The County Line

It can be dangerous when an elderly patron learns the name of the server. Next thing you know they are requesting every little thing on a first name basis. But Jimi digresses. Plenty of beer on draft or tap whichever you prefer. And plenty of floss will be needed after eating these ribs. 5 stars

First time going here, and I will NOT be back. Food was ok, service was terrible and bathroom was disgusting. Going in was greeted and seated fine, getting someone to come to the table was timely, getting a drink order was fine and coming back after we order our food was fine as well. I ordered the brisket BBQ sandwich with side of okra and Mac n cheese. Like I said food was fine, and also got a half loaf of homemade bread which was good. My sister who ordered the salmon and a side of beans and okra said the fish was over cooked. After we got our food our waitress never came back and checked in us. All the other wait staff were attentive to the other customers but not ours. Had to let someone else know that we haven't seen our waitress since we got our food and we were both about 3/4 of the way done. Finally she comes back and asks if there's a problem....my sister explains that it is generally a rule of waitressing to come back after about 3 min after the food is given to check in with your customers and a few times after. She says....ok, you're right. And no apology. Then smooths it over with a free desert. My sister got the peach cobbler but I didn't. Went to use the bathroom after and it was gross. Probably the worst looking bathroom I have seen for a restaurant, ever. Surprisingly this place is still open, probably because most of the business comes from the hockey/ice rink next door. I gave it 2 stars cus the food was ok.

I ordered a $30 ribeye steak. I asked for a rare it came out well done they remade it and it came out medium rare. It was still like a piece of shoe leather. It was so tough. I could barely chew through it.

We go to the Outpost 2-4 times a week for ice skating practice and games. I keep saying we need to go next door to the County Line. Well, we went tonight and it was a huge disappointment. It is cutesy in its country decor, but the food was meh! We had the complimentary Sausage appetizer with the Yelp website coupon. It was several thin slices of sausage on a plate with a side of BBQ sauce and a sprig of parsley. I know free is free, but it would have been nice if they were served warm and not all dried out. They were just above room temperature. The brisket sandwich on a fresh roll was good with a side of BBQ sauce. Never got the salt and pepper that I had asked our waitress, Ginger, for at the start of our meal. It is not automatically put in tables? The meat was lean and falling apart tasty. The side of potato salad, or should I say soupy celery salad, with bits of potato was inedible. Just disguised with a dusting of red paprika on top.The kids macaroni and cheese was good, as were the French Fries. The kids chicken tenders and French fries were mostly eaten as well. When I asked Ginger for a refill on my granddaughters lemonade, I said we would like a bread pudding for dessert. We were not even half way done with our entrees when it arrived. Should have let us finish our main portion of our meal first, so the ice cream on top melted while we ate our other food first. The bread pudding square was really big, but really ice cold and dried out, over baked, and stale. Shouldn't bread pudding be warmed up with that Jack Daniels sauce warmed too? Hmm? It had a big soup of ice cream in top, but that melted while we took 10 minutes to finish our entrees. Well, for almost $100 it was a major disappointment. When I pull out of the Outpost lot again in the future, I will not pull into here next door.

3.5 stars Now that I've had their BBQ... I can say it's just okay. Doors opened at 5 pm and there was a busload from a tour that went in. The decor is interesting and was already decorated for Halloween. My dining companions got the chicken and turkey plates. I got the marbled 2nd cut brisket ($14.99 + 99 cent upcharge for the mac and cheese). The brisket was a good portion, but didn't have much flavor. And while the mac and cheese was cream enough, the flavor just wasn't there. Food came out quickly, but was just barely warm. We got the peach cobbler for dessert and the Kahlua brownie (which was definitely enough for 2 to share). Couldn't taste much Kahlua and there were just a few chocolate chips, but it was rich.

I'm going to start off by saying I had never eaten in, only ordered delivery and those times were amazing. Yes the temp cools but the meats were juicy and flavorful still. Then I got to go with my friend and we got the 5 meat sampler each. Still ended up with too much food and AMAZING leftovers. The coleslaw needs just a little something, maybe onions and celery seed but good. Okra was great. Beef rib, pork rib (overdone but they quickly replaced it with a perfect 1/4 rack) turkey and sausage. Now that I look back I didn't get the pulled pork it was supposed to have but that's ok I think they subbed it out for brisket. I should have asked for the fattier cut because that's my preference over the lean. Great servers very helpful and a tasty marg! Love the decor here and on better weather days the view will be phenomenal

Awesome! First time for all of us including life long ABQ natives. Everything was generous and delicious. My father in law loved loved loved his beef ribs. Service was tremendous, thoughtful, unpressured. We were seated promptly, served promptly. What's not to love? Figured I'd leave a review because, while the past few people who left reviews probably described their experiences as they were, I wanted to add my take to the mix in gratitude for a good night.

When your Albuquerque nephew makes the best barbecue, it's difficult to find a barbecue place in town that comes close to his cooking. The County Line comes VERY close to his excellent barbecue. When we first walked in for lunch around noon, the place was empty. Then we walked to a back area, and it was bustling. We're sure that this entire, huge place must be packed for dinner. The food is that good! Garrett was a good server. He checked in regularly. When we asked about the free appetizer after checking in on Yelp, he said it was for any appetizer. After he brought the wings, he said that the appetizer had to be $10.19 or less. We didn't mind paying the extra as they were very good. Now we know. And so do you! On 3/31/23, Garrett took our order for the 1/2 pork rib platter, the 12 wing appetizer (less $10.19 - thanks to Yelp check in), and a stuffed baked potato with pork. The pork in the platter and potato was delicious. What we didn't eat, because the portions were generous, we brought home to enjoy later. As I said before, the wings were also good tasting. We ate every one of those! When we go out for barbecue in ABQ, we'll definitely come here. It was a great culinary experience.

A fine BBQ experience. I've been to a good number of BBQ joints in Central Texas and this is at least in the neighborhood of the greats. Fantastic service, solid smoke flavor, and better ambiance than most of those hallowed places.

What used to be a favorite is now not a favorite. What happened to County Line? There's much better barbecue in town. At County Line the brisket is dry, the chicken is flavorless and the sausage is ok. I've visited the County Line in Austin and it's so much better than ABQ. Why? New cooks? Lax management? I'm not wasting good money on bad barbecue. I don't think we'll be back anytime soon.