Man def had a great experience with this place compared to what I have read here. They are small with a 2 man kitchen and thought they did great with the volume of ppl they had. Only recommendation would be to possibly get a 3rd server. Food came out in a timely manner and was amazing. I had the hot huck burger which was awesome and highly recommend. Also Wes was a cool down to earth dude. read more

I have been all over the United States of America. This is by far the best BBQ I have ever had the luxury of tasting. God blessed my tongue with this one. First, the waitress was so nice and personable. She really delivered! Second, THE FOOD! My partner and I ordered the BBQ for 2 and it delivered! The price was $50 but I believe it was 100% worth it. The local cider was super good and paired really well with the food!! We will definitely be coming back and I can't wait to try different stuff on the menu. TBH I actually cried while eating this stuff. So good! read more

Piggyback BBQ - BBQ for 2 brisket and pulled pork - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

Must try: The Stumptown Burger, BBQ Platter, and a Hellgate Honey Hefeweizen Beer! Why: After a long day of hiking Glacier National Park you need to nourish the body with lots of protein! The Stumptown Burger was the biggest surprise stacked with so much goodness from the juicy patty to fried slice of Gouda cheese! Probably the tallest burger I've had the pleasure of inhaling, but so much flavor in each bite, including the homemade bacon jam! The BBQ (ribs and brisket) were good as well. It all was washed down with some refreshing local beer too. Note: They extremely short staffed for dinner so the food did take a while, but totally worth the wait. The park bench seating outdoors was perfect for the family also to relax, chat, and enjoy the nice weather. read more

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Service was good, server was really nice. Food on the other hand was a bit dry and potato salad had a distinct taste. Brisket had a nice char too it though. read more

My wife and I stopped in for a post hike, pre -dinner snack and beer. We opted for the bbq nachos to share, and holy shit weee they good! I've honestly not had too many bbq variations of nachos but these are what I'd want in them every time. The nachos were thoughtfully layered with amazing toppings, no skimping. I'm really only disappointed in myself for going to bbq joint and not getting a pulled pork sandwich as I always do. Next time! read more

Piggyback BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

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Quite possibly the worst food I have ever purchased. The portions were tiny, the BBQ sauce was bland, the cornbread was actually hard so we tossed it to the Bluejays, and the slaw was simply shredded cabbage in a cup. The sides were served in small, and I mean, small plastic cups so the customer does not realize how little the potion is. My wife and I used to enjoy the food from here, but I would not recommend this BBQ restaurant for any reason. Just terrible food. The employees were very nice though, I will say that. read more

Brisket (WOW!!), chili(INSANELY GOOD) and p salad (was ok after having the other two. I've been to lotta places but this is the best barbecue I've had. Loved my waitress Shannon! The BBQ SAUCE IS RIDICULOUS!!! Wow! read more

Piggyback BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

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There is a shortage of staff in the area right now so be sure to get there earlier because it does take a bit to get your food. (That is why we left 4 stars) We went on July 4th and several restaurants in the area were closed so they were packed, and you could see the wait staff were working hard to get everything out as quickly as possible. They have a large selection of beers available, so have a drink and relax while you wait for your food. We ordered the sweet potato fries, hush puppies, pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw and one meat platter with brisket, Mac and cheese and potato salad. The food was definitely worth the wait! We would highly recommend both dishes, but the Mac and cheese wasn't my husband's favorite. Overall we would definitely recommend for some quality BBQ. read more

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Hopeful experience turned sour. Our group was seated fairly quickly after arriving and the server was nice to arrange something since we were 9 people. The restaurant was packed so we realized after about 30 minutes that we would have a longer than average wait for our food. Our group was pretty forgiving at first. We checked in after about an hour and asked for an update. The server said we were probably up next but gave us little to no confidence. As we approached two hours, we received no updates, our mood plummeted and the servers made jokes in bad taste. After arriving at 7:45pm, we received our food at 10pm. We were the last tables in the restaurant and they did not offer any apologies, explanations or compensation for our time. Not to mention, the food was bad!! Anyone who's ever had half decent bbq would agree. Our bad experience could have been avoided if they simply communicated to us from the start that their kitchen was backed up. read more

This is a special place. The BBQ is phenomenal; the service is amazing. The people that work here are incredible. If you're looking for a legit local spot - this is it. One of the best spots in town. read more

I have it 2 stars because the food was decent enough. Nothing special, but good. They're short staffed and not run well, but we were patient. But now that I'm back home from vacation I see they charged is $58 for our 2 sandwiches. Our receipt (with tip) says $34. WTF?! We'll be filing a complaint with our credit card company to have the charges corrected. CHECK YOUR STATEMENT TO BE SURE THEY CHARGED YOU PROPERLY!! read more

What a fantastic find on our way back from a full day at Glacier. Everyone was starving and this place served up exactly what was needed. It was obvious that they were busy and somewhat overwhelmed but we decided it looked worth the wait. We were not disappointed. The staff were in full speed mode but remained friendly and professional and did their best to seat us and get us drinks and some tortilla chips and queso for a starter. The outdoor seating was a perfect way to relax and enjoy a cold beer. They had some great music playing in the background as well. We ended up the BBQ Nachos and the 3 Meat platter for our mains. Everything was excellent. Everyone has a different opinion on BBQ but this aims for Texas standard and I think they're doing a pretty good job. Enjoy! read more

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Besides the great food....the best aspect about Piggyback BBQ is the countryside and picnic style setting. It features tables and benches on the lawn and grass among trees all situated in front of the restaurant. What a wonderful and cozy little locale I found it all to be. I was coming from exploring a few days at Glacier National Park. And after all the hiking and running around that I had just done....I was craving some real and authentic barbecue. Piggyback BBQ is located right on the outskirts of downtown and touristy Whitefish, MT. I actually found this place on Yelp as I was interested in passing through Whitefish and wondered if there were any good spots for lunch. And yes....this place was perfect for me to chow down on some hearty and home-style food. I visited in late August and parked on the side of the restaurant. Being a beautifully sunny day....I immediately knew I wanted to sit outside at a picnic table. So yeah, I was thrilled to be hanging out and enjoying a meal surrounded by such a cozy and charming atmosphere. The menu is pretty standard for BBQ restaurants. They featured all the basics, the usuals.....sandwiches, ribs and racks, platters, dinners.....even burgers, tacos, soups and salads. For any casual BBQ place, Piggyback had it all. My first and foremost option is the pulled pork sandwich. Especially for lunch, it was just the choice I was looking for. It came with kettle chips, though for $1 more I substituted the chips for mac 'n' cheese....of course, lol. Everything was perfect. Yeah although I'm easy to please, for lunchtime over the summer.....it was pleasant and quiet here and I got served right away. My sandwich came out moments after ordering. The table offered plenty of homemade BBQ sauces to pick from. I squirted the house honey BBQ sauce all over my plate. And the pulled pork was a success.....nice and lean....virtually no fattiness to it. The buns were toasted adding a nice crunch and the mac 'n' cheese was prepared homemade and fresh. I spent 15 minutes scarfing down my meal enjoying it w/ a refreshing soda. But....my favorite moment was appreciating the surroundings, which I stopped to take notice of often. I love eating outdoors when the weather is warm. Overall, besides the food being great, it was the whole vibe and atmosphere hanging out on the lawn at a picnic table that truly won me over. My bill came to $14....and I left $20. Nice and easy. No problems. My waitress was friendly. I'm glad I chose to eat at Piggyback BBQ. Located just over a bridge and situated right on the corner of the road, it's conveniently noticeable. I'd absolutely recommend this place. read more

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I can't speak to the in-restaurant dining, I was here for takeout. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we were on our way to the airport. Knowing that little options there were at the airport, we decided to get lunch... real lunch. What we needed was something delicious and quick. Enter Piggyback BBQ, which was recommended by our friends that live in Whitefish. Upon arriving, I entered and ordered two pulled pork sandwiches. It took maybe 15 minutes, but that was okay. I got potato salad on the side, wife got coleslaw. About 15 minutes later, we had our takeout boxes, and we were on our way. The food.. let's discuss.. toasted bun, with meat inside. Sauce one the side, and the selected side next to it. Soon we were scarfing it down, and our faces, hands and everything else was covered in sticky love. The sides were also tasty, seasoned well. All in all, worth it. read more

No one was at the front so we waited a little to be seated. Once we were sat we watched the man take everyone else's orders and not ours before he came by admitting he forgot about us and took our drink order. Waited another 5 minutes watching him serve everyone else before we had to get up and ask for drinks. Ordered food finally and the baked potato was hard and not very edible. The meat was bland and ended up giving my boyfriend food poisoning. Will not return. Girl working was super sweet and nice but she was not our main server. read more

this place! yuuuumersss! yummers! yummers! the mac n cheese bowl is sooo good. gimme more! give me more now please lnowniwniwww if i dint get tmore right now imm goiiinggg tooo cryyyyyy read more

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Good food but not worth the wait nor the price. Part in due because the wait for my food was about one hour and I paid $17.94 for a brisket po-boy. They implemented a brisket and rib surcharge.... Ranging from $1 to $4. Too many other good options in White Fish to wait for this long for food. Go elsewhere... read more

Piggyback BBQ - Meat surcharge.... At a bbq restaurant. Almost like charging for sand at the beach. - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

We just finished our meal. Best food ever.i just got back from Mexico and the tacos at piggyback were hands down the very best ever.

The first review I've ever written... food was not the greatest. The bbq sauce was great! Service was not good. Our waitress didn't come back to check on us besides taking our order. Might have been short on staff, but we had to go to the bar just to ask for a refill of water. Waited about 50 minutes for our food. Some locals even said that it was the longest they've ever waited there and almost walked out. Great music playing, but a lot of flies for sitting indoors. Overall if you're not from the area, I would probably find somewhere else to eat. read more

Just really disappointed. Lived here for 20 years. The service is still slow, the food is still meh. If it weren't for the constant influx of tourists who don't know any better, I doubt they'd still be open. That being said, staff is very nice. But I just can't go here again. read more

This is a quaint place is located right across the second bridge from downtown. We came in for early dinner with my girlfriends. Enjoyed the Hushpuppies and meat for 2. We enjoyed the sides as well. Not used to a lot of vinegar in coleslaw, since were from Tx girls. They had several BBQ sauces from vinegar based, tomato based and a homemade mustard. The ribs were tender. The sliced brisket was perfect, with a excellent smoke ring. The pulled pork was alittle dry. Adding BBQ sauce and made it better. read more

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Small, quaint and delicious.... Really don't need to say much more. The portions are yuuuuuggggeeeeee and fresh. All orders are made to order and sides are homemade. I had the tatter salad and coleslaw..yummmm.. service 10 of 10. Besides being absolutely gorgeous, Tavia ( not sure how to spell) was fantastic and always there when you needed something. Was definitely worth the trip from Cut Bank. Will be back for sure. read more

Not that great. We ordered a burger, brisket sandwich, and chili. It was okay service, our food was literally sitting under the heat lamp for 30 minutes. It took about an hour, when they had about 5 other customer groups. read more

We stopped on our way back from Glacier, starving! My husband, myself and our dog sat outside at a picnic table. We got a family meal for 2 which is 4 ribs, two choices of meat and three sides. Every bit of it was delicious. Brisket, pulled pork, ribs, cornbread, beans, Mac n cheese and home style chips. We ate like the animals we are, still brought food back to our RV. All of the meat was tender as could be, great sauces, all homemade. Under $50. read more

We waited over 3 hours to get our food and they did not serve us even when we asked them when they will horrible!!

Service 10/10 - Food 10/10 - Be Prepared to wait So I wanted to give this place 5/5 stars but it took a while for us to get our food. I think from the staffs point of view they have like 30 tables with only 2 waiters, so it's completely understandable for the wait. The staff here is super friendly, super hard working, and super accommodating! The staff here works there butt off for the low staff here. They are never sitting down or standing around. They are always running around with plates and drinks so if you come here please be patient with them. The food here was great! I can only say from the point of view of my own food but I was with my big group of people but my pull pork was really good and I could tell it was cooked very good! The Mac and cheese was decent but I also like my Mac and cheese covered cheese. The pull pork it's self was really tasty and was a pretty good price for it too! I'd definitely recommend the pull pork if you stop here for a meal. Overall, Would I recommend to friends and family? Yes definitely Would I come back to eat here? Yes definitely! Message to owner: If there was more amazing staff as you have now, this post/review would be 5/5 stars because you have amazing food with amazing staff quality! Thanks you! read more

Piggyback BBQ - Pulled Pork - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

We kept passing this place on the way to our hotel and figured we needed to give it a shot. The staff was friendly and there is outdoor seating but beware of bees. (To be expected with bbq sauce everywhere) The prices are in line with most bbq joints and the food was pretty good. I'd say some of the meats were a little dry but nothing a little sauce can't fix. The sauces were super good as well. See photos for our orders, tasty! read more

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Good lord. Get some help, or at least let people know that you're EXTREMELY short staffed. The one waitress that was there, waited on 3-4 tables that came in 15-20 after my wife and I sat down and never made eye contact. We did get served a glass of water, but not a peep otherwise for the nearly 40 minutes we were there. 3 other tables left for the same reason. So unfortunate as the good smelled and looked delicious. We spent our money elsewhere. read more

Piggyback BBQ - Store front - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

Service was wonderful, wasn't too long of a wait. Fried pickles and hush puppies, in my opinion, are definitely worth a try. My husbands pulled pro sandwich was very tasty, the macaroni was descent. I tried the brisket, smoked chicken, and sausage with beans and potato salad, pretty good! It had nice flavor but maybe I should've tried a variety of sauces to see which paired nice. Will be returning to try other items because as it all looks so delicious! read more

That was... so promising with the ribs, which looked delicious but ended up a decent bit short. The sauce did save them, but they still fell short of the best. Mac and cheese was on the lighter side, at least for mac and cheese, while the cole slaw was similar. This is a rough rating. I wasn't impressed enough to go back, but given the lack of local food options in the area, they ended up being one of the better options for BBQ around. 3.5* maaaaybe, but since you can't do that on Yelp, rounding down feels unfair, so up it is. read more

Piggyback BBQ - Outside. - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

We are on day 9 of an 18 day motorcycle ride to Jasper in Alberta Canada. We have sampled all kinds of food in 5 states. We had planned to go to Jalisco Cantina for our 25th anniversary and even walked .8 mile to get there. But it was stuffy, Not just the temp but the atmosphere. We canceled our reservation and started walking back into town. We had walked past the Piggyback BBQ and stopped to check it out. We loved the vibe of the whole place! I got a half order of The True Grit po-boy! No way could I have eaten a full order. It was the best thing I've put in my mouth since we left California. My friends had sliders, brisket, loaded potato, tortilla soup. It was all great! During our meal it started raining and we moved inside, but many stayed out under the umbrellas. So if you want some good BBQ with some good folks check it out. If you want a white zin with your stuffy atmosphere go elsewhere. read more

Piggyback BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

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We waited 2 hours no joke for our food, there were lots of flies inside and the food was average :( our server tried to make the best of it but unfortunately the food did not live up to the wait read more

Brisket was dry and crunchy. Chicken dry and burned. Mac n cheese was soggy, little flavor with shreded cheese that wasnt melted. Cornbread was cold and dry. I didnt finish any of it. 1st time not taking leftovers home. The sweetpotato fries and chili sauce was good though. It did take over an hour to get food and the place was 1/2 full. Would NOT recommend! read more

As soon as you pull up you can smell how delicious everything is, I had the beef fajitas tacos and I'll definitely get them again. Great little place with convenient parking. Hard working people! Thank you for a great dinner read more

Piggyback BBQ - Beef Fajitas Tacos - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

This review has nothing to do with the staff that served us, they were great and apologetic. Atmosphere was good, but the food timing and food was horrible. Took us two hours to get our first meal of the table and others came out after a while. Besides being over it already, the food was over cooked and burnt. I felt bad for the servers because I saw them apologizing to multiple tables. read more

I recommended this place to my parents after being here once before. Today my parents and I came here for lunch, once again it didn't disappoint. I ordered the beef brisket sandwich and it was delicious, my parents ordered a beef brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, and hush puppies the three of us enjoyed the wonderful tasty meals. The only two issues was lack of napkins in the dispenser at the table as well as the flies which were quite irritating. Otherwise everything was good from the service to the food. I'll be back for sure considering it's the best BBQ place that I've been too so far. The staff is definitely friendly too. read more

For a super casual backyard BBQ joint the food was amazing! Probably the best beef brisket I've ever had. Highly recommend the pulled pork as well. They randomly have the best side salad I've ever ordered with several fresh veggies and homemade ranch dressing. Great selection of MT made ciders! A must try. read more

Piggyback BBQ - Side salad, ribs, brisket, pork, coleslaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Whitefish, Montana

Had a nice lunch sitting outside on their lawn with spaced out picnic tables and umbrellas. The food was pretty good! Loved the area.

I have always loved piggybacks food but recently two employees overcharged my partner and stole from him and there has been NO progress when it comes to getting our money back. The owner acted like he was going to be helpful but after calling multiple times over the last couple weeks, it's clear that he just doesn't care. I'd only recommend going here if you want to risk getting scammed! :) We paid $60 for a cubano and a chicken tender tray. Definitely NOT worth it. UPDATE: I finally got someone on the phone that was able to help. Shoutout to Kim for getting shit done!!!! You are appreciated! read more

BBQ was excellent! The sauces were innovative and tasty! We had our dog which they allowed us to sit at an outside table. We were worried about the service being outside but it was exceptional. Highly recommend. read more