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Best Lil' Pork House - Alameda, Alameda, CA

Best Lil' Pork House - Alameda

3.2 (23)
$30 and under
Barbecue
2201D S. Shore Center Dr., Alameda, CA 94501

About this restaurant

Best Lil’ Porkhouse in Alameda serves a variety of different dishes using cooking methods from all across the country. The meats used for each recipe are all-natural and raised humanely. The produce comes from local farms where it’s grown organic and in sustainable conditions. There are always creative seasonal sides and salads to try at Best Lil’ Porkhouse. You can order baby back ribs a few different ways, including wet, basted or dry. The pulled pork is smoked slowly, resulting in meat that’s tender, moist and juicy. The beef brisket at Best Lil’ Porkhouse offers a true Texas BBQ taste. It has a variety of homemade sauces to offer that will compliment each meaty dish including a mustard-based option, as well as sweet and tangy or spicy. This restaurant also offers catering services.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Barbecue, American
  • Hours of operation
    Daily: 11:00am - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 23 people are saying

Best Lil' Pork House - Alameda reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.2
3.2 based on all time ratings
  • 3.4Food
  • 3.0Service
  • 3.3Ambience

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23 Reviews
  1. Anon VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on June 4, 2015

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Nothing really stood out. Second time here and did not enjoy anything. Had the 1/2 baby backs expecting it to fall off the bone but it was super dry.

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  2. newbiefoodie

    Portland / Oregon15 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 16, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1
    Too noisy to carry on a conversation, the place needs some sound dampening materials.

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  3. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Las Vegas4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 10, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Not the best BBQ that I've eaten, but it was fine. Convenient location, lots of parking. While we made a reservation and were seated right away, it took 15 minutes for someone to take our order and another 30 minutes for our food to arrive. When we were first seated, there were maybe 5 other tables. At one point, of of the servers apologized for the delay and said they were a little short handed, but no manager ever came over to apologize and no one offered us any concession of any kind for our wait. I do not expect to ever return to this place. Better BBQ and much better service is to be found not that far away.

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  4. Nana03

    San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 18, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The staff and servers are friendly and professional. Our service wast fast and friendly. The ribs macaroni and cheese and sweet potato tots were fabulous!!! We ordered a couple drinks in the bar and they were delicious A must try

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  5. jilsterpilster

    San Francisco Bay Area12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 17, 2015

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Perfectly cooked with just the right amount of sauce.

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  6. AMD115

    San Francisco Bay Area34 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 9, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Big menu, nothing fancy and what we expected. Balances good quality, quantity with safe, clean environment. Worth a visit.

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  7. ebaynative

    San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 7, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We've been to the place three times now for dinner. Unlike other reviewers we have had freiendly and attentive service. The meat has a nice smoke flavor, and the seeing burnt ends on the menu was a treat. Definitely worth a visit.

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  8. BobS

    San Francisco Bay Area35 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 1, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Similar to Applebee's down the street. Pricier. New though.

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  9. Diner1

    San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 1, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    This was our second visit to the Best Little Porkhouse. While the food was still very good, our server was not that great. The restaurant was not busy yet and there were a lot of servers/workers standing around talking. Yet, having someone check in for drink refills, etc was not happening. At the premium prices, we expected better service. Our first visit entailed great service by Keira (spelling may not be accurate) - if you do go, ask for her. The experience varies quite a bit by server. In terms of food, it's good barbecue and would recommend the Beauregard platter as it's a good sampler of all the offerings.

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  10. CalifDreamin

    San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 31, 2014

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    My husband and I had lunch here on 12/31. I'm not sure when the restaurant opened, but it still seems to be working out a functional flow for seating, greeting and serving customers. After being seated, we were met with an initial waitress who provided our food menus and when asked about wine options, said she would bring a drink menu and never returned. After an extensive wait - at least 15 or 20 mins (I had started looking around to see if all the waiters had left...) we finally were approached by the new waitress who took our orders. The food took an extraordinarily long time to come out - a slider sampler for me, brisket and chicken for my husband. Considering this is a BBQ place, you'd think that the bulk of the cooking had been completed and getting the food from the kitchen to the table shouldn't take 20+ mins. I think the restaurant has potential - in a Texas nostalgia sort of way - but they'll need to work out the service levels to keep the Alameda crowd happy. The food was just OK, so the draw would be the atmosphere and the service...

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Best Lil' Pork House - Alameda is rated 3.2 stars by 23 OpenTable diners.

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  2. United States
  3. San Francisco Bay Area
  4. East Bay
  5. Alameda

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2201D S. Shore Center Dr., Alameda, CA 94501

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Park St.
  • Neighborhood
    Alameda
  • Hours of operation
    Daily: 11:00am - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Barbecue, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    Visa
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