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    Duane S.

    Based on the reviews of many others, I decided to try Side Iron while passing through Susanville. For a Saturday night, it was surprisingly slow, but downtown Susanville was pretty dead when I pulled up to their front door. As other reviewers had said, it's an old rustic Wild West place, with lots of old stuff, photos and a beautiful mural surrounding the back dining area. The young lady at the counter was gracious and helpful as I tried to choose my main and side dishes. Both the Pulled BBQ Brisket and Potato Salad were delicious and perfect in every way. I was full and satisfied when I left.

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    Rosmond P.

    It tase more like FireQue than BBQ. There is no essence of smoke whatsoever in the meat. The brisket is chewable and cooked well but it could use a better spice rub. It seemed there was not a spice rub attempt at all. The ribs are schored with a thick crust fire crust. It looks good but is more cooked well than a good bite. Next the sausage is all pork but claimed to be beef as well. The potato salad does taste good but some of the larger pieces need to be cooked more they were a bit crunchy and hard to cut as I tried to eat them. It's a nice spot to chill and eat and service was good on a Monday.

    BBQ Brisket Sandwich
    Karyn H.

    Super good. Carried out. Check your orders first as two times had to circle back. The taste of the brisket is fab! It is so satisfying. The sauce is delicious. The portion is very nice. It does have sliced pickles on it. I ate them quickly. The wedge salad is literally a wedge. It tasted like ranch and blue cheese dressing. It was satisfying however the wedge seemed to have the lettuce core/stem. Cut around it and it was fine. Weekday hours till 8pm.

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    Stacie S.

    The ribs were wonderful! Hubby and I split a huge platter with a half order of ribs, the Mac and cheese, and the bacon jalapeño corn because we saw the reviews on Yelp! We have a couple of draft craft beers, juicy IPA by Deschutes! Everything was SO GOOD! After that wonderful lunch we went on to finish our short trip! If you're in town, stop by and check out this cool old building. Definitely shareable portions. They are still battling a fly problem but when one went for a swim in my beer, our tap-tender poured me another without issue. Drive safe! It's a great location! The service was quite friendly too!

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    Winston L.

    Huge establishment with their take on BBQ. We got the Smoked Sausage with Side Wedge Salad and the Pulled Lean Brisket with Mac N Cheese. Unfortunately, the Smoked Sausage tasted like a salty, unsmoked one you'd get from a supermarket and the Pulled Lean Brisket was slathered in BBQ sauce. So it's definitely not your traditional BBQ. But, it did the job and also was an enormous portion. They also have plenty of games for adults and kids alike. There were many flies pestering us though, not a good look

    At Louis ribs, Mac n cheese, greatest coleslaw ever and a guest appearance by fried okra in the background!
    Chris H.

    First of all, great great BBQ. But this old Pioneer Bldg has some amazing history and now rented by a great family doing the best barbecue you will find in this stretch of Northern California. I hope they find a way to enter it into some competitions to get some more renown. If Guy Fierri came through this town again, he'd definitely be featuring it on DDD. The cheesiest max and cheese. The best vinegar Cole slaw with a special ingredient. Perfectly fried okra with a balanced special sauce. The BBQ sauce on the ribs was divine. We will be back next time through town.

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    Kathy T.

    A nice little find in Susanville. Historic building and the owner is embracing the nostalgia . I wanted steak , but couldn't do a 22 oz and prices right now are limiting the beef selection so I opted for brisket . It was tender and flavorful and reasonably priced. Ordered two sides- the wedge salad (it was okay but too loaded for my taste) and jalapeno corn (so good and healthy portion---shareable for sure). Would have done 5 stars but they were out of wine and for California this is a staple . Would go back!

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    Moon V.

    First off the place is cool and historic how Al can that not grab your attention! Bunch of cool artifacts and historic pieces all through the building . Staff was super helpful, attentive and patient! Great banter followed by excellent service . Now for the food , they have cookies from a local baker available at the register I snagged me a frosted strawberry pop tart cookie! Excited to try that later ! The ribs ; perfectly cooked and juicy with a little bit of that real fire char everyone loves. The bbq sauce was flavorful, tangy, sweet and Smokey. A half rack honestly looked like a whole so I'm beyond impressed and satisfied 9/10 The bacon bbq beans; holy cow I don't even like bacon, I LOVED THEM! Perfectly cooked yet again, flavorful, sweet and just delectable . 9/10 Mac N Cheese ; Moist, melty, seasoned, used my fav kind of noodles , but kinda tasted Alfredo ish lol it was still good but not giving bbq style Mac and cheese that was like fancy restraint trying to be different. Still delicious and will be gone with no leftovers ! 7/10 Overall flavor and quality was above my expectations and the portions were HUGE. Will stop by anytime I'm passing through happily!

    Lean. Brisket (half eaten :))
    Ann F.

    We had the lean brisket. Wow! You get a good serving of the meat. The brisket has a great flavor with a little kick. The French fries have the perfect amount of salt and pepper. The place is an old salon that has a lot of character and old pictures. Plenty of room so stop and enjoy. Sorry my picture is my plate after I had already eaten half.

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    Amy M.

    I was pretty disappointed in the 26oz ribeye... lots of fat and gristle on this one, and was still a bit too rare for me. The guy at the register was nice and explained how to do the ordering. We sat in the front half of the place and the chairs were not very comfortable and table snagged my pants... there was something sharp underneath. Not sure why I gave a tip, they never came to check on us or if we needed anything, they just dropped off the meal and bailed.. guess I could have gotten up and told the guy at the register... but not sure he would have done anything.... Just not as happy with them this visit.. the potatoes were great!!! I was hungry when I left and usually I have stuff to bring home.

    Rack of St. Louis style barbecue ribs
    Kim T.

    We were passing through Susanville yesterday around lunchtime and based on the yelp reviews we decided to stop into Side Iron barbecue. I have figured out that when we are on the road barbecue places are great because 90% of their food is already prepared and ready to go. The establishment is on the charming main street of the town and located in a very cool old building inside there's tons of seating a pool table and other amusements for Folks while they're visiting this restaurant. Overall the ambience is really cool a lot of great old pictures and fun artifacts. The joint was empty when we came in but that didn't deter us the owner greeted us warmly and asked what we would like since it was our first time there he explain how the ordering process worked. we chose a full rack of ribs and a side order of their corn with jalapeño and bacon. Oh my goodness I have never had such a great side dish, super original and loaded with bacon and just the right spice with the jalapeño. It was an unusual offering for a barbecue joint but I appreciated not having to choose from the regular side dishes. We took her order to go and pretty much demolished the corn as we drove down the road and enjoyed the ribs later on after we were arrived at our destination. I wish I would've asked for a side of barbecue sauce to go that's the only thing I was missing here for my delicious leftovers! Highly recommended, give this place a try next time you are in Susanville.

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    Great BBQ and great people. Also some good beers on tap. Highly recommend for a stop during a long day of driving.

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    Yummy food excellent service! Ribs are fall off the bone! Excellent rub. Sides jalapeños corn, and Mac and cheese are fantastic.

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    Very cool place with really good bbq. I had the pulled brisket and the Cole slaw. My son had a brisket sandwich. Both were great!

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    This is for the BBQ brisket and it was great. Outside of Texas was one of the best brisket I had.

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    Happy Garden - Beef with broccoli

    Happy Garden

    3.5(19 reviews)
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    Great food and vibe! The pho was delicious, highly recommend it! Definitely coming back here next…read moretime I pass through town

    This place was a few doors down from my motel, so I decided to stop in. Overall, very hit and miss…read more The menu is mostly Chinese, with a few. Thai and Vietnamese dishes. I almost went for the. Banh mi, and in retrospect, I probably should have. Instead, I went for the combo menu, with. Broccoli chicken.... Let's break it down.... The Pros:... The hot tea... I'm not sure what kind of tea it was, but for a cold evening, it was hot, and it was very good. The egg drop soup... it was hot, and it had a very good flavor. I love a good egg drop soup, and this was a good one. The main dish... The broccoli chicken was very good. The chicken was tender, and the veggies were crisp. It was sauced well, and it was not over sauced. Now, the cons..... The egg roll. Just your generic Chinese food eggroll, it tasted OK, but it was very greasy. It left my fingers glistening.... The chow mein. It was warm at best, and it was also very oily. It left a film of oil on my lips. The noodles were kind of gummy. The pork fried rice... It was just OK. The texture of the rice was OK, but there wasn't much flavor to it. I added a bit of hoisin to it, and it made it a bit better. Basically, I was batting .500 on this meal. The price was OK, but not really for what I got. I might come back to try. The Banh mi, or maybe try something off the menu that is not part of the combo meal. Other than that, thanks anyway.

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    Happy Garden - Cashew Chicken with steamed rice substituted for fried rice.

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    Round Table Pizza - Pepperoni, grilled chicken, bacon with pineapple

    Round Table Pizza

    2.6(68 reviews)
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    My Dad and I go for pizza about twice a month, or more. Each time Rum takes the best care of us…read more Gets our pizzas crispy, just as we love it, each time hot, extra crispy and the order is perfect. So delicious, every single time Rum is the best. We've called ahead and , get to dig in, right away. We were big fans of Mountain Mikes, and we've tried other pizza places and have been so disappointed, but Roundtable has stepped up, and this one in Susanville Ca, run by Rum, is perfection. Consistently. I'm so glad we've found, another place to grab a great meal in Susanville. There's not a lot to choose from, and many places are not consistent. Rum and Roundtable for the win!! The salad bar is great, fresh, I'm looking forward to trying more menu items.

    Went online since I was wanting pizza and to just go and pick up. Saw that they had bacon cheddar…read moretwist, which looked really great on the website. mine were overdone and black. There was no cheese that I could find and all i tasted was crispy burnt bread. Perhaps the bacon and cheese cooked out. The pizza was cooked perfectly, and it was good, but nothing special... leaving 2 stars since the pizza was cooked well, and the guy was nice. The guy that greeted me when I walked in was nice and helpful. Told me that my order was not quite ready, which was about 10 minutes after it was supposed to be so I had to wait for my order. They had a back door open, which I'm not sure if it was to let the flies in or to let the flies out, but there was lots of flies all over. I did not see any other customers when I went in.

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