Pink’s BBQ — Restaurant in Bridgewater Township

For the first time since moving north I can say this is really good BBQ without the qualifying 'for New Jersey.' We had the 1 meat special platter today - 1 with brisket and 1 with burnt ends. The platter came with 2 sides plus cornbread and (today anyway) a drink. Both the brisket and the burnt ends were smokey, moist and plentiful in the serving, with a good balance of lean-to-fat for flavor. There's a wide range of sauce choices from around the BBQ world, and you may add them freely to your meat. We liked the house Big Pink the best. Sides we tried were the coleslaw (both of us had this and both decided it was not to our taste - it's of the mustardy-vinegary type rather than the creamy sweet), the cheesy taters, and the baked beans. I had expected tater tots for the 'taters' but I was pleased to find it was roasted cubes of potatoes with melted cheese and spices - very tasty while it was hot. The beans were a real winner, mixed with that wonderful brisket and great sauce. As with the meat, the sides were large servings, and the cornbread (moist and not overly sweet) was also a generous chunk. Both meals came to $21, and we had leftovers when we finished. We're told that picnic tables will be arriving soon (hope they will also have umbrellas cause that parking lot is wide open to the sun!) In the meantime, plan on eating in the car or back of the pickup, bring your own chairs, or just...

Edit (August 2021): Second visit. Again, consistently good. I got brisket, burnt ends, pork belly, and beans. All were excellent. The little truck that could!

Original (July 2021): Our expectations were not large as we pulled up, but I’d put this little truck up against anyone in the Garden State! I had ribs, brisket, and burnt ends in a combo platter with homemade beans w/brisket, cornbread and fries. My wife had the pulled pork “Sammich” with cole slaw. We had their house sauce. The ribs were meaty, juicy, and fall-off-the-bone tender. The brisket was juicy and tender. The burnt ends were large and juicy. The sauce (and there are quite a few to choose from) was a little bit sweet, but not overly so - kind of like a Kansas City. Both of us liked it a lot. The portions were generous. The beans were very flavorful-a mix of a couple different beans, cooked with some of the brisket. The fries were double fried and crunchy. The cornbread was moist and good. The cole slaw was tasty. We bought a half rack of ribs (all they had left) and a pound of burnt ends to bring home....

We went there Today to check it out. Since I have moved from Kentucky and been around to Tennessee & Kansas, I have been really searching for a good barbecue place. So far nothing has impressed me – and I will say same for this place. We had their platter today With two meats. ordered for pulled pork & pork ribs.. It came with side of corn bread. We ordered two sides— Mac & Cheese & cole slaw... I have to say that this is the best I had so far in New Jersey but still misses the mark.. They actually deserve 3.5 star but I rounded to 4 bc it’s the best I had in NJ after trying 5 other places.. They have two picnic tables in back.. Had 7-8 sauces and I tried 3 and they were ok.. I will go back to try again one more time but my search...