This is one of my favorite BBQ places in town. It's close, relatively fast and reasonably priced. I'm in love with their triple stuffed baked potato. It is delicious. I always get extra BBQ sauce. Their sauce is so good. I'm just waiting on them to bottle it so I can buy it by the case load. read more

Read that this place had the best bbq in FW....negative. it's pretty standard run of the mill bbq at best. It taste good but the best was certainly a stretch read more

Food here is always absolutely fantastic. I see on a lot of other reviews people have complained about wait times or them running out of food but to me that's just a sign they're doing something right. It's always packed when I go. The triple threat (3 meat dinner) is my go-to to sample a little of everything. Also if you order white meat chicken, it's a HUGE half chicken so you get a ton of food for your money. All of the sides are great, as are the desserts. And the habanero BBQ sauce is an absolutely must, make sure you ask for it! read more

I liked this place. It came highly recommended by a co worker. The service was really good and the food was very good. My mom had the 1/2 chicken she said that it was a little dried out , but we both enjoyed the sides. I had sausage links, the portion was good. read more

A testament of how highly this place came recommended was that I drove an hour from Dallas in rush hour traffic to make it here before they closed at the unreasonable hour of 8 pm. Anyway, it was worth it. This is a no frills place and that's really the only way a legitimate bbq place should look like. You order from the counter--or go through their drive through--and wait for your number to be called. I got the ribs and half chicken plate with the mac and cheese. Man oh man my stomach is grumbling right now thinking back to how delicious and meaty those baby back ribs were. Very filling, smokey, tender yet meaty. The chicken was equally well bbqed. I think my friends and i went through almost an entire bottle of their bbq sauce. At the end, make sure to get a slice of their buttermilk pie, because that is seriously the perfect cap to this fantastic meal. Although I'm not rabid enough for their ribs to drive an hour just to come here again, I would definitely make excuses to come to Ft. Worth so I can stop here on the way back to Dallas. read more

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The ribs were cooked perfectly. The brisket was a little dry but had great flavor. The sides are definitely an afterthought. The corn was kind of water logged. Potato salad was a little Bland. The Texas toast was good though. read more

Had lunch here yesterday and was impressed. May not be the "best" BBQ in the Metroplex, but definitely in the Top 5 of the ones I have tried. The place is now located in Forest Hill, TX on Mansfield highway. I had the Rib & Hot Link combo with fried okra and green beans. The ribs were, as the name implies "off the bone" tender and smoky. The hot links were spicy and delicious and the sauce is good too. The fried okra was cooked to order, hot and crispy. The only disappointment were the green beans. They tasted like they were just from a can and boiled, no flavor to speak of. Nevertheless, the Que is the star here and it is well worth the trip. They were pretty busy on Saturday lunch, so apparently a lot of folks agree. The atmosphere was true Texas BBQ joint, sort of like an old, abandoned DQ. Prices were competitive and portions were huge. My $12.99 Rib & Hot Link came with a fistful of sliced links and 4 large, meaty ribs. Next time I am in the area, I will return to OTB for some more! read more

The food is okay but the staff is rude and slow sat in the drive through for 10 min before i asked what did I want you need better staff with an attitude check and the charge you for a small cup of. bbq sauce read more

A friend recommended this place for lunch one day, she was here for work and tried it on a Tuesday evening and bragging about how good and moist their cake was and that the barbecue was good, so I said let's go Wednesday, we went and I had the rib basket, with green beans and pinto beans, all was so good. We went back today I got the chopped beef sandwich and green beans and a slice of cake, its family owned and operated, and everyone is so nice and professional, I love this place, I highly recommend it!! read more

I'm very picky on my BBQ and have never had bad experience from the meat selections to the chicken. Each side dish is good the tea always taste fresh. It's one of my two usual BBQ spots. read more

I did not know D magazine had showered high praise on this establishment but they can keep their praise as far as I am concerned. I bought the rib dinner and I will have to say that it was the worst I have ever eaten in the DFW area! It tasted like charcoal fluid lighter, yes you read it right. The side of beans had absolutely no taste and the coleslaw was as bland as bland. read more

Best BBQ in Ft.Worth ! Ribs are great sliced beef is good ! Chicken is also it's tender it's moist and doesn't taste like smoke. ! Coleslaw is good too has pineapple and raisins . I wished I could eat here more often ! read more

I will not eat at this place the food is not good only thing that was good was the 7 up cake. The first time I went there was a month ago I ordered a bologna sandwich how can you mess up a bologna sandwich then the second time I came there a chopped beef sandwich the beef sandwich and the bologna sandwich tastes like the lighter fluid that you put on a grill if that's what you do but I would never come there again and this is the one that's off of Mansfield in Forest Hill Texas. read more

I had been into Off The Bone several times for lunch. Recently on a Friday evening we were looking for BBQ for dinner. We ordered 2 lbs of sliced beef, 1/2 lbs of sausage, 1 qt of beans, 1 qt of potato salad. When we arrived home we discovered that the sausage was missing from the order. I was very disappointed that part of our order was missing. I will go back again because the food is top quality and the staff is very friendly and helpful but please just double check my order next time before I pay and leave. read more

I love BBQ - I don't care what state it's from: NC, TX, TN, KS...doesn't matter. I love smoked meat and all the sauces in the world (on the side, of course). Off-The-Bone definitely met all my expectations. It's in an old dairy queen site completely not near anything. No matter, we drive the half hour to this place without hesitation. The ribs really is where it's at. While I found the sausage to be good but not great and the brisket was also quite good but not the best, the chicken is where it's at if you don't want ribs. Seriously, don't skip the chicken! It never gets respect at these places, but OTB does it RIGHT! Ribs and chicken, check. I don't like slaw, so I get macaroni and cheese. Yes, it's the GFS yellow gooey cheese you get at cheap buffets. I don't care what you people think of me, but I'm obsessed with that macaroni and cheese. LOL! Love the stuff. So double order on that, thank you :) The 'Texas toast' is really just sliced white bread, buttered, and toasted. Nothing special, but still a requirement for Texas BBQ. I LOVE the pickles, onions, and jalapenos on the side. I also really love their sauce. It's probably my second favorite BBQ sauce I've ever had (second to my husband's). It's tangy and a bit spicy without being overly sticky. And served on the side, of course. read more

I found myself in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for work and it being Texas I was in the mood for barbecue. I spent some time looking for reviews of a place nearby that was good. I found a write up of the 10 best in the DFW area. Top of the list was Off the Bone. Unfortunately the article opened with the sentence "The ugly truth: Dallas does not do barbecue well." I should have known then that I was going to be disappointed. Still I persevered and traveled about an hour away from where I was staying to visit Off the Bone. I got there and upon the suggestion of the article ordered the rib and sliced beef platter. It took about 10 to 15 minutes to come out which is a bit unusual for a barbecue place. Everything looked fantastic. The ribs had a huge smoke ring. Basically they were red all the way thorough with the exception of a tiny sliver of grey in the middle. They were cooked perfectly - not too tough and not too tender. Unfortunately they tasted like ham. Don't get me wrong. I love ham it is just that I was in the mood for barbecue. Under that was a layer of smoked brisket. It too was cooked perfectly but unfortunately fell short on the taste scale. There just wasn't anything special about it. I did show up later in the day and was the last person to leave the restaurant before they closed so that may have had something to do with it. It may be better earlier in the day but unfortunately since I'm not local there is nothing to bring me back here the next time I'm in town for work. read more

Well seeing this is my first non chain BBQ joint in Texas I will have to say I was pretty impressed. The only bad thing I have to say about this place and the reason it did not get a five star review from me is because they did not have maccaroni and chesse, I just don't get Texas and the sorry excuse for sides that all the BBQ places seem to have I may not be from the south but my family is and mac and cheese is a staple when it comes to soul food so why do so many places here in Texas not have it? Well enough of that I can say that the ribs were off bone for real and the great smoke flavor and the rb they use were delicious, my husband did not care for the brisket he said it was a little dry and the side were ok but all in all we will be going back and i can't wait to try the catfish. read more

Good BBQ at a fair price. Chopped beef sandwich was good with a little added BBQ sauce. I did like the coleslaw and would get it again. The potatoe salad was average, not great but nothing to complain about. Staff was very friendly. I'd go back if I'm in the area. read more

Found this place because it was voted best BBQ in DFW by D Magazine. I love hole in the wall joints. I found the BBQ to be better than Salt Lick in Round Rock, TX. Not sure if its because Salt Lick has been around too long and fame has gotten to its ego, but cmon Salt Lick needs to step it up! Off the Bone was great- the ribs and sausages are amazing. The staff is super friendly, the prices are very reasonable. I shared a 3 meat dinner with my bf for $15.99. Potato salad is good. Avoid the fried okra hush puppies- doesn't do okra justice. I do love meat and BBQ, but could use some fresh veggies as well :) read more

Had the 2 meat plate, with brisket and ham and sides of potato salad and okra. Ham was pretty good, tender and not dry, brisket was dry, tough, no bark to speak of and not much flavor, more like roast beef. I guess it all depends on the cut of beef, seems they choose the wrong cut to serve. Okra was good, potato salad on a sweet side was OK. I like brisket the most and the best I've had so far here is Smokeys on Lancaster, its worth the trip. read more

First visit. Had the ribs, which were good. Not quite falling off the bone, but good. Was expecting more for 14 bucks. Great peach cobbler. Wait wasn't too long. All-in-all, it will become a regular place to give me my BBQ fix. read more

As a North Carolina transplant, it's against my nature to call anything but a hickory smoked pork butt "BBQ." Off the Bone definitely impressed this Tarheel. Décor was low-key...let the food be the star. The brisket and sides were pretty good, but what blew me away were the ribs. Heaven on a bone. It's both good and a tragedy that it's so far away from me. read more

Well I went here because D magazine says its the best in the DFW area. I however don't agree. It was okay but all the meats I ate were dry and the sauce on my table was flat in my opinion. Maybe I caught them on a bad day. Don't get me wrong it wasn't bad but it didn't have a lot of flavor. read more

Went here this past weekend and I liked it. Although it was a pricier than I would have liked it wasn't insane and the food quality was good. Their special sauce really made the meal as I got pork and ribs. The mac and cheese was a liquid, warm cheese which melted down your throat but the coleslaw was like something I have never seen before. It had pineapples and raisins, which is not a normal thing. I like my coleslaw creamy or vinegary, but not really sweet. Although I can understand their innovation, it was not my cup of tea. The meal was a good one and I would go back. read more

I have to say I was a little disappointed in this place I had very high expectations after it was named best BBQ joint in DFW by D Magazine/ Full Custom Gospel BBQ. I had the Ribs, Brisket and Sausage with beans and slaw. The ribs and brisket were lukewarm and somewhat tough even though it was right in the middle of the lunch rush. The sausage was pretty good and the sides were just so so. Their was a good amount of smoke flavor on the meats, but there is more to good BBQ than smoke flavor. Oh well. read more

Meh - I've read/heard that BBQ in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area doesn't compare with southern TX BBQ but I was really expecting better than this! I'd experienced Spring Creek on previous visits to the DFW area and enjoyed it but on a recent business trip I wanted to try something new so I googled and found a review of the Dallas area top 10 BBQ joints that ranked this #1. I had high hopes pulling up to the place seeing as it was an old converted Dairy Queen - I've found hole in the walls often have the best food, especially when it comes to BBQ. Maybe I just hit it on a bad day, but I was sorely disappointed to say the least. I ordered the 3 meat platter and none of it was close to falling off the bone, and there was barely a hint of smoke flavor. Spring Creek was better. This place has good and bad reviews here so I hope they were just having a bad day. read more

My wife and I were looking for some classic, non-tourist pit BBQ in FW and we weren't disappointed. Its off the beaten path and it has that used-to-be-a-gas station kind of esthetic (a little tired but clean) a drive through and a counter with indoor seating. Seating is first come-first served and you order at the counter. The menu is pretty big for a place there size, but it's still focused on the BBQ. Meals come as Meat/side dinners, or any meat by the pound. We got a 1/2lb ribs (3 ribs), 1/2lb cut beef (brisket) and 1/2lb chopped beef with green beans and Mac and cheese. The staff is really helpful and smiley even with a Saturday night dinner rush. Everyone in the place, especially the other customers, seems really excited to be there, like kids drooling over presents on Christmas morning. Regulars flooded us with unsolicited recommendations for our "next time back" while we waited for our orders. It is that kind of place. The meals come on styrofoam plates with plastic ware and two slices of Texas toast per person, as they should. They have one sauce that hits right between sweet and savory. It's clearly meant to be a crowd pleaser so If you're a sauce snob you'll be disappointed. However If you're a meat over sauce person, you won't go home sad. The brisket was tender and had a great crust, the chopped beef was incredibly flavorful (a bit overly smokey), and the rib meat fell off the bone. The only knock, and the reason for minus 1star, was the sides: Canned green beans and lack-luster Mac-n-cheese. We were told we should have gotten the potato salad but for all the effort they put into the meat, some fresh sides would really polish off the meal. I know sad sides are pretty much accepted with classic BBQ places like this, but it's still not right. Despite the sides, we are coming back: Smoked sausages and chicken are calling our name. Maybe we'll spring for the potato salad. read more

Given D Magazine's #1 honor last year as the best BBQ joint in DFW, I had high expectations for Off the Bone upon my visit. There is nothing bad or great about this place. The perfect word is mundane. Meat is average, the sauce is good, and the sides were marginal. Considering all of the other BBQ options around the Metroplex, Off the Bone would make my top 20. I'm still trying to find a place that can top Dallas' Baby Back Shak. This place will need to completely retool it's BBQ to have a shot at being the real #1 BBQ joint in DFW. read more

Triple A. Awesome As Always! Kind of a hole in the wall place, in an old Dairy Queen. I had the brisket and sausage with fried okra and potato salad. A previous time that I had the okra, it seemed "different" than what most places serve, like maybe it was made and breaded/battered on-site. This time, it was more like what "most" restaurants serve. So, I suspect they changed vendors.. or maybe the time before was a one-off day. *dunno* The potato salad had a sweetness to it, which was different.. But, different in a good way -- I liked it. Everything was good, but the brisket could've been warmer and I wish the smoked sausage hadn't been quite so greasy. But, hey, it's sausage. It's gonna be greasy! :) read more

I'm torn between two stars and three. I swear to you, the green beans were from a can. No joke. And the pintos had some sort of slightly sweet taste to them -- not really my speed. The ribs were fine, but not worthy of a call home to my dad. I definitely won't go out of my way for a return visit. read more

The chop beef sandwich is awesome! The missing star is due to the drive though line & no room to pull up even if there is just 2 cars ahead of you. read more

Off the Bone is OFF THE HOOK GOOD! Seriously, it's become my favorite BBQ place in Arlington. The others are good, but this place is REALLY good AND affordable. I highly recommend their chopped beef sandwich, which is very large and satisfying. The staff treats everyone like family and the care they put into the meat will be obvious the first time you try it. Outstanding. read more

Everyone knows I love to BBQ. So when we try a new BBQ place it has to measure up to my expectation. We found a great place yesterday. It is on the edge of Forest Hill in the old Dairy Queen. Off the Bone Bbq is the name and the ribs are phenomenal. Great smoky flavor with a hint of sweet. Give it a try. We rate it an 8 on a scale 1-10 read more

Great smoky flavor on the ribs, not the best that I have had but very good. Friendly staff, good sauce, (wish they had a spicy sauce as well

Will definitely go back for more!! I went with my husband and my mother and ordered a little of everything and everything tasted VERY, very GOOD!! read more

The meat is outstanding but the sides and desserts are pretty sub-par. If they could improve those, this would be THE BBQ place to go to in DFW. read more

Nice people but really bad, uninspired food. Maybe we are spoiled in central Texas but even Rudy's beats this place. Went on a recommendation from article in Dallas observer and the author should never write about barbq again. read more

First visit in six years. Nothing has changed. Brisket was more fat than meat, ribs were dry and over cooked. Potato salad was decent. I will not be returning. I paid nearly $15.00 for a plate of mediocrity. read more

Amazing service and amazing ribs. The Turkey was the best i've ever had and so was the Mac and Cheese. This place is a must.

The very best BBQ and sides around this area! Real Texas BBQ! We bring all our friends here and also get it to go for family gatherings! They also have GREAT desserts, like peach cobbler and 7 Up Pound Cake. read more