It was hard to tell if they were open by looking in the window. The entrance is on the side of the building. Food was made to order, so expect to wait a little while. They do have some seating outside, but we didn't feel enticed to utilize it to eat. Maybe in the evening it will feel less like a parking lot. They have truly tried to give it an inviting vibe. I had the brisket sandwich, which was very good. The caramelized onions on top really took it up a notch. The sauce was sweet and watery. I ended up using sweet baby rays at home. I was only able to eat half. I added Mac n cheese, which was pretty good. He had the jerk chicken sandwich. He ate it with a knife and fork because it was too juicy to pick up. It was good. It's a bit too hot for me, but I'm not big on heat. I'm more of a mild kind of girl. His side was the Lemon Dita fries and we both agreed the seasoning was the bomb! We would like to try the breakfast and buy their homemade seasoning.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1
Recommended dishes
Lemon Dita Fries
Stopped by on shift and really wish I would have called ahead, but the wait was so worth it. My coworker who isn't from the areas couldn't stop talking about it when we got got back to the station. He for some reason loved the fries; don't get me wrong they are good but it wasn't the special lemon ones and avocado dipping sauce. This place will get plenty of business from our crews.
Maybe ask an extra barbecue for the sandwiches if you want some for the fries or something. But seriously I'm already looking forward to the day off so I can stop in off shift; my coworker said the same thing. The atmosphere was historic for me living in the area and an old piano for not being tuned for a long time wasn't as bad it could have been.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Jerk Chicken Sandwich and Lemon Dita Fries
Very good bbq! I usually don’t take time to review places but that must mean something because here I am! Very hard to find good bbq around this area. I usually drive 50 minutes to go to LDs in East Troy. Found out about this spot from my neighbor and it didn’t disappoint! Great food, service and clean atmosphere. I had the ribs, brisket, lemon pepper fries, Mac and cheese and hush puppies! 🔥 I will be back!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Top notch, and the sandwiches are really big, and really flavorful. Excellent value for the money. I've always ordered online, and they've had my food ready for pickup right in time. I'll be back a lot!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Jerk Chicken
2.16.23 - who’s the Mack/ jolof rice w/ jerk chicken. This was my first time trying the Mac and cheese and it was good. I needed two sides to go with some other bbq that I had.
Original - A nice hidden gem. Order anything there and add the jerk sauce!
Got that Jerk sandwich, some Jillion rice, fries peach cobbler (got that Bluto also).
Man, this meat sooo good. Everything was really good!
I just wanted to send out a thank you!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place is a hidden gym. Lunch items are all really good, but you will be most surprised with the breakfast items. The breakfast burrito is one of the best ones I have ever had!
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We've been ordering online since Emerson's 1st summer. Sometimes, we just pop in for pickup. He many times is a one man team, so order ahead. He is one of the nicest guys you could meet or purchase food from. Don't forget there is indoor dining. He does offer beautiful and enormous breakfast options. Basic egg breakfasts, burritos, and his fantastic horseshoe. Traditional BBQ of pork, chicken, and best of all brisket. I'd love it if he'd put hot links on his menu. I'm so glad he opened right after the Iron Grate in Milwaukee closed. We never can choose what meat to get. Partial to spicy chicken sandwich or anything he wants to jerk. Loved that he's back to expanded hours in winter. We miss him at the restaurant when he's during his events offsite in summer. Please support him in January and February. These months are always slow. He is battling the weather year round because of his dedication to bbq. Thanks Emerson
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Jerk Chicken
We ate everything else too soon to take pics but heres a pic of just a plain biscuit from there- giant, buttery, flaky perfection! Ive only ever had breakfast biscuits from there but they are consistently fresh and taste delicious.
Meal type
Breakfast