This is the best barbecue place I’ve eaten at in the northeast. The menu is expansive, and the daily specials makes it even more so. I’ve eaten here twice thus far, and each time the food has been excellent. The pulled chicken is very flavorful and juicy. The jerk chicken is a little different and less flavorful than traditional jerk in my experience, and was a little on the drier side. The brisket, however, is some of the best I’ve had. Very smokey, and was a perfect mix of lean and fatty pieces. The collard greens are seasoned perfectly, and the mac and cheese is solid for a bbq spot and tastes like it’s made with white cheddar. The FREE cornbread is very good as well, and the variety of sauces and complementary pickles accompany the meats very well. I can’t forget to mention that the portions are very generous as well making everything fairly priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Chicken, BBQ Sauce, Brisket and Chicken
Rejean Aymer
potato salad 10 out 10
Christina Lewis
Ok food great service and no atmosphere. But I was impressed of how good the peach cobbler was that's the only thing memorable. It was barely warm when I got it. The place doesn't really look busy and is not maintained
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ricardo Barrera
Meats were great!!! Sauces were not. Surprising given how great the meat was. Cole slaw was also terrific as were salads and beans. Atmosphere is what it is… a barbecue restaurant.
BBQ is still great and consistent after years of visits. Have yet to find better BBQ in the Boston area.Parking: Parking lot in the attached apartment building. Not obvious that you are allowed to park there.
You Gotta... ? Gotta Try This Place & ? Enjoy. If you can't get to the Mid West Cattle Country.. Come Here and you will be Blessed...?Eclectic Relaxing Dining.. Great for small groups ALSO ? Friendly staff & Service. Food Mouth Watering?...Makin it a Regular Stop for sure.C U There... ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Pulled Pork Platter
Kelly C.
This place is the freaking bee's knees of barbecue. If you call yourself a barbecue lover or if you just "like" barbecue you gotta check this place out. They have DAILY menu specials and it's always some delicious mashup like looking at the menu right now, one of the daily menu specials is a buffalo chicken caesar rollup like what?! That sounds amazing! Anyway, it was pretty easy to get parking here, but they also have two parking garages because they get THAT packed.We got platters (served with your choice of two sides and cornbread):PULLED CHICKENDry-rubbed boneless chicken thighs smoked until falling apart, mixed with a little North Carolina Vinegar BBQ sauce. The chicken was deliciously juicy and that vinegar barbecue sauce is unreal. I usually don't like pulled chicken because of how dry it usually is and this was just so tasty.KANSAS CITY BURNT ENDSBeef brisket that had been smoked for about 14 hours with oak & hickory, chopped up and cooked in their Sweet BBQ sauce (which is also sold separately) until the meat is caramelized and literally falls apart from the tenderness. I freaking love burnt ends and the best burnt ends I've ever had was down South and oh my gosh these Kansas City Burnt Ends were up there. So flavorful, lightly charred and just so so addicting, bite after bite. Sooo good.ST. LOUIS CUT RIBSSt. Louis style trimmed pork spare ribs that had been dry-rubbed, smoked for hours til tender, then lightly glazed with their secret sauce. We got 1/3 slab which is 4 ribs. Such tasty ribs, the meat just falls off the bone, the way it's supposed to!BAKED BEANSCooked from scratch for 12 hours, flavored with molasses and beef brisket trimmings. These beans are just a yummy classic. Sweet and hearty.COLE SLAWShredded green cabbage and carrots, mixed with a vinegar and mayo based slaw dressing. Refreshing and light with a great crunch in between all the meats.COLLARD GREENSBig leafy greens, cooked for 3-4 hours until tender with chicken stock, garlic, red pepper, salt and pepper. These were some tasty collard greens made just the way it should be slightly sweet and earthy. Not soggy or overly salty. Just right.CORNBREADTheir homemade cornbread is so tasty, it's super light and fluffy. Ugh, so good. Crumbly and buttery, and just a teeny bit of sweetness making every bite so delicious. It paired perfectly with the barbecue meat and was able to stand alone too with how good it tasted.DIRTY RICEWhite rice sautéed with onion, celery, garlic, spices, and their Texas Hot Link Sausage. Topped with homemade gravy. The rice was perfectly cooked, nice and al dente. The addition of celery, garlic, spices and the hot sausage made this rice so flavorful with a hint of spice. The homemade gravy was just the perfect addition to make this side even more tasty.GREEN BEANSCooked greens beans, flavored with mildly spicy smoked pork sausage, vinegar, salt & pepper. These green beans were soo good. Well flavored and a very slight crunch, you can tell these were prepared fresh and not frozen, they just soaked up all the juices they were cooked in, it was just delicious.MASHED POTATOESRed bliss potatoes mashed with roasted garlic, half & half, butter, salt & pepper. Really creamy with lumps of potatoes in it, lots of butter too. I really liked this side, it was well salted and flavored. Some yummy mashed potatoes they got here.I have MISSED southern barbecue and this place really hit the spot and checked allll the boxes. I'm telling you, you have got to try this place out if you're a barbecue fanatic because this place is absolutely worth the visit and try. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ Sauce, Ribs with Rice and Beans, Pulled Chicken with Cole Slaw Greens and Corn Bread, Dirty Rice, Pulled Chicken Corn Bread Collard Greens and Rice and Beans, Baked Beans
Rene C.
The Kansas city burn ends are the best thing on the menu! Love this place food always hits the spot!
Evan Springer
Had stewed okra and a burnt ends burrito!!! Was very good!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burnt End Burrito
Rob M.
Stopped by for a quick lunch while in the area. Service was fast and friendly. Arrived at noon, placed my order, and it was ready before I could fill my drinkOrdered a 10 piece buffalo wing they had on special. Sauce luckily came on the side because it didn't really have any heat and had an artificial butter taste. Several of the wings were undercooked and bloody. The rest had a nice smoke ring and taste to them but was off put by the few that weren't fully cooked.I'd recommend getting the wings well done if they offer that and opting for the various bbq sauces they have available to serve your self.
We love Blue Ribbon BBQ - the food is always so fresh and delicious - truly hearty, comforting food. That's the only place where the amount of meet in a sandwich was twice that of the bread. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Langmead
There is more and more good barbecue, but it's really a race to get to a level that Blue Ribbon has long achievedParking: Street parking and a parking garage next door
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Edward Blackwell
Disappointed with the food. The ribs were overdone and didn't have the back membrane removed. The brisket while tender had no bark and therefore not much flavor. Sides were good, service was quick. No beer/alcohol sold.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Rebma Mal
Got the barbeque duo platter. It was ok. The key lime pie wasn't great cause all I could taste was condensed milk and barely the tangy key lime flavor I was anticipating. I got jerk chicken and ribs with the platter and the chicken was dry, sauce helped a little and had an undertone a salsa, beans were a little bitter, the mashed potatoes were great, and the corn bread was very dry. All in all a very ok meal and not at all like what I was expecting
Food: 3
Armin K.
Service was good, but if a native Texan would eat here they would definitely think that Bostonian's aren't just bad drivers, but bad at BBQ too.Also, like the pickle decorations.
This is the best barbecue place I’ve eaten at in the northeast. The menu is expansive, and the daily specials makes it even more so. I’ve eaten here twice thus far, and each time the food has been excellent. The pulled chicken is very flavorful and juicy. The jerk chicken is a little different and less flavorful than traditional jerk in my experience, and was a little on the drier side. The brisket, however, is some of the best I’ve had. Very smokey, and was a perfect mix of lean and fatty pieces. The collard greens are seasoned perfectly, and the mac and cheese is solid for a bbq spot and tastes like it’s made with white cheddar. The FREE cornbread is very good as well, and the variety of sauces and complementary pickles accompany the meats very well. I can’t forget to mention that the portions are very generous as well making everything fairly priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Chicken, BBQ Sauce, Brisket and Chicken
potato salad 10 out 10
Ok food great service and no atmosphere. But I was impressed of how good the peach cobbler was that's the only thing memorable. It was barely warm when I got it. The place doesn't really look busy and is not maintained
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Meats were great!!! Sauces were not. Surprising given how great the meat was. Cole slaw was also terrific as were salads and beans. Atmosphere is what it is… a barbecue restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Pulled Pork Platter, Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Beans
BBQ is still great and consistent after years of visits. Have yet to find better BBQ in the Boston area.Parking: Parking lot in the attached apartment building. Not obvious that you are allowed to park there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Pulled Pork Platter, Pulled Chicken, Baked Beans
You Gotta... ? Gotta Try This Place & ? Enjoy. If you can't get to the Mid West Cattle Country.. Come Here and you will be Blessed...?Eclectic Relaxing Dining.. Great for small groups ALSO ? Friendly staff & Service. Food Mouth Watering?...Makin it a Regular Stop for sure.C U There... ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Pulled Pork Platter
This place is the freaking bee's knees of barbecue. If you call yourself a barbecue lover or if you just "like" barbecue you gotta check this place out. They have DAILY menu specials and it's always some delicious mashup like looking at the menu right now, one of the daily menu specials is a buffalo chicken caesar rollup like what?! That sounds amazing! Anyway, it was pretty easy to get parking here, but they also have two parking garages because they get THAT packed.We got platters (served with your choice of two sides and cornbread):PULLED CHICKENDry-rubbed boneless chicken thighs smoked until falling apart, mixed with a little North Carolina Vinegar BBQ sauce. The chicken was deliciously juicy and that vinegar barbecue sauce is unreal. I usually don't like pulled chicken because of how dry it usually is and this was just so tasty.KANSAS CITY BURNT ENDSBeef brisket that had been smoked for about 14 hours with oak & hickory, chopped up and cooked in their Sweet BBQ sauce (which is also sold separately) until the meat is caramelized and literally falls apart from the tenderness. I freaking love burnt ends and the best burnt ends I've ever had was down South and oh my gosh these Kansas City Burnt Ends were up there. So flavorful, lightly charred and just so so addicting, bite after bite. Sooo good.ST. LOUIS CUT RIBSSt. Louis style trimmed pork spare ribs that had been dry-rubbed, smoked for hours til tender, then lightly glazed with their secret sauce. We got 1/3 slab which is 4 ribs. Such tasty ribs, the meat just falls off the bone, the way it's supposed to!BAKED BEANSCooked from scratch for 12 hours, flavored with molasses and beef brisket trimmings. These beans are just a yummy classic. Sweet and hearty.COLE SLAWShredded green cabbage and carrots, mixed with a vinegar and mayo based slaw dressing. Refreshing and light with a great crunch in between all the meats.COLLARD GREENSBig leafy greens, cooked for 3-4 hours until tender with chicken stock, garlic, red pepper, salt and pepper. These were some tasty collard greens made just the way it should be slightly sweet and earthy. Not soggy or overly salty. Just right.CORNBREADTheir homemade cornbread is so tasty, it's super light and fluffy. Ugh, so good. Crumbly and buttery, and just a teeny bit of sweetness making every bite so delicious. It paired perfectly with the barbecue meat and was able to stand alone too with how good it tasted.DIRTY RICEWhite rice sautéed with onion, celery, garlic, spices, and their Texas Hot Link Sausage. Topped with homemade gravy. The rice was perfectly cooked, nice and al dente. The addition of celery, garlic, spices and the hot sausage made this rice so flavorful with a hint of spice. The homemade gravy was just the perfect addition to make this side even more tasty.GREEN BEANSCooked greens beans, flavored with mildly spicy smoked pork sausage, vinegar, salt & pepper. These green beans were soo good. Well flavored and a very slight crunch, you can tell these were prepared fresh and not frozen, they just soaked up all the juices they were cooked in, it was just delicious.MASHED POTATOESRed bliss potatoes mashed with roasted garlic, half & half, butter, salt & pepper. Really creamy with lumps of potatoes in it, lots of butter too. I really liked this side, it was well salted and flavored. Some yummy mashed potatoes they got here.I have MISSED southern barbecue and this place really hit the spot and checked allll the boxes. I'm telling you, you have got to try this place out if you're a barbecue fanatic because this place is absolutely worth the visit and try. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ Sauce, Ribs with Rice and Beans, Pulled Chicken with Cole Slaw Greens and Corn Bread, Dirty Rice, Pulled Chicken Corn Bread Collard Greens and Rice and Beans, Baked Beans
The Kansas city burn ends are the best thing on the menu! Love this place food always hits the spot!
Had stewed okra and a burnt ends burrito!!! Was very good!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burnt End Burrito
Stopped by for a quick lunch while in the area. Service was fast and friendly. Arrived at noon, placed my order, and it was ready before I could fill my drinkOrdered a 10 piece buffalo wing they had on special. Sauce luckily came on the side because it didn't really have any heat and had an artificial butter taste. Several of the wings were undercooked and bloody. The rest had a nice smoke ring and taste to them but was off put by the few that weren't fully cooked.I'd recommend getting the wings well done if they offer that and opting for the various bbq sauces they have available to serve your self.
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We love Blue Ribbon BBQ - the food is always so fresh and delicious - truly hearty, comforting food. That's the only place where the amount of meet in a sandwich was twice that of the bread. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
There is more and more good barbecue, but it's really a race to get to a level that Blue Ribbon has long achievedParking: Street parking and a parking garage next door
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Disappointed with the food. The ribs were overdone and didn't have the back membrane removed. The brisket while tender had no bark and therefore not much flavor. Sides were good, service was quick. No beer/alcohol sold.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Got the barbeque duo platter. It was ok. The key lime pie wasn't great cause all I could taste was condensed milk and barely the tangy key lime flavor I was anticipating. I got jerk chicken and ribs with the platter and the chicken was dry, sauce helped a little and had an undertone a salsa, beans were a little bitter, the mashed potatoes were great, and the corn bread was very dry. All in all a very ok meal and not at all like what I was expecting
Food: 3
Service was good, but if a native Texan would eat here they would definitely think that Bostonian's aren't just bad drivers, but bad at BBQ too.Also, like the pickle decorations.