Oh my goodness, this place is fabulous! It's a small dining room but decorated so quaintly…read more It feels like where you would go for excellent BBQ. Our waitress was so friendly and accommodating! Every single thing I've tasted has been excellent. That includes the brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, Mac & cheese, Cole slaw, baked beans, French fries and the best for last...the fried pickle spears and fried onions petals are the best I've ever had. An order of pickle spears included 5 huge spears and was probably enough for some people to eat as a meal. Same goes for the onion petals. This isn't a fried piece of onion. It's like a quartered onion then deep fried chunks of it. And the batter on both was so light and crispy! I have not tried any dessert. The very next time you go out to eat--eat here!!

Customer service is top notch.! I had a complex order and…read morethey absolutely knocked it outta the park.! The food was perfect I had the jalapeño mac and cheese and ribs. My order was only 1 of 5 and it was all to go. I drove over to the Casey's got gas drove back and my order was done.!! So, it didn't even take very long either.!

Good food (ala carte) nice staff. With some Star Wars memorabilia & bathrooms are also nice &…read moreclean. We got the sliders (pork & chicken) & the raspberry chipotle BBQ sauce was good with a nice lil kick.

The place was nice and neat, sever could be a little better. I've had a lot of ribs in my days,…read morethey should cook some ribs with bbq sauce on them, dipping my ribs in a cup or pouring them on the rib doesn't get it for me. This is the Hartford City one I tried. I will give it another try

Hallelujah the sweet potato casserole is back. This is a seasonal item and my personal favorite…read more Parrot with Tom's Mojo, which is pulled pork mac & cheese on sourdough bread and grilled... You have an experience that will please any pallet. I love it that they have three different barbecue sauces for you to choose from, Hot, sweet and mild. To me it lets you choose the flavors you like because one has a little more of a brown sugar taste and the other has a little more of a vinegar taste. I like to dip my sandwich. I got the visit in the evening and introduce a friend from Michigan to one of my favorite restaurants. He was so happy with a brisket. There is so much history and so many cool things to read on the walls. The decor is charming and it's an awesome place to sit and have a beer and catch up with a friend afterwards. It's my favorite for lunch and dinner in the depot district.

Hubby & I tried this place for the first time along with my son. We perused the menu while waiting…read moreon our soft drinks. The service was attentive & polite. The ambiance is a turn of the century brick firehouse. Hubby & I ordered the Firehouse Sampler ($34.95) with 2 sides (mac n cheese, scalloped cabbage). My son got the Pulled Pork ($14.95) with 2 sides (mac n cheese, green beans). Both of these meals needed garlic bread served with them. There were 3 made in-house bbq sauces & they were all bland. Sadly, there was no Carolina gold bbq sauce. The meat was good but a little dry. Of the 3 sides we tried, the green beans were the best. I would like to return & try something on the Handhelds menu. I need bread with my bbq meat!

Continues to provide stellar food and service Love the brisket and the pork belly and of course…read morethe jalapeño cornbread

We came in here based on a recommendation from a friend. Oh my goodness, was it amazing. We started…read morewith a triple berry margarita. Full of flavor and so good we both had two. My husband and I both had the Jeff plate with two meats and two sides plus cornbread. We both had the pulled pork and brisket. I had the loaded mashed potatoes and a side salad. The salad was super fresh. The brisket and pork were very tender and juicy. The portion size was large and I took most of my pork and mashed potatoes home. And the cornbread. Oh was it yummy. We are from Georgia where bbq is a big deal and this rivaled any bbq we have had in Georgia. Our server, Sarah, was amazing. She gave great recommendations and checked on us often. We will definitely be back. And for us it is a 40 minute drive. Well worth the drive.

Always great BBQ. My wife had the pulled pork platter and I had the baby back ribs. The baked beans…read moreside is above average and I don't know but maybe homemade? The potato salad is also great. The chips are a bag of Lays. Service is very positive and attentive. You order at the cash register, have a seat and they bring your food to you. The restaurant is clean. Nothing fancy. The restroom is one small room for all. So you may need to wait to use it. We have returned to this restaurant several times and will again in the future.

I am shocked that a small Midwest town in Indiana near the Ohio border had such phenomenal BBQ!…read more I have made 2 visits and both of them have been exceptional! My first visit, I chose the Barnyard Burner Burger special. It came with pulled pork, spicy BBQ sauce, and cheese. But what was amazing about the burger was how soft, fresh, and smoky the hamburger meat was! I hadn't had a burger like this in years! I even liked it more than the BBQ, which if you follow my Yelp...that is very high praise! This week, I had the pulled pork and brisket with potato salad and beans. All phenomenal! The pulled pork is perfectly tender and smoky! I liked the pork more than the brisket but the brisket is 4 stars on its own. The potato salad has a lightly sweet mustard base to it with some eggs and relish mixed in. I enjoyed the beans more than the potato salad as the beans were in some kind of sweet and smoky conglomeration made in the back with brown sugar as a key ingredient. There are 4 sauces and I usually try to rank sauces, but I couldn't do it with these. They are all worthy on their own merit. The four sauces and a brief description are: Classic - mildly sweet tomato with a little pepper Sweet and Smoky - very sweet with a smoky taste and ketchup base Tangy - part vinegar, part tomato, all tangy Sue Tang - spicy mild to medium BBQ sauce, tomato base The one downside and it's common being a Southerner in the Mid-West is there is usually no sweet tea and if there is, it isn't sweet enough. They told me their tea maker was broke but there is a Kroger that has Milo's Sweet Tea that I have been allowed to carry in both times. Make a trip to Bluffton for Yergy's BBQ or Burgers. They are only open Thursday-Sunday.

Love discovering fast local lunch options along a road trip, and this was just that! Pulled meats…read moreand brisket with sides are ready just as quickly as any fast food place you can find, but with cozy log cabin vibes and the smell of bbq smoke infusing your hair and clothes as you dine. We ordered: Pulled Pork Piglet Sandwich w/ Green Beans, Cole Slaw, & Sweet Tea $10.75 ($11.61 w/ 8% tax, $13.22 w/ 15% tip) *Lighter and more mild flavors in all of these Beef Brisket Piglet Sandwich w/ Corn Casserole, Mashed Potatoes w/ Beef Gravy, & Lemonade (same prices as above) *All of these were favorites and the most flavorful of the day The food was ready in under 6min after ordering and we were in and out in under 30min while sitting down for lunch and taking our time to eat around noon on a Friday. If you're unsure of the spicy, they have spicy sauce on the table to try, but I'll say it was a mild spice (Indiana doesn't do lots of spicy things) so the heat doesn't rise above red pepper flake spice. You could add more heat with Tabasco to get it to a spice that makes the tongue actually feel hot. The ladies running the kitchen and clean up were fun and delightful and made us feel like we were home in someone's house being taken care of. Not sure when I'll ever be back in this area, but worth a stop and skipping all the other fast food nearby to try this local spot!!

Please season your green beans, I could have opened a can at home. Potato salad threw it away,…read more made from gummy old baked potatoes. 2 stars for the really good corn casserole. Probably won't go back.

ALL the food is AMAZING! I wish they had a buffet because it's so hard to decide what to get, like…read moreI said it's all amazing! Their service is OUTSTANDING! Never seen a friendlier bunch! If you don't have room for dessert, take some home! You will be happy you did!

Met friends there on an early Friday evening. Starting to get busy, but service was good. Looked…read morefor a menu before we went, but could only find the one they give you, but bbq is not on it. They should post on their FB page or something. Split the full rack of ribs with hubby. Ribs were good. Came with 2 sides (board did not indicate this). The fried potatoes as a side were ok, but received very small portion. Had cottage cheese as second side. Nice serving of that. Worst part of meal was the margarita. 4 of us at the table had margaritas (special for the night). No matter the flavor (we had 3 of them), they were not good: tooooo sweet and no tequila. Also, they only take cash. Again, something that should be obviously stated on their FB page since they don't have a website. Most of us liked our food, but skip the margaritas and bring cash. Not sure we'll travel 45+ minutes to return.

We like everything we have tried. Food is awesome. Great staff. Prices are good. Atmosphere is…read moregood. Location is good. Just off the interstate.

Visited Backwards BBQ for the first time. It is on Indiana 32 off interstate 65. The atmosphere is…read morethat of a casual dark barbecue joint. We ordered the three meat platter. We got pulled pork, sausage, and brisket. It came with two sides. We got the green beans and pasta salad. It was $28.75. Your meal comes with free cheddar garlic biscuits with a side of apple butter. The pulled pork with some of the best we have ever had. The brisket was good as well, flavored nicely. We received three large pieces, however, there was quite a bit of fat on the pieces. We received two sausage links. The sausage was slightly spicy, which we like. However, of the three meats it was our least favorite. Our server was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. She recommended the green beans. Her description of them was right on target and they were very good. Service was very fast and our bill was accurate. They are first come, first serve, and do not accept reservations. We would return again.

I was really excited to try this place, but I was really disappointed because although the ribs…read morewere not too bad they lacked any type of flavor. The sides also lacked flavor and were a bit small. I will say the potato salad was really good though.

Several times I went there to find a note on the door they were closed. No posting online of such…read moreinfo. Then I show up and finally someone is there. I try to order a pound of pulled pork and a side of Mac to be told they need 24 hours notice for any by the pound. What bbq place can't handle a pound of pulled pork from a walk in. This was my first set of experiences with the establishment and I had such high hopes and had been wanting to try it for quite some time. With how poorly ran the business is I will not be back nor recommend it to anyone.

If I could give 10 stars I would. I've been ordering from Big Hoffas since 2010 when I first…read morevisited family in Indiana. I've recommended many people to the place because they just never disappoint. Service, fast. Quality, 1000/10 Consistency, absolutely every time. I've lost count how many times I've ordered from here. I've probably spent several thousand and will continue to! But let this resonate with you. NOW ONCE HAS MY ORDER BEEN WRONG OR SPECIAL REQUESTS ON DOOR DASH BEEN WRONG. Keep it up team!

Legit! So good!…read more Super friendly staff, lots of ice cream samples and the best bbq and sides. Out group of four all tried something different including chicken, brisket the hoffenator fries, and another rice type of bowl. We all devoured our plates. All had a taste of the fries, slaw, Mac and cheese, beans and pickled veges - all were so good. Vibes in this place as casual, a bit quirky and fun! Looks like there are also some fun extras to also purchase including souvenir cups, tees and their sauces. We've been here all week for a softball tournament and hands down agree this was our favorite meal from the trip! Plenty of room for large groups (we were here early around 4pm and it was getting busier by the minute), also a tavern in the front of the building so the bar is a bit secluded from the restaurant.