saucy's walk up

yummy goodness!. i tried thisbbqless than a week ago, and it is the best i have ever had! i went back again today for dinner, and am already planning my next visit. the owner and staff are very friendly, the slaw is crazy good, and thebbqis fantastic. really. i'm serious, this is the bestbbqi have ever had... and i've had a lot. the only thing i would recommend is to let your food cool a little bit before eating it so that you can taste all of the flavors. i am totally addicted to saucy's. so worth the trip!

stopped by on our way to dc. saw this this shipping container in the side of the road. the smell reeled us in. bestbbqi've had outside of north carolina

the bbq-ness is on point. i really wish that people will stop sleeping on the 'burg. saucy's is another great reason why richmond needs to wake up...they have great 'que...period! i've tried lots of places, including extra billy's, q and buzz n ned's, and this place easily competes with all of them and in my opinion, beats buzz n ned's and extra billy's (neck & neck with q).

this place is in a repurposed shipping container. they have an unpretentious smoker that enables them to churn out some serious pulled pork, brisket, ribs and chicken. choice of sauces: coffee-based and a traditional.

sides are limited- chips, slaw, taytah salad and 3 bean. i personally don't care for the taytah salad, but so what....the entrees and 3 bean salad keep me coming back. oh yeah, the service is consistently friendly.

what else can you ask for from a walk-upbbqjoint?

saucy's is the bestbbqin the area. i have eaten at severalbbqplaces and this is the best ever. thebbqis so moist and delicious. i love that you can just walk up to an old shipping container or eat inside the building.

i have to give it to saucy's.  not entirely because of theirbbq(more on that in a minute), but most importantly because of their determination and dedication towards making downtown petersburg a genuinely unique and thriving business and restaurant district again.  saucy's was always a walk-up joint, but now they've built (remodeled?) the building right next to them into a beautiful, bright, contemporary meat hut.  the inside has the most interesting and dynamic tables i've ever seen in abbqjoint.  the place has local brews on tap, a nod to all that is virginia pride.  the menu is simplistic, you're not going to find much here that you wouldn't find elsewhere, but the prices are very reasonable and thebbqis genuinely good.  their coleslaw leaves a little in the way of wanting for some catchier vinegar or some mayonnaise, depending on your taste.  the portions for french fries are ridiculously large and you won't finish them (coming from the guy who has to order two sandwiches everywhere he goes).  additionally, they also sell their own sauce (in growlers, no less) that is genuinely good enough that i would consider purchasing it.  it is up there on the same level as buz & neds, honestly.

if you want the most bang for your buck, get the chicken quarter/half.  if you need to choose the brisket over the pulled pork, choose the pork.  and if you want the perfect ending to your meal, choose the fried moon pie (which i didn't, but sincerely regret).  petersburg is a better place for having a place like saucy's for hungry soldiers to spend their money at.

bestbbqin the area! both the walk-up and the sit-down are fantastic.
the beer selection is nice, and the sliders are a can't-miss. make sure to check out the specials in addition to the normal menu

i usually only get the 1/2 chicken with extra bbq. but it is to die for! moist chicken, tangy and sweetbbqsauce. delicious. their sweet mashed potatoes are out of this world, and their sweet potato poppers are insane. nothing here disappoints.

what great friendly people. i am from nc so i prefer the vinegar based bbq, but their tomato based version here is pretty good, the meat is tender. the fries were great, potato salad very good, the beans are a unique thing, three beans in a sauce. the coleslaw was very different than anything i've had, not sure i recommend that style with bbq. very clean resturant.
overall a good place but if i could make one recommendation it would be to tone down the sauces on everything. the fries were great but would be perfect with less seasoning, beans would be good but you couldn't taste the beans themselves because of the flavoring,bbqshould always stand on it's own, again good taste but maybe just a tad over-sauced.

hands down! best meat being cooked within 200 miles of that little saucy shack. all 5 senses are used. feel thebbqsauce all over the ribs, the smell speaks for itself, see the beautiful tender mean fall off the bone, hear everyone at the table in silence while eating.. and the taste is well perfect!

love it!. some of the bestbbqi have had. they throw their own twist into the slaw. i go several times a week for lunch and always get the same thing, the slammin pork sammich

bestbbqin the state of virginia! i recommend the beef brisquet.