The food was great, but what really stood out to me was the service. Our server, Trevor, was…read moreincredibly attentive and friendly from the moment we arrived until we left. What I appreciated most was the balance. The service never felt overbearing, so we could relax, enjoy our dinner, and have our own space, while still feeling completely taken care of. Trevor was especially good at anticipating what we might need and checking in at just the right moments, often noticing something before we even had to ask. Everyone we encountered throughout the evening was pleasant, welcoming, and accommodating, which made the entire experience feel effortless. I left genuinely impressed with the level of service and will definitely be back. Trevor and the rest of the team made an already great dinner that much better.

I grew up in Hollywood, but I had no idea that some of the best barbecue has been happening a few…read moreblocks down in Fairfax for the last 15 years. Luckily, my younger brother turned me on to Bludso's recently and we just finished a family lunch there. Since they only serve their sandwiches on weekdays, we opted for Fried Okra, "2 Meats 2 Sides"(chicken and brisket), two sandwich buns. At the suggestion of our server, Beto, we added an extra quarter pound of sliced brisket. Beto really knows what he's doing... and because of him it was a perfectly satisfying amount of food for the three of us. He definitely went above and beyond. We're looking forward to heading there on one of the next weekdays our teenager has off to try their sandwiches.

Stopped in here late on Thursday night, the one night ever I've spent in Newhall, after a long…read moredrive down from the SF Bay Area. For some reason there was a block party happening outside with a live band, wow! Sat down at the bar and the friendly staff got me set up with a mango wheat beer, and an alacarte half rack of ribs that was about twice the size I thought it would be! The beer was mostly cold (it was a warm night). The ribs were delicious and sticky and I made it through the whole serving. The staff was playing their favorite The Weekend songs, after one of them accidentally crashed a track. And on the TV at the bar the Niners were crushing the Chargers in preseason football.

Walked in and they had a few customers on a Saturday afternoon. We were seated and given menus. I…read moreordered the drinks. My beer was warm in a cold glass. Not cool, but I overlooked it. We ordered pulled pork and pointed at the sandwich. Same with my wife's order. The food arrived and they were not sandwiches. It was my first time and didn't they had a pulled pork plate. It's like $15 more than the sandwich. I said it was fine and they gave us some buns. She seemed annoyed and that kind of ruined my meal a little...partially my fault. When food arrived and I said it was fine, she just left. We didn't hit utensils. I waited 5-10 minutes and she was still in the back. I got up and got them myself. 15 minutes later, the table next to me also got the food and no utensils. That should one of the first things they improve on. The sauces were very good and I loved that part of the restaurant. It was pretty quite and calm atmosphere. They have a full bar. The bill came and it was $200 plus tip. My kids had a kids plate and another adult plate. It's pricey. We didn't want to go to a chain to support our local spots. Unfortunately, I won't be returning. I went to a famous steakhouse the next week, purchased a bunch of cocktails, 2 plates, and an appetizer for $200. Food is good. Service is so so and prices are high.

Jen killed it. We had a group of 20 and not only was she super attentive we got our food and drinks…read morevery fast. She kept our cups full and kept the vibes going. Def returning to this location. Food was amazing too but the service was

Made a reservation online using open table. It was very simple and easy to navigate. Called the…read morerestaurant on the day of the reservation stating we were running 15 min behind and that our number has decreased by 2. Not an issue, got thanked for the update. It wasnt that busy at the time of our arrival. There were a lot of tables and the noise level was quiet. The host was nice and sat us not too long after we arrived. The table that we got sat at was extremely wobbly. My father-in-law noticed another table had napkins placed underneath to stabilize so he did the same to our table and it worked. Tara took our order and brought out the drinks. The food was 90% great! The 10% that fell short was a combination of things. 1) menu online and the physical menu said corn bread (which we were told no longer serves them). If its no longer available, update the menu because we were excited to try the corn bread. 2) a bbq place with no wet naps, that is really weird. However, they did bring me a stack of paper towels that were wet as if they were wet naps. 3) only 1 steak knife was provided in the platters. It was hard for a party of 6 to cut up meat with only 1 steak knife. 4) one of the sides came out cold, and hard. I bit into a macaroni and it felt raw because of how hard it was! I even dropped the macaroni on the plate and it rang! We brought it to the servers attention and we were able to get a fresh one free of charge. We loved the short ribs and the tomahawk steak! They were delicious. Baked potato as a side item was very large! During the whole time we were eating, no one came by to check on us, refills were not provided until after we were done eating. We never got one of the drinks that Tara wrote down and it showed up on the check. I was trying to get a staff members attention, and my hand was raised up, and there were hosts that saw my hand raised, but did nothing. There were other servers and runners that saw it too. Took a while for us to get any help. We eventually flagged down our server after what felt like 5 minutes. We brought the charge to our servers attention, and they corrected that too. Overall, the table service could have been a lot better, fix broken tables, and I suggest you bring your own wet naps or baby wipes because they dont supply any.

Moos Craft Barbeque did not disappoint! The tri-tip plate was absolutely delicious, and the prices…read morewere really good for the quality and portion. Definitely worth checking out if you're craving some good BBQ. And don't forget to check out the tap selection while you're there! Definitely a spot I'd come back to!

This place had been in my bookmarks for years, and I finally had the opportunity to visit. Parking…read morewas easy, but I couldn't remember if the parking meters were for 1 hour or 2 hours. I ended up feeding the meter once, so it was maybe 1 hour. The wait line was long, but I went early so it wasn't too bad. Summer is probably not the ideal time to visit! hahaha. The interior has a typical, cool brewery vibe, and they have a nice-sized patio, too. Let's get to the food. We had the Beef Ribs, Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Tri-TIp Burger (or maybe it was Brisket), and two sides. Obviously, we couldn't finish it all, but we wanted to taste a few things in one visit. Unfortunately, the pork belly burnt ends were too dry for my liking, and the sides were just ok. Overall, the food was only good-ish for me. I feel like I don't need to drive all the way here when I can find the same quality BBQ restaurants throughout the city. But if you love BBQ, it might still be fun to try this place.

I am so bummed out that they have permanently closed down this location…read more Another great eatery gone!! Support your Local Eateries, share them and let others know of the hidden gems they may be driving by and not checking out or the spots they didn't know existed!!!! RIP S&F Social Eatery

I have been dying to try this place for a while, but could never convince my husband to take me. As…read moreluck would have it, we went to a concert over the weekend and decided to find food somewhere between the venue and our house on our way back home. The food did NOT disappoint!! The dining room was pretty empty but I was eyeballing the patio section (cuz I WILL be coming back)! I didn't realize it was counter ordering, (which sometimes gives me a sense of pressure cuz I like to take my time reviewing every item on the menu first), but luckily there were folks in front of us and nobody behind us (so I had a little time). I ordered the brisket grilled cheese and waffle fries, while my husband had the Nashville hot chicken fries. They had a BOGO deal on beer (he approved of the Mexican Lager) and I had the strawberry lemonade. Everything was amazing and the workers were really nice. We'll be back!!

Smokehouse BBQ opened on Monday September 9th in Water Garden next to Mrs. Winston. It shares the…read morespace with my new favorite lunch spot BIG Fish. I am not a big meat/BBQ person but I had ordered quite a few items on the menu to take home for dinner and they were very well received by my boys at home. I have also tried the Grilled Chopped Chicken Salad, which is pretty huge, satisfying, and full of goodies (though I am not a huge fan of salad dressing generally and did not use the dressing so I express no opinion on the sauce). The rice crispy treat was pretty great as well, the chocolates were amazing. The brussels slaw, mac & cheese and beans were all pretty good as well. My son's favorite meat is the pulled pork, following by the tri-tip. My husband likes the ribs and chicken. I thought the hot links were pretty good but may be a bit too spicy for my boys. The BBQ sauces are very good and not overly sweet. They even have the beyond burger/vegetarian/vegan options. Not only the food is tasty, I find them to be of high quality and good value for Santa Monica standard. Will add it to one of my regular places to bring dinner home.

What an excellent BBQ restaurant! The food is delicious. Every time I come here, it is ecstasy in…read morethe highest degree. This restaurant always gives me hope after a long day at work.

Street parking but worth it imo…read more Lunch bowl is arguably one of the best deals in the area. Generous serving for the regular dishes, or maybe Los Angeles has hazed me with lacking servings. Nico was very attentive and sweet, thank u Nico.

Oh man this place is bomb! I'm trying to catch up on reviews on spots I been to when I was in SoCal…read morevisiting a friend back in mid August for a week (coming from Stockton ca) so I'm late to this killing some time before bed. Anyway, you ever down here craving some Filipino food which surely LA has quite some restaurants I'd go here like first or priority! The coconut beef adobo is to die for and have it with rice being mandatory of course whenever Filipino food is present, along with some pork ribs and we had a feast .. and also this dessert I think it's called cornbread bibingka was also delicious. Cool atmosphere, staff and ambiance .. I'd wanna go back here the next time I visit and try other food on the menu which I haven't had a chance to try. Definitely fill you up for sure.

First, the meat was super juicy and DELICIOUS. Loved the drink "Duck around and Find out" (Which…read moreentertained the kids) and the drink tasted good. We got the the "All the smoke" family platter and it was perfect. MALIKA made our first time here great and we know we will definitely come back! RECCOMEND THIS PLACE!

food was amazing , great service, solid ambiance. BBQ was smoky and flavourful, specially loved…read moretheir bbq brisket.

We came back to here a second time as the manager offered us a discount due to an issue with our…read morefirst visit. Appreciate that and coming back was a good deal. We had brisket, tri-tip, Mac and Cheese, and potatoe salad and all were good. The only issue was the house made sodas. Too much carbonation and not enough syrup. Thanks

Been reluctant to return to Maple Block because I remembered when we stopped by a few years ago,…read morethe food was not as good, especially the smoke chicken. BF wanted to take advantage of Dine LA deal this time around, so we stopped for early dinner on a Saturday. We both had the brisket and spareribs, they were great! Good portion of sides and loved the cornbread that came with. Great value! BF changed his ranking again, and put the Brisket on top of his list. Service was good too.

First time! I was craving Texas bbq! The food was amazing. I don't even know what to say. I feel…read moreuplifted. The bbq did all the talking. The sides and the sweet teas hit the spot. The food and the vibes here are blessed.

We rolled into Memes BBQ on a mission: ribs, brisket, and zero regrets. Ordered the beef ribs combo…read morewith mac and cheese plus a bonus side of brisket because self-control is for weekdays!!! Lol The ribs were smoky enough to make you question if you accidentally ate a campfire (in a good way). The brisket passed the legendary "fold test," meaning it bent like a yoga instructor but didn't fall apart, basically peak brisket behavior!!! Translation: ridiculously good!! Crissy and the owner both checked in on us like BBQ guardian angels, super friendly and making sure we were living our best meat-filled lives. Parking, though.... that's where the real survival game begins. We lucked out with a spot right in front, but otherwise you might be circling the block like a vulture waiting for someone to leave. Totally worth it, but maybe stretch your legs first and prep for a brisket walk.