Great food. Affordable prices. Winning combination. I was literally driving by this place and hunger struck so I made a U turn n figured I would Give it a try. The sign looked very catchy on the outside. First very clean inside. Big plus for me. New place actually very quiet wasn't crowded. Just what I needed. Good selection of items on the menu. Diff burgers and wraps and salads. Something for everybody. Taste was on point. Fresh ingredients. Everything made to order. Fries were spot on. Great place if you are looking for a quick bite on the go read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - Great selection - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

25 dollars for chicken kebab which was dry and bland. Vegetables were great but mashed potatoes were awful. No seasoning it was literally just bare minimum. Don't eat here. Waste of money and really bad food read more

The food is always delicious, service is exceptional. Try the chef's sauce, they need to bottle that stuff and sell it. Everything on the menu is delicious. Lunch specials are great, prices are reasonable. Portions are generous. Free fries with each burger/sandwich/wrap. The vibe is nice, and the seating is great too. Bathroom is always clean. Food always fresh, juicy, and flavorful. A must try. read more

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'The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill' prepares items that are absolutely disgusting. I am curious if customers come back here, and if so, why? The portion sizes are SMALL, HIGHLY priced, and taste like GARBAGE. If you are reading this, save yourself the time and go elsewhere until serious changes are made (most likely an entire menu makeover). I got the food to go, and cannot comment on the customer service. I purchased a chicken pastrami burger, fries, cornflake chicken, and popcorn chicken. The burger was slightly below average, and the cornflake chicken and popcorn chicken were almost inedible. Some of the worst fries out there as well. Buffalo sauce on side was good. If you are looking for similar quality food, go to 'sandwich bar' 5min away. read more

Food was great! We had the cornflake chicken sandwich and spicy baby chicken sandwich. Both were flavorful and fresh. Noa, the lady at the front cash register was informative and patient and answered all of our questions about the different items on the menu. Would recommend and would definitely be back. read more

I was so happy I found a wings / burger spot in the vicinity of my wife's job. I was happy until we got our food. The wings I ordered were basic. Basically fried wings with a drizzle, and I'm deadass serious, a drizzle of sauce on it. Then what ended it for us was the hair in here salad. Now to put that into perspective, I've been to Cheesecake Factory since I was in my teens. I'm forty. Never had a hair. I've been to bars and Applebee's and Applebee's type restaurants all over the United States. And for me this has happened one other time. Plan and simple DONT GO HERE ITS NASTY! read more

Great food, friendly workers, atmosphere is so chill and relaxing. I come here all the time for the brisket nachos and the corn flake chicken sandwich!! read more

We went in wanting to love ie. we just couldn't. The brisket that the cornerman was pushing was not tender , sadly it is chewy. Brisket in America is not CHEWY!!!We were also suggested to order this horrible off menu concoction. This was beyond your imagination terrible. It's some trash where whatever is leftover they dump into a giant flaky pita and deep fry. DO NOT EAT THIS. YOUR HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT read more

Every late Winter, I have this day on which I get a 2-hour, mid-afternoon dinner break and I've made a ritual of finding a place that is close enough to get to and enjoy a meal that my usual 1-hour break doesn't allow me to impart in. The menu at this new BBQ grill had me very excited anticipating their sumptuous food. Now, those who read my reviews know that 1 or 2 Stars is EXTREMELY rare for me. But with this many issues, I think you'll agree that I had no other choice: Just after 3 PM I called to order their signature item, the hole in one burger. But I was told that it wasn't available today. Oh well. So you order the classic burger instead. I drove 10 minutes or so to get to the restaurant parked and went in and my food was just about ready. Well, I took out the food and found the following: their burger is a good sized Patty, larger than most. But the bun is like a loaf of bread; so too much. The Patty was somewhat juicy, but way more than medium cooked, tasty with some onions and just a little wilted lettuce and "burger (Russian) dressing." There was a small bag of cold fries, no ketchup, no napkins, no fork for the little container of cole slaw; and no straw for my lukewarm Coke (which I saw the gentleman take out of the refrigerator behind the counter). I feel it necessary to point that the owner did point out that "it's been a long day," when the register man tried to short-change me two dollars in my change. No idea what to make of this, but there are too many good options to return here in the future. Sorry guys and good luck. read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - It's a large burger patty with an enormous roll. - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

I'd received a notification that this spot near me had opened up. I'd been looking forward to coming to this place, because it had received such good reviews. My friends and I decided to make this our destination for our next 'Food Adventures'. When we got there, it was pretty packed. We took it as a re-affirmation that the food was really good. We waited a little for the booths to be re-aranged and have the tables cleaned from a large group. On one side of the restaurant, there was a long bar tables with individual seating. On the opposite side, there is booth seating, and right down the middle there are small tables for couples. There's plenty of TVs everywhere, and it's a great place for people to hangout. I'm pretty sure they'll have a lot more traffic once they start serving beer. We ordered our food pretty quickly. I placed an order for BBQ Popcorn Chicken and a Whole N'One burger. My friend ordered a Crispy burger, and my other friend ordered a Hot Spot burger. After talking to the man at the register, she also decided on some diablo sauce on the side. The popcorn chicken was okay. The BBQ sauce was very strong and overpowering. As for the chicken, it kind of lacked that crispy texture that you'd expect. It was different. My friends and I weren't fans. My friend who had the Crispy Burger liked it, but she also mentioned that there wasn't anything outstanding about it. It was a very standard chicken burger. My other friend really liked her burger, especially with the sauce on the side. She thought that the meat was very well seasoned. I thought that my burger was okay. Its definitely creative to deep-fry a burger. For me, the best part about the burger was the pastrami. The pastrami paired very well will the pickles and onions in the burger. I'm looking forward to returning. I want to try their entrees for sure. Hopefully they'll serve beer, then. Overall, this place is okay. The staff is friendly and accommodating, and the food is okay. Rooting for this small business! read more

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I have came here to get a quick meal for dinner. I was not impressed with food much. The only piece that was good is buffalo sauce chicken wings. Other dishes I was not impressed by. My fires which the waitress just brought to us was already cold. That was strange. I was constantly getting up approaching the kitchen counter and asking our waitress for a lot of different things like ketchup, ranch sauce for wings. Which should of been part of service. read more

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Absolutely delightful.... Wonderful atmosphere Beautiful decor Fresh and tasty food. So glad this place opened up in the area. The wise guy sandwich is off the hook. Best Sandwich ever. Finger licking good.. read more

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The best food and service. It's a bit pricy but it is worth every cent. I have eaten here multiple times And every time the food gets better. read more

Last night my wife and I had the classic burger I believe it was called, we also ordered a chicken burger, fries, hot spot wings, boneless wings, chicken platter with rice and mashed potatoes. a steak sandwich. When we go out we try to get the popular foods to see if we enjoy it. We looked up reviews. Some were positive and some were negative. and had to try it for ourselves. The classic burger was bland. Nothing special to it. The chicken burger was my favorite out of all of it. I am a big wings fan. Every meat restaurant I go to I have to order the wings. These wings however were not spicy. The hot spot wings were very salty and doused in sauce. The boneless wings were dry and the steak sandwich was very tough. We had to throw it out because we couldn't eat it. The mashed potatoes were very yummy lol. Overall I was not pleased with how the food was. read more

Waiting for the Angel Spa next door wanted to use their restroom badly so I walked in and checked out their menu which looks reasonable and delicious. Wasn't that hungry so ordered Popcorn Chicken with BBQ sauce. The place had indoor dining, the guy who took the order was very friendly and knowledgeable. The order was quick but was disappointed with the taste since the pipe corn chicken was splashed with BBQ sauce. The sauce took the crispness and taste away. Not happy with the way the food tasted but willing to give this place another shot. read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - Popcorn Chicken with BBQ sauce - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

Passed by this place a million times but never went in till today and I don't regret it. Great food nice staff and very reasonable pricing. Definitely recommend you give them a try! read more

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So, I got a chicken shawarma platter w/ mashed garlic potato and vegetables, For $18.75. And not only is that over priced but it seems like the menu has been changed and prices increased, within a 10 month range which I got from pictures on yelp. It wasn't worth it, mashed potatoes were really dry, the chicken lacked proper spicing, as well as the vegetables. read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - Chicken shawarma platter with mashed potatoes and veggies. - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

My son and I just ate a delicious lunch. Two oversized burgers and a shared order of nachos that were full of bbq brisket. Excellent service and reasonably priced. Will definitely return to try out the rest of the menu. read more

If you want idiots serving your food this is the hot spot for nasty food and dumb managers . I mean three kids who know nothing about customers or customer service come here. If you want food that is smothered in vinegar go here. If you want to have crappy service come here. This is ridiculous. I hope who ever owns this place tells the manager over here that the empty place followed by nasty food is why you will close soon. read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - . Special manager dosent think its important to keep customers over here. To replace 2 dollars of lettuce - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

Food is terrible grilled chicken sandwich omg no flavor at all chili dog smh how u burn a hotdog until it's too hard to bite chili dried out BBQ wings was ok not great I don't recommend this spot at all unless you have no taste buds and don't care about enjoying a good menu I want my money back. This was the worst meal I ever had in my life I can't believe they sell this to people smh. read more

Hot spot is what it is set out to be. The hot spot. Recently new to the union turnpike area, adding something different to the area. Yoni, who was pretty awesome, was on point on what to try. We ordered the chicken lollipops, the Hass burger, grilled chicken platter, chicken poppers, Chile fries, and much more. The Hass burger was thick, ordered well done and was perfect and didn't need to be butterflied. Environment was a modern setting Staff was young, friendly and let us stay and finish hanging out beyond closing time. read more

Great food The burgers are on point in a delicious bun that DOES NOT FALL APART !!!!! Finally a burger joint to get that right ! Most dishes come with free fries and also the special home appetizers they have are really unique and different from every other "BBQ" joint. Delicious food and great service. read more

horrible food and so expensive the burger was dry the fries were not salted and the popcorn chicken was probably the only decent thing there. also the service was bad why did i have to get up and and make an order when they shouldve came to me and took it also she didnt come to me for the bill....the restaurant itself looked okay it couldve been better tbh i didnt like this experience at all. read more

Hello everyone , just wanted to make a nice note about this amazing place. So I went to this place last night starving . I was so skeptical about it that I was scared to order . Luckily they hooked it up so nicely . The food is amazing , I ordered twice there chicken taco . Stuff is very friendly and accommodating . Thank you so much . The owner is super nice . Highly recommended . Good luck . Adi gal ! read more

The furthest thing from chicken shwarma I have ever had. Very disappointing, very greasy, no pita for the shwarma, no tahini sauce which might of been the only saving grace that would of hid the greasiness. I tried to give this place a chance but sadly won't be returning after spending 17 dollars on this "Chicken Schwarma" wrap. read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - a hand holding a burrito - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

What used to be called "Gyro Shack Grill" for some years prior is now "The Hot Spot". New name, new menu and different people to serve you. For now, I'm giving a full 5 star rating on my first experience. So far, so good. Came in, sat down, ordered the "Red Storm" burger, which came with fries, coleslaw and some pickles, and popcorn chicken with a side of sweet chilli sauce as my choice. Pretty good combo. Very filling to satisfy your hunger. Food came in fresh and ready to eat. Didn't wait too long for it. Everything was made well. Enjoyed my meal. Place is kept clean enough too. No problems or complaints thus far...Hopefully the next few visits will continue to be just as good or maybe better. The business is rated "A" after all. Let's hope it's always kept as that. I'd bookmark this place as one of my options to look for lunch or dinner. read more

This is my second time coming here, so it's good in my book!! Chili fries and the steak sandwich is pretty good. Just ordered some hot wings just from seeing them served to someone else, I'm pretty sure it will be good too. Highly recommend this spot for lunch or dinner, and catch a game on one out of their 5 TVs read more

A welcome addition to Union Tpke! The wings and chicken poppers were delicious, as were the various burgers we tried - the Mexican. Haas, and Chicken Schwarma Style. Service wasn't the best, but visiting in the first week, I wouldn't expect it to be...but Hot Spot is definitely a keeper! Looking forward to many more visits and delicious food! read more

Very delicious food at very reasonable prices! I love the taste and you know it's made with lots of love and effort! Even if you're not strictly glatt kosher but are looking for the tastiest burger or BBQ in town, Hot Spot is the place! Looking forward b"h of seeing the business grow and spread to other areas of the city! B'hatzlecha! read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill is a jewel and I can't wait to return. Great mood. Every single thing we bought was great and the menu itself was to die for. Team: excellent. Attentive and professional. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Will not be returning to this establishment. I was excited to tried the lamb burger which I purchased along with the Mexican burger both were horrible, it was dry no sauce, very few cheap Ingredients iceberg lettuce, couple onions oversized brioche buns with basically nothing inside. Burgers came with French fries nothing special not even seasoned. For the price I was charged I am furious. Don't go here people read more

Really good food. Chilling dog is amazing and all the salads taste amazing. Brisket is

Giving this place a 2 star due to cheap food with high prices and horrible customer service. Wanted to make a delivery but couldn't because they were busy and told me to do it thru an app the guy was rude and wouldn't take the order. When getting the food, it was soggy, smelly and not fresh. read more

I never take time out of my day to write any reviews, but this place is an exception! I was just shocked on how amazing their burger was ! The meat was perfectly seasoned and not dry at all ! Came with french fries and a soda. Reasonably priced, not expensive for a finger licking kosher burger ! My brother licked his plate clean and asked if he could finish mine. Customer service was great ! Ideal wait time 7-10 min to make the burger and serve it. I will definitely come back here as long as i am craving a burger ! read more

Food here is not good and the service is ok but I would not recommend this place to my friends read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - I wrote a review and they tried to beat me up and pressed me because I found pubic hair in my food - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

This place is dangerously good! Dangerous because it's a few blocks away from me and I know this will be my go to spot. Everything was perfect from the food (obviously) to the friendly staff and the cleanliness! MUST go and try. I ordered take out once and this time I sat in. Delicious! The wings come with 4 dips by the way (not pictured) or you can have them prebattered with the sauce read more

The Hot Spot BBQ & Grill - Sandwiches Near Me - Fresh Meadows, New York

Ordered 3 platters, 1 brisket sandwich and 2 different burgers. The good news is the burgers tasted very good. The bad news is the menu states the sandwiches come with pickles and cole slaw but they were not included with the order. The platters including the chicken and the Kufta kebab were rated ok. The platters came with cole slaw but one person thought the slaw tasted like it was going bad. I called to tell them about the lack of cole slaw and pickles and was told they stopped including those items a while ago and now it's just a burger and fries. He said they are getting new menus. I guess that means they are ordering new online menus too. Btw the fries were not tasty and were cold. Three of us threw them out. Only got an I am sorry out of them. So I am cold on the hot spot. read more

This place is awesome. I love all the food they make, they cater it exactly to my needs when requested. I appreciate the friendly staff, and the nice atmosphere. Above all else the food is great. read more

Food was really soggy and disappointing. 6 people ordered from my office and we all threw out the food. We tried pretty much everything and all feel sick to our stomachs. Beware! read more

I have no clue how this place has as good of ratings as it does? Truly baffling. I'm guessing bought or friends perhaps? Whatever it is, it's false. This spot is not hot. Felt adventurous and wanted to try a new place, man do I regret this decision... Let's start with the food looking nothing like the pictures the wings barely having any sauce on them. Terrible excuse for Buffalo wings. The food, I am almost positive, is all microwaved. It was horrible. I would seriously give no stars for this place, negative stars because of how poor the quality of food is. The only reason we ate it was because we were starving and paid for it, otherwise wouldn't have even given it to the dog. The only thing I can say that was decent was the fries. Literally the only thing. They were stingy with sauces. The popcorn chicken barely had any breading and was what appeared to be microwaved like everything else, including the sliders. I could only take a bite, it was so gross. I would never serve food like this to anyone, especially if I was a business, even animals deserve better. People spend their money for good food, this was far from that. Save your money and go elsewhere. read more

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