Very good food and the service was great! Our server Ivan was great, very personable ! We ordered the poutine and combo platter and everything was so tender, flavorful and delicious! Will definitely be back to try the dessert! read more

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12-16 visit. Excellant. Food and service. Got cholent, hamburger, wings, chicken and brisket. Allgreat quality and taste. Limited outside seating. Servers are very accommodating. 5 dishes $100 with tax and tip. Worth it. This place is kosher. Returned 12-17. New chef. Pretty much same menu. Still excellant. The hamburger topped with brisket huge and the hangover chicken cutlet plenty for 2. read more

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The food was amazing! The meat was seasoned well and the sauces were homemade. The Fries were fresh and even the salad had homemade croutons and dressing. Josh was our bartender and I'll most definitely be back soon to request him. Thank you for making it the best restaurant experience in a long time. read more

The server wasn't very helpful. We asked for a half rack of ribs and were told they did not serve half racks. Server told us the closest thing was a "small rack of ribs". We should've asked for the price beforehand because it ended up being 5 tiny ribs with barely any meat for $38. Beers were cold and beef sandwich was good but bottom line is everything was overpriced. read more

Backyard BBQ & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Surfside, Florida

Interesting place given it's kosher but nonetheless still good. Food was good to very good. Ordered the combo platter and added a Dino rib to share. Food came out in 5 minutes which was ridiculous but good for a week night that I wanted a fast dinner. The very good: A soft meaty Dino rib and the BBQ baby beef ribs. The ok: Dry brisket i didn't eat the burnt ends. Good fries and green beans. Dinner for two with no alcohol was about $190. read more

If you must have Kosher meat and get ripped off, then this is the place to go. We ordered a rib eye steak. Was very hard to chew. Their $38 beef bbq sandwich was just warm. I asked waitress to bring me a hot one. Instead she put the sandwich in microwave and brought it back. Not acceptable read more

On vacation from New York where pastrami is abundant. By far the best pastrami my husband ever had. Cobb salad was delicious as well. Service was phenomenal and when we are back in town we will sure to revisit again. read more

Really nice dinner. Delicious food albeit, as expected, a very heavy meal. We will be back!

I should have known better. When many of the the 5* reviews are from first-time Yelpers and the 1-3 * reviews are from frequent Yelp reviewers, you know know sometimes fishy. We found the place to look good, taste average and the prices to be outrageous. All served with a poor attitude. Oy-Vey, never again. read more

Made a reservation and went for lunch... only to be told .. NO BBQ BRISKET!!! who comes to a brisket joint for chicken??? If you want reservations have the courtesy of calling when you are out of your signature dish. read more

The best barbecue I've ever eaten. I've eaten at highly rated non kosher joints in Texas and Mendel puts them to shame. read more

Excellent food! And excellent service Ivan was so professional and provided us with excellent service!! I will definitely be back ! read more

Oh my goodness. Insanely delicious. Get the Dino rib. You don't need to eat for days after. And Ivan was so helpful and pleasant. Food came out fast and it was hot. Drinks were also great. Highly recommend. read more

Backyard BBQ & Brew - Dino rib - Barbeque Near Me - Surfside, Florida

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Exceeded our expectations! Food was excellent, service was great! Highly recommend this kosher Gem!

Disappointing all the way around. A place with "brew" in the title should have more than one tap. We went at 3:30 on a Sunday and were told that they had one rack of ribs and some burnt ends left. A place with "BBQ" in the title should have BBQ. Service was the worst. We were the only ones in the indoor dining room when we arrived. 2 or three other couples then arrived.The spacey (drugged out?) server brought my husband's beer, forgot mine. Brought us food another table ordered, brought us sauce that the other table requested. He then brought my husband's burnt ends AND HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN MY ORDER. He didn't even notice that he had brought only one dish. Waited another 20 minutes for them to grab the ribs off the grill and throw them on a plate. The ribs were good but not $45 dollars good and not worth the hassle. read more

Went again a month ago. Seriously the best bbq I have ever had. Always busy so get there early or try and book a table

Had dinner on 12/30/2018. Place was packed but we were lucky to be seated with out reservations. The hostess was very kind to us as it was busy season. Service was very solid. Despite the craziness he was friendly and attentive. The food was also fantastic. We had two appetizers, "The Sundae" and the baked beans. Each were delicious but the Sundae was better. For entrees we had brisket sliced and the brisket sandwhich topped with onion rings. The food was flavorful, plentiful, and arrived in a timely manner. We left full and had left overs. All that food and it was under $100. Totally reasonable given the serving size and the tastes. The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars was because they were out of a couple things which were our first choice. The burnt ends and the ribs but these were well deserving of a 1a dish. Would certainly go back. read more

Surprisingly one of the better kosher BBQ places I've ever been too & ive been eating kosher forever. I didn't get the chance to order from the smoker but apparently that's there GoTo. The grilled chicken, pulled beef, gravy, hamburger were amazing. The staff isn't the most professional but I would strictly come here to eat - because they're good at their food. Prices: standard for 2 people $100-$120 for a decent meal. Parking: some in the area; again I'd recommend Ubering everywhere. Bottom line - I ubered back and forth from south beach. Is it worth it? Yes. read more

Backyard BBQ & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Surfside, Florida

Awful food, overpriced and terrible. This is barbecue for folks who've got no clue what barbecue is supposed to be. Staff is untrained. I wouldn't eat here again. Perhaps the worst meal I've had in Miami, and that's saying a lot. The "spare ribs" were tough and uneatable beef ribs. The "rack" consisted of 5 of these uneatable ribs, for only $49. Oh, yes I almost forgot, $2 additional for sauce and if you want bread, that's also $2. Of four of us eating, not one person enjoyed their meal. Staff is poorly trained as well, not a pleasant experience. My advice, take your money to south Miami beach, where the food is potentially more expensive, but at least you've got a fighting chance it'll be right! read more

A real fine dining kosher approach to BBQ and the draft beers are uniquely amazing! The owner is usually around to make sure everything flows smoothly and is a super nice guy. Very approachable and aims to please. Danny and Timothy are great surveys -we had Danny last time and Timothy tonight sitting outside. read more

Backyard BBQ & Brew - Sitting outside tonight - Barbeque Near Me - Surfside, Florida

Arrrghhh. Writing this review is going to suck because I had such high hopes for this place and heard great things about it beforehand. I also specifically didn't look at the reviews before going because I didn't want them to taint my experience. We walked in with no reservations. Someone there (Owner? Manager? Maitre d'?) told us we need reservations and there were no more for that evening. Understandable. We walked out and went online to make reservations for lunch the next day, and saw there was an option to make reservations for that night so we did that, waited an hour for our reservation time, and walked in again. We had an incredible server. He was friendly, funny, charismatic, and paid attention to detail. This whole experience took a turn, however, when they had no more smoked meat available, so we had to stick to chicken and burgers--items we can get anywhere. The burger was a rock hard hockey puck with a couple of loose French fried onions sprinkled on top and smushed into a bun. The chicken was so dry indeed, the breast part resembled saw dust. It had a good smoked flavor, however there were underlying tones of day-old chicken. We also ordered a daiquiri (which was desperately needed to "enhance" this whole debacle...), however to our dismay they did not even touch it with alcohol. The BBQ Sundae was really something else, however. Highlight of the meal. We skipped dessert, something we never do, however it was our best course of action at that point. Will I come back? Yes, if they're still around, I'll probably come back in hopes to be able to edit this review for the better. I've heard great things and just because that wasn't my overall experience this one time, doesn't mean it can't ever be. read more

Wow this is some of the best bbq I have tasted.The chicken was amazing and the brisket was absolutely delicious.Place is a very busy place and worth the wait.I can't wait to go and try something different.Service wasn't bad read more

I've been to Miami over a dozen times in the past two years and have been to many kosher restaurants here and love Surfside. Because of the mixed reviews on yelp and from friends, barbecue backyard has always been put it on the end part of my list and haven't had a chance until today to try it. Things we (7 people) ordered and pictured are: Barbecue Cobb salad was a huge portion with grilled chicken (a little dry but ok) and bacon $22 Smoked half chicken-excellent flavor super moist. $19 Chili french fries- Best french fries I have ever had. $16 Chicken poppers $16 -was fresh and tasty decent size portion came with 3 sauces. Barbecue brisket $29-very generous lean moist and flavorful. Kids burger and fries $8 Our waitress Christine was very friendly, attentive, helpful and provided us great service. Ordered a Stella went perfect with the meal. I also heard from a neighboring table that the pulled brisket sandwich was out of this world tender with excellent flavor-and I'm gonna order that next time. All prices were reasonable and the ambience was very rustic and comfortable. We can't wait to come back. read more

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I came here while visiting this city. The place was very busy which made me think it was going to be great. I was disappointed. We had the salmon and a plate of the brisket. The salmon flavor was good but the bbq sauce on top was overwhelming. The brisket was very tender but not very flavorful. The bbq sauce for the brisket was good but they only gave a small portion. The bartender/server was too busy taking smoke breaks so I never saw him after my food arrived. The food was way too expensive for the quality and size. read more

A little info about me first before I write this review, I do not keep kosher. Many of my friends do though, and while we were visiting Miami we went to a kosher restaurant. Another thing to keep in mind, I love bbq and am extremely picky about giving it a rating. Now that being said, I have something to say: THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!! Wow, I did not see this coming when we came here to dine. We arrived pretty late on a Sunday evening and unfortunately everything that was smoked, besides one rack of ribs was sold out. No problem though because everything else we had was phenomenal. First, ORDER THE BBQ WINGS. They'll have you feeling a type of way for real. Then the sausage trio was delightful. The main course though, the pulled beef bbq sandwich was LIT. Wow, kosher or not kosher, I gotta say this may have been a top 5 favorite bbq experience for me. Definitely give it a try read more

Having moved from Kansas city, and eaten at premier bbq restaurants like Gates and Arthur Bryant's, this is going to be some harsh criticism. The brisket was very tender, but lacking in smoke flavor. I also didn't see the"red" markings on the meat that appear when smoked well. My wife just the burnt ends, which didn't have that burnt look and taste. Even though they are served in a bbq sauce, we could still tell they weren't burnt at all, and they didn't even really look like ends. They also lacked the smoke flavor. For Florida BBQ, it was okay, but it wouldn't stand a chance in Kansas city. Keep trying... read more

By far, hands down, no question the best veal i've had ever!!!! Best pecan pie, best burger, best brisket!!! read more

The food here is excellent and despite being insanely busy, the service was perfect and our food came extremely quickly. I got the schnitzel and the burnt ends, and both were delicious. Would definitely come back again. read more

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Unfortunately, my husband and I thought that we were going to have a great dinner after requesting outdoor seating. After 10 or 15 minutes of waiting for our server, another table was seated and staff couldn't wait to attend to them. Clearly we weren't the right kind of customer even though our money is just as green. We went inside and requested to speak to a manager noting why and we received a cold and insincere apology. Thanks but no thanks. read more

If you are looking for kosher BBQ this is probably a good bet but if you are looking for good BBQ, keep looking. The food was meh at best. The service was poor but guess what - the tip is built in, so you are stuck paying for poor service. Somehow, for two adults and two kids we ended up paying $150. We got 2 beers, 2 sodas, 2 appetizer sizes of wings and two entrees. It was not worth it. read more

Good food Good service Clean and friendly Steak cooked perfectly Brisket terrific And of course sweet potatoe fries perfect read more

Backyard BBQ & Brew - My wife - Barbeque Near Me - Surfside, Florida

I had Covid recently, and lost my sense of taste and smell for the last 3 weeks. Tonight at Mendel's, I ordered the sausage appetizer and brisket for the main. Maybe the timing was coincidental and my sense of taste was due to kick in, but that sausage was incredibly rich and flavorful. After topping it with mustard and sauerkraut and biting into it, I was stunned as it was the first food I've tasted in 21 days. I sat there and cried like a toddler getting his fist tricycle. The texture and taste of the brisket was exactly what you would want, easily pulled apart and beautifully smoked. I will return each time I'm in South Florida. The service was excellent as the food comes out fast. Ivan was terrific. Highly recommend. read more

Having eaten here once before on their opening day, I must say, BB&B has come a long way. The menu is more refined, service much quicker, and food is top notch. My wife and I split a brisket truffle poutine and the slow smoked brisket. It was perfect. The flavor, portion sizes, and presentation were all excellent and we left with a full stomach and a big smile! Our waiter Bernie was helpful and attentive. read more

We make a reservation, they gave us a terrible and uncomfortable table , the restaurant was empty, tried to request another table, rude and arrogant manager. we got out in 5 minutes. Don't need that in a sunday dinner... never going back to this place.... read more

I would not recommend the hamburger. Meat was hard and chewy. Maybe it was a bad day or maybe the bbq would be a better choice. I was impressed with their professional response to my review. read more

The only reason I give this place 2 stars is for the effort of putting a restaurant together. The food is decent but there is absolutely no atmosphere or any sort of vibe in a space that claims to be a barbecue place. The service was intended to be good but it lacks motivation and energy, which I wouldn't blame the staff being that the place has none of that to begin with. It was a Saturday night and we popped in after trying to get into another place that had a 30 minute wait... guess we should've gotten the hint. read more

The new place is bigger and better! Food came out fast!!! Was delicious as always, BBQ Sunday is still my fav, Burnt ends delicious as always! read more

This was the worst bbq I have ever had. It seems that the food is precooked because everything comes out in less than 3 minutes, even a week done burger. Tastes terrible, we couldn't even finish the food. The disgusting pastrami egg roll tasted like it was frozen and heated up in a toaster oven. Everything is extremely overpriced. Avoid this place at all costs. I only gave 1 star because I was forced to in order to write this review. Just awful. read more

Good food and great drinks. Finally a good kosher bbq food! I will comeback again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the new restaurant venue. Service was on point and the selection of beers was quite vast. I ordered the BBQ ribs and my wife a burger. Overall, food came out relatively quickly and it tasted great. Highly recommend you go and try this place out. read more