NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #22 - Menu includes burgers, pulled pork sandos, ribs, bacon-wrapped onion “wrings” &more. Good ribs, w/tender, juicy meat, but highlight here are r burnt ends, available weekends
Serves baby-back & St. Louis pork ribs, burnt-end brisket, pulled pork, & kielbasa; Chili, smoked wings, pulled pork & collard greens sandwich, brisket-topped mac/cheese, bacon-studded potato salad...
Many awards for top-notch bbq: 5x NJ BBQ Champs, 1stPl brisket at festival in Georgia, 1stPl ribs in KC; Specialties are St. Louis-cut pork spare ribs, Carolina-style pulled pork, Texas-style brisket
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #30 - Brisket is melt-in-your-mouth good; Pulled pork sando is bbq fusion w/combo pork shoulder, bourbon chipotle sauce &Korean slaw. Try Redneck Tacos, w/pulled pork, sauce &slaw
In the back of his blink-if-you-miss-it kosher shop: slow-smoked brisket, pastrami, chx, ribs, lamb & burnt ends; Piles the meat into sandos and onto platters w/coleslaw on side. Note: Closed Fri/Sat
Daily specials post'd 2 Insta sell out; House-made sausages, brisket, meats & burgers; Also poutine, mac'n'cheese, Mex wings, chsesteks w/long hots; Try 3meat platter w/beans & vin or mayo slaw; BYOB
Serves up antibiotic-free & hormone-free meats, barbecued w/natural hardwood charcoal. Many come for the combo, which is bbq chx and pork ribs served with Portuguese rice and french fries.
Name is nod to owner's father’s nickname whose recipes and techniques she uses in her cooking. Her own barbecue sauce comes slathered on sausage sandwiches, pulled pork, baby back ribs and more.
Custom-made, propane-powered smoker out front alerts customers something special is happening. Expect chx, pork ribs & brisket, as well as mac 'n' cheese, string beans, collard greens & baked beans.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #2 - Tender, juicy, simply constructed, it’s the best pulled pork sando I’ve had in years. Brisket is equally good. & cooked-just-right ribs are slathered in a vinegary sauce
Carolina-style barbecue. The menu features 15-hour smoked pork, ribs that are smoked for 12 hours, and biscuits baked with garlic and cheddar.
Great atmosphere. Friendly although slow service, but it was packed when I was there on sat night. Steak frites are the bomb. And a big win for those who are gf - dedicated fryer!
Grub Street: best new slice of NY pizza is in NJ; crust is miracle of perfection combining sturdy crispness, airy crumb, &melting softness; toppings chnge almost hr'ly, but always count on pizza rossa
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #32 - Skip the brisket and order the tender, meaty ribs. Good potato salad, and the BBQ sauces feature a range of spices, heat and personality.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #31 - German potato salad is tangy &sharp. The pulled pork was dried out when I stopped, but I dug the smoky/spicy sauce. The ribs are fat, tender and nicely seasoned
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #29 - voted nation’s best food truck by Daily Meal in '16; outstanding brisket and pork sliders, loaded with meat, packed with flavor. Ribs are good, but take a back seat to sliders
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #28 - Pulled pork sandwich alone is enough to get them on this list. Seasoned with sass and spice, it’s a winner. Try the cornbread pudding, too.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #27 - Headquartered inside old mill. Try Big Momma combo: Includes 1/3 rack ribs, 1/3lb pulled pork, 1/3lb brisket and 3x sides. It may seem pricey, but this is quality ʻcue.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #25 - The pulled pork & brisket sandos are loaded & luscious, the former topped with a standout picante slaw, the latter with more traditional coleslaw. Ribs are pleasantly charred
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #24 - Pulled pork sando is handful, but over-sauced. Better: brisket sando, nice &juicy. Ribs aggressively seasoned, but bold > bland. Slaw &potato standard, but loved cheese grits
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #21 - Dryrub ribs rock - tender meat, pinkish &juicy - &sweet potatoes are highly recommended. I want to try Smokin’ Chili, w/brisket, diced jalapeños, tomatoes, onions &kidney bean
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #20 - Excellent ribs, the pulled pork is the real deal, and the sides may be the heftiest of any bbq joint in the state. And fried chicken is the best I’ve had in a long while
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #16 - Brisket sando is loaded &lovely; Ribs rock - dry-rubbed, side sauce; Pulled pork sando is another winner; Don’t leave w/o homemade slaw. Also made recent 'best wings' list
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #15 - Ribs are meaty, monstrous &marvelous, &chicken &brisket sandos packed w/meat. Sides are generous if not gigantic. Try mac-n-cheese and slaw.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #14 - Open Sun only. Order online by 3pm Thur. Brisket &pulled pork sandos are build-your-own: meat in containers w/six slider rolls. Both top-notch. Highly recco side: potato salad
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #13 - Pulled pork sando fat &juicy - add coleslaw on top. Red onions on brisket sando add pep. Memphis ribs are recommended. Best side: baked beans; Best sauce: pineapple habanero
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #12 - Won NJBBQ 'ship overall title in '09/'11/'13. Try the ribs, the terrific bbq chicken, or chopped brisket. Fav side: fried m-n-chz bites. Note:They offer CBD-infused bbq sauces
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #11 - I love the dry-rubbed ribs here. Super sides: ranch beans &hand-cut fries. Don’t sleep on the wings, pleasingly plump, with their standout sauces.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #10 - Back Bay is a back-road BBQ joint with a nice little outside patio. Back Bay has maybe the best dry-rubbed ribs I’ve eaten in the past four or five years
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #9 - Creative specials (wild boar chili, the Flying Pig Gumbo, etc.), inventive sides (sticky pork and pinto beans, bourbon-glazed roots, spicy Southern greens) and killer desserts
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #8 - Solid, honest bbq here. Pulled pork &chk sandos served in huge pitas. 1/2rack may be biggest I’ve seen - fat, meaty ribs w/strong, smoky flavor. Open Fri, Sat & Sun, year-round
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #7 - A perfectly smoked bbq chkn. Sooo good. Ribs are nicely charred. Order the Notorious P.I.G., w/bacon, pork belly & pulled pork drizzled w/Cajun maple syrup & topped w/slaw.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #6 - 1/2rack of ribs nicely charred and appropriately pink. Brisket is abundantly fatty & juicy. Recco side: pork-studded baked beans.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #5 - Earned my best bbq newcomer award in '17. Brisket sando may have been the best sandwich I had in 2017. The ribs, fat and juicy, are pleasantly charred.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #4 - Ribs are gloriously pink ¬ over-sauced, &pulled pork &brisket sando feature mtns of juicy meat. Smoked wings, w/near-perfect dry rub, proof that great wings don’t need sauce
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #3 - my best newcomer of '16; Ribs tender, smoky and juicy; One must-try juicy brisket sando - one of my favorite sandos of any kind in the past several years.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #1 - Brisket is the bomb; tower of burnt end meat w/red onions on Texas toast. Ribs are juicy &glorious. Wings: big, bad &beautiful. Sweet summer refresher: blueberry rasp lemonade
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #17 - The sauces at Smoke are super — habanero, ghost pepper, Carolina and espresso, among others. It’s the best barbecue sauce lineup in the state.
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #23 - Ribs &brisket here are commendable, but winner is Southern slaw. As side or toss on pulled pork sando. Tangy &mustardy &irresistible. Sauces here rock: try NC Kick or SC Tang
NJ.com Top 32 BBQ: #26 - At Surf, don’t even think about not ordering the mac-n-cheese, which oozes creamy goodness. Ribs are cooked a bit too much, but pulled pork and brisket sandos are dynamite.
The best bagels in New Jersey! Good people. You can feel the love in every bite. Whole wheat everything are my favorite!
I kid you not, this is the best bagel place I have ever been to. The bagels are doughy and crunchy on the outside…perfectly made each time. My favorite is the Asiago cheese bagel
NJ.com’s Genovese: Bergen Co might be bagel capital of NJ. None is better: perfectly sized bags w/crusty exterior &soft chewy in. cream cheeses & egg salad great but tuna melt on everything is winner
