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    Shorty's Bar Be Cue

    3.7 (81 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, Italian, Pizza
    Closed Closed

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    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Jean C.

    Took a drive to Moriarty to support this amazing restaurant. They've been in business for 25 years and the food and service are top notch. I got the 3 meat dinner with hot link (hoo. It has a bite!), 2 ribs and pulled pork. Soooo good. And their sauce is great too. Got cole slaw and potato salad as my sides with a roll too. Got a root beer float. They bring you a cup of ice cream and a bottle of IBC root beer. What a NM treasure. Come out if you've never been. You will NOT be disappointed.

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    Rok J.

    Bottom Line: GET OUT OF TOWN!!!! Hit the road, Jack, and dontcha come back 'til you're well fed. Shorty's BBQ in Moriarty NM is super well worth the 45'ish minute drive east on I-40 from the Duke City to get fabulous vittles. Very well smoked & tasty BBQ, generous portions, moderate prices, and friendly small town folks (staff as well as customers) make for a fun & flavorful getaway day. Top Line: I've hit up the gang at Shorty's a couple of times now and they've delivered on very flavorful food both trips. On the first trip about seven months ago I tried out their sliced brisket sandwich with sides of barbecue beans and coleslaw. The smoke on the meat was very distinct and flavorful. The pitmaster obviously has his process well in hand. Portion size on the meat, as with all else at Shorty's, was plentiful. The barbecue sauce was sweet, sort of Kansas City Style, but with a nice bit of pepper/chile snap to it. The bun was sturdy & up to the job of restraining the pile o' meat, but quite tender on the inside. Beans were okay to good, with decent flavor. I recall the cole slaw as good on flavor and crunchiness. My partner in overindulgence gave the chicken plate she ate good marks on taste & portion size. Nonetheless, after we'd eaten what we could, we felt a moral obligation to try their hot wings. The flavor profile & heat were much in line with Frank's Hot Sauce as best I remember, which ain't a bad thing in my world. On our second trip up the canyon, I got a daily special of chopped brisket sandwich, pickle, bag o' chips, small drink (sweet tea with BBQ for me, please), & a mondo chocolate chip cookie from the pile by the order window as the daily impulse buy. Total damages for this feast were a teensy bit over $11, which is pretty much what my partner du jour paid for a smoked half-chicken plate that came with fried okra, onion rings, & a drink. Chopped brisket sandwich delivered smoke & tastiness that easily matched my recollections of its sliced predocessor months earlier. The meat was very, VERY tender with those hidden nodules of fat layer mingled in to make it moisty moist. The carne was well slathered with sauce, but not to the point where eating was untidy. Pickle was okay to good. Chips were in a bag. Sweet tea from their self serve dispenser was not as sweet as expected & at room temp. If you want it cold, be sure to get some ice in with it. Chocolate chip cookie was not as sweet as most (a good thing!) with a drier non-oily, nearly cake like crumb & texture that made it an excellent accompaniment to a cup of tea when we got home. Partner liked the chicken & said it tasted really good. Fried fare was excellent! Onion rings had a sturdy, very crispy crunchy coating on them. Okra had a delicate & crunchy coating on them. The crunchiness, coupled with the fact that neither were soggy with oil or darkish/burnt, says the fryer was hot enough to seal the breading pronto & the cook was paying attention to the food. The back end folks at Shorty's are top notch in my opinion. Gotta give a special shout-out to the bread at Shorty's! My sammie bun & partner's dinner roll were of the home made, not commercially produced, variety. My hoagie bun wannabe had a lovely toothy crusty top hiding a wonderously tender inside. While less crusty on top, the dinner roll was sturdy & substantial in a toothsome way. That such typically second string players as bread are so good at Shorty's points out what I believe is a sharp focus on the details of all aspects of their operation. We've found staff to be professional & friendly. The owners, when we've spoken with them, were exquisitely cordial & engaging. Even fellow diners were friendly conversationalists on both visits. Interior decor is old fashioned, but kitchy & funny with photos of what I take are family of the owners & goofy signs. A word of warning: While there is a plexiglass barrier as a corona virus protection between the order taking cashier & customers, the employees do *not* wear masks on the job. There is a sign on the front door to this effect warning customers on their way in of this fact. Just so you know. Nonetheless, I view the quality of the food, generosity of portion, and friendliness of staff as justifying the drive up the canyon to get to Shorty's. See ya there!

    Glenn T.

    BBQ!!! Definitely some delicious tender smoked bbq. I ordered the brisket, pulled pork & the ribs. And one thigh of their broaster fried chicken. Some of the most perfect meat I've eaten at a bbq. The chicken. Perfect. The one thing that stopped a 5 star rating? I did not like the watery thin bbq sauce. Coleslaw was just ok. Beans I wud not order again. I have a lotta leftovers. Closed out with their outstanding pumpkin cheesecake. Nice clean place with both outside & inside seating. Not the easiest place to spot from the road.

    Just stopped in tonight with my dad....the jalapeno poppers were tasty along with the piping hot broasted chicken.
    Heather C.

    Hot n greasy goodness dripping in sauce. Hood fresh salad too. Glad this place is still around.

    Roasted chicken with mac and cheese, Cole slaw sides. Delicious.

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    Sucks, and soo does da peoples choice which is the new bbq, if you want to call it bbq, what a joke

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    Pretty darned good "broasted" fried chicken and pizza (only in the beginning of the month). Rt 66 charm.

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    4 years ago

    These people are HUGE Trump supporter, and their food was good too. As Hillary would say, "this BBQ joint is for deplorable America lovers"

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    Fast service and very friendly employees, delicious food and great vibes! I enthusiastically recommend this spot

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    3 years ago

    The chicken is delicious... not a huge fan of their BBQ... except when they did bbq beef/pork over a massive baked potato yummy!!

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    Basic bbq. Ok food. Ok prices. Nothing to go out of your way for but one of the better options in Moriarty, which isn't saying much.

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    3 years ago

    Bbq is some of the best but they're never open. The last three times I've stopped(around 3pm) they were closed. really frustrating!

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    They serve the BEST BBQ in NM!! The family has served great food for 25 years! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM!!

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    Best Barbecue! Friendly! Great Service! The Broasted Chicken is the best! Shorty and Leanne are great!

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    5 years ago

    The food is delicious!! Shout out to Santos and LeeAnn... If you have never tried Shorty's... You need to!! You will not be disappointed!!

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