[chinacat]

Anybody been there?
Any reviews?
Worth the trip??

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

IMO, Best BBQ on the Island. For taste and portions.

 

[stpaul7]

China Finger Licking Good

Go hungry and it's messy but Mama Dam is it good

 

[seygrunt]

Two thumbs up...

Very good food. Wife is from Texas and she even gave it a thumbs up. We will be in Austin Texas in two weeks and take our annual trip to a family style BBQ called the Salt Lick. Now thats real BBQ. If ever in the Austin area give it a try...

 

[CHEVY1]

So far

the replies are all good.

Please let us know how you like it.

****, now you got me wantin to go fire up some ribs

 

[kcee7]

I've had BBQ out west as well as down south. I used to live down south. Smokin' Als is the best I've had. Great food, and HUGE portions. Good luck getting in there on a weekend though, ha ha. Your best bet is to get there early on a weeknight, or go to lunch there. The place is that packed !! But unbelievable BBQ

 

[chinacat]

COOL!!

I'm heading there next week for lunch and I'll report back!!

 

[Maybe_Tonight]

You are gonna LOVE IT!!!!!!!

 

[offracing]

kcee

kcee is telling the truth, great place, i go alot, but weeknights are best, weekends packed to the brim, but worth the wait and very fairly priced, enjoy.
carl
offracing

 

[crabman1130]

What do you experts suggest to get? I love pulled pork. What else should I get? How are the combos?

And don't say everything.

 

[edvac]

combos r good a sampler to c what u like

but there rare

 

[rastamon]

Al opened or is in the process of opening another in Massapequa

 

[eastcoasttoggin]

you are in for a treat went htere quite often due to its proximity to were i went to school

 

[tautog1]

I went there for the first time a month ago, and it was excellent!

I love ribs, so it was right up my alley. I was very suprised at how reasonable the prices were too.

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Crabman,

Pulled pork is my favorite as well. I get that, or the triple meat combo platter is around $20 and then you can get the pulled pork, brisket and whatever else you like (chicken, sausage, ribs).

I went a week or two ago and got their "works" sandwich which was awesome too. Pulled pork, pulled chicken and brisket, on a grinder roll, topped with fried onions, bbq and melted cheese.

 

[crabman1130]

Thanks Chris,
I'm going to try the combo platter. Thursday sounds like Big Al's day.

 

[STRIKERTHREE]

you gotta get either the st louis ribs wet or the Bones set of ribs wet there huge

 

[kcee7]

The St. Louie Grands are unreal, and as Hunt and Fish said "The Works" is another all time great at Smokin Als.

 

[6to8ftSeas]

the Ribs, Ribs and more Ribs combo is good to, especially if you can't decide if you would rather have baby back or st Louie, plus it comes with the monster bones, you'll make this face when they drop the plate on the table

........... It looks like something out of the Flinstons.

And don't forget to try out the different bbq sauces before you order, or, order the ribs dry and have a little of each.

Man, this place is like meat heaven........... Now I got myself all worked up, I'm gonna have to go there now too!

Check out the web site if you want to know what other combos they have

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

And my girlfriend also likes the rattlesnake sauce if your bbq to have a bit of a bite. Ask for them to put it on your ribs. I think it's on the table too for adding to the other meats.

One thing about the ribs, yes, they are good, but I was a bit surprised that the baby backs don't fall off the bone. Most other times I get them from places like Good Steer in Centereach, or Dek's in Rocky Point, the meat is very tender. At Al's it's not as, but it's still very good. I'm going to have to try these monster ribs next time.

Oh, and the sides are all great too. Good, sticky cheesy mac and cheese instead of soupy cheese sauce wanna be mac and cheese.

This post edited by Hunt n' Fish 03:39 AM 04/13/2008