Philyaws Cookout & Catering

Shit. Total shit! Went to a local roths, looking for that eunique coveted Carolina flavor I love! Picked this shit up. «Obviously the owners» have not experienced true Carolina Q. I want my money back and a public proclamation that your shit you sling sucks, and is not the real thing! Invest in a trip to the Carolinas, and experience it for yourself!

Hired Philyaw’s for my son’s wedding reception. We interviewed 4 different BBQ catering businesses here in the Eugene area, and settled on Philyaw’s. The initial decision was mostly based on the professional presentation and how organized they were with the proposal. As a BBQ aficionado myself, I was a bit convinced the food would be similar so I was going for the service and organization. I was wrong about the food part, more on that in a minute. The presentation I was given was very detailed, organized, and I was assured that everything would go as planned. My theory was that I needed the company that would not be late, bring what they said, and not need to be managed so we could enjoy the wedding. It went even better than that! The crew showed up ahead of schedule, were set up and ready to serve about 20 minutes before dinner time, and were very friendly and professional. It was crazy organized. Once done, they cleaned up and left, you couldn’t even tell they were ever there. Now the food part: We went to our food tasting, and everything we chose was very delicious, and the portion sizes were man sizes, which in my opinion is how BBQ should be. Dino made a couple suggestions to our menu, and we trusted his opinion which was smart. The wedding dinner went off without a hitch. The food was delicious, portions were great, and everyone really really enjoyed themselves. We got so many compliments! Now, Philyaws was a couple bucks more than the other guys, but way worth it. We served a 100 guests and didn’t sweat a single step. I wouldn’t even hesitate to call them again.

Literally the best ever. Dino and Angela were the most accommodating to me, my family, and my guests. People who’ve had whole pig before and hated it, now have a better opinion of it (to the point of saying «best pig I’ve ever had») thanks to Dino and his epic talent behind the grill. It also helps that he’s super friendly! My wedding was during the Oregon Country Fair, and they arrived ahead of time in anticipation of traffic! I was worried the food would be cold by the time we ate, but that was far from the case. I can’t thank them enough for the great food and the even better customer service. I highly suggest them if you want BBQ for your event.

Stumbled on to Philyaw’s by accident one night on the internet. Heard the name but couldn’t place it. Then after spending the day separating trash at Eugene Celebration I went for a bite and stumbled onto Philyaws again. This time I could see some BBQ going down. Ordered a half rack of ribs and some hush puppies at the counter helps suggestion. He had two types of sauce. I chose the spicier of the two. Ribs were nice. Had a super tasty rub on. Meat was tender. I’m a super fan of Papa’s Soul ribs here in Eugene. These were right there if not even a little better. Highly recommend. Fair price. Hush puppies or whatever those little balls were I liked, not enough. Twice as many needed or 2 – 3 larger balls.

They came to my school for a college fair the last 3 days and I ordered the Tri-​tip sandwich. It cost $ 9 but they charged me an extra $ 0.50 because I had to use a card. Then guess what? Here I received a very flavorless «sandwich» that consisted of the following:
–Two buns (obviously) that were neither warmed up or toasted, no kinds of sauces or flavorings added to them
-*Two* very thin slices of meat that was only barely lukewarm at best. Tasteless and almost half of that was just fat.
That was it. No coleslaw even! Waste of my time, as soon as I got the sandwich, I was like, «Wait, that’s it? What the hell is this? I want my money back.»
They wouldn’t give me my money back. They said, hey you ordered a tri-​tip sandwich, that is what you get.
I almost wanted to bust a cap up in that foodcart.
Don’t order anything from them, their prices for the rest of the menu items were just as ridiculous and don’t deserve to get much from them either.
If I ever run into them again, I seriously may just go all Dragon Ball Z style on their asses. Ugh I’m so mad.

I look forward to getting some Philyaw’s everytime I work at the Lane County Fair. Great service and the brisket is off the hook! It might not be the least expensive BBQ but it is well worth it.

I had Philyaw’s at the Light of Liberty celebration at Day Island Park in Springfield. I was super excited to try the food just on scent alone. The food truck has automated flippy screens which display a menu, then a picture of the food, then back to a menu, which is a cool concept, but got frustrating when I was trying to decide what to eat. There wasn’t a line, so I felt comfortable taking my time. I could definitely smell the BBQ ribs and I thought I could smell the sweet, fried hush puppies.
I decided on a $ 9 tri-​tip sandwich. At $ 9, I was *expecting* a 6″ or more hoagie filled to the brim with thin-​sliced, juicy tri-​tip beef. What I *got* was a maybe 4″ round with about 4 – 5, 1/​8″ thick slices of overdone beef. There was a bit of gristle and fat in my sandwich, I assume it was not trimmed before slicing. The beef was chewy and flavorless. I’m 7 months pregnant– I can taste SMELLS from 20 feet away, but I couldn’t taste the beef. The bun was fluffy and fantastic, but to be honest there was far more bun than beef. I felt cheated.
My husband got the pulled pork sandwich meal for $ 13, I believe. It came with cole slaw and hush puppies. His was, again, on the yummy 4″ round bun, but was piled with pulled pork. The pork itself wasn’t particularly juicy or flavorful, but it wasn’t dry. The pork tasted (yes, I snitched some!) slow-​roasted. It was add-​your-​own-​sauce, which is cool, we could get just the right amount of sauce. Unfortunately the sauce was runny as hell and just a hint of tangy– I myself prefer a thick honey-​bbq.
The hush puppies were good. Very heavy dough, of course fried. I appreciated the inclusion of honey packets. I’ve had hush puppies that tasted light, almost like doughnuts. These were very thick, stick-​to-​your-​ribs hush puppies.
The cole slaw was definitely different and unexpected. It looked like green and purple cabbage shredded with carrot and dill pickles in a thin dressing. There was just a hint of pepper and sweetness. I loathe dill pickles, but I was impressed with a new and different way to do cole slaw. This is someone else’s cole slaw holy grail.
Great concept, beautiful cart, I’ve seen them at a number of events, but I won’t be coming back.

Dino catered an event for Lundquist College of Business for me. 200 guests, great service, food delicious as promised and he even managed to round up an oak barrel– have it retrofitted as a cooler to keep drinks cool in the burning sun of our all glass atrium building! The event featured minority businesses and minority professionals and Dino held his end of the bargain by showing all our guests even Eugene has its diverse gems!

we contacted philyaws to cater our camp wedding this past summer. dino was fairly good at responding, though communication via email, which works best for me, was a little more of a struggle than phone conversations.
we drove all the way down to eugene (5+ hours) for a tasting. the food we were served was clearly microwaved leftovers. he acknowledged that it wasn’t the best representation of their offerings. he explained that they were really busy that day and assured us the food would be better on the day of camp. it was pretty disconcerting.
on the day of, we had them drop off the food rather than serve it as it was a really casual affair. we ordered enough food for 100 people. we had 85 guests and a really hefty number of them were vegan or vegetarian. before the end of the line reached the table, the meat was gone. we were completely surprised as all of the discussion mentioned their service boxes up leftovers after providing a second helping. there wasn’t anything to box up. luckily we had supplemented the catered food with a handful of salads and snacks we made.
after the event, i contacted dino about the lack of food. he mentioned that after the drop off they found an additional tray of meat in the car. they apologized profusely and provided a partial refund of our money. it was a nice gesture for an unfortunate mistake that left a lot of people hungry.
as for the food, it’s pretty good. we chose our menu options to get more bang for our buck– mac and cheese versus a green salad, for instance. and we felt it was a decent showing (minus the shortage of food). dino went out of his way to make a mustard based bbq sauce special for my husband, who loves his carolina style bbq. that was a really nice touch that probably kept this out of a 2 star range.

I have had Philyaws BBQ several times and have had a chance to compare to other places around Eugene and around Oregon. To date I have not found a place that could compare to the BBQ down south. Dino pours his soul into the food he put on his Pitts. He hands picks ingredients the makes your taste buds explode with Joy. His ribs are to die for, his tri tips you can eat with your fingers, brisket is fork tender and the pull pork with pieces of the chopped skin is just priceless. If someone wants down south BBQ style cooking, look no more. Oh did I mention he makes his own BBQ sauce, yeah it’s a vinegar based sauce but let me tell you, once you try it you will want to drink the whole bottle. If you want a pit master to do you right, Dino Philyaw has your stomach in mind and trust me, you will have no regrets with Philyaws BBQ. Great job Dino.

Dino Philyaw is as good of a cook as he was a runningback, and Dino was one heck of a tailback for the Ducks! I attended an event at Autzen Stadium before a Duck game that Philyaw catered, and I don’t think I’ve had a better burger. Maybe I was starving, but I’ve never scarfed a big burger in under a minute flat before that day, but I knocked that thing back quick like I was in an eating contest. Quality ingredients, Dino could cook for me anytime.
Philyaw’s BBQ sauce is authentic southern style brought to the northwest. I’m a BBQ nut, and I’ve traveled all over the country trying various flavors, and Philyaw’s sauce is as good as any out there.

I just tried this for the first time and it was delicious! They came to my best friend’s wedding and we were starving by the time dinner rolled around! The wedding party rushed the line and we had delicious pulled pork, chicken, rice, and salad! It was divine. We didn’t want to eat too much since our dresses were so tight ha, buuuuut we all ate entirely way too much anyways! Thanks so much Dino, it was delicious! Danea and Jake’s wedding was a hit!