Our Story

Located in Elkhart Lake, The Garage BBQ Pit & Saloon is a comfortable grill and bar featuring in-house smoked BBQ and local crafted beer & cocktails.

Welcome to The Garage BBQ Pit & Saloon! We have taken our name based on the long-standing traditions of the area. Namely, the love of motorsports, which brings hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts to the area every year, and the hard-working hands-on residents of Elkhart Lake and its surrounding communities. We are committed to being a friendly, welcoming place with great food, refreshing drinks, and a memory-creating atmosphere. Whether it’s a plateful of brisket in our comfortable dining room, cold beers on our spacious patio, or friendly competition at our gaming options, we hope you will want to spend many hours “in The Garage”.

Weston Eslinger, our head chef and pitmaster, brings his vision of “Wisconsin style” BBQ to our kitchen. Using locally sourced meats, all our BBQ entrees are trimmed and rubbed by hand in house. They are then cooked low and slow in our custom-made mesquite and applewood-fired smokers. Several traditional and unique sauce options complete a memorable culinary treat. Choose from multiple local and Texas influenced sides to enhance your meal. We are sure you will want to try all our combinations.

Sarah Jimenez, our front of house manager, knows what creates a good time. She ensures that our staff treats everyone as if they were family getting together to share drinks, games and stories. Her drink specials are creative and delicious. She keeps a wide variety of cold beers on tap, most of which come from local microbreweries. Live bands, karaoke/trivia nights, and community give-back nights are also part of our event-based philosophy. No matter the night, there’s always something going on “in The Garage”.

We are enthusiastic in our desire to be actively involved in Elkhart Lake and the surrounding area. Please contact us for donations and sponsorship. (Local interests preferred)

Come on out to The Garage

Sarah, Weston and Doc, the owners of The Garage BBQ Pit & Saloon