Menu

We are quite versed in the art of grilling and smoking. We use the whole gambit of necessary tools including charcoal, propane, electricity, and a variety of dishes that are inspired by our upbringing… View Our Menu

About

We are two professional chefs from across the country. We met in culinary school in 2004. We came from rural backgrounds where the whole garden to table style of eating played a big part in our lives… Read Our Bios

Sauces

We have several unique sauces that compliment all of our offerings. We have sauces ranging from the sweet and smooth put it on everything BBQ sauce to the spicy and intense you only need one drop habanero hot sauce… Learn about our sauces

Catering

We have participated in San Francisco street fairs & festivals. Wineries have hired us to cater their special events. We have even set up our stand at Fort Mason for the Bay Area Derby Girls' bouts… Learn more about our catering

We're Open From

Wed - Sat, 11am - 9pm
Sun - Mon, 11am - 8pm
Tue, Closed

We're Located At

1665 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 861-4242

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Delivery Hours
Wed - Mon, 11am - 7pm

From Our Blog

14 January 2013, 7:39 pm
San Francisco’s Home of the CatHead Biscuit!
January 2013 marks the 1st year anniversary for CatHead’s BBQ. My wife Pam & I remember the first day like it was yesterday. We didn’t know what to expect with being the replacement for Big Nates BBQ. When we opened, we were immediately surprised by the love from our new customers and neighborhood. We knew that we had something special.
To put our year into perspective, we have made over 10,000 CatHead Biscuits, 35,000 mini CatHead Biscuits, 5 tons of Coca-Cola Smoked Brisket and 5100 Slabs of Ribs.
CatHead’s BBQ would like to commemorate this occasion by throwing a customer appreciation party on Saturday January 26th. The event starts at noon and goes till 5pm. We will be giving away sliders and prizes throughout the day. Also, we will be introducing the CatHead’s BBQ Biscuit Challenge, where participants will give it their best to become an official “biscuiteater”. The Challenge starts at 3pm. Come by the restaurant to sign up before the 26th, we only have a few more slots open.  
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday January 26th.
Thank you,
Pam & Richard Park
CatHead’s BBQ

6 months in and going strong.

17 July 2012, 5:44 pm We are super happy about our progress. We are learning the smokers and getting all our systems in  place. We are going into escrow in a couple of weeks, once that is complete we're going for a beer & wine license. Pam & I are getting married next Sunday and then heading back to Michigan for the week. CatHead's BBQ will be closed on Sunday July 22nd-24th.

CatHead biscuits are catchin' on

17 April 2012, 8:53 pm At first we were worried how folks would take our name. We knew that we would be explaining our name til the cow's came home. After four and a half years of doing our thing, people are catchin' on to CatHead biscuits. Who doesn't like a warm, fluffy, flaky buttery biscuit that's as big as a cat head and is served with some honey butter & pepper jelly??? Since opening in January we have produced nearly 1500 CatHead biscuits and over 9000 mini CatHead biscuits.

A huge Thank you!

17 April 2012, 8:38 pm It's simply amazing how busy we are. We cannot believe how many people are coming in to eat.  We feel like we are converting droves of Big Nate's loyal customers. All we can say is THANK YOU!!! to all who have supported us.

Press & Such

The Best BBQ Joints in San Francisco

23 March 2012 — Building buzz for the past few years as a pop-up with stints at Slim's and The Corner, Cathead's has slowly become one of San Francisco's favorite BBQ spots. Now they've made the move to a permanent space in SOMA...

Smoke Show: Barbecue in the California tradition

06 March 2012 — California has always provided safe haven for iconoclasts. This is good news for Pamela Schafer and Richard Park, chef-proprietors of Cathead's BBQ, because Cathead's menu draws liberally from regional barbecue traditions the country over...

Cathead's BBQ: Smoky Brisket and Stellar Sides

27 January 2012 — After three weeks in action as a brick-and-mortar operation, former pop-up favorite Cathead's BBQ is settling nicely into the old Big Nate's space. Shortly after an inaugural visit, SFoodie was magnetically drawn back, with nothing but brisket on the brain...

SoMa BBQ Change-Up: CatHead's Moves into Big Nate's

27 December 2011 — A little over a year ago, the team behind Solstice and Fly Bar embarked on a big makeover of SoMa bbq dinosaur Big Nate's. Now they've decided to pass the bbq torch to their former competitors at CatHeads BBQ...

Big Nate’s BBQ Shutters; CatHead’s BBQ Moving In

27 December 2011 — San Francisco may have seen a boom in new barbecue in 2011 (see also Sneaky's, Southpaw, Tupelo, and Cedar Hill to name a few), and that only encouraged CatHead's to snap up Nate's turnkey operation after being approached by the owners...

Roundup: The Best New Barbecue in the Bay

30 March 2011 — Barbecue was never meant to be convenient. Special-event pits, out-of-the-way shacks, waxed-paper plates and stained shirts — all signs of the glory of Southern barbecue, the experts like to tell us...

Best BBQ in San Francisco?

21 February 2011 — We've had it twice so far, and it's just about the best we've had. $15 gets you a large portion of tasty BBQ w/ 2 sides (go for the greens and mac and cheese). The first night we ordered the chicken and both loved it...
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