Timeline Saloon & BBQ

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  Yummy!! If you love BBQ and are on the longest drive of your life with family this is the best place to stop. You can all fall out of the car eat some tasty grub,  see a petting zoo, and motorcycle museum at the same time. Amazing!

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  Posted on 10.13.13 Annie L.

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  Very solid 4/5.  
  
  We arrived later on a Sat evening, large group.  It was moderately busy.  They anticipated a wait time of 45minutes or more.  We decided to stick it out and ventured around to the vintage motorcycles (very cool) and zoo area (very....uh....??)  I wouldn't go as far as to say inhumane but maybe unnecessary.  The pirate ship was pretty neat.  All in all, much more than we bargained for already.
  
  A hostess flagged us down not much more than 15 minutes later and had seating for our group.  That was quick.  
  
  Most of the group ordered typical BBQ joint fare.  Ribs, chicken, brisket, etc.  Food came out in a satisfactory amount of time and it all tasted very good.  Much better than the chain type BBQ places.  The sides were very good as well, I was particularly impressed with the potato salad.  
  
  The variety of BBQ sauce is excellent.  I didn't try all of them but the Hot & Spicy was my favorite.  Not very spicy but great flavor.  Beware of the Jack Daniels sauce, it is in fact, Jack Daniels and some BBQ sauce in a bottle.  It will wake you up.  
  
  We drove by the following Sunday afternoon and it was packed, though partly I'm sure for the Harley portion.  Certainly doesn't phase me but some may not be interested in that crowd.  
  
  Will come back.  Very good food, fair prices, good service and bizarre (in a good way) atmosphere.

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  Posted on 07.16.13 Keith S.

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  It's funny, all the times I've had food here I've never once eaten in the restaurant, always taken it to go.  This place is crazy busy, it doesn't seem to matter if it's the weekend, midweek, late, early, whenever, there is always a parking lot full of cars.  I've only ever ordered the ribs to go but they are just so good I have to order them every time I'm there.  The honey mustard BBQ sauce is to die for, very like a Georgia style sauce (my favorite).  Sometime I'll have to eat in, but until then I'll enjoy the ribs I have in the fridge.

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  Posted on 03.16.13 Paul M.

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  I have been to the Timeline a few times. I love the decor. Doc did a great job in designing the decor and I love all the wood along with the motorcycle parts, fans, light fixtures, wall decorations, and just about everything else you could imagine. Even the dividers in the mens' room are made of old mufflers. Some of the food has been great and others I would not order again.  I love the brisket and the pulled pork, but order it naked and get the sauces on the side. I've ordered the ribs twice and will never order them again.  They were tough both times and very difficult to get off the bone. The musket balls (corn fritters) are awesome especially dipped in the blueberry BBQ sauce.
  
  I would recommend a trip to Docs/Timeline for the whole family.  Between the good food, the zoo and the car museum there is something to keep everyone busy for a couple hours.

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  Posted on 03.18.12 Jess H.

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  As part of the Doc's Harley Davidson estate the atmosphere is definitely geared toward those that love motorcycles but  its done in a classy way.  It's kind of fun looking at all the ways motorcycle parts have been used to decorate the saloon and restaurant.  
  
  Their specialty is BBQ so I ordered the combo platter of brisket, ribs and pulled pork to get a sample.  Included with the order are two side dishes.  I had the salad and corn bread.  You can order your BBQ naked or with one of five sauces.  I made the mistake of ordering mine with the sauce. The sauce was very good but the cook went overboard with the amount.  I would definitely suggest ordering you BBQ naked and getting the sauces on the side.  In fact when you do this you get a little of each of the five sauces.  The BBQ was very good after I scraped away the excess sauce.  The brisket and ribs had a great smoke flavor but the pork was a bit lacking in flavor. The meat was tender and you receive a very substantial portion.  The salad was very fresh and crisp and the blue cheese dressing was fantastic.  The corn bread is also very good and is soaked in honey.  The "musket balls" aka fritters are also outstanding and work as a desert by themselves.
  
  Overall I would definitely return but would order my BBQ naked.

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  Posted on 02.26.12 Mike M.

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  One of the latest additions to Doc's Harley-Davidson, Timeline Saloon & BBQ offers a menu of fare you would expect of any typical barbeque restaurant, however, a few technical miscues prove they have a long way to go before playing in the big leagues.
  
  Getting into the business of barbeque is serious, indeed. Tastes being so subjective toward spice and sauce, you need to be on your A-game when preparing and cooking the beef, chicken, and pork.
  
  Timeline stays true to Doc's H-D, with much of the hardware and finishing touches to the restaurant decor coming straight from the hog, but the last thing I expected to see on the bar's television screen was an ice skating competition, to be sure.
  
  The broasted chicken, roast corn on the cob, cornbread, and burgers all received a thumbs up. The ribs and brisket, however - two mainstays of any true BBQ restaurant - were a bit lacking.
  
  The restaurant smokes it's own ribs, and therefore the meat retains a pink coloring regardless of cook time. Unfortunately, the tenderness of the meat left much to be desired, and it was difficult simply to cut it off the rib bones even with the aid of a steak knife.
  
  The brisket was done to perfection, but it is general practice to remove the fat from the cut of meat after it's done roasting and before it's served. Timeline failed to follow this protocol, and I was left to pick through my plate in order to remove the 1/2 inch of fat from the then-muddled chips of brisket. If that sort of thing doesn't bother you, then you may give the dish a higher rating.
  
  Overall, the food was good, but not extraordinary, and the few miscues proved to be major mistakes in the competitive BBQ market. Even the restaurant's home page spends more time on the merits of the original decor than the mastery of its recipes.
  
  A nice enough place to try if you're in the area, but the H-D gimmicks may be more of a draw than the food itself.

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  Posted on 12.20.10 Mandi L.

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