Omg the pork ribs and burnt ends are to die for! So tender! I went with my friends (who were…read morevisiting from Texas) and they also loved it. There's a nice variety of sauces. Also, the baked beans were so yummy! The vibe inside is fun eating at a picnic table with your friends. Worth the visit! Service was great too. Friendly staff.

The food was good a couple tastes we're unexpected, the beans had vinegar and had a spicy kick. The…read morebrussels sprouts were a little ground down not my favorite. The meats were tasty though and pretty good. We got family meal and all the meats were good like I said. Service was good. Ambiance was a good hangout place with bbq. Not the best bbq I've been but pretty good.

I visited this spot Memorial Day weekend. The food was amazing. I had the pork ribs, beef ribs,…read morewagyu brisket and a side of the brisket beans and the mac & cheese. I was not disappointed. The meal was packaged so beautiful I almost didn't want to mess it up . It was definitely worth the price. I'll visit again.

Save all your calories and look for no place else in Maryland for BBQ. You know a bbq joint is…read morelegit when you can smell the delightful aroma outside while you open for it to open. You see, get there too late and your options will be less. This morning before they opened, they already down to a half pound of burnt ends left for the day. They take pre-orders and you better put those in before they open or you'll be waiting until later in the day. Only a certain number of folks can be let in at a time to control seating which is available in and out. I had the short back ribs (which were so delish they fell off the bone), mac and cheese (warm cheesy goodness) and tried some of the baked beans (with brisket, jalapeños and saucy goodness). We also brought home some turkey, and their two kinds of brisket. Sweet baby Jesus. The wagyu brisket is buttery, melt in your mouth delish and the prime brisket is more traditional. Moist is the only way to go. While they have sauce, all their meats are so well seasoned you'll never want any. Make the drive and enjoy every dollar spent for the meat sweats.

Wow, this is the second time having lunch at this spot. I highly recommend it. Today I tried burnt…read moreends for the first time. But not just any burnt ends, I had their wagyu brisket, burnt ends. All I can say is: juicy!! The service as always is superb, and don't leave without trying some of their delicious tamales that literally melt in your mouth. It's clean, comfortable and welcoming. When in DC, make it a point to visit this Hispanic owned joint. Where will America go to eat if they deport our Latino people? Yes I said it. We've made America Great, ALWAYS. If you don't like it, pedo, eat potatoes.

This barbecue spot is located in a trendy section of downtown. There is very limited street parking…read moreavailable. The restaurant has a patio area out front and a decent-sized dining area. There is a monitor in the dining area that shows the barbecue pit area, which I thought was really cool. The restaurant serves your favorite barbecue dishes, including ribs, brisket, sausage, and turkey chicken. You cannot place a same-day online order. If you want to order on the day, then you will have to go to the restaurant. The staff there was very friendly and helpful during the limited interaction that I had with them. I ordered the Wagyu brisket, with a side of brisket beans and elote. The food is already made, so it did not take them long to package it. My food was ok. The beans are not baked beans and did not taste like baked beans. They had a unique taste that I would classify as just ok. My brisket was really good. It had a lot of burnt ends, just like I like it. mmmmmmmmm. Now to the barbecue sauce. I was not a fan. It was ok and did not taste like any barbecue sauce that I have had. It did not do it for me. And on to the elote. It was mehhhh. It had too strong of a lime taste for me. It was overwhelming. I did eat my entire meal, but it was not the best. I would rank it as ok. Would I go back here? Yes, I would give this place another shot.

One of my favorite BBQ places in DC. Not quite the same as the BBQ in the South, but I'll take it!…read moreThe service was pretty fast cooking up my order and serving to me. There's plenty of seating indoors and in the covered patio area. The one thing I wish about this place was that they serve desserts like banana pudding! Definitely recommend folks to swing by though

I have had some of the best BBQ in the country in Memphis and Detroit, and I did not come in with…read moremy nose up thinking that I should hold DC BBQ to this standard, but gosh we were so disappointed here and I ended up having indigestion issues from the spicy beans. The food was very overpriced for the portion sizes (it was laughable what I ended up getting for what I had paid) and is it just me or are others getting tired of immigrant staff members who have not and or refuse to command the English language working in the front having communication hurdles and obstacles with you over a basic order, this issue is happening with more Black owned businesses as well as others. Look ladies and gentlemen cheaper does not always mean better, but I digress. The food came out surprisingly very fast which to me I had noticed with skepticism as there is a lot of processed type of meats here. The sandwich relies on a lot of bread, and cheese (brisket) with very think slices of meat, so it is like eating a grilled cheese sandwich. The potato salad had big chunks of pickles and even though I know potato salad at restaurants are not going to taste like homemade version a lot of the times, but still the level of attention to detail was missing a bit with chucks in the potato salad. There should be regular fries not just spicy and same with beans. The restaurant caters towards the White and foreign gentrification of the city by ignoring and distancing itself from the Black community of the city. The transient dollar always wins, as Shaw is the most intensively gentrified neighborhood in DC for good reason. I would personally stick with Mission BBQ and maybe Famous Daves chains, if you are not going to be a homemade pit master or cook yourself those ribs for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Sometimes you want to treat yourself from always cooking in the kitchen, but gosh can these places step their game up and stop selling out? What is next we will have raisins and fruit in our potato salad? I came in excited thinking this place was going to be amazing, but there needs to be a bit of improvement with the food quality. The bartender was friendly, personable, and had great energy which is a plus, but the take out experience was worst than mediocre. It is one of those one and done spots. I gave it a shot, but felt uneasy and disappointed, something just seemed off with the experience honestly here.

Their food truck is here at our Community Day in our neighborhood (Sat., 8/17/24). SUPER glad they…read moreare. Their smoked turkey sausage, baked beans and mac n cheese is GOODT. Impressive food truck ... he clearly takes pride in his business. Will make an effort to visit their actual store soon. Hope you do & tell them you saw it on Yelp.

Lunch time....Hungry.....Drowsy. Looking for something…read morelight. Something that'll wake me up. Oh! Look! Smoke Datt is back in the building. 1 Star = It's Not Good 2 Stars = Something's Missing 3 Stars = It's Ok 4 Stars = It's Good 5 Stars = it's Bangin! There's one permanent BBQ place and 2 pop-up caterers on rotation/schedule. I'm feeling sluggish, BBQ is the last thing I want. But then the memories of my first Smoke Datt rib returns. It looked dry, but on that day I wanted BBQ, so dry or not I'm Fat Guy from the Spy Who Shagged Me. It was like yesterday when i went in for that bite but OH! Meat falling, tongue rejoicing. Teeth! Be gentle. This bone may look like bark (I'm exaggerating the appearance) but there was no bite. A picture of Smoke Datt may show up in your App Store while looking for something else because it's Tender. It was good, somebody SMOKED DATT with prejudice towards swine. What that pig do to you?!? Fast forward, I don't want bbq because I'm already tired. Ok I give in. 3 bones, My Momma's baked Mac & Cheese (yeah, I know where that recipe came from j/k), Cole Slaw, (I usually get the baked beans) and a Diet Coke. Why diet? I like Diet. Was I tired afterwards? YES! Any regrets? Nope! Would I do it again? See you all next week because Smoke Datt was BANGIN on my taste buds singing baby come back and the meal wasn't even over. I am critic. Oh, 1 more thing. Eat a bone without sauce. True BBQ. Sorry No pictures, next time I'll take pictures before devouring, and update this post with the pics. ------ I went back. And today, It was hot outside and tropical smoothie was in my mind. What?!? Smoke Datt is back. Ok, let me just get the ribs a la cart to post the pics I promised. I just want the ribs. She smiles and goes in her tiny voice "you don't want any macaroni and cheese?" I go "Nawww," she ask "you sure?".... Give it to me! . You KNOW I want some of THAT........BAKED MAC & CHEESE. "You can get another side".....well it is just $1 more. Ok ok, I haven't tried the green beans. Corn bread please. Paid in disgrace . Ok, I was super busy so I didn't get to my food for 3 hours. Warmed it up and was going to go down stairs to a table. Food smells great. Let me just....before I get to the stairs.....taste this. Oh.....OH. This window seal is just fine . Who needs a chair? Ribs- I don't know what I was on when last time I said that the ribs looked dry. Look at the PICS......Juicy! Why is it so Smokey good. Like seriously, this is what Dave, Mission, Myron Mixon's Pitmaster, and yo Daddy call The End of their manhood. Just close your stores. The second someone backs DATT with some funds. It's OVER. Let the right person get a hold of one of these ribs and watch the meat fall off before he raises it to his mouth. The Mac - Music was playin "Retuuurn of, the Mac!" My life of Mac and Cheese flashed before my eyes. Big bad Wolf BBQ, Rocklands, Famous Dave's, Mission, Chuck Fil A, Myron Mixon's Pitmaster, Sweet fire Donna's (with her burnt ends) my mom's, and my grandma's (I swear my thumbs tripped and this is a typo if someone tells her) for the record, if I ever gave any of those places a 5, I'm sorry, I take it back. There Good - 4 stars at best. The Green Beens - I only got the green bean's because I had a taste for corn bread. I have nothing to say. Just one question. Why are these green beans so GOOD!?! What did you what did you what did you PUT in here? Nooo, green beans don't taste like this. Seasoned perfectly. Not salty, SEASONED. Corn Bread - Mannn, the consistency wasn't like cornbread: it was like corn cake lol. But taste like cornbread, but better. It's like the change in texture just did something for my life. I may have just been extra.....but YOU weren't on that window ledge in the hallway, happy as can be while Colonels, Generals and Secretary's of Defense are walking by, and I'm just nam nam nam trying to hide my face. DATT is Bangin! I am critic

I got to try Silver and Son's BBQ Truck at Lost Generation Brewing! We got to try a sampler with a…read morevariety of different items! They had staples like brisket, which was tender and specials like the smoked wings, which had so much smoky flavor to it. The pork rib pastrami was tasty but a little dry and the sausages were decent. The sides definitely amplified the meal and I really liked how they put a unique twist on the sides. The harissa carrots were really good, and their Napa cabbage slaw made me think of Korean water kimchi, because it was so refreshing. They also had lemon toasted potatoes and Mac and cheese. The meal came with huge pieces of bread, bbq sauce, pickles, and tzatziki sauce. For dessert we tried the bread pudding, which was soft and gooey, and what looked like a s'mores rice crispy, which you can't go wrong with.

Jewish BBQ joint. I'm not sure what you Yelpers were…read morethinking when y'all referred me to this place with your good reviews, but you all missed. Took my brutha here to celebrate his birthday and it's basically an upscale carryout. A couple sets of (8) chairs outside and a few benches inside - all occupied. Plus, it's too chilly to be eating outside...so we took the food to his place up the street. No worries - food will be good, right?? First the good: That hearty smokiness of summertime barbecue wafted from the front door as I walked up, had me totally turned on. Service was excellent from the guy waiting on us. Now, the rest.... + The (full slab) beef ribs were dry, oversalted and tough. + The pound of lamb shank I ordered didn't taste like lamb. I actually thought they had forgotten to give me my order. Their smoking process shouldn't overwhelm the natural earthiness I was expecting - from lamb. + The fried chicken was moist and juicy with a nice crunch. Decently seasoned too. + The garlic potatoes tasted old. + Assorted sauces we good...enough. + Rolls are tasteless. I could've taken my brother to a thousand other places and spent far less than $89, and we were both disappointed with this one. The bag was heavy too so we were falsely encouraged initially. There's parking right next door but we parked in the gas station across the street and walked over. I won't be returning.

This spot is the Master P's of great eats, make them say oohh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh. Anyways, the…read moreatmosphere, ambiance, food, and service were stellar here at the Georgia Ave. location. My grilled chicken was moist, flavorful, and cooked very well. The fried catfish was not too salty and had great balance where you can taste the fish. The mac and cheese, cabbage, and green beans were all of nice quality, the weakest link is the potato salad, however that is a dish that can be complicated for different restaurants to get the hang of, fortunately I can prepare some awesome potato salad myself. The peach half and half drinks were balanced perfectly well not too sugary and sweet. I swear some of these places make drinks way too sweet and you want to check your insulin levels. The server was highly attentive and a great conversationalist and paid attention to our wants and needs and had superb professionalism and a strong work ethic. He was hospitable and accommodating. The staff was friendly and approachable. We had fun and enjoyed this more than Milk and Honey and even Carolina Kitchen. DC keeps gentrifying and losing its soul, but there are still some hidden gems around. This spot blends in with the Walmart, and funnily enough I have driven past here a gazillion of times and assumed it was some bakery or another spot and did not know it was a soul food joint, something DC has been minimizing and pushing out to Maryland like the city always does. I think it is masterful that they use clear plastic containers for their food making it easier for the staff as that can be expensive and time consuming with the dish washing/prep, sound economical move. It is nice that the business (U Street etc. location) has been in the DMV for over 20 years and expanded to Baltimore in Fells Point. I think Baltimore will like this spot! This felt authentic and soulful in a way that I had not experienced in the city in quite some time, as the city has had a lot of restaurants be sterile, bland, flavorless, and catered to certain demographics while completely ignoring others. I liked the soundtrack with R&B and was able to hear some TLC on the soundtrack which was very nostalgic and a throwback to DC before the gentrification when it was truly Chocolate City! Overall, it is a spot that you can visit more than once certainly not a one and done like a lot of restaurants that lack service, food, and ambiance/vibe.

Representing runner-up to an out of town location, O is for Oohh's & Aahh's representing 2020. I…read morevisited on Sunday, May 31, 2020. At that time, I was upset about what happened with George Floyd a week earlier; still in 2026, it was wrong what happened to Floyd (not to mention more recent news that happened in that city was horrible too). I hung out with a friend on that warm day having a beer outside his apartment in Takoma Park. He is a mega-leftist politically (I'm more independent), but said he wanted to support a black-owned business; I said that's a good idea; I might do that for dinner. He was doing his own thing for dinner, so I was on my own. So, I looked up on Yelp what was in the area, and I saw just across the border in DC, Oohh's & Aahh's. Staff was nice, and I got a fried chicken platter. As this was Covid times, there was no dine-in. So, I schlepped all the way straight up Georgia Ave 6 miles back to my home in Wheaton fairly quickly on that Sunday as I don't like my food getting cold. I think my food stayed pretty hot as it was well-wrapped, and if it had cooled off, I could always microwave at home. The fried chicken, mac n' cheese (my favorite vegetable...I know not really a veggie but a joke), etc. were all solid. If I was ever over here, I'd consider coming back; just so rare I go to DC these days.

When I walked into Johnny Rays, I was quickly greeted by the owner who is very involved in the…read morerestaurant. I ordered through DoorDash and was able to pick it up fresh. I ordered 2 whiting plates. One with collard greens with smoked turkey and fries and the other with Mac n cheese and rice and gravy. The fries were good. The whiting was fried to perfection. I also like the greens (I'm a southerner so I'm a bit hard to please). Everything was reasonably priced. The restaurant had nice music playing and has a bit of a lounge feel with the dark walls. It wasn't crowded on a Friday during lunch time. I'd go back for sure.

Ordered take out from Johnny Ray's. My food was ready quicker than it took me to get there. The…read morerestaurant is located on a street that has some auto businesses across from it. There is some parking in front and there is a parking garage that is within walking distance. I ordered wings and a meatloaf platter that came with two sides. I ordered lemon pepper and the sticky wings. The wings were crispy but lacked the lemon pepper flavor. I wish the stinky wings had more of the sauce on them. The meatloaf was seasoned well. You could get smothered with gravy or their bbq sauce. For my sides I ordered the greens and mashed potatoes with gravy. The greens were seasoned well. I don't know if I would go back, simply because it was really far out for me. If you are in the area I would say am check it out. The staff and service was amazing.

This was an interesting one. This is a secret menu for the All Set Restraunt…read more The BBQ was not bad. The meat was tasty. The restaurant was comfortable. The waitstaff were a little slow. Never got a refill and it took a bit to track someone down to get bbq sauce.

Got to stop by the truck while they were in Glen Echo Park for Carousel Day. The staff is…read moreefficient, kind, and clearly have great communication and systems in place, the line was insane and they just kept calm and cranking food out insanely fast. The smoked mushroom sandwich was absolutely delicious as was the mac and cheese! Definitely recommend checking them out :)

Recently decided to try Honey Pig in college part after learning they had bowls to take out for…read morelunch. I decided to walk over from campus and order two different bowls to try one with beef bulgolgi another with spicy pork. I enjoyed both and felt like they were a hearty serving, definitely more than I expected for the lunch special. Service was great, friendly and pretty fast. The ambiance reminded me of a typical Honey Pig KBBQ feel just with a comfier waiting area with some reclining chairs, rocking chairs and couches. If you enjoy Honey pig flavors you'll definitely enjoy the bowl lunch options for a quick take away option!

I've tried many Korean BBQ spots in the DMV area so I already had an idea of what to expect. I…read moredecided to host my daughter's birthday dinner here. They were able to accommodate a large party of about 18 people but it would've been nice if we had more than one waiter to help out. Most of the party ordered the unlimited option A which worked out for us. The food was good, the atmosphere was nice and they were playing the World Cup games, however, the service was slow at times. The price was decent but I am not a fan of the way kids prices are determined. It's not by age like other places I've been but it's done by height. Even the smallest child I know didn't qualify so most of the kids were charged adult pricing. Please note: this is located in a shopping center with plenty of parking but spots can fill up quickly. You also must scan to pay for the parking.