Master Barbecue & Grill
“I got the chicken breasts in garlic sauce with rice and black beans and a side of sweet plantains.”
“They have this hot sauce at the table that they use but I suggest to ask for the house made special hot sauce created by one of the guys there named Rudy.”
Master Barbecue & Grill
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
2 reviews
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Simply save your money!
Chicken is drier than my dog's play bone.
Fries are frozen and the oil they cook it in was old and tasteless.
Rice is bland.
I grew up eating frango in Newark, NJ since I was child. I know what a good Portuguese BBQ , frango, when I taste it. And it's not here!
What an awful experience!
Do not come here or else you will regret it.
Every time someone says Portuguese style barbecue I feel all giddy on the inside. Why do I react this way? Well I tell you why–it's because any BBQ makes a man feel like a man. Portuguese BBQ makes you feel like a Portuguese man…think Cristiano Ronaldo level. Okay maybe that's too extreme but nonetheless Portuguese style 'cue is still the best. Unfortunately Master BBQ & Grill does not do it justice–at least not as great as I would expect.
I've ordered two kinds of barbecue from this place thus far: chicken and shell steak. Both were a full order meaning a whole tray that comes with rice and beans or rice and French fries. Portion size is the typical humongous fare that these types of places are known for. Flavor wise it checks off all the right marks. Execution however is left to be desired. What do I mean you say? Well for one thing a restaurant who calls themselves "master" at anything should not overcook anything. The shell steak was not the way I would want it to be. It was getting to the point of becoming rubbery. Thankfully it wasn't and some juices from the meat still remained and made the dish enjoyable. I couldn't say the same about the chicken though. I don't know if it's just me but a place that serves dry chicken really upsets me. Come on people chicken is one of the most versatile and EASY to cook meat out there. How can you serve it dry! Thankfully the barbecue flavor was present and with the quintessential hot sauce drenching it I still found the chicken delicious. I just couldn't get over the fact that they had overcooked it. Anyways let me move on then.
This restaurant serving up some Portuguese barbecue has some room to certainly improve. There is nothing wrong with the flavor of their dish; it's simply their execution. Given the proximity of other competing barbecue places in the area, I think they should consider my point of view. With a little work those three stars might eventually move up to a four. We shall see.