This place has fantastic barbecue. I got the ribs with the collard greens and cornbread and everything was delicious. There selection of barbecue sauce is extra special too. Unlike some places there, Grim Reaper actually has some great heat. Also really liked the mustard barbecue sauce. They literally have it all. I was just passing through town and found it by happenstance. read more

The Holy Grill - Great Beer!! - Barbeque Near Me - Pleasant Grove, Utah

I really wanted to like this place. I really tried to like this place...but I have to be honest. Let's start with the good--the bbq vibe was strong (country music, chalkboards with drawings, bbq smell wafting thru the air). Now for the not-so-good. We usually call ahead because we have a few family members with food allergies. We called ahead and everything sounded kopacetic. We arrived and ordered our food. One member of our 6 person party ate a couple of fries (which she asked about ahead of time due to her allergies) and she noticed something different about the fries. We asked one of the workers if they put something on the fries because they were crispy on the outside. The worker said "I don't think so." We asked if he could check to be sure so he went to ask. He came back and said "it's just crispy coating." So again we asked "can you tell us what is in the crispy coating because we are trying to avoid an allergic reaction." He replied "it's just crispy coating I don't know what's in it." So we asked "is there anyway you can find out what's in the crispy coating?" He replied "there is definitely a way to find out." He goes to the back...again. When he returns he says, "we fry the fries in a fryer with our chicken tenders. I would suggest not eating the fries." His suggestion is well-taken but we still don't know what's in the 'crispy coating.' When we were ordering, one member in my group asked for the two meat plate with brisket and pork ribs. The menu says "pork ribs." The worker said "We don't have pork ribs. We have ribs." So ribs it was. Giving a little room for grace, he was a young man who seemed to be new. BUT if you are at the cash register taking orders, you really should know what's on your menu. As for the food, it was disappointing. Portions were small. For the two meat plate with brisket and sausage, I was given one piece of brisket and a small hot link. To be fair, the menu says "8 oz" for the two meat plate so you kind of know what you're getting. When the order comes out, it looks very small. The brisket was a little on the dry side. The hot link was tasty but small. Buyer beware. TLDR; not coming back read more

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I have hit this place every month or two for several years now. Recently, however, it's been an ongoing joke to guess what will be out or broken. Last Friday they were: Out of ribs Fryer broken (no fries) Out of butter Pepsi machine broken Lady's room broken I spent $50 on a chicken and brisket place, and a burger. It took pretty much an hour to get food, and what came out was sad. Brisket was dry, and the chicken was desiccated. It was bad. My son's burger was a little burned too, but it was edible. I hope he enjoyed it, because it's the last Holy Grill we'll be getting. read more

Stopped by at this BBQ place and it was really good. The chopped brisket was incredibly moist and place smelled really good and very welcoming, and the staff was very attentive. If I'm back in the area, I'll definitely come by again. read more

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Great food! Cool little place perfect environment for big group of if it's just the two of you! Prices were fantastic!!!! Service was very friendly and the food came out on time and perfect read more

It is decorated cute, however, we stood at the counter for at least 5 minutes before getting helped, I guess there was a bell that we didn't notice. The food was OK. I had the pulled pork. My husband had the brisket he said was good however cold. The tables were dirty, the first water glass they gave us was dirty as well. I went to the front to get a few to go boxes stood there for a little bit, then stuck my head in the back to ask for the boxes the employee told me I should've rung the bell that I didn't see. I won't hurry back. read more

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Amazing food, the owner is lovely, but the food! There were 6 of us for lunch and it was so delicious!! I got the pastrami melt. Best sandwich I've ever had! Everyone raved about the Mac and cheese and dirty fries!! read more

I'm sad. I love this place but I had an issue this last time of having a burnt crispy burger. Wya way overcooked. The sweet potato fries are still amazing as usual but I just had to update my review. I feel like if you make burgers all day you should see that it's very burnt and make a new one. read more

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Good food, pleasant setting, super nice employees all at a reasonable value! Cole slaw was fantastic, with just the right tang! The chicken was moist and flavorful, ribs were awesome and my wife said her pulled pork was really good too AND... The banana pudding was phenomenal! read more

When I walked in it felt like a ghost town, granted I went at lunch and it's prob more busy for dinner. But no one was there and I had to ring a bell for someone to come up front. I ordered a brisket sandwhich with au jus and it came out 7 minutes which was good. I've seen reviews about the food taking an hour ‍. Unfortunately the food was underwhelming. The sandwhich was so bland I could taste the butter on the bread, the meat was juicy and tender with the au jus, but not any flavor. Same with the au jus, just plain old stock. The fries were so bad like not even salt on them but the fry sauce was probably the best part of the whole meal, tasted like canes haha. read more

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Ok. Let's start with the service. The owner is very nice, but that is about the only positive aspect of our visit. Waited over 30 minutes for our food and the restaurant was almost empty! The fryer was broken, the soda machine was broken, the bathroom was closed for repair. Now let's talk about the food. It is NOT good. The ribs were fine. Brisket was so bland and looked and tasted like a pot roast your grandma cooked in the crockpot all day. The Turkey was inedible-so dry and so bland. The baked beans were fine. The worst part... the banana pudding. It was soooooo bad. I don't know how this place is getting good reviews. read more

I wish I took pictures, we were hungry and just started eating. WOW!!! The service was great - she asked our names and even said our names when she brought our food out. The food was delicious and the restaurant was clean and welcoming. We went for early lunch and the food kept us full all day. We had the brisket melt with side of baked beans, fried cheddar cheeseburger, and small loaded brisket Mac and cheese. read more

We stopped by after seeing that there were a lot of good reviews for this place. We really enjoyed the pork ribs and the pulled pork! They had a good selection of sauces; the vinegar and the mustard were our favorites. We wished the mac and cheese was cheesier. The restaurant didn't have very many customers, but it also might have been since we came around 4:00. It was unfortunate since the owner was so nice and helpful. Hopefully they will get more business and more staff in the future read more

The Holy Grill - Barbeque Near Me - Pleasant Grove, Utah

Loved this place. Bbq was delicious full of flavor, well cooked. Service was great and super nice. Had to get seconds before we left. As soon as we tried it,it was gone. Forgot to take a picture of what we actually ordered but this pic is our Togo. read more

The Holy Grill - 3 meat - Barbeque Near Me - Pleasant Grove, Utah

What's all the hype? First of all, they were sold out of ribs at 5 pm on a Saturday. I got the three meat plate with brisket and chicken. The Brisket was stringy and dry. The chicken looked well seasoned but lacked flavor. My wife got a sandwich and was also disappointed. We bought drinks and over half of the flavors on the fountain were out of order. The restroom was out of order. This place is run down. The owners obviously don't care about the business. The little things matter. read more

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Advertise gluten free options if you offer them. Make sure you don't cross contaminate their food or they get really sick for several weeks or at least I do. read more

Oh man, this was just horrible. I'm shocked the reviews are so good. We show up and nobody helped up for about 10 minutes. The people behind us ended up leaving. Finally we ordered. I bought a soft drink for like $3. Then realized like 75% of the drinks were "out of order" and the options weren't even ones I would have ordered. They should really tell somebody that if they order a drink. After some time another party came in, ordered and sat down. After a little bit the lady brought their food over. Once she walked away back into the kitchen they walked up and told her their order was wrong. She came over, realized it was our order, picked the food up from their table and brought it directly over to us and served it. I was SHOCKED. The only reason I took the food was because I visibly saw that they didn't touch the food. But the old waitress didn't know that! And then they jipped us a side. We got three burgers, each should have come with a side. Instead we didn't get a side for one burger, and when I said that she offered to bring another plate so we could split the fries. Very bad customer service. It was clear that they were super understaffed. The burgers were good. But the lettuce on the burger was rotten! But their coleslaw was probably the worst I've tasted. No flavor, and was just sitting in a mysterious yellow water. The restaurant is dark and has like a western vibe to it. So yeah, I would never go back. read more

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Okay. At best. This is my plate. That's one order of ribs and 2 orders of brisket. As you can see one order of brisket looks amazing and it really was. The other order looks dry and flavorless and it was. Half the ribs were good and the other half were not great. How in the world does one get half the meat right and the other half wrong? This seems like an impossible feet but this is the truth. The cornbread was OK and the honey butter was not good in a little tiny plastic container with a lid on it. How to make it better : Make sure your brisket looks amazing. Seems like this is an example of if it looks great that tastes great kind of deal which normally doesn't apply to food. Probably get a new cornbread that doesn't taste so packaged/premade. Definitely get a fresh honey butter and maybe ditch the liquid syrup of whatever that is. Get some new barbecue sauces as the regular barbecue sauce is just marked "BBQ" which is strange since they all are BBQ. Maybe call that one "house" but you absolutely must get a banger house barbecue sauce. You don't have one yet. That would make the biggest difference IMHO. Teach Staff to be friendly and welcoming. Honestly, this place has a ton of potential. read more

I've never been so impressed by a couple! Jeannie & her husband Rob with their stories. I believe this literally helped me rewrite my storybook life! They made me feel so at home in their business and lives that I felt I needed to tell everyone in the world "over the air waves"! I never want to leave even when I take a break. Just need to rest and be in the to be a bed hopefully a friendly comfortable bed with my closest friends and family until we brave the next day together! read more

The location is clean and well cared for. The ribs weren't bad and there was plenty of seating. We weren't very happy with the brisket though. We order the full brisket meal but only received a single 7x1.5x1/2 inch slice of brisket. Even sampler plates at other restaurants will provide a couple slices of brisket. It would be nice if the menu specified that you would only receive a single slice of brisket with your full meal. read more

After famous Dave's barbecue shut down, my family and I have been looking for a new barbecue place till we came across this one. The place looked nice though there weren't that many customers there. The staff were very nice though and we waited a while for our food. And when we had it, it was worth the wait! The ribs were very tender and fell off the bone! And the brisket was delicious and tender too. The sweet potato fries were also addicting. It's a shame not many people come to this place, but it's probably a hidden treasure since it took us awhile to find the place. When you have their bbq, you can easily tell how much care and love they put in there meats, and how very well seasoned it is that I didn't even need to add any bbq sauce. Highly recommend coming here! read more

The Holy Grill - Ultimate Brisket & Pulled Pork & Ribs, Sweet potato fries, and Cornbread - Barbeque Near Me - Pleasant Grove, Utah

We read good reviews about The Holy Grill and decided to try them out. Unfortunately we were less than impressed in a few ways. Upon entering the restaurant, we went to the register and ordered our meals. The cashier was absolutely drenched in sweat that was dripping from her face and neck, down all over her clothing and arms. I was able to look past that health aspect, but couldn't look past the dirty black fingernails and neck. The blond man (a cook?) that kept popping out at the front also was acting erratic, shuffling around with big eyes opened wide. Anyways, we ordered our meals and waited a long time for it to come out. While we sat, they came out with "free bread pudding." It was tasty, like sweet eggy French toast. The timing was all wrong; we sampled it and continued to wait for our food. I ordered two sliders with sweet potato fries. The meats were both overly-salted to an extreme. The slider buns were both burned to a thick black char. The sweet potato fries were undercooked. They didn't give me my fry sauce. Since the bread was inedible, I picked off the meat and just ate some of that with a few of the fries. Took the rest home, baked the fries, and threw away the meat. :( Their only redeeming grace for my meal was initially an accidental charge, where she charged me for a soda I didn't ask for. The Coca Cola was good; the best part of my meal. :-P My husband ordered a brisket platter and a beer on tap. Overly salted meat. The chip fries he had were tasty, and possibly the highlight of our visit. Our son ordered a ph steak sandwich which was mostly peppers and the meat was once again too salty. We spent $50 for our lunch, and we collectively decided at best that the Holy Grill ranked a high two or a low three stars. We won't be back, sorry. read more

The pulled pork is amazing. Juicy and flavorful back. Good sauce choices. Best baked beans I've had in a while. Super friendly people. Would absolutely go again. read more

Very casual location, but pretty nicely styled regardless. I had the turkey and a salad because there were no GF bread options. The turkey was tender, but I didn't catch much flavor in it beyond the pepper-- that being said, I didn't use any of the sauces available so that's on me. Salad was fresh and the ranch was yummy. My husband got the brisket melt with sweet potato fries. Honestly I think the sweet potato fries are the best that I've ever had: crunchy and sweet, so good. He loved his sandwich, he just wished the bread was more crunchy but it was delicious. We wouldn't hesitate to return, this place is a diamond in the rough. read more

Wow! What a fantastic experience. The barbecue was spot on. The best turkey I have ever had! I do have to say the potatoes salad was super great too. The potatoes were firm, but not hard and it was fresh and delicious!! But the baked beans stole the show, for sure the most delicious I have ever had! Yumm all the way. Slurp!!! Oh and the stuff was so nice and welcoming, the ambiance was perfect. Just a wonderful experience. read more

Honestly, I didn't know what to expect coming here but we were pleasantly surprised with our experience. If you have the time it's worth it to stay and dine-in rather than getting your food to-go, they have a lightly themed inside, with TVs on every wall, and some great music too. I got the Tropical Burger and I was shocked at the size of it. I had to smash it down just to be able to take a bit of it, I also got the sweet potato fries. Everything tasted great. They have a variety of sauces you can try on your meats but I warn you of the grim reaper sauce, it's as hot as it sounds so ease into it if you like some spice. We we will be returning here to try some of their other yummy eats read more

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Great food for a great price. The sauces are incredible. The dinning area is always clean.

This place is incredible! Their barbecue is simply exceptional, and the cornbread is the best I've ever tasted. The service is always top-notch. read more

The mac and cheese was good, typical Mac. My beef was the brisket, it was cold. Everything else was at a good temp but that brisket it legit killed the bowl. Maybe if the brisket was as hot as the mac, maybe it would've been a great dish. Other than that it was a decent spot. Staff was super friendly. read more

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Enjoyed the brisket on my visit to this location. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Plan to return.

What a nifty little place! The employee who helped us was super fun and nice and had lots of positive things to say about everything and which items where his favorite! The wood beams and all the sayings on the walls made the inside seating pleasant, inviting, and comfortable. It is a bit small though so it's not like 100 people could all be eating there at once lol. The food was spot on! The ribs had a delicious dry rub on them and none of the meat needed any sauce! The pulled pork was so moist and full of delicious flavor. The brisket was perfect melt in your mouth texture but I do think the bark could have been a tad better. The baked beans and Mac and cheese were also tasty as well. The Texas toast was surprisingly good and just the right amount of butter. The cornbread was also great and the honeybutter made it even better! If you want a good BBQ place, I highly recommend this one! I'll be back again for sure! read more

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Food is amazing. Owner is so sweet and fun. Had the fried cheeseburger, sweet potato's, and peanut butter bar. So yummy!

The food is delicious and service was great! I love the comfort food and options! The brisket Mac and cheese is my favorite.

Food was pretty good, ambiance and service were decent. Overall I would good back, it was fun!

I was looking forward to trying this place. The restaurant was out of the most popular sides. Many of the soda fountain options were out of order. The women's restroom was closed for repairs. It took a very long time to get the food. The prices were very high so I ordered a lower price item. The nachos used football stadium type cheese served in a tin foil bowl. Not actual shredded cheese. No table service and request a tip at the counter. Of course everyone does nowadays but just letting people know there is no table service. I only saw 3 tables of people the entire night. I like to support local but I feel ripped off. The person who we placed our order with was nice and apologized for so many things being out. I personally think they had not cooked the items at all that day. read more

The food was so delicious! I had the ribs and they were so tender. The sauces were amazing. The sweet potato fries are seriously the best I have ever had. The restaurant is casual and decorated very nicely. It was very clean when I was there. The owner was so kind and nice! I am definitely going here again! read more

Meh, we've had better. Some of the party ordered a brisket sandwich, just different sides. Thumbs up. Pastrami melt: sad! One side was burned, so that was served on the bottom. The barely toasted side was on top. And it had two? maybe shaved slices of pastrami. Two meat plate: just what the name implies--two pieces of meat. One slice of brisket and one slice of turkey. They were out of chicken and sausage. For only two slices of meat, that was pricey. Mac and cheese was like no Mac I've ever seen. Where was the cheese? They were also out of English chips. We wanted to try the new place. They showed great reviews. Maybe it was an off night. But with so many choices in the area, we probably won't go again. read more

First off, let me just say that this place has been one of my absolute favorites for several years. The food is awesome. Ok, so now to the problem: You aren't staffed well enough, and it hurt your business today. Today isn't the only day, though. Today, I came in with a coworker at 11:30 to get lunch. Nobody was up front. Here is the timeline: 11:30 - We arrive, nobody up front 11:33 - A woman walks up, takes the order of the two guys in front of us, then tells me that she has to go back and "cut meat" and will be back with us in a minute. 11:49 - We leave. That's right - there were SIXTEEN MINUTES where we were left standing around at the register, waiting just to order. You can imagine I had zero confidence in getting our food in any decent amount of time IF we were ever allowed to order! Guys: If you think you can't afford a cashier, I'm here to tell you that you can't afford NOT to have a cashier. You lost a solid $40 business, and there is no way I'm the only one who has experienced this. Every time I come in, it's usually at least a couple of minutes before I get helped - but 16??? Again, I love your food. I would eat there at least once per week if you weren't either slow to get food out (sometimes 20-30min!), or if I knew someone would actually be around to take my order. read more

This place is the bomb Meat was TENDER HOT and Deeeeelicious First time trying it on Saturday but BANG Being from Texas we take meat very serious The staff were TOP NOTCH Courteous and saw to our every need The FOOD excellent Highly Highly Recommend read more

My first visit. Pleasantly surprised. There aren't a lot of good BBQ options in Utah County, and the Holy Grill will become my go-to place for BBQ. A nice plus is a reasonable selection of beers to enjoy with your meal. Only improvement that I can see is to become a full-service restaurant, rather than counter ordering. read more