Manna Smoked BBQ

Reviews

• Chip A.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  Family owned and some of the best BBQ this side of the Mississippi.  Jay and family always take great care!

• Ryan L.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  My wife and I had a hankering for some good 'ol BBQ one night and started looking around Yelp to see what we could see.  We have a near 1-year old, we wanted somewhere that was good ... quick ... and family friendly.  We found it here, at Manna Smoked BBQ.
  
  Located in a small little storefront in a tiny strip of businesses, Manna is just what we were looking for.  Nothing fancy, no frills, but good food that's served quickly.  We've had plenty of our share of BBQ over the years (although we don't profess to be experts) and we have to say that we were completely pleased and satisfied with our meal.
  
  My wife had the pulled pork sandwich and I had a rack of baby-back ribs.  Sides included baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and cornbread.  Everything was great.  The meat was tender and lead ... hardly any gristle at all!  All of the sides were delicious too (my favs were the slaw and cornbread).  One of the nice things they offer is a choice of sauce.  You can go with mild, medium, or spicy/hot.  We both went with mild (even though I usually want things spicier), and I'm glad we did.  The mild tasted like a usual medium, so just a head's up for your preference.
  
  The only drawback to Manna was the ratio of sauce to meat.  I wouldn't go so far as to say that they were trying to hide the taste/quality of the meat with lots of sauce ... but both the sandwich and ribs were dripping or pooling with sauce.  It was all tasty, but I could've done with either less sauce or more meat --- preferably more meat.  =)
  
  Other than that, all was good at Manna and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great place to grab a quick BBQ meal!  As for the puddles of sauce, look at it this way ...  you'll have plenty to dip your cornbread into!

• Kris J.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  There's a reason why "sauce pooling" will disqualify you in BBQ competition. Places that do this are attempting to smother poor BBQ in sauce.
  
  So this is yet another NW "BBQ" joint that passes off steamed meat smothered in sauce as BBQ because it fools most people.
  
  When I asked where the bark was (the carmelized rub on the outside of real "Q"), the reply was "we don't do it that way".  Oh, so instead of a smoker, you use a Crockpot?
  
  The beans were right out of the can. Would a little chopped onion and black pepper be too much trouble?
  
  The fact that this place has stayed in business so long is a true testament to local lack of BBQ knowledge.
  
  Put some of that sauce slather in your beans. The slaw was good though.

• Yikhwan D.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  This place is misleading. Its not smoked BBQ, and certainly not Texas style. There was no smoke ring in the meat or bark around the outside. They must cook the meat in the oven and grill it to give it a smoky taste on the outside. Not a bad way to cook meat, but thats not Texas style smoked bbq. And they smother the food in some generic bbq sauce.
  
  Away from the technicalities of smoke/style, it tasted like food from school cafeteria. i would never recommend ribs or brisket.

• Maekaila C.

  star star star star star_border 20 May 2026

  I tried the large pulled pork plate with a medium spice to it. Overall, 7/10 meal.
  
  * Cost: $12.50
  * Portion size: Big enough meal to satisfy you for lunch. Might need two plates if you're a big guy.
  * Cornbread and potato salad: Tasted good to me
  * Beans: packed a nice punch of spiciness
  * Pulled pork: totally agree with the other Yelper that they like to sauce-pool their stuff! The pork had too much scoopfuls of BBQ sauce when one ladle should've sufficed.
  * Place: Not ideal for large groups