Moe’s Original BBQ – Aurora

Wish I could give no stars. Went out to dinner here with my family while visiting Denver. They seated us at a dirty table roster. My 39 year old sister in law is from Mexico and the waitress treated her like dogshit but treated everyone else fine. The manager was also totally rude. The food itself was disgusting. I don’t even know how to describe the mystery meat they advertised as «turkey».

I’m sitting in this restaurant right now (⁶⁄₁₇ at 3:30 pm), there are about a dozen employees working, about 8 people in the restaurant, and I can’t get anyone to walk over to the bowling lanes to take my family’s order. Would give it five stars if they hired some employees that cared.

Food was still good, lunch atmosphere was friendly and fun, but I gotta say one thing: I know it’s part of a chain, but if you’re going for a sports bar setting and you seemingly align yourself with the schools from your home state and most importantly, are a sponsor for the SEC Baseball tourney in said state, shouldn’t you have the cable channel it’s on available at your restaurant? Why don’t you have the SEC Network? That just seems silly.

Food is great, the best BBQ joint in South Aurora! Love their Beef Brisket, Chicken and the fam said the Pulled Pork too! The Potato Salad is amazing and The Corn Bread is good! The service is great too! fun place to hang out with friends and bowl! Fyi. They have a drive thru!!!

If you actually want to eat here or bowl here, make a reservation way in advance. We did not do that, and were not able to eat or bowl. The customer service was pretty bad that night probably because they were pretty busy. The food that everyone else was eating looked good! Lol. Everyone else looked lie they were having a good time. We’ll try again, with a reservation.

Food was good. We will definitely be back. We shared a 3 meat platter; ribs, brisket and hot sausage. Sausage wasn’t hot at all but it was very good. Ribs were okay, not overly juicy, rub was okay just nothing to write home about. The brisket however was very good. We got 2 sides mac and cheese, which was awesome, and one of their special sides for the day fried green tomatoes, which were to die for. Those were the best fried green tomatoes I’ve ever had. It’s not the best bbq I’ve had but it was damn good. Service was good, waitress was attentive.
Checked out the arcade just out of curiosity and it sucks. Most of the games were either off or out of order. It was dark and you couldn’t really see upstairs probably would have been so dark if the games actually worked.

Food is decent but nothing to write home about. I’ve been to other Moe’s locations that I liked a lot more. Service is hit or miss. Good beer selection and it’s a huge place. Idk. I keep wanting to love this place and we always get sub-​par food. So disappointing.

I really wanted to love Moe’s! It’s very different than your typical casual dining restaurant. It seems to be some kind of strange love child of Brothers BBQ and Punch Bowl Social but instead of being new and awesome it’s somehow just strange and subpar.
The food itself is decent. I got the pulled chicken sandwich with baked beans and potato salad. The chicken was a bit dry but nicely flavored. The potatoes in the potato salad were huge… it was all wrong. The baked beans were awesomely good! All of the food is served in and on plastic and paper materials. No dishes of any kind are used.
I see potential here… the food is almost great, the atmosphere is almost amazing but it’s just not. Or just not yet. Hmmm… probably won’t be back.

This RIB restaurant ran out of ribs! Wtf? Sporadic service. Portions small. Ordered a platter got a samich. Wtf? Oh, they ran out of chicken too! Wtf? Slaw, Mac and cheese. Pretty much all sides are small and mediocre. Taste terrible. Moes,… You disappoint on a big scale

Best BBQ discovery ever! This place is a gem. Great food. Fast friendly service. We’ve been 4 times with not the least bit (or bite) of disappointment. They have the very best fried catfish I’ve ever tasted! You must try it! Fun bar clean open seating. Bowling alley, pool tables, an arcade area for kids!

I’ve been to all the Moes BBQ in Denver and this is the worst location!!! Most of the service staff is terribly rude! I used to live right by this place so I kept trying it time and time again and I’ve had countless bad experiences! I finally gave up on them. I’d rather drive the one of the other locations on the other sides of town. The food is okay here. This location puts a bad rep on their food unfortunately! But if you go to a different location you will love it! The food will be fresh and great and the staff are much nicer. This place I wanted to love but they fail at customer service and good fresh food! Stay Away!

It always looks empty because it’s so freaking huge. They have a great beer selection. Lots of TVs. Some funny video games and of course bowling. The BBQ is pretty good, but lacks a lot of options. It’s basically just pick a meat and a side. I’d like to see a better happy hour.

Moe’s Original BBQ, Aurora, CO Beef Brisket, pickles,
Decided to try it because it is close to home. The atmosphere was a surprise because we were expecting a restaurant and this is more of a sports bar (big and barny).
We started with drinks and fried pickles. The basket was overflowing with the pickles but they must have dropped the entire salt shaker on them!!! Heart attack waiting to happen!!! It destroyed the flavor. We did not finish them.
I had the Brisket platter. The meat was dry and I did not care for the little sauce that was dribbled on it. Further, there were no containers of sauce on the table to either try something else or to add more. There was not even ketchup to drown it.
The coleslaw was weird. I had asked if it was creamy or the vinegar type before ordering and was told «creamy». It’s vinegar based and almost pickled. It was exactly what I didn’t want/​expect.
If you are looking for a true BBQ restaurant with a choice of sauces, this is NOT the place. I left hungry and did not even ask for a «go box». My other half was also not impressed with his sandwich. We won’t be back.

Been there plenty of times and never regret coming to moes bbq the food is always on point I recommend the rib plate you cannot go wrong with that staff is always welcoming and there is plenty to do for the little ones since they have an arcade room upstairs…

Had a company Christmas party here and it was a decent venue. There is bowling and sports TVs. Lots of drink options, bar, sweet tea, lemonade. Variety of new food and sauce. I haven’t had any of the food but everyone says it’s decent. The bowling lanes are large and have tables but are uneven making it hard to bowl. But overall an okay place.

Food is okay. I’ve had better. Service is verging on horrible. Once we had our food our server didn’t come back. She never came back to clear anything, and I had to walk to the counter to pay after I got tired of waiting. And it definitely wasn’t because they were busy, there was few people in there. Likely wouldn’t go back.

I really see no reason not to give Moe’s a 5 star review. Our Company had our Christmas party on December 6^th at 11am. We bowled and ate (the catered version). We also had our party at the Englewood location a few years prior as well. I have to admit the Aurora location is newer and nicer astatically, but both places served up delicious BBQ and awesome service. The reason I am putting exact dates and times because I wanted to give a shout out to the young lady who took care of our group and of course the cooks behind the scenes. Let me 1^st compliment the young lady. We were a group of around 20 or so and she made it feel like she was there just for my wife and I. She handled all group drink orders as well as about 10 separate checks for beers and cocktails. So organized and friendly. I just had water but my water was never empty. I hope my group tipped her well because she really deserved it!
The bowling was fun, and although we had a time limit we never felt rushed. Small bowling alley at both locations, but did give off a more intimate experience.
The Food– Moe’s served us both chicken and beef, along with buns, beans, corn bread and mac & cheese, and cole slaw. Pretty quality stuff! I came hungry and only had about 3 to 6 plates. Lol… The bbq sauce they make is what really stands out. The white bbq sauce was particularly amazing! A first for me and I loved it. The chicken and the beef or probably pork were well seasoned, with select cuts that had outstanding flavor. None of the meat was greasy, and I never found those occasional fatty pieces you sometimes find at other bbq establishments. The real awesome touch was that they brought out «to go» containers to bring home the leftovers. We did bring a lot of chicken & mac & cheese home! Spoke to Manager (lady) who brought us extra to go sauces. Thanks you guys! I gained 5 lbs. from the experience. Haha. In case the manager is wondering who I am, I’m the one who wanted to redeem a Unilocal check in bonus. It was a «High Five». I thought that it might be a shot or something, and none of us could exactly figure out what the heck that meant? I was pretty persistent on bugging them on what this was. But in good spirt, she said «Come here», raised her hand and gave me a high five! It was definitely very humorous. I know this review is long, so thanks for taking the time to read, but wanted to give a shout out to Moe’s for hiring awesome staff, cooking up some quality bbq and in the end left us with great time that I’m sure will keep us coming back for more! Thanks Moe’s!

Food was good. Service was ok, a little slow. Been there twice now. Both times trying to get attention from the staff was like pulling teeth. Couldn’t ever find wait staff and when you did you have to ask for refills on drinks.
Try the Nachos they were amazing! We had the chicken on the nachos ans probably could have had that as a meal. :)

We just had the best dinner at Moe’s! I don’t eat meat but they have a smoked tofu sandwich that was delicious! The others in my party ate the ribs, BBQ chicken, pulled pork and the blackened mahi sandwich! The sides were delicious — my friend said the baked beans were the best she’d ever had. Everyone LOVED everything! The waitress and bartender were super nice as well! We’ll be back for sure!

Moes used to be awesome with great service. Now we have to hunt down the servers to get beer and remind them about our food orders. The bowling lane floors are always sticky

Waitress messed up every aspect of the visit. Food before the drinks came and billed someone else’s order. Waitress laughed when we were made her aware of the billing error, said she was new and stuff happens lol! Watch out at Moe’s depending on who gets the pleasure of waiting on your table!

We actually held a party here for about 90 guests this past weekend and were pleasantly surprised. The event planner was very thorough and all of our needs were pretty much met.
We went with Pulled Pork and Chicken, fried pickles, beans, and slaw. Everything was gone by the end of the evening.
I’ve had situations where the service is pretty slow, however — we weren’t in a rush so it didn’t really bother us.
Their bowling alley is pretty good and they have a huge guitar hanging above the bar which adds a nice décor to the overall feeling of this place.
If you’re coming hear for a bite to eat, I highly suggest the chicken wings and the ribs. Make sure you ask that they double fry the chicken wings with sauce. The ribs are usually tender with the right amount of fat-​to-​meat ratio. You can’t go wrong with a side of beans, slaw, and the fried pickles either.

We come here for trivia fairly often, on Tuesday nights. Johnny hosts Geeks trivia, he’s great but leave the kids at home, as he’s R-​rated.
As for the food, it’s kind of bipolar. Every meat we’ve tried on the BBQ menu is great! The sides, however — not so good. In fact, their sides are the worst I’ve seen at any restaurant. If you like Southern sides made in some weird style, you’re in luck. I don’t. I just want simple sides like fries (which they don’t have) or veggies (only if you want them with pork, which I don’t). Instead, they find the weirdest, most vaguely Southernish recipes they can and serve that instead. And if you find a side you like on the rotating specials board, they will either be out of it, or, if you get lucky and like it (like their fried apples), it’ll only appear on the board 1 of every 10 times. 80% of the sides are some sort of casserole, with egg added to most of them for no known reason.
The service… exists. You might get a good server, or you might not. The whole restaurant is like the lottery… sometimes you’ll hit the jackpot, but mostly you’ll be tearing up tickets.
The bowling alley section is nice, and the prices there are VERY good. Just eat before you go.

Sorry Moe’s, but I’ve got to downgrade the rating at this location. The food is as good as ever, but this location has been open for over a year now and the service is still pretty bad. I ordered a Tofu sandwich and was brought Turkey. I told the food runner the order was wrong, but she didn’t bother to pass that on to my server, so ten minutes later when he finally stopped by to ask how the food was, I told him the sandwich was wrong. «Oh, I thought you said Turkey» he said, despite the fact that the food runner had announced that it was a Tofu sandwich when she handed it to me. He ran back to correct the order. About ten minutes later he returned with the correct sandwich, the said «Oh hey, by the way, you’re not vegetarian, are you? Because there’s meat in the… oh, you’re already eating the collard greens, never mind.» So yeah, luckily I’m NOT vegetarian, but… come on, buddy.
Also kind of annoyed that drinks are no longer included in the meal price.
I think this Moe’s needs to do what the South Englewood location has always done: have customers order and pay at the counter, then bring the food out when it’s ready, Noodles and Company style. Or, they need to start training their servers before they scare all their non-​bowling business away!

Really good BBQ, I had the pork. The meat was very tasty and tender, with sauce on the side you can add as much or as little as you like. I used both sauces, the red and white, this is a must try. Their coleslaw is really good, again tasty and not your typical drenched in mayo type. It’s got a little spice to it. The baked beans were great too! There is plenty of seating. Great for large gatherings. Bowling alley on the premises and pool tables as well. A great party place, with great food.

First time here. I like it here. It’s clean, not overly loud when you consider the bowling alley, pool table’s and arcade. I like that it’s big and comfortable. Lots of TVs, we sat in the dinning area.
The food is worth coming back, prices were good for what we ate. I was impressed with the red beans and rice and let’s not forget the banana pudding, good stuff. The service good our waitress was nice and always looked our way to see if we needed anything. I like that over always stopping by and bugging us while we eat. Good job.
We will come back.

It was better this time than my first time there just after they opened. Their food is decent, the Stingers are the best thing on their apps. Their bbq is decently priced and their sweet tea is awesome. The bbq sauce is absolutely too thin. I rated them a ²⁄₅ now I say ⁴⁄₅.

Cool restaurant with a few bowling lanes. Tried various appetizers and everything was pretty good. Huge order of fried pickles, so plan to share. Bacon wrapped things were good, small order. Wings were very good, had a nice smoky sauce. Chicken tenders were chicken tenders. How do they not serve French fries?

We have passed by this establishment ALOT of times since HMART Aurora is in the same vicinity of the same strip mall, hence to this establishment we went for Dinner. This recent visit was on MONDAY December 1^st 2014. I wanted to go some where else for my Birthday celebration but unfortunately that establishment did not open on a MONDAY. BooHoo…
Hence I have to «settle» for another alternative close by where we were that evening in this part of Neighborhood.
YES, this establishment has a couple of BOWLING ALLEYs and «Arcade Games Area» upstairs. But when we came at about 19:10hrs ish, this place is «DEAD» Empty in terms of patrons dining in. Though I cannot deny a couple of Patrons are having their Beer at the Bar and some other patrons are at the Bowling Alley. Is this a good sign? Err. we shall find out ourselves. YES, there are PLENTY of TV Screens for you to catch the latest Games they telecast etc.
The Pricing of Sandwich Meals are from $ 9 to $ 11.99, while the Platters are from $ 7.50 to $ 13.99.
From their simple Menu we opt to have the following items :
* Brisket Sandwich ($ 11.99)
* Fried Shrimp Moe’Boy Sandwich ($ 10.99)
* MOE Wings ($ 3.00)
* MOE Brisket ($ 5.00)
For beverages we opt to have water and Fountain Barq’s Root Beer ($ 2.00) and Hubs order of Fountain Coke Cola ($ 2.00)
The food came out after we waited about 10 to 15 minutes or so. In terms of portions its OK. In terms of flavor of the food its just OK. Hubs opt to have Brisket Sandwich and 2 side orders of Mac N’ Cheese and Potato Salad. My Main Entrée was the Fried Shrimp Moe’Boy Sandwich and 2 side options of Potato Salad and Marinated Slaw. We also opt to have «ADD MOE» to any meal or Platter hence we opt to have 3 Wings and additional Brisket.
All in all, Dinner was OK. Nothing special, Nothing that WOW us to return. *SIGH*
That evening our server, her name is Holloway.
TABLE: 105
MOE’s Original BBQ AURORA
2727 S. Parker Road
Aurora, CO 80 014
Tel: (720) 360‑6979
@232/2014

So was the first time I had the wings a fluke? Second time, I waited all day and dreamed about them, only to be disappointed. They were not fried. Smoked yes. But not fried. An utter disappointment. I shall not return. :(

We’ve been here twice for lunch on Saturdays and have really been enjoying both the food and atmosphere. The restaurant has been dead quiet both times and so I can’t really comment on what it’s like when it’s packed.
Food wise, they have a good menu with ample choices. I’ve been sticking with the brisket platter and my husband gets the hot link platter. The rotating sides offer a nice switch up from the usual selection. Their creamed spinach has by far been my absolute favorite and I would gladly eat that as a meal on its own. The brisket is always delicious though be sure to ask for a knife. Each comes with a side of cornbread and be sure to save room for it. My husband likes the mac and cheese and loves the baked beans.
Service is usually fairly prompt and definitely friendly. We won’t hesitate to return as this is an excellent place for a quiet meal.

This Moe’s is close to me so when I’m on the way home from work and find myself in the mood for beer and average Bar-​B-​Q I stop here.
It’s a huge place, with a good size bar, lots of TV’s, bowling lanes, pool and arcade upstairs. The beer is cold and the food is acceptable.
I’m a Texas BBQ fanatic, so (so far) Colorado BBQ has been meh. But I think Moe’s is slightly better than most I’ve had so far. The meat has always been tender. The pulled pork sort of lacks in flavor and the brisket seems to have a rub of pepper, salt, and pepper. And pepper. And that’s it. No spice, no kick, no hidden flavor. Ask for BBQ sauce, it comes hot (temperature not spice), and it’s not bad. That’s where the flavor is.
The sausage link is good. It comes with a white sauce you don’t get with the other meat. It’s really too bad because it’s very good.
The corn bread is nice. The potato salad is good. But the coleslaw, now that’s weird. Good weird. It’s vinegar based, and it’s sweet. But it’s almost pickled, like sauerkraut meets coleslaw. I really enjoyed it. They give you a small thimble full, but I could easily have eaten a whole bowl.
Then of course, dessert. Today I stuck with my staple, Coors Light on tap. They have a double sided bar in the center of the restaurant. It appears to have about 16 beers on tap. There are tables on either side.
So that brings me to something that annoyed the crap out of me. I enjoy going to restaurants for the ambiance as well as the food. I like to see what other people are ordering, what they’re saying about the food and such. When I came in they had all the customers on the left side of the bar, in booths, tables and the bar. I came in the same time as two other couples. They sat them first, on the left side with EVERYONE else.
Then they sat me, by myself, all alone, in the center of the right side of the restaurant. By myself. Alone. I actually did the sniff check to see if I smelled bad. It was ridiculous. It was like, put a spotlight on the loser eating alone. I even made a couple comments to the lady that sat me and she was like «meh.» She gave me some BS about dividing stations evenly. Like, I wasn’t great at math in school, but 17 tables on one side to one table on the other doesn’t exactly seem even to me. But then again, its been a while since I was in school. But I didn’t want to come off rude so I let it go, but I should have just asked to move. It annoyed me the whole meal.
Seriously, it’s the little things that make or break an experience for me. And it annoyed me enough to hold a grudge, so I’ll probably stick to the Bar-​B-​Q joint by work for a while. If I want to eat and drink alone, I could just stay home.
So if you want slightly better than mediocre bbq and you want to bowl while you eat it, give Moe’s a chance. Just don’t come alone or you’ll be shunned and put on display… loser.

Came for bowling few times and also dined in. Service is ok at the dining area but lot better at the bowling side.
Came for their HH special on beers and didn’t disappoint at $ 2.50 pint on select well known micro brews. $ 1 off on munchies were kinda disappointing but my slinger was very original and exceptionally good.
On the other hand, bartender was lacking lot. He was nice but busy chatting and not paying attention to other customers.
I will be back for bowling and grabbing some HH specials.