Joe Grate's Bbq

2.8/5.0
2 reviews

1559 Dixwell Avenue

Hamden, CT

230-1408

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December 8, 2003
Jeremy G.
New Haven , Connecticut
24 reviews
This tiny hole-in-the wall with the big sign is really a specialist in southern cuisine, rather than bbq per se. I got the brisket, and it was drowning in sauce and really, really tough, almost impossible to eat. Where I come from (Texas) bbq and especially brisket is slow cooked and smoked into tenderness - I don't know what procedure Joe's was using but it needs work. Deep south specialties like cornbread and collard greens are on the menu though, so I might go back again sometime.
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September 14, 2003
Angela M.
near New Haven , Connecticut
98 reviews
Joe started with one of those trucks and his food was loved so much that he opened this place. Makes his own sauce and all that good stuff. The prices are a bit elevated but the sauce is delicious. Last time I went his cornbread was spoiled...it was not a good experience. But, his ribs more than make up for anything else. It is a tiny place so don't expect Tavern on the Green. Give it a try.
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