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Back Porch BBQ
Categories: Restaurants Barbeque Restaurants Burgers Barbeque, Burgers
605 N 5th StJacksonville, OR 97530
(541) 899-8821
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 11:30 am - 9 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Drive-Thru:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
19 reviews for Back Porch BBQ
Review Highlights
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"the baked beans were FANTASTIC." In 4 reviews -
"...you order a "Texas size Longhorn combo", you'll have enough..." In 3 reviews -
"it's classic southern food with Texas flair." In 8 reviews
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19 reviews in English
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Review from Pete H.
5/22/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Best BBQ in Oregon. May well be the best BBQ I've had anywhere.
I freaking love this place. I get to Ashland (from Portland) about 1x a year and I always stop in when I'm anywhere near. Twice, if scheduling allows.
Everything I've had here is excellent. My favorites are the brisket and the pork ribs. Perfectly done. The ribs have this excellent finish on them.
Sides are also top notch here. Potato salad is homemade and perfect. And I absolutely love their baked beans.
This will tell you how good the beans are. I have a friend that does not eat pork or beef. These beans have pork in them, but she eats them anyway. This is the only exception to the rule I've seen with this friend of mine.
On my most recent trip, my girlfriend and I went twice, Friday AND Saturday.
I'm really glad we did- I went exploring on the menu. I had never had a burger here before, but they always looked excellent on other peoples plates. I asked the waitress if they were good. She assured me they were. They have many select from, but I got a (relatively) plain one. Just a bacon cheese (but double the bacon). This burger went straight to my top ten list. (I can't delineate any greater than that. It'd be like picking favorite children, I imagine)
This burger was delicious and succulent. They grind their own mix of beef and it is perfectly seasoned.
Servers have always been very friendly and welcoming.
I really REALLY wish Back Porch BBQ was in my hometown of Portland. But at least I know when I get down to the Ashland/Jacksonville area, I'll be eating like a king. -
Review from Tony A.
North Olmsted, OH
Amazing side dishes def recommend the beans. Brisket and ribs were fantastic! Ribs had a great tub. MUST TRY THE SOUTHERN EGG ROLLS. fun decor and great service.
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Review from Brandon C.
North Aurora, IL
9/17/2011
Thanks to Yelp, and all the previous reviewers, I had, what I can easily say, was some of the best BBQ that I've ever had! If you're in, or around Jacksonville OR, DO NOT MISS Back Porch BBQ, and don't leave without trying the brisket with beans and JoJo's! Unbelievable flavor and perfectly done! Wish I were there now!
Friendly staff/owners and patrons as well. A can't miss if you're a fan of BBQ, friendly people and a great, small, historic town.
http://www.backporchbb... -
Review from Robert S.
Central Point, OR
Updated - 10/18/2011
Great brisket. New fab there is the lunch burger. Try the potato wedges, mmm good.
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3/13/2009
this is just like my grandpa's bbq. mmm mmm good. smoky, spicy, and lots of it. the brisket and… Read more »
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Review from Frank K.
Medford, OR
9/27/2011 2 photos
Thankfully the only BBQ restaurant in historic Jacksonville is a great one. This 22 year old BBQ joint slow cooks their meat for 12 hours plus over Oregon oak giving it a rich and local wood smoke flavor. I recommend going with one of the BBQ sandwiches made on homemade sourdough bread and served with pickle and onion slices and choice of potato salad, coleslaw, Texas chili, french fries, onion rings, baked beans, homemade soup, garden salad or Jo Jo's. I went with the BBQ Beef brisket sandwich and onion rings. Big portions of delicious smokey brisket cooked to perfection coupled with super fast and friendly service. I got stuffed on 5 star BBQ for 8 bucks.
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Review from Nancy R.
Hayfork, CA
3/2/2009 1 photo
Aha! Now I know where my girlfriend got the John Wayne tapestry that she gave me last Christmas!! She used to bar tend at the Back Porch a couple of years ago.
I've been there for lunch a couple of times; the sandwiches are pretty tasty and quite substantial, and the service is friendly. It's easy to find on the east end of town (right on the main hwy in from Medford)and not too expensive. They have the bar, so you can get whatever, but the lemonaid is excellent, too.
I felt much more comfortable and at-home here than at some of the ritzier places uptown. -
Review from David S.
Danville, CA
1/12/2011
This place is pretty awesome.
The decor is pretty neat and is western style and themed. It wasn't that busy when my buddy and I went there. We were there on business and this place was recommended to us...subsequently I spend the rest of the day waiting to grub down.
The portion size is very fair. The BBQ was excellent. We got there later in the night as well so i'd be interested to go there for lunch. Two Budwiesers were also a perfect complement.
I thought the price would be cheaper or that there'd be a cheap option on the menu. But it's still a place to grab some BBQ and perfect for a guys night out or for when you need some soul food.
And that's the truth pilgrim. -
Review from Jennifer H.
Central Point, OR
11/2/2010
The food had ok flavor but was not what was described in the menu.
Our waitress NEVER checked on us and even commented on our tip to our face when we were walking out. Not good service. -
Review from Eric D.
San Francisco, CA
12/26/2008
I was shocked to see such high marks for this place. Don't get me wrong. The menu is perfect in that it has everything you'd expect with good old Texas BBQ. The portion size will knock you out as well. For these two points, the joint earns a solid 3.5 stars (but we can't post half stars just yet as Yelp has yet to enable that).
Here's the rub. Most of the meat dishes are prepared in mass batches in advance and heated via microwave or flash-heated on a return trip to an oven - at least, that is what what was obviously done on the night I was there. The flavors and meat tenderness could stand to be improved and it just didn't have the polish of fresh BBQ.
It has a tourist flair within the "western movie" decorations style - over the top, actually. My sense is that it does appeal to tourists and those that haven't had the opportunity to taste BBQ at 50 or more establishments to develop a true sense of what IS and what is NOT outstanding BBQ.
I'll have to come here once in the summer when they fire-up the outside grill. Maybe my visit in October was timed when they are more inclined to have batches of "stock" in prep stage and not as fresh as what rolls out of the outside grill. Who knows.... But until such time, I'm sad to say this place - while good - is totally over-rated by my fellow Yelp'rs. -
Review from Andrew S.
Portland, OR
8/11/2011 1 photo
This is solid BBQ! Good smoke flavor in the meat (not just in the sauce). I was not expecting to have good BBQ in Jacksonville, Oregon of all places. I have had good Q from all over, and this is rock solid. If or when I visit Jacksonville again, I will defiantly make another stop. The service was fantastic, very warm and homey! Our waitress was top notch and I think the mother of the family run operation. She said the picture of the guy flipping the ribs on yelp was her son (she had never heard of yelp and was shocked to see me holding up a picture of her son on my phone :-). The portions were generous and the food was tasty! They smoke there meat well and they make most everything themselves (bread, sauce, fantastic blue cheese dressing with big hunks in it, desserts,, soup...)! The decor was exactly how a BBQ place should be, most places try so hard to try to recreate what they have naturally. You can tell that this place just evolved organically over years and years. This is your grandpa's BBQ joint, not Bobby Flay's or Buster's!!! It is so good when it is done right!!! Is it the best BBQ you will ever have, heck no. Doing it right takes hours! I am shocked that people are coming down for them for not pulling it fresh off the grill! That is only done at competitions and friends houses folks!!! This stuff takes 5-12+ hours to smoke!!!!!!! Of course it is going to be made ahead of time! If it were made to order, it would just be grilling, and not real Texas BBQ. If you have a problem with that, just get some baby back ribs at Chili's or TGIFridays!!! If you want the real deal (yes smoked ahead of time) eat here. If you have ever really taken the hours, and 2-3 day process to make GOOD Q, just pull out your Weber and grill a good steak. Good BBQ takes time, and a lot of it! By the way, I don't know these people, but am just defending the good name of proper BBQ because I put my own blood and sweat into it as a hobby!
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Review from Arthur C.
San Francisco, CA
8/11/2007 1 photo
This place serves what for me (who grew up in Texas) is the best Texas-style bbq on the west coast. Try the sampler plate, and split it with your companion, unless you are a champ chowdowner. And be sure to save room for a piece of home-made pie. The beer selection -- as you would expect in almost any restaurant in Oregon -- is quite good.
The ambience of the place is very much in sync with the food -- cowboy memorabilia, pictures of John wayne, etc. -
Review from p w.
Petaluma, CA
9/28/2011
Great BBQ in a great country-western atmosphere in a historic town. We loved the antiques, spurs, cowboy western theme. The BBQ pulled pork and the sandwiches were so flavorful and moist. The baked beans were incredible. I enjoyed the slightly spicy kick to it. The portion sizes and prices are very good. There is a bar in back if you choose to eat/drink there. It's nice and cool during the hot days. The location is near the beautiful downtown, so feel free to enjoy a stroll along the historic downtown area before or after a meal.
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Review from Kris N.
San Francisco, CA
4/4/2010
I really wanted to love this place. It's exactly the kind of Place you hope to find in a small town in Southern Oregon. The decor is authentic Texas saloon with cowboy boots, saddles, and old time cowboy photos all over the walls. My favorite touch was the cowboy jeans that are strung up through their belt loops over the windows to make cowboy curtains. I was there on a Wednesday night just before closing and had the place to myself. The server was great and recommended several things. I glanced at the back of the menu for drinks and was suprised to find a wine list that included some local wines as well as a few if my favorites from the Bay (Rosenblum). By the time she returned with my wine, a bell went off and my order was ready. That's a good and a bad thing all at the same time. Good because I was starving but bad because nothing should be quick about BBQ. Here's the 411:
- the Brisket was not as tender as it should be for slow cooked BBQ. I'm pretty sure it was cut earlier and reheated for me. A bit disappointing.
- the BBQ sauce was good but not great. Not quite thick enough for me but good flavor.
- the baked beans were FANTASTIC! They were "sweet and spicy" and Might be the best I've ever had.
- the potato salad was good but had just a touch too much mayo.
- a thick slice of bread came on the side but it wasn't toasted. Do I have the wrong idea of what Texas Toast is? Is it more authentic when fresh? I need to look that up.
Portions were great and I was amazed that the total was under $24 with entre and wine. Good enough for a second visit but Im still searching for a new favorite BBQ joint. -
Review from David H.
Medford, OR
7/13/2007
when you're ready to eat way more than you should and love every minute of it. it's classic southern food with Texas flair. the spicy sausage, beans, and coleslaw cinched the deal for me.
in full disclosure, my wife (who is no fan of unrestrained portions and meat-heavy dishes) was not so pleased as I. consequently, we don't visit often :( -
Review from Russ S.
Phoenix, OR
9/6/2011
The service was quick (recognizing that very few customers were in that day), friendly and the food terrific! I had the pulled pork sandwich on homemade bread. The crust on the bread was as soft as the inside of the loaf itself and the meat was soft and tender and there was no fat whatsoever! The cole slaw was great... I think their secret is a bit of pineapple juice in it. My wife had bbq chicken and it melted in her mouth. Great experience, left us wondering why we don't drive 20 miles out there to eat more often?!
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Review from John S.
Lynnwood, WA
12/31/2009
Driving through the area, we stopped by to try this place and it was quite good. When you walk into the place, the BBQ smell hits you and gets your anticipation going. The place is decorated in a cowboy-movie theme, kind of kitschy but fun. Had the beef brisket with Texas chili, and the hot wings were pretty good too.
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Review from Chris E.
White City, OR
3/13/2010
The food was great. The service worth a good tip and when the girl says a longhorn combo is enough for two believe her. But heck now I got lunch!!!
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Review from Lenny G.
Ashland, OR
3/31/2008
We've been eating at Back Porch since its original Ashland location, where it was basically a giant back porch. It was great then, but the Jacksonville incarnation far surpasses it. It is impossible to leave this restaurant still hungry, and if you order a "Texas size Longhorn combo", you'll have enough leftovers for another meal. Two or three more meals if you're tiny like my honey. The pork ribs, pork loin, chicken and texas red-hots are all fantastic, as are the steaks. The cole slaw is the best I've had on the west coast. There's a full bar, but I often just drink the great home-made lemonade. I think their desserts may be a weak spot, but I'm always too full for that to matter. Their peach salsa was the best I've ever tasted, and we used to buy it by the pint when it was available. The only thing I'm not fond of is the cowboy decor, and musically I think they only own three CD's, but this is just nit-picking and can be ignored. This place is tops!
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Review from Nastassia Lena G.
Ashland, OR
6/19/2008
How delicious are your ribs, how spicy are your Texas red hots, how creamy is your coleslaw, Back Porch BBQ! This place is great. I love the "old-west" decor and to me it's almost like stepping into the past, into a wonderful barbecue restaurant in the wide open prairie! (not as wide open anymore, but that's fine, just so I get my BBQ) Here's the list of things I love to eat: ribs, red hots, coleslaw (obviously..), pulled pork sandwich, "back porch" sandwich, baked beans (really hot 'n spicy!), and lemonade to go with it. You can only get sandwiches 'till 4:30 and it's worth getting there in time, 'cause just about everything on the menu is made on a sandwich. You know that back porch sandwich? It's just like a Longhorn combo with sausage, pork loin, and chicken. A lot smaller than a real longhorn combo, but I can still only eat half of it!! Now then. Have a hankerin' for meat? You know where to go.
