Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company

We’ve been serving our wood-only barbeque to loyal DC-area fans since 1990. The story starts before that, though: http://bit.ly/2cObdy8

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  • Phone

    (202) 333-2558

  • Website

    rocklands.com

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  • Type

    BBQ Joint

Address

2418 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Calvert St NW) Washington , D.C. 20007 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer

Comments / 38


Keywords:

barbecue brisket ribs good service north carolina cornbread baked beans corn pudding great value sandwiches pulled chicken casual cole slaw sweet tea chili desserts sausage bar pickles BBQ sauce
Robb Fitzsimmons

Nice folks and cool vibe, but the BBQ always has that "company picnic catering " taste. Round upwards for better beer selection than you'd expect.

Kristen Goode

Solid western Carolina style bbq . As an Alabama girl, I’m always a little hesitant of bbq outside of the south — Rocklands definitely passed the test. The 3 meat dinner was enough food for two of us.

Derek Fromson

Tasty BBQ brisket sandwich , pulled chicken , baked beans , corn pudding and corn bread , among many tasty sides. Good choices for the kids too. Only downside is cramped space. More conducive to take out .

Mallie T

Pair chopped pork and baked beans with broccoli salad to lighten up the meal. Ladle some extra BBQ sauce onto your plate straight out of the cast iron vat!

Nick T

Great BBQ and good service , too. Outstanding brisket and ribs but probably hard to go wrong with anything on the menu.

Mimi Nguyen

Check out their specials board and their awesome pickled sides. Definitely recommend the cornbread with the bbq

Robb Fitzsimmons

So this is a weird tip. But some of the best coleslaw I've had in a restaurant .

Geoff

Best BBQ north of the Carolina border. I recommend the Chicken + Ribs with the Chicken Caesar Salad and Chili

Tim Cummings

Lots of good specials (Blue plate , beer pitchers , etc)

AskMen

This barbecue chain tends to rely on that holy trinity of smoked meats - pork , beef and chicken . We suggest the Elk sausages , bison steaks or ostrich burgers . Read more

Greg Uhas

Get the lunch special ! Sandwich side dessert and drink for 9.89 total. I suggest the brisket

Andy Dye

Monday buy a beer and get a free bbq pork sandwich . 2 rounds can be a satisfying dinner

Chris

Ask to join their e-mail list and receive a free jar of Rocklands BBQ sauce !

Alexis Coréenne Américaine

This is THE BEST BBQ I have ever had!

Maggie MacG

Love this place. Spicy and sweet.

Jennifer Beety

Love the brisket and different hot sauces !

Peter R

Brisket is phenomenal

Sabah AlSabah

Ribs were out of this world!!

Carolina Morales

Order baby ribs you're gonna love it!

David Kieve

Rocklands has the best BBQ in Washington. By far.

drew tarvin

The mashed potatoes were good but cold, which is like getting a remote control car for Christmas but no batteries.

Lindsey G

Only BBQ I'll eat outside of North Carolina Mmmm mmmm yum

Strawberri Red

Not impressed, just ok. The Mac & cheese tasted like it came straight out of a box (Velveeta), the chicken & ribs were over charred. Paid 4 cornbread & didn't receive it. ;( ⭐️1-star.

Rich Bennett

Brisket and Ribs

Juan Charrasqueado

Ribs , chicken

Joshua Kaplan

Best BBQ north of North Carolina !

Jonathan C.

Grab the pulled pork and try a new bbq sauce from the samples. Read more

Steph M

Brisket over lamb .

Matthew Hurst

Picking your barbecue is easy, but the sides are where it's at. I recommend the potato salad

Kelly Collis

Love the corn bread and sweet tea !

Jeff Weinstein

Big fan of peanuts and BBQ .

Dawn Henderson

I like the grilled veggies !

Dan Flesher

Pulled pork and mac and cheese is awesome

Katie S.

best brisket in DC

Solomon' Son

Very slow service!!! Waited 21 minutes for two sandwiches to go.

Nico Dodd

Great sausage !

Matthew Hurst

order barbeque and eat peanuts while you wait

Russell Hirshon

Love Rockland's BBQ !

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