county grill and smokehouse

great pulled porkbbqsandwich. i usual visit their location over in york county, but recently got the chance to try this location out. their menu is basically the same but the look and feel is a little different. as for the location, i like the york county location better but the food was equally as good.

i always get the same thing when i go, pulled porkbbqsandwich w/fries and a side of greens. they have plenty of homemade sauces to choose from, i prefer hot sauce and a splash of east carolina on the greens. their mustardbbqsauce actually makes a good fry dip to me.

they serve each meal with corn muffins and honey butter. plenty of dessert items to choose from and equal amount of beer options on tap. if you likebbqthis is one of the must try spots in that area.

the brisket was amazing!we enjoyed trying all of thebbqsauce options. we had a great meal, great service and the place was nice . we will come again .

one of my favorite spots. came for lunch today- tried the tuna- did not disappoint! grilled tuna- medium- cooked perfectly. at first bite- bland- but you have to eat it with the pickled red onion! delicious! one of the only times i did not inhale abbqcombo platter. eating light but still pleased- tuna with sides of black eyed peas and collards. good stuff!

wonderful place to eat!!. amazingly good and great service!! memphisbbqwas exceptional!! we will be going back!!

nice stop, good food. wings and brisket were tasty. service was attentive. unfortunately, they ran out of ribs & chicken--really? abbqplace that runs out of ribs? we did come in late, ~9:15. still . . . the waitress gave my 12 year-old a marker to write on the paper table cloth :-) we were seated in the bar area. the 6 people at a couple tables down were buzzed, loud, and used language not appropriate in the presence of kids.

smoked out, love it. first i smoke pork at home so i think i know goodbbqwhen i eat it. you can smell their smoker when you pull up. they have six different sauces at your table. i find it hard to find better smoked meat period. the staff is friendly and funny. i drive 25miles to get there, worth it. i have never left hungry. there is nothing bad i can say.

good ribs. county grill is my favorite place in hampton roads for baby back ribs. i would avoid the st. louis ribs, but the baby backs are very good. the meat is usually pretty moist and doesn't come slathered inbbqsauce. instead, you can choose one of the six bottles sitting on the table and put on as much as you want. the beef brisket is also pretty good. i like the rustic atmosphere and they usually have a pretty good selection of beers on tap. the corn muffins are very good and are even better with the honey butter provided. for those from texas, thebbqis not what one would get in the lone star state. however, country grill does a decent job and is my favorite place around here for bbq.

one 'food coma" wasn't enough. i had to do it again.... on my second visit to the county grill five of the people from my first visit were in attendance. this was a birthday dinner of sorts and everyone ordered something different from the previous visit, so i have a lot more pictures to show you at the end of the review.

on this visit we were seated in the bar at a round top table under the giant elk head on the wall. we started off with 2 appetizers as well as an endless supply of mini corn bread biscuits. the apps were wings and potato boats. both of these apps are unique and have a county grill twist on them. the wings are smoked, grilled and then doused in the house buffalo wing sauce. the taste is truly unique and they are one of kind and excellent. the same goes for the potato boats. these are potato skins on roids. they start out with the same basis, bacon, green onion, cheddar cheese but then the cg adds smokedbbqbeans & smoked beef brisket to the mix. you could make a meal out of these alone. so good....

now for the entree's. if you read my reviews you know i'm a burger guy, so i went for the county grill burger. good lord cg delivers. this includes a pit grilled burger basted with the housebbqsauce & topped with smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and fresh mushrooms. the crinkle cut fries come on the side in a mini fry basket and house slaw. this burger is gigantic and delicious. very cool and darned filling to say the least.

other entree's at the table included the cape cobb salad which includesbbqskewered shrimp. a large ribeye steak platter w/ baked potato. smokehouse quesadillas (which are an app but big enough to be a meal) and abbqcombo which includes pulled pork, beef brisket and smoked chicken breast.

everyone loved their food and the portions are huge. most of us took food home. if you want some darn find southern home cooking you need to try this place out. skip lunch that day and bring an appetite. you won't regret it.


-----11 may, 2012-----

i have two words for you... "food coma".. i don't get over to hampton much unless i'm passing through but today was different. we stopped by here after catching a movie while it seemed a little late for the lunch crowd, the place was packed.

we had a part of six and were sat at a large round table just inside the front door by the small stairway. the restaurant is broken up into two sections. the main dining area in the front. a tiny bar in the main corridor, and then the main bar is in the back of the builder. you can enter from the front or back, whichever you prefer.

for starters i ordered the state fair onion ring app and this came out on a large platter with all the giant battered rings placed around a bowl of horseradish. by far the best onion rings i've had in a while. you don't find ring like this much anymore. shortly after that the entree's started arriving. i went with a sandwich called the pit master. this came with succulent pieces of pulled pork shoulder and sliced beef brisket and cole slaw. the portion was huge and it was so good by itself i entirely forgot to try any of their 6 house sauces.

i didn't imbibe this afternoon but did notice that they have 10-12 micro brews on tab (according to a chalk board i read.) and they rotate the seasonally. sounds good to me.

there was also a desert menu and i understand their banana pudding is to die for. noted for future visit.

all in all a great visit, i'm looking forward to trying several more things on the menu however what i had today was so good i may not veer off from that meal the next time i visit. i then went home and took a 2 hour nap. an easy 4 stars.

hamptons best kept secret. well i'm not from hampton and rarely do i visit hampton (mainly because of the hassle of the hrbt traffic) but this particular day i was in hampton visiting the air & space museum and took a ride around looking for food. going over and overpass i saw country grill out of the corner of my eye... and i lovebbqso we stopped and this place is amazing. the decor is fun the atmosphere is good, the servers are so friendly, and the food was amazing. they have a selection of about 6 or 7 differentbbqsauces to choose from each representing a state known for goodbbq(mostly southern). they lay a roll of paper out on the table to catch mess and the waitresses are required to write their name upside down (to them) which i thought was funny. and they have a huge beer selection.bbqis great too. everything was great!! try the brisket! the 4 meat platter can be shared by two people and you'll go home with leftovers for only $18

great now. i had visited the hampton location a couple times a few years ago. the service was terrible (one friend had their credit card ripped off by a server who was fired), the food was cold, and the management didn't seem to care. oh how things have changed!!!!

we recently returned with some friends about 6 months ago and have been returning since. the food is up to the standards of the yorktown location and the service has been much better. forbbqin hampton, this is the best!!!

lots of sauces - lots of tasty. i live on the southside so we do not get up to hampton very often to eat out. when we do often enough we have to rely upon our friends to tell us where to go. the county grill is probably not the easiest thing to locate but it was well worth the driving back and forth trying to figure out where the little dot on my map was telling us to go. previously frankie's in virginia beach was my favorite localbbqplace but no more!

the beef briscuit i had the first time was so delicious. the table has about 8 different sauces to choose from meaning that no matter your tastebuds if you likebbqyou'll find one you probably like. the sides are equally as delicious as the entree with marvelous service.

the second time we went i tried the pulled pork which by itself is very bland but with the addedbbqsauces it's delicious. i think i prefer the briscuit but the pulled pork in its sandwhich form would most likely be an awesome lunch option. they have a wide selection of beers which made my other half very happy. the country music also reminded him of home but i like that the music is not overbearing and you can easily hold a conversation without ever even noticing it.

this place is well worth the hassle of trying to find it. i was trying to use the android's navigate app and it was completely confused. the resturant is off a little side street that runs parallel to mercury blvd. it almost looks like you're heading into a residential area to turn back there and we almost always accidently pass the turn.

tiny place - big on taste!
some of the bestbbqin the hampton roads area!

great q and many beers. this is my choice in hampton roads forbbqand beer. the county grill salad is my lunch favorite and has about a pound of q on it! q is good but sometimes dry. sides are always excellent. there are at least 10 microbrews on rotating taps. they have free peanuts at the bar.

second time's a charm. the first time i visited this place i was not a happy person. the food was good, but the service was terrible and they were out of most of the items on the menu. to be fair, our first stop in was on valentine's day and they were short handed and extremely busy. i asked to speak with a manager and he basically told me, that he had people call in and were unprepared for the large crowd. he bascially said it was too bad that i was unhappy and they weren't going to do anything to appease me.

i'm from texas and we know how to do bbq. i'm a big fan of pit bbq, so after stewing over a month, i decided to give the place another try on a day that wasn't so busy. my second, third, and forth visits were much better. the service was great, and the food was amazing!

their portions are very large. they have six different sauces to tempt your palate. the complimentary corn muffins are served with honey butter. (it's nice not to have to buy the bread) the meat is always tender and juicy. the warm potato salad and pit roasted veggies are my favorite of the sides. when i want bbq, i usually go for the beef and pork, but their chicken is mouthwatering too. i haven't tried any of their sandwiches or salads. i usually stick to the combos. for desert try their strawberry shortcake. they aren't stingy with the strawberries or the whipped cream.
this place stays pretty busy, so come in early to make sure all menu items are available. thebbqis finger licking good!

great!. loved the different sauces they offer. soooo much better than the pierces pitt place in williamsburg. thisbbqis worth having and the portions are really big. word the wise though....their banana pudding is cooked. i'm from texas and we never cook banana pudding. it was kinda weird...don't get it. the pulled pork is awesome though and the beans are fantastic.