Relaxed eatery for trays of BBQ smoked meats & poultry alongside hearty sides, beers & cocktails. Based on 887 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
4307 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 423-8634
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Vincent Reed
First, you place your order at the door… so you really don’t get a chance to see everything on the menu… it’s kinda rushed.
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Keith Slater
So I wanted some good barbecue while I was in the Bay Area and chose Smokin Woods BBQ. Not a bad choice as this was our first time here. I tried the pork ribs with the Mac and cheese and was not disappointed. My daughter had a pulled pork sandwich which I sampled and thought it was excellent. My brother in law had a beef rib which was so tender you could part it with a plastic fork. My favorite item was the Mac and cheese which some would say “it’s to die for”.
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Rami Pouncey
A small local restaurant with good service, food, and overall experience! It’s definitely a go-to place for the BBQ fix when you are in Oakland! A good variety of meat to choose from & side dishes are tasty as well.
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Wallace Vellon
Hey guys hands down this was one of the best BBQ spots I’ve had since being in the Bay Area, and trust me I know great BBQ being from the lone star ⭐️state. I visited this spot on a weekday so it wasn’t really busy but there was a few people there hanging out at the bar. The waiter was really nice and explained the menu and ordering process to me. I ended up ordering the Three meat combo which included the moist brisket, pork ribs, and boneless chicken thigh. For the sides a got the collard greens with turkey and the baked beans. The seating and ambience was really nice and they even had a really nice outdoor seating arrangement that I could see being really great when the weather warms up. My food took all of 10-15mins to be prepared and arrived to the table piping hot with wonderful savory aromas filling my nostrils. I also tried both sauces one was a sweet and spicy and the other was the signature sauce. I preferred the sweet and spicy sauce over the signature sauce. Moving on to the meats. The brisket was cooked almost perfectly and had a nice smoked bark on it and tasted just ok without the sauce but when the sauce was added it took the experience to a different level making this brisket damn near perfect. I feel like If they would of sauced this brisket with that sauce while it was smoking, the brisket would have easily been a 10/10. But right now it’s a 8.5/10. Moving on the ribs. These ribs were the best thing on the tray and required no sauce. They were perfectly seasoned and cooked I ended up giving them a 9.8/10. The boneless chicken thigh was just ok in my opinion. I prefer the skin and bone on my chicken I feel the bone makes it juicer. But it was a 7.5/10 with-out the sauce and 7.9/10 with the sauce. My sides were also cooked well but I think I fell in love with the baked beans!! When I tell you them beans were made like someone big momma was back there cooking they were absolutely damn near flawless. I ended up devouring the entire side. Easily a 10/10 for me. The collard greens were just standard collards with turkey pieces. They were ok I gave them a 6.8/10. I ended up adding hot sauce to them. Lastly the cake was a decadent 7-Up cake which was cooked well and very moist and flavorful I gave it 8.5/10 and the blackberry lemonade was also very very good 9.2/10. All In all this was a great experience and I will definitely be back. If you are in the area definitely give this place a try trust me you won’t regret it!
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Gamliel Bleiweiss
OK so the other reviews are accurate! Probably the best barbecue in Oakland if not the whole East Bay. Brisket and try Tri are my highlight. Only thing missing in the blackberry lemonade is a pinch of vodka 🙂
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Tone
I am a semi driver , I delivered in Oakland and had to stay the night , so I ordered from doordash . I got a 3 meat plate with brisket , pulled pork , pork ribs , brussel sprouts, potato salad, and Mac n cheese .
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Melissa Flores
Excellent bbq we ordered the big meal w 5 meats 4 side, the rolls so soft and buttery. We were staying locally and pretty much did want to deal with the traffic and parking so we decided to have our dinner delivered. It was a bit pricey but once we had it, it was totally worth it! Delicious peach cobbler too! Grub hub forgot our pie, they sent someone else to bring it to us. Good thing because it was great! Totally recommended you try them. We even had leftovers to enjoy the next day.
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Salone Butterfly
The barbecue was so good the atmosphere was very nice I love the 90s R&B all the service there was excellent the drinks were good too we had a good time. We came all the way from Sacramento it was definitely worth the drive. If it’s more than two or three of you definitely get the everything smoking platter it will fill up everyone
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Laura Brandner
Yum, period. Best things were the pork ribs and mac and cheese, followed by brisket and collard greens. Chicken was enjoyed by the others in my group, but didn’t stand out to me. We ordered to go and they didn’t give any barbecue sauce – quite a display of confidence! (Brisket could have used a little sauce imho)
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Kristy ShanYun Chung
We were planning to go to Horn BBQ but it didn’t open, with craving BBQ we found Smokin Wood BBQ, and so glad we found it! First they have a full bar and the drinks were really good. We got boneless chicken thigh and brisket, and both were sooo delicious! The sides collard green was my favorite, Brussels sprouts was a bit underwhelming but also not bad. Will definitely come back again, not just for the BBQ but also for the cocktails!
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