Based on 477 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
124 2nd Ave N, Mt Vernon, IA 52314
Phone: (319) 535-1060
Website: https://bigsbbqbrewpub.com/
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Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Craig Lehman
Liked it, didn’t love it. Road trip with my sister & aunt. My sister really liked her ribs.
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Mike H
The food was great. The bbq sauce is a must. I should have asked if they sold the sauce so I can take it home and share it with the family. The homemade root beer was sweet but I loved it. I will be back.
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Kobi Reese Sr
Another Diamond in the rough!! Big’s BBQ was great! The taste and tenderness of the ribs I ordered was wonderful! My tastebuds we very satified. I was also able to sample the burnt ends from the brisket they had smoking in the back. Mmmm, it just melts in your mouth. I had a chance to meet the proprietor of this establishment, Jimmie. He also serves craft and domestic beers on tap. I also have to mention the host, Mr. Chadwick, who gave me a little history on the building and the process of becoming a dine-in restaurant. This place is nice. Please, get over to this restaurant if you are a BBQ lover like me. You won’t be disappointed!
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Natalie
This was the BEST little barbecue place! I felt like I went to a friend’s house for dinner – the service was amazing, brisket was tender and flavorful, and the collard greens and applesauce were SO good. We ate outside and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon date. Get the root beer float for dessert – it was the best root beer float I think I’ve ever had in my life. The food is an incredible value for the price.
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Richard Szymczak
Great BBQ joint. Nothing fancy, but food is great, BBQ sauce is delicious, staff are awesome, and the beer variety they brew in house is delicious as well. Stumbled into this place on vacation and will be back again before I leave in 4 days, for sure. Highly recommend trying this if you are in the area and enjoy BBQ. They allow you to add thick cut slabs of bacon to any dish for a couple of bucks. Try it, you won’t be disappointed. Stopping here made my day.
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Craig Detter
Great food and great service. Jimmy made it very enjoyable for us. The burnt ends melt in your mouth and the brisket was very tender as well. If homemade potato salad, coleslaw and cornbread or to your liking, this is your place. They also had a homemade root beer which was excellent. And they have a number of home brewed beers. My wife tried one and a small glass and she loved it.
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Fred Wilcox
Just went with the wife to check out a new restaurant. Aside from driving by and wondering if the GPS took us to the wrong place (looks like a house), once we were there, the BBQ brisket, ribs, burnt ends, and smoked chicken were AWESOME! We were the only ones in this place and we had the undivided attention of the server. The house made root beer is awesome. Service was great!
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Jeremy Stockdall
We went to Bigs around 7 pm on a Weds evening. We got the Texas poppers to start. We got the 2 meat platter with brisket and burnt ends and sides of beans, cornbread, and coleslaw. We added on their special which was jumbo wings. We ordered water and a beer we hadn’t tried before. So, to start, the experience was very hit and miss. I would not readily recommend this place if there are other options available. The Texas poppers are regular poppers with a piece of brisket on top wrapped in bacon. They were good, however, they were not freshly made. They appeared to have been sitting around for a bit. This was a theme for the entire meal. Nothing appeared to be freshly made. The brisket and the burnt ends were decent. Nothing special but ok. The coleslaw was terrible, to the point we couldn’t eat it. It was dry with no moisture whatsoever. The beans were ok, but appeared to be canned that had been beefed up just a bit. The cornbread was probably the best of the 3 sides. It had a good flavor but was almost too dry but not quite. The jumbo wings were not very good with very little flavor and they had been overcooked. The ranch they brought with the wings was mixed with a vinegar which was a bit off-putting. The beer, hacked up lemon Haze was good. They allowed us to sample before we got a pint. The service was really good and the ladies were very friendly. They made sure we were taken care of and would recommend their hospitality. Overall, it was a mediocre experience with the food and we would probably not go back since we have better options closer to us. It is an ok place with decent options. This has been my experience the last few times I have been to this place. Their bbq pie was really good from one of my previous visits.
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Liza c
After reading reviews we were very excited to try this place. Went on a Friday for lunch and I’m hoping they were just having an off day. Ribs were very tough, brisket was tender but lacked any flavor. Potato salad and coleslaw were bland. I did enjoy the baked beans.
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greg happel
Wow. This was wonderful. My friend had the burnt ends. They were excellent (he didn’t let me sample so you’ll have to trust me that my friend has good taste).
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