Sauced BBQ & Spirits
| Address: | 2300 First St #120, Livermore, CA 94550, USA |
| Phone: | +1 925-961-1300 |
| Site: | saucedbbqandspirits.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–9:30PM |
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Rob Murray
We were here from out of town and the locals had recommended this place as *THE* best place to eat in Livermore. We went and there was a short wait for tables, but we decided to get drinks at the bar. We each got a drink, myself a beer and my date a cocktail. That was, unfortunately, the best part of the visit. When theres a wait, the high-top tables are first-come, first-serve. We spotted one, took our name off the wait, and sat there for about a half hour. We werent told that to eat there, you had to place your order at the bar. We did that, and we each ordered a soda. They were out of brisket by 8:00 PM on a Saturday, which was probably an indicator of how the rest of the visit would be. Our ordered sodas didnt arrive until after someone else brought us our food and we were each about halfway finished. I got about midway through my food and found what was quite clearly a very coarse, thick and curly hair (looked just like a beard hair to me - Im a guy with a beard and I know what Im seeing.) I bring this to our waitress attention (also the woman who made our drinks) and she made no effort at apologizing. Instead, she declared quite loudly and rudely that it wasnt a beard hair, that "none of our male cooks even HAVE beards" and that it was "definitely a piece of corn silk". I grew up in Lancaster county, and have husked so much corn that I have no desire to ever eat it again. If I squinted really hard and imagined what it would have taken for a corn silk to end up in the fryer, I still couldnt do it. The food that I did manage to eat was bland and mostly flavorless, and my beer was lukewarm from the tap. The total for two people who each had a meal, a single drink, and a single soda was over $30 per person. Way over-priced for the product that we got. So, crummy service aside, this place seemed to court the worst of what the town of Livermore has to offer - a nearby group of over-served mid-40 year-olds was discussing loudly how "The Bachelorette" featured a contestant who was a friend of someone among the group. Bottom line: crummy service, over-priced and a rowdy crowd. I wont be back again, and Ill be disputing the charge with my card issuer.
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Brian Gates
If you live in the tri-valley area and havent been to Sauced... you aint livin pal. Im a barbeque snob, I cant hardly stomach most of the garbage that local eateries try and pass off as bbq. I have a $1000 smoker in my backyard, I aint screwing around with McDonalds quality bbq joint. Everybody has their own favorite style of bbq, which makes it hard for a bbq joint to nail it down and please everybody. So how do you do it? Give your patrons some novelty and some options. How about Sauced having a whiskey bar? Huh? Thats kind of cool right? Whiskey on tap... thats kind of like tattooing an American flag right on your forehead to let everyone know youre legit. Now, I hear people complaining about the price. Well listen here sonny!!!! Good BBQ takes time, and tiiiiiiiiiiime is money my friend. They smoke their meat with just a dry rub. What this enables them to do is to offer you several different styles of bbq all at once. See, in every time of bbq, you start with a dry rubbed piece of meat, smoke it low and slow, and then if youre not talking Texas low country, you slap some sauce on it. I was taught how to BBQ in north Houston, so I just take their stuff straight. However, if youre a Caroliner, or a Memphisian, or you like that sweet nonsense they do in that other part of the country, well Sauced has several different sauces you can slather to your little hearts content. The sides are amazing, do yourself some justice and go stuff yourself on squash casserole and mac and cheese until you pass out.
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Jessica Myren
I had been putting off eating barbecue for almost a year since moving to California from Kansas City. This place was comparable to some of the barbecue I ate there. I had the plate with ribs and burnt ends. I was pumped to see burnt ends on the menu. They were delicious, of the juicer variety where the sauce kinda mixes with the juices, very tender, good flavor. Ribs were well smoked and tender. Sauce that came on everything had enough flavor by itself. Thee were extra sauces of different varieties. Of the sides we tried the beans were notably good. There was a wide variety. I should note we ate at 4 pm on a Saturday and there was already a wait for dining room, but we were able to sit right away in the bar area with full menu. Service was good. The atmosphere was good, kind of a rustic yet urban industrial thing going on. It actually seemed like a place that would be in KC (which added a level of authenticity/nostalgia for me). I didnt get anything from it but the bar looked great, really wide selection. They were setting up a stage for live music Some reviews made comments about amount of food relative to portions, and I disagree. I felt like I had plenty of food and while it is somewhat pricey it is comparable to other premium barbecue Ive seen (especially considering California price difference and the whole all natural locally sourced brisket route.) Overall good, I will be back.
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Kelly Costello
We do really enjoy the BBQ here, but the drinks are highly over priced and honestly hit and miss with quality. I ordered a Grey Goose martini and the first one came out pretty good. I ordered a second from a different server and forgot to say "Grey Goose". The martini smelt like rubbing alcohol and tasted like it too. I had a sip, gave a sip to my spouse and he agreed it was not Grey Goose (if anything your second martini should taste better just because youre a little goofy already from the FIRST). I called the server back and apologized for forgetting to state Grey Goose and told her that I couldnt drink it, didnt state that I wasnt going to pay for it, I was going to pay for it as it was my mistake. The bartender then came out to inform me that she had poured Grey Goose. I just declined getting another one at that point and sent the drink back. When my spouse went inside to use the facilities (we were seated on the patio) he heard the woman bartender complaining about me sending back the drink. Not professional at all. I will not be back with that kind of service. Money is way to precious these days and we are always treated like valued customers at Paxtis and Demitris in town.
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Nichole Larson
I can see why this place has been recommended to me a few times! I finally decided to give it a shot and absolutely no regrets!!! (Beyond the fact that I am doing weight watchers and had to contain myself and not blow all my points.) First thing I noticed was the amazing smell of course. After I got past that, I appreciated the variety of seating options-indoor, outdoor and open seating bar area. Because of WW I didnt even look at the alcohol menu but it did look pretty good and extensive. I decided to eat my calories that day. After looking at the menu and having to continuously remind myself to eat smart and ignore the amazing sandwiches and fried things...I decided on the Burnt Ends (twice smoked brisket) with the smoked bbq sauce and fries with house rub. I was very happy with my choices!! Everything was so good. I appreciate the fact that the servings are not ginormous. It was enough for a meal and a half. I will definitely be coming here again. I wish there was a location on the peninsula but thats probably for my own safety.
