the shed bbq & blues joint

verygoodbbq. the sampler was a great diversity of food; ribs, both pork and beef, pulled pork, pulled brisket, sausage and chicken. the chicken was the best chicken i have ever eaten! sides were average. i would come back here very often if i lived closer.

amazing ribs!. ribs are def in my top 3 favorite foods, so i'm always on the hunt to try ribs wherever i can. i ordered the shed sampler platter meal which came with spare ribs, baby back ribs, sausage, brisket, chicken, pork, 3 sides and two breads. for around $20 that was plenty to feed my family of 3 for dinner, and might i say that these ribs just might be some of the best i've tasted in mississippi. they are delicious, tender, and they are falling off the bone... oh my goodness. i loved them.

the atmosphere, as others stated, is great. definitely worth the trip just to be able to soak in the scenery. might sound weird, but i would describe the atmosphere as one of thosegoodfeelings when you think of something from childhood, like summer camp or doing things before technology and media was rampant.

the sides that come with the meal are pretty good. we had the mac salad, baked potato salad and coleslaw. all delicious. my only complaint is that the portions of the sides are very small.

if you came to the mississippi gulf coast for barbecue.... you could find better, than the shed. there's a lot of attention to the shed's unique decor. call me what you will but i found the atmosphere distracting and we ate there when there were maybe 15 other diners there for lunch. i think the decorations would be very annoying on a friday or saturday night when the place will be full of people there for the live music and said "atmosphere." the atmosphere is so overwhelming...maybe most people overlook how mediocre the food is in favor of the shed's eccentricity. the smoked meats were all extremely dry and needed extra sauce to make them go down. the side dishes were not remarkable. i feel certain that the food would only taste better if i had a lot of liquor in me. tea wasgoodthough and the barq's was cold.

we finally made the stop in here on a drive home to try the q here at the shed. i have to use two or three spots in austin as the latest similar places to compare them too.

ordered brisket sandwich plate with two sides and barq’s bottle. food came out in about 15 minutes with agoodcrowd on hand. found it peculiar brisket was not sliced and was swimming in a sweet sauce already. very stringy meat. why have the other sauces if this one is already being used. hard to detect a lot of smoke flavor. after reading many other reviews here, including a large number that are hidden, we are not alone in our perception. pretty disappointed.

the sides, mac salad, potato salad and sweet potato casserole were very good, our favorite part of the meal.

will give them another try someday and report back in on the meal but brisket is how you start and set your barometer for all other meats and eats in my opinion.

great atmosphere. great music.goodfood. great place to take family and friends when they are in town visting. neato place.
beware of the flies outside.

use to be good, key word use to be, now it's just sad. it's been like watching a slow moving train crash when you go to the shed over the years, it use to be the best now, it's bottom of the barrel, better bbq is served at fast food joints. everything on the menu is just bad, plain ol' bad. full of fat, bland sauce. if you wantgoodbbq go to slap ya momma's and save yourself from this disaster! i would give it a 0 if i could.

downhill. first few times we went the q was great, atmosphere is fun, and live music was fantastic. since the awful tv show they tried to do something has changed. food has been cold the last 3 times i've been, over sauced, and really seems to be prepared without care for the product. i'm looking at alternatives forgoodq in the area since the shed has believed a bit much in their own hype of late. onegoodfind has been muddy waters which has a new location right in downtown ocean springs.

convenient location forgoodbbq. this location of the shed bbq & blues joint is very convenient when traveling on i-10. we stopped in on a road trip to florida for dinner and enjoyed the atmosphere and food. we ordered the shed sampler platter to share since it comes with a portion of all seven meats and three sides which we chose the baked beans, coleslaw, and mac salad (mac-and-cheese). the food came out extremely quickly and we enjoyed being able to taste all the meats they had to offer i think next time though we will stick to one of the rib plates.

surpisingly average at best. it is a really cool set up in my opinion, but the food was weak. the staff was super cool and the guy working the register was a beer expert and recommended a great micro brew. the meats were all super tender but lacked in smoke and flavor. the ribs were drenched in sauce which is amateurish. the brisket was shredded and not sliced on the sampler platter which was disappointing. as for the sides, i really liked the unique potato salad, definitely give it a try. the mac n cheese was prettygoodas was the coleslaw. all in all, i was letdown by the quality of their q given their national rep. to sum it up, go for the ambience and the people, but don't expect great food...or go elsewhere.

overrated. we recently ate at the shed, can't say that it was agoodexperience.the food was cold and had very little smoked flavor to it. had heard a lot of hype about the food but it turns out just to be hype. if you want reallygoodsmoked meats go to slap ya mommas.

their pulled pork is definitely worth getting, but my favorite when the shed had a mobile location was always the pulled brisket, so i had to get that for old times’ sake. it was asgoodas ever. i won’t try to describe it… just go, just get it.

nasty & disgusting. perhaps the worst food i have ever eaten & i lovegoodbarbeque--but, you won't find it here...

looks like a tacky touristy t shirt shop inside. not even any of the side dishes were edible & every one at my table was in agreement that this food was horrifyingly awful-- can't believe tv hype-- but, perhaps this food was edible, or evengoodin its past, but this is the present & on a 1 to 10, i give this place a 1.
and, it is very overpriced for poor quality barbeque that it is, small portions of terrible food. the mac & cheese was a dark orange color not often seen on this planet, and never before on mac & cheese. i am guessing it was made with wallmart macoroni (lowest quality) and "artificial cheese" product, hence the disgusting unnatural color.
even the beans were not edible-- i think they were also generic cheap canned wallmart beans.
for $15.00, i got this & just 3 of the most disgusting ribs i have ever eaten & felt like i had been had, which indeed was the case. i should stop payment on my credit card & they should pay me to eat there ever again...
when on i-10, pass this place up, you will find better barbeque all along the way in all of the larger towns & cities along i-10, if that's what you are crazing...

don't waste your time. the shed is a quirky,overpriced bbq joint. if you want to go for the atmosphere go ahead.the food is not worth it. after we ordered our food the cashier informed us it would be a 1/2 hour wait. ok. i'll wait.after 45 minutes i approached the server and was told how busy they were and the food would arrive shortly. after an hour i went to the bar and demanded my food. it was then located and served. i was shocked when it was put in front of me. it was a tiny,dried out chicken breast,potato salad that tasted like it was from walmart ,macaroni and cheese that was like the boxed type and baked beans that were mushy and overly sweet.the barbeque sauce on the chicken was sooooo sweet that i could barely manage to eat it.i wouldn't waste your time here. the atmosphere does not outweigh the poor quality of food and service.i hate when a restaurant blames their poor service on how busy they are. that is not my fault and i should not have to suffer because of it.go to stonewall's in ocean springs. they are reallygoodbbq joint.

not impressed. the publicity may have done it in.. first i'll talk about the overall experience, and then i'll talk about the food.

the restaurant is an interesting place. it's definitely designed to look like they don't care about building codes or decor, and that makes it have a really interesting feel. it was exceptionally crowded when we arrived. it took a while to find a seat, and there was a line for drinks. when we ordered, we were told there would be a 30 minute wait for food, but it took an hour to get our food, and that was only when we asked where it was. others seemed to be having a similar problem, the bill was about 64 dollars for 4 plates, which was a little high in my opinion.

the food arrived somewhat cold, and it was mediocre. i ordered the pulled pork plate. the meat itself was fine (besides being a little cold), but the barbecue sauce was excessively sweet to me. i prefer mildly sweet sauces with more vinegar. the macaroni side i had was basically just store bought mac-and-cheese, like velveeta. the bread was fine. similar to but less tasty than cane's texas toast. the people with me were similarly unimpressed. the food was not bad, but based on thegoodpublicity the shed has gotten, it should have been much better. the others in my party got the spare rib plate and the chicken plate. i was told the spare ribs are good. the chicken was lacking. usually places give a thigh and a leg, but my friends were only given a thigh. it was dry and underwhelming. the baked beans were too sweet and seemed fake.

i think the shed was probably much better in the past, but since receiving so much national exposure, they have had to make some sacrifices in quality to meet demand. overall, i probably won't be back. if you're looking forgoodbarbecue on the coast without the wait and crowdedness, maybe try stonewall's in the st. martin/ocean springs area.

very overrated, all hype. was watching diva q the other day and of course she went to the shed raving on their food, which by the way looked nothing like we eve got there. have been about 4 times, always unhappy. my husband absolutely hates the place and he has tried it all. the meat is so over cooked and mushy, like baby food. the atmosphere is different but that's about it. sides aren't thatgoodeither. we had a shed in mobile near the college, it didn't last. it's been over exposed from the food network and pitmasters. but there is hope ,it's called dickies..went to the new one in gulfport sat ...only thing i can say is order online to avoid the wait because of all the people ahead of you. brisket was off the chain along with there many many sides...