Shorter's Barbeque

Service: absolutely southern hospitality type service . Super friendly and goign above and beyond to make it special for you.Food: fried catfish was prolly the best I've ever had and the bbq was Smokey and tasteful. Banana pudding wasn't crazy sweet and delivered great balance.Parking easy and plentiful

If there is one thing that I hate, is the regular bowling alley food; hotdogs, pizza, mozzarella sticks, etc... I was excited to find that at West Valley Bowling, there is a restaurant that serves good food at an affordable price. I ordered the 2 piece fish and fries, substituted the fries for potato salad. Everything was good. You could tell the fish was fresh not frozen. If I bowled at West Valley Bowling for league, I would eat there all the time. There was an incident in the parking lot that made me upset. Was sitting in my car and the employee that I saw grilling the food outside, hit my car with trash cans TWICE, both times I felt my car move. He knew someone was sitting in the car, it was turned on with my radio on. The 2nd time, he looked me dead in my face. Didn't say sorry. He never came back to say sorry. I was very upset. Luckily there was no damage to my car. So... just be mindful about parking on the restaurant side. My food experience was 4 stars. Factoring in my employee experience, brings the experience to a 3. Apart from the employee bumping my car, when I was waiting for my order to be taken, my perception was that there were people doing nothing behind the counter, while there were customers needing help or orders needed to be taken (I'm not talking about the young lady that took my order). All in all, I'd return for the food for its quality and affordability. To also try the BBQ.

Date: Tuesday, October 8th, 2024Party of: 2Meal: Dinner TakeawayTime Ordered: around 4:15pmTime Pickup Up: around 4:45pmHow Ordered: thru Clover via their website*Three Meat Combo BBQ Dinner and Two Sides ($28.99): Brisket, Tri-Tip, Chicken, Sauce On Side, Bbq Spaghetti, Potato Salad*BBQ Rib Dinner and Two Sides ($17.99): Sauce On Side, Green Bean, Coleslaw*Pulled Pork Sandwich ($9.50): Sauce On Side*2 PC Catfish and One Side ($8.99): Hot Sauce, Tartar Sauce, Fries*2 pc Tilapia and One Side ($8.99): Hot Sauce, Tartar Sauce, BBQ Baked BeansOn the way home, we found ourselves driving thru Tracy. I like exploring new places, so I suggested to the hubby we try out this BBQ spot. Ordering online was easy. Our food was ready for pickup in about 30 mins. The resto is attached to a bowling alley, so plenty of parking in their lot.I wanted to try a little bit of everything, so we ended up with the items above. The ribs were my fav. Tender with a nice chew. The chicken had a great smokiness. The brisket was a little disappointing as it was really dry. It definitely needed more fat. Glad we also got the tritip as I'm more a beef kinda girl. The fish was good. Nicely fried. I enjoyed the catfish over the tilapia since the pieces were meatier. The hubs seemed to enjoy the pulled pork sando when he added coleslaw. It was kinda plain otherwise. We both really liked the potato salad. Very flavorful. Would skip the green beans as they didn't taste like much. And the spaghetti was just a pile of mush. Their bbq sauce is on the sweeter side for me, so we mixed it with hot sauce when using.Overall, solid spot for barbecue takeout. They have some tasty dishes.REVIEW #3590

This barbeque could prevent family arguments about what the next meal should be. Maybe it's the sauce! The brisket we got was cooked perfectly, not dry but smoked to perfect texture. The ribes had good texture as well, but I did wonder if they could have been cut short a little bit. Parts were left tough and chewy. Not a big deal, still much better than lots of places. The sides were delicious, the portions did leave me wanting more though. The spot is in the bowling alley, might not be the best family dinning experience, but it's perfect for pick up. Lastly, let's remember that good barbecue is part science and part magic. The magic part is a mixture of love and patience.

Calling out bbq lovers! Try out Shorter's if you want some delicious bbq! We bought the 3 meat (tri tip, ribs and brisket) plate! It came with the sauce in the side (requested). This is a great spot and it's right next to the Tracy Bowling Alley. The barbecue was yummy and tender. I didn't have a hard time chewing the bbq and it comes with your choice of 2 small sides. I chose the green beans and mac n cheese! I liked how both sides were full of flavor. The green beans were not too soggy and the mac and cheese didn't taste like the microwavable ones either! So good! I would say our plate can feed 2 people, but we still had leftovers! They also have other options of meat and different plates! Stop by when you get the chance :)Also we ordered pick up / online through their website!

Dropped in for some dinner after a couple rounds of bowling, and I'm so glad we did. I love barbeque, and Shorter's gets it right. I wish I could bring my dad here as he is obsessed with all things barbeque. I'm sure he'd love it just like I did.Friendly staff. A bit of a wait for the food, but that's no surprise. Plentiful servings. Tons of options. And all of it was delicious. Good thing I don't live closer, or I'd be here all the time.

OK, first of all let me say this has been the first time. I have tried this place. I was at a retirement get together at the little bar next to this place this bar I have been to many years and I have seen many little restaurants connected to it But honestly, I have to say the food at this one is really good. The ribs are very tasty. the brisket is really tasty. Also, I wanna go back and try again so hopefully they can earn that fifth star service was really good and ambience was OK for a little small place. If you are in the area check this place out if you like barbecue, I will make sure to put pictures up next time, but check it out.

Dave and crew are amazing. The tri-tip sandwich is phenomenal and the spicy spaghetti is amazing. The food today was great, the people there are amazing, and you can bowl after. Keep it up!

I had really high hopes for this place due to the reviews and pictures. I've had Shorter's on my radar for a little while and I finally got around to trying them.What initially stood out to me and caught my eye about this place was that they serve some items that aren't typical of a barbecue spot in California such as barbecue spaghetti and rib tips. I ordered the tri-tip plate with barbecue spaghetti and greens and we also ordered the 6-piece fried catfish with garlic fries.Let's start with the catfish first, the pieces were pretty big and were fried to perfection. The fish was seasoned very well and had good flavor, however the garlic fries were a letdown as they were quite soggy and seemed undercooked. The tri-tip was ok, it had good flavor but didn't really have that smoked for hours taste and it was loaded with a lot of barbecue sauce which I would have preferred on the side. The tri-tip was tender and pretty juicy but I wish it had more flavor, they do give you a hefty portion which is much appreciated. The greens were ok, they could have been seasoned more and would have been better if they had some meat in it. The barbecue spaghetti was very good and flavorful but very spicy and the thing that disappointed me with this is that it was very mushy. The spaghetti would have been top notch if it wasn't mushy and not as spicy. The spice was very overpowering.Maybe I came on an off day but I do want to give them another try as the meal wasn't a complete miss.

Everything about this place was just a little sad. The cashier seemed to hate her life, the food just okay, and the place was a bit rundown and dirty. We honestly didn't know it was attached to a bowling alley until we pulled up to the parking lot, and we looking for more of a sit-down barbecue experience.