Best delivery in Riverside/Avondale

[wsansewjs]

After visiting over 60 serious BBQ places in my lifetime, Mojo's is NOT one of the best BBQ places I have been to. Mojo has been expanding too fast that some of the quality has suffered in my opinion.

I have been to Mojo's 4 times. For those 3 out of 4 visits, the service and food were mediocre. The food was served lukewarm / cool when I ordered baby back ribs with mac & cheese, and green beans one time. I was disappointed that the hype that build up with Mojo collapsed upon their food along with my expectation.

-Josh

I won't go into detail, yet (only a few whiskeys into it), but when rating food, you can't let service affect your decisions.

I never said anything about rating food were affected by the service. I said the food was served lukewarm / cool.

I gotta agree with Josh here. Mojo is decent. But no substitute for Fred Cotten or even the bonos on Beach blvd. DerbyQ is doing a great job of filling my BBQ desires. Mojo has the "nice restaurant" thing going for it. But when I think BBQ, I don't think of a nice sit-down restaurant. I think dirty, dingy, smelling like smoke/frying oil/huge slabs of meat served up with a ton of BBQ sauce and the right sides.

Amen to that! That's the REAL soul filling BBQ.

-Josh

[jaxzjax]

Just wanted to add a note about Carmine's - they are NOT delivering yet. Found that out the hard way (the hard way being that I had to pick the pizza up in person). And while the pizza was great (really great - I got the Hawaiian bbq or whatever), it took an extra 25 minutes than I thought it would.

But I realized they're only about a month old and they still have some kinks to work out. Seems like a fun place to hang out at.

[mtraininjax]

Amen to that! That's the REAL soul filling BBQ.

Josh, you take your life into your hands every time you go to Cotton's. DPBR would not exist without Cotton's. Might as well go to the Shrimp vendors on the side of the road when it's 95 out as well. Not worth it to me, there is better BBQ in town.

[JeffreyS]

I could go to MOJO's but I would have to drive past Monroe's Smokehouse BBQ which is really one of the best BBQ joints in town.  BTW They are using their new mobile truck downtown to see if it is worth putting a brick and mortar location there. So if you want them downtown seek out the truck.

[ChriswUfGator]

I could go to MOJO's but I would have to drive past Monroe's Smokehouse BBQ which is really one of the best BBQ joints in town.  BTW They are using their new mobile truck downtown to see if it is worth putting a brick and mortar location there. So if you want them downtown seek out the truck.

Where's Monroe's I've never been? I want to try it out.

[JeffreyS]

Monroe's is on Highway ave between Cassett ave and Edgewood ave. If you like Carolina BBQ they do it really well  and the Monroe's BBQ sauce is good sweet and spicy with a bit of garlic.

[ChriswUfGator]

Love garlic in the sauce, sounds awesome. Will be going this week. Thanks for the rec!

Always on the lookout for a good bbq place!

[JeffreyS]

I hit that place all the time as it is near my office.

[danno]

Love some Monroes!

[urbanlibertarian]

Monroe's is on Highway ave between Cassett ave and Edgewood ave. If you like Carolina BBQ they do it really well  and the Monroe's BBQ sauce is good sweet and spicy with a bit of garlic.

Is that the place that used to be Pat and Mike's (I think?) years ago?

[Timkin]

Think so.. Gosh I have forgotten about Pat and Mike's .

[Jimmy]

Pat and Mike's was a staple when I was growing up.  My parents would have us in there often.  Loved those biscuits!

[Timkin]

Amen... great place to eat.   Remember Big Oak ? that was also good

[danno]

Monroe's is on Highway ave between Cassett ave and Edgewood ave. If you like Carolina BBQ they do it really well  and the Monroe's BBQ sauce is good sweet and spicy with a bit of garlic.

Is that the place that used to be Pat and Mike's (I think?) years ago?

The very place.. Pat and Mikes was my Mom and Dads hangout while they were courting.  They even went there before the left for their honeymoon and were given dinner on the house.  I have been meaning to take my Dad to Monroes.

[ChriswUfGator]

Now I know exactly where it is.

I remember Pat & Mike's, with all the fish tanks. I actually hadn't realized it closed!