faqs

We're servin' up championship winning barbecue that is influenced by the Kansas City and Oklahoma regions with a Colorado flair.

In the words of Papa Jeff, "You bet your ass it is!" Our pulled pork, brisket, and burnt ends are smoked overnight for 14 hours. All other meats hit the smoker first thing in the morning to insure that your food is smoked fresh each day. Woody's Q Shack family owns a total of 12 smokers...it's becoming quite the obsession!

It takes at least 14 hours to smoke our championship barbecue. We do or best to smoke the right amount of food for each day, but we can't always guess what folks will be craving from day to day! We wish we never sold out, but we want to do things right. No leftovers. No microwaves. We can't speed up the process of low and slow barbecue, and we won't risk our quality by trying. We hope you will understand that the best barbecue joints are selling out, and we will do our best to anticipate demand. Please come back or try something new if we are out of what you were looking for!

Not at all. Burnt ends come from the point of the brisket. The point is much fattier than the flat. We trim off the point and give it some extra time in the smoker. The final product is a smokey, caramelized, burnt end full of flavor. A burnt end is known as the "candy of barbecue." It is a traditional part of Kansas City barbecue and known as a delicacy.

You will never hear us say "fall off the bone ribs." Fact of the matter is, "fall off the bone ribs" are overcooked. Our ribs have won championships because they don't fall off the bone. Barbecue judges are looking for ribs with a little tug and a clean bite mark.

Smoking championship winning meat is our thing. The only vegetarian options we have are potato salad, creamy mac-n-cheese, and coleslaw.

Our meats, sauces, and coleslaw are gluten-free.

We believe that great barbecue doesn't have to be sauced to be delicious. However, if you do prefer sauce, we have three different sauces that are guaranteed to knock your socks off! Signature is made in house. It is a good, homestyle barbecue sauce. Spicy has just enough kick to spice things up. Sweet is the same sauce that we use on our competition ribs and pork and has been a major ingredient in several of the awards that hang on our walls.

You better believe it! We started this business by catering and we will always continue it. We love catering all events. No event is too big or too small. We've been known to cater for 1,000 people in under 15 minutes! It would be our honor to cater your next event. Just remember, we are barbecue! We don't do fancy!

Our trailer is ready to go for events of 500-2,500 people. It's the perfect solution if you live in Colorado or Northern New Mexico and are looking for some delicious Q for your large event. We recommend our standard catering packages for events smaller than 500 people. Feel free to contact us if you're not sure and we'll help get you squared away with the right fit!

All of our meat is fully cooked and temped to perfection. That pink is what the barbecue world calls a "smoke ring." A smoke ring shows that the meat is smoked on point! Technically, it comes from the reaction between the myoglobin in the meat and nitric oxide in the smoke. In barbecue talk...it's damn good!

All of our meat is cooked to perfection. What you think looks burnt is call BARK. Bark is a flavorful crust that forms from the rubs and smoke being cooked at a perfect temperature.

At Woody's Q Shack, we prioritize family. We close on these days in order to give our employees time with family. Our restaurant is closed on Mondays, but we are busy in the kitchen prepping for Tuesday!

Our family last name is Woodward and Woody is short for Woodward. The "Q" obviously stands for barbecue, and a tiny little shack is where it all started!