Shacks Bbq - Winter Haven

Stopped in for a late lunch expecting this to be an all out bbq restaurant only to find it's more of a typical greasy spoon that serves some bbq foods. We ordered a shrimp kids meal, a turkey club sandwich and the pulled pork. The food itself is okay, the service was good, the staff is friendly overall. They do have 3 different bbq sauces which I'm fairly certain are of their own making. The decor feels more like an old cafe than a bbq restaurant. Sadly we weren't very impressed and were rather disappointed. Still searching for a good bbq restaurant here.

Pulled pork sandwich is ok. Mac cheese is flavorless. Cole Slaw taste stale? Best I can describe it. Ribs were very tough and hard to bite in to. We came right at 5pm and everything already looked and tasted like it was really old.

The staff is friendly but the food is underwhelming and overpriced. The rib platter had five or six tough, fatty ribs with very little flavor.That same rib platter with 3 sides was $21+ dollars. I've had average ribs before but not this bad. Ribs I get out should be at least as good as I make on my smoker...these were not even close.

Very disappointed with how I was treated tonight. I wasn't going to make a fuss about it but the way the server spoke to me and treated me makes me feel I need to. I came in at the end of the night, and tried very hard to make my order as easy as possible put of deference to the workers. When my food came, my potatoes were cold (wouldn't even melt the butter). I wasn't even going to mention it until the server asked if everything was good, I told her everything was great exce

Great hometown restaurant Love eating breakfast there! The servers are always friendly and the food is great.