Best Lil Porkhouse - San Rafael

Was there the day they opened a new one . It was great!!!

Was there the day they opened a new one . It was great!!!

We love this place but preferred their new location until it closed recently. This is their original spot and has an interesting feel about it. You order in one area then go outside to the dining room in a different part of the building. The food is solid, typical barbeque with some great sauces! And sweet tea to top it off! They have good sides except the fried pickles didn't turn out as good as you would expect. They have challenges too!! The hot wing challenge where you have to eat 10 wings as fast as possible with their hottest sauce. Then of course the food challenge where you need to eat a family meal for 4. Wish they had a bigger spot again so it feels like a real restaurant.

Best Lil' Porkhouse has the best BBQ I've had anywhere in or near San Francisco. They use good meat, don't take shortcuts (i.e. no pre-boiling, just low and slow smoking), and use good rubs. They don't make up for poor quality by slathering on the sauce (but their sauces are good). The place is about as unpretentious as possible, and service is friendly and fast.

Very good southern bbq ribs. Meat was tender and delicious but lacked a smoky flavor. Great choices of tasty sides. The fried okra was yum! Creamy cheesy gooey Mac and cheese. Slightly bummed that the hottest hot bbq sauce wasn't hot.