Dropping my daughter off at college and we went here for dinner. While it's not the greatest bbq we have ever had, we thought it was pretty good. The amount of food was insane though. We ordered a tray, nachos and a pulled chicken sandwich. We thought we ordered the half nachos but did end up with the full. The amount of food could have fed 8 to 10 people. The atmosphere I thought was great. The staff were friendly and fun, and the prices, to us, were crazy low for the amount of food you received. I have no doubt this will be a regular for the college kids, and we will definitely be back when we come visit. read more

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I stopped in today for lunch and based on the quality of food I have to drop my overall rating to three stars. Today I ordered a brisket sandwich. I knew the brisket was pulled and not sliced when I ordered. The brisket was the driest least flavorful brisket I have had in a long long time and I regretted my meal choice instantly. The sandwich was large and overstuffed which would have been great, except it meant I had to eat a lot of the dried out meat on its own. Even worse the amount of sauce provided was pathetic. If I had a decent amount of sauce it may have hidden the poor meat. Overall I give the brisket sandwich 1 star and do not recommend it to anyone. Another point that was a bummer was neither my sandwich or Mac and cheese were hot. Eating half cold food that's dried out is ok at a backyard bbq but when paying $15 for lunch I am looking for something of higher quality. read more

Redemption BBQ - Seating area and bar - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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Stopped in on the recommendation that we try their shanty beans. I'm not a huge fan of baked beans but I wanted to give the place a try and let the person know what I thought. I think I might change my opinion on baked beans. They were really good and not too sweet. I ordered the half chicken with shanty beans and cheese fries. The chicken was pretty mild and not very smoky, but tasted good and left enough for a later snack at home. The beans were good and not too sweet. The cheese fries were nice and crispy. They forgot my cheese so they brought me a cup of the cheese. It reminded me of the warm processed cheese stuff you get on nachos but no spice. I actually liked keeping the fries crispy and dipping. I ordered iced tea but we were there near closing time and they closed down the tea dispensers before I could get a refill. My meal was about $15 and the drink was extra. My dinner partner had the brisket salad and the brisket was decent. I wish everything we had was twice as smoky. That said, definitely a place worth visiting. Service was good and the ambiance is nice but appropriately rustic. read more

Couple things related to other reviews: yes, there is a cross in the restaurant's logo. There are a few religious signs in the restaurant, but they are about blessings and gathering together. Nothing about eternal damnation. Most of the signs are about BBQ! Plus there was awesome blues playing. There was only one bearded burly gentleman there, but he was with his wife and three adorable little boys. Plenty of women present, including myself. I had the ribs, which were excellent, but covered in sauce, which I wasn't expecting and don't care for. The Mac and cheese was fine, no chemical taste detected, and the shanty beans were terrific. I had a great dinner and the waitstaff were extremely polite and pleasant. read more

We ordered barbecue chicken with fries. It was 1/2 a chicken and l noticed that the white meat was red inside not cooked enough so l decided not to eat it but my boyfriend ate the dark meat and became very ill in the middle of the night vomiting till the morning of the next day. Then it became sick with diarrhea and is only drinking water the full day and night. Hopefully this was an unusual occurance. Yet you lost two customers. read more

Wow. Worst barbecue in a long time. We got a pulled pork sandwich and a brisket sandwich to go. They were served as "build your own": sauced meat on one side, a bun on the other. Not that there's anything wrong with that. The problem was the meat: absolutely tasteless, to the point that even after repeated attempts neither of us could tell with certainty which was the pork and which was the brisket! Not a trace of smoked flavor and I doubt they even did use a smoker though the website claims they do. Just steamed, shredded meat. Speaking of shredding: why on earth was the brisket shredded? Brisket should be sliced! Sauces were nothing special; the hot/spicy was not hot enough, and the regular was pleasantly sweet&sour. Could have used a lot more sauce considering how boring the meat was. There was plenty of leftover meat, but just no interest in eating it the next day. It's going into trash. No sides provided with the sandwich? Not even a pickle or cole slaw? We did order fries and mac&cheese. The fries very very good; I'll give them that. The mac&cheese was adequate. Many of the sides I'd expect in a barbecue joint were not offered, including collards and corn bread. Clientele at the time I came was exclusively big burly bearded men, like a caricature out of central casting. Not a single woman to be seen. Strange. So the bartender, doubling as waiter, Asian, slight build, with earring seemed curiously out of place, as did I in my touristy tee-shirt and mask. But the setting and clientele did add some amusement to the experience at any rate as I sat at the bar waiting for the order to be ready for take-out. read more

Texas Tray is fantastic. Salads are fresh. French fries are off the chart! Service is always friendly and portions are more than enough.

Food here is very good. Huge portions. Order at the counter and it's promptly bought out by one of several of the staff. Love the decorations on the inside. read more

We are back!! Came Monday to find them CLOSED!! WE came back and picked up a couple meals! My husband tried the beef brisket sandwich and fries and gave this dish 5 stars!! I had the smoked chicken wings with garlic/Parmesan sauce and BBQ SPICE sauce again. These always please and have become my favorite BBQ! Come try this place! You won't be disappointed! We plan to make 1 more visit here at the least before we head back to California!! read more

Redemption BBQ - Smoked chicken wings with Parmesan Garlic sauce and spicy BBQ sauce along with smoked Mac n cheese and shanty beans!! - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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The BBQ was fantastic! The service was so slow and when asked about the food they dismissed us. I will only carry out from now on. Don't need the aggravation with rude services . read more

Excellent! Go...you will not be disappointed Great people, friendly atmosphere, clean, climate controlled read more

Love it! Food was fantastic. Brisket was tender. Sauce was excellent. Smoked mac n cheese was really good (not dry) and the beans were unique and delicious. Place was super clean and the staff is really friendly. Definitely gonna come back. read more

This is amazing BBQ. We have been here several times and we've had: The half Chicken Ribs Pulled pork Loaded Baked Potato with Pulled Pork added We can't begin to tell you how wonderful it is. We r lived in the deep south and this is the first time we've found that level of BBQ up north! Come check it out. And the Blues music is right on time. read more

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One of the best BBQ places around. It is priced right and the portions are nice. I love the ribs! The half chicken is also very good. The sweet tea is amazing as well. Good place to eat in shippensburg! read more

Pretty good bbq. We get the Texas tray which is a selection of different foods to pick from. Fast friendly service. Only complaint I have, the bar counter could be kept cleaner. Food seams to be fresh and hot Try the wings! read more

Good food and HUGE portions. Be prepared to use a fork even when getting a sandwich. Got our food pretty quick. Nice staff. Place seemed clean. read more

Good service. Rustic ambiance. Good food. The pulled pork wouldn't have much flavor without the Spicy BBQ sauce. The Cole slaw, beans, ribs and sausage were really good. My husband and I shared the Texas Tray. More than enough food. Just missing collards and corn bread. Oh, and no beer. read more

The food is top notch, made to order and tasty! We ordered pulled pork, wings, 1/2 chicken and burgers. Mac n cheese is a must have read more

Redemption BBQ - a view of a restaurant with a large chalkboard on the wall - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

I enjoy ordering the Texas plate every time I'm in the area. Large portions of delicious smoked meat. Friendly staff, they go out of their way and deliver to trucking terminal that I'm at. I recommend to anyone the Texas plate, you won't be disappointed. read more

Decided to drive out our way and make a stop for BBQ, only to sit at a table for an HOUR while we waited for our order that NEVER ARRIVED. After watching the hostess pass over us several times, serving many tables (that arrived AFTER we were seated) I decided to confront them for their lack of attention. The hostess explained they did not have a ticket for our order, she also exclaimed she had no idea what we ordered. She then waited approximately 10 more mins or so to come back to our table, advising she couldn't find our ticket. We explained what we ordered and asked if we could get a refund. After arguing, and slight hesitation, and another ten more mins she FINALLY gave us the refund we requested. We will NEVER go here again. Do not waste your time, unless you have an hour plus to spend, and you're not truly hungry. Worst service ever.... read more

Went here and it was amazing. We've lived down south and have eaten amazing BBQ. This hit the high standard that we hold!!! You can't go wrong if you are hungry and come check them out! Sorry for the half eaten photo, it was so wonderful we started eating before we remembered we were going to write them a review. read more

Redemption BBQ - Half BBQ chicken, fried and Shanty Beans. Sorry for the half eaten photo! - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

First time to this establishment. Friendly staff and clean. Atmosphere was as expected for a BBQ place. Food was delicious and plentiful. Three sandwiches ordered and a plate of nachos. Everything was oversized. read more

Delicious! Ummm..good! Tried the Texas Tray. The meal was big enough to share with my husband. The brisket and ribs were smoked and tender. Meat fell off the bone The smoked Mac and cheese was different and good. Also, tried the smoked meatloaf. It was VERY good! Definitely going back to the Redemption Barbecue. read more

Forgive me for saying this, but anyone who gives this 5 stars based solely on the BBQ, really needs to take a trip to the Midwest or South. I've eaten at Q39, Famous Dave's, Jack Stacks, and Oklahoma Joes in Kansas City. Those are 5 star worthy, Redemption BBQ unfortunately is not. I am a BBQ fanatic, I smoke most of the BBQ I eat myself, but when I don't have time I will order from Redemption to scratch my itch. Their BBQ is just "okay". It's not terrible but it's not great. I live in Shippensburg so it's convenient. As for the shredded Brisket...Anyone who has a smoker at home and has messed up a brisket knows there's only two reasons to do it; Your either smoking a Chuck Roast and passing it off as Brisket, or your not properly cooking the Brisket which would facilitate the shredding. The only other reason that I can think of for a restaurant is they are smoking Brisket en masse days before they serve it, and then reheating it. I'm not accusing them of doing any single one of the above scenarios, but there has to be a reason, right? Brisket is the Crown Jewels of a BBQ Establishment. Smoking a perfect Brisket is extremely hard to pull off, so when you do and your a BBQ restaurant and you want to showcase your pit master skills, why on earth would you shred it? You slice the flat and serve it glistening. You cube the point, mix in a little brown sugar and bbq sauce and throw it back into the smoker and make some freakin Burnt Ends aka Meat Candy. Come on Redemption BBQ!!! I want you to do better, I really do. I'm pulling for you guys. read more

Nice atmosphere. Ordered pulled pork sandwich and half rack of ribs. Pulled pork sandwich was good. Unfortunately ribs were dry. My jaw was tired of the chewing. Fries good. Shanty beans good. read more

Outstanding food, outstanding staff, A really comfortable place to be. The food is always on point, we really enjoyed going there

Great place! Great food! Always have had a good experience with them. Also have had good service. No complaints

I have eaten here a few times now and enjoyed the food. Thursday night meatloaf is the best I've ever had and It disappoints me that it's only once a week. I highly recommend it. If you're in the area and can't decide on what to eat, I hope it's Thursday. Try the meatloaf, you'll be back. read more

Religion being the main marketing for the company? Not my thing. The Mac & Cheese tasted like chemical smoke flavoring, the non-liquid kind. "God" isn't something I prefer to have around as I eat. read more

I always enjoy my food from here. I got the chicken dinner and it was enough to leave me some leftovers for another meal. read more

Redemption BBQ - Super yummy and enough for leftovers!! - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Food was fantastic!! I couldn't finish it all but now I have lunch for tomorrow!! The service was wonderful and everyone was so nice! Will be back for sure!! read more

Redemption BBQ - Everything was amazing! - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Good food, great seasonings and very nice employees. I had the kid's chicken tenders, but my parents and sister had the pulled pork sandwich which they loved. Will 100% return next time we visit my sister at college. :) read more

Anyone who has the audacity to shred brisket should be prohibited by law from ever serving it again. When I want brisket I want slices. Not a shredded beef sandwich that makes me wonder if it's even really brisket. That said, they do a lot for the community and their chicken is fantastic. And everyone is always very nice and welcoming. The "brisket" though... Easily 4-5 stars if that was fixed. read more

The best barbecue I have ever had. Drove 40 minutes today just to get it. My favorite items are the smoked wings and smoked mac and cheese. Seriously amazing! The guys that work there are super nice too. My husband got the brisket sandwich. There was enough meat for two sandwiches. Large portions and great prices. Bonus points - Martin's potato roll for the bun to go with the brisket. read more

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Perfection and I lived with Texas BBQ for 20 years. Keep it up, you've got a great thing going for your customers!!

This place is amazing super clean inside looks like an antique wood barn. I will be coming back read more

Redemption BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Excellent food excellent barbecue excellent service! We had the spare ribs the kielbasa the pulled pork absolutely perfect the barbecue sauce is over the top! Baked beans are out of this world complimented with ground beef in the baked beans the baked beans or butter beans kidney beans and cannoli beans. Coleslaw homemade and absolutely delicious. The potato wedges we're done to perfection smothered in bacon and cheese what could go wrong there! Definitely a place to come if you really want a good Southern barbecue. read more

Redemption BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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I had the beef brisket wrap with Mac and cheese in it and a side of fries. Everything was amazing. Loved the side of bbq sauce for the fries. Will return again! read more

Sadly mediocre. This must be one of those 'sometimes it's great sometimes it's mediocre' places. Very bland meat... tasted like it was smoked & then placed in a warming tray with too much liquid. My husband is a KCBS judge & we love stopping at BBQ spots whenever we find one. Never have we ever had brisket & pulled pork that we couldn't tell the difference between. Honestly they looked these same & were so tasteless that we could barely tell them apart except for the fact that the pulled pork had 'pork' written on the box. Aside from that, the smokey mac 'n cheese & the beans were both yummy. The meat is supposed to be the star of a BBQ spot. read more

I would not recommend this. The loaded potato wedges were not cooked, the potatoes were hard. No flavor. The cheese was shredded cheese in case you are looking for nacho cheese. My husband had the pork bar B q sandwich and fries. We ordered two drinks and our total was 24.00. The pork bar B q sandwich and fries were good. This is the first time I tried this place since the name changed. read more

Redemption BBQ - Loaded potato wedges. - Barbeque Near Me - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania