Ferry St. Barbecue
“I know ppl who come all the way from Saddleriver to pick up food each weekend it's that good…”
“You can probably just order 1 combo for 3-4 people or order more and eat it as leftovers.”
“The food came pretty fast, we ordered a half rack of beef ribs and a full rack of pork ribs both came with huge portions of rice and fries.”
Ferry St. Barbecue
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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What a gem in a small place. Ironbound is lucky to have such tasty food and at a great low price. The chicken and rice were very tasty and just made you want to eat everything on the plate.
This is a winner winner chicken dinner kind of place!
This place has the best BBQ in the Ironbound section hands down!! I've had their chicken, salmon and the ribs and they were all cooked to perfection. You can see all of them getting charred on the grill and taste the freshness with every bite. Everyday and every hour it is packed but it is a better experience now that they created more space for their customers. They opened up another room so now there's plenty of space to dine in. It is also a BYOB so you can enjoy a nice brew or sangria to pair with your flavorful bqq. Don't be intimidated by the wait it is worth it and the prices are so affordable. You get so much food for under 10 bucks!
Plentiful food for a great price. The ribs were surprisingly better than I thought. This place was unorganized, busy, and table service took too long. I suggest carry-out only, if you can help it. This would have been 5 stars otherwise.
Whenever I'm within a stone-throw from Newark's Ironbound section I go out of my way to stop by Ferry St. BBQ. This Portuguese inspired BBQ is the gathering spot for many locals. It is all about the food. Service is slow and depending on whom get, not very friendly. But when the food arrives all is forgiven.
I usually order a combo of 1/2 rins and 1/2 chicken with salad and either rice or shoe-string fries. They prepare all BBQ with a rub of spices and on a grill whose top is rotated by the grillman so that the other side may be cooked. This evening I enjoyed the meal with a Guarana drink. Guarana is a Brazilian soda that tastes to me like traditional bubble-gum and is loaded with caffeine and sugar.–precisely what I needed for the return trip to the City after stuffing myself with BBQ.
I definitely want to go back to this place. I ate here the other day before a Red Bulls match. It really does not look like anything at all so you probably won't be bringing your wife or date here. But, it is a great place for a bunch of hungry guys.
I had a large size chicken and ribs combo and the portion was large enough for 2. The chicken was great. Easily a 5. I keep thinking about having it again. Very nicely seasoned, juicy and perfectly cooked. The ribs were probably in the 3.5 range. Very meaty but not quite as tasty as the chicken, possibly a tad undercooked for my taste. A good dish but not in the same class, in my opinion, as the chicken.
The food here is excellent. Has to be best bbq in area. Everything is amazing. Been here a few times and had the chicken, salmon and streak. However last night I ordered a rack of ribs. They were so good I had to get another one. They were so juicy meaty and perfectly seasoned. I'm literally going back today for round 2 maybe even 3. If in area must try. It's seat yourself, don't let the little lady deter you from wherever you want to sit. Shes very o.c.d. about seating for some reason. Besides that, its BYOB so come hungry you'll definitely leave happy.
I came here for lunch one afternoon – horrible experience and service. I'm a reasonable person and I rarely give bad reviews but they have a lot of cleaning up to do.
PROS:
– we were immediately seated
CONS:
– after ordering, we waited so long that our lunch our was over. Our waitress (or whatever she was) completely forgot about our order.
– when the food arrived, it was cold
– my ribs were dry and salty AND they refused to give me BBQ sauce. Really? What's ribs w/o BBQ sauce??
– NO ONE spoke English (A huge problem for me)
– the staff lack the ability to multitask. When I went inside to ask for a bag, everyone was completely swamped and busy ….and seemed annoyed that I didn't know Spanish (that's another issue …but I won't go into it here)
– there were flies everywhere (GROSS); Flies land on s**** and leave saliva.
I cannot be bothered and will never return again. I wish them well in their business but they have to get it together.
I used to come here for the food which was average to above average however recently I have been made aware that certain staff do not cater to African Americans and have no problems using the N word in their native language underhandedly. Safe to say I will NOT be coming back.