Dining at
Back Forty Restaurant
Is as Good
As it Gets.

e prepare our menus, fresh-from-scratch, daily, using only the  freshest and finest ingredients for our authentic Austin, Texas recipes. We continually strive to provide our customers with hospitality and service that goes way  beyond the ordinary. At Back Forty Texas Style Barbeque Restaurants, we think of you as a guest invited into our home to enjoy great food in a fine, family atmosphere.

Smokin’ hot selections from our Dine-in menu mean you’ll be enjoying the best BBQ this side of anywhere!

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Printable Dine In Menu.

Here's what some of our customers are saying about dining at Back Forty:

To the Back Forty Restaurant Gang,
My wife and I have eaten a lot of BBQ, all across the state, and hands down, your Texas Style  Barbeque is the best we've had anywhere!  Who knew that you'd make Pleasant Hill barbeque headquarters of the Bay Area! It's a special treat for us everytime we plan dinner at Back Forty. Keep up the great work!
- Rick and Chris K.

 

For my family in Walnut Creek, barbeque is serious eating.  After hearing about Back Forty Texas BBQ, we decided to try the Family Feast on a recent visit. What a value!  The Texas style got rave reviews.  We’ll be back for more.  – The Peter B. family 

 

Hello,
Last night was our first visit to the Back Forty Texas BBQ Pleasant Hill restaurant. We were amazed at the selection and service you provided us but I'd like to tell you it was the most mouth-watering BBQ we've had in good long time. We can't wait to get back to your place and until then we're telling everyone we know about Back Forty Texas BBQ. Good stuff!
-  Mark S.

 

Man,you guys make good BBQ! We’ve tried most Walnut Creek restaurants and thought we’d try a Pleasant Hill restaurant for a change. A bunch of us stopped by to give your restaurant a try and are we glad we did. It just became a top spot for our Weekly Dine-out Group.
- Bill M.

We're glad you like us! We work hard to make you feel like one of our own. If you can't join us, our restaurants in Walnut Creek, Roseville and Shingle Springs offer carry out menus, too.  If you have any questions feel free to give us a call at
925-935-1440.

Areas we serve:

Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Concord, Martinez, Pacheco, Clayton, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Contra Costa County, East Bay

  

APPETIZERS

 Wings Over Texas

 Our meaty buffalo style bone-in wings are tossed in your choice of golden BBQ, mild or extra hot sauce.  Served with cool bleu cheese dressing.  8.99

 Cactus Stix

A fine finger food for famished “Forty” fans!  Classic sticks of fresh zucchini, battered, breaded and delicious.  6.99

 Mozzarella Stix

Served with Texas Red a premium all Natural Organic Marinara sauce.  7.99

 Texas Skins

The Wild West version of this popular favorite!  Giant potato skins stuffed with beans, onions, bacon bits, cheese, sour cream and chives.  Served with homemade ranch dressing.  8.29

 Shrimp

Hand-dipped in house and cooked to a golden brown. Fresh, plump and delicious. Served with our “Chipotle” BBQ sauce for dippin’.  8.59

 Chicken Tenders

White meat chicken dipped, battered and cooked to a golden brown. Served with our “Bold & Smokey” BBQ sauce for dippin’.  8.29

 Spicy Onion Rings

The O-o-o-h So Good All-American Champ!  Battered, breaded, golden brown and absolutely irresistible.  6.29

 The Texas Trial

A platter of “evidence” that is easy to defend!  A sampler platter of Armadillo Eggs, Spicy Onion Rings, Texas Skins and Mozzarella Sticks.
(no substitutions please)  11.99

 Smoked BBQ Chicken Pizza

Mozzarella cheese, house BBQ sauce, black beans, carmelized onions and cilantro pesto.  10.29

 Armadillo Eggs

One taste and you’ll “scramble” back for more! A zesty combination of jalapeño peppers, stuffed with cheddar cheese, lightly battered and breaded. Served-up golden brown with homemade ranch dressing. 7.99

SALADSAdd to any of the salads:
 Fresh Seasonal Fish, MKT Price • Chicken Breast 3.79
• Grilled Prawns 4.79 • Lean Angus Ground Beef Pattie 3.79

 Beef & Bleu Chopped Salad

Premium top sirloin steak with romaine lettuce, bleu cheese crumbles, broccoli, carrots, red bell pepper and tomato all chopped and tossed in a bleu cheese dressing.  12.59

 Classic Caesar Salad

The classic marriage of romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons and dressing. 8.99    Half Caesar: 5.59

 BBQ Chicken Salad

Chopped lettuce, black beans, sweet corn, jicama, cilantro, basil, crispy corn tortilla strips and Monterey Jack cheese tossed together in our special ranch dressing.  Then topped with chopped BBQ chicken breast, diced tomatoes and green onions.  11.99    Half Order  9.59

 Crispy Chicken Salad

Crispy chunks of white meat chicken on top of mixed greens with avocado, carrots and celery tossed in a cilantro lime vinaigrette topped with cotija cheese.  12.59

 Classic Caesar Salad

The classic marriage of romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons and dressing.  8.99   1/2 Caesar  5.49

 The Wedge

 Crispy iceberg lettuce topped with crumbled shaft’s bleu cheese, smoked bacon, sieved egg, scallions, cherry tomatoes and drizzled with bleu cheese dressing.  9.29
 Jeff’s Way: Chopped and tossed with an
angus ground beef pattie on top 12.59

 Apple-Feta Salad

An international taste delight!  The all-American apple meets the taste of Greek feta cheese, with mixed greens, red onion and candied walnuts, then enhanced with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing!  9.99

 Tossed Green Salad

 A scrumptious collection of cold, crisp garden greens. Choice of dressing.  5.49

SMALL GRUB(Available Anytime - No Substitutions Please)
For those along for the ride but not ready for a big meal.

 Pork Ribs (2) with Fries

6.59

 BBQ Chicken (1/4) with sweet potato fries

5.59

 Beef Brisket with scalloped potatoes

6.59

 Prime Rib with garlic mashed potatoes

8.59

FRESH GRILLED BURGERSAll of our meats are brought in fresh and are never frozen. Every 1/2 lb. burger is ground fresh daily. Comes with your choice of one item from “The Fixin’s List”.

 Snake River Farm's Kobe Beef Sliders

With the works: lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and a tangy house thousand island dressing. 11.29

 Prime Rib Beef Sliders

Served with a granny smith apple horseradish cream and tumbleweed onions. 11.99

 Slow Smoked Tender Pulled Pork Sliders

Drizzled with our spicy BBQ sauce and topped with our house coleslaw. 10.29

 

All sliders are served with sea salt seasoned crispy shoestring potatoes.

 

All of our meats are brought in fresh and are never frozen. Every 1/2 lb. burger
is ground fresh daily in our kitchen. Comes with your choice of one item from “The Fixin’s List”.

 Certified Angus Beef Burger

9.29

 Buffalo Burger

All natural delicious, lean, buffalo meat from the state of Montana. 10.99

 The Outlaw

Cooked to perfection and basted with an all natural Bourbon Whiskey Glaze then topped with pepper jack cheese, thick applewood smoked bacon and onion rings served on a ciabatta roll. 11.99

 Boneless Chicken Breast

Served with our bold and smokey sauce.  8.59

 Green Horn

For the non-meat enthusiast a tasty and spicy vegetarian patty made with black
beans, tomatoes, corn, green and red peppers with just the right spice.  7.99

 Side Shots

Alligator Pear, Sautéed Mushrooms, Pickled Jalapeños
or Cheese (Cheddar, Swiss or Pepper Jack) 1.25 each
Thick Sliced Applewood Smoked Bacon 1.99

LUNCHES(Served 11:00 am - 4:30 pm)
Luncheons include your choice of any two items from “The Fixin’s List.”

 Pork Ribs

Award winners. Slow-smoked and lightly basted with sauce.  11.99

 Beef Ribs

 Big and meaty. Slow-smoked for hours until they are nice and tender.  12.99

 Sliced Beef Brisket

 (Your choice of Lean or Juicy)  Slow-smoked until it is fork tender.  9.89

 Turkey

 Hand-carved moist and tender white meat. Just like Grandma’s house.  9.79

 BBQ Chicken

Slow-smoked for 5 hours on our wood burning rotisserie BBQ pits.  7.99

 Hot Link Sausage

Grandma’s secret blend of spices makes this one hard to beat.  7.99

 Combination

 Choose any two of the above meats.  11.99

 Texas Size Combination

 Any two meats, but with larger portions.  15.29

 Prime Rib

8 oz. cut of fresh Certified Angus Beef® prime rib served with horseradish and au jus.  15.29

 Fresh Market Fish

 Ask your server for details.  Market Price

SANDWICHES(Available Anytime) Sandwiches include your choice of
any one item from “The Fixin’s List”.

 Texas Turkey Club

Sliced turkey, romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado and smoked bacon served on a ciabatta roll with sundried tomato-basil mayonnaise and served with shoestring fries. 10.59

 Sliced Beef Brisket

(Your choice of Lean or Juicy)  Slow-smoked tender brisket in a soft roll.  9.29

 Spicy Pulled Pork

Tender pork mixed with spicy sauce and topped with coleslaw in a soft roll.  9.59

 Sliced Turkey

White meat, moist and tender. Served with our award-winning BBQ sauce.  9.29

 Hot Link Sausage

Grandma’s secret spices strike again. yee-ha.  8.99

 Chopped Beef

Brisket chopped up and mixed with our original BBQ sauce.  8.79

 Lone Star Stacker

 A soft sandwich roll stacked with beef brisket, coleslaw, tortilla strips and BBQ sauce. A Texas favorite.  9.79

 Texas Dip

 The lone Star State version of the French dip served with au jus.  Your choice of beef or turkey.  9.79

 Prime Rib

A fresh-baked roll stacked high with thinly-sliced prime rib.
Served with au jus and horseradish.  12.29

 Sirloin Steak

Bleu cheese crumbles melted over 1/3 lb. of sliced sirloin and topped with spicy onion rings on a freshly-toasted steak roll.  11.99

FAMILY FEAST(Feeds two adults and two juniors)

 Family Feast

(Feeds two adults and two juniors).  Slow smoked tender beef brisket, BBQ chicken, tossed green salad, mashed potatoes and fresh seasonal veggies.  29.99    Add Ribs  9.00

LONE RANGERS(Available Anytime)

 Pork Ribs

10.59

 Beef Rib

10.79

 Sliced Beef (lean)

8.99

 Sliced Beef (juicy)

8.99

 Sliced Turkey

8.99

 BBQ Chicken

8.59

 Cajun Catfish

11.79

 Prime Rib

12.59

 Fresh Market Fish

Market Price

DINNERSAll our dinners come with your choice of any two Fresh Made Sides. Add a third Fresh Made Side for 3.99 Real Texas BBQ right off our Southern Pride smokers. Served with our National Award Winning “Original” BBQ sauce.

 Pork Ribs

National and State AWARD WINNERS!
Half Slab 18.99    Full Slab 25.99

 Beef Ribs

Big and meaty.
Three Bones 20.59    Four Bones 23.99

 Slab O' Ribs for Two

 Your choice of Beef, Pork or Combo, plus any two Fresh Made sides per person.  36.99

 Sliced Lean Beef Brisket

Slow-smoked beef brisket, fork tender and carved
to give you only lean meat.  15.29

 Chunk O'Beef Brisket

Cut from the juicy part of the brisket.  15.79

 Sliced Turkey

Hand-carved right off the bone white meat just like
Thanksgiving. Moist and tender.  15.79

 Hot Links Sausage

Grandma Schroeder’s special recipe.  14.29

 BBQ Chicken Dinner

Fresh chicken slow-smoked and basted with our award winning sauce.  13.79

 The "Early Bird"

(EVERYDAY, 4:30 - 6 pm ONLY!)
 A delicious combination of pork ribs and chicken! 13.29

 Combination Dinner

Choose three of your favorites and sit back and enjoy.  18.59

 Rio Grande Combination Dinner

large portions of your choice of three meats.
Hold on to your hat when they set this one down.  30.59

 Prime Rib

 We only use fresh Certified Angus Beef® prime rib, then we season it and let it rest overnight.
It’s then slow-smoked to perfection and hand-cut to order. Juicy and tender.
Ranch Hand 12 oz. 21.99  •  Trail Boss 16 oz. 25.99

RANCH TO THE GRILLServed with a choice of tossed green salad, Caesar salad or homemade soup

 New York Steak

Hand cut in our kitchen 10 oz. of perfectly aged Painted Hill's Ranch, antibiotic and steroid free all natural steak topped withShaft's bleu cheese butter, sea salt seasoned shoestring potatoes and an organic baby arugula salad.  None better.  24.99

 Grilled Cowboy Steak

14 oz. cut of all natural premium Certified Angus Beef® bone-in ribeye steak cooked just the way you like it. Topped with red wine butter and served with cheddar scalloped potatoes and griddled sweet Texas onions.  25.99

 Flat Iron Steak

Perfectly seasoned and topped with fingerling potatoes, braised red wine onions, crimini mushrooms, smoked bacon and baby spinach. 15.99

 Fresh Market Fish

Served with fresh seasonal vegetable and your choice of one side dish. 
Market Price

 Cajun Catfish

Served with your choice of two Fresh Made Side.  15.59

 Add to Any of the Steaks

Shrimp 4.00

SIDESMade fresh-from-scratch daily!

 Scratch-Made Garlic Mashed Potatoes

4.99

 Seasonal Vegetables

 4.99

 Homemade Vegetable Soup

Cup  3.99     Bowl  5.79

 Potato Salad

4.29

 Coleslaw

4.29

 BBQ Beans

3.99

 Texas Country Fries

4.59

 Sweet Potato Fries

4.99

 Scalloped Potatoes

5.59

 White Cheddar Mac & Cheese

5.59

 Baked Potato

With all the works.
(available after 4:30 pm)  6.29

BEVERAGES

 Coffee, Tea, Sweet Tea, Milk, Soft Drinks

2.79

 Floats

4.79

 Pellegrino Sparkling Water

2.29

 Henry Weinhard's Root Beer

(12 oz. Bottle)  3.29

 Orange Créme Soda

(12 oz. Bottle) 3.29

DESSERTS

 Banana Puddin'

Another traditional dessert in Austin, Texas...  A BBQ palate cleanser! We make ours fresh-from-scratch daily, using only top-quality ingredients!  4.29

 Berry Cobbler

We fresh-bake ‘em every day in their own bowls,  covered with a flaky, golden brown crust!  Served ala mode.  6.79

 Apple Crisp

 Made daily! A delicious, crunchy oat crust cup,  filled with fresh-baked cinnamon apples! Served ala mode.  6.79

 Bread Puddin'

This is s-o-o-o-o yummy! We make it with raisins, vanilla, cream and a brown sugar glaze!  5.99

 Texas "Mud"

 A warm, chocolate brownie with a scoop of ice cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream!  6.59

 Ice Cream

Ours is a fresh, creamy, and flavorful ice cream.  3.99