Sauced BBQ & Spirits - Santana Row

Sauced BBQ & Spirits - Santana Row reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Emanuel

   San Francisco3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Tri-tip is a bit tough. There is a fine line between grilled and burnt shrimp and they seem to cross over to the latter more often than not. Service and ambience is great though.
   

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   Stephanie VIP

   Portland5 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Sauced used to be one of our favorite restaurants. Now it’s basically aloud sports bar with big TVs all over the place and with arcade games that have bright flashing lights . It gives off a grimy vibe. The food prices have gone up… and we’re not willing to pay this much for BBQ with the poor ambiance. Finally, the service was extremely slow and not good. We literally had to ask to have enough utensils for everyone at our table. We were not offered water or refills for our drinks. The hospitality just was not there. We will likely not return to Sauced and instead go to Winchester BBQ or another spot.
   

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   Derrick

   San Francisco3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   New Year’s Eve bust. A BBQ place to be out of Ribeye, Tri-tip, sweet potato’s? Very short staffed. No one to greet customers. Our waiter tried really hard, but I don’t think he was normally a waiter. He struggled with taking orders and was not familiar with the menu. Order was wrong and took at least 20 minutes to get orders corrected and completed. Corn bread was rock hard and no cinnamon butter given as stated on menu. Had to ask 4 times for spoon for soup. Finally went to bar and requested a spoon and still took 5 minutes to finally get it. Staff generally unhappy. Handed my wife a hot plate without warning or apology when she burned her hand. On a positive, Our waiter tried really hard and kept apologizing and the food, what they had left, came out hot.
   

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   Michael

   San Francisco6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on December 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   They were shorthanded on staff do to illness. Manager was AMAZING! Went out of his way to make a large party feel welcome and overcame the issue.
   

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   Nate

   San Francisco1 review

   1.0

   Dined on December 9, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food wasn’t warm at all. The potato salad had uncooked potatoes. I went in here expecting Texas BBQ, but it was nowhere near even edible. The food was pretty bad and overpriced.
   

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   Maria

   Las Vegas3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 25, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The ambiance was good and the food was good overall, however, the ribs were very dry.
   

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   Stacie VIP

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on October 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a change of servers a few minutes into service. That caused a hiccup in our drinkand appetizer order. After that everything was outstanding.
   

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   Alex

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined on October 13, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Ok food wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great. Not worth the price
   

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   Gigi VIP

   San Francisco9 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on October 10, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   I chose wings that were too spicy and weren’t traditional buffalo sauce, and battered cauliflower was too thick, I expected tempura style. The grilled cheese was great! I know from a past experience coming here, the apricot glaze chicken, the peanut slaw, baked beans, and the banana pudding is delicious!
   

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    rohit

    Atlantic City2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    The only thing better than the food was a service. We really enjoyed our night.
    

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