Excellent Rating in the '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03 and '04 Zagat Survey, "Best Barbeque Restaurant in Washington Area", "Best Selection of Hot Sauces", "Best Buys", "bone-sucking good" BBQ.

Listed 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998 as one of The Washington Post Magazine's "Top 50" by Phyllis Richman.

Reviewed by Phyllis Richman in The Washington Post Dining Guide,1996.

Listed '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03and '04 in the Washingtonian's "Top 100 Cheap Eats."

Listed as one of five restaurants to visit in Washington by Gourmet Magazine, May 1994.

"Favorite Spot" in Arlington, VA , Newsweek, November 1998.

Listed in Trail of Flame - Red Hot Guide to Spicy Restaurants Across America by Jennifer Trainer Thompson.

"Exceptional Regional Cooking" in Arlington, Washington Business Forward, March 2000.

Awarded Arlington Chamber of Commerce Best Retail Small Business Award, 2000.

Nominated for a RAMMY by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington in the category of "Casural Dining Restaurant of the Year",
May 2003.

Listed in Southern Living's Ultimate Guide to Bar-B-Que, Spring 2003.

Awarded 2nd Place for ROCKLANDS Global Warming by Chile Pepper Magazine, Fall 2003.

Awarded Good Neighbor of the Year by the National Restaurant Association, Summer 2003.

Nominated for Ambassador of the Year, John Snedden, President of ROCKLANDS Barbeque and Grilling Company, by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.