This place is amazing good. The sausage and brisket is my absolute favorite!!! My whole family loves this place!
Great food.Just passing thru . Will stop again when we come back thru. Pulled pork sandwich is delicious....
Great people and great atmosphere. I highly recommend getting off the interstate and visiting.
Have to stop in for some good food every time we come thru town!!
The brisket was awesome
Staff friendly and the whole place had a great feel
Best B/Q ever!! Have been sampling B/Q all thru the South for past several weeks. Your food surpasses all previously tried! And, those beans--almost better than mine. �
My brother is in town working on the new motel and he and I had lunch today. He was telling me they went for lunch to Hot Rod's last week and he said it was the best Bar-b-q ever. The portions he said were very generous, the meat was deliciously smoked and he loved the sides. Friendly staff and a clean restaurant were other comments he made. I thought the place was delicious and very well run, but it was awesome to hear that he had an excellent experience as well. Thank you for representing Ruston so well to my adored brother!!
Super friendly best beans ever we had the brisket sliders sooooo delish!!!!
Awesome service, fast and friendly, very clean dinning area. � loved all the race car pics. And BBQ was the best. Only problem, I wanted a 2X T-Shirt and they didn't have my size. If ever back working in this area I will eat there again.....
Great BBQ, excellent brisket. Thanks for the friendly service.
Kathrena Waldner Morgan
+5
Love the food , The service is great, love the atmosphere
Great barbecue and service Macey Craighead was great
Excellent restaurant with a home feel and very good barbeque. The service is buffet style, but the staff is friendly and helpful. The peach cobbler is a great bonus.
Good BBQ. Potato Salad and Turkey could be better (less moist, more flavor). Portion sizes, atmosphere, location and almost everything else on the menu are all good.
Our favorites are chopped beef sandwich and brisket loaded baked potato. And the beans, one could hurt oneself with the beans, they are so good. Wish they were open on Sundays.
Good for the Price. I am not a big barbecue person, but they converted me. Their meat is usually very moist and just good. Sometimes they can miss the mark and you might get a burnt or dry piece of meat and it won't be that good. The only meat I haven't had there is their chicken so I couldn't comment on that.
I do think that the sides are a bit "wishy-washy", but with good meat, I can excuse that short coming.
We choose Hot Rod Barbecue for our 4th of July celebratory meal and were so glad we did! The service was great and the food just as great!
Student Special. Nothing beats the 5 buck student special here.
Great Experience. Look forward to visiting family in Ruston because it means going to Hod Rod BBQ. It seems to get better each visit. The pulled pork sandwich is excellent and the meaty beans are to die for!
Good stuff. I have always enjoed the food from hot rods and the help is pleasing to the eye also, very polite and curtious, quick service also.
Lots of Fun!. Love it! Great atmosphere, super clean... friendly folks.
DELICIOUS!. Chicken, ham and best bbq sauce in area. Especially the PAINT sauce!
Great Brisket, Sausage, and Chicken. I have been to Hot Rod Bar B Que on a number of occasions and have never been disappointed. My favorites are the beef brisket, the sausage, and the chicken.
Their potato salad is a good mustard recipe and their peach cobbler is very good with a little lemon juice added.
Their barbecue is some of the best in the area!
Wonderful food. The food and the people at hot rods are both WONDERFUL! Always friendly, fast service and food is always good! Potato soup is the best and chopped beef loaded potato is to die for!
Their turkey sandwich is really good stuff, well really it's just real good thick sliced smoked turkey on a bun. Good option instead of fast food burger
Really good chicken... the potato salad was also good. But those beans! I'll go back just for some more of those beans! I stopped at Hot Rod BBQ in Ruston on my trip from FL to TX. I'll be going back to Hot Rod BBQ on my way home for sure! And...should have started my review with this... the people - all of the people i interacted with while I was there - were just so friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend that you visit if you're in the area.
I was looking through the reviews of restaurants on the internet in order to help with my dinner options after my 12+ hour work day at the local hospital. I had a taste for some smoked meat. Being from Alabama, I truly can appreciate an authentic barbecue smokehouse. I called and was helped with picking the best meal to match my preferences. After getting to my hotel room, showering and prepping for dinner and bed, I opened my package and noticed some food was missing. I called back to the establishment hoping I could just explain what happened and maybe pick up my correct order the following day after work. The manager, addressed me by name and gave a heartfelt apology. Not only did she personally drive to my hotel to deliver my food, she even brought dessert!!! The food was some of the absolute best that I have ever eaten. I can not say enough to convey my satisfaction!!! My ribs and pulled pork were so beyond delicious. A+++
New Customer Alert+++++
Very convenient location, right off I-20. Online ordering was fairly easy, and my order was prepared quickly. The drive-thru service was not very welcoming or friendly but I don’t really expect that anymore, even here in the South. The meats were all pretty good. The smoked turkey, chicken, and the sausage were by far the best. The brisket was yummy too, big ol’ thick chunks. Pulled pork was not as flavorful as some, but still delicious. The bbq sauce and lack of pickles were my biggest gripes. Pickles didn’t come with the meal as advertised on the menu and the sauce portions were very small, with thin, not-so-flavorful sauce. A little more heat or flavor would’ve been nice. The beans were a solid 5/5 for sure, and the potato salad and cole slaw about a 4/5. All pretty yummy. Price was fair for quality and quantity of food. Overall, one of the best bbq joints around.
Food had a LOT of flavor. The meat was pretty grease. But you are looking at a BBQ place. Staff are quick working and usually busy. I can tell this place is popular in this town and a nice break for me from chain restaurants. A little spendy, but you do get what you pay for here. If im ever around here I will be stopping by again.
Love the food! Love the service there. Shorter wait time.
Sad i couldn't get my favorite loaded potato bc it's nit ready yet.
Wow great food .fun people and they know there job. I had carry out .there was enough' food in there for 2 . But i ate it all.
Food is delicious, and staff is very friendly
Great spot right off the highway for a quick stop and go. Amazing brisket, super nice people, clean. Serve yourself sides! They said take as much as you want.
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