House of Q BBQ & Brew

I was very tired and very hungry when I found House of Q. Thankfully it was not to hard to find being right next to my hotel :) I walked down and took a few minutes to ponder the menu. I chose meatloaf which is not my usual style. I was immediately served with homemade potato chips. Wow. Great tasting but perhaps a little oily? I am certain I wouldve eaten way more had they refilled platter I declined :) I was given beans and apples and all in all what a great meal. The meatloaf itself came out with multiple sauces and while all were very good, including the meatloaf, it was just missing something. Maybe it had been cooked a little too long ago? I knew that was a risk going into it, but I was so satisfied I could not finish it. This does not happen very often with me and my belly proves it. Leave some food on the plate and have some weightloss they say right? P. S. SIT ON THE PATIO

Have eaten here twice. Very good bbq, nice atmosphere, good service, reasonably priced.

The onion rings are out of this world. $ 15 dollar all you can eat ribs and sides on Thursdays and half price apps/​beer during happy hour! All the apps we got were killer (wings, rings, loaded potatoes)

I think this is the best #BBQ in #Longmont. Great brisket and ribs!
They have a large outdoor patio that’s very clean and relaxing. And the wait staff are fast and attentive.
Making this my favorite spot!

Pretty solid! Maybe not quite four stars but always a good meal and a hefty portion of food. Service is fine and the food came out super quick
I’ll be back

We’ve driven past House of Que numerous times since moving back to Colorado last May and I can truly say that I’ve made fun of it on more than one occasion. Truth is we spent about two years living in Kansas City and I became a bit of a barbecue snob in that time. Upon returning everyone I know kept telling me I had to go to Georgia Boys so, one night we gave in and it was terrible. Been on a bit of a BBQ break ever since. That is, until tonight. This was one of those rare occasions where we actually out and bout on a «Work Night» and decided to grab some dinner on the way home. When I asked the wife what she felt like House of Que was the first thing she said. I looked at her a little quizzically since normally she goes for a salad or some other «Chick food» place so I figured what the Hell, let’s give it a try. After all, it couldn’t be as bad as Georgia Boys. We decided against checking Unilocal!beforehand and just went in blind so you could imagine my surprise when we sat down, looked at the menu, and there was Smokin’ Dave looking back at me. I love Smokin’ Dave’s! Both his Lyons and Estes Restaurants are always consistent quality and even the «Snob» in me always enjoys Dave’s offerings. Shoot, had I known this was a Smokin’ Dave’s I would’ve been here months ago. To say the least, this new location lived up to my expectations and all I can say to the fellas is go for the BBQ Salad with Brisket. I know it sounds weird, but it’s sooo good. The wife loved their version of a Veggie Burger as well. And as for our Toddler, Calvin loved it all. Well done Smokin’ Dave, just wish I’d known this was your establishment sooner. Best BBQ in Colorado, no matter which location you visit.

Friendly staff. Attentive. Appetizers came out quickly. A variety of dinners ordered. Those with ribs enjoyed the flavor. Brisket was dry. I ordered catfish described as lightly dusted. No flavor coating too thick and over cooked.
Side orders fair at best. No Mac and cheese on menu. Odd for Q restaurant.
Unlikely to try again.

They happy hour here is one of the best around for both Boulder and Longmont. The food is great and the prices are good. Definitely will be back

This is another favorite! Cant believe I hadn’t Unilocaled them yet.
Ive never had a bad meal here. The Carolina pulled pork is my fav. but the rubin sandwiches are excellent as well .
Everything is very good.
The hit on them is that they use those small Corona beer bottles for salt and pepper shakers… I really dislike these as pepper just barely comes out.
Salt and pepper shakers are a pet peeve of mine.
Gary

Unfortunately, we were disappointed with The experience at the House of Q. When we arrived, the hostesses argued about where to seat us for several minutes before finally waving us over to a table.
After requesting waters, it took a good ten minutes to even bring us water. We then were served the wrong food which the waitress insisted was our order.
The food was cold, and the fries too salty.
However, not all is lost at this barbecue joint; at least the pulled pork was bearable and the cornbread was delicious.
Hope that you have a better experience than we had!

Amazing! This is some of the best BBQ I’ve had since moving to Colorado.
The ribs were tender and moist. The sides were okay, nothing to rave about.
The pecan pie was very good. It’s hard to find pie that good.
However, the best part of an was the ice tea! It reminded me exactly if home.

I went to House of Q with a date, we shared a combo plate with the beef brisket, it was so tender it melted on our tongues! The sauces were great! Sharing meant we had a little room left for the bread pudding for dessert! Delicious
!! I can attest that left over bread pudding with your morning coffee is also superb!

Another place where the help got pissed about my review. Got a message from Emily S. who apparently works at this place, went something like this:
«What in the world does being a guy have anything to do about how well people serve? Serving isnt hard. You say hello, bring drink, take orders, bring food, and be friendly. That was completely unnecessary to add to your review. All of our servers, GUY OR GIRL, are the best people i know, and the best and nicest, smart, servers. You should DELETE your review immediately. We don’t want you coming back anyway. Misogyny is not welcome.»
And this:
«ALSO, girls dont rely on their gender to be good servers. You dont think girls need the money too??? Like what does that even mean??? the girl servers and HOQ actually work HARDER and pay more attention to our customers than the guys. Sorry to break it to you!!! The fact i even have to explain this makes me disappointed in humans. Good day.»
I said right in my review it was a sexist observation. Sheesh.
This place has a nice atmosphere, OK but not great food, and decent service, which I noted in my review. Not a place I would go out of my way for, I live a couple of towns over, but family members love the place, so I had no problem going back there with them.
Now, however, I believe I will take Emily S.‘s advice and not go back.
I have some advice for the owners of this place:
Have a talk w/​your staff about responding negatively to criticism on social media. It’s bound to have an impact on your business.
Later days, House of Q.
Here’s a message I got from the GM of this place:
«Hello Raoul,
I would like to apologize for the email you received from one of our employees. We read and take into consideration every review we receive here at the House of Q, and appreciated the feedback you gave us with your first review.
We take pride in the food we serve, the service we provide, and are continually striving to find ways in which we can improve. That being said, employees responding to reviews on social media is not condoned by the ownership or management. The issue is being addressed with the employee.
We appreciate you and your family’s business and hope you decide to give the House of Q another try!
Sincerely,
Chelsea Van Horn (GM)»
Well, it doesn’t get anymore forthright than that. If every business handled problems like this, I’d be going back to a heck of a lot more places, which I intend to do with House of Q. I’m also restoring my original 3 stars.
Thanks, Chelsea.

I’ve been there three times. I’ll admit it has been a while since I’ve been there.
First time I went there it was good.
Second and third time I ordered the pit sliders both times. They were good except they were served cold. Both times. It wasn’t busy. Cook had one job to do. Reheat some bbq for some sliders. Fail.
There is no way House of Q should rate higher than The Rib House. Sorry.

I’ve driven by this place hundreds of times and finally decided to stop in for lunch with co-​workers.
The atmosphere was alright.
Service was excellent, our waitress was friendly and attentive.
Beer selection rocks and they make a pretty good bloody Mary.
I ordered the meatloaf platter. The entrée itself was alright, nothing to rave about but man, they loaded it up. Tons of food.
The sides, however, were excellent! Best collard greens I’ve had in Colorado and the bbq baked beans were out of this world.
I’ve noticed a lot of mixed reviews for this joint but I can say with certainty that I’ll be returning and would suggest it to my friends.

This is the BEST BBQ around!
Everything on this menu is great. The ribs and pulled pork BBQ nachos are amazing! The quality of the food is off the charts!
The music, the bar, just the atmosphere… it’s a great place to go! And the service is the best!

Typical dry colorado barbeque with no flavor. The sauces are generic. The hot links were like that which you would pick up in a package from King Sooper’s. Disappointing. Not worth the money.

I went solo on a Monday night at 8:40 PM they close at 9 and it was obvious to me that my server did not want another table when I arrived, she was about as unfriendly a server as I have ever come across although the Manager on that night was very nice.
I chose the two meat platter with pulled pork, beef ribs, coleslaw and potato salad as my sides.
The good:
The homemade potato chips they brought upon arrival were crispy and really good, probably the best part of the meal.
Beef Ribs were pretty good, they were big and meaty.
Selection and flavor of sauces is decent.
The bad:
Very bland sides and pork.
Pulled pork was very bland, had no smoke flavor, tender enough but nothing special.
Coleslaw was tasteless and the potato salad was no better, absolutely no creativity or anything special abut the meal.
When the server dropped off my check there was no «thank you» or come again.
I recently moved to Longmont and pass by here all the time, I was expecting much better service and food quality.

We went early on a Thursday, because we had our kids with us and it’s important to us for a place to not be terribly crowded when we have them so service is better. Ended up seated in the bar even though the main area had plenty of room. No idea why they would seat a family with kids in a bar, but that was strike one.
Asked for a booster seat. Ordered appetizer, drinks, and dinner… Without getting the booster that the waitress was supposed to be bringing. When dinner arrived my husband went to the host stand to get it himself so our son could reach his food to eat. Waitress noticed but didn’t make any attempt to say sorry. Strike two.
Food was so so. I had the catfish «favorite». Batter was sweet, Tatar sauce was sweet, no lemon until my husband got one from the bar fit me. I ate less than half. Hubby had the Philly. He loves those things… But this one was pretty terrible, he ate less than half. Son had ribs, they were pretty darn good, but his fries were cold and greasy. Hubby had to go find waitress to get ticket, and I took the kids out to the car while he paid. It took 15 minutes for her to run the card and give it back so he could leave. Strike 3.
Really, not worth going here. The only thing that would redeem it is the great choice of beers, but if you want to sit at a bar and drink craft brews do it at the brewery, this is Colorado and there are lots to choose from. The price is better.

This was ok barbeque but nothing really stood out.
The pulled pork was pretty good — tasty and moist. The beef brisket was good but dry.
I really enjoyed the sweet potato fries and while all the sides we had were pretty good, none of them stood out as «wow, you have to try this». We had sweet potato fries, green beans, red beans and rice as well as the corn bread.
They did have an awesome selection of local Colorado microbrews on tap!