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Berry's BBQ
Categories: Restaurants Barbeque Event Planning & Services Caterers Barbeque, Caterers [Edit]
11614 Ambaum Blvd SW(between 116th St & S 16th Ave)
Burien, WA 98146
(206) 444-5141
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 2 pm
Mon-Fri 5 pm - 8 pm
Sat-Sun 3 pm - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
20 reviews for Berry's BBQ
Review Highlights
"But one thing i didn't enjoy was the peach cobbler pie."
(in 4 reviews)
"Spicy yummy beans and sweet potato salad (much like I'd had..."
(in 6 reviews)
"The ribs were tender, the meat falling off the bone."
(in 3 reviews)
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20 reviews in English
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Review from Michael B.
Seattle, WA
12/21/2011
I like Berry's. Its very no frills, tiny, cluttered and old skool. The owner is always there, taking orders and over seeing production if not making everything himself. As from other reviews,I agree the sides are average, besides the beans, which I really like. But when you try their meat and sauce, you will know who the BBQ king of this city is. Brisket is juicy tender deliciousness. Ribs are fall off the bone heaven. Didn't try the chicken yet, but all you really need to know is pork and beef here is fantastic. If I didn't care about my health, I would eat here more often. HARD TO FIND! Look for Geno's Bakery and count three doors north.
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Review from Bran S.
Seattle, WA
11/11/2011 3 Check-ins Here
The smell of the place once I enter is enough to set my mouth to salivating. The guy who owns the place is pretty friendly, and he seems to remember regulars. Hell, the regulars sometimes stay a while, which can be a disadvantage to you if you're planning to eat in. The place is tiny.
Excellent ribs. That's all I can say for the moment, as it's all I've ever ordered. It's the sauce that makes 'em, really -- if you order these to go, ask for extra sauce, as it doesn't tend to last if you end up with leftovers.
I reiterate, the place is a hole in the wall quite literally and if you drive too fast either way down Ambaum you may very well miss it. The parking's a nightmare. The food takes a good while to make (did I mention it was a hole in the wall?), but it's worth it every once in a while. -
Review from Elliott F.
Elk River, MN
12/15/2011
The pulled pork sandwich was awesome. I would recommend getting extra BBQ sauce on the side for extra dipping. Berry makes the sauce himself. Good for a christmas present. The place is real small and cozy. Makes you feel like your at home.
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Review from Colleen W.
Seattle, WA
6/10/2011
Mr. Berry,
You make one mean pulled pork sandwich! The pork is tender and smoky and your sauce has just the right heat. The onion bun holds together your heavy, heavenly creation.
Forever Yours,
Colleen
Berry's write-up in this month's Seattle Magazine: http://www.seattlemaga... -
Review from Cheryl R.
2/16/2011
Finally tried Berry's when my significant other brought home "the works" for our Valentine's Day dinner. BBQ ribs, potato salad, baked beans and cornbread.
The ribs were the best of the lot. Juicy (as in, dripping with sauce, almost too much actually), and definitely falling off the bone tender.
The rest of the food was just okay. In fact, if you told me that the cornbread was made from a box mix, that the potato salad was purchased at QFC and/or that the baked beans were poured directly out of a Bush's Baked Beans can, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised. They really tasted "store bought" and added absolutely nothing to the meal.
Maybe it was an off night. I don't know. My SO said that the gentleman who took his order was super nice and friendly, which does go a long way in my book, but after eating the actual food (and not having experienced meeting the owner myself to add to my experience), I just don't feel really compelled to hurry back any time soon.
Some day, some day, I'll find stellar BBQ in Seattle. Just haven't found it yet. -
Review from Jennifer B.
Seattle, WA
9/22/2011
I had the Pulled Pork BBQ Sandiwch and was pretty good. The cole slaw was okay.
My boyfriend had the BBQ Ribs plate and was dry.
I don't think we will be back here.
Total bill for 2 was $24.00, the food wasn't worth it. -
Review from Philicia S.
Sparks, NV
8/10/2010 4 photos
Upon entering Berry was sitting in the front, he was friendly and humble. The place was very tiny, walls were covered with past photos of visitors and articles of mainly Seattle things. There was a jukebox and a popcorn machine. A huge table set ready for a big party of friends.
Berry brought the togo bag to us, which was very polite and welcoming. You never get that these days when you go to places. I love that!
This is probably the best bbq ribs and bbq chicken I have ever tried.
We just ordered like 30 minutes ago and got it to go. First thing we notice is how heavy the bag is. Literally feels like 15lbs. or more.
We ordered two entrees. One Pork Ribs and one Chicken. Entrees come with beans, potato salad and cornbread. With a peach cobbler.
Got home unloaded the heavy bag. Everything was nice and hot still! Opened the box of ribs and it was full of the nice smoky smells of real bbq. I quickly stuck the fork into one of the ribs, it went straight through i pulled the meat along the skin and it fell right off the bone. WOW! I swear I have never ever been able to do that with all the bbq I have eaten in my life! And I have had bbq from Houston and that was a no no.
Me and my boyfriend was ecstatic already of how tender this juicy piece of rib was, i took the bite. It was so tasty and tender, I barely had to chew it. It was perfectly cooked. The bbq sauce was nice and tangy with the smoked flavor from the bbqing process. DELICIOUS!
Then i opened the box of chicken. I was expecting it to be dry like most bbq chicken ive had but was I wrong. It was absolutely shockingly tender. The chicken breast was absolutely moist cooked PERFECTLY. meat fell right off. I barely had to poke my fork in the leg and the meat fell right off. Took the bite and it was so good. Man I love this place.
Cornbread tastes homemade along with the beans and potato salad. This is probably the best bbq I have ever had in my life. We will definitely be visiting there in the near future!
But one thing i didn't enjoy was the peach cobbler pie. It looked really pretty but I felt the crust and bread part was soggy. I like more of the dry crust, the crust on this was croissant like. Not to my liking. But everything else was great. -
Review from Brent V.
Seattle, WA
7/31/2011
This is probably the best BBQ in the greater Seattle area, and the owner is an extremely nice, friendly guy. The ribs fall off the bone with only the slightest encouragement. This is the hallmark of perfectly cooked BBQ. The sauce, which is not spicy, has the perfect balance of sweet and smoky, and, of course, he doesn't use garbage like liquid smoke or dry smoke; no one who knows what they're doing would ever consider doing such a thing. The beans are unlike any BBQ baked beans I've ever eaten, but excellent nonetheless. They have a nice kick to them and are a little spicy. I'll definitely be back soon to try the pork sandwich and the smoked salmon corn chowder. If you've been trying to find the best BBQ in the greater Seattle area, you owe it to yourself to stop by and let Berry cook you lunch or dinner.
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Review from Kel S.
Seattle, WA
7/10/2010
I discovered this place just by chance...I was in the parking lot at Costco and happened to see a door of a truck that said, 'Berrys BBQ'. I was intrigued as I thought I knew of every bbq joint in SEA - but I never heard of this place. A few months past and I finally decided to pick up some dinner and try this place...I went, I ate and its THE BEST BBQ in Seattle - no question.
Berrys place is tucked away in the hood of Burien. Its a serious hole-in-the-wall and super small but the quality of the bbq is legit son! I ordered the ribs dinner and the wifey had the bbq pork dinner, we also tried the peach cobbler. The ribs were moist, flavorful, and falling off the bone. I could tell they slow slow smoked and cooked perfectly. The sauce was smokey and had just the right amount of tangy-ness. The bbq pork was also tasty - it came with less sauce but was just as good. And the portions..wow, can you say generous! My ribs had like half a rack and it came with a side of potato salad! Now while the bbq was on point the sides tasted like it was outta of a costco bucket and the peach cobbler was not impressive.
But I could care less about the sides. The bbq is off the meat rack at this place. Do yourself a favor and go get this bbq from berry!
P.S. Inside Berrys he has really cool photos of famous and not so famous guest that have frequented the place. My fave was the photo of Walter Jones. If big Walt was there you know its good!Listed in: Top Restaurants
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Review from Reda H.
Seattle, WA
8/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
Everything was OK. The BBQ ribs and brisket sandwhich were good but not great. My boyfriend really liked the baked beans, but said the coleslaw had no flavor. I didn't care for the cornbread or peach cobbler. Service was really slow. About 25mins to get our food ready.
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Review from Monica S.
Seattle, WA
9/2/2007
Get ready for BBQ paradise!
About 8pm on Saturday evening we were chatting with a neighbor and I mentioned I could really use some ribs and wished there was someplace good close by. She looked at me incredulously and said. "Seriously? You've never been to Berry's? It's right down the street. You have to go there." I checked the time and asked if it was still open. She said yes and we hopped in the car and drove, following her directions.
Now I've lived in this neighborhood for more than 2 years and had never noticed this tiny hole-in-the wall place. It's really easy to miss as it's small and hidden in a little village of shops. The interior is amazingly cozy and homey for the building it's in. The place is decorated with posters and relics of planes and such. The seating is family style with large wooden tables and windsor chairs. The scent filling the air was intoxicating... a sweet smokey smell that made my stomach grumble happy comments.
The friendly girl at the counter greeted us as we walked in and happy customers nodded their smiles our way. I felt as though I'd been coming here for years. We ordered our food and had a seat at the table while we waited for our take out. They had the rodeo on the television. For some reason I enjoyed that.
A few minutes later we were presented with our bags of food - an order of ribs and an order of sliced pork BBQ - each with a side of potato salad and beans. Smelled heavenly. We could barely wait to go home and eat. As we walked out the door the customers there smiled warmly and said, "Have fun! You're gonna love it!" (Yes, this really happened).
We got home and couldn't even put the food on a plate. We ate straight out of the box because it smelled so good. The sliced pork was dressed with thick red sweet BBQ sauce (Kansas style I believe). It was divine!
The ribs were amazing - so many layers of BBQ goodness to taste... I could taste the dry rub under the sauce. The sauce itself was complex and less sweet than the pork sauce with a little bit of spice. (St. Louis style perhaps?) Whatever it was, it was nothing short of delicious.
In fact I was so thrilled with my dinner I almost called them to say THANK YOU! I've never had that experience with takeout before. What stopped me? My fingers were covered in that sauce and I couldn't use my phone.
When we finally got to the sides, they too were perfect. Spicy yummy beans and sweet potato salad (much like I'd had in NC) complimented the meal perfectly.
So here's the kicker. This place is cheap! My box o' ribs was just $12.95.
*sigh*
I think I'm in love. I think I better sign up for an exercise class... I'm going to have to find some way to get rid of all the pounds I know I'm going gain eating this stuff! -
Review from E j N.
Seattle, WA
7/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
Found this spot thru yelp. Yes good food but not great. Ribs and sauce were good, but the hot links fell short. Tasted like kebalsa sausages then doctored up with bbq sauce. The baked beans also tasted like they were from a can and heated up. Sorry berry I gotta keep it real....
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Review from I am Judging U.
Seattle, WA
7/15/2008
Best barbeque in Seattle!
I had not found a place where I could get consistently good barbeque/soul food until I walked into Berrys. They tend to always have collard greens and peach cobbler-is this heaven?
I am soooo happy our friend told us about this place or we would have missed it. Its just this hole in the wall where the W.C. meets Burien and it is a portal into flavor sensations. The ribs are fantastic. The pulled pork is the best I've had. Everything about this place makes me want to settle in and savor the goodness.
If you have not gone...plan a special trip. It will be worth it.Listed in: Top Restaurants
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Review from Bri V.
Renton, WA
2/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
When I saw the Anna Faris (actress) thanked Berry for his awesome BBQ, I knew I had to be in the right place.
Berry has been there running his BBQ show for about 8 years, he says. I'm sure he's been Q-ing it up for a lot longer.
Today, I had the beef brisket sandwich for lunch. That was fantastic. What was even more so was his BBQ sauce! I like a little zest and heavy tomato based sauce with just the right amount honey, molasses, etc. It was great.
I also ordered some rib tips to go (for later.) From appearance, it was looking mack daddy delish! I left this to-go stuff in my truck which I'm sure is gonna smell hella awesome.
The rest of the menu is looking pretty standard. Ribs, chicken, pork, brisket. It's all good.
What give this hidden gem it's charm is all the memorabilia. The memorabilia in this place puts TGIFridays and Applebees to shame. Berry has some autographs from some famous Hollywood actors (some of whom were once WA residents) and musicians. There's pictures of all his favorite people. He has a great assortment of license plates from all over the US. It's all great stuff. Worth a visit here for this alone almost.
But the real dealio here is the BBQ. I think I may have found the BBQ I actually was looking for in this state (I used to live in U-t-a-h and Q-4-U was the best BBQ that I've found out of all western US states and BBQ joints I've been to). So I've gotten pretty picky. Texas, Memphis, St Louis style. I'm not sure what Berry's style is, maybe Southern BBQ style.
Now some on here have complained about the sides not being homemade. All I can say is, WHO CARES. You're not eating at a BBQ for the sides. Besides, most restaurants serve sides that are already pre-made anyway. What's the big deal. Absolutely nothing. You're there for what the name says on the sign BBQ.
I've shorted a star because I haven't tried all the food there yet. Maybe when I have, another star falls from the sky and adds to this rating. :)
Berry's BBQ IS the show. Check it out! -
Review from Sarah T.
Renton, WA
5/29/2010
We walked through the door of this teeny BBQ joint and were greeted by Berry himself, as well as a tableful of customers who were clearly satisfied. There are only ten chairs squeezed into the main room, so if you plan on eating there you'll probably end up sharing space with other folks.
I ordered the pork sandwich, which comes with either cole slaw or potato salad, and my mom ordered the ribs. After the first bite of pork a near-orgasmic sigh issued forth from my mouth. There were layers of flavor and the rub Berry uses was well-balanced by the sauce (of which there was the perfect amount). The ribs were tender, the meat falling off the bone. Mom said the 2 sides she had were quite tasty. They forgot to give her the cornbread that was included, so they gave us two pieces at the end to make up for it. I snacked on the cornbread a few hours later and it was alright - better than most BBQ places, but not as good as mine. I will definitely return to Berry's. -
Review from Matthew B.
Seattle, WA
9/6/2011
Ummmmmm Yeah. Best BBQ I've had so far in Seattle.
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Review from Shasta C.
Seattle, WA
12/13/2010
Although I have never visited this establishment, I only wanted to mention that the owner(?) seems to be rather inconsiderate in his feeble attempt in choosing a parking spot. (Cash & Carry 12-13-10) I would be embarrassed to have the name of my business on my vehicle and demonstrate such an inconsiderate act; not to mention that is how cars "get keyed".
There were several open parking spaces available, yet he choose to "create his own" at the west end of the front door. I parked to the left in the last marked space. I also drive a large truck, and when trying to back out and maneuver around his illegally parked truck, and due to the fairly narrow lane, there is not much room before the back curb and hedge.
Perhaps, in the future, if his ego will let him, he could be more considerate and park only in marked parking spots. -
Review from Kazuo O.
Renton, WA
7/18/2010 1 photo
After reading the great reviews for this spot I had to check it out. After a few hours of studying I came straight here. The place is small and resembles a antique store, no joke. I'm not really a rib person but decided to get that since it's the first thing on the menu. I had my food to go and that take out bag was so heavy. The ribs were great, sides were okay. The surprise was the cornbread when I had the butter with it, sooo good. The only bad part is that the cornbread just falls apart into crumbs. I like how they have the big 24 oz bottles of pop for only $1.50. I will definitely be back to try their brisket.
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Review from Carl B.
Burien, WA
5/22/2009
My wife and I tried Berry's the other day. We had the pulled pork sandwiches, beans, and potato salad. The pulled pork was to die for and very a generous amount, it is a mess to eat. The beans were very flavorful and the potato salad was good [I believe not home made] We tried Berrry's again several nights later and were served up a rib dinner and a pork dinner, both were very good but I liked the sandwich better. I make my owns ribs and I am very critical of others, I prefer short ribs and these were not so they have a bit more fat on them. All in all a very good place to eat.
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Review from yelperrr l.
San Jose, CA
1/14/2008
i love this place, they have the best bbq in burien, but i think its the only bbq joint in burien.
any who i travel to seattle once a year, and everytime i come i always have to stop by berrys for his pork ribs, deliciouso. im not giving it 5 stars because a small portion of my ribs was kinda dry, but other than that il be back here for as long i go back to seattle..
