Buzz BBQ

I HATE THIS PLACE
The service sucks, the food sucks, they charge you for extra slices of lemons for your water, and .30 cents for extra bread. The wait staff have no clue whats going on, or how to sell the 2 for $ 20 deal, she made it seem like we each get three meats and so on, and the bill came to like $ 57 dollars. The manger and the owner are rude, and the wide open space in this place is crazy. Call Robert Irvine cause this place is impossible and I am sure it would make for great TV with the owner being such a dick.
I will NEVER be back, I will never recommend this place I will only speak of the crappy service, the horrible wait staff, the charging for extra lemons, no free refills on drinks. If your in the parking lot, go to In and Out

Everytime we go to In — N — Out, we always say we have to try Buzz. Well finally we did and boy are we glad. The interior is nothing special although they do have plenty of tvs to view. We ordered a family meal of brisket, pulled pork and ribs. First off, this is way too much food for 2 adults and 1 kid. We have leftovers for a few days. The brisket was nicely cooked with a smoke ring deep into the meet and tender parts. The ribs were fall off the bone and the pulled pork had a ton of flavor. The sides were good too although the Mac had too much oregano or similar spice.
This is one of the BBQ places that doesn’t put the sauce on before they serve it. I like it that way because I don’t like my food drowned in sauce but others do, this way you get it the way you want. They offer two sauces, one mildly spicy and the other hot. Both are good but I wish they had some other options. If this place falls short, it is because of the lack of sauce options.
As BBQ places go, this one is a hidden gem.

Came here one night because «In-​N-​Out» was PACKED (like always)! The place was empty and the owner was maning the restaurants FOH by himself. I told him I wanted an order «to go» and he gave me some recommendations. One of the suggestions was his slow cooked Brisket, which was the best out of all we ordered, and amazing to any standards. Tender, full of flavor, and definitely left a great, lasting impression.
When going over what I wanted to order, he tried to stray me away from some of the options, which was a bit odd, but I was starving and didn’t care. I should have listened. The chicken he tried steering us away from was DRY and the sauce for it didn’t compliment or help it go down one bit. By far, the Brisket was the best choice and would go back solely for that one item.
Our food was ready in almost no time, and the bill was pretty inexpensive. I caught some quick glimpses of the dining room, and it wasn’t anything exciting. Next time I go i’ll have to sit in and get the full experience.

For once I am pleasantly surprised by a restaurant. This place has huge banners outside bragging about their lunch specials, so I decided to give them a shot while I was waiting for service on my car.
The lunch menu is relatively concise with two basic options: Platters for $ 6.99 or Sandwiches for $ 5.99. Choices are brisket, pork, chicken and a few other basic options. Sandwiches come with one side (the usual suspects) and Platters come with the side plus a cornbread muffin.
I opted for Brisket, which I love and am relatively convinced no one knows how to cook. When my lunch came out I had approximately 6 fairly thick slices of brisket, the french fries I ordered and the cornbread muffin. The brisket was incredibly tender, falling off the fork. The taste was a very fresh smoked flavor, I mixed in a touch of their BBQ sauce and I was incredibly impressed.
The cornbread had a great flavor, very soft and tasteful, the fries were pretty decent in their own right. Upon finishing my meal the waitress commented that I had quite a bit of fat left on my plate and offered to get me more brisket. I have never heard of a business offering more food before! I respectfully declined because I was stuffed from the huge portions served — while the brisket was relatively fatty, I was still served a copious amount of meat.
Service was all in all good. I came during the lunch rush and only one waitress was working. She acknowledged me 2 or 3 times before finally making it over, which is MUCH better than being ignored. I could clearly see she was busy, at least she acknowledged me! She even had help from the kitchen serving tables.
I used a Unilocal check-​in coupon for an additional 20% off, which they happily honored. All told, the meal plus a couple Iced Tea’s, my total bill was $ 7.73.
I will certainly be back!

Let me start by telling you that I hate BBQ sauce. I love delicious smoked meats but I am not a fan of this icky condiment.
Good news: BBQ sauce is served on the side at Buzz.
I ordered the 2 meat combo with brisket and sausage, fried okra and mac and cheese. Mac and cheese was no good. Okra was good and meats were pretty good. Brisket was super tender, fatty, and flavorful.
They serve it up with crumbly corn muffins and rolls. Honey butter for the corn muffins would be nice — alas, not provided.
Prices were higher than I anticipated but there is a 20% off check in offer on Unilocal.Service was spotty, especially since we were 1 of 2 tables in the entire place.
Take it or leave it. Don’t know if I’ll go back… but food was middle of the road in my opinion.

True to my Texas upbringing, I have always been a big fan of barbeque. There’s nothing more satisfying than a perfectly smoked rack of ribs or a tender and juicy beef brisket. — Neither of these will you find at Buzz BBQ.
Really lazy barbeque joints boil their meat before smoking it for a brief period to try and give it that smoky flavor.
They may serve it with barbeque sauce on the side, but it is by no means a dry rub or anywhere near slow-​smoked. The meat is tender, to be sure, but that’s what happens when you boil the meat to death. Despite my best efforts, I could not determine what method they used to get their nasty smoke flavor, but it tastes like it was finished over a bed of burning dead animal carcasses.
To me, great barbeque tastes incredible without any sauce (unless of course you are talking about Carolina style barbeque) and you add the sauce to add that little extra flavor. Buzz BBQ needs to be drowned in sauce to mask that nasty taste their meat gets from their smoking method.
Oh, and in case you’re not disappointed enough with the food, they’ll be sure to kick you in the head with the bill — because no disastrous dining experience is complete without a double-​blow to the stomach and the wallet.

After reading the Unilocal reviews we purchased a $ 15 for $ 25 coupon off of Unilocal and thought we’d give it a try. As we walked in I told the lady we’d need to be seated for 2 and a highchair. She appeared to ignore me, grabbed the menus and walked off while we trailed behind saying «Sit wherever you want.» No greeting, no hello, no type of welcoming behavior, bad start. I would later find out this woman was the «manager».
We sat down in the oddly quiet, bingo hall like atmosphere that has a major echo problem and is in need of serious renovation. Our server showed up 10 minutes later and was polite but not what I would consider very efficient.
After getting our order wrong on the first try they managed to get it right on the second go around. The ribs were leathery and lacking flavor with sauce you add from a bottle. The chicken fingers were obviously from a frozen bag, had way too much breading, and were burnt. The pulled pork was pretty darn good and was the best part of the meal along with the sweet potato fries.
At the end of the meal I showed our server the Unilocal coupon on my phone app. She said she’d need to get the manager to look at it. She came over and stated that I needed to print it out for it to be valid otherwise I’d have to pay. I promptly showed her the email that states you can use the coupon on the app and she acquiesced. The entire time she gave a snotty attitude and really did a disservice to the owner.
After walking out of the restaurant our server came running after us saying the manager said we needed to pay our bill. I walked back in with her asking how it was possible to have a $ 22 bill with a $ 25 coupon and owe anything? She talked to the manager for a second who had plenty more attitude and our server said sorry she was mistaken. I was not happy after being accused of stealing and will never visit or refer anyone I know to this place.
Food lacking flavor and overcooked along with the manager having a terrible attitude and poor customer service. The manager’s name was Denise if I heard properly, a black woman working on 4÷15÷12 at approximately 7pm.

I found my new authentic BBQ joint in Las Vegas! OK first to the good stuff… I ordered a 3 meat combination dinner w/​ribs, brisket and pulled pork. First, I love this place because there’s no ‘sauce’ on the meat. The ‘smokey flavor’ and ‘falling apart meat’ stand on its own. The rib meat just falls off the bones and the fat has been rendered down to almost nothing. The brisket also falls apart on your fork or in your fingers! The smoke ring is very apparent on both of these meats! The pulled pork had zero fat and was completely lean. Here’s where I tried the BBQ sauces. The mild is tasty but I preferred the hot! Both were good!
I ordered BBQ beans and cole slaw. The beans were OK (not much character) but the slaw was not. It reminded me of the slaw you would get with salsa at a mexican restaurant. (not a fan)
The server was OK as was the ambience. We could not figure out what was missing but if we do I’ll post. (because we’re definitely going back) The large room had big screen tvs, a band stand and a dance floor? Didn’t really look like a restaurant but it definitely is! With this great meat, who cares!!!
This is my new ‘go to place’ for BBQ while in Las Vegas! So I’m giving Buzz 4 stars. If the beans and cole slaw were more tradional and the service was better I would rate 5.

The smoky aroma fills the parking lot before you walk into the most consistent BBQ restaurant in Las Vegas. The thing to order here is the Twisted Pig, Pig Twister or Texas Tornado — sandwiches with sausage and pulled pork, brisket and pulled pork, or all three. The hot link has a nice snap and a rich, robust flavor, while the pulled pork is delicately smoky and just the right amount of juiciness. Also noteworthy are the rib tips, which are fall-​off-​the-​bone tender.
Like all good BBQ places, they serve the sauce on the side. The meat is so flavorful and moist you barely need any at all.
The sides I’ve had so far have been uniformly good — the potato salad and sweet potato fries are the best of the bunch.
Service is also consistently good, unremarkable but fine.
Go here. Eat well.

I don’t understand how this place has four stars. Maybe it’s because 6 of the five star reviews are from people with only one review (Buzz BBQ) and zero friends.
I’ve had a
coupon for Buzz BBQ for quite a while, so my boyfriend and I finally decided to try it out. We had pretty high expectations since the place has a solid 4 stars. The last time we went out for BBQ, we went to Lucille’s and I guess I was expecting it to be comparable to that, but I was very wrong.
Upon entering, we noticed that had a 2 for $ 20 deal, which was a better deal than what we would get with our
coupon, so we went with that instead. You get to choose 3 meats, 2 sides, and 2 desserts. We got the rib tips, beef brisket, chicken, mac n cheese, and corn on the cob. There wasn’t an actual menu for the 2 for $ 20 deal, so the lady just told us what we could pick and she failed to mention that the dessert was included. We were under the assumption that the dessert was an extra cost because she asked us, «Did you guys want any dessert or anything?» Why would she ask us that rather than tell us to pick which dessert we wanted? I later found out that the dessert comes with the meal, which was pretty annoying because I would’ve wanted dessert to rid my taste buds of all the horrible flavors.
Every meat we ordered was extremely dry and extremely smoked. If it wasn’t for the different textures, I wouldn’t be able to tell which meat was which because it all just tasted the same (very smoked). I pretty much had to drown everything in the sauces which tasted like gourmet ketchup. The sides were both bland, so those didn’t even help. I don’t even understand how they made the mac n cheese flavorless, but they pulled it off. This was the first time we didn’t finish a 2 for $ 20 meal together and it wasn’t because of the portion size. We only ate half of everything and we didn’t even want the leftovers.
I can honestly say that I will not be coming back here again. I left this place feeling like my mouth was used as an ashtray. You know how smokey and gross your hair gets when you walk through the casinos? Well that’s how my mouth felt after eating here. The only good thing about my experience is that I was able to get a refund from
after telling them about my experience.

Ok, so first off, I guess I should just come out and admit that I’m more of a Carolina-​style BBQ girl, not a Texas-​style BBQ girl. Even without the vinegar and mustard, though, I do always enjoy some good BBQ. Unfortunately, this place fell short — and not just on the food.
We found ourselves here because of the comedy show thingy that happens here regularly. $ 5 cover and some pretty bad /​unfunny comedy. 1 star.
We had a
gift certificate, though, so I was excited to eat. We ordered the hot wings (of course) and the 2 meat combo (choosing beef brisket and pulled pork for the meats, and mac ‘n’ cheese and potato salad for the sides).
The wings were alright. No options as to mild, hot, etc. The sauce was decent and they were the right amount of crispy. But they were almost underdone and the ranch it came with (no choice of ranch or blue cheese) was rather bad. 2.5 stars.
Our meal didn’t get any better with the 2 meat combo. I didn’t find either the pulled pork or beef brisket to be very good — no smoke, no flavor, not that tender, etc. 2 stars. And the hot and mild BBQ sauce options didn’t really do anything to help and weren’t all that tasty. 2.3 stars. Good thing I hadn’t eaten all day and was starving or I wouldn’t have been able to stomach any of it.
The sides were a slight step up. The mac ‘n cheese had little flavor, though, and definitely did not taste homemade by any stretch of the imagination. 2.2 stars. The potato salad, which also was definitely not homemade, was frankly the best part of the entire meal. 2.6 stars
The service was the worst part of the meal. Yep, even worse than the comedy. Now, I do give some forgiveness as it was an «event» and not a typical dining experience. Even with that, though, we had to go to the bar and ask for menus, it took quite awhile for a server to appear (and he rarely ever appeared again), etc. Even though we knew what we wanted to order for everything, the server wouldn’t take our entrée order before going away and putting in our drink and appetizer order. And when it came time to get the check… Well, let’s just say that we were about to throw money on the table and leave it took so long. 0.5 stars.
The ambiance here is pretty much nil. There’s nothing interesting or even slightly theme about it. It’s definitely bare bones. And our table was wobbly and the chairs were uncomfortable. 0.5 stars.
So yeah, perhaps I sound like a grumbly curmudgeon, but I am not a fan of my experience here and I didn’t care for their BBQ.

Oh my Buzz BBQ!!! How delicious can you be?! Rhetorical question… yes. I dare you to see for yourself. Or you can just be oblivious and eat BBQ elsewhere and… well… not REALLY eat BBQ.
Hubby, Baby Diva, FIL and I dined at the new location on Tropicana and Tee Pee today and were so pleasingly surprised, of course I had to share.
The Lunch Special, 3 Bone Rib Lunch, and The Twisted Pork Sandwich were all absolutely fabulous. Fresh macaroni and cheese, and baked beans were the sides of choice for the three of us adults (Baby Diva dined on the roll that came with my ribs), and needless to say there was not much talking going on at the table during the munch sessh. Too good, too perfect, and too smokey to say a word. And the prices almost make you look twice. «Is this the 90’s?» is what came to mind a few times.
Great job Mike, you’ve outdone yourself with your flavorful, fall off the bone, juicy, succulent meats, and perfectly complementing sides. I hope Buzz BBQ can find room on the Henderson side of town sooner than later, cause we need some divine BBQ intervention!

Lucille’s is still at the top of my list for BBQ and unfortunately, Buzz isn’t.
The service was phenomenal but the food was just not as impressive. It was smokey, just as any BBQ but it just lacked flavor. When I ate the meat, it just tasted like smoke. No matter how much BBQ sauce I put, the smoke was just way too over powering. I thought it was just one item, but it was everything that I tried.
I feel as though this place deserves a second chance, but for right now, I’d rather go to Ellis Island.

Ordered a 2 meat lunch combo with brisket and sausage. Had heard good things about both and looking forward to trying them.
Brisket was pretty good but inexplicably dry. There was a layer of fat on the outside which would normally mean the meat would stay fatty and moist. But it was kind of dry — not overcooked chicken breast dry but definitely dry. However, was tender and not the worst thing.
Sausage was really good IMO. Maybe a bit salty but overall I liked it.
Don’t understand the BBQ sauce they use there. It’s got no flavor or quick. I had read it’s vinegar based which would be great. When I used it the hot and normal sauce were indistinguishable and if there was vinegar in it they certainly didn’t use a lot.
Yet another Las Vegas BBQ joint that disappoints. I don’t understand it at all. Buzz BBQ is even more disappointing because there is potential there if they just experimented to improve their product. Instead, they serve a mediocre meal but I guess are busy enough not to want to mess with it.

While waiting at the drive-​thru at In-​N-​Out, I noticed banners over at Buzz advertising a two for $ 19.99 dinner or $ 5.99 lunch specials. Mentioned it to the Mister, he suggested we go for dinner. And so we went…
The scent of smoke permeated throughout the restaurant. «Ahh! We should be in for a treat.» We were seated in a booth, we ordered pulled pork, andouille sausage and ribs with mac & cheese and sweet potato fries. And let’s not forget apple cobbler ala mode for dessert.
The pulled pork was best made into a sandwich with the rolls provided. It’s pretty wet and the weakest meat of our trio. The sausage had bold flavor that didn’t compete with the smoke. The ribs were the best of the three. Dry rubs generally aren’t my preference, but these were good and fall off the bone tender. There was nothing special about the mac & cheese but I liked it. So often you get gummy noodles, but these noodles were tender. The cheese was on the runny side, but I’d rather have that than a globby congealed mess. The sweet potato fries were top notch. Crisp and no added sweeter (I hate when they’re sprinkled with sugar). The cobbler was damn good. It was nearly «lick the bowl clean» good.
Dinner for two for $ 25 with drinks is a helluva deal.
We popped over to the bar after dinner for a beer. The Mister relived his youth with Hamm’s on tap. No beer flavored water for me. I tried a local brew, Tahoe Blue. Bitter in a good way, I enjoyed it. Our bar tab was $ 6.50 for two pints. Gotta love that, too.

Clint’s ROTD reminded me i’m not only waaaay behind on posting reviews but especially lax in showing some Unilocal luv for some of our better local establishments and people… BUZZ DESERVES OUR LOVE !!!
With very limited exception, i’ve eaten at every BBQ place in our fine Valley — Buzz is the best… HANDS DOWN ! And people — spare me all the bullshit comparisons to Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, blah blah blah — for crying out loud — we all know Vegas ain’t a BBQ mecca but there’s still some worthy places … well… at least one !
My last two visits to Buzz involved a great special they had going (pic attached)
$ 20 for 3 meats, 2 sides, rolls, and 2 desserts.
We tried the pulled pork, the ribs, the brisket, links with the sides of mac n cheese, cole slaw, beans, the potato salad and the sweet potato fries.
The meats were all damn good — my fav — THE BRISKET .
the sides — yeah, i gotta admit somewhat average, the slaw is good and the beans, too. mac n cheese — very boring, but it’s all about the MEAT !
But i gotta admit, the blackberry cobbler was a great finish to the meal, a great finish !
Buzz hasn’t been too busy the several times i’ve been there — i’m hoping this place holds on because it is worthy of our love.

I love Buzz BBQ, I’ve seen it for awhile grabbing In & Out. This takes the cake for bbq in Las Vegas for me. I’ve tried Famous Dave’s, Memphis BBQ, and even Tc’s (which I’m not that happy with).
The service is great, walking in, the host is hilarious. The owner makes you feel at home, and wanting to come back. It wasn’t that busy when I came in on a Thursday afternoon. They have a lunch special right now, if you buy a lunch meal, you get another free.
Let’s get to the food part. The beef brisket was moist, and pulled pork melted in my mouth. Everything had that smokey bbq appeal, not greasy like certain places. The mac and cheese was on point, no so cheesey but creamy. I will definitely go back to this place :)

Love my BBQ! Growing up in Texas, where a brisket sandwich was a regular thing, finding a place that knows how to bring out the flavors of true smokey BBQ here in Vegas was a surprise.
We first went to Buzz’s back when they first open on Ann street, if you were one of the first few to remember this location, it was a small operation with the owners friendly and easy to talk with. If you ate the whole Texas Tornado, you could sign the wall. My hubby and I did that a few times.
After their move to the location off Craig, we never made it back. But just the other day, we went to Carl’s Jr and right across the street, we saw a big sign advertising Buzz BBQ opening soon. So the day after opening we were there. The newest location is now Tropicana and that’s just a hop, skip, and jump from our house.
And true to the original place, the brisket is perfect! It’s tender and juice, with just a little fat left on for both the flavor and the moisture. It melts in your mouth. I know we’ll be in regularly.

Today had the Texas tornado sandwich (brisket, pulled pork and sausage) side of fried okra. The sandwich is piled high w/​meat. I admit I used a knife and fork to tackle this huge endeavor. The meats were tender and juicy like I said on my previous visit the brisket is one of the best I ever ate
Service always nice and friendly, in fact mike one of the owners came out to ck on things. Second time I’ve been at this location in a week, both times mike came out to chat with diners. My wife enjoyed her brisket sandwich so much, she ordered one for her lunch for the next day, when mike found out he instructed the cook to seperate the bun and meat so it would keep better. Is that service or what, shoot i’m gonna bump um up a star they earned it, 5 stars baby

Finally a good BBQ place in the southwest! Buzz just opened up about a week or two ago. It’s owned by 3 guys and this is their second location (the original place is off of Craig Road). I stopped by and ordered a brisket sandwich ($ 8.00) to go. As I waited I chatted with the hostess and one of the owners. Both were incredibly nice and raved about some of their specialties. The brisket didn’t disappoint. It was a huge mound of soft and tender beef brisket on a sesame seed bun. The BBQ sauce that accompanied it had a little kick to it but was also a little on the sweet side… maybe a little too sweet. But, it was still a delicious and filling sandwich. Their fries are also excellent.
I’ll definitely be back to try some ribs and pulled pork. They had their smoker set up on the patio so the whole parking lot had that amazing BBQ smell.