Smokin’ Warehouse Barbecue

This place is definitely a diamond in the rough! Hands down the best BBQ I’ve had in a long long time. I got the beef rib platter with the bacon & jalapeño Mac&Cheese and the baked beans with pulled pork and corn bread. You can guarantee every time Im in the area, I’m stopping back by!

Never again food was great the first few times I came here … But not this last time. Guy not only overcharged me. The food was undercooked. I took a bite of my rib it was raw. I don’t think I’ll come back to this place again

best bbq in san francisco though a little out of the way from my usual stomping groups bbq with a soul food touch yum!

I live for soul food. That’s why I really wanted to try their Mac n cheese and after snooping through Unilocal I really was determined to get my hands on the Mac n cheese n pulled pork on top! So me and my boo went to eat here today. First thoughts. Ghetto neighborhood kinda scared to walk over there but whatever I lived lol. So I guess they have a different menu for their truck. Meaning they didn’t have the Mac n pulled pork as I seen on Unilocal I almost left lol but he said to get regular side of Mac and pound of pulled pork so I DID It took about 10 ish mins. Pretty fast even though it was pretty cold outside I didn’t mind. Since I Live for Mac. The food was very good! Mac was not cute lol it was kinda basic looking and it wasn’t the best either but it was the best kind of Mac n cheese to eat with pulled pork since it wasn’t too soft and mushy which was surprising since many said they were. Pulled pork was amazing. Sauce was ok. Didn’t have much flavor but that pulled pork was so on point I didn’t really care. Oh yea I also am in love with pulled pork. I’m sure this whole review was a bit Bias since I was starving when I went and these where my two favorite foods. But still… I’ll be back

I have driven past this place for about a year, so I thought I would try it. The ribs were cooked well, but the «mild» sauce, was very runny and watery, and a bit bland. The fries were great, the cornbread was great. I will have to try the «hot» sauce next time. A little hint, call ahead, so you are not standing on the sidewalk freezing your a%& off.

Decent barbeque, but I still miss the ribs and spaghetti at Vic & Betty’s

Think these guys are closed for business. No one answers the phone or respond to emails

This review isn’t about the food, it’s about the way that I was handed thirteen items to carry with my two hands. They’re called bags and I don’t mind paying for them.

Got the brisket sandwich. Didn’t really enjoy it because there was a bunch of fat on the meat. The coleslaw was good.

I just tried their food truck. I think it comes to my office near Civic Center every 2 weeks (as part of Off the Grid). I eat vegetarian, so I was excited to see they offered a «gardenburger» and decided to give it a try. Big mistake. First, the woman at the window curtly stated that they only sell what’s on the menu. Huh? I’m standing right by the menu and it very clearly offers a garden burger + 1 side for $ 8. I should have walked away then, but I love barbecue sauce. So then a guy from inside the truck comes to the window and asks me what I’m trying to order — like maybe I’m not speaking English or something? So yeah, he says I can order a garden burger.
Then I asked about the potato salad because I love good potato salad but I’m a little picky about what I consider good potato salad. So I asked if there is sweet relish in their potato salad because that’s the kind I really hate. No, he assures me, there is no sweet relish in the potato salad. He goes back into the truck and the woman finished my order asking whether I want mild or spicy BBQ sauce.
I get the order pretty quickly, so that’s good, and I carry it back to my office to eat it. The burger is actually decent. It looks like it’s «homemade» rather than a freezer case Gardenburger. But there is no sauce on it whatsoever. What? Maybe the BBQ sauce is not vegetarian? If so, why didn’t they tell me that when I placed my order instead of asking me whether I wanted mild or spicy? If fact, why are they bothering to offer a veggie patty at all? It came with onion and tomato. The tomato consisted almost entirely of that hard white part under the stem that I always cut off or core out. Well, they couldn’t have cored this or there wouldn’t have been anything left. Really, you give that to your customers? And the potato salad. Why don’t people say «I don’t know» when they don’t know? Those little green and red bits in there are sweet relish. Little green and red bits in potato salad are always sweet relish. It tasted like they bought it at Costco. Or maybe that’s slander against Costco. I guess a lot of people must like potato salad with sweet relish in it, but to me it was AWFUL. And I asked!
Never. Again.

Love this place, always good. A little on the expensive side but worth it

There’s really no spectacular BBQ in SF (at least that I’ve found), but this one is definitely one of the better ones. I usually get the brisket, mac and cheese, and steak chili. They’re all really good.
However, make sure not to eat this before a big meeting, because the food will put you in a food coma for several hours afterward.

I’ll keep this short and sweet… If you are looking for the best mouthgasm ever, you need to visit this location or the food truck for one of my favorite dishes. Imagine a hot bowl of mac & cheese completely covered with delicious pulled pork with a side of cole slaw. Boom. You’re welcome!

Location: They came to my job one Friday since our café was down!
Customer Service: Very fast and efficient
Décor: I was so hungry, and the smell of the BBQ was just calling to me! I didn’t even notice what the truck looked like!
Presentation of Food: Regular sandwich.
How did the food taste?: A M A Z I NG. I got the brisket sandwich (spicy) and it was soooo tender, full of flavor, and just mmmm mmmm yummy. After visiting Texas all BBQ has been bleh for me, but this truck truly lives up to my expectations for BBQ now!
Overall Experience: L-​O-​V-​E!
Would I Come Back?: I hope they come back to my job on Fridays that would be my go to!

I grew up in Hunters Point/​Bayview, and we would not tolerate bad BBQ. How could this place survive? The meat was DRY {I got the ribs, links AND the beef brisket) and the sauce, served on the side, tasted BURNT! The service was bad. Was it because I had a Groupon?

Inconsistent. I’ve had an awesome brisket sandwich with huge chunks of tender slow cooked goodness slathered in sauce and I’ve had a dried up strips of not so tender brisket with barely any sauce at all. I’ve had the chicken tenders twice-​again opposites once with no sauce at all. These orders were all from the «storefront» location. I want them to nail it but sometimes they just don’t

I love finding good hole in the wall food joints. Often this phrase is used to describe small mom and pop restaurants, but in the case of Smokin Warehouse BBQ it is literally a hole in the wall. And it’s not like its a hole in the wall of some busy city street surrounded by other business, this place is on the wall of some random warehouse in the middle of some random industrial area out in the middle of Bayview. Crazy, I know.
Despite all of that, this place is amazing. Everything here is fantastic, especially the brisket and pulled pork. The sauce they use isn’t my favorite, but it comes on the side and you can always add your own later.
I also have to note their chili. It is amazing. It has huge chunks of meat, a great consistency and a wonderful flavor.
Overall, in my opinion this is the best bbq in the city. I definitely recommend hunting down their food truck or making your way out to this warehouse for some great BBQ.

This bbq spot is really good compare to most places i went to. Brisket or pork ribs are the best meats serve here and its usually first come first serve since everyone order those alot. Briskets very juicy and tender and Ribs are really fall of the bone.
The burgers are crazy here. HELLA THICK and JUICY. The Smokin burger is even more crazier. ¼ lb burger, two slice of cheese, 2 piece bacon, bbq pull pork, bbq sauce (mild or spicy) and top wit 3 onion ring. MAN O MAN.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SPOT.
It is in the Bayview area. People might think its scary there but honestly its more of a industrial part so there’s no need to be scared people.

The location is pretty industrial. Order at the window and sit on a couple of outdoor benches/​tables. It feels like working in a warehouse and eating at a food truck.
I ordered pork ribs (spicy sauce) with cole slaw and chili. It didn’t take long, less than five minutes, since George and I were the only ones there.
I like full spare ribs, that include all the bone, cartilage and rib tips intact. These ribs were trimmed of all that goodness and I was left with rectangular, uniform ribs. Where did all of the trimmings go? They don’t sell rib tips, so in the pulled pork? The meat was tender, but I felt they lacked fattiness (not chunks of fat in my mouth, but that meat melt in your mouth feel). The spicy sauce was not spicy at all. Maybe it’s spicy to the regular clientele (whoever that may be)?
I liked the chili. It was meaty, but it was not hot, which scares me. The cole slaw was crunchy, but bland. The blandness would have worked well with the ribs if the ribs were fattier and spicier. They weren’t!
Call me what you will, but I was expecting BBQ from Bayview to be great.

The spicy brisket is delicious! I also got the coleslaw which I enjoyed but I tasted my coworkers jalapeño mac & cheese and that was definitely the winner. My other coworker really enjoyed the pork and the chili. The prices are reasonable and it’s becoming a habit to stop here for lunch when they are at the G Food Truck lounge.

PORK RIBS — NOT BAD!
Was out with my coworkers for lunch and it was voted that this place was «smokin» hot when it came down to BBQ!
I wanted to order their Beef BBQ ribs but they sold out so had the Pork BBQ instead. In fact — that particular day that I paid them a visit they were out of everything! Luckily my ribs came with fries. If you want to have other sides such as coleslaw, potato salad or macaroni and cheese — they are all EXTRA price!
My pork –rib was «just okay» — it was a bit more vinegary than I would like and so I lost the taste of BBQ. Honestly from the reviews — I was expecting out of this world mind blowing experience! But it’s all cool! Not sure if I would come back anytime soon since $ 16 bucks for lunch for ribs, fries and a coke might be a bit pricey for me. Just «sayin»… just my opinion! Overall, not bad and just be prepared to pay triple $$$ for two persons for lunch and you have to order «to go» since they only have one table and two benches!
Cheers!

My 4 star rating is only for the warehouse takeout window located in the remote Bayview district.
Not including the food truck, that so far has some problems with consistency, which would lower the overall rating.
The BBQ warehouse is like a fortress, with security cameras in every corner. For good reason, I wouldn’t come to this sketchy Bayview area at night.
I was told that the space was previously an electronics company.
My first visit early last year was not a good experience. I came during my lunch break, expecting to pickup some food and drive back to the office. I ended up wasting an hour and a half. They were swamped with phoned orders, and the owner simply forgot about me. In the end a girl inside recognized that I had been waiting a long time, and she rushed my order.
The hype has died down, so u probably won’t experience the same mistakes.
I had ordered the combo platter ($ 13.95) with pork and beef ribs, pulled pork, potato salad and cole slaw.
The ribs were delicious!
At the time, that was probably the best BBQ in SF. The beef brisket is the most popular item, followed by the beef and pork ribs, all worth 4 or 5 stars. The pulled pork is the least popular item, only 3 stars, because the sauce is too sweat for my taste. I have no idea what cooking method they use to get meat tenderness, because I didn’t see a smoke ring on any of their meats.
Ribs are my favorite BBQ item. So I get that every chance I get, like in this 3 meats combo order with fries
and complimentary corn bread.
The burger and fries are good too, but all other side dishes only get 2 stars from me. For example, the potato salad is like supermarket stuff, and the coleslaw is watery, tasted exactly like KFC.
The cornbread is okay, but it gets a bit mushy due to condensation inside a takeout box.
Hours: M-​F 11am-​6pm, Sat. until 3pm. Closed Sundays. Check the blog link below for the BBQ truck schedule.

Where did the «smoke» in Smokin’ Warehouse Barbecue go? I think it got lost in the SF fog during transit to Off The Grid — UN Plaza today. *sigh*
Initially, I was über excited to try Mama Cass for their Vietnamese Sliders and to also sabotage my boss’ diet by bringing him back some (*insert evil laugh*). Then sadly, I find out their truck broke down and they wouldn’t be making it to OTG today. =(
Instead, I decided to just go with the Smokin’ Warehouse Barbecue truck since I’ve tried The Chairman (Chairman Bao) and Nom Nom Truck before.
Smokin’ Warehouse Barbecue started outside of a window from a warehouse in the Bayview-​Hunters Point. They launched their food truck back in October 2011 competing with The Rib Whip (
) and Southern Sandwich Co. (
). The Rib Whip is the only BBQ truck that smokes all of their meat on-​board.
Smokin’ Warehouse Barbecue truck’s menu is similar to their warehouse window menu except they don’t offer their burgers and all items are about $ 1 more on the truck. BBQ Plates: Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, BBQ Chicken Quarter and Combo Platter are $ 9.50 — $ 16 (comes with a coleslaw/​potato salad and cornbread). The Beef Brisket and Pulled Pork Sandwiches are $ 8 (comes with coleslaw/​potato salad). Choice of Mild or Spicy for all orders.
ALL CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
After ordering two Pulled Pork Sandwiches (requested spicy) with the nice lady, they were ready within 2 minutes.
PULLED PORK SANDWICH w/​Coleslaw — $ 8
The toasted egg brioche bun was filled with a generous mound of perfectly cooked, melt-​in-​your-​mouth pulled pork. Unfortunately, that was the ONLY thing good about the sandwich. The pork was very bland, there was no detection of «smoke», and the bbq sauce was almost non-​existent. And «spicy»? There was not even a hint of chili peppers much less a black pepper nuance. Worse of all was the bottom bun was completely drenched in oil.
The accompanying potato salad tasted store bought. The potatoes were stone cold and were not cooked thoroughly.
Yeup, it was an Atkin’s lunch for me.
I was going to cut them some slack since the sandwiches were probably made at the warehouse and got soggy in transit until…
My Boss: «Cherylynn, did you eat your sandwich yet?»
Me: «Yes, I only ate the pulled pork because the bottom bun was drenched in oil… WHY?»
My Boss: *Covers his mouth*
*Runs into his office*
*Grabs his garbage bin*
*PUUUKKKKKEEEES*
I guess I did NOT sabotage his diet after all.