-grilled chicken- a little in the small side compared to other establishments but great grilled flavor, no need for aide sauce -garlic chicken: basically grilled pounded flat chicken thighs. despite not really tasting garlicky, again it's delicious. the side sauce with garlic pieces taste more tangy to me than anything else so I do not really add it. Have not had any sides so can't comment on that, only the above chicken. Overall would recommend read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill was excellent. The food came out fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked with that real charcoal grill taste. The staff was friendly and the service was quick even while busy. Great atmosphere and definitely one of the better BBQ spots around. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

This review is based on one order of chicken wings-- but since it was so good, I'd highly recommend. The way they grill the wings is top notch. A bone is picked so that the wings lay flat,which led to every bite being charred and crisp to perfection. Add a hot sauce and a bbq sauce for dipping (I combined my sauces together), and enjoy! Short and sweet because I there's nothing to critique. read more

Didn't get to eat. We tried going for an unplanned dinner out and called to make sure they were open and were told yes. We got there at around 7:30 and they told us we weren't allowed to eat in after getting plenty of dirty looks from the staff. We tried looking through the computerized menu but it was so confusing and not many pictures offered. We asked for help and they just pointed. We got frustrated and left!! read more

The food is good, but preparation could use some work! I work on the road, so when I do order it's to go. I call the order in and, 9 times out of 10, it's never ready when they say it will be. Ordered a Burrito and they need to learn how to wrap it up it fell apart while eating! read more

My mom placed an order with them that came up to about $60. When I got there it was confirmed that the wrong chicken was cooked so I asked them to change the chicken. Now as a business owner. Chicken doesn't amount to $60 , so in my opinion I would've just changed the kind of chicken that was cooked. She said she would only change one so I said I wouldn't pay for neither then. Now you won't get any money. This lady had the nerve to chase me outside just to tell me I can't come there anymore. How unprofessional is that! Lady is you crazy now what if I would've hurt her? You never know what kind of mind state people are in. Anyway I would not recommend this place. Customer service is trash and half the time the chicken isn't even cooked. I only ordered there today cause my family wanted some. Stay away from the crazy lady!!!!!! read more

Amazing! My first time trying this place since moving into town 5 years ago -- and it blew my tastebuds out the park! We ordered some grilled chicken tacos and ribs- just to try out the smokiness/grill taste and it was amazing. Can't wait to return for more. read more

Disappointed, I have ordered this same item several times and have never gotten two small ribs, it's usually a small and large rib or two large but never this for $15. read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - I beef rib and two port ribs. - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

When my dad passed away in June 2023, we had family get together after the Wake at home. We placed a food order with Nunzio's. One of the items ordered were Pork Ribs. So good!! A month later...visited my dad's grave site. When we arrived home, my mom and I decided not to cook dinner. We remembered the delicious ribs from Nunzio's. So we ordered a full order. The ribs were so large. BBQ sauce and Buffalo Sauce were provided. Delicious, delightful!! So good! read more

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The food was tasty and nice and hot and nice portions. Love this place my favorite is the chicken and the black beans sand rice and beef ribs read more

Amazing food and the quality and quantity is on point is in my old hometown, which is about 25 or 40 minutes away. I'll make it a point to go there and pick up something. read more

7/1/25 ordered fish tacos. Got home open bag. The fish wasn't cooked properly. Wet and raw in the middle. Tried calling! Phone went to voicemail. So disappointed. Not what it use to be. Not going back. read more

Have been few times after my last experience and looks like there is more order on the restaurant, the food always delicious and the service is keeping up to it. Unfortunately can't give 5 stars bc of the previous experience but the roasted chicken is out of this world. read more

Always reliable, and your mouth begins to water when you approach the restaurant-the charcoal grill gets me every time. My go to is the steak sandwich, which comes with a mound of fries so big only your teenage son will finish them. Easy online ordering, loads of parking. read more

We've been going to Nunzio's for many years. In that time we have enjoyed dozens of delicious take out orders and friendly, fast service. Only one visit irritated me and thankfully, we have not seen that gentleman again. Our son, home from college, advised he had a craving. Happily, we know what that means. Ribs, chicken, skirt steak. Well prepared large portions of proteins accompanied by good fries, rice and veggies. Tried something new the other day. Whole chicken wings, see the picture, which take 45 minutes to prepare. They were delicious but I couldn't help thinking, as I was eating them, that they looked like frogs legs which skeeved me out. That's my problem, not yours. They were delicious but I'll stick with the whole chicken next time. For me, food needs to be visually appealing as well as delicious. My son's ribs were beautiful. None of these tiny hacked up bit and pieces you get in most places. And my wife's skirt steak was cooked rare as requested and if you know anything about skirt, you'll know it is a thinner cut which requires a watchful eye if cooking rare to medium rare. The cooks have their eye on the ball here. So, to our family, Nunzio's sits atop the heap of the countless Portuguese bbq joints out these. See you next time. read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - Whole chicken wings. - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

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Food is good. Portion amount is ok, used to be larger when they first opened. Restaurant is small for a few people.

Been here a few times when I am in Jersey. Excellent Portuguese style cuisine with all the classics. I love their salty ribs with fries and rice and have had many other dishes. The staff is on point and everything is made to order and fresh. They have a huge open pit barbecue going all the time to cook up all of the delicious meats. Definitely not a vegan vegetarian spot. Also have specialty items from that area of the world including drinks and desserts. Very casual spot with huge portions at a reasonable price. Stop by and check them out read more

Been here a few times the chicken and ribs are good , the shrimp in garlic sauce taste like per vinegar with garlic TROUBLE! The fries are so soggy and not crisp ! Would advise to get the rice which was excellent . Their Spanish cooks and owner is a older Asian women . The place appears clean and lacks parking there are a few spots on the side of a he building. They have a ten dollar limit to uses your credit cards . Like I said was ok for the price . Nothing to brag about here ! read more

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If you're looking for a good steak and don't feel like getting dressed up, this is the place to come. The skirt steak here is huge and you have the option to order it with rice and fries. They cook it perfectly - medium rare was beautifully pink inside. My husband had the picadiño, which has a nice amount of pork and shrimp, and is served over a mound of rice. My mom had the steak burrito and it was huge. She was able to order the steak to be cooked to her liking, before it was rolled into a spinach tortilla with rice, beans, tomato, cheese, fresh salsa and lettuce. It also came with two fried plantains. Again, this rating is 100% for the food. The restaurant is super casual, but it definitely worth coming to for the food. read more

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Nunzios is a cant miss.. in the mood for portuguese cuisine? You cannot go wrong w nunzios. A bit pricey, but well worth every penny. Skirt steak and whole chicken combo?! Supposed to feed at least 3/4 people but its so good it might not make it past 2!!! Empanadas are latin american style, think pr or dr, fried and built with protein to perfection.. my go to is the beef empanadas.. i need at least 3 every time. Keep up the solid work here, and do not miss out trying this spot. read more

My favorite Portuguese bbq is burnet bbq so I can't give Nunzios 5 stars. 2nd best is route 22 bbq...but I was specifically craving Nunzio's rice today so I got it. Been going here for years. The food is great, but as I said, it's not the best in town (minus 1 star). The next subtracted star involves their service. I'm not sure if I catch them on bad days or what's going on, but they always seem very short and cold in their responses. On top of that you have to pay for EVERYTHING. Want some hot sauce or bbq sauce, or garlic sauce? It allll has a price! Now, don't misunderstand me...I never mind paying, but at least ask for your extra 25¢ for hot sauce with a smile. Just my thoughts. Great food! But be prepared to pay someone who has a TUDE! (heyyy that rhymed ) read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - Half salmon with rice and French fries. - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

Nunzio's bbq charcoal and grill has Great food with big portions for your family and very nice service

I'm rather disappointed with th he women running this place. A gentleman walked in to pay for his order and was short 25 cents. And would not let him slide for the quarter. I gave it to him and when I mentioned that was a terrible way to do business got so nasty. She was very mean to the gentleman as well. She does not deserve your business. read more

Food is great service always good Try the soups there great The waitresses are pretty and they always get your order right smells so good in there I always recommend them to all my friendsIt's a great atmosphere the people are friendly try everything on the menu it's all good i've been there two times this week read more

visite ese lugar y me sirvieron la carne dañada y la señora y el señor que me sirvieron dijeron que era cosa mía que no estaba dañada si hasta olía mal . read more

This place is inconsistent. Sometimes the food is really good, then sometimes it's dry and bland. I usually get garlic chicken with rice and vegetables. It's better to call in your order before going to the restaurant. Otherwise you will sit there and wait 30-45 minutes for them to prepare your food. read more

What a find on my drive back from NYC. Just the smell when you walk in tells you its going to be great. Garlic chicken was delicious, over rice. read more

Went here with a few friends. Pretty good service. Food was good. They don't add too much salt, which is good in my opinion. You can add salt to your personal taste. I will visit again in the future. read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - BBQ Ribs and Chicken Combo with rice and fries. - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

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Great food!!! Got Garlic Chicken and Shrimp with rice and vegetables and side of Beans and Empanadas. I have to say the taste is better than most Portugese BBQ places I have been to in the Union area. Staff is friendly. Has take out and sit down dining. The atmosphere is great! & They have parking! I will definitely be going here more often! read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

Phenomenal bbq, great side dishes and some of the best short ribs you'll ever have. We order food for six people and could have easily fed 12 on the portions we were given. I'll definitely be back. read more

I had high hopes after reading the reviews and was pretty excited to try out this spot, as I really miss the tiny hole-in-the-wall spots I used to visit in the Lower East Side for some baked chicken and rice. Pretty much everything I tasted was awesome. It's clear that somebody really cares about the good food at non-pretentious prices. I love the little touches like the pepper grinder and steamed vegetables, not frozen, and home made fries. I loved every bite of the chicken empanada and beef empanada with hot sauce. The mister preferred the beef, kinda reminded me of picadillo. I preferred the chicken, reminded me of shredded chicken in a sazon sauce. I ordered garlic chicken with fries and vegetables but also ate a nice portion of my husband's pork rib/beef rib, rice and vegies platter. Can't go wrong! Those beef ribs were made with so much love and the taste of the grill just makes it succulent. I will definitely be back for more and I will bring friends! Also helps that they take credit card. read more

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So good, the Garlic chicken is a dream, service not the good but the foos is the best. When I call for pick up they are really polite. read more

I was driving around in the area and needed to get food to bring to a friends house and I decided to give this place a try. They are a fairly large location with a pretty decent size dine in section . Now I placed the order over the phone because I was at the Home Depot down the road. I guess they were concerned about me paying for the order because it was pretty costly but I told them I was only a few minutes away and would come in to pay for it. Now usually when I order Portuguese BBQ regardless of what it is I usually get a choice of rice and fries, rice and salad or rice and beans . Well I guess my $65 half tray of picadhino isn't sold with anything which really was a bummer considering it was $65. I had to order a tray of rice and fries separately. It ended up costing me $94 . Then I see on the menu after I paid that they had trays that were served with rice and fries . When I called that was never suggested to me over the phone . I had never ordered from there before so I would have known. Well needless to say I wasn't all that impressed with taste nor look of my dish I was told by everyone it was as if everything was tossed in Texas Pete hot sauce . I also feel that they are a little over priced compared to other locations . read more

Great place. People are friendly and patient. I only tried the empanadas and they were the best in nj. Crispy outside and fried with great tasting filler. Highly recommended. They have been there for 15 yrs so they are established. read more

Came here for lunch. They gave a decent selection on their menu. I would recommend to call in. If you order garlic chicken(grilled chicken breast) it takes about 20 mins to cook. This isn't your normal Portuguese bbq. Where they give u a huge amount of food. They do give u a good amount of rice but only one piece of meat. If you order the combo. You can pick two choices. I got the beef ribs and garlic chicken. It came with one piece of chicken and one piece of rib and stacked with rice. I learned to not order a combo! Place is good just expect to wait for your food. read more

Nunzio's BBQ Charcoal Grill - Portuguese Near Me - Vauxhall, New Jersey

I had the shrimp and garlic with veggies , it was terrible! No taste, very bland! Shrimps tasted they soaked in ginger! I'm done won't go back! read more

Love ordering from Numzio's, every time I am visiting Maplewood have to stop and bring food home. delicious Portuguese BBQ food, they give you lots of food worth the money. read more

Apparently, as i am now looking at the other reviews, i see i'm not the only who has had this problem with the owner. I ordered food and thr owner who took my order got the order wrong and refused to correct it. It was an $11 item that I was willing to return and pay more the for the correct item and she refused saying no she repeated it to me (a lie) and so that proves she wasn't wrong- but instead I was the one who was wrong. I patronize this business on a regular basis and have even referred many friends and colleagues to them. But because her pride and i guess greed got in the way, she would risk losing a loyal customer plus the countless others i have brought with me over $11. Wow! Maam, I think you should remember without customers, you will have no business. read more

All hype no Flavor Not my first time here but my first review. I've had the chicken, shrimp and salmon with rice and veggies. Rice is so so Veggies are bland. Steam only. No salt. No pepper Chicken is the same. Probably won't be back for another 5 pls years. Ended up here because my first choice was across town. read more

This place sucks bottom line. Food is so dry. Like it makes you thirsty thats how dry. Its disgusting. Empanadas are greasy beyond belief. Customer service is terrible. Just a bad place all around. read more