I prefer not to eat in if I can help it because it's very dusty and noisy. read more

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For the high price of $58.40, you too can have what we got! What we got: Pulled pork - Trash Tri-tip - Trash Brisket - Dry trash Mac and cheese - Yellow flavorless over cooked noodles, which they had the audacity to call "spicy mac and cheese" Potato salad was interesting but not my taste. BBQ sauce was pretty good but they needed to cover everything in it prior to serving you for the food to be edible. Hot links - very good flavor and spice level. The only thing I would get again but definitely not planning on coming back. I'm sure we've had worse food, but honestly neither of us could remember when... There's better BBQ places in town with way better proportions that match the price. 2 slices of meat for each choice? I think not. Don't waste your time folks. read more

G's Texas Smoke BBQ - Combo with tri-tip and brisket with spicy mac and cheese. - Barbeque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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As one who lives in Texas for 10 years and was exposed to great barbecue, I am one for always trying out new barbecue joints in the area. And usually I'm disappointed. This place was no exception. I remembered I tried them out when they were over off of Enos Lane and Rosedale highway when they were just starting out. Back then, their meat was really dry and in my opinion not worth the money to be spent on it. So I thought that a change of venue would help them go long and get better at their food. So as I arrived on this rainy day after doing a bunch of errands. I realize that it was kind of tucked into a pizza joint. I was greeted by the lady at the counter who (I hate to say) was kind of clueless and not really knowing what's going on In the restaurant. I asked if she had a three meat plate and she didn't know but she did say there was a two meat plate. So I tried the chicken and the brisket. I asked her about the owner and she pointed that I was right next to him. He added some ribs to my plate as a complimentary bonus. It took about 10-15 minutes and then finally my food came out. I specifically asked for the sauce on the side. Unfortunately they didn't pay attention As the ribs were slathered with the sauce. I try to bite of each of the meats and every single one of them was dry and without any flavor. The ribs were thin and not very appealing. As for the sides I ordered potato salad and coleslaw. And as usual, the potato salad was dry and Just hard to swallow and the coleslaw was adequate but not great. In conclusion, I'm not returning. I feel that the owner who does the barbecuing, needs to get better and start asking around at the local pitmasters on how to actually make great barbecue. It just didn't look good and it just didn't taste great at all. I'll come back next year if things improve. read more

Amazing food! I am not a fan of bbq sauce but even the sauce was just right. This place will not dissapoint. EVERYTHING was amazzinh read more

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Food is SO good!! Definitely a must try. Junior and his staff are really attentive & welcoming. I visited their new location on New Stine Rd. in the Cataldo's Pizzeria & it's very clean & the food was delicious. Tri-Tip sandwich with their crispy fries & some Mac & cheese.. YUM! It was a cold day so that warm food hit the spot! read more

G's Texas Smoke BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Very great service. The environment is very laid back and welcoming. I ordered the ribs and they were fall off the bone tender. Tasted like very traditional Texas style bbq- I tried the brisket and it didn't disappoint. read more

Yall gotta give this place a try! I almost passed on it, being that the first batch of brisket was sold out. Thankfully Junior's people skills got me to sample the Tri--tip. Instantly hooked, let me tell yuh. This will now be a frequent stop, at least once a week. If you like to shoot the breeze, make sure to with Junior, he is one cool grill master. The location I came across was at 7500 Rosedale Hwy Bakersfield, CA 93308. Thursday-Sundays I was told. read more

Worst BBQ place in Bakersfield by far ! Expensive, small portioned , not good in any way shape or form . This bbq place didn't stand up to its name at all Mac and cheese tasted like a Kraft box Brisket was dry and bland ! Ribs were Trash no flavor besides the load of sauce they put on it Tri Tip was junk and it was a size of a McDonald mc rib But cost 5x more Go to Saltys if you want good bbq read more

Had to go check out the heavenly smell of oak and meat cooking. We ordered each of the combo plates. The brisket was quite good, but it was a pitifully small portion that was sliced paper thin. The beans and slaw were pretty good although again tiny portions of each. The tiny portion of pulled pork was disappointingly dry. The small taste of mac and cheese we got was unremarkable the hot links were not bad but forgettable. All in all it was not even close to worth what I paid. $82+ for three kids meal sized dinners. I don't think k I will waste my money going back. read more

The worst bbq spot I have ever tasted in my life it is over priced and over cooked very dry, my tri tip was crumbling in my hand instead of being a juicy consistency. For the price I was expecting a nice weight to my plate when my order of food was finished, instead it was a very light plate the lady handed to me, I was very disappointed. She was very nice had good customer service but poor quality in presentation and price!!! Definitely felt like I was robbed for the $29.11 plate that I paid for a hot bottle water was given as the drink. Do not recommend, highly doubt this truck will be around for long they should definitely revise the menu options and price!!! read more

G's Texas Smoke BBQ - Receipt - Barbeque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We stopped in today after coming across a post on Facebook. This place is legit Texas BBQ. I ordered the brisket sandwich with potato salad and it was AMAZING! They know how to smoke a delicious brisket. My hubby ordered hotline sandwich and bbq beans and those were amazing as well. It's in an odd location, but it's totally worth the drive! read more

It's absolutely amazing. The couple that owns it are also amazing. Strange that I would be the first to review this spot considering how great it is. We go to bull riding practice with our boys next door and to have a spot that we get to eat at twice a week and never get sick of should tell all yelpers something. What's also awesome is they let us know if we call ahead of time and order they will hold it for us considering sometimes we don't make it until after they are already closed. You don't get better service than that nor will you have better bbq. I would like to see some seafood but that's just me being a foodie. read more

This place is in the food court on Rosedale Hwy. The food was disgusting got two brisket sandwiches mac & cheese and coleslaw . They told us that the meat had just come off the grill so we were expecting good fresh meat this was not the case . The meat smelled funny the mac & cheese was watered down with no flavor and the coleslaw was vinegar and I don't know what. Long story short Payed $48 bucks for lunch and we threw it away I would not even take my dog here Food - 11 Service -8 Ambiance -6 read more

My family and I went to check out the food trucks and my husband was instantly drawn to the brisket sign. While the location is beautiful and the storefront is quirky and cute, the food was definitely subpar. We spent over $50 for two meals. The tri tip and the brisket meals. The brisket had SO much fat and nerves, my husband couldn't even finish his sandwich. My daughter got the tritip and it was COVERED in bbq sauce, which we didn't think was the norm for tritip so she refused to eat it. We all tried the tritip and it was very overdone in my opinion. The portion was also tiny. They don't have a regular mac and cheese which was disappointing for my kids and the spicy mac and cheese we did get was very dry and lacking flavor. We spent too much money for a disappointing meal. Maybe it was because it was a Wednesday night. I doubt we would go back, maybe on a weekend night if we ever did. read more

The ambiance is nice, friendly service but just disappointed overall. I give the pulled pork a 7 but they used a hot dog bun as bread. Threw it off for me read more

We drove over 10 hours today through the whole state. We planned on stopping to eat once at the best place we could possibly find. After searching for hours we finally stumbled upon G's Texas Smoke BBQ. The pictures promising huge briskets, sandwiches spilling over with meat, and sides to die for, enticed us to try this place out. We walked up, with shit eating grins on our faces, excited to gorge ourselves with BBQ. We ended up spending $100 for 2 sandwiches and 2 meals. It was a lot of money, but we were willing to sacrifice our hard earned money for pure happiness in the form of meat. When we got our order, I was surprised to see that they had forgotten about 75% of what I thought we ordered. I proceeded to open up the bag to find 2 styrofoam trays that were our "meals" and 2 styrofoam trays that were half the size with our "sandwiches". At this point I realized we had been duped. 10+ hours of pure starvation and watering mouths, all culminated to a moment of dread that I haven't felt in years. We had been taken advantage of, cheated, lied to, betrayed, molested.... About three minutes after, we finished our mediocre appetizers that would've easily been mistaken for a PTA fundraiser luncheon put on by vegan moms. Anyways we're now headed to Taco Bell down the street. Don't waste your time or money, unless you enjoy getting bent over by a wanna be "Texas BBQ" place. Texas briskets are big, this place had Rhode Island briskets. read more

Ugh the brisket is great! The ribs are also good, the only thing I don't like is the potato salad..the mustard is overpowering the other ingredients. read more

We decided to try this BBQ place, because we heard some good things about it. We heard it was expensive, but good. Personally I will never waste my money there again. We tried a tri tip sandwich meal. It came with a choice of one side, and we picked the BBQ beans. They were very soupy, and had little taste to them. The container was filled with mostly juice and hardly any beans. The sandwich was good and bad. The tri tip was good, nice and tender, but the sandwich was basically on a hot dog bun; Ridiculously small. I wanted to give this place a try, because we live close by. Unfortunately, never again. The cost was over $13 for a tiny little sandwich and watery beans. The workers inside the food truck were nice though. I really wish businesses would break out of the mold of outrageous prices for second rate food. This has become the norm for so many. read more

Very good food to go along with a great customer service. Very fast in handing out food.

Pork ribs were good, sides were great and the owner was nice a really nice guy, definitely going back.

Ordered the tri tip sandwich my 1st time. It was awesome. They add just enough bbq sauce to it. Most places smother sauce and its over bearing. Just ordered the brisket sandwich and same results! Definitely will be stopping here on the regular. read more

worst most over priced bar b q i have ever had...if you dry brisket and spicy bbq sauce this is the place for you!