Cabin Creek Smokehouse BBQ

So sad… I really, really wanted to like this place. I am giving it two stars, because the staff was super sweet and the place is spotless. The food, oh sigh, the food… is not good. I will say that this place might be at a disadvantage, because I have had the best BBQ in the US (in Texas, where BBQ is practically invented). The brisket was OK, but the sausage we had was so awful, we couldn’t finish it. The beans and such were nothing special and definitely not made on site/​homemade… Alas, my search for good BBQ in Colorado is still ongoing.

We chose Cabin Creek Smokehouse to cater our wedding in October 2015. We started with sampling the food at their restaurant in Conifer. We were treated to full-​sized samples of everything, and even had leftovers to bring home. We thought the food was excellent, and very reasonably priced. We were so impressed that Cabin Creek was the only vendor where we didn’t bother doing a comparison with a competitor. The food was so good, and the price was great, that there was no need to compare! Cabin Creek took care of all the setup and teardown. It was buffet-​style, but the bride and groom get served their plate, and have a plate of appetizers prepared and set aside for a late-​night snack. They really took care of all the details and we didn’t have to worry about a thing. We received lots of compliments on the food from our guests, including the Texas BBQ aficionados of the group. Receiving praise for the food at a wedding is the ultimate compliment, and I can’t say enough positive things about it!

I thought the skimpy amount of meat made for a fairly expensive sandwich, though it was good.

My son and I enjoyed the brisket and I loved the mac and cheese! The sauce and polish sausage was great as well. We will be back again when we are in the area.

Tried to grab a burrito or breakfast sandwich in Denver before heading to conifer, but the spot we hoped to try was overrun by yuppies. Instead we decided to grab a bite closer to our destination. Stumbled upon this awesome little BBQ place that served delicious breakfast burritos. Not only was the food awesome, but when the owner saw us eating ur takeout at one of the small tables out front, he took it upon himself to bring us cups of water. So glad we discovered this gem in lieu of more yuppie hell in Denver. Will definitely stop by again.

Lived locally for more than 2 years. Never been due to mixed reviews by other conifer and Pine residents. Got the «family feast for 4». A very skimpy amount of dried meat and sides: it was horrible: we ended up subsidizing a frozen pizza just to feed 3. Will never be back and would tell all to go to Zoka’s, Brooke’s, Caretta Vieja, 285 pizza, Crossroads, or anywhere but here. Sooooo disappointed.

Stopped in Saturday night on our way home from a long day in Denver. We had high hopes for this place, but unfortunately we were let down. Now given we walked in 20 minutes before closing, so that much is our fault. We offered to order what they already had available so they didn’t have to make any extra messes for us.
We ordered the brisket, pulled pork, sausage, potato salad, mac n cheese, corn bread, and spicy beans. The brisket was super dry with no flavor. The pulled pork tasted exactly like dry, unseasoned chicken. Sausage was just weird. Potato salad tasted like it came from a super market deli. The mac n cheese had a odd smokey aftertaste. Corn bread was bland and soggy, but my husband liked the baked beans. To top it off they only had gross bbq sauce options like mustard-​vinegar. They didn’t have just a normal bbq sauce.
The service was nice and friendly, but one of the employees, a younger female was getting off work and as she was about to walk out the younger boy that was helping us started yelling at her about lord knows what. There was loud banter back and forth for about 5 minutes. I believe they were just joking with each other, but it did make things a little chaotic.
Probably won’t hurry back to this one. So bummed. We love BBQ.

I’ve had a few really good meals here. Now that they have breakfast burritos, I’ll be back more often!

We had the meat sampler platter for two here: chicken wing (you get a choice of dark or white meat), ¼lb each of brisket, sausages, and pulled pork, 4 ribs two hamburger buns, and choice of 4 sides (mac and cheese, slaw, potato salad and mashed potatoes.
The chicken was juicy. Sausages were spicy. The rest of the meats were okay. Sides were okay.

This was my 3^rd choice on a Tuesday coming back from Denver, going to Telluride. I got the two meat plate and two sides. The pork and the beef were so dry I had to drown it in sauce. The sauces were okay. Needless to say the meat did not sit well. I vomited twice later that night and I still felt terrible the next day.
Not sure what bbq they gave people with good reviews but I certainly did not get it. I will not be going back.

Stopped here on the way into the mountains after it was suggested by a buddy. The BBQ was great, and definitely one of the better BBQ joints I have found in Colorado. I had the pulled pork, which was moist, not chewy and had some good smoky flavor too it. Lots of great sauces to try as well. I had the macaroni side, and I didn’t care for that, I think it was a bit on the older/​colder side and the cheese was sort of solidifying. Could have just been a one time thing.
Food was quick, tasty and came out to be the same price as eating at a Wendy’/Subway/whatever else on the road trip would have been.

Worked with Cabin Creek at many events where they had catered the food. Today was the first time I actually had a chance to try it. I bought lunch and it was amazing! Everything about it was just fab. Highly recommend!

I’ve only had the pulled pork sandwich & red mashers, but I keep thinking about them. I almost drove up yesterday just to have another go. They were out of ribs when I was there, so I certainly have a reason to go back. The sooner the better!

I don’t understand how cubed and dried beef can ever be okay? Nice employees. Terrible food. Take a slab of meat and cut it to order like a real BBQ place would do.

Tasty and moist pulled pork with several different BBQ sauce options. Just got the ¹⁄₃ pound sandwich, it was something like $ 7.50 but the quality of the bbq made us feel it was an acceptable price/​quality ratio. We were on the road looking for a quick snack and this fit the bill. Very very basic facility, paper plates, and ‘no public bathrooms’ — not sure if that meant we couldn’t use it as customers but there was a nice full service gas station next door so we washed our hands there.

Had these guys cater food for a party (we picked up the food) and I must say that the price was VERY good and the party guests raved about how good the Polish Sausage, Pulled Pork and Brisket were.
Food was hot and ready when we requested it — we will definitely use these guys for parties again!

OK. My first impression of the place came when I pulled in to the three space parking lot and the company vehicle was over the line taking up a full space and a portion of the one next to it. If you only have three spaces, not only should you park your company vehicle elsewhere, but you should have the decency not to be on of those people who uses more than one parking spot.
Next, I checked out the menu… a Po Boy sounded good. The «PEPPER’D BLEU BRISKET PO’ BOY» sounded tasty. As a «sandwich», I’ll give it 3 stars. As a «Po Boy» *****ZERO STARS******* What makes a Po Boy a Po Boy? There is one absolute requirement, not debatable… the kind of bread. ******MUST****, under any and all circumstances, be a crusty bread with a fluffy center. A sub roll that you can get at the Safeway down the street is NOT acceptable bread for a Po Boy. What made the sandwich good was tasty brisket and some excellent BBQ sauces available at the counter. What made it mediocre was the cold mushroom/​pepper/​onion concoction that was lobbed on top of the warm brisket. I understand the bleu cheese being cold, but the veggies should be warm.
Finally, having grown up in PA on Philly cheese steaks, I take offense any time someone haphazardly slaps the work «Philly» on any sandwich that has meat and cheese. The «Philly Cheese Po Boy» is not a Po Boy, nor is there anything «Philly» about it. While I think the bread is acceptable for what you call a «Philly», the meat, cheese and BBQ sauce are not.
A Philly needs to have thinly shaved meat, preferably ribeye. Brisket (as good as it may be) is not a Philly steak meat.
Cheese… A sandwich with cheddar cheese is NOT a Philly. Once again, the geniuses who wrote the menu, have exclaimed their extreme ignorance of culinary vocabulary. A Philly is only a Philly if it has white american, Cheese Whiz or the less traditional provolone.
Lastly, BBQ sauce, even on an authentic Philly in Center City Philadelphia makes it no longer a Philly.
Call it anything you want, as long as you don’t grab words out of your butt that correlate to absolute requirements unless you are going to adhere to those requirements. If you jump a car off a bridge, that does not make it an airplane.
I won’t be back.

First thing about this place is that the seating is *very* limited; there are a few small tables inside and three two-​person tables outside. You will definitely want to get your meal to go.
I came here last weekend with some family and pulled together some tables outside; it was windy and there was a lot of road noise. I had beef brisket meal with beans and mac-​and-​cheese, all of which were solid. The brisket was seasoned (went well with the Texas-​style Blackjack sauce) and the sides were good; I didn’t leave a crumb on my plate. The cost of my meal was about $ 15, excluding drink, which I think is a bit high for take-​out, especially with these portion sizes, however I suspect the value is better if you order a quantity of food by the pound.
All told, I don’t think this will become one of my favorite places, but I can definitely see myself coming here again.

Needed a place to grab lunch while in the area last week and this place was great.
It’s not very large, so limited seating, but who cares. I had an awesome brisket sandwich with mushrooms, onions and chunks of yummy blue cheese. For $ 8 it rocked.
They also have about 6 BBQ sauces you serve yourself to concoct the taste you want.
Check this place next time your heading west.

I have to call it as I see it, and this is how I see it. I made a pilgrimage to Cabin Creek Smokehouse for lunch today with my husband. We tried a sampler of five meats with four sides, and got an additional side. It was the worst barbecue restaurant, and one of the worst restaurants in general, I have ever been to. I apologized to my husband on the way home for taking him there. If you want details, here is what we thought of what we had:
Texas beef brisket — not particularly good.
Southern-​style pulled pork — washed out tasting.
Hot Polish sausage — maybe okay at best.
Herb rubbed smoked chicken — not bad, but not smoky and not particularly good.
Memphis-​style «dry» St. Louis cut pork spareribs — just barely okay.
Sweet molasses baked beans — dry and mushy.
Redskin mashers — really bad.
Cowboy chili beans — not particularly good.
Country potato salad — best side dish, but still not particularly good/​no better than grocery store potato salad out of a tub.
Smoky grilled veggies — not at all smoky or grilled/​not worth eating.