tuesday night ribs awesome. ribs tasty and corn bread is good plenty food. Service was with a smile. The staff friendly clean building

We love Gold Rush, which is one of the few places around this area to get what I consider really good barbeque. I was raised in southern Virginia & eastern Carolina, so I'm fond of the vinegar-based barbeque that is commonly found in those regions. Gold Rush's barbeque is very close to this taste, and definitely not the sugary sweet... More

Is that owner for real. He is a phony. He watches over dining ares and plays distructive head games with customers. What else is he phony about? The food? the inappropriate use of kids? The waiters seem to be very nice -- it's to bad they work for a low life.

Gold Rush BBQ in Venice has been a favorite place since our first visit. Our recent visit only underscored the consistency of quality service and food. It was thoughtful of the manager to reseat us from a table to a newly opened booth because he knew we wanted one. And the servers have never been less than friendly and amiable.... More

Last nite the wife & I had dinner at the Gold Rush BBQ. Having read the reviews, I thought "now really how great can this place be?" Well once again the TA crowd was right. This has to be the best BBQ joint in the south. The crowd was waiting outside when we arrived. Hostess said it would be about... More

While on vacation in March I had a dilemma one night. I wanted to get a good meal but I also wanted to listen online to my grandaughter's sectionial tournament basketball game back in MN...I was staying with some friends in Venice and it was suggested we try some take out. Ribs seem to be the chose so we called... More

Even though I've been going here for years, last night I took some friends here that had never been. They loved it as much as I did. The "MOTHER LODE" is enough to feed yourself for 4 nights running, I'm not kidding, it's HUGE!!! You get ribs, pulled pork, chicken and beef, plus 2 generous sides. I for one adore... More

We must have driven by it a million times on the way to other places and we finally tried it one day when we were in the mood for ribs. It was good!

great bbq, good portions and reasonable prices. excellent selection and quality of side dishes. But mainly great BBQ.