Shelby's - Washougal

First review for 2017 and have been wanting to try this place for awhile. I drive by it all the time and from the outside, it doesn't look like much, but don't be fooled by the exterior. This is a legit BBQ joint. I had the brisket with cole slaw and hush puppy sides for $13.99. The brisket was quite good, very moist and tender with a mild amount of smoke. I tried the honey based BBQ sauce and it was OK. Will probably try one of the others next time. The cole slaw was also quite good. It had apples and red onions with a light slaw dressing. Really light and fresh. The hush puppies and cornbread muffin were just ok. A little too dense and doughy. Service was very good and attentive. Value was marginal with a relatively small meat portion and only 2 hush puppies. Overall this is a good BBQ joint/cafe. The food is pretty good as is the service. A little pricey but not terribly so. The exterior and parking lot have room for improvement. It's casual dining that fits the culture of Washougal. It's got it's following and I will be back for more of that awesome BBQ brisket. Check it out.

Nice little BBQ place. The decor matches most BBQ places, barn like with wooden tables inside. I had just a brisket burger and the Mac and cheese. They said the Mac and cheese was good so I was excited. The BBQ brisket was fantastic on the burger. There wasn't any fat on it and the BBQ sauce really complimented it well. Caramelized onions were great on it as well. Could've done without the raw onions. Easily one of my top 5 briskets! It had a lot of flavor and I definitely could have eaten 10 more lbs. However... the mac and cheese.. are you kidding me? It was the worse mac and cheese. Hardly any flavor and it was overcooked noodles with an unnecessary thick flavorless sauce. Usually if I'm starving I will still finish something. I was starving and I only took one bite. I did try to another bite towards the end because I was hungry and instant regret. : : I would honestly just get the meat to go and use it in my own stuff!

3 stars for the service and the drinks, not for the food. I 'm not crazy about BBQ so for someone that likes BBQ this might be a good place. I wasn 't expecting it to be a BBQ joint. It should be named Shelby 's BBQ. There is really not a lot to choose from on the menu except beef and pork and I don 't eat either. My husband doesn 't eat pork but does eat beef. There weren 't a lot of options left for me. I got a chicken sandwich with fries and hush puppies. The sandwich had no taste and the fries were wilted and some were burnt to a crisp. The hushpuppies were overcooked and hard. They were nice enough to remove the hushpuppies from the bill. The server recommended a popular drink dirty mule, which was very good. It was so good and so refreshing. I was quite skeptical at first but it turned out to be great. Our server was patient with our many questions about the menu. Only go here if you love BBQ or want a good beverage.

The pulled pork brisket are delicious! Cornbread the side of Brussels sprouts with bacon bake beans complete the meal!! Second time here will definitely be back. Very tasty ! Great service!

This place is horrible They must use the lowest grade meat on the market And we'll the only good thing here is the ice that goes into your dirty cup