Bar 3 Barbecue

This the place to go. The plates are on the cheap for quality, home cooking experience. Igot the sandwich sampler, all of them were crazy good, oh but the brisket is out of this world. They feature their own BBQ sauces of which the original was just perfect. Don't forget their sweet & spicy pickles.

I was quite surprised by this place. From the road looks quite nondescript. The dining area is quite simple and plain. However, this place has great barbecue. The brisket was fantastic. They also serve meals as family style. This is great if you've got people. The staff and cooks are very friendly and the portions are just right. The place is family friendly. And, the barbecue just tastes great. I would highly recommend this place.

This is one of the reasons I come to Bozeman. This BBQ is worth the 100 mile drive! I have been here many, many times over the past 5 summer seasons and always left completely full and satisfied. Love the Brisket and the Pulled Pork and I enjoy the variety of sauces. With the exception of the Pulled Pork, this is smoked BBQ meats so you add the sauce of your choice. The sides are all really great! I, too, really like the okra and the fried green tomatoes! Really enjoyed meeting Carl this year! Service with a smile and even a laugh! Who could ask for more?

I recently finished my second order of the 3-meat platter from Bar 3. Here's what I thought about each item: Beef Brisket - About 2/3 of the pieces that I got were gristle/fat. The meat was good, but I prefer the majority of what I order to be meat. Smoked Turkey - Delicious. I am a turkey fan and I ended up ordering this on both orders. Burnt Ends - This was my first experience with burnt ends, which I ordered after reading someone else's review. They were okay, but not worth ordering again. Chicken - Someone else wrote a review about this being dry, but I loved the chicken. This was my favorite of all the meats I ordered - the skin was -perfectly- crispy, and the meat was very flavorful. The chicken was the main reason I came back a second time. It wasn't dry (at least not beyond what I would expect from BBQ'd meat). Sides - These were my biggest disappointment. Only one of the 4 sides I tried was any good. The Hoppin' Johns were great - nicely seasoned and delicious and I'd order them again. Moving onto the bad.... the mac and cheese was just sort of dry/sticky and not very flavorful - it felt like the macaroni was a little overcooked. The garlic mashers were just dry and thick and didn't have much in the way of garlic flavor. The potato salad was blah - the potato slices seemed a little on the hard/undercooked side, so it was sort of like eating some semi-raw potato slices dipped in very thin sour-cream and sprinkled in dill. The slices needed to be cooked just a bit more and it needed some more seasoning. That said, it's possible I just picked the wrong sides. I'll keep trying some of the other options... The final verdict is that I would come back here to get the turkey and chicken for sure - both were extremely delicious and had plenty of meat. I knocked off one star for the sides and another star for the amount of gristle on the brisket, but if you prefer milder flavors for the sides, then that might be a good thing for you.