Salinas City BBQ

Fernando Avalos

8 months ago · ★ 3

I gotta say, I expected better barbecue based on the reviews. We stopped here on our way home from San Francisco, the restaurant looks like a house on a corner with some picnic tables on the front yard which was nice. The customer service could be better in my opinion, when I asked questions regarding their menu, the gentleman taking the order seems to be not interested in my questions, but still answered them. Now the food, I'm reviewing it and comparing it to other barbecue places I've visited with the same items on the menu and my personal experience making and smoking bbq. I ordered their gaucho sandwich, a tri tip salad, a kids brisket plate and a kids chicken plate. The gaucho sandwich looked great, price reasonably, but, the brisket in the sandwich was definitely from the day before. It was really dry, and the slices had a sear/crust on both sides. Now, I'm no bbq expert by any means, but a brisket sandwich with meat that was smoked that day, is juicy and pull apart tender. It does not need to be put on a griddle for a sear or crust, to be dried out. The tri tip salad was good and huge, but again the tri tip was a bit too dry. The kids brisket was also dry, but the chicken was good according to my son. Their coleslaw was nothing special, just minced cabbage with light dressing. Their beans tasted like a mole, you could taste the guajillo or california peppers they use. Honestly I was disappointed with their beef options. Parking is street parking from what I saw.

Bruce Murray

4 months ago · ★ 4

My Tri-tip sandwich was a bit tough. Wife's pulled pork sandwich was excellent! All our sides were also great.

Kayla Lehr

3 months ago · ★ 5

They catered our wedding yesterday (4th of July) and I can’t rave enough about them. Their food was to die for, the service was fantastic, and communication prior was absolutely such a breeze. We ordered tri tip, chicken, beans, potato salad, and garlic bread. Truly everything was insanely good. Zero complaints. Will be recommending them over and over!! Thank you, Salinas BBQ from the Lehrs!

Pearl Rojana

5 months ago · ★ 5

This BBQ place in Salinas is so goooood!!! I was visiting the area and saw the spot and wanted to try it out. I didn’t think I would love it this much especially the brisket. I would recommend getting the combo with meats and it comes with corn bread and 2 sides.

Adry Lazcano

3 months ago · ★ 5

Best BBQ ribs, Brisket, Tri-tip, Chicken and mac n cheese 🧀 😋. I loved the Garlic bread as well!! Service was outstanding 👏 👌, fast service, great place!!