Virgil’s Real Barbecue
“If you love BBQ, you have to go to Virgil's. Considering it's located so close to Times Square, the prices are really reasonable.”
“Add the crispy hush puppies and you'll have little room for the mains which we all shared as well.”
“The cornbread muffin was a bit salty, perhaps from the butter baked into it.”
Virgil’s Real Barbecue
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Came here on a day in the city. The atmosphere is very lively. The ambiance was bursting with energy! The restaurant was full yet not over crowded.
Since this is a bbq restaurant I wanted to try bbq. I ordered bbq ribs, collard greens, and potato salad. After ordering the ribs I was told they were served dry rub. I was disappointed. I believe that restaurants that serve bbq dry rub should give customers the option of dry rub, or sauce cooked on meat. I prefer my bbq cooked on and onto my meat. The collard greens were flavorful! The potato salad was good. The cornbread muffins were served perfect and hot.
Although I don't always do dessert, I tried the dessert here and wasn't disappointed. The apple berry cobbler was great. The cobbler was sweet, yet not overpowering. The crisp crumble on top was perfect. The experience here was great.
If you're a fan of BBQ and southern style cooking, be sure to try this spot. Located just off Times Square, though the prices are reasonable for the area. Service is great and food delicious- meals are generally simple, based on shredded pork/ beef/ chicken etc with usual sides. Great beer selection to wash it all down as well. Inside the restaurant is comfortable and spacious.
Virgil's bbq is a good bbq restaurant in midtown Manhattan. I tried their ribs which were very good. Their sides are ok as well. It's good bbq, but not the best out there.
We made a reservation for 4 people on a Saturday afternoon for that same evening. They were quick to seat us downstairs. A couple friends were quick to ask them to seat us upstairs, which is more intimate and enjoyable, and removed from the bustle downstairs of Midtown/ HK.
The food is fairly priced. The quality is overall good but it depends on what you order. The BBQ Nachos were a crowd pleaser and I highly recommend that you order them for a group appetizer. I had the pulled pork plate which was kind of dry.
The service was average. I don't have much else to say about Virgil's but it was alright.
When we are in the mood for BBQ at the office we tend to sometimes order from Virgil's only problem is it can take quite sometime … This past Friday we decided to take a walk & stopped by for lunch.
Had reservations we came in & were seated upstairs , once seated we started with drinks , soda's & iced tea's not bad with refills.
Appetizers we got the BBQ wings & the Trash spare ribs.
Wings were very good , nice tasting sauce with a blue cheese dressing not bad.
Ribs were covered in sauce , these were were good as well.
I had the Chicken Po boy sandwich for lunch very good chicken after all the BBQ tasting the fried chicken was a good different taste , unfortunately yes it's fried chicken but it was very good juicy piece of meat not bad.
The rest of the table had Ribs & Burgers everyone seemed satisfied with their order.
As for the restaurant 2 floors not bad , pretty big upstairs with plenty of seating.
Service was good & prices are decent.
lol what a throwback to my nyu days, eating from this place. but hey sometimes i just get a very specific hankering for virgil's wings that I have to bite the bullet and order like $26 bucks of food for one off seamless.
so yes, obviously the wings were delicious, the right amount of spice and the skin is savory with every bite. thats probably what i love about wings the most, the skin…the chicken meat itself is really just sort of a secondary filler. thats why i love virgils so much, oh, and dipping it in that maytag bleu cheese dressing, which i remember being a lot thicker but whatever, it was delicious nonetheless. and they gave bbq sauce this time too dope.
i honestly remember the macaroni and cheese being better but maybe that's just the difference between eating bbq served immediately on a hot plate versus in a plastic container that traveled from time square. haha. it was nommy though. all in all a splurge purchase for delivery, and ill probably be satisfied for a long time.
I've had a lot of BBQ including Black's in Lockhart Texas. Virgil's is 'eh. Nothing special so what's all the buzz about? Doesn't hold a candle to Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem, Troy, Syracuse or Rochester.
"Dammnnn! Those ribs and chicken meat did fall of the bone."
Thats what you want to say each and every time that you walk out of a BBQ place. Virgil's did justice to the quality and the quantity of the food that was provided.
I did not walk in for the meal but had it delivered thru an online service and I was very surprised at the fool leak proof packaging and the delivery.
When my delivery arrived it was still hot and the package weighed a lot. Holding it immediately I realized this is going to be a lot of food.
I had their BBQ ribs and chicken combo along with Mzc and Cheese and beans.
Who doesn't like M&C right? But I was pleasantly surprised at the smoky flavor from the beans and it was a one up against M&C.
I would definitely order again without hesitation and would recommend you do too.
I have lived and traveled a lot in the south and I think I can now recognize good quality BBQ from the BBQ bs that is served elsewhere….
Now enough…the reason you are reading this review is coz you want good BBQ. Your search ends here in this vicinity of NYC.