I work around the area and I can say I order from here at least once a week. And sometimes even go eat on the weekends with the family. I can say their food and service never disappoints. Probably one of the best Portuguese BBQ places I've had. Their chicken and ribs combo with rice and fries it's always on point ! read more

The staff treated customers with bad attitude and food is always burnt.Never go again

Backyard Grill. This name should with a doubt be part of your vocabulary! There is no other Portuguese bbq that does as good as a job. Being Portuguese myself I usually expect to have an everyday chop bbq with the same type of food. BUT when I went to the Backyard Grill they're limit to delicious food reached beyond the sky. Their chicken in garlic sauce had my mouth watering even while I was eating it! there was so much food on my plate but I couldn't stop there! I began forcing myself to eat this delicious food!!! After my meal I had some delicious HOMEMADE chocolate mouse plus a banging cappuccino! The staff definantely makes you feel like you are part of the family!! I will definantely be visiting soon! :) read more

Awesome BBQ! Food was fresh and delicious. We ordered chicken and ribs. Delish. Garlic shrimp was eh. Recommend it for my BBQ peeps.

We went there for a late lunch last Sunday 3/12/2017, the place appears simple, no elaborate decorations, has a homey feel to it. We ordered the fried calamari as appetizer, which is a lot for the price we pay, perfectly cooked and seasoned, we also ordered the half chicken and half ribs combo and the sirloin steak both of the orders came with two sides- simple, no nonsense food. Will definitely come back and maybe bring friends over. read more

Nice Portuguese BBQ. Healthy portions. I went with the pork sandwich with peppers, onions & cheese. Nice seasoning. Great blend of flavors. read more

We had takeout from them on Friday night. They told me 20 minutes on the phone but it was more like 50 minutes. When I arrived I saw how busy they were. I would have waited longer because the food is worth the wait. We had the Chicken Picadinho and the half BBQ chicken with rice and vegetables. Both very tasty and the portions are HUGE!! Enough for another meal and possibly more. I've been to many places in the Ironbound in Newark, NJ, and this place is just as good. They could probably charge more money for their orders because of the quality and quantity of their food but I'm glad they don't. If you're in the area, this is a must for you. I'll be back. read more

Good, healthful and hot food for a great price. Wow...this was a great find. Will be returning here again!

I work at a place that is just 5 houses down the road from where I live. Some people ordered delivery from here and I thought cool, my husband and I like portuguese and I figured we had a new place to get delivery from. A few days later I called them and they refused to deliver to my house saying it was outside the delivery zone, I told them they had delivered to a place that was on my block and actually further away than my house. They didnt care and told me they could not deliver. Although annoyed I would have gotten over it if they hadn't deliver to my work place again just 2 days later! This is a terrible way to run a buisness, my husband and I are pretty lazy about cooking and usually go out or order in almost every night so their loss also I tried some of the food my co workers ordered and it was just alright....Clark BBQ is much better. read more

Very good chicken Pichodino. I added chorizo to it too. Lots of potatoes and cooked in some kind of wine sauce. It's not the best I've ever had (Valenca's) but it's close to me. My wife enjoyed the garlic shrimp meal too. The portions are nice and big and the food is ready usually within 20mins. read more

Went here Valentines day, had too wait a little as expected, but well worth it. Marinated olives were great to start. Full portions feed two easily, if not more. Prices were very reasonable. Loved the tres leches cake too. Love that it's BYOB! read more

Real quick review, had the whole chicken which came with yellow rice and fries, also ordered spare ribs. The spare ribs were ok the chicken along with the rice and fries were great. Usually this type of places have crappy fries but, not them. Now to move what i didn't like was their cauliflower' carrot sides that all Portuguese places give as a side. This were not pickled they were steamed' very weird for a Portuguese place but ok i guess i will let that slide but, their beans were down right nasty, tasted like eating raw sewage from a deadman's asshole on a nice hot summer day. Overall the main dishes were good to great and the price was decent. So if your in Union County definitely give them a try. read more

I only give it three stars for the interior. The food...easily a 4 to maybe 5 stars. I had read other reviews and they were excellent, so I tried it. I found the restaurant to be more of a take-out kind of place. I ordered the Portuguese BBQ spare ribs with yellow rice and beans. Absolutely delicious. My only mistake...ordering the whole plate rather than the 1/2 plate. That huge serving would have been enough to feed a small family. read more

Had a chicken sandwich with fries. Tasted great. Perfectly grilled. The portion and price were good too.

This is the best Portuguese BBQ in the area, which is saying a lot since there are a ton of these restaurants. The taste and quality of the food is always consistent and portion sizes are huge. Great bang for your buck. I come here at least once every few months but I tend to order the same things, the chicken, ribs and shrimp and garlic appetizer. I don't know what they put in their shrimp and garlic sauce but it tastes amazing paired with their rolls, I could probably just eat that alone without the shrimp! read more

A year later, we finically decided to dine at the place. Because of the previous amazing delivery experience, we had high hopes. For some reason, the food was only half as good as when we ordered delivery. The service was also very slow (and it wasn't busy), and the place was kinda dirty (dried up food on the walls next to the tables). The food was certainly still good and above average, but I don't think we'll be back. The restaurant had no atmosphere. Maybe we'll try ordering delivery again some time. read more

Best BBQ around! Always on point! Love the BBQ chicken, garlic shrimp, and backyard steak! :)

Very good ribs and chicken. Salty but great.

I like it because the ribs are usually fully cooked and also I love their passion fruit mousse.

This place is good, it's your typical Portuguese style with good shrimp, chicken, rice etc..the homemade potato chips are great.I would eat here again. read more

So delicious and satisfying. The men cook very well, hospitable. My daughter loves shrimp. We ordered the shrimp in garlic appetizer. We all ate some. De-lish. Bbq chicken, ribs, yummy fries and veggies. We sat outside. It was nice. read more

Pork ribs were cooked well. BBQ shrimp were very yummy. Portions were good sized for the price. The salad was good and large. Also loved the olives! read more

Having had my fill of Portuguese BBQ joints in Union and Essex county, this place is great. Fast efficient service, reasonable prices and great tasting food. And the fact that it's in my hometown makes it a home run. read more

This food was delicious. If you are staying in kenilworth order the full chicken. It comes with enough chicken for 3 to 4 people, fries and rice. All was so good for under 15 bucks with delivery!! read more

Food here is great and the prices are very fair. They have bacon-wrapped dishes. Who doesn't like meat wrapped in bacon?!?

My finance and I went here on a Sunday afternoon. We were the only people dining in. We sat on the restaurant side not the take out side which was nice. My fiancé is Portuguese and we have both been to several Portuguese places in the area. We started with the soup of the day which was lukewarm. We then had the garlic shrimp app which came out tasting like it was burnt. We had the BBQ chicken, ribs, fries and salad. My fiancé said the ribs were okay but the chicken was very dry, like it was reheated from earlier in the day. The fries were crispy and the salad was fresh. Probably not coming back anytime soon. read more

never again!!! ordered beef ribs and got pork ribs, the steak was bloody and horrible called and spoke to manny i think he said and he was rude and not willing to do anything talking about next time he would tell staff to make sure they explain that neef ribs dont come with combos... there will be no next time !!!!! he couldve at least offered a discount next time! $50.00 spent for absolutely nothing!!' horrible place read more

Great good, huge portions. Make sure you understand what you are ordering in terms of size and don't get surprised! Most of the entrees can easily support two meals. Prices reasonable. Quality of food and ingredients is great, everyone is friendly. This is good stuff. Well worth the wait for food to take out or eat in which can be longer than you expect. Everything so fresh and good. read more

It was good service as well but the Ribs were pretty soft, grey and spongy, not to my liking but I would give them another shot. Garlic Shrimp were very good read more

I'm not sure why this place has a four star rating. The bread does not taste homemade and is served cold. The decor and ambiance of the restaurant is very plain, nothing special. The food is below average, nothing great either. For the price there are much better Portuguese restaurants in the area. read more

This is probably the second best Portuguese BBQ in the area. They all pretty much have the same stuff, but some do it a little better... I have tried the chicken and the sirloin and both were great. The vegetables are different and better than most. read more

We have been eating here since the place opened. Good food but the owner is not friendly. Still we ate here. But the last 2 years the food quality is diminishing and when we order pick up or delivery our steak is almost always cooked incorrectly. We like it medium and they always cook it rare or well done! How hard is it to cook a steak to temp? When we would complain the owner said that "Picky customers shouldn't order steaks"!! Really!?!? That was the last straw!! Food isn't good and owners customer service worse!! read more

Got a half chicken platter. Good but not great. Comes with two sides and a roll. I got rice and black beans. Chicken was tasty but a bit dry. Comes with some pickled veggies to use as a condiment with the chicken. Yum. Rice was also good. The beans has a strange off taste so I couldn't eat them at all. Also comes with Louisiana hot sauce which didn't go well at all. Portuguese bbq and creole hot sauce is just not a good combo. I wish it was some sort of salsa or dipping sauce. Overall decent food and not too pricey. read more

You can't beat the prices for the amount of food you receive. I have had several items from the menu, the ribs, chicken, steak, all excellent and they have the freshest salad. The olives and warm rolls are a bonus! The cappucino is the best that I've had, smooth, silky and excellent taste. This is the best place to eat or take out from for a family who is watching expenses. For the amount of food they give you, it doesn't pay for me to cook for my family! read more

I have to give it a star..... ordered a garlic shrimp and and half way through I realized the shrimp were not clean!!! I went back and told the lady / owner and with her nasty brut portugués way said "we never clean the shrimp, nobody does" first of all that's disgusting and 2nd it can make you sick.... it's straight up shrimp poop!!! I wonder what else they don't clean?!?!! I got my money back and I will NEVER eat there again! And by the way...... EVERYBODY CLEANS THERE SHRIMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Backyard grill is a good quality spot for Portugese food in the area. I'm a big fan of their BBQ combos and the way they add pickle juice in the cauliflower (sounds weird but trust me, it's good). Have also tried some of their fish combos and they were pretty good too! Also good for delivery. read more

i had the grilled chicken with veggies and rice. very very good! a bit salty but everything was so delicious! very busy and very fresh. everything is always being cooked quickly. great service as well. i would be back for sure! read more

I was in the area for a business and looking for a quickie lunch place. I couldn't pass it up when I saw Portuguese BBQ sign. So based on my only visit, I think it is fantastic. The BBQ chicken and ribs dish I had for $10 was great value and tasty. Chicken is crispy outside and moist inside. The ribs are well seasoned and rightly cooked. And the vegetables and olives they give you are much better than I imagined. The place is clean and the service was really good too. I cannot fault this place but too bad I don't live near to visit more often. read more

One of the best portugese grills in northern NJ, they make their rice the proper way, moist, seasoned, and flavorful, not that nasty off-yellow dry rice you get other places. Plenty of mixed veggies and chicken or shrimp per order. read more

Ehh. Positive reviews are maybe because its in the middle of kenilworth where there aren't any other BBQ chicken Portuguese style spots. Chicken was dry and flavorless as was the rice which was soooo orange, I thought it was fake! Service was horrible as the waitress didn't speak any English really nor did she even understand food questions. No people skills and never came back to the table to ask if we needed anything. Wtf?! Meantime, the owners(I'm guessing they were) had their little kids running around the front and inside as if it was Discovery Zone. Parents sat on the sidelines outside loud and ghetto about how many cars they own and how much they paid for this one and that one. I get that you own your own little BBQ joint, but keep your ghetto family style separated from the restaurant. This place seems to have good reviews, but again, that's probably because of the lack of exposure of other BBQ joints to the reviewers in that area. This was a one time visit for me. No need to repeat. Even if the food somehow became good, the owners way of hangin out loud and ghetto as they were would keep me from coming back. That's about the only thing that stayed true to its "backyard" title, the ghetto-ness. read more