Avellino Family Barbecue — Restaurant in Stamford

We've always had a great experience with AFBBQ!!! The ordering process is easy, the pickup process is easy, and the food is amazing! We've done orders with their weekly menus (the spatchcocked chicken is insane!) as well as some of their holiday menus! Hands down my favorite so far was our order for Christmas. We had a newborn at home so cooking a holiday meal wasn't appealing. AFBBQ to the rescue! We ordered the lamb loins, with roasted carrots and gratin potatoes. It was fantastic and gave us a real family meal at a very busy holiday season!

...which reminds me of when we ordered our Thanksgiving meal! I don't know what Leland does to make his corn pudding the best corn pudding I have ever had in my life, but it was the best corn pudding I have ever had in my life.

Also, if you ever see the Buffalo Bleu wings, ORDER THEM.

The other great thing about AFBBQ, beyond how delicious the above is, you are ordering from one of the warmest, kindest, and most compassionate families in our local area. It's amazing to see what The Avellino's have built in just one year, but even more amazing to see them use their success for both giving back to local causes and prioritize opportunities to support other...

so grateful i pit stopped at half full brewery to grab some brews and use the bathroom because i wouldn't have found this gem. the dry aged beef burger was probably one of the best hamburgs i've ever had!! juicy on the inside and crusted well on the outside whilst being inside a perfectly toasted bun. was a little disappointed there wasn't any toppings considering it was 15 bucks but it wasn't missed. and then the chicken cutlet!!! don't tell grandma but this one was also phenomenal. the garlic butter used in the sandwich was the perfect jumpstart of umami to elevate the perfectly seasoned chicken into another world of flavors. wish there was something like...

Great local barbecue from the former pit boss and owner of the Stamford Dinosaur BBQ. It’s just him and his smoker (and his family, of course). The rotating menu is available on their Instagram or on the website (or you can sign up to be on their email list). You place the order by Thursday noon, and you drive up and pick up some of the best ‘cue around on Saturday. Of course, the ribs and pulled pork are excellent, but I really love their porchetta and pork belly burnt ends, and the deviled eggs...