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    Royal Barbecue

    3.7 (21 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    James B.

    Little hole in the wall BUT just what I like! Simple Portuguese BBQ on a coal fire grill at a reasonable price! Huge portions! Don't expect anything fancy just good simple takeout. Oh yeah don't expect a warm greeting, traditional hard working Portuguese owner is rather blunt. But I am not there for a sit down dinner so works for me.

    Famous BBQ'd half chicken with rice and fries.
    Lex T.

    I grew up eating their Portuguese bbq for the last two decades. This is hands down my favorite bbq place. The grilled chicken and ribs are to die for so what are you waiting for? Get some!!! The family that operates this joint are super nice as well. Chicken and ribs all day baby!

    I poked at the rice and checked under the ribs to look for the damn hot sauce that the rotund old guy said was in there

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    We order 5 days a week! Excellent fresh homemade food. We rated it one of the best restaurants in New Jersey!

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    Best frango in the area. Great prices, have never been disappointed with the takeout here.

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    The grilled chicken and ribs are to die for so what are you waiting for?

    $15 Ribs

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    KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

    KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

    3.8(760 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$$

    I went for the first time to the Overland plaza restaurant and I've been thinking about it ever…read moresince! I love Ramen so of course I had to try ramen noodles in the Szechuan Spicy hot pot with garlic cloves. We used the grill to cook our onions, peppers and more garlic cloves with garlic shrimp, beef bulgogi, short ribs, steak and I tried the beef tongue. I couldn't remember how my grandmother made it but putting it directly on the grill wasn't it... lol! I will try again after looking up a few recipes! The staff there is awesome and very helpful. I went with a friend who K-Pots frequently so she was mainly fixing ours and showing me the ropes and adding my choices on request; basically showing me what and how to prepare. We chose the dinner option during lunch hours to get premium meats. Our server was always coming to make sure we were ok and I wish I could remember her name now. So sorry! I have to say I enjoyed the entire experience; ambience of the lighting, music, table setup, staff, and there was an anime event they were preparing for! It is definitely an experience to be had and I will be going back real soon!

    This is my second, and last visit to this place…read more First happened as a part of a big group when place was fresh and hot, now just came for a casual date. Things they have dropped: service, big time. Amount of different meats available. Salads disappeared. Things that have improved: none. By the time I figured how to operate gas oven to my liking - every server passing by had a duty to put it down. Like 10 times over the course of an hour. Medium heat does not allows to cook meat fast enough to my taste. Sorry, I like things well done Sake was decent, and presented a good value, so extra star for this. Drink orders were fast, which I like for sure. When I ordered more than 5 plates at a time - only 5 would come out. And guess what? They would keep the best dishes, they would simply disappear from the delivery, yet still visible on the order. Countermeasure: order 3 saucers worth of whatever you like, and wait for them to arrive. Oysters and spicy port are worth noting. Again, between service, food choices and price - I will be going somewhere else.

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    KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - The order :) so easy and fast with the IPad! Love it !

    The order :) so easy and fast with the IPad! Love it !

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    Avo's Ria Mar - Potatoes

    Avo's Ria Mar

    3.7(313 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    We just had a wonderful meal here today. The place was bursting at the seams with people, looked…read morelike several big parties going on at once but we were still seated right away and the food did not take long to come out (like you would expect with them being so busy). Several servers were keeping in touch with us all throughout the meal and never left us hanging for long. They were always right there asking us how we were doing and if we needed anything. The only problem was the noise, just as a consequence of it being a busy and successful restaurant it was LOUD. We had to basically shout at eachother to be heard. Didn't ruin the experience and Im not sure how they could even fix that but it was annoying at times. The food was all pretty good, the shrimp shishkabob being our overall favorite with its nice charcoal grilled flavor and big juicy shrimp. I had the Seafood Ria Mar which was all kinds of shellfish in a bouliabase. It was a little peppery and overall I'd give it a 7/10. Not amazing but pretty good. The house salad is always very nice and also free, 8/10. We also got the stuffed mushrooms which I would give a 7.5/10. Great temperature and texture with good taste but it was a little small, being 6 smallish mushrooms. I guess it was supposed to be for one person but splitting it between the two of us it was a little small. The sangria was great as always and they made a decent pitcher of mocktail for just $8 which was a good price in my opinion. The lemon sorbet at the end was OK, 6.5/10. I would definitely recommend that you try this place. Even if you don't like seafood they have a lot of good options for you with all the land animals. Give this place a try! We come here all the time for special occasions. Its my mom's favorite restaurant.

    I went to Avo Ria Mar for a birthday dinner. The waiters were super patient and nice, which I…read morereally appreciated. However, my utensils were dirty when I sat down. the waiter apologized right away, but it made me wonder about the rest.The bread and salad were complimentary and both were really good. We started with a pitcher of red sangria, which everyone enjoyed. For entrées, we ordered the bacon-wrapped chicken (the sauce was tasty, but the chicken itself was dry), the braised short ribs (very good), and the seafood rice, which was delicious. The shrimp avo was just okay. Overall, I'd recommend the place for the friendly service and good food; just make sure your utensils are clean before you start eating.

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    Gusto Grill - Charred vegetable pizza

    Gusto Grill

    3.9(554 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    It's been too long since I've been to Gusto Grill but it ended up being the perfect spot for a…read morereunion with some friends. All of us with very different diets ended up finding something we loved. All of the good: -There was no trouble for 4 of us to get a table around 2:30ish on a Saturday. The space is huge, and it looked like they were even holding a private party upstairs. -A big menu with lots of options. We had everyone from vegan to basically carnivore at the table and the only trouble came when we realized most of their bread options had milk in them. The friend with a vegan diet knew to ask, but this would have been totally missed by me. She ended up getting a noodle dish and we all ate very happy. -My veggie burger was pretty good! As much as I love them, I can be a veggie burger snob. It's one of those things that need to be done right and the Gusto Grill veggie burger was done well in my opinion. Loved that it was a bit different with edamame as one of the bases. A great meal and a great time getting together with old friends. Highly recommend!

    This was a disappointing and embarrassing dinner. We took out-of-town family here for a graduation…read moredinner and it was bad all around. Service: everything took very long. Our waitress was great but she was working the entire side of the restaurant where we were sitting. This was especially pronounced because one of my guests couldn't leave late. Food: subpar. We were here a few times a few years ago and I remember it being much better. The wings were good, especially the sauce. The sticky ribs were too salty and the ribs, while tender, tasted dry and overcooked. The pastas we ordered were overcooked and soft. The beef bulgolgi wasn't great. It was ok. Overall, a disappointment. Price is high for quality of food. Ambience: I remember this place being more lively and full. This time, on a Friday night, at dinner time, it was half empty. Other: trauma alert- read at your own risk. Once read, it cannot be unread!! When my daughter opened her napkin with the utensils, a spider jumped out at her and she was screaming! It took a while to get another set of napkins and utensils but when we finally did, I had to open the napkin for her because she was afraid to open it....

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    Gusto Grill - Fries here are delicious!

    Fries here are delicious!

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    Red Sangria

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