During my visit, I experience good customer service; employees are kind and helpful with navigating the menu. For the most part, I opt for Vegan options. Even so, I opt for this eatery because of actually setting out to do so from a time ago. I don't know if there is a time range for certain meals though arriving in the evening, an employee tells me the beef ribs will need one hour. So, I order the pork ribs (crispy beneath, tender and flavorful to the bone), string beans (low-key sweet, juicy), pinto beans (very very mild flavor aside from a sharp saltiness), and corn bread (very light, not so sweet, on the drier side though not dry and unflavorful, quite decent after the meal overall). The sauce is delicious and not syrup-y (a strong grill-wood-smoky sweetness). The establishment has seating for about three people. The establishment seems like it may greatly benefit from a renovation. The establishment only accepts cash and has an ATM (though banks are nearby). read more

McDonald's Barbeque - Pork ribs, string beans, pinto beans, and corn bread - Barbeque Near Me - Orange, New Jersey

Amazing Spot!!Best soul food I ever taste. I have been coming since I was 9 and it's everything to me.

Low budget environment , typical level of service for our community ... not good . But the ribs are good as hell.

My first time having this place was about a year ago this same time. Since becoming a customer of theirs I have experienced the good and bad they tend to have from time to time. No rookie to bbq and I can honestly say this place is not bad. There are areas of their menu and etc that can use work but it's not bad. This meal is from a few days ago. The good - portion sizes. The portion sizes are wonderful and they pack the containers to ensure you have a good meal in terms of quantity. - nice sized menu. Their menu is a nice size with different options of dinners, sides, lunches and all. - quick and fast. This meaning, for the most part the wait is always less than 10 minutes. Not because there's no other customers but because the staff is on point. - The rib sauces. They offer 2 sauces (a mild and hot) and I must say they themselves are pretty damn good. In this picture I got their hot bbq sauce with Mac & cheese with yams. The bad- please take these comments as constructive criticism from someone of the community who wants the store to grow and not as a punishment (I'm still going to come back). The Mac & cheese- Again, no rookie to Mac and cheese and I can say I'm not a fan of this particular recipe. I don't know what the flavors are but they don't agree with what I expect to get out of a good batch of Mac and cheese. - The Sweet potato pie- Mushy, bad crust, didn't taste too well. The Ribs - The ribs are not bad BUT this time I received some that were poorly cut and I got some that were nothing but bone and sauce (which I ate because that's how good the sauce is) - The parking - It's doable but if you have bad tires or a low car don't even try, park around corner & walk in. read more

McDonald's Barbeque - Rib dinner (10$) - Barbeque Near Me - Orange, New Jersey

Banana pudding shouldn't be brown! Got it recently and picked every banana out(generous) and was dark on both sides. Cookies,cream and pudding tasteful. Do better because if someone gets sick::you won't be there long and your a staple in the community. While there also a lady was complaining about raw chicken and potato salad with more mustard in it than mayo and that's not cool McDonald's BBQ. DO BETTER!!!! read more

This is BARBECUE!!! Service is not five star but this is what we call the real. It's a black owned business providing a great service to its community. If you're looking for shiny floors and tea that tastes like clorox, this ain't it. But if you looking for down right soul food with soulful flavor -- this is it! And bring cash. It's cash only. read more

My husband put me on to this secret gem of a restaurant! Their "secret" bbq sauce on those rib sandwiches are the best I've ever had in my life. I will keep coming here until I can't and then when I cant I'll have someone go and get them for me! Amazing!!!!! read more

Man I had no clue the food coming out of this place would be that good. How the hell did I end up here, that is a very good question. So were driving to Atlantic City and were picking up a common friend on our way. Having missed lunch we wanted to grab something quick before our ride to AC. One of my friends suggested this place. This place is old and definitely not at all upscale, having said that food here was awesome. We walk in they have a TV playing some old movie and guy inside selling some music cd's(funny set up). There was this long ass line but we decided to wait for food. Apart from selling ribs they do sell other variety of food too but everybody was waiting in the line for those dead awesome pork ribs. They take good amount of time to make those juicy ribs. One can choose from mild or extra spicy sauce which they use to coat the ribs with. Ribs with two sides was just a $10 dollars , I had the potato salad and yams as sides. That was a lot of food for 10 bucks. They do sell their famous in house spicy sauce in small containers for 5 bucks. Definitely a place to stop by if one loves BBQ ribs. read more

I have been here many of times over the years Everyone says When did Mcdonalds start making BBQ that always makes me laugh ..i say Rib-B-Que ..remember that?? first the place is not the most desirable place its a hole in the wall ..its a dive bbq spot if there is a such thing. Anyone who lives in the neighborhood knows the smell of the this place it lures you in. Its run by Caribbeans mainly Jamaicans they put some love inside of these ribs.I have named it "all that goodness" but seriously they are really good usually i have ribs its "Dry' tasteless at other places but these pork ribs meat is so tender best BBQ I ever had Entering this place there is a sign that indicates the ATM offers 5.00 bills also there is a guy selling DVDs in side he even have "AVENGERS". Now you walk up the guy that serves the food is similar to the Soup Nazi but he is Jamaican with a heavy Accent. No need to fret because the food is worth it. Being in there it was packed at 7pm. conversation went like this McDonalds BBQ Rib Guy: What is everyone Waiting for! Crowd: RIBS McDonalds BBQ Rib Guy: How many you want Couple of Guys in Front of Me: 1 whole SLAB McDonald's BBQ RIB Guy: Damn! ME HAFA TA RUSH dem RIBS ehh? Yup yup everyone was eager and happy to wait for the ribs 45mins to an hour ..So I was with a fellow yelper we ordered 3 dinners which is 10.00 each ..comes with Ribs and two sides I got the Mac and cheese, I'm in love with the Potato salad, Friend got the Same rib dinner with Yams and potato salad. The only thing It seems to always happen they forget Corn bread which is superb, if you don't ask for it they will never remember to add to your bag of food Pork Ribs are so tender falling off the bone then the Sauce spicy or mild. I always go for SPICY I'm not sure what they put in it (mustard?) but you can buy it also so when ever where having a BBQ we always get the gallon for 10.00 read more

McDonald's Barbeque - Front of store - Barbeque Near Me - Orange, New Jersey

Everything about the food was super nasty we ordered beef ribs and mac and cheese and greens.we got big bones with my neat just sauce!!!!! Bones and bbq sauce read more

All I've had were ribs and this is my goto place when I want to treat myself to some of the best tasting ribs and bbq! They can be a little slow but that is too be expected as the staff is working in a hot kitchen without AC! It is well worth the wait! read more

"Ramshackle" is the first adjective that comes to mind, while discussing this dusty & decaying BBQ & soul food TakeOut place, on Main Street in East Orange. The customer "ordering & waiting" room is dimly lit, with cloudy, ancient plexi walls separating the service area from the patrons. You have to squint to see any of the food that is being served, and practically scream your order, so the owner can hear you ... and vice versa. Large-ish portions of BBQ chicken, stewed turkey legs, ribs and Mac & Cheese are packaged "to go" in old fashioned (outlawed?) styrofoam containers. The lids on our three orders were not closed with any care or precision, not even stapled shut to prevent spilling. A $12 cut up Rotisserie Chicken I ordered barely fit into its container, so the owner tried to wrap the full container using Saran/plastic wrap, but it still leaked all over the plastic bag it was put in, to travel. The food, itself was fairly tasty, although I would highly recommend asking them to give you the gravy "on the side." Otherwise, it's a major mess. The 1/2 rack of pork ribs were very dry and unappetizing looking; but tastier when dipped into the aforementioned container of thick brown gravy. The mac & cheese wasn't terribly "cheesy." And the smothered turkey wings were decent, but were stringy and falling apart. I was disappointed to learn they had run out of cornbread by 7:00 PM, but I opted to pass on the white bread that was offered as an alternative. Next time I will probably try the fried fish, shrimp and chicken wings. Still, getting past the unappealing take out area, and gritty food windows ... ain't easy! read more

The flavor 2 savor. Service is slow but worth the wait. U can't find this flavor of BBQ anymore!!!! Delicious!!!

I have eaten from here about two times. Those two times my husband went and brought the food home. Ribs, collard greens, Mac and cheese, candied yams... all tasted great. On August 1,2019 I decided to go pick up dinner. Upon arrival , I notice that the place is a complete whole in the wall. The place is filthy! I was the next person in line so just as the person in front of me was paying, I looked closer inside behind the counter and see a RAT walk across the kitchen floor. Without making a scene I exited the restaurant. I was mortified! Don't eat here if you want to live. I don't care how good the food tastes. That's a major health violation. I went home and cooked even though I didn't want to. At least I know my house is clean pest free. read more

Saw a roach on the window by the cash register before I ordered so I left expeditiously.

Service is horrible, food is horrible, place is FILTHY!!! Older guy busy taking shots of Wray & Nephew and ignored me and my husband. I will never go back and I'm calling the Health Department. read more

Reminds me of the typical hood rib shack. Food is good, fresh and reasonable but the service sucks. Staff acts like they dont want to be there and as if you are annoying them when you place an order. Had this experience at other rib shacks, so guess the staff has the "itis" from smelling the aroma all day. If you can deal with the unprofessional staff, the food will reward you with that down home soutbern taste. If you order ahead, check you order when you lick it up.... read more

Do NOT step food in this place....the health inspector should honestly close this place. I watched this guy pull down his mask to cough he didn't even take card so that was my escape to not look back. read more

I was out walking and window shopping with a friend years ago. We were ready to go in and were walking toward his home, when the greatest aroma of barbeque hit my nostrils! I asked him if he smelled barbeque. He couldn't smell it. I told him that we had to follow the lead of my nose because I had to TASTE that barbeque! As we continued on, he was able to smell it. He got excited. He had lived in East Orange for a while, but never noticed it. Well, it was and is a blessing! I love everything they serve! read more

The place looked unsanitary and needs to be updated. The food was not covered and was very greasy and salty tasted as if i was eating slop save your time and money would not recommend. read more

First off, went in this place because I heard they have good ribs. Conversation goes like this: Me: This is my first time here, how much are the combos and what's it includes. Sweaty bald no personality guy: Proceeded to tell me the pricing and combos. Me: Ok. I'll have mac n cheese, Collard greens and ribs. Sweaty bald no personality guy: It's going be 10 to 15 minutes. Me: Ok. So he starts putting my sides in the white containers Collard greens and Mac n cheese then he proceeds to the ribs on the grill turning them over and then he took a rack off the grill with a tong and HIS BARE HANDS. He starts to cut the slabs into pieces touching my ribs ALL OVER WITH HIS BARE HANDS. Meanwhile, I notice the ribs meat looks pinkish (I'm thinking food poisoning). So the conversation ends like this: Me: You don't use gloves (WTF). Sweaty bald no personality guy: He has them (with a snarky look on his face). Me: You can keep that and I walked out! I can't believe the lack of professionalism and service I was about to receive. I don't know WHERE HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN AND ALSO HE'S HANDLING CASH! Give me a break. I don't care how good the food is supposed to be THEY WON'T GET MY MONEY WITH THAT TYPE OF SERVICE! This place gets 1 star from me the food did look good though. Good luck. PEACE! read more

This place service is horrible. The menu on their board, on their window, and paper menu doesn't even have what they serve. That number on the menu to call people never answer. They need to update their menu and number. They really only have like 5 items so I dont know why perpetuate that their menu is extensive. The only thing I've seen they have consistently is their ribs everything else is iffy. Also it's a cash only place. Their mac and cheese is all mac no cheese. Potato salad and greens are okay. read more

When I recruited my GF to my side of the coast, I was excited to show her all the amazing cuisines that the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. Embarrassingly, we have yet to find really good BBQ out here. Decent BBQ, but nothing mind blowing. Not to say there aren't great BBQ spots in the Bay, just haven't found any that suited our tastes. So of course, on our visits back to New Jersey, she couldn't wait to take me to her favorite BBQ joint. She boasts tender meat and spicy sauce that's sweet but not excessively sweet. I must say, I was not disappointed. This BBQ spot is nestled in the corner of a small and smoky parking lot...smoky for good reason though. A big, old sign points out the otherwise easily missed location. Back to the food: The meat is pretty good, but the sides are less than memorable...but that's better than being memorably bad, right? The sauce was great. We ordered half a gallon of it to take back to Cali with us. Again, not too sweet, spicy as requested, and a nice kick of extra mustard. read more

This place is horrible. Point. Blank. End of story. The food was so bad I couldn't finish it and the service just as bad.

Not much to look at on the outside but the ribs are delicious. The BBQ sauce is homemade and really good as well. Now the baked mac n cheese definitely needed more cheese. The collard greens were barely okay but when I added hot sauce it was tolerable. The lady at the counter was pleasant. And the lines are always long. Solid ribs, delicious BBQ sauce, okay sides. Overall good eating read more

I give this place 2 stars because I personally went inside once to place an order and saw roaches out in the open crawling the walls. Myself and another patron openly blurted out "are those roaches" and no one batted an eye. I immediately headed to the car and never stepped foot beyond my car in the parking lot after that. I am fully aware in the food industry that an establishment may (but should not) have bug issues but for me to have a personal visual is not what I am looking for. My better half still frequents the place as he says the sauce is just so good he can't describe it. I say F the sauce...the roaches ruled me out. read more

We had the turkey wings, mac and cheese and black eyed peas to start. Both turkey wings and mac and cheese were sub par. The black eyed peas on the other hand were hard. Now, the older gentleman that served us had a terrible attitude for serving not only new customer, but anyone that patrons the place. In fact I started to walk out midway thru him preparing plates. The selection of food and desserts were limited. Boasted of things on menu that didn't have, when asked if ever made turkey meatloaf , again was met with attitude and simply what you see is what we have. Would I ever enter the place again?NEVER!!! read more

The food is good. However, the service is horrible and attitudes of the staff is piss poor. My boyfriend brought me here twice. The first time it wasn't good, but it wasn't horrible. The second time, I walked inside and asked if they were still open for buisness because the door was open , the lights were on. They are so damn busy blasting their music and the television and getting fucked up on Bacardi and soda, that they had to keep asking me what I wanted to order. And I was the only person there. It's not like they got my order mixed up with someone else's. After a twenty minute Wait, I left. My boyfriend went in and got the food. I finally get home to eat the food and as soon as I open the macaroni and cheese container, my attention is immediately directed to a long curly eye lash sticking straight out of the macaroni and cheese. I know it's a small thing, but after going,through so much just to get the food in the first place, it just pissed me off grossed me out to see that. All in all, the barbecued stuff was pretty good, but they are not strong on people skills and service. read more

It doesn't look appealing and honestly it never has but I've been going here for years and it's soooo good. I never had a problem with the food and they pass their health inspections lol! But I'd seriously suggest you give McDonald's a chance before judging from the appearance and you won't regret it read more

If you love bbq. U will love this Place . Real fire and charcoal here. You have a choice in sauces mild or hot (I mix) . the chopped Bbq is also good. there sides need a little fix up but they work read more

I was visiting relatives in East Orange the other day and before I hit the road for home, I took the opportunity to Hit up McDonalds BBQ for some open pit goodness. The place hasn't changed much since I was last here except they don't seem be be offering as much variety and the signs, they're original mind you are pretty much illegible. That observation is by no means a slam but a testament to the old school originality of the place. Now that that's out of the way lets talk food. I've only ever ordered a slab and a large container of chopped, which they don't seem to offer any longer so, for this trip I ordered two slabs with a pint each of their killer hot and their regular sauces. These aren't those ketchepy (is that a word?), molasses, based sauces the you find all over the place and on supermarket shelves folks. This is a mustard/vinegar based real deal sauce. The hot is damned hot but plenty flavorful and the reg compliments the meat just right. Like I said I ordered two slabs, just over two and a half lbs. of ribs and two pints of sauce and the whole deal ran me $40.00 (That Brooklyn spot place that starts D would have been $57.00 for two lbs. of ribs with 2 small sides, plus tax, The Brooklyn spot that starts with an H would have run $50.00 for two lbs. of ribs,again plus tax. Like I said earlier, McDonalds, unlike the newcomers springing up all over the place serves an open pit rib, no fancy rubs, no $1000,00 plus dollar smokers and no smoke bark . The only seasoning used is salt and pepper so all you taste is the meat and that open pit smoke flavor. If you're in the area and aren't put off by the exterior. Give this place a shot you won'tr be disappointed. read more

McDonald's Barbeque - This is a light lunch. Ribs with a blend of Hot and regular sauces. - Barbeque Near Me - Orange, New Jersey

Attitude is not so good. Food is okay. Half of the options are unavailable every time I go which is definitely a turnoff but whenever they do have the jerk chicken thats advertised on the menu, it is quite delicious. read more

The place is a hole in the wall. Not the cleanest of places. Looks like they have a neighborhood following, since cleanliness does not matter to people when the food is good. The ribs are great. The sides are pretty bland. The collard greens taste like they are from a can. I suggest purchasing the sauce, go home and make your own ribs. And the customer service is ZERO! Why does it seem like the people behind the counter have major attitudes? You are after all, buying from them! The only reason they got 3 stars is because of the ribs. read more

The ribs are great and the sauce makes them even better....rib sandwich is perfect for one...i would not recommend any of the side orders...establishment lacks visual appeal...take out only read more

The service AWFUL and the place is FILTHY ... but if you get the ribs and leave the sauce behind you . All the ribs touch is the blade and the chopping block. Placed in a styrofoam container they cannot be beat. Wouldn't feed my dog with the sides or the filthy containers they are kept in. Would good be a good place to get food but like Jeffersons in Montclair and East Orange. The service is non- existent and the cleanliness is absent. read more

The only thing tougher than the ribs was the man's attitude doing the serving. I try to support my local business. Not only did I stand there waiting for service. A gentleman bringing supplies in told him I wanted to order. He was looking right at me because I was the only patron. Then he greets me with "what?" Not "may I help you" or even a "what can I get you"..so ghetto. I understand why we don't support our own. Pitiful... read more

This was the worst food ever. The mac and cheese had not cheese. Ribs tasted like they were soaked in mustard and the greens taste like pure vinegar. I will never eat there again. My dog had a very enjoyable meal I'm sure. read more

i heard about this place so i decided to check it out. The place def lacks visual appeal like the other people have said. ive driven by this place my whole life, never knew it was there. The place looks rundown but ive seen worse. it didnt look dirty, jus old. The place opens pretty late. i believe til midnight, most nights. Now the food? the food was forgettable. The ribs were good. the sauce makes them. The ribs itself, what they gave me barley had meat on them. It just wasnt quality ribs. They were dry too. they just put their BBQ sauce over it. The mac and cheese tasted like a beginner made them. IIII could make better mac & cheese. The collar greens? i shouldnt have bothered. The green beens? Go to Popeyes. The corn bread, which the guy serving us forgot until i mentioned that i get one, was good. But the guy picked it up with his hands. i didnt like that. He was touching money and other stuff. not sanitary there. but ill live. Overall eating their food. i was bored and unimpressed. Especially by their sides. I most likely wont be returning because nothing made me really want to go back. They're affordable but im sure you can find just as good if not better BBQ food+sides elsewhere. If this place went in business down south, they be closing down in a month. It's just us northers, dont know good BBQ. and we never will with places like this. They could do better read more