Big Bad Wolf's House of Barbecue

We came here on Friday night to order food. This is a small place that only has one picnic table out front with no shade which is OK. We came to order and take home.We both got the Big Bad Wolf sandwich that is barbecue, brisket, and bacon-- the holy trinity of food goods. I had to dissect my sandwich that came on a toasted bun-- it was too big and hot and messy to hold, which I just love. We both agreed that these sandwiches are amazing and high quality.I really want to give a shout-out to the Bacon which I deemed as perhaps the Best Bacon I have ever eaten in my entire life. It was thick yet crispy and delicate. It melted on my tongue like sugar. Sigh. As an old person who has eaten a lot of bacon, that's sayin' something. I love you, Bacon from Big Bad Wolf!And the cole slaw! It is de-licious and homemade, not the usual corporate slaw cliche.Thank you Big Bad Wolf Barbeque on Harford Road in Baltimore, Maryland! We will be back.

This is REAL BBQ by really friendly people. This is not Chaps, or any of the other Pit Beef stands you'll find in and around Baltimore. This place is hands-down-BBQ. And it's good, it's really good. The beef ribs are as close to Texas BBQ as you're going to get in Maryland, and the cornbread -- that's not to be eaten separately. You take your corn bread and crumble it on top of the ribs...trust me on this. I recommend getting the Texas sauce on your beef ribs. The brisket is absolutely scrumptious, I wish it had a bit more bark to it but it's real deal brisket, smoked and soaked, it is the best brisket I've had in Maryland and like beef ribs there's not many places to get brisket in Maryland. I'd recommend getting it open face, with whatever sauce you prefer but I'd get the sauce on the side. I would hit that fifth star to make it a solid FIVE but the place is absolutely filthy, not just worn down but truly filthy. I'm willing to overlook some dirt and funk for good BBQ, I'll be back for sure but not as often as I would be if it were a bit cleaner.

Great food and great ownership! The owner and I talked Ravens Playoffs as he prepared my family's food. I will be returning for another BBQ sandwich.

This place is cool. It's been in business for a long time. While the staff can be a little abrupt, the owner is really cool, and will carry a conversation. The ribs are really really good. The sauces that they provide are excellent. However, there's something missing and I'm not sure what it is. Either way, I'm always pleasantly pleased when I stop by. Definitely check them out!

My quest for the best Barbecue in Maryland continues. Hopefully, BBW was not it. I think that popular chain that's blown up lately is better.I spent a number of years in Texas. One thing I learned is that when you enter a barbecue place and don't see or smell any sign of wood burning, you shouldn't expect much.BBW Sandwich: Pulled pork, beef brisket, hickory smoked bacon. The sandwich itself was not noteworthy at all. So, I deconstructed the sandwich in order to could get each of the meat flavors. The pulled pork had very little flavor other than the general taste of pork. The same goes for the beef brisket. The so-called hickory smoked bacon tasted like bland packaged bacon I could have gotten at any grocery store and it was so thinly sliced such that it lent little flavor to the sandwich.I also ordered the short ribs. They were flanken cut. That is, they were four across and cut across the bone. If you've been to a Korean barbecue, that's the idea. Unfortunately, the meat was overcooked (burned) and consequently, very dry. The fries were great! Natural cut fries and lots of them. Yum!And the service was friendly. Placing my order was easy and then I had to wait. It was a sunny day and I was able to just wait out on the sidewalk. The locals knew to call ahead. I don't know what they ordered but hopefully they enjoyed their meals more than I did.Given the awards that they claim on their website, I'm skeptical that any of the local papers knows what real barbecue is. Keep following my reviews. I'll let you know when I find it.

Im always driving up and down Harford Road a fixture along the road just slightly north of Hamilton Center is Big Bad Wolf's House of Barbecue. Let me say that this little BBQ Joint is a Diamond in the Rough. I've been a lifelong fan of BBQ for the past thirty years. I've eaten BBQ all over the country; in Portland Oregon, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Philadelphia, NYC, and many a backroad spot below the Mason Dixon Line. Barbecue is often how some regions in the country define themselves. Kansas City, Memphis, Texas, or North Carolina. Each is both alike and different from the others.We are Blessed here in Baltimore with this little Gem of a takeout BBQ spot. The menu is purposely small so that everything they have decided to serve they do very well. For a small place these folks show us that they are a fine House of BBQ. Ribs, Brisket, Pulled Pork and Chicken are the center of plate choices as well as also in all of their Mile High Sandwiches. Pair it with crispy not too sweet Cole Slaw, made fresh daily French Fries or Mac and Cheese. You simply can't go wrong with the Big Bad Wolf.

Went here for the first time today. The beef sandwich was great and so was the Texas BBQ. The Mac & cheese was pretty disappointing. The cornbread was also mediocre. I would go back and just get the sandwich without any of the sides. The prices are a little too high for the quality as well.

I had the Big Wolf sandwich with pork, bacon, and brisket and the sweet sauce. It was very good! The sauce was on point! The service however, was very nonchalant, not engaging or helpful at all. I would have bought even more food and actually went back, but the attitude of the help made me walk my butt right back out the door. The ambiance was that of a barbecue shop. The cookies were awesome. I know what to expect from service so in going back my focus would only be on the food because it was pretty good, when I am in Baltimore again.

The first AND last time I ordered from this dirty place, customer service sucked and I was left with a dry brisket sandwich that I had to doctor up at home. Did I mention the place is dirty? Don't waste your money!

I thought I'd give BBW a try after not having been here in about five years. I'd remembered it as a decent place, perhaps a bit better than passable. Well folks, things have changed. I ordered a half rack each of pork and beef ribs. When I picked up my bag - with two boxes inside - I was alarmed by how light it was. But perhaps stupidly, I took it and went back to my car. I wanted to see what they could do, not prompt them to do something out of the ordinary. When I got home, I saw I had been given a short band of two-inch long riblets, quite dry except for the amazing amount of fat. As in, like, half fat. Big gobs of fat, inches long. The meats actually tasted of good wood and an interesting if a bit one dimensional rub. But the meat itself was of such abysmal quality that whatever care might have been given in preparation was wasted. To top it off, each "half rack" was accompanied with a two tablespoon container of a heavily smoked, truly bad BBQ sauce that was called "KC Sweet" but might better be named "What's Left In The Fire Pit". I understand these are rough times. But I paid $25 for a rack of ribs and got, in both quantity and quality, less than a McRib. Maybe they were having fun at my expense. Maybe this isn't the way it normally goes. But hell, how they can stay in business is beyond me. Not on the basis of what I was given, to be sure. If you are in Baltimore and want ribs, go somewhere -anywhere- else. This just isn't worth your time or money. And I say that with some regret because I remember it being not too bad. Now it is just not too much and not too good.