Location: Carlsbad
Top Restaurants in Carlsbad
Top Things to do in Carlsbad
- 1. Carlsbad Museum and Art Center
- 2. Sitting Bull Falls
- 3. Carlsbad Caverns Natural Entrance Tour
- 4. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
- 5. Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area
- 6. Bat Flight Program in Carlsbad Cavern National Park
- 7. Brantley Lake State Park
- 8. Pecos River Flume
- 9. Pecos River Antique Mall
- 10. Carlsbad Water Park
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Best Barbecue food near Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Discover Restaurants offering the best Barbecue food in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. The internationally known Carlsbad Caverns are the biggest tourist draw in this city on the Pecos River. But before or after you've experienced the magnificent caves, you can round out your weekend with some wonderful above-ground sights and activities. If the thought of caves conjures up visions of narrow spaces and dark, cold clamminess, the comfortable year-round 56-degree climate, wide-open spaces and magical underworld of naturally created sculptures will amaze and enthrall you. In the summer, you get to see another natural wonder - some one million bats taking to the skies from the cave entrance every evening at sundown. Hardier cave explorers can take a side trip to the wilder Slaughter Cave for a down and dirty ranger-led tour. Come out from under to the zoo at Living Desert State Park for a glimpse of Chihuahuan Desert wildlife - everything from mountain lions, buffalo, bears and coyotes to reptiles, prairie dogs and roadrunners. Head over to the Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area for river swimming and waterskiing or to Guadalupe Mountains National Park for hiking trails with diverse terrain and incredible views.
Things to do in Carlsbad
1. Red Chimney Bar-B-Que
Overall Ratings
4 based on 316 reviews
We hope you enjoy our true southern style bar-b-que, prepared the old fashioned way since 1954. Our meat is slow cooked in a bar-b-que pit, using local pecan wood. We prepare our sauce, salads and beans fresh daily. Our homemade sourdough cobbler is a lit
Reviewed By Pacificisles
Decor: One large, piney room, with lots of trophy heads and other, western-themed wall art. Wooden tables. Menu: Includes catfish, chicken choices, and possible to get BBQ turkey, but of course the emphasis is on the pig here.Service: Very warm and attentive.Quality: At our table we enjoyed the chop mix entree, and the St. Louis ribs. Two sides - in our case, smoked mac 'n cheese & coleslaw - are included. Ribs (4) were smoked well, but we would've appreciated more sauce and "fall off the bone" quality. Chop mix was OK; sides, too. Toasted Hawaiian rolls were also served. Best item of our meal was the stuffed avocado appetizer, as the smoky nature of the grilled avocado was truly unique, and nicely accompanied by the chop mix. Decent portions.Value: Good.
2. Danny's Place
Overall Ratings
4 based on 404 reviews
We invite you to visit Danny's Place, a barbecue pit house with good ol' cooking for lunch or dinner. As a local favorite, Danny's Place takes pride in serving traditional barbecue in a friendly and attentive manner. Try your favorites or branch out: we o
Reviewed By William K
It was very rewarding be able to eat a good, fresh meal in a clean, family-owned restaurant. It is easy to split a meal here. Get the two or three meat specials, with two sides and divide it with your spouse. The ribs were very good and there is NO gluten in the barbecue sauce. Did I mention the waitresses were really nice?
3. My Daddy's Bar-B-Que
Reviewed By Mswonderful4u
Oh my goodness! First this place really surprised me. I am originally from the Midwest and moved to New Mexico and have been trying to find that ultimate BBQ place. I had to travel 600 miles in order to get some good BBQ. I got the 2 meat platter..Ribs and beef brisket. Let's just say moist and tender. The sides were awesome. My head B's had the pulled pork and brisket that he loved. We had a chance to talk to the owner's wife who gave us the history. She was so friendly and awesome. The daughter who took our order was just so kind. We tried to go back a couple more times but they were closed on Sunday and memorial day. We bought the sauce which was really good. No complaints and will visit again
