The staff was fantastic and very welcoming. I was very impressed with the selection of meats. I tried the pulled pork, brisket and kielbasa, and all of them were perfect. The brisket especially was very delicious. We got a chance to have a conversation with the owner and you can tell that they are very hard working and passionate about their restaurant. I absolutely WILL be coming back again. read more

BEWARE: We went to grab dinner at Up in Smoke and waited almost an hour for what ended up being incredibly disappointing food that we threw away. We ordered 2 pounds of brisket at nearly $60 in just brisket. When we got home and opened it, the meat was gray, tasted off, very old and was covered in coarse black pepper. It was so excessive that it completely overpowered the flavor. I was ticked. I took pictures of exactly what we received and ultimately threw it away. We also ordered the $12 Brussels sprouts. The container was tiny (see photo) with a very small portion, and the sprouts were extremely mushy--definitely not deep fried. I emailed Up in Smoke about our experience and included pictures of the brisket, but received no response. $100+ for dinner, an almost hour-long wait, listening to the employee complain endlessly about staffing issues and being so busy. Most of it ended up being food we were scared to eat. Extremely disappointing experience. Buyer beware. OWNER STILL HAS NOT RESPONDED!!! (2WEEKS LATER) read more

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The service was intimate and made you feel welcomed. A very small space with less than 20 tables, but even at 5:30 in the afternoon there were only three other tables full. The food came quickly and though there was some grizzle and grease the barbecue had lots of flavor and the options for sauce were tasty. The mac and cheese was average, the cornbread was nice and crumbly, the baked beans had texture and were sweet. The brisket was nearly 3/4 of an inch thick and the grizzle line was crispy. read more

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Incredible, one of the best barbecue ribs, wings, and chicken that I've ever had. The owner "Tim" puts so much pride into his perfecting his barbecue meat. He definitely has a winner with his barbecue sauce and his meat preparation for outstanding barbecue ribs. And did I mention the coleslaw is so delicious. And of course, the cornbread is the best I've ever had. Truly remarkable to have a great lunch or dinner at "Up In Smoke barbecue" read more

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Today was our first time eating here. Our waitress Chandra seated us immediately. The restaurant was neat and clean. We were there at an off peak time so we had the place to ourselves. They were doing a fair amount of to go orders though. We both had the 3 meat combo. I had brisket, saint louis style ribs and buffalo wings. This comes with 2 sides and cornbread. I opted to bbq baked beans and cheesy potatoes. My husband opted for dry (not tossed) wings and mac and cheese. It was also wing it Wednesday so wings were just $1.25 each. The wings were full wings and very meaty. The brisket was fall apart tender and the ribs had just the right amount of tenderness. Everything had good flavor. The cheesy potatoes were a little bland though. Our waitress was excellent! She checked on us often and was vey friendly. There was easily enough food for 2 meals. We would definitely go back again. read more

Up in Smoke BBQ - Bbq baked beans, cornbread, cheesy potatoes, buffalo wings, brisket and ribs. - Barbeque Near Me - St Cloud, Minnesota

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This place was so good!!! They had a really good family feel to the restaurant and the food was a little expensive but worth every penny!! The BBQ sauce was heavenly with them having a original, spicy, and a pineapple one. The pulled pork was good, the brisket was so so so good, muy muy muy bien. The things you have to get when you go here is the cheddar kielbasa ( cheddar sausage ) and the brisket, amazing with a little bit of salt. The food came out fast and you get a piece of cornbread with it and it is the best cornbread I have ever had!!! The fries were soft but not too soft and tasted so good and the Mac and cheese was just cheesy goodness and it was so heavenly. The meal came out so fast, amazing service, nice staff, and a great family vibe from them and their decorations. Would recommend to everyone as a number one place for brisket and a overall meaty place!!! Also great quality paper towels and had mini hand wipes for after words, staff was very generous!! read more

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What a disappointment! I received a Facebook messenger buy 1 sandwich get one free coupon. Attached is photo of Brisket. Dry and cut in chunks, weird. I didn't eat the bun. Sauces were good. Now the nastiest of all, Cuban. The price of each sandwich was $18.99 and tax $20.08, but you get one side. Now the Cuban, where's the pickles? This sandwich was dry pulled pork and sliced up sausages! WTF! With mustard, and melted cheese. Go to Maneas's and order their Cuban at $6 something and be blown away. I will dig in the garbage to get a picture. You do get 2 half hoagies, but who can eat that much? Now I got a coupon for free barbecue egg roll. I cannot in good conscious recommend. Brisket should be sliced, not in chunks! read more

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They should be ashamed of themselves charging what they do. Absolutely never again. Chunk of brisket isn't even edible read more

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We have eaten here several times. The sausage is excellent. The brisket is delicious. The sauces are also yummy -- I personally like the spicy and original. The beans are very meaty and good. The cheesy potatoes are hot and cheesy. Never been disappointed! read more

I don't know if they have different people running it since they moved to the new location more of a restaurant, but I went in the pick up some food for someone and the guy who helped me acted like it was an inconvenience that I was getting takeout and not eating there and then he was sort of rude that I didn't wanna order extra stuff and then when I paid since all he did was took my order and he had attitude. I didn't leave a tip, and then he goes looking at my receipt and says I'll just call you cheep the worst customer service I ever I had read more

1. The egg rolls were awesome. The brisket sandwich needs some sauces or something it's dry. 2..SADLY YALL GAVE ME FOOD POISONING FROM YOUR "special of the day Saturday " bbq bacon rollup things . ate here last night. Food poisoning by the morning . may not ever eat here again . read more

Very basic no flavor in the brisket! And they should've the mac and cheese and hashbrowns in a little little sauce container to go! Brisket was so dry and flavorless I added salt ! Way way way over priced! Corn bread also sucked! Pretty much your standard trashy Saint Cloud restaurant read more

Food was very good. The brisket was just a little dry but excellent flavor. Pulled pork was very good. The ribs were good. We really enjoyed the cheese curds, BBQ beans and corn muffin tops. We were disappointed they were out of chicken wings (5:30pm Friday night). The kitchen seemed to be rather disorganized. Assuming the cashier was very new. They must do more carry out than dine in as they only have 4 high top tables and one low top table. read more

Tried their ribs for the first time. Rack of Ribs and coleslaw was $51. Ridiculous. Ribs were poor quality with a lot of cartilage and gristle and really really over seasoned. Just overwhelming. Had to throw most of them away. A plain smoked rib would be much better. Will not return. I don't see what the hype is for this place. Nothing special. Really too bad. St. Cloud could use a good BBQ place. read more

Okay friends. You know I'm a BBQ snob. When my family suggested we should stop in here for food on the way to the cities, I thought surely their standards had lowered. They hadn't. This place is phenomenal. I've been to Memphis, St Louis, Kansas City and Nashville. These might be the best ribs I've had anywhere. And I really mean anywhere. They're moist, well seasoned, flavorful, fall off the bone flavor. I ate wayyy past full because I don't know when I'll have ribs like that again. Warning though: a half rack is way too much for one person. I tried some of the brisket and it was pretty dang good too. Not quite like the best of Kansas City, but it is better than average in Kansas City. B+ in KC, A+ this far north. I can in good faith and with confidence tell you to eat here. As you know, I have a mild wheat allergy. The man working the counter helped me navigate the menu to order things that would keep me safe. Ambiance is nice but fairly quiet, so really great if you want to talk, but not super private. Seating is fairly limited, but the chairs are crazy comfortable. My biggest regret is I don't have pictures to entice you to try it out. It's a great place to eat. Easiest 5/5 stars I've given in a while. read more

We finally got here after watching a food challenge on YouTube (Randy Santel), we loved it and we will be back! We had Long Horn sandwich, 2 meat player and Mac and cheese bowl with brisket and the smokin up Joe. Nothing was disappointed it was all great! The Mac and cheese side was smoked and it was amazing! We can't wait to go again and try something different. read more

Up in Smoke BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - St Cloud, Minnesota

So my greedy self came across this place by accident on YouTube when Randy Sartell was doing a challenge here. The food looked delicious and I live close so put two and two together. Lol. I ordered a three meat combo with ribs pulled pork and jalapeno sausage. The owner was super nice and is a really great guy I'd come here for the customer service alone I like that they aren't stingy with sauce get the spicy one its fantastic so as for the food what can I say it's really good .the potato salad is by far my favorite side but the Mac and cheese and cheesy potato casserole isn't bad either. The pulled pork was tender and moist the ribs were also very tender and tasty. The sausage is sausage I mean is there a bad one lol. This place is a solid 4.5 IMO. read more

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Had some great BBQ at Up In Smoke in St. Cloud of all places. I tried about half the meats; Ribs, wings, brisket, and Jalapeño cheddar sausage. Everything was good. The stand outs were the smoked wings and proper spare ribs. They fry the wings to finish them. While it washes a little smoke off, it greatly improves the skin. These were awesome!!! The spares were competition perfect. This is not fall off the bone soft! Rather, they are bite through with a clean bone finish. Skip the original sauce, the spicy was great! The ladies running the show today were the frosting on the cake. Talked to both of them, super friendly, and real deal folks. Bonus for comfy chairs at the high top tables. Stop in, take out, or whatever. This place is fantastic! read more

I'm a big fan of good bbq, so when I recently came from WI to visit my bff, we decided to try Up In Smoke BBQ and we were NOT disappointed! I got the one meat plate with brisket, my friend got the Longhorn sandwich. She really liked her sando and I really enjoyed my brisket. My plate came with two sides of choice, so I went with baked beans (YUM!) and Mac & cheese. It also came with a muffintop-style cornbread, but I don't like cornbread so I can't say anything about it since I didn't eat it. But I digress. The beans were delicious, and the Mac & cheese was also very good--very cheesy. And their portion sizes are VERY generous too. You will not walk away feeling hungry! Which is good considering the cost of just my lunch (with a drink) was $25. Inside was smallish, but we just came for a quick lunch so it was perfect. Oh, the chairs were comfortable too! Nice bonus! They also had to-go containers (styrofoam containers both small and large) on the counter that you can just grab-and-go when you're done eating. Great food experience!! read more

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This was our 3rd time being there and now our last. Each time something was wrong with the orders. Wings were cooked to long, forgot part of the order and now egg rolls were burnt. read more

Up in Smoke BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - St Cloud, Minnesota

I would rate the food 7.5 out of 10 Pretty darn expensive for a bbq joint. The woman working service and helping behind the counter was noticeably stressed out and frustrated. She was snapping at (while trying to order) the guy working the register and the young boy getting food prepped. It made the environment a bit uneasy. We paid $60 (not including tip) on 2 Sandwiches, 1 baked potato and 1 side of Mac & cheese~ also 2 drinks. Maybe it was just a bad day for them but this was my experience! read more

Good meat, but the sides are severely lacking Specifically the bun (just a basic hamburger bun heated up), and the Mac and cheese which was bland. On top of this, the sides were also very small for the price. read more

Great food and service. Bbq is excellent. Large portions barely made a dent in my meal.

Great food! Have had the pulled pork sandwich on a few occasions and was never disappointed. Price, portions and service all very good. Owner is dedicated to providing quality food at a fair price and is always looking for improvement. The sauce is great and he has plans to make it even better. Can't wait! read more

We went in today and were disappointed. I can't look up due to my neck being fused and the only menus are attached to the ceiling, very small print and dark. When we ask we are told the don't have paper menus you have yo look online and they walk away. The online menu has no prices. I show the wife the daily special and the employee, I won't call her a waitress, they might actually be helpful says as they walk by thatthey don't have that today. That may be why they were empty. read more

A handful of hi tops. View of the kitchen. Walk-up ordering. I phoned-in for pickup. I ordered two meats: brisket and ribs. It was "Wings Wednesday"- wings for a dollar each. I ordered 2 sets of 3. There are no prices on the online menu. It was my first experience with UiSBBQ, so I just ordered, Without inquiring about the prices. Two meat is $20.99, includes two meat choices nobody would want, and two sides. I asked for cream corn cassarole and potato salad. Ribs and Brisket are $3.00 additional. Each. , making the two meat $27+ tax and tip. The meal comes with a corn bread muffin top. Small. The wings are a great value. Though everything seems to be covered in too much rub. The ribs and the brisket are a really poor value. I received 3 ribs, which cost $4.50 each. I received 4oz of brisket, which cost $3.38/ oz. The ribs were very good- not $4.50 each good, but good. The brisket was not good. Dry, crumbly, small portion, and did I mention DRY? Sauce couldn't bring them back. A pile of crumbles. The potato salad had too much mayo, the corn casserole was a gluey, chewy mess, and waaayy too sweet. Inedible. Over-priced in my opinion. I would definitely look for the daily specials, and I will be back for the wings. Good sauces, though not too spicy, could have more heat. They charge 3% for using a credit card. read more

Up in Smoke BBQ - 2 meat choices, ribs, and brisket underneath. Potato salad, and cream corn casserole All this, yes! ALL this for $27. - Barbeque Near Me - St Cloud, Minnesota

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We bought the two to three family plus a pound of pork belly burnt ends and three drinks. I really liked the homemade sauces, I'm a fan of the honey pineapple. The spicy sauce was a little mild, I was hoping for some tingle. Original was pretty decent. Ribs were fall off the bone and meaty. Pulled pork was juicy, could have used a little more pulling (giggity) but not bad. The pork belly burnt ends were kind of a candied effect, quite good. I only got a bite of the cornbread muffin tops, my boy was pigging on em. The only cons were that they had very small paper plates, and a meal that was specced for 2 to 3 people only came with two muffins. I was so full that I didn't really need a third muffin anyway. Thanks. read more

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If you want great Texas brisket this is the place. Juicy, tender and just enough smoke flavor. It hit all the boxes to be exactly what I was craving! Cole slaw is creamy the baked beans have a little heat in them...YUM Service was right there and helpful, I believe he is the owners (pit boss) Nice, clean place and what a wonderful addition to a food choice in St Cloud Give them a try, you will go back read more

So yummy! A great meal for New Year's Day. Excellent customer service. Relaxed atmosphere. Local spot.

If you like your smoked meat on a electric smoker then this is the place..must not be busy anymore as the meats are dried out and cold ...not good read more

The reviews saying this place is expensive are wrong. We fed a family of 4 under $60. The staff were so nice. We are from out of town and came here for dinner a few minutes before they closed (we didn't realize it till after we sat down). They were very gracious and allowed us to stay and eat. They could do with a spicier sauce. It was still great though! The only negative thing I can say is the chairs are weird. :) read more

Service was terrible. I worked DoorDash. I had an order there. I went to pick it up and a worker would not let me the order and take it to the customer. I tried to compromise with him, but he was worried about it getting too cold. read more

First I am from Texas and this place serves BBQ right. My wife picked up a family pack type deal. The brisket was great. It has a good smoke flavor without being over powered. The homemade sausage was another outstanding winner. The ribs were just right. Not fall off the bone, but where you could take a bite and see your bite imprint on the rib; perfect IMHO. The taste was of the meat and the rub was just enough to give a little enhancement to the flavor. The hash brown casserole is a great choice for a side no doubt. My wife made the comment that the staff was some of the nicest and friendliest that she has had the pleasure of meeting since being up in this neck of the woods. I definitely recommend this place for some great BBQ. read more

Tried their beef brisket with fries... was hoping to have found my new BBQ place, but the fries were so UNDERCOOKED that they were limp! The brisket was dry (maybe old/freezer burned?) and very stringy... I hope that they get this figured out! read more

The brisket was absolutely fabulous. The cornbread rounds were fabulous, and the beans were average- just a tad too sweet. The macaroni thoroughly disappointed me. It was this thick glop of cheese, almost like a glue consistency. I also got the manicotti wrapped in bacon with sausage- they were dry and inedible. For the amount of money I paid, I would have like to have had a better experience. It would be nice to not have had to toss money in the garbage, which is what we did with the mac and the manicotti sausage bites. The service was great, with the place being as busy as they were, the young lady was very pleasant who took my order. With that being said, I will go back to try other things on the menu, as I am sure there are better options. read more

St Cloud finally has a BBQ joint. Since the passing of Sweet Ds several years ago there hasn't been a bone worth gnawing on. This is a good addition. I had a meat platter with sides while my wife had the sammich of the day. Good stuff. Sides are tasty. read more

Food was amazing! I've lived in Texas and had plenty of southern style BBQ food and they do it right. Service was amazing as well as the recommendations. Price is what you would expect for BBQ. We spent about $30 a person and have been eating leftovers for two days. read more

The food was quite good. I had the 1495 special on a Friday. Also, I thought the portion was over priced by a few bucks. It was fresh and I enjoyed the atmosphere. It was self service and the person who I think was the owner was very efficient and friendly. Certainly worth a try. read more

Could not wait until dinner to see what it would taste like, the aroma is over the top perfect, hard enough driving home with the ribs in the car.........When we bit in to one of the ribs............so good I started laughing...nuff said..absolutely perfect!!! read more

Excellent food! Meat is delicious- not overpowered with rub- just a nice complementary flavor. Excellent sides!