In Red Bud- there are few restaurants and this was my local friend's pick. The waitress was quick to wait on us. She kept our drinks refilled constantly. The food came out quickly and was hot or chilled (slaw) correctly. The French fries were crispy (given to me to try BBQ sauce). The chicken sandwich was full of well smoked and seasoned chicken. The coleslaw was vinegar based and I just added some black pepper. The mustard sauce was excellent. The tea was good. The newer decor set the place off from the smokehouse menu. It seemed more of a bar than a smokehouse. I was an immediate fan. read more

The Burnt End - Chicken sandwich with coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

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Do not skip this place! Idk how this place doesn't have more reviews. It's a cute little old building, and our service was excellent. App: Loaded burnt end chips - I'm a sucker for a house made chip and these were great, I think they may have had the BBQ rub on them? Their seasoning on the chips was special Bf had smoked pork steak - EXCELLENT, was juicy and well seasoned Sides: potato salad and onion rings - great I had BBQ sampler (brisket, pulled pork, bratwurst and 1/4 rack ribs) - juicy, fall apart brisket, pulled pork was not dry like 90% of places, ribs were some of the best I've had and so was the bratwurst Sides: mac and cheese and hush puppies - the mac and cheese is not baked mac and cheese (I definitely prefer baked) but this was FANTASTIC. Hush puppies were great. I also had a Bloody Mary with their pickle vodka - it was perfect, not too spicy and they had a fresh (possibly homemade) pickle read more

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We had pulled pork and chicken and thought both were delicious! I also had sweet potato fries and the server suggested to try the praline sauce with it and OMG I am so glad I did. Our server was very attentive and sweet. It wasn't all that busy when we popped in so it was pretty chill and relaxing. Being from STL I can be pretty judgy about bbq but this place really does have it down. The sauce was great and everything was on par. We will definitely be back! read more

This is not wheelchair accessible at all. We couldn't even get into the building with our daughter's wheelchair. We had to leave and go somewhere accessible. read more

Food was ok, small warmish portions for sampler platter with Big price, warmish limp burnt sweet potato fries, burned food and burned corn muffin, quick service, We had to order" to go" because they refused table service with our " small service dog" with marked harness even though it says dog friendly on yelp app..they suggested going somewhere else even though they only had 4 customers at the time Later, I realized she charged me $27.00 for the sampler platter instead of the $21.00 listed in menu...didn't drive back because she never gave me a receipt because.."paid cash" Will not go back or recommend to others unless they want to be ripped off! read more

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Wonderful food in quaint small town. The owner and staff are friendly and helpful. I would recommend stopping in! You have to have the sweet potato fries and praline with what ever mouth water meat you choose! read more

Our server was great. That's the best I have to offer for this restaurant.The burnt end and pulled pork was the worst bbq I ever had. I sent the burnt ends back and couldn't hardly eat any of the pulled pork. I'm 50+ years old and that was the first time I ever sent food back. P.S. I'm a wood chipper and eat almost anything. I'm not picky. A half hour later I was vomiting. Won't ever go back and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The meat tastes like old leftovers from a week or two ago. read more

I was driving through town & I wanted something good for lunch. I saw the good reviews this spot had so I had to stop in. I'm glad I did! I wasn't sure which meat I wanted in my sandwich so I went with The Big Ray, which has 3 meats in it! It was juicy & flavorful, especially when I topped it with their mustard BBQ sauce! The only constructive criticism I'd give is that I think the onion ring order was light; I think another 3-4 rings would of been perfect. read more

The Burnt End - The Big Ray with onion rings - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

This restaurant has a Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde dilemma. The first time trying this restaurant out, the place was empty. The nachos sounded good and I would give it a solid 4/5 because there wasn't much brisket on it. Had to order a second side of brisket to make it perfect. Beef tender and juicy but the rest was nothing to write home about. I happened to eat dinner a few nights later, and oh boy it was a mistake. There was only one waitress, and one hostess while the whole place was packed. I decided to order the chicken burger with a side of coleslaw. The meat was rubbery and tough to chew. There was little topics or seasoning and this bland meal. Coleslaw tasted like it had been left out of the refrigerator for several. My table also ordered the onion rings. Those were hot and decent. Overall, I am disappointed in the lack of consistency. TLDR- Pick the brisket, skip the chicken. read more

The Burnt End - Loaded Nachos w/ brisket. I had to order an extra side of brisket to make the meal worthwhile. - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

This place has everything grown and made in house. Even their Shirley Temples. Sadly they lack a bread tree :( Emerson was also grown in house. Also their bbq sauce is 10/10 read more

You can rarely go wrong here. I usually get their pulled chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries and their praline sauce for dipping. It's a must! Ham steaks and pulled pork are also good. Burnt ends won't last long so try them if they're available! read more

Loved the building but food was disappointing. Ribs were dry, didn't like the taste of the pulled pork, potato salad sounded really good but was bland, so was the cornbread muffin. I really hoped this was a great place. Sorry, but the food needs more seasoning. Ice tea was subpar. :( service was good though. read more

The Burnt End - Sampler platter - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

The food here is great. Always has been. The speed at which food is served and attentiveness of the staff is awful. Slow. Unreliable. And disappointing. Always want to love this place and every group we go with leaves disappointed. read more

Excellent food ! Great selection and wonderful service . A great place to gather with family . The taco boats are great and Donna's chicken is out of this world delish .... read more

My mom and I came here on a Sunday afternoon and the food was amazing. There were a lot of ppl there and only 2 waitresses. They were both nice and let us know they were making drinks. We're not from around there and appreciated the friendliness off the staff. Food was pretty good. I still think about the sweet potato fries. Def have to get those with the sweet sauce it comes with. The brisket was a little dry. Maybe cause it was the end of the day but none the less it was good!! Good food good prices!! read more

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On the main corner in Redbud. We tried the BBQ sampler. They were out of brisket, so we got a quarter slab of ribs, pulled pork, hot link and smoked wings. It was all pretty good, nothing amazing. The cole slaw was simple but delicious. Onion rings also very good. Plenty of food for two, just $21.99. They have table service, unlike a lot of BBQ joints. Our server was hard-working and fast-talking (a little har to keep up with honestly). It's a nice place to stop if you're in the area, or carry out to the brewery across the street. read more

The 9 of us enjoyed a great dinner at the Burnt End. I called ahead and even though they don't take reservations, they were able to get us seated at the time I requested on Saturday evening. The service was excellent and, as always, the food was great--everyone ordered something different and the food was served to all of us in a reasonable timeframe. Kudos to the kitchen and the wait staff. We will be back! read more

We stopped in while motorcycle riding, to get a bite to eat. Hubby had the pulled pork sandwich. I'm gonna say it was pretty good, 'cause there wasn't a whole lot of talkin' goin' on from his side of the table. I had (get this!) the turkey sandwich, with no bread, no bacon, no cheese, no notta. Not sure why they don't serve the turkey as one of their meats, but this was my way of gettin' around that. And their smoked turkey? It's GREAT!!! I wanted green bean for my side, but they didn't have any. Since they only offer a mayo based slaw, I wasn't interested in it. I asked about a side salad or soup, but it was gonna be an up-charge. Really? So, I gave my side to my husband. He ordered the baked beans and the coleslaw. Once again, only eatin' noises from that side of the table. All in all, an enjoyable meal (and quiet). read more

The Burnt End - Motorcycle ride creates hunger... - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

Overall, I would not go back. Pros: friendly staff, good hotlinks, good sauce. Cons: super dry brisket. Almost inedible. "Meh" potato salad. We judge bbq places mostly on the brisket. When we ordered, we asked for the fatty end. The server replied the meat is pre sliced. This is a red flag. Usually it means the meat will be dry, regardless of which part of the brisket it comes from. Sure enough, the brisket was dry as dry can be. Flavor was also missing. The potato salad was ok, but it needed something else in there. Salt maybe? The beans were decent, but not memorable. We gave the place a try, but I do not think we will be back. Recommendation: rework how you do brisket! read more

I had the brisket and it was a little too lean for my taste. The Mac and cheese was okay but their bbq sauce was good.

Walked in , waited to be seated . Just about to walk out when a lady finally appeared after about 5 minutes.. Got our drinks , the sweet tea tasted like it was mixed with mop water.. My Pepsi tasted off too. We ordered burgers . Had a strange taste to them , nothing like I ever had before. Fries were good . She got onion rings with her meal, only got 5 very small rings.. over all just a bad experience.. We travel a lot to try different and unique restaurants and this place we will not return to.. read more

This place has opened in the last few months, the main items are barbecued meat. I have tried the pork steak for the first time and I like it, it was good, very well cooked and the smoke flavor was very nice. Didn't care for the barbecue sauce because it was too sweet, I prefer the North Carolina barbecue sauce that has hints of vinegar and mustard. The hush puppies were too sweet for me but the rest of my co-workers loved it. Also the corn bread was fresh and sweet. Most people like the sweet stuff so overall nice service and GREAT food. read more

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Absolutely great food! I had the smoked chicken and it was perfect. Bake beans were delicious as well. We had to wait a little because they were very busy and short handed. It was worth the wait! read more

Man this place is great! The fresh pork rinds are better than any that ever came out of a bag. The wings are a surprising bonus, they are smoked them flash fried. A little different but incredibly good. And the burnt ends, WOW! I don't think I've ever had BBQ that amazing! This place isn't just good for Red Bud. It is just good compared to anywhere else. read more

Great staff and amazing food! Friendly atmosphere. We eat there and carry out frequently.

Wow! Their food is fantastic! Sweet potato fries with praline dip (mouthgasms). Creamy mac and cheese, bourbon glazed carrots, smoked and glazed pork shoulder and brisket. Amazing! I highly recommend it. The owner is a nice guy who built the place on his cooking. I understand why it flourishes. Delish! read more

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Was just visiting the area and figured a place like this would be a good bbq place to eat at for a quick bite. Had their reuben! Was not disappointed, and i'm looking forward to come back to try the wings! read more

I would love the option of NO onions. I hate scallions and I don't know why I forget every.single.time to exclude them......well I kinda know why... the chips were great (and well done), the bbq was really good, would have liked for the chips and cheese to bbq ratio to have been more proportional but man it was still good....I ran out of bbq before I did chips and cheese. read more

The Burnt End - Burnt end Tater chips - Barbeque Near Me - Red Bud, Illinois

This place never disappoints! Everything is great! Nice restaurant with awesome service!! Best BBQ around! And their burgers are amazing, made with steak burger!!! read more

The food was delicious and the staff, many of them related to each other in different ways were warm and welcoming even on a very busy week night. Highly reccomend the place. read more

First time going an I am such a fan! The restaurant in casual, which most BBQ places are. Staff is very friendly and willing to make your experience wonderful. The Food: We had the Sampler. Very good . the ribs were done perfectly ! The brisket was done to perfection. I got the hush puppies and they were great. They even gave us a basket of fresh pork skins to munch on while we waited on our food . The cheese cake is homemade and a mile high of rich goodness. its a reason to go all by itself! All in all i will be back to dine in or carry out. read more

The Burnt End bailed me out of crisis situation with a last minute Call to them to fulfill an order for 15 people and only gave them 25 minutes to finalize the order and they came through plus one of the few places opened on Mondays. I do a lot of food ordering in Red Bud, Sparta, Waterloo Etc... The food was excellent and I would order from them again. Their downfall is they do not take American Express. That's what kept them from getting 5 stars. They probably won't get any catering orders from me because of not taking American Express but I would take my family there anytime Thanks again read more

I've only been here twice. Once when they first opened and then last night. I can only speak to the burnt ends. While the smoke flavor was definitely there, they were waaaay too salty and dry for burnt ends. I had takeout and went back in to get some sauce in order to cover up the actual flavor. This was the same experience yesterday as it was two years ago. I just had Sugarfire's burnt ends last week, which set the bar incredibly high, but if you're going to have a dish as your namesake it better knock it out of the park. I'll give the place a try again but I will be getting something different that's for sure. read more

Excellent BBQ!! This is an awesome place for Bbq, great quality, everything hot and fresh. Our waitress was great, we didnt have to ask for anything. We will definitely return!! read more

Thought we'd give it a try. OH MY GOSH!!!! Waitress Trish was outstanding! Beer was COLD, I mean COLD, so you could enjoy it without it getting warm. Appetizer of burnt end chips with brisket, outstanding and beer cheese was out of sight! We all had something different and all were outstanding. I had Smokehouse burger, the bacon alone was WOW as well as the onion rings on top. Had a taste of bourbon slush because it wasn't frozen all the yet, and I'm going back for that!!! MUST DO RESTAURANT read more

Really good. Here on a sunday, fairly busy. Prompt and friendly service, food out quickly. Three of us, half rack of ribs, brisket dinner and turkey club sandwich. Meat was tender, flavorful, not too fatty. Will definitely be back. read more

The Burnt end has a very cool atmosphere kind of an old Western feel. We went for lunch time was about 1230 so it was prime lunch hour. I ordered the brisket, mac and cheese, baked beans and hushpuppies. Brisket was very dry...mac and cheese was average good thickness but typical taste, beans were fantastic along with the hushpuppies but they really did fail on the brisket. Will definitely give it a second chance but this rating still stands at 2 stars. BBQ in Stlouis is no joke you need to be on your game 24/7. read more

Excellent bbq! Great service both dine-in and carry out. Sauces are amazing! Check out the mustard bbq sauce...our favorite!

Hubby and I tried it out because we had heard great things... Things were...mediocre at best We were told 30 minute wait, we waited 10 at most, which was GOOD! We waited at the bar and got a beer and my son got a drink. Got seated, my son needed a refill, that didn't come until our meal came, in which I had to remind our waitress. I ordered the smoked turkey club with fries. My fries were below room temperature, the seasoning was good, but they were cold, and that sucked. The sandwich itself was okay----not good enough to make a stop out of my way. Darling husband got the 1/2 smoked chicken, potato salad and baked beans. He said the potato salad was dry- and ok. The baked beans were good. The chicken he said, was mediocre. For a BBQ place, we've certainly had better. I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. My son had the chicken strips and fries- Chicken strips were at least hot- I'll come again- for redemption. Other than that, don't waste your time. read more

We have had such good meals in the past but last night's was not great, sadly. The Big Ray is always great say the guys. Two of us had the Loaded Chips with pulled pork however, it was hard to find the pork!!! So skimpy that we thought maybe they forgot to put it on. The chips were soggy. So sad because that has been a good pick the last 2 times we had it. Hopefully, it was just an "off" night but at this point, I would not recommend ordering that...especially for the cost. I will be Leary of trying that again. read more