Buster's Original Southern BBQ

Calistoga, CA · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Calistoga
#22
of 51 restaurants
City Percentile
26%
rating percentile
Address
Buster's Original Southern BBQ, 1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga, CA 94515
Phone
(707) 942-5605
Website
www.busterssouthernbbq.com
Status
Closed · Opens 10 AM

Buster's Original Southern BBQ is a restaurant located in Calistoga, CA. It is one of 51 restaurants listed in Calistoga. Its 4.3-star rating is slightly below the Calistoga city average of 4.6 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Buster's Original Southern BBQ

Buster's Southern Barbecue has been serving up southern style BBQ in California since 1965. Located in Calistoga, California, in the heart of wine-country, Buster fills the streets with the whispering aroma of authentic Louisiana barbecue. His love... More

Hours

Saturday10 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Joshua Wetch · Jan 2026

Busters was always the best BBQ tri tip in Sonoma and Napa County. They have over the years served less and less meat on their sandwiches. This will be my last visit for a while. I understand this is a business, so raise your prices, dont cut my portion! (And the hot isn't HOT anymore)

★★★★★ 5.0 De De · Jan 2026

My friend recommended this place and to order the tri tip sandwich. It was delish and didnt get the hot sauce as I heard its too hot its a cozy casual and friendly place. Enjoy.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 María Paliche · Dec 2025

My very first time in this place, My husband and I ordered the 3 meat plate, The beef ribs were ok, nothing outstanding Brisket was ok, barely eat it The pork ribs tasted and smelled fishy, I could even smelled them after coming back from the restroom, I don't know how you can make that possible but this was the less flavourful bbq I've ever had. Sides were mid, barely touch them. And 2 coke bottles were room temperature. I don't think we are coming back to this place, but we didn't had any lucky sorry.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Molly fischer · Jan 2026

This place used to be awesome. Each sandwich would come loaded with meat on a heavenly garlic bread. These days you are lucky to get enough meat to cover even half the sandwich. Good thing the bread is still good because my last four bites were all bread and no meat. Also, the spicy bbq is no joke. It really is spicy so order accordingly. I typically do a half and half to mellow out the spiciness, and I love spicy.

★★★★★ 5.0 Rachel Davidson · Sep 2025

We enjoyed the homemade bbq sauces. We are a family who loves heat so the spicy bbq sauce was right on point. The brisket was my favorite

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantCatererTakeout Restaurant

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