So good we had to visit twice in 3 days during a trip to the area. Convenient central location downtown and quick counter service. Highlights: the table collection of BBQ sauces (especially KC), deviled egg potato salad (nothing bland about it!), and all the meats, but the sausage set itself apart. The Brussels sprouts were also surprisingly good, and my husband reports that the baked beans are some of the best he's had. They were out of wings when we visited- I'd try those and the pies next. read more

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My partner went in and ordered food to go, asked for the bbq sandwich with slaw and pickles on it as shown on their website and didn't receive it so he went back in to ask for it, the girl at the front (didn't catch her name) had a sh*t attitude when he asked for the pickles and slaw, so we bought it because the manager/owner didn't ring it up. His reason was "that picture was from a previous restaurant and he wished they still made cabbage slaw". They have brussel sprout slaw. Truthfully the pork was dry, the sides were good. I just feel like either way the sandwich should have been originally rang up with slaw and pickles regardless the type of slaw and all of it would have been avoided. And having an employee quick to have an attitude instead of listening to understand and resolve the issue is piss poor on managements part. read more

Service was great. Attentive. Informative and helpful to a minor providing the minor suggestions. The brisket was AMAZING! The sides were pretty decent but nothing to get excited about. read more

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Really tasty bbq and sides, decent little shop with limited seating. Would be 5 stars except the owner was having himself a complete hissy fit, banging things and swearing at customers because he ran out of menu items. We were on vacation with kids, trying to relax. I hope he figures out how to act as a proprietor. read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

Holy Smokes is right! This place smelled so good upon walking in the door. Minimal decor but it's not needed when the food speaks for itself and the staff were so friendly. He ordered the loaded smoked baked potato with the pulled pork and I ordered the loaded BBQ Mac and cheese with pulled pork and O M G was is good. If you're ever in downtown Rapid City, Holy Sm-Oaks is a must! read more

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Good brisket, awesome potato salad. And the staff was friendly, fast and clean. My whole family agreed! It was a real treat to wash it all down with Dr. Pepper with real cane sugar read more

The food was excellent! We both had the brisket cheesesteak sandwich with tallow fries and it was excellent! All the food looked great- i had a hard time choosing. read more

Great food (sausage, ribs, pork belly, and beans). Friendly staff. Clean restaurant. Highly recommended.

I will start with the positive, the beef sausage was pretty good. Everything else was not! Starting with the worst, the place is dirty. The bathrooms are disgustingly dirty. The restaurant is not kept tidy. One of the tables is covered in junk including an old printer and books and papers. If they get busy that's a table they have taken out of service. Next downside is the service the husband and wife who run this place are grouchy. The man was extremely rude to a woman coming in to pick up an order and scolded her for asking him when he was cutting meat. A little common courtesy and politeness would go a long way. The wife owner scolded our kids for making noise. Lastly the food other than the sausage was not good. The brisket was super fatty and I assume was sitting for a while because it had a oozy glaze of cooled fat on the outside it almost looked like scales it was gross and I love bbq but I couldn't eat the brisket. read more

great BBQ, a great selection of sauces - the Texas Coffee and the Carolina were my favorite! Brisket and sausage were top notch. The owner came out and visited with us, very nice guy. Overall this was a great experience! read more

Food was great...spoke with owner/chef for a while and he was very knowledgeable when it came to bbq and it showed...brisket was sooo good, didn't need any sauce , even thought the homemade sauce was awesome. read more

Phenomenal food, great staff. I eat barbecue wherever I go. My brisket sandwich here was the best barbecue I've ever eaten.

Great service here with very nice staff. My husband's Philly was very good, but I did not prefer the pulled pork. The pork was great but I found it way too bready making it dry to eat. Again, nice staff and other great options. read more

This place was amazing! Great food, fast and efficient, and very friendly owners. Would definitely recommend!

We're on a tour so we tried to rely on the restaurant sheet the hotel gave us. After 2 horrible meals with high prices, we yelped & tried Holy Sm-oaks on Main St. This is a BBQ place run by a young couple. We had ribs & brisket. The brisket was melt-in-your-mouth delicious as were the meaty ribs. The servings were generous & the sides were also big & yummy. We have BBQ back home quite a bit but this was much better. Prices are very reasonable. You won't be disappointed. read more

low-key, family friendly environment. order at the front kind of place. The owners have so much integrity in their food and I have been happy by how delicious everything is every time we go here. (except the Mac N Cheese, I took off a star cuz the Mac n cheese isn't worth trying) The fries are cooked in beef tallow.... To die for. All the meets are smoked to perfection and seasoned well. The sandwich buns are homemade. The price is so fair it's like the only place we don't feel like we are getting ripped off at when we go to a restaurant. read more

best hidden gem in rapid city! amazing food and great service! I got the loaded mac and cheese with pulled pork and it was DELICIOUS! we also got a pulled pork and brisket sandwich which comes on homemade bread. so yummy! the owners were so nice and provided great service. we will for sure be back next time we are in town! read more

Visted this establishment for a last minute dinner and it smelled amazing outside. We didn't get a greeting of any sort nor a smile. We looked up at the screen you see once through the front door and immediately heard, "That's not the menu! It's for catering."*long pause* "The menu is up here." We took that to mean towards the back of the restaurant where she was standing and made our way towards her. She made a gesture towards the menus on the counter and then just stood there looking at me. We immediately felt unwelcome and when asking questions about getting the meat on the side of the mac n cheese, she made us feel even more unwelcome and gave short clipped answers. Honestly, she looked annoyed that we were even there. Not once did we get a smile or any indication that our business was wanted. We quickly ordered and left and my older daughter quickly commented on the lack of friendliness and I agreed. I am very disappointed with the service we "received" as I have tried their brisket sandwich from the food truck and the gentleman there was friendly and informative. My 10 year old was unimpressed with the mac n cheese and said she'll stick to the Kraft in a box. I tried the pulled pork mac n cheese and found the PULLED PORK IS DELICIOUS, TENDER AND FLAVORFUL The mac n cheese, not so much. Probably won't try again but would recommend the food truck for a quick bite! read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

The service was great and they were quick to recommend different menu items, especially based on what meat was top notch for the day. The amazing brisket and pulled pork definitely backed up their recommendations!! Again, the workers were super friendly and made it a great experience! read more

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Seriously #1 bbq spot in Rapid city! Food was delicious, wide selection of sides and sauces. We wanted to try everything: ribs, pulled pork, pork belly... and everything was so yummy. They make everything from scratch. Portions were just right. Restaurant is very clean and has a lot of seating. Very nice service! read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Ribs, beans and loaded mashed potatoes - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

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This was some of the best barbecue I've ever had. My sandwich was delicious, and the side potato was very flavorful. The people who worked there were awesome and I loved the vibes. read more

Missed my bbq joint from the state we left but finally found someone that does ribs the way I like! Staff is always friendly and really appreciate the selection of athletic brews! This is a fast casual kind of place with really good food. read more

Cute little spot with great tasting food, kind small town service. If you're in Rapid City I highly recommend stopping in. We had the brisket, pork ribs & chicken. Mac and cheese and maple bacon Brussel sprouts were yum! read more

It is so great to have true barbecue in this area. I spent most of my adult life in the Austin area where I was a huge barbecue fan. It's like having one of the classic places right here in Rapid City. All six of the sauces are top notch. The smoke meets are very, very good. And the smoked turkey... I've never had better. read more

OMG this place is underated and phenomenal. Every sauce creative and delicious. Bacon brussel sprouts are to die for. I've enjoy every meat I've tried.! And local beer to add to the enjoyment. So thankful for this rapid city gem read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

Sadly mediocre bbq. Not a lot of flavor on the meat, really needed the sauce to add any sort of .... Anything. Sorry. It hard to beat JRs Roadhouse. read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Smoked baked potato with Brisket added - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

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Casual atmosphere with very good food. My brisket had a great bark and was moist and flavorful. Husband had turkey sandwich and said it was the best he ever tasted. read more

The Brisket, Fried Okra, and Deviled-Egg Potato Salad were excellent! We purchased another 1/2 lb. of Brisket to have later. Highly recommend read more

Holy wow, super yummy BBQ. Excellent service and fabulous food. Fantastic find in downtown Rapid City. A+

This is a Rapid City gem! We've eaten BBQ all over the USA and this is up there with the best. Generous portions and reasonable prices will bring us back whenever we are in town. Excellent!!! read more

Delicious barbecue. The pulled pork, brisket and pork belly were awesome! The sides were really tasty as well. The staff were really helpful and gracious too. read more

Simple but cool interior decor; counter service barbecue. The sliced brisket, sliced turkey, and spare ribs were tasty and juicy; though the ribs were a little saltier than we like. The sausage was only ok. Broccoli slaw and Mac & Cheese were good. Fried okra was nicely coated and cooked properly, but lacked flavor. Nothing we had was "great" barbecue, but it wasn't bad either; just middle of the road. read more

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We had a great lunch here. The pork belly was amazing! The owners were very friendly and made us feel very welcome. I would definitely recommend! read more

The Texas Coffee BBQ sauce on the ribs with the Vinegar on the collard greens was amazing! Great little BBQ spot! read more

Holy Sm-Oaks Craft BBQ - Brisket, Half Rack of Ribs, Collard Greens & Fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Rapid City, South Dakota

This was just "ok" and was pricey for what it was. Food was kind of bland and left a bit to be desired. It would do well to be drenched in sauce, but none of the sauces had much flavor either which was disappointing. I saw another review say the meat was juicy but we just experienced "greasy." Friendly staff, clean restaurant, quick service. If you're in a hurry, not a bad option, just not the best. read more

Can't wait to go back ! Best sides ever ! Cheesy grits , the best greens I've ever had . Their brisket was perfect . My husband had turkey and ribs also so good And another good side ..Mac n Cheese ! read more

Amazing food! I loved the brisket! Smoked Mac & Cheese was delicious! I can't wait to go back! Awesome service! Keep up the great work! read more

Had this delivered to us as a gift-! Had tender brisket, turkey and ribs! Really, really good! Potato salad, beans and Mac and cheese- spot on- sauce a little sweet for us, but was still good. If you are homesick for good bbq or just craving it, I would say to try it out. We will definitely eat this again- interested in trying out the other sides next time and sandwiches too! Did not disappoint! Pretty darn good! read more

This was incredible!! Best BBQ ever. We got the brisket and the full rack of ribs. The sauces are amazing! We can't wait to bring our friends and family here. read more

My new favorite! Four of us went for dinner on a Friday night and were very pleased with our experience. Good variety but also the staples. I had ribs, collard greens and potato salad. Greens were very tender and full of meat bits- ribs were perfect. Brisket was very tender, sides were huge and loaded with extras and very much appreciated the no -alcoholic drink offerings. Cozy and welcoming environment with quick service. read more