Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company

Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company is a catering business in Arlington, VA. It has served real wood-smoked barbeque to the Washington metro area since 1990, and its catering crew handles parties, work events, and holidays with full-service catering menus. The kitchen also turns out chopped pork, pulled chicken, brisket, and ribs, along with sides such as Mexican street corn, corn on the cob with chipotle butter, and watermelon feta salad. Food truck service brings the same menu to private events and neighborhood stops, and pickup and delivery are available. The business holds a rating of 4.50.

The company marks vegetarian and gluten-free options on its everyday menu and provides a food allergen table so guests with food allergies can make selections; its barbeque sauce and grilled and barbequed meats are gluten free, while the grilled chicken breast fillet and wings contain a small amount of gluten and soy. Meats, fish, vegetables, and sides are prepared in-house daily, and the kitchen uses only real wood rather than chemically treated coals. Ingredients are sourced from nearby farms when possible, with no high fructose corn syrup, MSG, artificial food dyes, or various chemical additives.

Rocklands has been recognized for its environmental work. In July 2021 it went solar in Arlington, becoming the first business in Virginia to use a private sector financing program that helps local businesses go green, with the project completed in February 2022. It won the 2024 District Sustainability Award from the DC Government's Department of Energy & Environment, the Green Restaurant of the Year title at the 2024 Virginia Green Awards, and the Sustainable Business of the Year Award from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. It is a member of the District's Sustainability District. Its barbeque has been voted Best BBQ in the DMV by WTOP readers in 2020 and 2023, named Best of Arlington winner for Best BBQ in 2023, and listed among Washington Business Journal's Top 25 Catering Companies from 2018 through 2022.

The business sits on Washington Boulevard, about a tenth of a mile from the John Burton Library, the YMCA, and the Arlington campus of George Mason University. Fairfax Drive and North Kirkwood Road are each roughly two tenths of a mile away.

Rocklands has been smoking barbeque for the Washington area since 1990, and its Arlington kitchen pairs that long run with catering and food truck service across the region.