Barbecue cuisine: the best places to taste it in El Cajon

4 restaurant menus in El Cajon, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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The Barbecue Pit
The Barbecue Pit
82/100 (610 ratings)
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"One of the best family owned restaurants that I’ve eaten in a long time exactly what I needed for this evening. I asked for recommendations when I..."
Ruf Rider (RUF)
"First it was fantastic my daughter likes barbecued beef sandwich and macaroni salad. I tried the pulled pork French fries With coleslaw. Delicious!!..."
Carole Ryan-Steinauer
"Excellent!! The meat is like butter!! This place brings back such taste bud memories of my childhood. All of them were family favorites. There isn't..."
Carla Ivey
"The best ever ever besides Wranglers. But we love love the BBQ pit. The cashier is always so sweet (the original cashier woman) she's about 30 & has..."
Adriana Chaney
"We got the full slab of pork ribs. The ribs were lean, crispy on the outside, and fall off the bone tender. The ribs are way better that those at..."
Rod Gullo
"We have been stopping in this wonderful, family run BBQ restaurant for years- always delicious, reasonably priced, great service. The beef, pork and..."
Randee Ferry
"Stopped in for lunch. Got the beef and chicken plate...DELICIOUS! Great seasoning on chicken, bbq sauce for beef was awesome. Best side of baked..."
Jeremy Hutchens
Hula Hawaii Bbq
82/100 (509 ratings)
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Barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue
"Really good food. Never had a bad meal here. One of my favorite breakfasts is this Loco..."
Nes dsa (Nesdsa)
"Went there earlier today 3/25/22.. very new staff, did not know how to select QR code for the app. She said she has to wait for her manager... Other..."
Bradley Kay
"Found this Hawaiian food place after nearly 3 hours at the DMV down the street. Helpful cashier got my ordered dialed in for me; BBQ Chicken, white..."
B T
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
79/100 (1627 ratings)
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"The cashier was friendly when I walked through the door, it was easy to order the food due to his suggestions as well. I got the food fast too since..."
Miguel Sanchez
"I like Dickeys food and the ice cream cone after the meal. Love Bar be cue, yum. Going back there soon,..."
Nan Bruce
"Dickey's is a family restaurant that serves a quality product. The Bar-b-que sauce is great. They offer a variety of flavors. The food is..."
Marianna McNelly
"Great smoked BBQ, the staff was very friendly and helpful, great..."
Victor M Longoria Jr.
"The pecan pie was awesome I had the chicken stuff potato., It was Amazing.. The cashier was very helpful it was my first time and she walked me..."
Toni L Lewis
"The staff is amazing, they make you feel like family. The food is always..."
Sherri Henry-Hallett
"Our first visit here. Great place and awesome service, the food hit the spot! We enjoyed our Picnic Pack...."
Anna Valdez
"Little bit hard to see from the street, but it's right next to the movie theater. Great price, great taste, try the creamed..."
Jeffery Cary
"Excellent service, prices, and food. We will be back for..."
Kat Shaw
"Very good frito pie,and thank you to the girl who gave my wife hot water to make..."
Frank Gonzales Jr.
"We were looking for BBQ restaurants in our area. Tried a place close to us were very disappointed! We went to Dicky's It was Absolutely Amazing 👏..."
Kat “Kat” Hovik
"It's not rudy's but for san Diego standard it's great and I don't say this lightly. Coming from the south we bbq a lot, henceforth the reason for..."
Phillip Auston
"Good barbecue place, 2 orders with 2 sides for $25 really good deal for really good food, the bbq sauce was perfect I recommend this place if you..."
nick mikha
"The pork ribs were absolutely delicious. The meat fell off the bone. The sides were fresh and tasty. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We will..."
Philip Plouffe
"AMAZING BBQ spot you can't go wrong with anything on this Menu!!! Tastes like home cooking highly..."
Danny Arredondo
"We order here regularly. The food is good and works well as leftovers, so we order a large batch of their cooked chicken at once. It's great fresh,..."
TheTomas Blank