Lil’ Biscuit House

Lets just say the biscuits are this establishment are not actually little. The food is kind of a southern style with items such as fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, ribs, etc.
Food is on the heavy side so expect yourself to fall asleep after consumption.
Fried chicken was good, but some pieces were dry.
Biscuits were nice but these things were like cakes and you would get quite full after eating one of these.
Cole slaw was refreshing but nothing special.
Ribs were pretty good, pretty tender.
Mac and cheese was not bad either, pretty straight-​on.
Overall the place is not bad, its got a nice edge going for it but maybe a few changes here and there and it could really pick up.

Excellent clam chowder and great service.
This is a good old American diner, their clam chowder is really good, but the biscuits (as in their name) were just OK. I’d go there for the clam chowder, quick drinks, and some sandwiches/​burgers for a casual dinner.

I had pulled pork with a side of biscuits and gravy. The pork was soft and moist and the slaw they put on top was just the thing to have with it. The biscuits were just fine, but the gravy was awesome – it tasted like real pan gravy. I get so tired of crappy canned gravy on this dish and the Lil Biscuit folks got it just right.
The place was clean and orderly and the service was friendly. They also serve a Platinum blond ale made by a Belmont brewer, Devils Canyon. That’s good stuff too.
Gotta go back for the cowboy burger!

With a little excitement blended with the nice San Mateo weather, I had high expectations in coming and dining here.
I had the Three Fried Chicken Meal. For $ 11.00, I get three pieces of Fried Chicken (Breast, thigh and drumstick) with a biscuit and two sides. I chosed Fries and Biscuit with Gravy. The Chicken was battered to a crisp and tasted pretty good. But my sides were a huge downfault. My biscuit didn’t taste home-​made and tasted like a piece of bread I get in the Bread-​aisle in the supermarket. The gravy was too thin and watery. The fries were ok, but nothing too spectacular.
My meal:
I also down my my meal with a $ 1.50 Iced Tea with free refills.
Drink:
My Visa was accepted for my subpar meal.
After my dining experience, my assumption was feared for the worst. Because of the restaurant’s nostagic and rustic-​feeling, I might give this place another chance and try something else from the menu.

Ate dinner here tonight for the first time after hearing ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ reviews on the place. Was really feeling like bbq and didn’t wanna trek to Armadillo Willy’s in FC.
The food was okay. I had heard rave reviews on the mac and cheese but honestly it tasted like Kraft to me. Not very cheesy, and more like buttered noodles. The slaw was creamy but also had an odd vinegary taste in the background, almost like someone had accidentally knocked in a cup of red wine.
I had the fried chicken and baby back ribs. The ribs were really yummy, and their bbq sauce is really fantastic. But the fried chicken was off. Very thick crunchy coating atop a piece of very fatty chicken. I was disappointed. Also the biscuits that came with our meal were cold and a little stale. For dessert we tried the smores which are really great. You get to raost your marshmallows at the table. Pretty cool idea.
All in all the food was okay, but for the price I was expecting more flavor.

Last Sunday, my wife sat straight up in bed and said, «FRIED CHICKEN!» Now this is not normally something that she would do. She usually looks down her nose at my unhealthy meal choices, and keeps hers on the low fat side of the street. So when she needs comfort food I always comply. A quick search of Unilocal reviews for fried chicken near Burlingame showed us a lot of options in Hunters Point (no thanks) and this little gem in San Mateo.
It was a nice day so we took the dog for a long walk in Central Park. Afterwards I phoned in our take out order. The man on the phone was friendly and said that our food would be ready in 10 minutes.
Ten minutes later we were there, being greeted by the bartender, the friendly voice on the phone. The place looks straight out of Texas, Shiner Bock on tap and all. Our meals were ready: we both ordered 3 piece fried chicken meals with mashers; she had mac and cheese, I had the soup of the day, a cup of darn good no beans brisket chili.
The food survived the drive home and was still hot when we dug in.
The food was good. My chili was tasty. Her mac was yum. The taters were just ok. The biscuit did not have a lot of flavor for being the establishment’s namesake. The chicken was crispy, had plenty of spice but was light on flavor. It was moist and the leftover breast that we shared the next day actually tasted better, having a evening to integrate.
We would do it again. Maybe go inside next time during a ball game and try the ribs.

Let me preface this review by saying that I’m not a super picky eater. Put something decent in front of me, and I’ll gladly eat it with a smile.
That said, I took a look at some of the reviews of this place prior to eating here, and thought, «Man these people sure are picky.» Well, I now see what most of you were talking about (and yes, I apologize for ever having doubted you).
I ordered the two meat combo (choice between baby back ribs, fried chicken, and pulled pork) with a choice of two sides. I chose the baby back ribs (how can I go wrong?) and fried chicken (no one messes up fried chicken, right?). Well, to answer my two questions: (1) quite a lot, and (2) yes, apparently some people can mess up fried chicken. First, the baby back ribs were overcooked. The meat was stringly and dry — not quite the way I like my ribs. The fried chicken was super bland. It actually made me want some KFC (not bashing KFC, just saying…). The sides (mash potatoes and corn) were equally as uninspired.
Summary: Came with low expectations and a big appetite; managed to leave both underwhelmed and unsatiated.

This was my second trip to Lil’ Biscuit House, and will probably be my last, sadly.
The appetizers were tasty, we had the wings and toasted ravioli. The hush puppies were ok — not anything to shout about.
We ordered the ‘special’ pulled chicken, and the ribs. When the entrée came it was pulled pork and pulled chicken. I asked the manager (who walked the food) to check to see about the ribs, and he never came back. 5 minutes later we flagged down the waitress (who was really very friendly and awesome the whole time, incidentally) and she insisted that we had ordered the pulled pork. The point I should have made but didn’t (I have some politeness standards, afterall) is that there would have been no good reason for us to order two different pulled meats. So she brought some ribs to the table (when we were done with the rest) and then ended up charging us for them! For their mistake! *sigh*
I’d been here once before and had a lukewarm experience all around, but thought I’d give it another try 6 months later. This time I was even less happy with the food. And for the price, it really should have been better.
Positives:
Service was very friendly
Good range on the menu
Appetizers were delicious and hot
Cheddar beer soup a winner
Local establishment
Negatives:
The food; biscuits and gravy were bland, mac and cheese was really pasty and horrible, pork was dry, coleslaw was served on top of everything despite not being listed on the menu.
Price (We paid $ 65 for 2 people splitting one entrée and appetizers.)
Inattention to details with our order and choosing to charge us for their mistake.
I sincerely hope that when you try the Lil’ Biscuit House you have a far superior experience to mine. Let’s just say I won’t hold my breath.

OK, this 4-​star rating is a blend of a 3 from me and a 5 from the kids.
This is a great kitschy place serving delicious, unashamedly unhealthy food. We didn’t help things by ordering the full rack of ribs, the fried chicken platter, and the pulled pork dinner platter.
First off: what worked –
— Attentive, friendly, personal service. No server-​droids here!
— Generously meaty rack of ribs with a tasty BBQ sauce — no «where’s the meat?» experience with this rack!
— Tender fried chicken
— Great comfort-​food sides: mashed potatoes, mac-​and-​cheese, baked beans with big chunks of rib meat, a great chicken vegetable soup, and their eponymous biscuits smothered in a sausage-​rich gravy.
— Cute decorations: read all the amusing signs and took a look at the the photos.
And then what work, garnering the 3-​star review from me –
— Texture on the pork dishes, especially the pulled pork, which was a little tough and stringy. Having tasted what can happen when you just throw the pork in a slow cooker and let it go all day, the pulled pork was quiet stringy.
— Not enough flavor on the chicken. It seems like they brined it given the relatively tender chicken breast portion — but maybe without enough salt or sugar in the brine? Anyway, the chicken was bland and flavorless (though great texture as I mentioned above).
Despite my criticism, the kids couldn’t get enough of everything. They couldn’t even pick a favorite dish because they declared everything yummy (though the boy did complain of the BBQ sauce numbing his tongue — but he yells «spicy» at the most mild of sauces, so that’s just the way his taste buds are wired).
We’ll try it again, as the food really was a few flavor kicks away from being really good. As it was, it was ok with potential.

This is an excellent little spot to get your BBQ on! The biscuits are baked fresh there daily, and I love the mac ‘n cheese! My favorite thing there has got to be the BBQ pulled pork. Served on texas toast, the pork is tender and cooked to perfection with cole slaw on top. While at first glance the prices may seem a bit high, just wait until you see what you get for the money. The portions are HUGE! You could split the pulled pork and still be totally stuffed walking out the door.
I have also used Lil’ Biscuit house to do a catered event. They were fabulous! When doing the planing, I was working with the owner, Patti. I told her what our budget was, how many people we were expecting, and what food we wanted to have. She was fan friggin tastic! She made it all happen, and the set up was beautiful! Five stars for their catering services.

This was another
try…
The atmosphere is a little strange, part farmhouse, part cowboy, part modern, part misc décor.
Service was okay.
Biggest disappointment… hmm…this place is a BBQ place, but they were out of ribs… then they were out of lemonade…
We ordered the three meat combo, but only two of the three meats were available so it was fried chicken and pulled pork. Fried chicken, pulled pork, biscuits and gravy, were 3.5 stars. They put the coleslaw on top of the pulled pork, never seen that before. Fries were 2 stars, little mushy. My daughter really liked her chicken pesto sandwich.
Street parking was easy, prices are okay, much better using
certificate.
Overall food was fair, everything else was just okay at best.
Dont think I will eat here again.

My coworkers and I decided to come here for lunch due to the proximity to Romolo’s where you get the best cannoli’s. The reviews were okay, but we actually really liked it. It wasn’t a good sign when we came in around 12:30 on a Wednesday and we were the only people there… it’s lunchtime so it should be full, like most other BBQ joints during lunch.
We ordered the following:
1) 2 piece fried chicken with mac n cheese and cole slaw
2) half rack baby back ribs with biscuit and gravy and cole slaw
3) pulled pork sandwich with biscuit and gravy and fries
4) And we shared an order of hush puppies
The hush puppies were delicious… and the order was a good size… maybe 6 or 7 golden brown goodies. They came with a creamy spicy ranch type sauce and tartar sauce.
I really liked my baby back pork ribs, biscuit with white sausage gravy and cole slaw. The ribs were super tender and the meat just fell off the bone… just as it should. The «bark» on the ribs were flavorful and not too thick and hard… perfect. It was tasty without the bbq sauce, but their bbq sauce was just how I liked: sweet, dark, thick and a little tangy.
My coworker’s pulled pork sandwich was a good size and the pork was juicy and tender and it came with garlic texas toast and fries. She really liked her entrée.
My other coworker said the fried chicken was a little bland and had more of a broasted taste and texture than fried. She also liked the cole slaw. Other Unilocalers said the mac-​n-​cheese was not really cheesy, but it tasted pretty creamy and cheesy… better than I thought.
I would definitely come back and try some of the beef dishes. They definitely have the pork done right. I actually like this place better than Armadillo Willy’s.
Our waitress was young but very friendly and nice. You get a lot of food for the price. My half rack with the two sides was enough food for 2 meals… not bad for $ 14.

An average bbq place. The food is nothing really special, but not terrible. I liked the ribs, but wasn’t blown away. The mac and cheese lacked that cheesy flavor that I love. And the place is a bit pricey for bbq.
I can’t really recommend this place unless you are absolutely craving bbq.

«We’re on our way, we’re on our way to the lil’ biscuit house!» gotta love the southern twang of a cowboy on a horse heading to «…the lil’ biscuit house!»
Try:
— the «make your own s’mores» dessert. Enough for two people.
— biscuits– they are crumbly & are meant for an overload of butter & honey
— the fried chicken– it’s really good, crispy outside, breast portion is plentiful, tastes great with their hot sauce. 2 pieces with 2 sides for $ 9– can’t beat that with a bat.
Skip:
— the beans– there’s something in those beans that don’t leave a good taste in my mouth (and it almost leaves a coating of grease/​fat/​lard on my teeth– really gross.)
— cajun shrimp pasta– i think it’s one of the more expensive things on the menu ($ 14) & isn’t anything to write home about.
I don’t know why they’ve gotten such bum reviews; I’m giving them brownie points for:
— food that is tasty & tastes homemade
— lots of parking
— hardly ever a wait to be seated
— comfortable, laid back, totally non pretentious
— wait staff has always been efficient, fast & friendly

Yes, not the best fried chicken out there, and the thighs are incredibly small. Stick with the breast… However, given that there are not many places that serve fried chicken with those kinds of fixin’s (yes, I’m sounding country, get over it), I gotta give this place props. Mashed potatoes were average and the gravy had a spice, I think nutmeg or allspice that didn’t seem right. The mac and cheese was a couple steps above Kraft, and honestly, I could have made it better.
On the upside… Their bbq was tasty, though a bit watery, and the french fries had a great flavor (maybe from the fried chicken?). I don’t know, but I could have eatin’ the crap out of those all day… Too bad fried food isn’t good for you.
My friend insisted that I also mention that they serve diet coke in a can, not unlimited refills from a fountain, however, him and his wife loved the ribs.

This place is off the beaten El Camino path, so what brought me and my homeboy Joel in was their sign for $ 4 fried pickles. (and a pickle — t.i.)
Sat right up at the bar and they had the Thursday night football game on, money. They only have two beers on tap. One tap’s handle was in the shape of a revolver. Lol, I suggested they should make it Steel Reserve 211 beer just because both 211 and the revolver will f_​_​you up.
Their pound of hot wings for $ 8 ain’t bad. I can’t really say I’ve ever had sucky hot wings though.
I’m going to have to come back to try their chicken fried steak and s-​mores. Oh yeah, they also serve soju cocktails here. lol wtf? Just like Sesame street, one of these things doesn’t belong.

First of all, what a cheesy website! Haha… but couldn’t get more American than Lil’ Biscuit House. As soon as you step inside you’ll feel like you’re somewhere in the South 100 years ago. The decorations are cute and authentic. There’s even a fake sleeping cat in the front of the restaurant… it breathes! Weird…
I came here for dinner as a group of 8 on Saturday night. The restaurant wasn’t too packed, but then again it was like 8 pm. We started out with an order of hush puppies. It came with two kinds of sauces and I thought it was really delicious, not too oily despite being deep-​fried. The sauces were both pretty good. I think one was tartar and the other was red pepper aioli dipping sauce (according to the menu). I think there were 12 hush puppies total.
While browsing the menu, I noticed there was toasted ravioli. I’ve only had that in Missouri, and I really enjoyed it there… so I wonder if it’s any good here. We didn’t get it though, since we had the hush puppies. I liked how there were combo choices… because sometimes you just can’t decide which meat to get… too many tasty-​sounding options! It’s a pretty good deal too, because you get a choice of 2 sides too. And it comes with a biscuit and 2 pieces of garlic toast.
We made our orders, but we must’ve really confused them or the waiter has really bad handwriting, because when the orders started coming out, almost all of them were wrong in some way! For example, I ordered the 2-​meat combo with smoked baby back ribs and pulled pork and chose the soup of the day and the mashed taters as my sides. What came out was the 2 meats with ZUCCHINI (blargh) and mashed taters… no soup. It was confusing because everyone denied having ordered that, and I realized it must’ve been mine, except one of the sides was wrong. Well, we got to keep the zucchini for free (and I quickly gave it away to a friend who likes zucchini) and the soup came out shortly thereafter. I think the guy got 2 of the sides wrong and my friend who ordered roast beef with 2 sides only received her sides and no meat… that one was definitely the waiter’s fault because he didn’t hear her say roast beef and only wrote down the sides.
Well, first off… the soup I got was REALLY GOOD. Like, 5-​star good. It was lentil and garlic soup. I’m not usually much of a soup person but I loved this one. It was really chunky and slightly oily, leaving a delicious taste in the mouth. Mmm…
Mashed potatoes were chunky, pretty good. The garlic bread was good… if you like your garlic bread with like a 3 mm layer of butter! o_​O This is obviously not a place you want to eat at every night. Even once a week is cutting it close to murdering your arteries.
The baby back ribs were okay, but one of my friends didn’t think it was that great. We all thought the pulled pork was much better.
Now the biscuit… best for last… was AMAZING. It felt heavy when I picked it up, so I knew it was going to be good. I usually put butter on my biscuit, but since my friends were all putting honey on theirs (eating the biscuit with one hand and holding the bottle of honey in the other), I decided to give it a go. I really enjoyed it and ended up with biscuit in one hand, honey in the other, like everyone else.
I tried some of my friend’s fried chicken with bbq sauce and thought it was okay — a little too sweet for my taste.
The portions are HUGE, even if you’re starving. Only two people in my group actually finished everything on their plate. The roast beef looked like a mountain, seriously. If I were to come here again, I’d definitely want to share an order with someone, something like what I ordered this time. To share plates, you add an extra $ 2.
Overall, the verdict is [quote from my friends Jen and Jon]: «Good, but nothing to write to my brother about… if I had a brother.» (was supposed to be «mother,» but I heard it as «brother» and it stuck) I’d give it 3.5 stars, but since there’s no decimal system here, I’ll actually make it down to a 3.
Update ⁶⁄₁₁: I’ve added pictures!

The place has a homey, old-​time country feel with red & white checkered tablecloths and comfy booths. The owners must have a thing for roosters. Old b/​w pictures adorn the walls. I thought it was cute that they have a make your own S’mores dessert. Prices seem average for a BBQ joint.
The starters are mostly fried (e.g., toasted ravioli, onion rings, hush puppies). Entrees and sandwiches feature plenty of meat, sauce and gravy. If you’re a vegetarian, you can basically only have the soup and salad. I don’t think you can order the sides separately. They come with the entrees and sandwiches.
I ordered the pulled pork sandwich (with sauce on the side) which comes with fries — or you can substitute the fries for a side of your choice for the same price ($ 10). I opted for a cup of soup. The cream of cauliflower soup with pesto was homemade, thick and very heavy on the cream. It resembled gravy and was barely edible. Canned soup is better. The pulled pork sandwich was decent — plenty of tender pork. I wasn’t too keen on the sauce which was overly sweet and smoky (didn’t taste homemade). I’ve never liked mayonnaise based coleslaw and theirs tasted slightly pickled. It didn’t seem that fresh. I liked the soft & fluffy round bun though.
I wouldn’t rush back here but am still curious about their biscuits. My co-​worker thought the biscuits and gravy looked like vomit — ha ha.

Not sure why it’s so damn hard to get good BBQ in the area. There’s only a handful and unfortunately Ma Pinkie’s closed not too long ago. However I think LBH is still pretty decent for the BBQ craving. It’s a pretty small operation and one thing I’ll give them is they do have character. For what you pay for you also get a lot of food. I went for the brisket entrée that came on Texas Toast and a biscuit. Since biscuit was on the name of the establishment I also got a side of biscuits and gravy and hush puppies to boot. My co-​worker went for the pulled pork which also was on the toast and biscuit. His sides were corn on the cob and mac&cheese. We also started with the potato skins and we both ended up taking half our food back with us for another meal.
Luckily it was nice in the shade so we sat outside at one of the folding tables and noticed the clientele were mostly large men who probably can pack it away. The wait staff were pretty friendly and we also got to witness them unloading the van in which they carry their ingredients, which all looked fresh. 3.5 stars.

Ugh. Nothing I hate more than overpriced, sub-​par food that makes me spend time in the bathroom afterward. If that many Mama’s in the South can make it well, why is it so hard for a restaurant?
One extra star because the staff is nice, and service was good.