Gottaq Smokehouse Bbq - Cumberland

My friend and I both pulled chickens. She has Bbq Pit beans and chicken salad. I have potatoes and Caesar salad. Everything is fresh and tasty until unsweetened tea. You need a place like this at home in NJ/PA. I'd give 8 stars if I could.

I ordered a small meal that came with 2 sides and cornbread. I picked pulled pork, coleslaw, and the plain skillet mac cheese. The pulled pork was incredible. It was super tender and the BBQ sauce on the side. My 8 month old was gobbling it up. The cornbread was very dry but I dunked it in all the extra mayo from the coleslaw. I didn't like the crumble on top of the mac cheese but it was good. The last time we visited this location for take out, 2020, the food was terrible and we said we would never be back. I'm glad I gave it another chance.

Kathryn was our waitress. Super sweet even offered dessert after breakfast which is just another reason this place stands out from the rest! I will try the pecan pie next visit. Everything here is really good... food, drinks, service! House made **** Mary too! Customer satisfaction is very important to this Family owned business???

Great place for bbq. This was my first time here and it didn't disappoint. Place was very clean, service was great and the food was delicious. The ribs were very tender , Mac and cheese was delicious. Can't wait to go back

First visit on Tuesday 1/25 at 5:00 pm with party of 3. GottaQ greatly exceeded my expectations overall ! Great BBQ very pleased and will definitely return. Now for the details. Ordered the BBQ chicken dip w/ tortilla chips for an app. Well prepared and presented. The smoked BBQ chicken had a sweet smoky flavor profile that not only complimented the heat but blended well with the cheesy ranch flavors and also added a nice texture. It was delicious ! For an entree I went with meat duo. A combination of 2 meats and 2 sides w/ cornbread. My selections were the ribs, brisket, collard greens and mac n cheese. There were some highlights and lowlights at this point. The meats were outstanding and very well executed. Ribs were very tender and moist. Both rub and smoke were present but just enough to allow the pork flavor to come through as well. Very well balanced indeed. I give the ribs a 9 out of 10. As for the brisket, very well executed as well. I like my brisket with a salt and pepper rub only and I venture to say this was the case here. Great beefy flavor with smoke present. Again, very well balanced. Moistness and tenderness just rocked !! Very impressed ! My only criticism is that the brisket had a very slight pot roasty quality to it which can happen when holding it for some time after it comes off the smoker. I give the brisket an 8.5 out of 10 just for this reason. Now comes the lowlights...the sides. Starting with the collards these were actually decent. Very tender, good flavor although quite salty. 7 out of 10 on the collards. The mac and cheese was horrible. The macaroni had been so overcooked it made the side very pasty like glue. It made me wonder how this item could have left the kitchen for service. Did they even try it ?! Same with the cornbread. It was very dry and flavorless making it inedible. Some other sides at my table were the cole slaw and potato salad. These seemed to be more of a store bought product. 1 out of 10 on these sides. As for the service... OUSTANDING ! Our server was most friendly and engaging with a great sense of humor. I wish I remembered her name cause she was great ! Well done ! As for the atmosphere...very clean and inviting. My only complaint was that they did not line the serving platters with butcher paper. The food was just presented on the bare metal serving trays. Improve the sides and butcher paper on the serving trays and this place would be 5 stars for sure cause you guys rocked the meats !