Cole's Bar-B-Q
Santa Cruz, CA · Barbecue restaurant
- Address
- Cole's Bar-B-Q, 2590 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 476-4424
- Website
- www.colesbbq.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
Cole's Bar-B-Q is a restaurant located in Santa Cruz, CA. It is one of 334 restaurants listed in Santa Cruz. Its 4.3-star rating matches the Santa Cruz city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
Delicious BBQ. It really is the little place with big taste! Friendly staff. Great location. We can actually smell Cole's before we get there. Our favorite BBQ spot on the coast. Highly recommended! Thank you!
Ordered a whole chicken and fries and it was delicious. I couldn’t believe how heavy the chicken was! Not like my East coast skinny chicken BBQ. It was already cut up, which made it so much easier to eat. They also give extra bbq sauce and ranch! Can’t wait to try the ribs and tri tips before I have to leave to go back east! Limited sitting outside , so be prepared to take it home or go to a park to eat. Don’t miss out on a true BBQ place!
Ordered fish and chips and fries, brisket for dinner. TERRIBLE! Fish and chips were so overcooked they looked mummified. The brisket was mostly fat! Save your $.
It had been years since I've been to Cole's, and why? I have no idea but it's back on my favorites list. The blue cheese bacon burger was so good and my hot link had the perfect spice. And the fries are so damn good! Sit outside and watch the world go by while enjoying an awesome meal.
I really wanted to like this place, been driving past it for two years but.... The meat has no smokey taste, just tastes like you grilled it at home. The ribs were tuff, not "fall off the bone" but more like "gnaw off the bone". The pulled pork is just like something you would do at home in a crockpot. The BBQ sauce, both regular and spicy, has a strange taste, like there is perfume in it. Order took longer than expected. On the good side the ladies working here were very nice. 🤗 I'd suggest you make the drive to Aptos BBQ and order some brisket. 😋
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