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Pitmaster Tips and Tricks

Discover expert insights, techniques, and insider knowledge from seasoned BBQ masters. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned grill aficionado, these valuable tips will elevate your grilling game to a whole new level.

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Your Guide to Summer Grilling with Rocklands

Updated: May 20, 2025 by Jenn Carter

Getting Your Grill Ready for Summer Fun Before you even think about tossing on those steaks or skewers, it’s time for a little grill TLC. A clean, well-maintained grill is the real secret to food that’s flavorful and safe to eat — and it doesn’t take much effort to get it there. Rocklands’ Pitmaster Pointers …

Big Game – Feed Your Fans!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Whether you have a large team to feed or a small gathering, ROCKLANDS has the menu for you! All the fan favorites are easy to order and receive delivery or pick up at your closest ROCKLANDS. Grilled Wings, Chili, Chips and Guac or Salsa, Chopped Pork, Pulled Chicken or Brisket (Meats by the Pound), we’ve …

This is it! Our Grills Are Going Wild!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Our annual event is finally here —  March 5-8th our Grills Are Going Wild! It only happens once a year so don’t miss out!  If you are adventuresome, and love tasty meat, don’t miss our Limited Time Offer –  in addition to being delicious, these unusual meats are Instagram-worthy for sure! These are the specials …

Rocklands Spicy Mustard Barbeque Sauce

Introducing ROCKLANDS Spicy Mustard Barbeque Sauce

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Introducing ROCKLAND’S Spicy Mustard Barbeque Sauce! Fresh off the factory line and on our store shelves now. Come on in, buy one for you and a friend! The Spicy Mustard Barbeque Sauce will also hit local retail store shelves later this summer!

ROCKLANDS Caters Events of All Types!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Summertime!  Beach trips, family reunions, company picnics, back to school events, relatives visiting from out of town, vacation days that are stay-cations. Whatever you have going on this summer, ROCKLANDS can cook up the meal giving you more time to enjoy family, friends and colleagues. We have our typical barbeque menu but also have a …

Happy 4th of July!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Looking for the perfect gift for the grillmeister in your life?! ROCKLANDS’ Hot Sauce Tote & Apron! For only $24.99 Dad gets any 4 sauces of your choosing from our massive selection and a grill apron! Looking for a bit more? Add a gift card in any amount! Pro-tip: Remember to place your food order in …

Administrative Professionals Week – April 23-27, 2018

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Next Week is Admin Professionals Week – Quick Order Lunch for your Staff! In addition to our ‘Lunch Favorites’ catering menu, we’re also excited to announce in time for spring– the Salad Station! Offered only for catering events, the salad station offers a huge variety of options or select a salad already matched for you! …

Spring Time at ROCKLANDS!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Every year we celebrate spring and thank all our fans for their loyal support by hosting a Pig Pull in each restaurant — this year on April 4th we will have Happy Hour from 5 – 7pm. We will be serving a whole pig (until it runs out) and happy hour drink specials! In stores …

Grills Gone Wild 2018

Grills Gone Wild Coming Soon!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

2018 Grills Gone Wild will happen on March 6-9 at all ROCKLANDS locations. We’ll be Grilling Up These Not So Traditional Meats. Limited supplies, so come in & eat meats you wouldn’t ordinarily try! Drum Roll Please…2018 Specials: Water Buffalo Brisket Sandwich, Camel Tacos, Ostrich Burger and Sloppy Goat. Each special is not only tasty, but …

New Winter Veggie Sides Have Arrived!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Stop by your favorite ROCKLANDS and try our new Winter seasonal sides! Delicious and nutritious! Butternut Squash, Creamed Spinach, or Sauteed Brussel Sprouts. Order a plate of 3 sides with Cornbread or pick any 2 to accompany your barbeque meats or sandwich.  There’s  unlimited combinations for lunch or dinner! Call ahead and we’ll have it ready …

National Sandwich Month specials Rocklands Chicken Cheesesteak

Switch it UP!

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Did you know that August is National Sandwich Month? Are you pondering what delicious sandwiches you might find to make the most of these final summer days? Well come on over! We’ve cooked up a different sandwich for each week this month. Last year’s favorite — the Pit Beef Calienté — found a permanent spot …

Special hours Tuesday, August 1

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

It’s time for our company picnic, and you know what that means: All locations will be opening at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 1. Yes, we will be closed for lunch that day, opening for suppertime.  We’ll all be getting together to celebrate summer and kick the soccer ball around. Thanks for your understanding, and …

Rocklands is now at Whole Foods

Get Rocklands at your Whole Foods

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Have you seen us? We’ve been out and about at DMV Whole Foods sampling our three favorite sauces—Original Barbeque Sauce, Citrus Sauce, and Global Warming Sauce. Here are our upcoming demos: We will also be live tweeting our Whole Foods demo locations throughout the summer! Can’t make it to any of these demos? You can …

Hot stuff from Rocklands

July 4: WE ARE OPEN

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Place your pick-up orders now at your favorite Rocklands! We are OPEN on July 4, and ready to send you home with dee-lish sides, slow-barbequed chopped pork…whatever you need to make your Independence Day celebrations perfect.  On Tuesday, July 4, DC and Arlington will be closing at 9 pm; Alexandria will close at 8:30 pm.  …

Memorial Day — We are OPEN

Updated: April 15, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

The first “official” weekend of summer is here! And we stand by to help make it a winner. We are open all weekend. We’ve got your brisket, barbequed chicken, your ribs. And if you are grilling but want the sides all made for you? Think potato salad, coleslaw, Texas corn pudding and baked beans.  Order …

Pig Pull is THURSDAY!

Updated: April 3, 2017 by Bishop Snedden

April 6 is the big day. While we thank you–our loyal fans–all year, on Thursday we say “thanks” with a twist: A whole barbequed pig set out for tastes.  Every year about this time we breathe a sigh of relief. Whew, winter is over. Now how do we celebrate spring? We are people who cook …

Grills gone wild!

Grills Gone Wild, March 7-10

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

It’s almost here! This year’s Grills Gone Wild features kangaroo, elk, buffalo and — back by popular demand — alligator. For FOUR DAYS ONLY, every Rocklands location will have these crazy delicious specials (in addition to the regular menu, of course). Start planning your meals for next week — Tuesday through Friday, one per day?! Kangaroo Burgers …

Serving instructions

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Happy Thanksgiving! If your reheating instructions somehow got misplaced — and you don’t have these ladies to help out — download the instructions again. Enjoy your meal, your family, your friends. And thank you.

Big Pig Sausage day is Thursday, Oct. 20!

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Only three more days until we serve our special sausage made from prize-winning Frederick County Fair pigs. These sausages, made from the entire pig, include all the fancy parts (what normally ends up as bacon and ham, for example). Every year the sausage tastes slightly different, depending on the breed of pig and the seasonings. And every …

New Rocklands full-service catering menu is here

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

You know we cater, right? Office lunches, neighborhood bashes, birthday parties, weddings — the works. Well, we’ve just tweaked our full-service catering menu. It’s got more appetizing nibbly bits for a smashing cocktail party, and a few of our holiday offerings as well (just so you don’t forget them). There are all the great classics …

Ordering online for Alexandria

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Alert readers of all ROCKLANDS materials may have noticed something: We now offer online ordering for our Alexandria location! Yes, now you can peruse the menu from the sofa, place your order from the sofa, and think about how delicious your food will be from the sofa. You will, however, have to get off the sofa …

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Happy 4th! We are OPEN

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

America’s birthday is here, and so are we. All Rocklands locations will be open today, Monday, July 4. DC will close a bit early (9 pm) so please plan your barbeque purchasing appropriately. And we’ve rolled out the old red truck for the parade in the Palisades. If we don’t see you on the parade …

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Memorial Day: Thanks and Hours

Updated: January 13, 2025 by Bishop Snedden

Just in time for the first big gathering of the summer…SUNSHINE! Pull out the grill, load up on charcoal, and read Jim Shahin’s great piece on turning your Weber into a smoker. And for those of you who will NOT be grilling, we’ll be open! Come get your barbeque, or the sides you need to …

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