Food is great really wanted a sandwich and was having trouble deciding... The kinda older lady in there was soooo short with me and gave me a lot of attitude... Like the kind that makes you feel rude for ordering food. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE RESTAURANT!!!? Do yourselves a favor drive to Snohomish
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Carolyn P
Delicious bbq and sides. Loved my brisket sandwich and corn bread. CarolAnn was great host - generous and kind. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Geoffery Browning
Caroline was fantastic! Very thoughtful and helped our large group figure out the best order for us and was able to save us quite a bit of money. Food was prompt, hot, and delicious! Will absolutely eat here every time we are in monroe.
We Texans know “True Texas BBQ” and sides … and this is the real deal 💙⭐️❤️! You won’t find friendlier service anywhere than this… other than in Texas 🤗 Thank you for a delicious taste of TX, J&L BBQ!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket Meal with Mac and Cheese Cornbread, Potato Salad, Brisket and Pulled Pork, Cowboy Caviar, Pork Ribs, Spare Ribs, Slaw, BBQ Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Brisket Meal
L. Elise Whisler
I stopped by on a whim, and I'm so glad I did. We were a party of 4 and we ordered three meats and three sides, including brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, corn bread, Mac and cheese, and collard greens. The flavor of everything was excellent, playing well together and even better with the provided sauces. What really stood out was the brisket, the service, and the fact that despite being right off the highway it was a relaxed atmpsphere where we felt we could relax and enjoy good food. I will gladly eat here again soon!
Shannon Parrett
this week we got bbq here, over $60.00, we used to love this place, when hubby brought it home, there was WAY smaller portions, there was gravy on the mashed potatoes, which I really enjoyed when they would put the gravy in a separate container. The greens were great! The meat was dry. Its crazy how they used to have good servings and now its half of what they used too. Disappointed for sure, but will try again. I know the economy is rough.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Robyn Nabstedt
J and L catered our wedding and wow, they knocked it out of the park. From the tasting to the food delivery: great communication, value, and most importantly finger-licking good BBQ. The brisket was a stand-out, and the potato salad is fantastic. The catering setup was professional and beautiful. This BBQ is the real deal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katia E. Spiegelman
Really good BBQ, efficient and personable service. Proposed a sample when I was hesitating, practical location, easy parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kris Whelan
Best bbq I have had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Blake Truong
I had the two-meat plate with two sides. I chose brisket and pulled pork for the meats, with macaroni and potato salad as the sides. The macaroni and potato salad were nothing extraordinary—fairly standard, as expected.
As for the meats, the pulled pork was tender and moist but lacked juiciness. The brisket, unfortunately, was a bit of a letdown—it was slightly dry and not as tender or juicy as I’d hoped. The flavor was somewhat there, but the texture just didn’t deliver.
Service was average. The waitress was kind and patient, which I appreciated, but nothing particularly stood out.
I liked the layout and setup of the place. However, it was a bit too dark—improved lighting would really help enhance the ambiance.
Would I recommend it? I’d recommend trying it once. It’s worth a visit, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for a return trip.
We had food delivered/set-up for a 'Celebration of Life' by J&L BBQ. We had never tried this place, and we can't say enough good things about them. The Beef Brisket was the best I've ever had! The chicken thighs were exactly what I hoped for...large, smokey, MOIST! The Cowboy Caviar was excellent! Also, I normally don't like cornbread because it's so dry. This cornbread was so moist, and it could even be enjoyed with no honey/butter...it was delicious! Everyone raved about the food. We especially want to complement our delivery person (Rance?). He was so kind and accommodating. We highly recommend this place, and the owner Joel was extra special for us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Czar Peralta
Smoky, juicy brisket. All the sides were delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brendon Myers
Best meats and perfectly cooked plus the lady who helped me was awesome . Can't say enough good things about this place. A little spendy but we'll worth it . Try the Cowboy coleslaw !! Im a customer for life !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike W
J and L is the real deal. I had pork ribs and they were delicious. I tried both BBQ sauces. The mild was pretty good, sweet and smoky. I didn't like the spicy as much. The peppers overpowered the sauce. It tasted more like a tomatoey hot sauce rather than a BBQ Sauce. I ate about 1/2 the ribs with no sauce and that's the way to go. They are nice and smoky and they don't need sauce. The baked beans and coleslaw were very good as well. Lunch time and only a couple of folks dined in. They did a steady take out business. Easy parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beans, Pork Ribs, Slaw
Dave B
A few weeks back came in looking for some grub to share with friends. Talked to owner, gave us a tasty sample of brisket, moist. The texture was perfect. The almond smoke is something new to me (being from Texas we prefer heartier, richer woods and I have a high standard for good bbq). The almond smoke had a subtle yet pleasant flavor. The ribs were perfect, smoke in cherry and fall off the bone. Will be back.
Food is great really wanted a sandwich and was having trouble deciding... The kinda older lady in there was soooo short with me and gave me a lot of attitude... Like the kind that makes you feel rude for ordering food. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE RESTAURANT!!!? Do yourselves a favor drive to Snohomish
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Delicious bbq and sides. Loved my brisket sandwich and corn bread. CarolAnn was great host - generous and kind. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caroline was fantastic! Very thoughtful and helped our large group figure out the best order for us and was able to save us quite a bit of money. Food was prompt, hot, and delicious! Will absolutely eat here every time we are in monroe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn Bread, Brisket and Pulled Pork, Pulled Pork Sandwich, BBQ Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket
We Texans know “True Texas BBQ” and sides … and this is the real deal 💙⭐️❤️! You won’t find friendlier service anywhere than this… other than in Texas 🤗 Thank you for a delicious taste of TX, J&L BBQ!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket Meal with Mac and Cheese Cornbread, Potato Salad, Brisket and Pulled Pork, Cowboy Caviar, Pork Ribs, Spare Ribs, Slaw, BBQ Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Brisket Meal
I stopped by on a whim, and I'm so glad I did. We were a party of 4 and we ordered three meats and three sides, including brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, corn bread, Mac and cheese, and collard greens. The flavor of everything was excellent, playing well together and even better with the provided sauces. What really stood out was the brisket, the service, and the fact that despite being right off the highway it was a relaxed atmpsphere where we felt we could relax and enjoy good food. I will gladly eat here again soon!
this week we got bbq here, over $60.00, we used to love this place, when hubby brought it home, there was WAY smaller portions, there was gravy on the mashed potatoes, which I really enjoyed when they would put the gravy in a separate container. The greens were great! The meat was dry. Its crazy how they used to have good servings and now its half of what they used too. Disappointed for sure, but will try again. I know the economy is rough.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
J and L catered our wedding and wow, they knocked it out of the park. From the tasting to the food delivery: great communication, value, and most importantly finger-licking good BBQ. The brisket was a stand-out, and the potato salad is fantastic. The catering setup was professional and beautiful. This BBQ is the real deal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really good BBQ, efficient and personable service. Proposed a sample when I was hesitating, practical location, easy parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best bbq I have had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the two-meat plate with two sides. I chose brisket and pulled pork for the meats, with macaroni and potato salad as the sides. The macaroni and potato salad were nothing extraordinary—fairly standard, as expected.
As for the meats, the pulled pork was tender and moist but lacked juiciness. The brisket, unfortunately, was a bit of a letdown—it was slightly dry and not as tender or juicy as I’d hoped. The flavor was somewhat there, but the texture just didn’t deliver.
Service was average. The waitress was kind and patient, which I appreciated, but nothing particularly stood out.
I liked the layout and setup of the place. However, it was a bit too dark—improved lighting would really help enhance the ambiance.
Would I recommend it?
I’d recommend trying it once. It’s worth a visit, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for a return trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
We had food delivered/set-up for a 'Celebration of Life' by J&L BBQ. We had never tried this place, and we can't say enough good things about them. The Beef Brisket was the best I've ever had! The chicken thighs were exactly what I hoped for...large, smokey, MOIST! The Cowboy Caviar was excellent! Also, I normally don't like cornbread because it's so dry. This cornbread was so moist, and it could even be enjoyed with no honey/butter...it was delicious! Everyone raved about the food. We especially want to complement our delivery person (Rance?). He was so kind and accommodating. We highly recommend this place, and the owner Joel was extra special for us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Smoky, juicy brisket. All the sides were delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best meats and perfectly cooked plus the lady who helped me was awesome . Can't say enough good things about this place. A little spendy but we'll worth it . Try the Cowboy coleslaw !! Im a customer for life !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J and L is the real deal. I had pork ribs and they were delicious. I tried both BBQ sauces. The mild was pretty good, sweet and smoky. I didn't like the spicy as much. The peppers overpowered the sauce. It tasted more like a tomatoey hot sauce rather than a BBQ Sauce. I ate about 1/2 the ribs with no sauce and that's the way to go. They are nice and smoky and they don't need sauce. The baked beans and coleslaw were very good as well. Lunch time and only a couple of folks dined in. They did a steady take out business. Easy parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beans, Pork Ribs, Slaw
A few weeks back came in looking for some grub to share with friends. Talked to owner, gave us a tasty sample of brisket, moist. The texture was perfect. The almond smoke is something new to me (being from Texas we prefer heartier, richer woods and I have a high standard for good bbq). The almond smoke had a subtle yet pleasant flavor. The ribs were perfect, smoke in cherry and fall off the bone. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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