After getting zilch at Meat Monsters for brisket. We went down the street to this place. Busy good little Liqour and other stuff store. BBQ in the back. Got a pound to go. Looking at it at home wish I'd looked while at the store. Guess I'm used to long meaty strips with meat and the fat. Got these chunks of brisket instead. They're tasty but looks like the end of the days parts of what's left. Still happy tho. But to-go brisket by the pound should look like one of the photos (guess which) Just sayin' read more

Pete's BBQ - This is what I expected. Oh well - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

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We drove specifically an hour and 15 minutes for Pete's barbecued pulled pork sandwich and fantastic onion rings . it's a great place it's in the back of a liquor store, there is also seating to eat and nice people . it is a great barbecue place read more

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I would love to give a 4, but I paid over the phone once as requested to place my order and the person tipped themselves. I have not seen the young guy again, but then again I haven't been back to eat just the liquor store. I remedied the situation by buying me an offset smoker and practicing until I got my smoking game in order. We have a place to get white oak and other good smoking woods in town. They are fortunate I still gave a three star review after my experience here. The cooks in the kitchen look sketchy at times to. I am picky about who makes my food, personal presentation means a lot when one consumes food. I know every now and then the chef looks like the guy in South Park and I always give a chance. Artist's come in all forms. read more

I went in to grab a bottle of water The smell was old school The market is an attraction to stop in for something quick and get back on the road. I came down to do work in Ramona from Ontario was heading back Better than Lucille's Prices better and food was extraordinary Slaw was like home and the BBQ baked beans zesty. Ribs peeled off perfectly and nothing but bone left Small group was there when we walked in, after 10 Minutes it was packed I know why Do what the Romans do when in Rome, you're in Ramona, hit up Pete's, you won't be disappointed. definitely 5 stars Dickies should be ashamed and Lucille's should take note You want Texas BBQ? Hit up Pete's!!! (Ask for extra BBQ Sauce) read more

Found this place on Yelp and it seemed fun that it's part of a liquor store. Decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did, food was delicious!! Will definitely come back again! read more

This place is delish. I always order the kids meal which includes 2 burger sliders and a ton of fries. I always get their peach cobbler too. It's amazing. read more

Food was amazing. Ambiance was great. I work in customer service, so I'm not gonna lie, I'm probably a little more sensitive to that than some other people might be. They had probably the best customer service I've experienced anywhere in my life. Every single employee was happy, could tell they enjoyed their job. Our waiter was extremely helpful. There isn't one bad thing I can say about this place. read more

Over smoked. The brisket was chopped the Try tip was way over cooked more like beef jerky. The ribs where ok at best. I will not go back

The pictures on the side of the building looked great, so I brought the hungry family in for a BBQ stop. We had a Combo #2 with Ribs, whole Chicken, tri-tip, rolls, and three sides ($29.99), and a Brisket Burrito. I know, right? Brisket Burrito just seems like a San Diego thing that has to be good, and it was! Good chunks of brisket in a generous burrito tortilla with a good compliment of fillings. The BBQ combo plate was a total disappointment, though. Cold. Not warm, cold. The middle ribs were cooler than room temperature. Chicken? Cold. How do you let a WHOLE chicken go cold before serving? There's something not-right about the food handling here. If the ribs were hot, they might have been good -- decent smoke and flavor, but nobody wants a cold rib. The chicken was more like oven-roasted, not so much BBQ. No crisp. I'm hoping both of these benefit from a re-heat tomorrow, but that wasn't really the idea in stopping here. The tri-tip was a disaster.. oversalted, burned char chunks in places, and just a weird barn taste, like the wood was still green or something. Didn't taste right, artificial or off somehow. It was carved more like 'chips' than slices. Avoid! As for ambiance, hey, it's a BBQ inside a liquor store. Good things can happen this way, but know that your view will be of the Budweiser fridge or the large noisy fan. The forks and knives are the thinnest, smallest plasticware.. trying to eat beans with these little cappuccino spoons was its own kind of weird. All in all, could have been a good value, but the cold meat temps raise too many questions. read more

Really good spot if you are in the area, and craving bbq. Does take some time, but worth the wait! Everything has a nice smokey taste, and the sides and dessert taste like homemade. read more

We had the chicken. Honestly from outside we were excited because the bbq smell was awesome. But the chicken was just ok. It tasted like the rotisserie kind you get in a grocery store. Ambience was non existent. There have to be better places in Ramona. I wish I knew. read more

Overall a very good experience! I was pleasantly surprised by the gyros sandwich - the lamb was moist and seasoned nicely, the bread was fluffy, and the Tzatziki sauce was surprisingly good. The brisket was also very tasty and the meat was tender. I was surprised to find it comparable to those I've had at Greek restaurants! The chicken salad was good, fresh produce, but the chicken was just diced into little pieces. As far as side dishes, I liked the baked beans the best. French fries were pretty good -- the mac and cheese was a bit soupy for my taste. The employees were very nice, hardworking, and got everything right. Definitely worth a return trip to see what else we can find. Need to get the gyros again for sure! read more

Location 4 stars PLACE INSIDE RAMONA LIQUOR STORE Food 4 stars Service 3 stars Now reason for my 3 star is because I had to wait 43 Minutes for my food and that was to go. That is along time, It was on a Saturday 5 people ahead of me so it was kind of long. I noticed some customers had large orders, if that was the case. It will be great if they have orders separately for small order and large orders. So customers don't wait so long. Now I oder 1/2 pork fries it gets only 3 stars Fries where super cold and the meet light warm very light sauce. After waiting for 43 minutes I expected nice warm fries. I also order the Philly Sandwich with fries Totally different my fries where hot, and super delicious and the Philly sandwich just perfect this cambo, gets 5 stars. Yes I do recommend eating here , but if you see 5 or more custumers ,ask was the waiting time, you see, I had paid for my food ,so it was to late for me to cancel. It's is better to order on the phone and ask how long it will take, because my food took 43 minutes. read more

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I can't say enough about this place. I live in San Diego but will definitely come to Ramona just to go to Pete's. The food was amazing! It's safe to say that this is the best BBQ I've ever had. On top of the food being out of this world amazing, the youngsters working the counter were perfect. They actually understand what customer service is all about and seemed bonified happy to be there. read more

Service was nice, brisket was cut very thin/unique and was amazing, fries were awesome, Mac n cheese wasn't great, bbq sauce was good. Overall a pleasurable meal, would definitely come back to try other meats read more

Shared a brisquet burrito and onion rings. Both were great. Would recommend. Have not ventured too far into the menu yet.

Best BBQ in San Diego! Do yourself a favor--don't share, because you won't want to! You definitely get enough food to share, but it's so good once you start eating you won't want to stop. Staff is friendly. What more could you ask for?? I suggest the ribs! read more

Only recommend if you are starving. Rude workers besides the nice cashier. Best thing was the fries definitely recommend those!

Wow. Ok I was a little intimidated by the big burly man at the register, but he saved me a few dollars on my order and the food is really good. I got a pulled pork sandwich with extra bbq sauce, first let me say this Sandwich is all meat no fat! Good job! Thank you, I hate when you take that first bite and it's just a bunch of fat with little meat, it's Very unpleasant and not what you want from a pulled pork sandwich. This sandwich was tender, Smokey flavor and meat filled. I also ordered the potato salad which Im so glad I did because it kicks ass. And I got the baked beans as well which I'm also happy I ordered because it's delicious. Craving Bbq? It's an easy choice, Pete's! read more

Pete's BBQ - Pulled pork sandwich extra bbq sauce with potato salad and baked beans! Yum;) - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

Fabulous and Fantastic BBQ Ribs Brisket and Chicken. Flavored right down to the bone. Meat just melt like cotton candy.

Not as good as it used to be? Bbq was very dry and fatty at the same time. Pricey$$$

New resident of Ramona and I've hit this place about three times. Normally I would say it's about average but the tri tip I bought this weekend was an abomination. The meat was shaved thin and had almost a lighter fluid taste to it. I know these guys work hard in this place so I hope this review is taken seriously and management takes this as constructive criticism. For real authentic bbq you guys gotta put some more effort in here. read more

Revisited 5/8/2017 It has been a while since I first visited Pete's. Sadly no more of the delicious street tacos they once served. It is totally different then the little taco shop it began as. It is now full on BBQ. With a very large menu and have everything from brisket to pulled pork to BBQ chicken and ribs. They also have a number of BBQ sandwiches and burgers. Service was good and friendly. There is plenty of seating inside which was a surprise. Prices are normal for BBQ. I ordered The #1 Combo Plate which consisted of try tip, BBQ chicken, and smoke pork ribs. It was a good size order and in some cases could feed two. The barbecue sauce was quite mild but if you ask they will give you a side of their spicy sauce. It's not all that overly spicy but I found it just right and very tasty. For Ramona this is a hidden gem. I will be back to try the burgers I give this place a solid 3 1/2 Stars Enjoy read more

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I Love BBQ ! So with that said I feel obligated to share with the Yelp community how bad the BBQ is here. Before I give my feedback I just like to say I been BBQing for about 30 yrs backyard pit master for friends and family, also done some catering as requested by friends. The pulled pork was horrible (sorry Pete) over powering liquid smoke ! The Mac n Cheese somewhat homemade but very bland. Just by glancing at the meats I can immediately notice it was cooked the day before or maybe longer ? It was hot inside and with that said old meat and heat just don't mix .. Customer service and employees were very friendly which makes it hard to say anything bad about the BBQ but I must defend the BBQ goers enthusiast who love too try new places, I can confidently say you will not miss anything skipping this place. Its literally just a smoke show Id say hit the GAS & keep driving and move on too your fav BBQ restaurant.... read more

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So there is no ambiance here as it is tucked in back of a liquor mart, but I must say this is fabulous bbq and food!! From the tri-tip salad to the Ramona Burger, from the fries to the Philly cheesesteak it is all but flavor wow in the mouth. There are never chunks of grissell substitute for meat, it's all meat and quality food! It is my main bbq go to 100%, just wish it had more ambiance and that sometimes orders didn't take as long. But I'll take that for quality food made right! read more

This place was terrible! I can not see why this place exsists. The burgers were rock like when ordered rare, and if you like a whole salt shaker full of burger this place is for you. Its like they said "nah dawg we gotta add 2 salt shakers worth" but then the head chief said "no bro Costco size salt at a bare minimum for those rocks" The fries were store bought and the mac and cheese had to be from 2 days ago. I did like the fact that mostly everything was over 10 bucks for day old mac and rocks. Why did people rate this garbage place so well? The decore with its Liquor store combo and no AC in 100 degree weather was the place to be. Seriously this place has to be a russian mafia front. Or maybe anti American propaganda due to making the American burger, mac and cheese taste like garbage rocks with a side of 100 year old mac made to curse America for exsisting to eat this next level garbage that racoons say "I can't eat this poo" then turns to eat a fully used DIAPER!!!! kidding I loved rocks and garbage in 100 degrees. Stop rating this 4 stars. Do it for yourself!!! Dont lie read more

Will come again! 4.5 stars! So excited. Smoker out front. Cute section in the back of a liquor store all gated off. It has Ramona made cider! (Good low carbonation malty apple cider flavor had apple sweet taste - strong for this light weight) Fries - crispy, seasoned well. Good salt. Tri tip sandwich - bun nothing special toasted on inside! Good chewiness. Light sauce application with extra on table for those who like more Pulled pork - great texture good flavor again light sauce application. BBQ sauce - mild spice heat is 3 of 10 and 1/4 sweet (general sweetness rating: whole sweet is honey or full sweet boba tea) Bring your own hot sauce they only have Tapatio Chef is awesome. Really enjoyed convo! Will come again! 4.5 stars! read more

Pete's BBQ - So good eat everything before I could take pic. #EatThenPics - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

Dang, these ribs are the bomb. Meat falls off the bone and it all so tender. Well, you'd probably wouldn't think a liquor store would have such good food but this hole in the wall is on point on their ribs. Sitting at a stoplight and smelling the food I decided to go in and turned out to be a really good choice. Food was so good. Sauce is spice and sweet. Portions are good size, place is just basic. Nice little place with great BBQ. read more

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Absolute worst brisket in SD period! Amazed there are ratings so dang high! Undercooked, elastic and unrendered fat. Sliced super thin so it can even be edible. I gave their brisket sandwiches three tries over the years and every time it's been the same. Elastic, thinly sliced and re-heated on a flat top, drying it out more. I just gave them a 4th shot since they got a new smoker thinking they would get the cook right finally. Nope! Rubber and very little smoke flavor that even tasted a little "off." Anybody who knows "real bbq" would agree the brisket fails all the standards. Slices should be 1/4" thick minimum, will lay over the finger without breaking and pull apart with the slightest tug. It's an art form. I don't know what all the rave brisket reviews are about. Tells me folks clearly have no idea. Whoever runs the pit needs to maybe watch a YouTube video or two on the subject....just sayin. read more

Too much meat on these ribs, yum yum. Fall off the bone, like you can peel the meat off with a fork and knife, tasty and delicious. Best value for ribs. Sides are excellent too. Can't wait to try the brisket and tritip. read more

We don't usually stop and eat but we just drove by and the smoker caught our nose! Of course they know this happens! We came back and bought 1 Brisket Sandwich with fries. We had to share but Omg... so good! We will be back! read more

Pete's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

Food was flavorless. The chicken was borderline dry and had no flavor to it. The Tri tip was also flavorless. The dinner rolls were two sets of buns and the cornbread was nowhere near how good we have had. Overall it was not impressive or up to the standard of bbq that I expected. The portions seemed small for the amount of money it cost. read more

If you want to come by for a great hamburger or BBQ in town of Ramona, come to Pete's BBQ! Along the junctions of CA-67 Main Street and CA-78! Also you can rack up points when you order and get deals! They have great prices and it's along within inside a liquor store! I give this place 5 stars for the good food! :) read more

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Driving through Ramona we saw the sign of Pete's BBQ., we decided to stop and eat. The BBQ is really good but nothing special. The restaurant is inside a liquor store and for the looks of it, it's very popular. The only downside is that we had to wait I bit over 40 minutes to get our order, we didn't mind the wait since I'm a huge fan of BBQ. Driving through Ramona this place is a good stop. read more

Pete's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

Nestled inside the Ramona Liquor Store on the corner of Main Street and Hiway 67, this place has great food, substantial portions and darn good prices. I have recently moved back to town, and this was my first time ordering food from here, although I witnessed the considerable renovation that it took to create the restaurant, a couple years back. Even though it's a couple years old now, it's still spotless, like it's brand new. All the tables, floors and kitchen surfaces are very clean. The amount of menu items is crazy and creative. (Some folks have posted pics of the menu) Breakfast burritos, sandwiches, burgers, pulled pork, barbecued half chickens, bbq ribs, and many side dishes including potato salad, macaroni and cheese, Cole slaw and more. Great prices: a breakfast burrito is about $5.50 which is cheaper than nearby popular Mexican drive thru restaurants. My gyros sandwich was $8 (see my photo) and included French fries which were excellent, and obviously made from scratch as they were very uniquely seasoned, hot and crisp. I don't usually even eat French fries, but I made an exception for this place. Also: the renovation made room for many extra coolers. I'm pretty sure they have the best beer selection in Ramona. Yum. I'll be back. read more

Pete's BBQ - gyros sandwich. There were originally more fries... I ate several before snapping the pic. $8 - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

After a long 8 mile hike we decided to try this place we passed on our last hike thru Romana. We smelled it before we found the place its connected to a liquor store. Walk up order and you can eat there plenty of seating. Best part you can buy non alcoholic drinks from the store and have w/your food or bonus restaurant offers beers on tap and a soda fountain. Food - had the pulled pork sandwich comes w/1 side upgraded for $1 for mac n cheese. I'm not a big coleslaw girl but I LOVED theirs not to saucy and they dice not shred makes a better texture. Portion was huge only had 1/2 and 1/2 of my mac. Mac was good could of been a bit creamier but it was still delicious and they arent stingy on filling the container to the brim. Hubs had the Cubano sandwich w/mac. He loved it and it was good plenty of filling again not skimpy. We will definitely return I want to try the ribs next time. They offer family combos and for the amount of meats the setting price to feed 2 was appx $23 along w/sides seemed like a great deal to me. Staff was friendly the big tall guy w/tattoos was even kind enough to take containers to an elderly couple to pack leftovers and chatted w/them for a few minutes it was very sweet. Will definitely be back and look forward to it!! read more

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Yes, it's located inside of the liquor store. The pulled pork is insane, and the ribs are so well seasoned! Gotta try the sandwiches as well, the Cuban is amazing and the Reuben was so tasty... read more

The good: - Great sides. The baked beans were a little spicy, sweet, and had an assertive bell pepper flavor, all in a good way. Coleslaw was mustard-based and pleasantly tangy. Fries were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, freshly prepared. - The garlic toast that came with my order was also great, especially dipped in the bean liquor. - Person taking our order was friendly and helpful. Lots of seating. The meh: - Gyro is made with sliced lamb, not gyro meat. - Ribs were dry and not well smoked. - Barbecue sauce was overly sweet and one-dimensional. The unforgivable: - My brisket was tough and in places inedible. I've eaten 'cue from STL to Houston to Kansas City to Austin. I've never seen brisket so poorly handled. Do not buy. Conclusion: I'd go here for the sides (and the store's killer beer selection), but the ribs were just "meh" and that brisket was a crime against the cow it came from. Maybe their burgers are good. But this is typical Cali barbecue (which is to say: bad), and not the hidden gem I had hoped for. Maybe if their pitmaster levels up a little more? read more

Pete's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

Decent and legit smoked BBQ. Had the combination number 2. 1/2 rack of ribs, whole bbq smoked chicken, brisket, beans, Mac n' cheese, potato salad and six rolls. No I didn't eat all that myself but my stomach still hurts from being so full while I'm writing this review and there's still bbq sauce all over my fingers. Yum BBQ check it out. read more

I feel sad to take off a star because their food is always really amazing. But we were a little disappointed today for the first time. Not that they forgot to punch in our order and it wasn't even started by the time I arrived. But the fact that they weren't willing to throw in some cornbread or something/ anything to make it right for double the wait time. Not a huge deal but we feel that if something that major happens, they should be willing to make their customers happy and show some sort of sympathy. read more

Pete's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Ramona, California

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