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    4.0 (503 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Miss Oblivious!
    Ray V.

    I had the ribs last night and they were quite meaty and fair to good on flavor for being in the NE. Low marks for single sauce offering and served on the plate w/o a spoon! Customer care is not a focus it seems. The spicy coleslaw was very good and the black beans were good but would have been better had they simmered for another hour or two. The music playing in the background was much much too loud and not in keeping with anything I've every associated with BBQ. Frankly it was horrendous!! As noted by many, the service was just plain awful. The female bartender had to be one of the worst I've ever encountered. After serving me a wonderful, on tap Hazy IPA, she went to talk to a coupe of friends and ignored me and all other patrons for the entire time I was there. Another fellow who may be one of the owners took my order and served the food but that clearly did not seem to be his intended role. Going to pass on any further visits as the place isn't worthy of patronage I'm sorry to say.

    Brandi K.

    What a great restaurant/bar in Winthrop! We tried dang near everything on the menu. Service was great. Beer selection great. The meat was a little on the dry side for me, but flavor was incredible. Plenty of sauces to choose from. Definitely will return next time I'm in Winthrop. I will say I'm a little bummed they don't carry crowlers from the brewery across the way, but I don't mind making 2 stops.

    2 meat plate. Burnt ends brisket, jerk chicken. Side of mashed potatoes and Mac and cheese.
    James C.

    After being seated, it took a while (10 minutes) for a server to take our order. Ended up ordering for apps the cauliflower bites and the onion strings which were both delicious. The Mrs. Ordered the wings and I ordered the 2 meat plate with brisket burnt ends and jerk chicken. The sides were mac&cheese and mashed potatoes. It came with a piece of cornbread. Aside from the brisket and the mashed potatoes, the Mac & cheese was cold and horrific. It was literally from a box. The worst part is it was cold. The jerk chicken was dry aside from the skin, which had a dry seasoning on it, it was unappetizing. The cornbread was cold and dry. The setting was pub bar style. Overall I'd come again, but I'd only order the brisket as my two meats as the burnt ends had flavor and was moist.

    North Carolina Pulled Pork with sweet potato salad & spicy coleslaw
    Ericka B.

    Went here on a Tuesday night to grab some dinner after hearing that it was one of the best places in New England for BBQ. We were surprised how busy it was, but shortly found out that it was open mic night. Kudos to the man who runs it, he had a great voice and made dinner pretty fun! Our only issue was that there were that many tables for groups of 5, so we ended up sitting right in front of the sound system. Given the size of the group, we ended up trying out most of the meats and even got one of the specials, which was a corn dog with fries and beer mustard. The corn dog got great reviews and the fries were nice and crisp on the outside, yet soft in the center. Their fryer is definitely at the correct temp. We also got a chicken taco with no onions, however when it came out there were onions, and a piece of buttermilk fried chicken. The breading and fry were pretty good on the chicken, but there wasn't much chicken to it. As for the meats and sides, we tried the smoked crispy jerk chicken, shredded bbq chicken, north carolina pulled pork, texas brisket, spicy asian coleslaw, bbq sweet potato salad, mac & cheese, and collard greens. The meat favorites were the pulled pork and brisket. Both were very flavorful, and the pork came with a bbq sauce that paired nicely. The chicken was also good, but a much different flavor than expected. Of the sides, the collard greens were a great surprise, flavorful and not overly wilted. The spicy slaw had a nice kick that paired well with the meats and the sweet potato also had a great blend of spices. The let down was the mac & cheese, nothing super interesting about it. I would say go with a different side. Our other let down was the cornbread that came with the bbq plates. The flavor was decent, but it was very dry and crumbled. Decent for a topping on something, but not to eat on its own. I probably could have just gotten the meat on a sandwich instead and skipped the cornbread. Overall, decent place with pretty good meat. The waitresses were pretty friendly, but you could also tell that it had been a long weekend for them and service took a little bit of time. It was fine since it was open mic night, but I wouldn't suggest going there if you're in a hurry. Or you could just order pick-up, which may be the way to go.

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    Lisa G.

    Love this bar ! The environment is always my favorite to walk into and that's mainly because of the awesome staff ! Lindsey, Melinda, Nick , Maddie & Steph make it like you're just hanging out with your friends in you're living room. Chauncey cooks up the best always. Siracha cauliflower is to die for You can always find the owner walking around and checking in on everyone! He also lets me hang my art Great vibes and music. Give it a shot! You won't regret it.

    Sweet potatoes fries
    Pansy J.

    We are from Philadelphia visiting family here in Winthrop Ma. Blackstrap BBQ was a great place to eat. The last time we were here was in 2018. The food was great then and it was great this time. The service was awesome Mel, Our waitres was pleasant, sweet and kind she kept coming over asking if things were okay and they were. The place had the music jumping and not too loud. Low light and comfortable atmosphere. We will visit again Chris.

    dry brisket
    Gabrielle P.

    I'm really not sure how this place can possibly have 4 stars. The food was dry and bad, most of the menu items were not available, and there was a hair in my beans. We weren't sure what we wanted to drink at first and we needed a minute to look at the menu as we just sat down. After asking for a second to think the waiter must have misheard and was waiting for our order so we just ordered a scorpion bowl to start off. Regular scorpion bowl presentation, big bowl with a flame in the middle. It was a fairly good amount for 2 people but that's probably because there was no alcohol in it. Our bowl was also broken at the bottom, which is fine stuff happens. Also my friend tried to order the "Maine beer" which was on the list of beers that are "ALWAYS ON TAP" and it wasn't available so he got something else. He also said there weren't good descriptions of the beers on the menu, whether they were IPA or anything, just names. For food we started with the "spicy" buttermilk fried chicken. It was not spicy at all I even confirmed that this was supposed to be the spicy chicken and they said it was. The crunch on the chicken was good but I was really looking for spice. For the main meal I got the 2 meats BBQ platter with jerk chicken, Texas brisket, baked beans, and mac and cheese, with a single rib. As soon as I saw the mac and cheese I knew that the meal was going to be bad. The first thing I tried was the rib, which was dry. Then the jerk chicken, also dry. The mac and cheese was somehow greasy but also dry and flavorless. It was clearly sitting under a heat lamp as many pieces in it looked burnt. I was going to try the baked beans next but then I found a hair in them. I didn't even try the brisket, the hairy beans and greasy mac turned me off, but my friend did confirm my thoughts that they followed the pattern of the rest of the food and was also dry. I was no longer eating but I figured I could have a drink while my friends finished their food. I tried to order the Premier Dirty Martini which claimed to come with a blue cheese olive, the waiter said they didn't have blue cheese olives and they actually never did so he wasn't sure why they put it on the menu and that there was a big disconnect between the people making the menu and the people actually there making the food and drinks. He said he was going to check if they still had brine though if I still wanted it without the olives, I said that would be fine as long as it was a dirty martini. He came back and said they didn't have olive brine and I said oh then I don't want it as I would want a dirty martini not a regular one. Then he explained what is in a regular martini and I again said I didn't want that as I only like dirty martinis. My friend ordered the Rhubarb Whiskey Sour and again this was a seasonal drink that is no longer available so the waiter wasn't sure why it was still on the menu. I ordered the margarita with the BBQ rim as I thought that could be interesting, but it came with grapefruit in it and I'm not a huge fan of grapefruit flavor. I asked if it was possible for the grapefruit to be removed and the waiter said yeah but it wouldn't taste very good (which is confusing because without the grapefruit it's just a regular margarita) but he said it was only a slight grapefruit flavor so I said that's fine. It was fully a grapefruit margarita, not slightly grapefruit flavored. For food my friends got the BBQ wings and he said they were average because there was sauce to distract from the dryness but not memorable at all, and my other friend got the pulled pork sandwich and said it was good. They also got the fries and said they were good.

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    1 year ago

    Great place ribs are very good. The barbecue sauce was spice but good. The macand cheese cheesey

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    Thank you Chauncey for making us feel at home! Great fried pickles, chili & hoisin sauce with beef & noodles. Yummy!

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    Delicious BBQ, they offer a variety of sauces to fit anyone's tastes. Great prices , fair portions, clean bar.

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    Thanks for coming in, Jamie, and supporting our small business!

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    Greatest BBQ place in Winthrop and or East Boston. We love it. This place is worth it. If you are eating in, remember the music can be laud.

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    Great BBQ, friendly service, and good vibes. A great variety of tasty sides many of which are vegetarian to accommodate all.

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