Jersey Bbq Pit

This place has to be a front for something. It’s offensive how gross the food is. Your much better off going across the street to 7 – 11 for dinner.

The pealla had imitation crab meat and no vegetables … ordered steak what a shocker… no steak available… yucca fries… no mojo sauce… the waitress had no idea what it was… and the food was just God awful… since I couldn’t finish the meal I decided to take it with me in case I had a change of heart… but the stench in my car left me no choice but to leave on the side of the road…

This place smells, but not like BBQ. It was too late to turn around though. My co-​worker wanted to go here and we were already in the door. If it were up to me, we would have been at Dinosaur.
But here’s why I will not be going back here:
First, the service was rude. I asked the cashier/​waitress for an empty cup so I could fill it with water from the soda machine. Her response: «Don’t you want a bottle?» My thought was, «if I wanted a bottle, I would have asked for a bottle.» But I didn’t. I specifically asked for an empty cup to avoid paying for a bottle of water. Call me cheap, but she acted like I was the first person that ever asked for an empty cup. When she agreed to give me one, she never ended up actually giving it to me.
Second, and most importantly, I won’t be going back here because of the food. My chicken was cold and it didn’t look to be cooked i

This is, sadly, going to be a mixed review at best. I SO wanted this place to knock my doors off because it’s closer than the other BBQ places in Newark and the service is pretty fast. However the food was just so-​so.
I wanted leftovers for my son (he’s starting to really love BBQ) so I ordered the ½ bbq chicken, ribs and pork tenderloin trio… the order also came with fries and rice. the beautiful young lady who took my order could not have been less interested in my order, being helpful, or even speaking… so there goes any star you might have gotten for great (or even good) service.
The food itself-​a mixed bag. Let’s start with the Good… the BBQ chicken was great… really excellent. Meat was juicy and not overdone, the spices were very Latin American and really added a very nice clavor to the chicken. Loved that it wasn’t slathered in BBQ sauce, but the cup of sauce they gave me for dipping was delicious and complemented the flavors nicely. I also loved the saffron rice…
Now the rest of the story… Pork tenderloin and ribs at a BBQ place should never, ever be hit or miss, they should always be home runs and what I had yesterday was a pretty big strikeout. The ribs were not smoked/​cooked long enough. I don’t need my ribs falling off the bone, but these weren’t even close-​way too tough and chewy. The pork tenderloin was overdone and tough (and to be honest, there should have been more for what they charge). And the fries… a soggy mess of unhappy potatoes.
Overall, they get two stars only because the chicken and rice was so outstanding, The ambivalent service, the crappy ribs and overdone pork leads to the obvious conclusion-​Stick with McWorter’s or Dinosaur BBQ and just plan ahead. I won’t return to Jersey BBQ Pit and Grill.