Midwest bbq, if you can call it bbq. We were told this was the best bbq in Wisconsin from a friend I personally was very underwhelmed... I got the pulled pork platter with coleslaw and Brussel sprouts. Pulled pork was bland and didn't have much flavor, lots of liquid on the plate. Coleslaw was coleslaw, take it or leave it. Brussel sprouts were the best thing I ate, they have hot honey and I'm a sucker for hot honey. The drink I had was a chocolate porter from Round Man brewery, it didn't have much flavor, I've had better. read more

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Good ambiance, nice patio, clean restrooms, but my party was very disappointed with their meals. Our group of 4 stopped during a work roadtrip, hungry during a long drive. The location is convenient, directly off of the freeway in rural Northern Wisconsin. The menu offers sandwiches, a salad, and platters that don't disclose just how little meat is included (assuming they were 1/4lb servings). I opted for the pulled pork, which unfortunately lacked any flavor besides apple cider vinegar. I had to not only drench it in BBQ, but for the first time ever I had to salt the meat. My coworkers left hungry when their platters included only 2 slices of brisket. Points for creativity on their sides. I love the variety of options, but none met my expectations in the slightest. Overall, the whole meal lacked flavor, seasoning, and they should work on their portions/prices. Spending over $20 on a platter here is a waste. read more

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We love Strongman and try to stop by every time we go to Spooner. Staff is great, food - delicious, and lots to do outdoors in the summer.

Yes! Yes! Yes! I don't know how long this place has been here but it was super good and a welcome new restaurant in restaurant-poor northwest Wisconsin. Great ribs. Great sauces (tangy white sauce was excellent). Interesting and delicious fries. Great sides. The beans are a meal in themselves. We will be back!. read more

Strongman Smokehouse - Ribs with side of beans - Smokehouse Near Me - Trego, Wisconsin

Pretty friendly service, our waitress gave very considerate recs for each person's meal. Food was overall good, especially the in-house sauces. They have plenty of seating options, but the indoor seating was pretty echo-y and cold read more

Strongman Smokehouse - Smokehouse sister location spiked berry cider - Smokehouse Near Me - Trego, Wisconsin

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BBQ was incredible! We got the feast with macaroni and cheese, Brussel sprouts , waffle fries and corn bread. Service was great! We had our 3 year old and the servers had toys for him to play with it was great! Lots of space outside to sit or play volleyball! read more

This place is next level good! We both loved everything we had the service was awesome and the atmosphere was quiet and very nice. The food was so good the ribs to die for and the pulled pork was awesome but the go to get side is the baked beans just get them you won't be disappointed. read more

Love the pork grilled cheese--really good Mac and cheese. Extremely clean --great atmosphere. We will definitely be going back when traveling to the cabin. read more

Strongman Smokehouse - Pork grilled cheese , pork sandwich, Mac and cheese, corn muffin (amazing) - Smokehouse Near Me - Trego, Wisconsin

Can't wait to try this again ... because it is a needed amenity in this stretch, a beautiful Reno and I want to love it. we only had the burnt ends ... and they were just way too sweet to eat. I also ordered a pino and got a cab, but my husbands beer was fine. I'm glad to see a chic salad on the menu, as everything else looks like a carb overload, (which is expected for a meat place), but I love seeing at least one lighter option on the menu, for those of us not hoping to look like Ironm'em when we are done. great attitude and energy, waitstaff was responsive, so hoping the next time we come, the meat is more savory than overly sugary. as we could use a great place to bring friends to! read more

This place was absolutely packed and yet they were able to seat us fast, get food to us fast, and do it with such an amazing and pleasant attitude. The shrimp was absolutely delicious and had the perfect amount of kick to it. We will definitely be back! read more

Strongman Smokehouse - Bayou Shrimp - Smokehouse Near Me - Trego, Wisconsin

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Been there numerous times with my wife. Clean place with great fresh pints of beer when the glasses are clean. Ribs rate B/B- Pork C+/B- Brisket C/C+ Chicken C & looks unattractive Shrimp B+ Brats B+ Sides need new recipes except the baked beans. Please note the 2 best items they serve they don't make rather purchase. Eat a lot of the in shell peanuts excellent. Cannot recommend this place. read more

After being seated immediately we were never spoken to for the next 25 minutes while waiting on everyone else in the restaurant hand and foot. Nothing served to us other than peanuts we grabbed ourselves. Horrible service. read more

Never been to Strongman, and five of us met for dinner. Michelle was our waitress and was a very busy night. She had a great sense of humor and was AWESOME. Each of us ordered different main courses and sides. Very good quality and nice size portions!! Sweet potato fries and honey sprout sides were delicious, and the sweet and spicy pickles. Michelle explained the 4 different types of BBQ sauce for the sandwiches, which were very good. Local beer on tap as well, which was very good. Reasonable price for the amount of good quality food and local beer! Will go back!! read more

Small portions and huge, crazy prices. Dry, flavorless brisket, really dry and flavorless brisket. Totally flavorless pulled pork. They add, quoting from their website, a "relatively insignificant 4% charge" to cover employee benefits. If it is so "insignificant" why don't they pay it themselves? Maybe just increase the (already crazy high) prices 4% rather than adding a surprise surcharge to your bill at the end of meal? Does the surprise billing of 4% actually go to the employees or does it just pad the owner's profits? Seriously, just raise prices on the menu and be up front with charges. Mac and cheese was OK but small. Cornbread was very small (but it did have a good flavor). Service was OK but nothing special. We waited longer for the bill to come than for the meal...I guess they forgot us? Actually, the bill never came, my wife and I had to track the waitperson down to get and pay our bill! (She was, for some reason, not coming out of the back, the bar tender had to finally go get her!) Atmosphere was nice, bright, clean and new looking...but nothing special...kind'a too open, cold and sterile (IMHO). Free peanuts on the table were not bad. My wife and I cannot recommend the restaurant and have no reason to go back. read more

This is the best smoked meat I have had in over 30 years.. I was raised in the south and I ate lots of BBQ when I was young.. Heidi was absolutely the best.. Thanks for the memories.. read more

My husband took me there last week for my birthday. I had shrimp tacos. They were great, However very spicy. I put my Cole slaw on it and it was great Husband had pork and he loved it along with French fries. We will be back soon. read more

Finally visited the long anticipated Strong Man Smokehouse and it did not disappoint! Any time I see a bbq spot I will always pick that over any other type of restaurant. The brisket is excellent. Perfectly cooked and not dry. The pork wings are a must try, the dry rub is excellent and the hot honey sprouts. Not to mention the bbq sauces are all made in house and delicious. We went there on a Wednesday for dinner at 5 pm and it was packed! There was a volleyball tournament going on. So glad to see another restaurant open up in this area. Most of the other restaurants in this area are the same menu, same salad bar, and same drinks. This place is different so don't expect the same. I hope this place continues to do well. Highly recommend! read more

We recently returned from a vacation in Austin, TX (supposedly the best BBQ you've ever had) People line up for hours. We went to 2 of these places. Bad.. really bad. The ribs were so tough and dry that you could barely get the meat off the bones! The 2nd place we went, the service was so bad that I literally asked a server if she had a problem? Now we are home again, and our 1st visit to Strongman. Number one, they need to go to Austin, Texas, and teach these people how to make ribs!! Number two, they need to go to various other restaurants and teach people what real customer service means! Outstanding food, outstanding service. Loved munching on peanuts with our ice cold beer. Great job to all of you involved in the hard work putting this place together. read more

Came upon this establishment on our way to Hayward. So glad we stopped. Loved the sauces, bbq, and sides. Give the brussel sprouts a try- So good!!! read more

Some of the best food ever. The brussels sprouts were fantastic! The shrimp tacos were to die for the mac & cheese was amazing. Nor a bad thing in the house! Our server Michele was great. We will definitely be back when we are in this area again. What a great! read more

The menu portion is not what you get. My husband ordered the Brisket that was $26 and they brought him two skinny slices that looked like it was a child's portion. Definitely not worth the money for what you got. And the Meaty Mac description is not clear. It says it has green onion and it came with pickled onion which I hate and had to pick off. The food tasted really good and establishment itself was really nice. I love the log bar stools. They just need to update the description of the food on the menu when it says a pound and the waitress comes back and says the chef said it's 6 oz. $26 for 6 oz? ? Ouch! read more

A+. Everything was wonderful! Expect a wait for a table, but we had drinks and peanuts outside. We were a party of six and everyone was impressed with the food. Service was excellent. read more

Great service, fun atmosphere. Love the brisket, popovers with strawberry butter (yum), Mac & cheese, beans and the thick fries are good. The brisket burger is also good. The sauces aren't great, I think they could all be replaced, they are think like mayo. And the coleslaw needs more of a pineapple punch. Full bar is great! Excited to experience the backyard this summer. I would recommend! read more