I had a very good experience with Lakeside barbecue me and my brother went there. We got in the burgers. They were some of the best burgers I've had and I love that. The place was super close by and the vibe there was pretty good. It was pretty nice day outside. It was nice and cool in there. The guy working there was very nice. Look like a hard worker fortunately, I forgot to tip but I would recommend. read more

Whenever we travel home to Eichmond, we make it a point to get bbq here in Laneside. We love the North Carolina style bbq and also have discovered South Carolina bbq. I always get slaw on top- great place for lunch - under new management- but it's all delicious read more

Brisket had no flavor. Portion size inconsistent. No valve for the price. Friend had the same meal with twice the meat.

I ordered a Virginia BBQ plate, BBQ sandwich, fries and a canned drink, $16+ with tax. Positive: 1 * french fries were hot and crispy, 1 * BBQ sauce was tasty, Negatives: -1 * When you enter there is kiosk to place your order. The prices at the kiosk include an upcharge for using a credit card. The kiosk lacks signage indicating that you can order and pay cash at the register for a discount. -1* Pulled pork (maybe, not sure) has been cooked and soaked in bbq sauce for an extended amount of time. You cannot taste the meat only sauce. -1* The bbq presentation was one of the most distasteful dishes I have ever seen. It was a pile of red mush, with lots of brown goop, possibly bbq sauce that had been in a crock pot way too long and was stuck to the sides, scraped off an added to my meal. Maybe pulled pork BBQ isn't there specialty. If that is the case, they should change their name. There was one customer present when I entered. The worker or owner was on the phone and did not extend a greeting. Once my food was ready, he indicated that it was ready. I asked if I should take the soda that was included with my meal from the case, and he said yes. Although a sign says otherwise, my food was prepared very quickly. Probably because the pulled pork bbq had been sitting in a crock pot or similar cooking vessel forever. read more

I like big buns and I cannot lie! In Lakeside, this bbq restaurant served up a pretty big and tasty sesame bun with your choice of bbq: VA pork bbq with a tomato base, NC pork bbq with a vinegar base, a rotisserie chicken bbq, or a TX beef bbq. We got the NC bbq and to tell yo the truth, it was rather dry. We added the Cole slaw hoping that would moisten the sandwich up, but that too was dry, not very creamy. I didn't know this at the time, but be sure to order extra sauce on the side for a nominal fee to spice up the sandwich! But, it was ok (the bun was the best part!) They also serve ribs and other entrees. They have a variety of sides, greens, baked beans, potatoes, mac & cheese , etc. and I also ordered hush puppies (which were good) and mini cornbread muffins (again kinda dry)... and we ordered Mac & cheese in our to go order but it was left out of our bag :-( sad face. We also tried the 'nana pudding... skip this... bland and not like your mama used to make. Ukrops makes the best banana pudding! Lastly, I wanted a 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet tea, but they ran out of sweet tea! That's considered a sin in any southern bbq joint!! We really wanted to "pig out" but we weren't hog wild about this place, sadly. Although the service was quick, the prices were fair, and it was a cute little place so that bumped them from a 2 to a 3 star! Maybe we will give them another chance and order the sample bbq to see if we like any of the other flavors better! read more

Lakeside Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I ordered the Carolina Barbecue sandwich which should have been a vinegar based flavor. It was not. The bun was soggy, the fries were undercooked and I wasn't even offered slaw nor the option of what size fries I wanted. When the new owner took over the restaurant, the former owner forgot to provide the recipe for East Carolina Barbecue. I will not be returning to this establishment. read more

This place has fantastic BBQ. It is a bit hidden in a strip of stores, so it doesn't look like much from the outside; however, on the inside, where it counts, Virginia BBQ is a home run. They have a typical menu that you'd expect from a BBQ restaurant, along with a nice variety of sauces. I had the original Virginia BBQ Beef sandwich and it was excellent. Next time I visit, I'm going to try the Texas BBQ Beef. The all beef hotdogs and chili were tempting. Honestly, all of the options looked good. Here's a Pro Tip: There is a brewery two doors down called Final Gravity. They have a comfortable, shaded outdoor patio. Get your Virginia BBQ to go, grab a seat at Final Gravity, and enjoy your lunch or dinner! Final Gravity doesn't serve food, so they welcome you to bring in outside meals. Bring your BBQ and order a flight of beers or choose one of their mixed drinks. On a nice afternoon or evening, this is the perfect combo! read more

Lakeside Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Man this place has gone so downhill. It used to be a really decent quick bite to eat with nice portions and tender pork, nice hospitable staff. Ever since the buyout/ownership change, I've given it 3 different shots and each time worse than the last. It's as though the people making this food now have never even tried a pork sandwich, and don't care at all about how it used to be. Everything is dry now, prices are higher, portions are slashed, and the food couldn't be more bland (a few options were already bland before in the old regime). The pork sandwiches are inedible now. Legitimately. That's not an exaggeration-- each 3 times I've given it another shot in the new ownership there is always huge hunks of stiff, tough pork that just doesn't seem right to continue trying to eat. I'm not even sure if it's recently changed owners again for a 3rd time? Staff in there now seems like a group of misfits all wearing their own random clothes. They've gutted the kitchen and added a privacy wall (wierd.. why would you need that?) and added a tacky brick pattern wallpaper like a pizza joint. There's 2 soda machines in there, one is new and the other is just sitting waiting for death. When I was in there a Coca Cola rep was taking pictures of the old machine, and her and some guy were arguing about who actually owned the machine, Coca Cola or him. He was adamant "it was his" which I can almost guarantee you is false and claimed he was taking it back to put in his garage. Whole place is just a major, major letdown now. It's a shame I used to enjoy it for the past 3 years, but me and all my coworkers hate it now. They also added cold subs to the menu which.. nobody ever needs or wanted at a hot bbq joint. You can add new equipment and fill up the place with new gear all you want, but these clowns don't know what the hell they're doing trying to serve bbq, I'll tell you that. Worst $14 meal I've ever had. It used to be around $9-11. Stay back! read more

Stopped in on a whim after an after school activity for my son and seeing that they had a family meal pack. I was thrilled with the meal - for $28 we got a pint of Va Bbq, a pint of beans and slaw, 4 buns and 4 corn muffins - I added on a side of hush puppies, 1/2 pint of Mac and cheese and a drink. With a tip it was $45 - with a TON of food. The bbq was great and different from a lot of other places in the area. It was already sauced and kind of reminded me of bbq I would get as a kid and my son loved it. What I really liked is that the meat was in no way dried out. The Mac and cheese was really good it even had a cheese pull when spooning it out of the container. Baked beans were outstanding and had pork in them and a great brown sugar flavor! They had an extra NC Bbq sandwich they added since it was the end of the night and OMG - that sandwich was HUGE and the vinegar sauce was spot on. The staff was extremely friendly and fast. We will be including Lakeside BBQ on our regular take out and using them for family events in the future! read more

I do not know what has happened to this place..it was amazing and now the food I just got was TERRIBLE! I got bbq chicken and the chicken was gross looking, clearish in color and pinkish and tasted weird..threw it away. Beans were good but never ordering from here again. I think I read it is new ownership and I saw subs on the menu??? WTHeck Lakeside BBQ...new owners need to take a step back and produce the quality of food that was served in the past...it is crap now, sadly! read more

Stopped by to grab some lunch and was greeted right out the gate with a smiling face. I got the #5 combo (chic Bbq). Comes with two sides and a drink. I chose the cornbread and potato salad. The cornbread were little muffins of buttery moist almost cake-like corny deliciousness. The potato salad although cold and crisp was a little plain and a few of the potatoes weren't cooked all the way thru however still enjoyable. The BBQ was great, nice a juicy chicken with a little of their Va style sauce. I tried the Sweet and Sassy also which I chose to douse my sandwich in (just the right amount of heat). Nice little spot with a few tables and awesome selection of hot sauce on the wall. When you're in Lakeside check em out! read more

Horrible service and food was no better. The portions were small for the price and the chicken was all pepper so my daughter would not eat it. I was not able to eat it because you could not get anything without the sauce and I am diabetic. The gentleman helping us did not smile or offer any assistance. I own a restaurant and train my staff to try to assist when people are having difficulty finding something they can eat. The best was when we left and my husband gave a polite goodbye and got a grunt in return read more

We went there recently to get food. It was edible. the person there said they bought the recipes from the Va BBQ people who used to run the business. It is not the same. Hush puppies over fried. BBQ ok. Nothing special. However we got banana pudding. The picture shows banana pudding with whipped cream and a vanilla wafer. We got flavored banana pudding. No cookies, no whipped cream. It was almost runny. If you bought the recipes, please use them. read more

The BBQ here is delicious...and the sandwich meal deal feels like robbery for how much food you get! I cannot hype this place up enough as you cannot go wrong with any item or any sauce. The service & ambiance scream BBQ, so don't wear nice clothes going in or else you will smell smokey. 11/10 - NC and VA Sandwich Combo (yummiest BBQ combo in the area; sandwich is big, sides are delish and it comes with a drink) 9/10 - Beef Ribs (giant & smokey) 10/10 - Hush Puppies 8.5/10 - French Fries 8.5/10 - Potato Salad 8/10 - Slaw 8/10 - Green Beans 8/10 - Mac & Cheese 7/10 - Collard Greens read more

(Review has mistakenly given my location as Laurel, VA rather than Richmond. Can't seem to change it.) We were trying this place for the first time. Smell inside was highly and overwhelmingly anapestic/lemony as if recently mopped. Ordered the chicken platter and two extra sides to split with my wife. She wanted water to drink but drink station was out of order and we were pointed to the cooler with canned drinks. A 12 oz canned soda, by the way, is $3.60. I ordered two additional sides, collards and mac 'n' cheese. Food was brought to our table in a to-go bag. Juice from my collards had spilled over the inside of the bag and dinner container. No plastic forks available from any of the three dispensers, though once I called back to the kitchen for assistance, an employee came out and kindly liberated a couple forks from the non-working dispensers. My wife's barbeque, which we were splitting, was dry and burnt, as if it had been in a warming pan for hours. We tried soaking it in sauce, but it didn't much help. I am loathe to waste food and had taken it home with us, but had to throw it out on a second try. It just was not acceptable. The corn muffins were not great, and one of them was dead hard at center. My wife described the slaw as lifeless. I ate my mac and cheese with a good dosing of salt and paper, but it didn't distinguish itself in any way. Ditto for the apparently unseasoned and disappointing collards. (Collards are usually my favorite food to get at the barbeque joints we routinely frequent in the region.) We liked the potato salad. My wife liked the beans, but I read them as canned. We are pretty easy eaters, and I have never written a negative review before, but we were really disappointed with this meal. We expected much better. read more

Oh wow...Their barbecue sandwich is very, very good! The counter staff is very nice and made me feel welcome. I will definitely come back again. Enjoy! read more

Food was delicious and young woman working was extremely pleasant. The BBQ sandwiches were very good as were the sides. No frills place (former gas station) with 4 small booths inside. Menu was pretty varied and we will go back. Would have given 5 stars but the soda machine was out of order. They did offer canned drinks, however. read more

First time stopping in before visiting Lewis Ginter and it is a great find! We got the NC BBQ sandwich with 2 sides and the 1/2 pork platter. The food was great and the service was fast! They have both done in and take out options. read more

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Very disappointing... the baked beans were the only good part of my meal. I ordered takeout and they forgot two of my sides and gave me the wrong sandwich (which was also cold). Noone was at the register and obviously noone performed QA on my meal before stapling the bag shut. The cornbread muffins are tiny and not worth paying for. Luckily lakeside has many other great restaraunts because this is not one I would buy from again. If you are in the area looking for quick, affordable yummy eats I recommend Killa Dillas or Lakeside deli instead. read more

Use to be a 5 but now no reason to go back. Higher prices and smaller sandwiches. Got NC and VA but could not tell them apart except one was drier. No vinegar taste in the NC. The sides were much smaller and some of the best fries in Richmond are now more. read more

Found myself across the street at another business (dropping off my car) around lunchtime. I saw the Virginia BBQ sign and thought that sounded like a great idea for lunch. I ordered the NC sandwich combo with beans and hush puppies as my sides. The fountain drink counter let me mix iced tea and lemonade for my drink (bonus points for an Arnold Palmer) and headed back to the office with my to go order. Back at work, I opened the bag to a giant delicious sandwich. It kept me full all day. So much so that I only wanted a light dinner that evening. Fast, delicious and you sure get your money's worth! read more

I never give reviews but I had to after visiting them today. I have lived in Lakeside for 20 years and Lakeside BBQ has always been delicious. However, it is apparently under new ownership and it is not the same at all. I was severely disappointed in the Pork BBQ sandwich which I always get. The pork was hardly cooked and it was served cold, not piping hot with blackened pieces like the previous owners served it. Same with the hush puppies. Barely cooked and served cold. I asked for Cole Slaw on the side and it just a thimble full that didn't cover the sandwich. The vinegar sauce was plain vinegar and did not have the savory spices as what was served in years past. The drink machine was broken. Such a shame the food is inedible now and clearly after receiving quite a few bad reviews, the new owner is not taking the feedback to heart. The gentleman who took my order was so dour, no smile, barely spoke, it seemed like a big effort to take it. I wish you luck sir, in keeping what once was a great restaurant in Lakeside and a favorite place to eat going. Lakeside BBQ has taken a big slide downhill in food quality and service. To post this I had to rate it so I give it 1 star, but actually I have to rate it O stars. read more

The food here was great! I saw that they recently changed owners however they haven't changed the great quality and standard of the food. The service was really fast especially for Friday lunch rush, Lakeside bbq seems feels like a small family owned business that focuses on giving affordable quality food to their neighbors. They're Wall of Honor is a very nice touch and gives it more of that hometown type of vibe. The Virginia and Texas sandwich are typically my go to, but the hot dog with chili is a very good sleeper pick. read more

Very good Q. I had the pulled pork NC style with a squirt of the house sauce. Darn good lunch if I do say so. 4 stars because the competition is tough. It's mighty fine Q but there's a lot of great Q in this town. read more

We have been here a few times and I feel that I am ready to give it a fair review. BBQ is a lot like pizza in n the sense that many places have different takes on it and while some loyalists will swear that there is only one way to do BBQ, they are missing out. Virginia Barbecue has been around for a while and operates with a small dining room. The menu includes Virginia as well as Carolina (vinegar based) pork along with a beef brisket, rib, and chicken options. I have had both of the pulled pork and they are solid. Personally, I prefer the Carolina style. As far as side dishes go, they have all of the usual, but I have to give a shout out to the collard greens and the baked beans! Delish! The hush puppies were very good as well. There is nothing particularly fancy about the decor of this restaurant, and there really doesn't need to be when the food is that good. It is one of those types of places that when you go there you wonder why you haven't been there more often. I am a sucker for locally owned restaurants and I need to make a point of hitting this one up more often. read more

Virginia Barbeque was the best in town. Lakeside is one of the worst. Ate there today and was very disappointed. Couldn't finish my sandwich it was so bad. The slaw was tasteless and the "sweets tea" was strange. The hushpuppies were ok, My friend's green beans were tasteless also. Will not eat there again. The bathroom was dirty, toilet was stained. I will miss my favorite 'que place. read more

Decide to give this place another shot since it has been a while since our last visit. In this case, two strikes and you're out! The "Virginia BBQ" tasted store bought. The "baked beans" tasted like warmed up pork & beans with a little brown sugar in it. The potato salad had very little flavor. And don't even get me started on the poor customer service. I've gotten better in a McDonald's. Truly miss the original owners of this place because they actually cared about quality food and exceptional customer service. Hopefully these owners will be gone soon and someone who truly cares about their customers will take it over. read more

Ok son spotted this place and epic BBQ here!!!! This is the place for really good bbq!!!!! So good we are taking dinner home, everything on the menu made in house!!!!! This was an epic lunch!!!!!!!! If you love bbq and you aren't eating here you are missing out!!!!! read more

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Pork BBQ sandwich was tasty and flavorful. Nice portion on the bun as well. I prefer the NC style so that's what I got. I did try the VA BBQ sauce as well and it was good. The fries were cooked to perfection and were nice and crispy. read more

Food was good. Dining room was a wreck. Was there at 1:45 and it looked like every table had just left. Trash was gone, but crumbs, sauce, etc. on every table. Most tables had no napkins. Wiped down my table. The Cole slaw spilled over in my bag and made a huge mess. When I left, all the tables were still dirty as the cashier and another employee rested in a booth. Really?? read more

I recently ordered for a large group and would love it if you would label the sandwiches. NC w/slaw or VA, etc. It was awful opening other's sandwiches to see what was what. read more

Not going Back. $11 for less than 9 oz of beef BBQ to go, employee wearing their hoodie on their head, looked disturbed as I looked for pints on their menu that have now disappeared. No customer greeting, no thank you and they could not even secure the top to the 1/2-pint container. read more

After moving to the Lakeside area and after SEVERAL recommendations I decided to give Virginia BBQ a try! Located right next to Final Gravity Brewing, I stopped there to get a beer and then walked over to Virginia BBQ to pick up dinner and head home. Service was great, they were quick to get our food ready and it was delicious! There are a few BBQ places in Richmond but this one is one of my favorites, great prices, large portions, the location is a bit hidden if you ask me but they have seating inside and it didn't look like seating outside but you could get it to go or grab a seat at the brewery next door. I recommend the pulled pork sandwich, mac and cheese, and the corn bread! read more

Lakeside Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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What can I say about this food other than it makes me look forward to a McDonald's McRib. This place serves a watery pork bbq with little smoke that is finely minced up. It reminds me of the equally disappointing Pierce's BBQ in Williamsburg. I think this place, like Pierce's runs on nostalgia from people that ate here for years and just haven't had the opportunity to try something better. Portions were large but I didn't finish it. read more

JUST NASTY I watched this sweet boy take the money go back and make the bbq sandwich never washed his hands or used any gloves at all. NO EMPLOYEE IN THERE WAS WEARING A MASK OF GLOVES Stay away read more

Excited about the location, next to Final Gravity. Was also excited to try to BBQ after some personal recommendations. That's where my excitement ended. Was disappointed overall in the experience. The pork BBQ (VA and NC) were both on the dry side and way too finely chopped up (take it easy on the meat!). Needed a lot of extra sauce (which weren't great). Honestly, the consistency of the BBQ and lack of BBQ smoke smell made me question whether they actually make their own BBQ use an electric cooker, or get it from Sysco, etc. Anyway, probably my least fav in RVA. Bun on the sandwich could have been better (how bout a local bakery?). Greens were awful - tasted microwaved, zero flavor / no heat, and very bitter. Almost as if they were pulled from the can - in fact I'm almost certain of it given they initially served me green beans and I had to go back and ask for the greens and there seemed to be a microwave involved. Cornbread / muffins were nothing special. Service was average at best. They seemed a little short in the kitchen and stressed. Not sure I'll go back. Too many other solid places in town - Deep Run, ZZQ, Alamo, Buz&Neds, etc. read more

I ordered lunch for my dad told him how great this place was. When we received the food it was awful, the rack of ribs were dried out. The hush puppies were cold and hard, the barbecue sandwiches were cold. I placed an order to go and when I got there I had to wait in line behind four or five men while they put their order in and receive their food. I could see the bag of my food just sitting there getting even colder. But I don't think it would have mattered because the food was already cold and horrible. read more

If you're looking for good EASTERN NC BBQ in this area then this is the place. Add close to NC add it gets. A very good portioned sandwich as well. read more

Lakeside Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I had been wanting to try this place for a while now because I pass by it all the time and the aroma of bbq is so lovely! The flavors of the NC style bbq were not balanced. I'm not sure what was missing, but it definitely was lacking cohesiveness. The Virginia bbq was on point! It better had been since the name of this establishment is Virginia Barbecue! The Texas style bbq was VERY dry and lacked flavor. In addition to smoking the bbq it has to be properly seasoned beforehand. The fries were bland. The greens were the frozen kind. They were seasoned nicely and was quite yummy. The fried apples had a perfect texture of soft yet a bit of a crunch and nicely seasoned with cinnamon and sugar. However, the container was not even half filled with apples. In conclusion... if you are coming here try the Virginia bbq and the greens and get them to fill the container up with apples instead of jipping you. Would I come here again? Probably not unless someone else was offering to pay, in which case, I would get the Virginia bbq. With that being said... There are SO many other bbq spots in Richmond and the surrounding counties for the same price, better quality, and MUCH BETTER FLAVOR! read more

Lakeside Smokehouse - Novice BBQ Platter and side order of Fried Apples - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This place was delicious! Was a little weird with charging for plates and peanuts. Besides that I loved the bbq and fries! They were also very nice and friendly. Also recommended a new hot sauce to love! read more

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