I'm not one who breaks for BBQ, honestly it doesn't even make my top 10 list so when a coworker suggested we have it for lunch I was willing but not super thrilled. Fortunately, my attitude changed shortly after entering MOJO. It must have be whatever was wafting through the air. A little sweet, a little tang and whole lotta smokey. It was heavenly. For starters I asked for an iced tea 50/50. That's local talk for half sweetened half unsweetened iced tea. 100% is way too sweet for me and I really don't' want my teeth to fall out or go into shock over a beverage.I asked our server for a suggestion and without skipping a beat asks, well sugar, how hungry are you? That's a great start. With help from my coworker and server, I decided on the half brisket/half pork with a side of baked beans and mac & cheese. The meal comes with grilled buttered Texas toast. Holy livestock! My meal arrives and I dug right in. I really liked that the brisket and pork didn't arrive saturated in sauce. The trick is you slather your meat with one (or more) of the sauces available in the table top variety pack. Even without sauce my meats were absolutely delicious. I tried all the sauces and my faves were the spicy and the sweet. I really liked the mac & cheese, especially the toasty parts, I'm a big fan of toasty parts. I ate my grilled bread next by spreading the baked beans on it. My meal was so good it left me overstuffed. I had to push the seat back to get into the car...Geez, what a fatty. Later that evening when I got to my hotel room and changed into my PJ's, I could still smell MOJO all over my shirt. Talk about flavor. read more

We went to Mojos for my mom's birthday because she wanted bbq. It was somewhat disappointing. The service took forever considering we were one of four groups in the whole restaurant. The waitress did not check on us and all of us needed refills. My nephew was supposed to get ice cream with his kids meals, which she almost did not give us. The food was the good quality it always is. read more

I had guests from North Carolina and I told them about this great barbecue restaurant. I ordered pulled pork and one of my friends ordered chicken. Both entrees were so dry they were barely edible. One side, black eyed peas had a sizeable bone in it and the corn was full of corn silks. Not a good experience at all. read more

Stopped here with the family on the way back from Orlando to Augusta. Will definitely consider stopping here again for lunch or dinner next time we drive through Jacksonville. We (family of 6) got the whole hawg and a full rack of spareribs. Probably could have added another rack of ribs. The macaroni, sweet potato mash and corn were great sides. We'll skip the fries and green beans next time. My kids and I liked their sweet barbecue sauce - the wife really liked the mojo. Definitely give this a look. read more

An update to my last review - After posting my last review of Mojo's, I did receive a personal message from the Dir of Ops, apologizing for the experience I had and offered to make it right. And after I replied, they sent me a couple of gift certificates. So while the initial experience itself wasn't great, in the end, they did do right on replacing the cost of the meal. read more

Food is always on point. Pricier than most but you will leave satisfied. Some of the best sides in town. Can get noisy during peak hours. read more

Mojo Bar-B-Que - Burnt ends - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Tried this Mojos two Friday nights in a row. Took over an hour both times to get our food. Priority is given to Togo business. Food was very good when we got it. read more

For me Mojoes barbecue is the pinnacle for service and food for a barbecue restaurant. Today I had their fried chicken for the first time with a great gravy poured over it. It was just awesome. The sides I had were Mack and cheese and coleslaw. They were also very good. The employees were very friendly and made sure that my drink was always full. This Mojoes was on University Boulevard and I found the only problem with this place is they had no sound dampening. So everyone's conversation carried in a cacophony. I preferred to go to the other Mojoes near Youngerman Circle, but it is only because of the design of this building. I also know Mojoes is a big supporter of military and law-enforcement and fire rescue. They are also the chosen restaurant to serve food to the NFL players at the Jacksonville Stadium. read more

Great food, good service. I had the fried pickles, ribs, and pulled pork. All of them were excellent. Personally I like pickle spears rather than chips, but these were crunchy and were quite good. read more

The food is always amazing, but the service is awful. 30 min wait for a lunch salad? Ridiculous.

We went in for lunch on a Monday. It was slow and we sat at the bar. The bartender was great and personable. Our food came our promptly (like I said, it was slow, I can't vouch for the service on a busy night.) My brisket sandwich was great! The bun was grilled perfect. That made the the sandwich right there. read more

Love this place, my favorite are the burnt ends appetizer. Overall pretty pricey for bbq, but if you don't mind spending a bit extra try it out. read more

Great menu with a variety of options. Very attentive service. The server was able to keep large orders straight off the top of his head - very impressive! read more

Yummo! Great food and phenomenal service--Chelsea was awesome! Southern hospitality! Try the cheerwine, fried green tomatoes and ribs! They are the bomb! read more

Mojo Bar-B-Que - Dry rub ribs, mashed potatoes & gravy, mac & cheese, green beans and jalapeño corn bread. The fried green tomatoes were the bomb, too! - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

We've been to this place multiple times over the years. One time I ordered the portabella mushroom sandwich due to great reviews. However, I was disappointed. It was nothing special about it. Compared to The Loop's portabella sandwich, this was inferior. My husband had the beef briskets and they were pretty good. My daughter ordered the sausage dinner and it was disappointing. Also, the black eyed peas were extremely salty for some reason. From our experience, the pulled pork quesadillas and beef briskets are outstanding, but the other entrees are just average or below average. read more

I am not a bbq fan, but their brisket melted in your mouth! No need for sauce. Kids loved the creamy Mac-n-cheese.

This is one of my favorite BBQ places to go. I always get the turkey and the sweet potato mash is to die for!!! Along with everything else I have had! Excellent service! Always friendly and not long to wait when I order my to go lunches. I go to the one in Lakewood/ San Marco area! Highly recommend it! read more

Busy Friday night at Mojo's but still great food and service. The salmon salad was excellent. Thank you Dustin!

Having grown up in the south, I have eaten my share of BBQ. Of all the places in Jax, Mojo BBQ is my "Go To " BBQ joint. I usually order the "Whole Hawg". If you have a 2 or more people, then this is the best deal for dinner. You get a large platter with a pile of pulled pork shoulder, 3 ribs, 3 slices of smoked turkey, 2 sausages, 1/2 a chicken, and a couple of slices of beef brisket. You also get your choice of 4 sides and a stack of texas toast. All of this costs about the same as 2 individual dinners, yet the whole hawg easily feeds 3 people. The ribs are usually 5 star, though I have had them one time where they were a little dry. The beef brisket is always good as are the turkey & chicken. The pulled pork shoulder is the disappointing item to me. I find them to be "average" compared to the pulled pork at other places in Jax. The sausage is something that is definitely a personal taste kind of item. I rate them 2 star, but my girlfriend would give them 5 stars. The best thing about the meats are that they are not covered in sauce. They leave that up to you. They have a variety of sauces, and cover the different styles of BBQ. The Vinegar sauce ( a Carolina favorite) is excellent. There are also Sweet, MOJO, Chipotle, and Mustard sauce available. The sides are all pretty good, my favorites are the hand cut fries, the sweet potato mash, the potato salad, and slaw. They also have green beans ( I don't care for theirs), mac & cheese, red slaw, side salad, smoked corn (pretty good). The sides are larger than normal individual side sizes. Each side is big enough to share. Also, for a taste of the Carolina's, try the Cheer Wine. It's a soda that is very popular in the Carolinas. 8/26/2011: After a couple of more years and plenty of visits back, MOJO's has been Rock Solid. Even the pulled pork that I didn't like back in 2009 is pretty good. The beef sausage has changed since then too. Instead of 2 smaller sausages, they now have a larger single sausage and the sausage itself tastes better than the old style. The red slaw is gone and the menu has expanded with plenty of non bbq options. Almost forgot, the Onion rings are GREAT. I usually order them with Blue Cheese instead of the usual Ranch. read more

My first time trying out Mojos for lunch and it was a good experience. I had the North Carolina pork shoulder which was delicious. The Mac n Cheese was good but the pit beans tasted like they had way too much garlic in them. My friend had the Turkey and said it was a little on the dry side. Service wise out waiter was very hard to hear because he was talking very low. I'm young and can hear pretty good but not with him. He was good at explaining things when we could hear what he was saying. Overall it was a good experience. read more

Good food. The chicken wings were well cooked, very hot, and had great flavor. Service was fast and the server made a point to make some conversation and was very friendly. The only drawback is that it can get quite loud but food and service was an A+. read more

Excellent food. Gotta give them that. I had North Carolina pork sandwich but it was way smaller than previous visit. Husband had chicken fried chicken but his salad came out right before food so food got ice cold. Seriously it was freezing in there. Blasting artic and I run hot. read more

Our first visit there ever with a couple that goes there regularly. The first reaction of everyone was that the BBQ itself was cold. We all got the same kind of BBQ. Some had gobs of fat in it. I asked for Crispy fries. I asked her to request Crispy and when the cooks thought they were, cook them again...and then again as I like them really crispy. They came out soggy. The bread was just bread. The greens were full of stems. YUCK. We will NEVER return!!! read more

Excellent as usual Tried another Bbq restaurant and the wife pushes the plate away and told me to take her mojos

Two time disappointment. I have been eating for years. The last 2 times I have eaten here, have been extremely disappointing. The meats have NO flavor. They look pretty but taste nothing like they use to. The macaroni and cheese has zero flavor. read more

This is the best BBQ food I've eaten at in Jacksonville. None of the other BBQ restaurants compare. I had the brisket, burnt ends, chopped, fries and slaw and all of it was delicious. read more

My first time doing this, but worth it. Today was the first time ever eating here and I can say I'll be back. I'm not sure which was better the food or the service. Our server Dustin was top notch! All his recommendation's was perfect. A meal worth coming back for! read more

ordered the mojo q salad for lunch to go. the salad was great until i took a bite of the cucumbers, and it tasted like SOAP. there was soap on the cucumbers. absolutely shambolic read more

Believe what you read! We just tried Mojo this past weekend based on the great reviews, and we may not have bbq anywhere else again! The atmosphere was great, the service was fantastic, and the food was incredible! Definitely try the mashed potatoes as a side, and get some of the sweet potato mash as a side/dessert. The sweet tea is great (as to be expected), though a bit pricey. We got the Whole Hawg as a meal for two, and it would definitely be enough food for four (but probably with a couple additional sides). The pulled pork is possibly the best I've ever had! This is truly a gem of Jacksonville; if you haven't tried it yet, get there! read more

Can't get enough of this place! The portions are huge and all of the barbecue is delicious. I should branch out as far as sides, but the standbys are the smoked corn, mashed potatoes and my personal favorite the macaroni and cheese. read more

We have been to both locations, Beach Blvd and University. The Beach Blvd. site has nicer decor but the food at both is wonderful. Ample portions, so much so that one night my brother pushed his plate back on the table and announced that he had "hit the meat wall". He took the rest home and had plenty of leftovers. It is as authentic as it gets. If you like your barbeque smokey and flavorful, you have to try this place. Mojo's truly is a step above the rest. read more

Last year, my wife and i visited Jacksonville for a football game. The night before, we wanted to grab a bite to eat (something different). Some online research revealed that Mojo's was a local favorite, so we decided to check them out. We weren't disappointed!.......Fast forward to today (actually about a week ago), we had the pleasure of eating at Mojo's again. This time we went for lunch. I ordered their spare ribs, mac n cheese and baked beans. We also ordered burnt ends (aka bbq candy). Everything was delicious! They were also running a $1 domestic beer special that day, so i took advantage of that! Unlike our first visit, i wasnt able to eat everything while there. I had to get a doggy bag to take home (im not the eater i used to be lol).....Our server was nice and attentive....The cool story behind Mojo's (and the reason why i mentioned id been there before) is that it really turned my wife and i into bbq nuts! Since our visit to Mojo's last year, we've compared every other bbq place we've visited to them. They set a really high bar that hasn't quite been met yet. If you ever find yourself in Jacksonville, you MUST eat @ Mojo's! read more

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Best BBQ in Jacksonville, in my opinion. My understanding is that the owner has done his 'research', which is evident by the homage paid to Dreamland BBQ in his University Blvd location. I am not a fan of ribs, but this place makes some of the best ribs I've ever had (2nd only to Dreamland, of course). And oh my goodness, their sides! The mac and cheese, the sweet potato mash...it's all delicious. I had a rather large takeout order this past week, and the server at the front was organized and had everything ready and together for me when I got there (which is always a relief), not to mention she was incredibly accommodating to the woman in front of me who also had a large to go order (maybe 9 or 10 people's worth) and decided to wait until she got to MoJo to put her bill on all separate checks (seriously lady, maybe get out more. that's really annoying). The beach location is great for some just-plain-good music, one of my favorite bands, Grandpa's Cough Medicine, has performed their many times, and of course MoJo No. 4 has a great whiskey bar, if you're into that sort of thing. read more

Mojo Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

This is just flat out good! (maybe approaching great). Its a fun place to go with friends and family and the service is great. Our server went out of his way to be courteous and welcoming. I dont remember his name, but with a voice like that, he should be a news broadcaster. We had the Whole Hog, with an extra side it was more than enough for our group. I wish I had the room to try the banana pudding which another table mate scarfed up with a smile! The sides were great ( greens, mac n cheese, slaw, and fries) but the shining star was the beef brisket, with its perfect black bark and butter knife tender and juicy bite! Not to say the rest wasnt also very good. Way to go Mojo's! read more

I like their Avondale location a bit better. This location doesn't have the drink optiobs, and is a poor late night location. However, the food is A+ here, and the service is amazing. read more

Best barbecue restaurant I've been to! Prices are a little higher than a sonny's ($8 lunch $14 dinner) but well worth it! The must eat place if your in Jax! read more

We stopped by here after coming back fron a cruise to the bahamas. We had BBQ ribs, sausage, pork pulled shoulder. The food was good, but again, I found it a bit on the saltier side. The service is good, the restaurant is clean and lively. The price is reasonable. read more

Solid BBQ, a go to for our family, kids and parents always satisfied. Friendly quick service and tasty eats.

Yum a dum dum! I've been frequenting this place for 3 years now and have never ever had a bad meal or service from them. I highly recommend the generously portioned smoked turkey sandwhich. Believe me, when you leave here if you are still hungry you probably should seek some kind of help. read more

The food was really good. The ribs and brisket are my favorites, but the sides are very tasty too. The service was friendly and courteous.