Blind Raven BBQ

I'm always skeptical and very picky about trying new restaurants when they first open, especially bbq in Seattle. Decided to try this new spot Blind Raven BBQ! I ordered the Chop Brisket sandwich with a hot-link and it was very good. Meat was tender, hot-link had a great kick to it, and the coleslaw was fresh! Mind you I'm really not a fan of coleslaw but at times I will add to my sandwich for that lil extra flavor and lite crunch. I made an excellent call. Restaurant was very clean and the staff presented 5-star customer service the whole time. I will definitely be back very soon to check out some more items on the menu. Keep up the great work BR!!

Best bbq in SODO! I had the brisket sandwich. Their Mac and cheese is the best I've ever had!

We ended up here since there was a huge group of bikers taking up all the space at Slim's; it's next door. The food is good. We all enjoyed the brisket and coleslaw. Fries were hot and fresh. It's casual, order at the counter and then they bring it to your table.

Fall apart brisket !!! The hot links had the perfect snap when i bit into it! House made sauces that hit! All the sides are proper but the go to mac n cheese has a delicious garlic hint to it! Love everything I have eaten here!

As a Texan, my bar is very high for BBQ. This is very VERY solid pull pork. Sweet potato fries are not crispy, so I wouldn't recommend that, but I DEFINITELY recommend you go to Blind Raven.

BBQ: Let's talk about food. I am notoriously hard to please in the food realm, and I blame this on living in the SF bay area in 1999-2001. Those two years were glorious, and every meal, like *every meal* was amazing, from the $3 carne asada burrito in the middle of the night to pad thai out of a truck to the velvet walled steakhouses - I got SPOILED ROTTEN. When I moved to Seattle, I was bummed as the food quality for the most part just isn't there. It's almost always mediocre or meh or passable. Places rarely blow me away where I'd actually recommend them. Today is one of those rare moments where I can say: MAKE THE TRIP TO THIS PLACE. So, BBQ in seattle is, in general, a sad state of affairs. Most places may have the equipment, but they lack the flavor and soul worthy of that gear. Today opened Blind Raven BBQ, and without a doubt, THIS PLACE IS IT.FIrst up, there are three parts to any good brisket sandwich: Meat, bun, and sauce. The brisket was stellar, tender AF, perfectly thick sliced with the fat left on (don't you dare trim that off). The bun was buttery soft, and stayed together when drenched with the final part of BBQ sauce which was clearly handed down from the gods; a tiny touch sweet, a tiny touch spicy, and dear lord I wanted even more. Extra bonus of a few pickled red onions to complete the package. Side of potato salad for me, which I found dill pickle forward, but know that may not be everyone's jam. My partner had sweet potato fries which where decent. Added bonus was the sweet potato pie was eaten first to our delight. This was also opening weekend, so they were sold out of turnkey legs and chicken, and I am happily going back to try those. So, for the BBQ lovers out there, this scores my rare (only third time awarded) GOLDEN GOD AWARD of 10 stars out of 5.

Amazing barbecue pulled pork, pulled chicken, great sauce, greens potato salad, sweet potato fries, and you can get a nice cool glass of Kool-Aid in three flavors.