Pete’s BBQ Ramona

"I have eaten at Pete's before and was quite satisfied. I had the brisket sandwich with a small fried onion rings side. I expected sliced meat. Instead, the brisket was chopped. This destroyed the texture and fat content that brisket is known for. The meat was covered with heavily caramelized onions - almost burnt. The flavor was dominated by the BBQ sauce. Overall the sandwich was disappointing. The rings were excellent. Next time at Pete's is back to pork ribs."

"My experience with Pete's bbq catering service in Ramona was utterly disappointing. It started off professional and friendly. Two months in advance we ordered and paid for $1,300 of bbq catering to be dropped off for 50 people at our daughter's outdoor wedding and celebration in Julian. We were really excited about the bbq food we selected to share with our guests. The catering service was far from what was promised, with a lack of attention to detail and poor communication. The food arrived hour and a half late, and when it finally did, it was not complete with agreed amounts of food, no serving utensils or eating utensils (plates, forks, knifes, spoons). We did get one bundle of napkins. The food tasted descent, except the green salads had moldy rotted slices of cucumber throughout, inedible. Seemed like this was their first catering rodeo. Customer service was atrocious; my inquiries about the delay and poor food quality were met with indifference and excuses. I requested to be reimbursed $300 for the inconvenience, hour and half late delivery and rotted salads. We called back twice and never heard back from Pete's bbq. How pathetic!! Overall, this catering service not only failed to meet expectations but also left a bad taste in my mouth - and not in a metaphorical way. Good luck if you select Pete's bbq in Ramona for your catering needs."

"One word…wow. This was some of the most disappointing food I’ve had in awhile. The meat looks like it’s cut on a deli slicer it’s so thin. I think they sliced it so thin to hide the fact it’s dried out and has little flavor; the best part of the Tri Tip and Brisket sandwich was the sauce. You’ll get better Mac n Cheese from a box at home with a little doctoring. The sandwiches should have only taken 5 minutes to make (toast the bun, scoop onions, scoop meat, drizzle sauce), but it took over 30 minutes to get the 2 sandwiches. When asking how much longer, I was told my sandwiches were being made right now (still took another 10 minutes) and the reason it was taking so long is a large order in front of me and they do a “first in first out” queue. Then, before getting my food, the person behind me got his food. I love being lied to my face in real time. Save yourself your money & time. Just buy the sauce to-go and put it on an Arby’s sandwich…you won’t be able to tell the difference. Or if you want real BBQ, hit up Julian Beer Co or Smokin J’s in Poway. The 30 minute extra drive will be worth it once you get real BBQ."

"Stopped by for a bite and their Tri-tip Burrito was extremely good. Onions rings were bomb also one of the best I've had. Highly recommend this place. Also ordered the Tri-tip sandwhich and was also really good. Left the place saying, man that was good."

"This is not the BBQ that I had in mind, the brisket was cut thin, was very dry and had a lot of hard fat that I had to spit out in a napkin. Potato salad and macaroni were OK. The restroom toilet had some floaters left from a previous customer and would not flush so that was gross to see while using the restroom. Staff was very nice but the food was not good here."