Joey's BBQ — Restaurant in California

SOOOO WHERE DO I START.

SOO I TRIED TO GO OUT AND HAVE A NICE MEAL AS I WORK ALOT OF HOURS ITS RARE I GET TO GO OUT TO EAT SO BASICALLY I WANTED BBQ AND THE REVIEWS WERE MIXED BUT IT STILL HAD SOLID REVIEWS AND THE PICTURES LOOKED GOOD SO I CHOSE JOEYS BBQ BEEN WANTING TO EAT HERE FOR YEARS BUT MONDAYS THERE CLOSED USUALLY THATS MY DAY OFF. WELL I WAS SADLY DISSAPOINTED GOOGLE SAID HOURS OF BUSINESS WERE OPEN TILL 9. I GET THERE THE SIGN SAYS NEW HOURS TILL 8PM AND I TOLD THE LADY OH I SEEN YOUR SIGN JUST NOW IT SAYS CLOSED AT 9 ON GOOGLE BUT SIGN SAY 8 SHE GOES OH NO THERE CHANGING THE HOURS BACK LET ME SEE IF THE KITCHENS STILL OPEN SHE SAID THEY WERE I PROCEEDED TO SIT ORDER AND I ORDERED A CORNBREAD FOR A APP AND WENT TO GO GET THE BUTTER TO PUT IT ON( THERES A BUG IN IT) SO WAITRESS GOES BY AND I GO UMM MAAM AND I JUST HOLD THE BUTTER UP AND SHE GOES OH ILL MELT THAT FOR YOU AND I SAID OH NOW LOOK CLOSER SHE LOOKS AND GOES OH MY GOD SORRY ABOUT THAT ILL LET MY KITCHEN KNOW AND GET YOU A NEW ONE LEAVES COMES BACK 5 MINUTES LATER WITH WHAT I BELIEVE WAS THE SAME CONTAINER OF BUTTER CAUSE MINE CAME WITH A LID I TOOK IT OFF HANDED IT TO HER AND SHE BROUGHT BACK MELTED BUTTER WITHOUT A LID IM HOPING IT WASNT THE SAME BUTTER BUT I AM VERY SUSPECT. OF THAT. AND THEN I ORDER 2 MEAT PLATE & MAC N CHEESE & BAKED POTATOE. MEATS WERE BRISKET AND PULLED PORK

AND MY GF ORDERED BRISKET AND SOMETHING ELSE MAC N CHEESE AND IM NOT SURE LAST SIDE

I ALMOST GOT UP AND WALKED THEN BECAUSE THATS DISGUSTING

THEY ONLY REMOVED THE CORN BREAD FOR THE FLY IN MY FOOD LIKE HONESTLY I ALMOST GOT UP AND WALKED THEN BUT I GAVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE AND THEY BLEW IT. BUT LIKE THE CORNBREAD WAS 6 DOLLARS I DONT CARE BUT LIKE YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST REMOVED MY DRINKS 2 DRINKS. LIKE I FOUND A BUG IN MY FOOD THATS GROSS

THE BRISKET YES VERY TENDER AND FALL APART NO SEASONING WHAT SO EVER NO FLAVOR JUST CROCK POT STYLE POT ROAST TEXTURE FEEL AND TASTE IT WAS SAD DEFINITELY NO SMOKE SMELL FLAVOR TASTE OR ANYTHING IM SURE THAT WAS MADE IN A CROCK POT IM A FATBOY AND I WAS TAUGHT HOW TO SMOKE MEAT BY A 450 LB MAN AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOOD WAS INSULTING TO CALL THAT BBQ BECAUSE ITS FAR FROM THAT LET ALONE CALL THAT TEXAS BBQ

THE PULLED PORK WAS DRY AND TASTED OLD AND LIKE KINDA LIKE IT WAS THE BOTTOM OF THE BURNT STUFF IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAY AND ADDED SOME BBQ SAUCE TO IT AND SERVED IT DISGUSTING

BAKED POTATOE WAS 100 MICROWAVED

MAC & CHEESE. WAS HARD DRYED OLD CRUNCHY NOODLES HEATED REALLY HOT AND A FRESH PIECE OF AMERICAN CHEESE ADDED YOU COULD LITERALLY SEE THE CHEESE COLOR DIFFERENCE AND IT TASTED NASTY AND OLD LIKE YOU LEFT MAC N CHEESE SITTING IN A PAN UNCOVERED FOR HOURS HOW THE NOODLES DRY UP LIKE THAT AND 100 % ITS CRAFT MAC N CHEESE THERES NO FOOLING ME

ZERO. SMOKE FLAVOR AND TASTE AND JUST ALL AROUND TERRIBLE EXPIERENCE FOUND BONE IN MY PULLED PORK LIKE COME ON GUY IF YOU CLOSED OR ARE GOING TO SERVE SUB QUALITY FOOD THEN DONT INVITE AND INSIST THAT PEOPLE COME IN ALTHOUGHT THE GIRL PROBABLY NEEDED SOME TABLES TO WAIT SINCE THE PLACE WAS EMPTY

THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE LADY WAS THE ONLY GOOD THING AND ITS NOT HER FAULT SHES NOT THE KITCHEN AND I FEEL BAD FOR HER CAUSE SHE WAS SWEET AND WHEN YOU SERVE SHITTY FOOD YOU GET SHITTY ATTENDANCE IN WHICH THAT SCREWS HER OVER CAUSE SHES TRYING TO FEED HER FAMILY SO IM SORRY THAT YOUNG LADY HAS TO ENDURE THAT NOTHING PERSONAL TO THE WAITRESS

JUST THAT 87 DOLLARS FOR 2 OF THE NASTIEST MOST PATHETIC DINNERS THAT CLAIM TO BE BBQ IS

OUTRAGEOUS I UNDERSTAND BUSINESSES NEED TO MAKE MONEY BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO MAKE IT HONESTLY AND EARN IT AND EARN MY BUSINESS. THATS BY SERVING GREAT FOOD ESPECIALLY FOOD WITHOUT. BUGS IN IT!!! YOU CANT SERVE ME FOOD WITH BUGS IN IT AND THEN CALL THAT MEDIOCRE FAKE SOOO CALLED TEXAS. BBQ.!!!

WELL YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FOOL THE OTHER FOLKS AROUND HERE THAT DONT KNOW BBQ. AND I WAS JUST IN TEXAS LAST MONTH AND HAD BBQ AND ITS A MILES APART DIFFERENCE BUT I KNOW BBQ!! YOU...

Joey's BBQ is quite easily a four out of five stars. We went to this restaurant after participating in the Chino Spartan races. Personally I went with the Tres Hombres which I bet shows the barbecue chicken, the beef ribs, and brisket. I'm going to start out with the worst to the best.

The beef ribs I have to say are pretty average. The consistency and thickness of the meat was great, the meat came straight off the bone, however the taste of the beef itself was just okay.

The barbecue chicken tasted fantastic. Was very well seasoned and the barbecue sauce itself was not overdone. The chicken easily came apart and all-around was a pleasure to eat. My only gripe is the piece that I got was a little dry, not dry enough to take away from the flavor, but it was noticeable.

The brisket at this place is 100% where they Shine. The brisket melts in your mouth, the seasoning was fantastic, and overall it was just the best meat that we ordered. I would come back to Joey's BBQ just for the brisket alone. I would gladly eat just 2 lb of their brisket and I'd be satisfied.

When it came to my sides I went with the baked potato with no sour cream and their broccoli. Was a little disappointed at the baked potato required an upgrade fee however I am glad that I did pay for the fee as it was a very good baked potato. I'm not sure how the broccoli was cooked, but it was nice crunchy and wasn't over-seasoned.

For dessert I went with their apple caramel bread pudding. It's up there with my favorite bread puddings. The bread itself wasn't overly soggy, and still had that great pudding consistency to it. The in-house whipped cream was great, it didn't have too much sugar and was a perfect complement to the bread pudding itself. The caramel wasn't incredibly thick and sticky, which of course is personal preference as I do like my caramel more on the runny side.

The service was also incredibly fast, we ordered our food and it was at the table like 15 minutes later. The staff had angry resting faces but they were incredibly polite and we're very quick to attend to any requests or needs that our table had.

The price of the place was on par with some other chain restaurants, but I'd say the price point matches the quality of the food that you're getting.

The restaurants Aesthetics were very good as well, really I had that homey feeling to it. Was also very clean and had pretty great Acoustics considering the open space. I didn't need to use the restroom so I'm unsure of the state of their restrooms.

Overall score would be a 4 out of 5, again I would definitely come back here. I'm curious to try some of their other dishes such as their sandwiches and...

We first discovered Joey's BBQ 3 years ago, and it was one of the best little bbq spots I had been to that was not a chain restaurant. The wait time was long, they had a fun atmosphere, an older gentleman singing with his guitar in the patio, drinks flowing, etc. Fast forward to tonight, we hadn't been to Joey's BBQ in over 6 months, we decided to treat ourselves. We arrive and the first thing we noticed, it's empty. The back patio is closed for renovations and the wait time was 10 minutes. We were seated, the waitress took our drink order, our appetizer order and our food order all at once. Our beverages were brought out shortly after, and then we never saw our waitress again, we waited eagerly for the oh-so delicious food we were craving and fondly remembered, for over an hour we waited, our waitress didn't even give us the usual "sorry for the wait" excuses you get at most restaurants. 57 minutes later our food arrives, it is bland and flavorless. We ordered (2) Meatloaf Dinners, with mashed potatoes and cornbread and (1) Hot dog with chili, same sides as the meatloaf dinner. The meatloaf was dry, flavorless and cold, the mashed potatoes did not have the old homemade flavor they used to have and the gravy that once used to taste like real beef drippings, tasted like it came out of a can. The cornbread tasted like it was reheated and the honey butter was mediocre. The appetizer of Buffalo Wings, came AFTER our food and they tasted frozen and the ranch was generic bottled dressing. The server did not ask if we wanted refills on our drinks and the waitress never checked on us again, as the food server and waitress were two different people. To say that we were disappointed was an understatement, when we got the check, which is probably the ONLY thing they were quick to serve us, we asked if they had undergone new management, to which we were told no, in an offended tone. We paid over $60 for 3 people and we left no monetary tip, however, I will leave a tip here: Don't allow cost cutting to ruin what you once had, your restaurant was one our families favorite and we used to look forward to having meals with our family at your table, instead you have left us with a bad taste in our mouth and we will no longer dine at Joey's BBQ, if you think that people will not notice how the quality of your food has deteriorated you are sadly mistaken and we are deeply saddened at how low you've allowed yourselves to get. Save your hard earned money people and head over to Lucille's or Famous Dave's at least their food...