Yum-o! I've been wanting to go here for years and saddened I've missed out on this deliciousness…read morethe whole time - the whole time! I tried the Firebox Fries with extra meat. Somehow the fries weren't mushy. This isn't something I'd normally get, but I was surprised at how good it was. I went with a group and was also able to try the coleslaw, sticky rice, and pulled pork. The meat was juicy and amazing. I love the coleslaw and even compared it to other coveted coleslaw - this is my favorite. I'm picky with bbq sauce, but their bbq sauce hit hard. They have a small parking lot - maybe 3 or 4 spots, but there is plenty of street parking. Also worth mentioning you order up front and get a number. They will bring out your food, but you will need to grab your beverage, plates/napkins, and utensils. Hands down better than any other famous and/or Dave you may know.

Sensational ribs! We…read morehave been customers of St. Paul's location of Firebox BBQ for several years. Last night we placed a take out order as usual. I love walking into the restaurant as the bbq aromas just waft over you in the entrance and get the taste buds and salivary glands woken up and raring to get to work. We both ordered Rib plates. The menu list that as 4-5 ribs, Texas toast and 2 sides of your choice. We both received 5 ribs. I went with Mac n Cheese and Collard Greens. Let me focus on the star of the show - the RIBS! We've always enjoyed them but these were truly outstanding! Tender, meaty and a perfect kiss of smoke. Everything you hope a rib would deliver! The FireBox sauce was perfect as always and only boosted the experience. The sides were great as always. I ended up calling back to the restaurant and spoke to a staff member and share our feedback on how fantastic the ribs were tonight! I encourage everyone to give Firebox a first try and or a revisit.

I've frequented J&J's for years since they started in the Anoka strip mall. Their food is great and…read morelove the atmosphere! Even after moving to a larger location, they still often fill up and have a wait! It's just that good. The only "bad" thing I've had at J&J's was the French dip on special. I am a self proclaimed French dip connoisseur, but this one had a very difficult to describe taste. Almost tasted like how you would expect a cows breath to smell? Idk, super odd... Their burgers are fantastic and the heart attack sandwich is super good!

The place has a nice laid back feel. They were packed the night I was in. My server was good and…read morethe food was fast. The sandwich had several big chunks of fat. I don't find that pleasant. The brisket had great flavor. The Mac and cheese was creamy, it had a cheese sauce. The baked beans were delicious my favorite thing.

Animales is soooo good. I recommend it to everyone. And having the food truck at Bau Haus is chefs…read morekiss. I've been a returning customer for over a year! Today I got Birria Tacos + side of Mac n cheese + banana pudding. Delicious as always. Can't wait for them to open a brick & mortar! - huge covered outdoor patio (kid & dog friendly!) - delicioussss meats & bbq. Seriously never had anything I didn't like. - casual, friendly vibe. Depending on the time of day, orders can get pretty backed up with the food truck capacity.

Absolutely killer Prime Rib sandwich! Really good beans and some Mac & Cheese…read more Sandwich was piled high with thin Prime Rib meat, caramelized onions, horse radish sauce and arugula. All served on a house sesame roll. Anytime I see this on the menu, I am ordering it.

This place has the makings of a great BBQ joint and it's shockingly flying under the radar despite…read morea lot of great promotion on social media. I'll say I don't love the side options (except the sticky rice). I'd love to see them give their take on classic southern sides like some sort of greens or Texas sides like elotes or brisket beans. Or more Asian sides. What they have currently is just fine. But they DO have the most important part down, and that's the meat. The ribs are as good as the best places in the area (Firebox, Jellybean and Julia's) but they're still unique. They have a few sauce options--the green one is amazing. Their Asian pulled pork is great. And their brisket is above average. I've yet to try their beef rib but it's a goal in the future since I'll definitely keep going back.

Brand new bbq spot owned by a Hmong family. I love the…read moreHmong influence they bring. I ordered the sampler platter for $25. It came with pulled pork, ribs, and brisket. You can tell it was high quality meat. The meats all had a sightly sweet taste to them. I almost didn't need any sauce. I did use a lot of Hmong pepper sauce though because it was so good. For my sides, I ordered the sticky rice, apple coleslaw, bbq sauce, and hmong pepper. The sticky rice was made just how I like it - hot, sticky, and just the right amount of chewiness. The apple coleslaw was good but not memorable. The Hmong pepper sauce was fresh and spicy-- but not too spicy. It gave a good balance to the sweetness of the meat. I docked one star for the following... They provided some tables that look like the ones K12 children sit in at lunch. You can tell they didn't put much thought into designing their outdoor seating (which is currently the only seating available). Additionally, there was nowhere to wash your hands or even hand sanitizer.

I gotta stop believing yelp reviews. People want quantity over quality on this app and this place…read moreis a great example of that. There's nothing redeeming about this place. Yelp reviewers have no taste. They just want a slab of meat and they're all happy. I should've tried their sauces before I bought anything. The barbecue sauces were all ketchup based. They added in too much apple cider vinegar and the sauces were too viscous and runny. A good barbecue sauce has molasses, brown sugar, and tomato sauce not ketchup and white sugar which is what these were made from. I'd have been better off bringing in my own bottle of barbecue sauce from the grocery store. We ordered a half rack 6 ribs and two sides of coleslaw and potato salad. The coleslaw was runny and too liquidy. It had zero buttermilk in it. It was also made with apple cider vinegar which is a HUGE NO, NO. The potato salad was meh. No mustard. Just white potato salad. THEY HAD NO CORNBREAD! How much does a box of jiffy cornbread cost?!? Seriously, this business should NOT be in the rib business. The half rack of ribs: DRY, DRY, DRY. They were baked way too long. The ribs were flavor-less. I would not go back again. It's a huge shame for a rib joint to be this bad. The ribs were such a huge disappointment. Not even a smoked flavor was ever detected. I hope they don't go down the liquid smoke route either because that's just driving off a cliff at that point. I'm DONE listening to yelp reviews. Yall have no clue what you're talking about.

The prime brisket was delicious as was the pulled chicken and Mac and cheese. The potato salad…read morelacked flavor. The bbq sauce was a great complement to the smoked meats. This was a catered order so I can't speak on decor and ambience.

Great BBQ - 4 stars…read more Amos & Amos is a quirky place. And I have to admit, I love the weirdness. According to the owner, they've been around for 9 years. But the building itself is an old A&W drive-in fast food joint, built in 1953. Very cool! Most people seem to drive around the back of the building and pull into one of the parking spots that were "order from your car" spaces back in the day. Or you can just park on the street. Then you walk up to the window and place your order. Easy, right? This is where it starts to get weird. The sliding order window has 2 basement window well covers bolted over the sliding doors, like a big clam shell. The owners cut a flap in the bottom that only opens from the inside. Apparently, this is some sort of home-made do-it-yourself security thing. It seems to do the job...but you can't talk to them and they can't hear you until they slide open the door and then shout through the clam shell. And they don't seem to be in a hurry to do anything. I stood around like an idiot for a while, watching the lady, until she FINALLY slid the door open and talked to me. Kinda hard to hear through the big plastic clam shell. Speaking of shouting...you wait in your car or stand outside for 15 or 20 minutes and they yell when your food is ready. You can't hear what they're saying when they shout...but it all seems to workout okay. Like I said - quirky. LOW CARB: Okay, on to the most important thing: the food. I got the rib tip combo meal with a big hot link. Both were excellent. The rib tips were amazingly tender and lathered in generous amounts of a sweet sauce. Great taste. My hot link was huge and flavorful. For some reason, it reminded me of a big blood sausage. Good stuff. Unfortunately, you can't get any meat without sides. And all of the sides are plants. So in addition to my meats, I received and payed for unwanted carbohydrates of coleslaw, white bread toast, and a huge mountain starchy of fries. Those all came home with me to feed the Blue Jays and the Squirrels. That was kind of a waste of food but I had no choice about the high starch carbohydrate sides. I like this place. The meats are great. But it's a little frustrating if you eat low carb. It would be awesome if these guys sold meat by the pound, like many of the other BBQ joints. Oh, well. It was worth the stop. -Maxx

I've been here a couple of times and the food is good bbq. I love their rib tips. The big…read moredetractors are that 1) there's no online ordering, which is just absurd at this day and age. 2) Their listed phone number is disconnected, so forget about ordering in advance which leads to 3) their food prep is slow af. What prompted me to post my review at this moment is taking the time to come here during business hours and they're not open. Oops.

What I support for this establishment is less about its food but more about its message and the way…read moreit serves communities. Ever since 2020, the climate surrounding the George Floyd Square has changed dramatically, and this establishment has become an even stronger integral part of the community as the square itself had represented how the community thrives with its people. A lot of respect for the establishment from that perspective. In terms of food, I would say the soul food, which contained mostly sides, were the main highlight for me. The mac & cheese was salty enough. The fries were solid in a "you can't really go wrong with it" type of way. The candied yams had enough sweetness. The collard greens could taste better but standards must be lower when they're not homemade. I also enjoyed the catfish fillets as they were fried to preserve enough hotness and softness. A lot of what they served, they made on the spot, which was what may be causing longer wait for some. Meat-wise, a lot of items could use further improvement because they were too dry, such as the smoked wings and the beef brisket. The wings were dry to the point that they condensed and got extremely salty. The brisket relied a lot on the sauce and the existing fat on the meat for juiciness while the meat itself didn't have a lot of flavor or juice. As for the ribs, they had some seasoning, and tasted just fine, and weren't as dry. But I have had ribs in Texan barbeque places before and knew what "seasoned" ribs were like and therefore concluded that the ribs here were not spectacular. With all that said, however, I still will return here as often as I can because I love supporting this business. The person serving me was very hospitable and patient. I still got some pretty solid barbeque even if it's not Texas. Besides, outside just the barbeque food, the soul food was solid, like I had mentioned above.

It had been a minute. I remembered it being good, but damn, in fact the food is great! I had 6…read morepiece ribs, beans and greens and this was a MEAL. Ribs smoky and savory, flavorful from first to last. Beans delightfully sweet and tangy. The greens extremely well seasoned with some heat. I went from so hungry to absolutely ready to lay down for a food nap. This is a true personal-service hole in the wall. They were out of a few things. But what I got was perfect, so why would I care?

Earlier this year, I went with a competitor to fix my gas fireplace. They came and replaced a few…read moreitems while I paid a high price for a job I thought was completed. I tried to get them to come back and essentially was never responded back to. My fireplace was never fixed after going with them. With the Fall/Winter approaching, I wanted to get this issue officially resolved. I called 2nd Generation Chimneys on Monday, explained my situation and they had a technician come out the next day. Ray was very courteous and professional while also working efficiently to get the job done while I was working from home. He fixed the problem that was left from the previous company and showed me customer service that most technicians should strive for. They have gained a repeat customer for my home moving forward. Highly recommended!

We've had an annual clean / inspect from them the past 4 years. They reach out with reminders to…read moreset the appointment. Great to have the 'piece of mind' that all is good with our fireplace.

Been a long time since I had a barbecue as good as the vulnerable Minneapolis market barbecue. You…read moremay have to travel to Kansas City or St. Louis to find anything that can compete with their dry rubbed style. It's pretty perfect. Staff is low-key and yet confident and skilled. The style and the ambience is definitely third generation, old school, casual, and kind of like a Time Machine back to 1953....

Ordered two plates of the barbecue pulled pork and was very underwhelmed by the portion sizes…read more There was barely any difference in the amount of meat between the pulled pork plate and the barbecue sandwich. The meat itself was just okay--not bad, but nothing special. I did enjoy the barbecue sauce it came with, but overall, it didn't quite live up to expectations.

From the moment you walk into this place you know you have found a gem of a realllly good food…read moreplace with daily specials posted on the glass and board when you walk in! To this day... I have not found a thing I haven't liked and almost feel like I've tried everything on the menu to you know make a full educated review that I have made this my weekly spot. The staff is always friendly and willing to give you ideas of what to try next... with a girl like me... sometimes needs some direction on what to eat! Lets give you the highlight real of all the goods! Chicken Legs that of course sell out but OMGOODNESS they Cinnamon rub in these lovelies are next level and addictive (sweet, salty, and perfect) and a repeat to that is the Cordon Q with the honey mustard sauce that is a lil creamy and on a fresh baked roll.. don't be a sleeper on the ham on this sandwich! Catching up on those other sandwiches from Q Ban to the Bowls are ALL fricken just *Chef's Kiss you can always find something good to have here and if you just wanna meat it up with a Q Combo and Sample all the goods... you will be glad you did! Heck if you wanna just eat all the sides my fav is the Wedges (with the chipotle sour cream), Roasted Veggies that will make you wanna actually eat your veggies and not stop! Mac and Cheese is the creamiest and a keeper is the potato salad and beans! Everything is good on this list! Don't forget your rolls or corn bread... its a lil snack for later if you don't impulse buy one of Charlies Monster Cookies while checking out!!! I would have posted pictures but lets be real... it doesn't last long enough for me to snap one!

I've been here many years ago! Probably over 10 years ago. I remember the food being good and I…read moreremember getting a bowl that wasn't on the main menu but posted on paper by the menu. It was pulled chicken bowl. Looks the menu changed a bit since I last visited. I built my own pulled chicken sandwich, it was just okay. They give you a ton of meat which is nice. I wish they had bbq sauce available at the tables if you dine or easy to grab more if needed. My mom got spicy wedges with her food. I unfortunately am not a fan of soggy food and the wedges were very soggy so I didn't care for that. Coleslaw wasn't my vibe either. I did get a banana cupcake to eat later. I ate it the next day and it was good! They have a decent size dining room to dine in.