Mogridder's BBQ

Whenever I'm in the hunts point area of the Bronx I have to stop by and pick up some of best bbq I've ever had. Sometimes it's hard to believe that this is from a food truck but they've been doing it for years and they've mastered it. No wonder why they're world famous.

Pulled pork is my favorite, that's why I get the platter its served over wild rice with 2 sides of your choice and a slice of white bread. I get the Mac & cheese and baked beans. Then a generous amount of delicious BBQ sauce is put over the top. There's enough food here for 2 people, it's packed with flavor, and it's under $12! So if your in the area stop by because it's totally worth it...

Was watching the Food Network the other night and the triple D's was on and just so happened to show NY!! I instantly shot up, grabed my beer, pulled up a chair and watched the episode like it had the answers to all my questions!

Mogridder's was one of the spots....it most def hit my "to do list" next morning, rounded up some buddies nd headed on over to good ol' Bronx!

Couple of the dudes ordered the half rack of st. louie ribs, which came with two sides (cole slaw, potato salad, mac & cheese, baked beans, collard greens) I ordered the hot bbq wings....food was ok...I expected better...nevertheless the experience was worth the trip out...

After seeing Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" my wife and I wanted to try it out. Guy Fieri doesn't have excellent journalism skills, but he knows what to eat. On a Saturday we drove to Hunt's Point and ordered two platters: 1) Pulled pork, collard greens, potato salad and 2) Pulled chicken, corn and mash potatoes. Both came with rice and 2 slices of white bread. With 2 cans of diet coke, the total was $22. This place operates with short hours of operation. It closed up shop at 1:30pm... On a Saturday? But the website and menus say 2:00 PM! Potential customers came and were turned away... "but I came all the way from the City!"

The outside tables were empty, but it was too hot. We walked to the auto body shop and sat inside. There are a handful of tables with napkins, hot sauces, etc. To digress, I did wish to point out that there are complimentary bottles of "Underberg" lying around. If you buy this at the counter, they are $2. I was curious and much to my chagrin, did not enjoy it. Underberg is a 20 mL alcoholic beverage, which is consumed at the end of a meal. The mini-bottle is protected by brown paper and has the Underberg label glued on. The drink claims to aid the digestion of food. It is supposed to imbibed like a shot. I took it down and it initially tasted like warm Jagermeister (ok); however the digestif left a bad, hot garbage after taste. Blech!

Our food was ok. It's not the best BBQ I've had. Next time I will try the ribs and other items to give it a fair shake. I am not sure this is worth the trek to the Boogie Down. If you wish to venture here, please couple it with a trip to the Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Yankee Stadium, etc.

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I did not see this place on Guy Fieri's show. In fact, I've never even seen the show. I remember seeing him on a TGIFriday commercial and quickly changing the channel every time; that Guy is ugly as shit and annoying as hell. Regardless, my Dad works in the neighborhood and I know it reasonably well. While it is odd that a car shop would start selling food, keep in mind this place is practically across the street from Hunts Point Market, the primary food distribution hub of NYC; its not that big of a stretch when that--along with the disposition of the blue collar guys in this neck of the woods--is considered. Either way, the fact that this place exists is awesome.

Anyway, I got a takeout order of a pulled chicken sandwich with potato salad, which also came with a pickle. The pulled chicken was pretty good, not great just because it was a little dry and needed some more sauce. The sauce itself was great and vinegary, just needed a little extra something maybe to balance it out, but that might just be a person preference. The potato salad was ok, but I've had better. The pickle was great though, nice and flavorful. Overall it was good for the price, but I wish I had gotten a platter (has much bigger portions).

I also got to try the roast turkey, which I liked a lot more than the chicken. Next time I'l probably order that. I think my problems with the place are pretty minor, which might warrant a re-rating in the future. Also I might try their new restaurant that they opened in Belmont (all places), which has a much bigger menu. I wouldn't suggest anybody come up here just for the BBQ unless you're a huge BBQ nut, but if you're in the area its definitely worth a detour. Not many people do real BBQ in NYC, after all.

Pretty good pulled pork and reasonably priced. I bumped into them at some kind of street festival in Manhattan. They were at Broadway and 53rd. I got a pulled pork sandwich with a side of apple-slaw for $8. Wouldn't mind getting it for lunch regularly if it was nearby.

This review was removed by Yelp... I just wanted to make sure it got its due time and space...

There are very few anomalies better than seeing in the Hunts Point section of the BX:
1. A young Caucasian pit master from NJ
2. Anyone with a passion for food and cleanliness
3. Anyone with a passion for smoke and perfection
4. Incredible potato salad n cole slaw
That being said, one can guess I am pretty friendly with this lunch trucks operators...
My favorites are the Ultimate pulled pork sandwich and my 10 year old son aka Kimchi boy (I have Korean roots) and his Mexican cohort little taco girl... RAVED about the smoked ribs and the YUMMY barbeque sauce. Prep times may leave some perturbed but remember love and passion take time.
God willing u will stop by and say hi to Gavin, (pit master) and tell him the Chinese laundry man convinced you to give em a try.

Surprise. Surprise. A food joint in the South Bronx, Hunt's Point at that, was featured on the Food Channel. i had to go check MOgridder's out for myself since I'm a 10 min drive away. What a proud moment to have something from my neck of woods featured.

Easy to find, sits this trailer in front of an auto body shop with a large sign that says BBQ. For 14.95 u can get a 3 meat combo platter. I chose the St. Louis style ribs, beef brisket, and pulled pork which came with their BBQ rice and 2 sides of your choice. I have to say the meat was really tender......however, the ribs weren't as meaty as they had shown on that Dive Ins & Drive Thrus show. The beef brisket was a lil fatty and the pulled pork tasted more like chopped up Spanish "pernil".

U do get enuf food and I did finish off everything though there wasn't that much of a smoky flavor as I have hoped. Just douse it w/ the bbq sauce and i was good. MOgridder's ain't that bad! There are 2 picnic seatings right next to the trailer but I would just take it out, not really my scenery if u know what I mean. Staff was really friendly. The wait for food was less than 10 mins. I actually saw 2 guys pull up in a MASS plate car. Hmmm, word gets around.

Went back for another feast! Had a Groupon, so that helped. I would come back to Mo's even without the Groupon. The young man who runs the truck does a fine job. When we got there at 1pm on a Friday, he was already out of ribs! GET THERE EARLY FOR RIBS. But the chicken and pulled pork were delicious. Sides were totally fine.

NOT A FANCY PLACE - just good food and reasonable prices. Read on Yelp some people didn't like the food - we never had any problem. If you have a problem, tell him and he'll give you something else! Truly! Most folks seem to take their food to go, but we sit at the picnic tables and eat right there. That way we get a chance to chat with the owner.

I'm glad Mo Gridders is back. CHECK HIM OUT 11AM - 5PM. CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OPEN TUES - SATURDAY. SO WORTH THE TRIP!

Went to lunch there on 5/7/13. I'm not an expert foodie but I have delicate taste buds. And OMFG were those rice and beans SALTY! The Mac and cheese was runny and tasted of fake cheese. The BBQ chicken was dry and tasteless. Should have known there was something wrong when the guy who works there A) had no gloves and B) had dirty fingernails. To top it all off, they had NO BRISKET, which was what the BF wanted to try.
Won't be coming back.

Reading about Mogridder's "world famous" barbecue in one of the New Year good eating round-ups, it occurred to me that I'd never set foot on Hunt's Point, a sort of peninsula created by the East River on one side and the narrow Bronx River on the other. It turns out there's very little to see. Mogridder's is located on an uneventful and unpicturesque stretch of the avenue, among a few machine shops and empty lots.

Momentarily I wondered, since the BBQ is served from a trailer, why the trailer should be parked in the middle of nowhere rather than, say, in Times Square or on 14th Street. The explanation, of course, is that one Fred Donnelly owns both the BBQ and the Hunt's Point service station in the forecourt of which it's located. Food is served from one end of the trailer, the smoker itself is located at the other end. Even on a cold January day, I wasn't alone in pausing for refreshment. There's plenty of counter space around the trailer, and the service station offers lounge facilities for Mogridder customers.

The brisket sandwich, priced at $5.95, is a generous size, served on a sesame roll. The meat was distinctly smoky, and had a nice pink smoke ring. Ribs and pulled pork, chicken and sausage are also offered, along with the threat of something called a Bronx cheesesteak and a bunch of sides.

The sandwich was very good, and I plan to return in warmer weather.