My Brother’s Bar-B-Q
The 7in7 had a major wrench thrown into the system today. Someone scheduled me for a lunch meeting and didn’t even bother to have it catered by a BBQ restaurant. This was beginning to smell a little bit like sabotage, but it would take more than a lunch meeting to keep the BBQ Junkie down. Much more.
I decided to pick up some food from My Brother’s Bar-B-Q in Woodland Hills. Why not give them a try? After all they have been in business since 1957. The first thing that I have to say is that they have a great sign with a full size cow perched on top. The ambiance is that of a diner/greasy spoon. It feels as though nothing has changed in this BBQ restaurant since 1957.
I ordered a half a rack of BBQ baby back ribs combo and a BBQ chicken tri tip combo. Mashed potatoes, coleslaw and BBQ beans were the sides. They were packaged up neatly, just as BBQ ought to be packaged. You opened up the box and inside there was a plate full of barbecue.
I started in on the tri tip, which had been sliced and then re-grilled. This must have been to give it a grilled flavor and some grill marks. It at least looked good. It came with pre-applied BBQ sauce, which didn’t really add anything. I was unimpressed. The chicken was better even though I came extra charred. As for the BBQ baby back ribs, well, there was nothing too exciting to report. The sides were good, especially the BBQ baked beans. Pretty tasty. I will have to chalk up this $36.00 take-out meal to experience. Oh well, live and learn.
Everything was packed up nice
Half a rack BBQ babyback ribs
BBQ chicken and tri tip combo
My Brother’s Bar-B-Q
21150 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills
818-348-2020
818-348-5618 FAX
sexiest line you’ve ever written:
“The chicken was better although I came extra charred.”
well done, junkie.
I have eaten 3 times at this place because I was with people who chose to eat there. Never did I detect any BBQ smoked flavor in anything I ordered! There is no wood or charcoal grill that I could find. Although the quality of the meat is decent, this is just a gas-grilling-add-BBQ sauce type of restaurant.
This place is amazing, and the family treats you as one of there own. I enjoyed the chicken, and the BBQ sauce is out of this world, i purchased a couple of bottles for the road!
I can tell you from experience that there are indeed smoking ovens, and that they are used daily. They can be found at the end of the kitchen, right behind the cash register. Hickory is used in the ovens, and the ribs are smoked there when they come in from the butcher. I know, because it was part of my job to smoke the meat every day when I worked there. You may have been looking for a wood GRILL, and that you will not find. The ribs are smoked in a closed oven, which is vented to the outside.
Best Beef Ribs in LA! If your from Chiacgo and want something close in flavor, this place is hands down the best in LA! The beef ribs are solid meat and not the cheap fall off the bone junk you get from places like Hometown Buffet or Sizzler joints.
I’ve been to many place to find good beef ribs, My Brothers is the absolute best in LA! 2nd best in my opinion would be Dakota’s. Dakota’s use to be in Simi Valley but relocated to Agoura. Not sure if Dakota’s has the beef ribs anymore. Still for the best beef ribs in LA, go to My Brothers in Woodland Hills. Small cozy resturant. The only negative about the place is it’s family operated and the older lady waitreses are not all that pleasant. Worth putting up with them for the best beef ribs though.
The last digit of the “My brother’s BBQ” phone number is missing.
last number is there now. thanks.