We’ll Smoke U BBQ

Delicious Food! We ordered a variety from their menu and shared family style. We had the pulled turkey, pulled pork, and sausage, with sides of beans, potato salad, coleslaw, and noodle salad. They have a variety of different BBQ sauces to choose from. Everything was delicious, well seasoned, fresh, and tasty. The restaurant décor is fun, inviting and clean. The service was quick and friendly. It seems to be a family owned restaurant, which makes me like it even more. We’ll be back again and again.

Never been disappointed! We love this place! Brisket is always moist & tender and the pork is juicy and tasty. I am not big on sauces, but their sauces are good. I prefer my meat straight up. I typically order ½ lb pork and ½ lb brisket and take it home. I love this option as I am gluten free.

First question I ask when walking into any new BBQ joint is this: Do you have Burnt Ends?
Luckily We’ll Smoke U does.
And they are huge.
And crispy. And tender. And good.
Very good.
Served atop a bbq sauce soaked slice of white bread, they come with a side when your order one of their Mini Meals. I went with the unconventional choice for my side: pasta salad.
Pasta salad was just okay. Not enough stuff in ‘em to get me excited. Just corkscrew pasta and a sauce that wasn’t terribly memorable. Added on a soda to my Mini Meal and the total came in at $ 12 and change. A bit pricy for me for what you get.
The restaurant is tucked into a strip mall in the main drag in Gretna, and the atmosphere doesn’t disappoint as far as Mom ‘n Pop BBQ joints go. Especially when the atmosphere is full of the smell of delicious smoked meats.
So, the sauce. Good. I prefer sweet/​spicy/​tangy sauces with an emphasis on the tang. Vinegar, folks. That’s my jam. This sauce was a bit more on the dark and smoky side and a touch spicy. Again, it was good, especially when slathered on a pile of burnt ends.
I’ll definitely go back, especially in support of some of the really great BBQ joints here in the Omaha Metro.

Fantastic food. Huge portions. I had a BBQ sandwich and fries. My husband had the beans. They were spicy, but good. All the food was Hot and Fresh. We were there on a Friday evening. The order taker was a bit stern. The lady bringing out the food was friendly. Tables were kept clean and the floor was swept. Definitely on our list of places to eat. Very casual. You order at the counter. Beer is in the bottle. You get your own pop at the fountain.

We really liked this place. Tried it on a whim. It’s very small in s nondescript strip mall in Gretna. Atmosphere was fine, very casual but clean. You order at the counter but they bring the food out to you– and quick. I had the gut buster– ribs were amazing, fall off the bone tender and moist. They didn’t remove the membrane before smoking which I prefer but that’s ok. The brisket was good but a little dry, sausage was perfect and the pulled chicken and pork was very good. Nice choice of sauces– for you mustard based Carolinians, they have your sauce! O chose the spicy bbg and loved it. Kids and wife had pulled pork as well and liked it. Smoky but not dry. Bbq beans were amazing. It’s s local place and nothing fancy but this guy has won awards and us for real. We’ll be back!

Ive been to this BBQ restaurant a few times, and its really «just ok». Its never my first choice, but friends will sometimes want to try it and I go with them. Ive tried the pulled pork, the brisket and the turkey. They all need more smoke flavor and are all a bit dry. I have heard good things about the burnt ends, so maybe the next time my friends want to go there I may try that. Its not terrible, but its not great, its just OK.

This place is phenomenal. If you leave hungry, it’s your fault! The portions are huge but the prices are not. My husband likes the brisket. I like the ribs and BBQ beans. This was our second visit. I highly recommend!

I am going to give them two stars only because my dinner came with a surprise cookie.
The best part of the meal? The beans!
I decided to order the huge plate, as it was the only option to include ribs. The plate had it all: ribs, sausage, brisket, turkey, etc. The turkey was decent, borderline good, but everything else was awful. The ribs fell off the bone, which I am not a fan off and lacked flavor; unless you count the over seasoned dry rub. Brisket was beyond dry.
The search for good BBQ in Omaha continues

Fantastic BBQ. The burnt ends, pulled port, brisket, and nachos are all awesome. Their sides are slightly unconventional for bbq in Omaha; the coleslaw and potato salad being more of a «vinaigrette» instead of mayo based (I like this!). The main item on my wish list for this place is a bigger dining room!

Burnt ends are a little hard to come by in Omaha, so I was delighted to see this menu option. They were cooked to perfection as well! Most meals come with a warm chocolate chip cookies, how can you beat that? Others complain about the atmosphere– I think it’s adorable! It’s decorated similar to Famous Dave’s with license plates, and souvenir type items, signs etc. taking up most of the wall real estate.
Their service was okay, no one seemed to excited that we were there– but the food did come out relatively quickly and it is outstanding! Potato salad and beans were also great! I really wish they had cornbread, that would MAKE this place!
Check it out, it’s not half bad for BBQ in a Gretna strip mall…

Secind time here and pulled pork sandwhich is great! And I love the sweet barbecue. The potato salad is another favorite. My son gets the half rack and he says it’s awesome.
The thing they can do to improve… the person at the counter could act like she even remotely likes people. Both times we’ve been there the counter person didn’t want to do anything but take an order and move on.

Been here numerous times, never had a bad experience. Food is good. But please… no more Rush Limbaugh on the radio. I had to gobble down my food and split!

I thought the pulled pork was pretty bland. Also the lady that took our order seemed annoyed that we came in.

Since I wrote this review I’ve been back a few times and have been disappointed. The burnt ends were my favorite dish… always tender and flavorful. Since then I’ve ordered the burnt ends… typically to go, and they just aren’t very tender. They seem dry and lacking in flavor. Not sure if it’s because they are using the whole brisket instead of the point, or if it’s a change in cooking process. Either way it’s just not what it used to be. So sad.

Excellent grub overall but an average atmosphere. When I go to a BBQ place I’m not usually expecting it to wow me but I do expect it to be clean. The tables were a bit grimy, like they had been wiped with a dirty washcloth. I didn’t like the looks of the pop machine, so I opted for no ice (unwashed ice makers are famous breeding grounds for mold… thanks Robert from Restaurant Impossible). The chairs weren’t comfortable, and overall I just didn’t want to be there. If I go back, I’ll definitely do take out.
Now for the good news. The food. I ordered a «mini meal,» which came with an entrée, a side, and a beverage. They also have a la carte items and a bigger meal called the «maxi meal,» which I believe has an entrée and two sides. I was disappointed that there wasn’t any mac and cheese on the menu. It’s my favorite BBQ accoutrement. I opted for the fries, which were reminiscent of Runza but not as crispy. Of course I went with the burnt ends for the entrée, and I have to say, I wasn’t disappointed. Succulent, tender chunks with a deep smoke flavor and that distinctive purple/​pink smoke ring. Devine.
Service wasn’t anything to write home about, but no major problems either.

I’ll agree with an earlier reviewer about the «mediocre» bbq t-​shirt. I simply expected more. I had the brisket sandwich with cole slaw and bbq beans. The brisket had good flavor but I had to slather in the sauce because it was so dry. I love a brisket that can be eaten straight up without the sauce, this wasn’t it. The bbq beans were very sweet and had way too many raw onions in them. And finally the cole slaw, simply stated… worst cole slaw ever. It was basically a cup of shredded cabbage, carrots and poppy seeds with a smidgen of vinegar. To say the flavor was lacking would be an understatement.
My quest for good bbq in the Omaha metro continues.

I like to pretend that I’m a BBQ connoisseur, but really, I just like BBQ.
Meanwhile, I eat at one of the best BBQ pits in town on a pretty regular basis (hint: Old Town Bellevue, Né).
We’ll Smoke U is clean and serves beer. They have a nice seating area outside and a nicely decorated inside that remind me of many BBQ pit joints. It was slow on a Saturday afternoon when we were there. So the service was excellent.
Regarding the food, the beans were good, but not incredible. The cole slaw was actually so plain, I only ate a couple of bites. The pulled pork was quite a bit of meat, probably at least a third of a pound completely covering my bread. You could tell it was smoked, but just barely. It was served dry and sauce was on the table. I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t blowing me away.
My wife had the Carolina pulled pork, i.e. Carolina to mean mustard style/​vinegar sauce. She enjoyed it, and is still talking about it.
My boys however, they both got the brisket. WOW… it was smoked, and served in slices just like you expect. A little pink in the center, brown around the edges, and a tiny bit of black charring on the end. As it was served, you could literally smell/​taste the smoke rolling off it. My boys then dipped it in a little bit of sweet BBQ sauce and all I can say is that I was wishing I could swap plates with them.
If you are in Gretna — definitely worth a stop to enjoy some BBQ.

Been here a dozen or so times over the last couple of years.
The first few times I had their burnt ends they were very good. Not the best I’ve ever had (Joe’s KC BBQ’s are pretty awesome as are Swine Dining BBQ’s), but very tasty. The last couple of times they were dry and sort of flavorless. So, I’ve stopped ordering them. I couldn’t tell you about their regular brisket either. I got so tired of being disappointed with the dry and bland brisket I was served at almost every supposedly great BBQ joint that I just gave up ordering it altogether. So, does We’ll Smoke U BBQ have good brisket? I hope so, but I’ll never know. I do wish they’d get the quality of their burnt ends back up to where it used to be a couple of years ago.
Ribs are very good. Not overly cooked and they have a great bark. I’d like a bit more smoke on them, but they’ve still very tasty. Pulled Pork is very good (moist and tasty) and they really give you a huge pulled pork sandwich. You won’t go hungry.
Their BBQ Beans are very tasty and have little pieces of jalapeño in them. I love that. Very good. Their barbecue sauces are also very good. I like to mix the sweet and the hot (¹⁄₃ sweet, ²⁄₃ hot). My wife likes the Carolina Mustard, but then, she is freakishly addicted to all things mustard.
Iced Tea is from a fountain (i.e. made from concentrate) and it tastes AWFUL. How can you sell BBQ and not offer fresh brewed iced tea? Don’t the two go hand in hand? Lose the nasty Fuze Iced Tea and brew some fresh Luzianne or the like.
I do wish they had a couple of neutral dining options. My wife isn’t a big fan of BBQ and it’d be a lot easier to drag her here if there was something on the menu that wasn’t smoked for people like her, but this IS a BBQ restaurant so I don’t expect that to change.
Restaurant is always extremely clean and is well-​maintained.

There was a t-​shirt behind the cash register that said, «the best Medi-​ocre BBQ around» What a spot on statement!
We ended up here after a trek out to the new outlet malls where there are literally TWO place to eat in the whole shopping center. Which doesn’t bode well when there are a few hundred people looking for lunch. Hopefully, they will have more options soon. Poor Voo Doo taco was swarmed!
Anyway, back to the BBQ… I had a briskett sandwich with a side of coleslaw and my husband had a Hawaiian pulled pork sandwich with beans. Both were good, and filling, the sauces were pretty tasty. The coleslaw was very bland. The beans were very basic too. I would say, for the price it was a satisfying meal, and we enjoyed our visit.
I wasn’t blown away with the flavor of the BBQ, or the char on the briskett. The décor and atmosphere is fun, lots of kids were there on the day of our visit.
It was a nice lunch for $ 20, and a close choice if you don’t have patience to wait at the two outlet mall joints. If you find yourself in Gretna, maybe give it a try if you are looking for a hearty, meaty sandwich!

Been here a couple times and can’t stop getting the brisket sandwich. The brisket is tender, flavorful and the perfect texture. Not too smokey like another place in town. I’m no BBQ judge but I’ve smoked a little BBQ and brisket is one of the hardest to get right. I can’t imagine brisket served in a restaurant that gets much better. Service is fast and friendly. Interior is clean and new. Can’t wait to try other items and update my review, but so far it gets 5 stars until I find something wrong.
Also, their homemade sauces are great. The brisket doesn’t need it but I do love the spicy and mustard sauces.