Award Winning BBQ
The Back Forty BBQ Team travels regularly to compete in contests against the nation’s finest barbecue operations. As one of the nation’s Top-24 Barbecue Teams, Back Forty has been invited to compete in the annual National BBQ Rib Cook-Off since 1991.
The 24-member panel of judges regularly votes Back Forty the #1 Barbecue In California. In 2011, Back Forty was named the #1 Barbecue in the Nation. In 2012, 2014, and 2017 Back Forty was voted “People’s Choice” among all competitors. The prestigious panel also singled out Back Forty’s Barbecue Sauce twice as the Best Barbecue Sauce in the Nation!
More than 400,000 people attend the 4-day event. After sampling barbecue prepared by all competitors, they voted Back Forty’s barbecue the best in the competition!
- 2023 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2022 3rd Place Best Ribs Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2022 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2021 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2nd Place Best Ribs at the 2021 Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2021 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2020 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2019 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2019 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2018 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2018 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2018 1st Place Best Ribs Casino Fandango Rib Cook-Off
- 2017 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2017 Back Forty Texas BBQ Best Barbecue in the East Bay
- 2017 Bay Area A-List WINNER in THREE categories:
BEST Barbecue (5th yr. in a row)
BEST Bar Bites (4th yr. in a row)
BEST Wings (3rd yr. in a row) - 2016 Claycord Best Place for BBQ
- 2015 4th Place Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2014 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2012 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 2011 1st Place Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1997 People’s Choice Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1996 5th Place Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1996 Best Sauce Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1995 4th Place Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1995 Best Sauce Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
- 1992 4th Place Best in the West National Rib Cook-Off
History
It All Began in a Poker Game.
In the mid-1960’s, Michael Schroeder was in Austin, Texas, engaged in his favorite pastime. Another player, short on cash but long on nerve, covered Schroeder’s bet by offering “half my restaurant.” Schroeder’s three 3’s beat a pair of queens. When it was time to pay up, the owner of the barbecue restaurant insisted that he meant “half the space,” not a “half interest.” Schroeder’s “half” was an empty room in the back.
Angered by the sleazy tactic, Schroeder collected his grandmother’s barbecue recipes and set up a restaurant-within-a-restaurant.
Customers were aware of the shared-space arrangement. And, although his seating space was limited to 40 people, his barbecue was so superior that customers were soon asking specifically to be seated in the back forty. Business in the front section dwindled; Schroeder bought out the owner and turned it into a legendary barbecue chain. :
Pleasant Hill
Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon
100 Coggins Dr.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Tel: (925) 935-1440 | Fax: (925) 935-1343
Sun-Thurs: 11 am – 9 pm
Fri & Sat: 11 am – 10 pm
Email: information@backforty.us