I used to order from them all the time and food was always good. Now not so much. I would order the whole grilled salmon with salad and maduros. The last few times I ordered it the salmon was extremely dry and tasteless. I don't know what happened but hopefully they can get it together soon. read more

It was tasty. My first time in New York and it was recommended by the barber down the street. The people were friendly and polite. I'd go again when in the area. read more

Always great service and thw food is always delicious, can't go wrong with either the T-bone steak or the beef ribs. Service is A+.

Nasty miserable Dominican woman works the counter . Food also went downhill for a while. Tried to give them a last chance but being so nasty and plays with the prices or she can't afford to reprint new menus with updated prices and then gives you an attitude when you ask for the breakdown of the bill. read more

This is our go too spot for bbq! It's Portuguese bbq which is soooo good! The dishes are huge portions. Ribs are my favorite. The Pernil sandwich is amazing as well! Never ate in, as we always ordered delivery or take out. read more

My friend took me for lunch where he lives and this place was totally amazing. A diamond in the rough. We had a full chicken, with rice , beans & I was stuffed The girl working there was very friendly, and the conversation was great along with the food, and I would definitely recommend going back.. It was more of a Dominican style and being Italian. I don't get to eat this type of food much. I will be back. read more

From a Portuguese man that's been having churrasco from all around the United States, Brazil, and Portugal, I'm extremely disappointed in you guys. I don't know if my chicken was pulled from the bottom of the charcoal pit or if this is how you want to serve your Chicken. The cooking techniques of Forest BBQ are not what I'm use to at all. I got a smoked soggy bbq chicken instead of a rotisserie style. The skin was not consistent with a crispy barbecue style. Yes, there is such a thing as smoked bbq but I know this is not what you're trying to achieve. I will say the flavor on both the rice and chicken were good. The rice was undercooked slightly. You also forgot to give me fries with my order. You did follow directions and gave me a side of hot sauce. Also, what is going on with your health rating? I read the comments from the health inspection. You folks need to get your business in order. I haven't written a review less than three stars in awhile. You are truly giving Portuguese Churrasco a bad name. I hope one day I can trust you again, but for right now, it's a no go for me. "My review is strictly my opinion based on my experience and interaction with the business and/or persons while they provided me a service, food, or merchandise. This review is not to be translated as fact. My review is truthful to the best of my ability and is not intended to present harm to the business but to encourage them to perform better or allow them to continue being awesome. I have not received any monetary gain for writing this review" - Bruno F read more

Forest BBQ - Poor excuse for Rotisserie style BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Staten Island, New York

small and quiet, staff seems very friendly and helpful. Food was very bland and not made with any kind of love. The past reviews that I've read about this business is partially correct. The chicken was dry and over cooked, plus the beef ribs had too much seasoning to taste the quality of the meat. This business has been in the area for a long period of time and for them not to take customers reviews and comments seriously only leads me to believe that they need to work on customer service and satisfaction in the quality of food they're putting out. I spoke to the manager Eva, she seemed interested in my reviews of the meal I had, but not sure if they're going to make any changes to how they do business. This business could be a hidden gem, if they concentrate more on flavoring the beans and rice with love. The big plus being customer service and answering reviews. read more

Yummy Chicken when its fresh.. dont catch them on an off day.. it can be dry. Overall its a nice spot for a rotisserie chicken.

A picture says it all. Forest BBQ's definition of "half chicken" but who knew that means half pieces of chicken?!? I wish I snapped a pic of the "half garlic chicken" which is 2 chicken cutlets in an aluminum foil wrapped garlic soup! Let me break down the events of the evening that led to this horrendous experience: -delivery over an hour -the driver didn't even get out of the car but passed me the food through his window -the owner threatened us on the phone Do yourself a favor stay away. read more

Forest BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Staten Island, New York

This place is a Portuguese style BBQ. The seasoning on the chicken is different from the other BBQ places. Got the lunch special two pieces chicken with rice and beans, beef rib, chicken & cheese empanadas and fresh passion fruit juice. The chicken was well seasoned with crispy skin and not dry. The beef rib was freshly grilled. The empanadas was ok. The fresh passion fruit juice tasted like it came from a powder mixed. The service needs a lot of improvement. The person taking order barely speaks English. We waited over 15 minutes for the beef ribs and she forgot my chicken, rice and beans until we asked her. We were the only table at the restaurant. read more

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Food is fantastic and reasonably priced. Service is always great. Space is not fancy and not too many seats, but we mainly get take out.

This place is good for what you paying, the pork ribs are great, also the service has been good every time I been there. The place is small but that is not an issue for me since I always do take out. read more

Great food to be had here. The place is small with a few tables in side and a small menu too, but what they lack for a size in Menu they make up for great food. Their BBQ chicken is very well season as their BBQ ribs ( the chicken literally falls off the bone ). I recommend getting their mini comb. It comes with 2 pieces of BBQ chicken and two pieces of BBQ ribs. I recommend rice & beans to go along with that and don't forget a side salad it compliments the meal well. read more

Doesn't even classify in the bbq spectrum. it was burnt and not very appetizing. there was no flavor past the burnt and it felt as though you're chewing on a rubber tire. Would not recommend read more

On one of our random location nights we went here! The place is small but does have some seating. I do suggest take the good to go or for delivery as it gets really hot in the location. Upon our arrival we were immediately greeted by the hostess. She was extremely kind, attentive and patient with us as she went over the menu with us. We ordered a lot of food. The empanadas were great! As for the BBQ food We absolutely loved the pork! The chicken was good as well. We weren't thrilled with the beef. The rice and beans were also very good. We may not return to the actual location but we will definitely be eating here again! read more

Forest BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Staten Island, New York

the garlic chicken with rice and beans was outstanding! great taste, great price and fun music as well. wish i had a place like this by me. service was quick too. read more

Ordered the BBQ ribs and salmon, absolutely delicious. Crispy outside, tender inside for both meals. I'll definitely be going back and would highly recommend. It's a small interior and there is a bit of a wait when crowded but it was well worth it. Excellent meal read more

Tonight was my first time eating from this restaurant and they were really nice squeezing my order in and delivering to us. By talking to the lady in the phone you can feel the warmness of this people. I love Portuguese BBQ style because this is the food grow up with but the food at this restaurant was just ok for me. The portions are huge but the meat and chicken were dry and too well done for my taste. Ribs you can't cook and put back in the grill - - - reheating. I guess I need to go to them and eat over there. I will definitely give another shot to this place. Price wise they are pretty cheap. read more

I love this place, the owners are always very friendly and grateful. The chicken and rest of the Food is delicious....! Make sure you try maracuya juice I like the daily lunch special for $5.50 Keep up the good Food and service Sabrosura read more

I have to say... the rice beyond horrible. Not sure why they would serve mushy rice along with tasteless beans. I will say they managed to make the plantains correct read more

So good and cheap. I'm talking about the lunch special that is $5.50. It consists of grilled chicken, beans and rice.

The food used to be good once upon a time. Ordered take out and the food was just bad. We've done take out in the past and have always gotten good food. Maybe there was a change in management or the cook. Whatever the change was it wasn't a good one. Will not be ordering from this place again. read more

I ordered 2 bbq beef ribs with sweet potato fries as a side. I received 2 burnt to the crisp meat (very little) covered with fat that was more than the meat. Extremely disappointed. Oh & they dont put the sauce on..its in a little cup cold. read more

I had a hair appointment next door and reading the name made me crave some mac n'cheese and ribs so after I got my hair done I decided to get food here. To my surprise, this is not a Southern bbq place- it's Portuguese! I have never had Portuguese bbq food, but it was delicious! It is a small place, seemingly family owned and operated. The workers were so sweet and happy that we liked our meal. I shared a full rack of ribs with white rice, black beans and tostones. The portions were really big, we even had leftovers. The ribs don't have bbq sauce on them, but they give you a squirt bottle with bbq sauce. I was very delighted by my experience and I will be back! read more

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Slightly expensive for the portions you receive, this is a Portuguese BBQ I think but not sure they do a rub instead of drenching your meat in sauce, but you'll receive a decent sauce on the side. Overall it's a friendly place, you'll receive a smile at the door and everything is very clean. If your into American BBQ you'll probably want to skip this restuarant but if your into trying something new or different, I would recommend giving it a try. read more

Delivery was fast, food was piping hot and came in under 20 minutes. Combos are pretty big, a decent amount of meat and a lot of sides. Food was ok, but a different style then I was used to. read more

I would love to be reviewing the food right now but it never showed up. I ordered my food around 5:15pm and it said 6:15-6:20pm delivery which is fairly normal. The delivery time came and went so I gave the restaurant a call at around 6:30pm to check on it. The person who answered the phone said "sorry, lots of deliveries. I apologize." I said okay, no problem. 7:15pm... still no food. I was able to cancel the order via the delivery app I ordered through and they took care of it. The restaurant never followed up and the food never came. I was excited to try the place since it's been around for so long but how can I try it if you can't get me my food in fewer than two hours? And then you don't even call back or check in on me to let me know what happened. There are restaurants where this has happened to me and they call me to apologize and offer a discount or simply just say it won't happen again. Radio silence here. There's plenty of good BBQ places on the island, I don't need one that can't make my food and deliver it in a timely manner and then not even call to apologize or own up to it. Horrible. read more

I absolutely loved the food here!!! It's a family run place and everyone was so friendly. The food tasted really good. The servings are large and the price was inexpensive. They also make their own fresh limeade. (It's lemonade but made with lime instead of lemons) which was so good I had one to go. Will definitely come back! read more

This food is incredibly delicious, I come here multiple times a week for the lunch special, the beans are soo good. The skirt steak is delicious and the staff is wonderful, Not to mention I got all of my close buddy's hooked on forest bbq. Keep up the good work! read more

Got a half chicken with vegetables. It was delicious and healthy! Definitely make this a go to for eating right, on the fly at work.

I remember when this place opened. BBQ was pretty good. But now, it's become disappointing. The rice is bland. Chicken over cooked and dry. To me BBQ should moist and succulent already. We were given a bottle of sauce to douse it ourselves. Not very good sauce either. The folks are friendly..they try but you can do better. In my opinion you either go to a full BBQ joint or Spanish food place. This place tries to be both. Frankly it doesn't work. read more

My boyfriend and I went here a few days ago we were passing by and saw they had a sign at the window that says 2 PC's chicken lunch special w/rice and beans for $6 so we decided to check it out. We went in and placed 2 orders w/salad to eat in. Well let me tell you it was worth the money they gave alot plus the passion fruit juice was great. read more

The food was good here it was nothing special but it was fresh the restaurant was clean friendly staff and inexpensive I was looking for a quick bite to eat and did not want to spend a lot of money I drove past this place and definitely glad I did Only thing it took a little while to get my food and it was empty in the restaurant only one other table read more

Had the lunch special with rice and beans. Well seasoned chicken and good amount for such a great price! Tasted the short ribs my friend had and was cooked well too. Can't go wrong here for a quick bite (a little bit of wait but not bad) and cheap eat. read more

One of my absolute favorite BBQ places in town. Delicious food, nice staff, and very sweet owner. Can't wait to go back. Love love love

Super friendly staff, clean place and huge portions for their prices. Btw lunch specials of $5.50 is ALL day. Chicken was delicious. Pork chops were tasteful...ham flavor from Thanksgiving. Rice was ok tasted like par boiled rice. I would skip it and get the Fried Green Plantain read more

The food was pretty good. The name is pretty misleading though lol. It's more of a Latin food restaurant, however it is legit bbq. The spare ribs taste just like dad's ribs straight off of a grill. The portion sizes are pretty good as well. The chicken stew was soooooo good. The prices are also reasonable. Definitely intend to revisit this place. read more

This place is hit or miss. Sometimes the food is delicious but i had dry ribs the last time I ate from there. The girl at the front was also not interested in helping me. But, there's a very nice guy that works there. He's always helpful & smiling. read more

I was excited about the restaurant after seeing and passing it numerous times, because I love Brazilian/Portuguese food. Recently one night I was hungry and anxiously stopped by to try the food. I was very disappointed to see the "Grade Pending" sign from the health department in their window. WTF! Grade Pending means that they failed their inspection by the Health Department and were not clean enough to get an "A" grade. After a not so good inspection by the health department, restaurants have the choice of posting a less than "A" grade such as a "B" or "C", or "Grade Pending", which means they are waiting to be inspected again and hopefully will get better results. If you go on the NYC Health Department website you can look up the restaurant name and see what violations they received and why they did not get an "A". I do hope that they get their act together soon, because I would really like to try their delicious looking and smelling food. read more