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    4.0 (503 reviews)
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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.

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    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.

    Buffalo wings at Blackstrap BBQ in Winthrop MA
    Bruce K.

    Dinner with two friends to celebrate the end of my time on the Massachusetts project, we headed here as one friend has a car and Blackstrap isn't really easy to access otherwise. (There's a bus, I suppose.) It's a barbecue joint, so it isn't exactly a calm and orderly restaurant. It's more fun. You'll want to enter through the door next to the bar (we picked the side door next to the back room, oops) and then you might be able to find someone to seat you to a table. Two two-tops were dragged together, we were given menus and water. I immediately placed an order for six wings while we figured out what was for dinner. Drinks arrived before the wings and we placed our dinner orders. The wings arrived and they were different. Smoked and fried and sauced, they were delicious. The smoky flavor was obvious and the buffalo sauce was not too hot. Very delicious. I could totally go to town on these. For my main course, I chose a two-meat plate. The brisket was delicious. Not too "moist" it was flavorful and did not need sauce. The North Carolina pulled pork was different than what I'm used to but it was good. Big pieces mixed with small, a bit too much sauce tossed through it, but it was still flavorful and delicious. For sides, I had the cole slaw (quite creamy, not very tangy) and the collard greens (nicely cooked, very light on vinegar). I passed my cornbread to my friend, so no word there. I didn't get my friend's thoughts on their meals other than it was delicious. I snuck some green beans which were very crisp and delicious. The baked beans were a disappointment, especially as they're right here in Boston! So I'd recommend skipping those and sticking to what they're good at, which is everything else. The mac & cheese looked awesome - practically a "cake slice" that held together well. Service was fun and light and attentive. It's a laid back place for sure and that's perfectly okay for a barbecue joint. Street parking only. [Review 10141 overall, 1727 of 2018.]

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    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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    I was not very impressed by Dryft in Revere, MA. My sisters and I were meeting a local friend here…read morefor dinner. We had a reservation and were seated right away and with water and menus. One half hour later, our waitress finally came to take our order after walking back and forth ignoring us for that 30 minutes. When our waitress took our orders, there was no apology for the long wait either. The food we ate was good, but not worth the wait. The portions were generous, and I couldn't finish mine. One sis ordered lobster roll with slaw, pickles and fries. She found it to be underwhelming, particularly the texture. I had the Dryft cheeseburger covered in caramelized onions and fries as a side. It was a big burger, well cooked, and I deconstructed it, to have less bun. The plentiful onions were a nice addition, and I liked the fries. The other sis ordered chicken under a brick, which was a fried boneless chicken breast under mashed potatoes, chicken jus, and brussels. She substituted asparagus for the brussels. Sis was highly satisfied with her whole meal and ate it all. Our host had a salad, but I didn't catch which one. It was large, not particularly noteworthy, and she didn't finish it either. The place was really noisy, which made conversation difficult. One other thing I noticed: all the female staff were wearing very short black skirts or shorts while the male staff members wore long black pants. I didn't inquire about a dress code or uniform, but it seemed sexist to me.

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    Excellent barbecue in Boston . This visit was another visit…read morefor bbq and consistent with my prior visits. Great beer selection and highest one's own draft. The Robot crusher IPA, widow maker IPA were successful selection among my local brewers... night shift for one. Meal combos could be a bit more extensive. Meat and two was a single meat and two sides. I ordered this with ribs, Mac and cheese, beans. It comes with bread, pickles, pickled onions. I needed my smoked turkey , smoked brisket as I've had here, so can order a 1/4 or 1/2 lb of each. I ordered a 1/4 lb of each knowing leftover was to be the lunch sandwich tomorrow. Well, the beans were fantastic with chucks of brisket mixed in... best beans I've had at all the bbq places in Massachusetts and beyond . Mac and cheese very good, but I needed a multi cheese cork screw pasta blend like another spot ... excellent Mac and cheese still The ribs in the meat combo order were a hefty portion and meat fall off bones, perfect smoke, not salty meat... excellent. The 1/4 brisket was fall apart tender; excellent flavor, not dry, nice smoke flavor, not fatty and maybe a bit more fat maybe how others like. Excellent brisket and remains went into my baked beans cup for lunch tomorrow. Smoked turkey was tender, excellent flavors and I only order the smoked turkey here as other places serve it too dry... this was real deal . Choices of 3-4 bbq sauces, I plated all 4 and mixed, and used all four... I would have liked a far different one to provide a greater range ... a berry based sauce I had elsewhere would be the bomb on this turkey . Bread I would like to see replaced with a slice cornbread cinnamon buttered, pickled onions I don't need, pickles ok but a slaw cumber mix instead would be better ... Nice vibes with pickle ball courts, families, private parties here. Brews and Que all great here... the smoked wings look great and tough to order those and pass on a turkey or brisket side order... My only complaint is the ridiculously uncomfortable bar chairs... you need a chiropractor after sitting too long... doesn't promote people wanting to stay long... change these out ... few hundred bucks for padded seats with a comfortable arch and back... Firefly's bbq in Marlborough had best comfort vat seats in Massachusetts... send the manager up there to try one on his buttocks vs. this metal basement stool type from IKEA discount furniture.

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