Reviews for Notorious Barbecue in Carlsbad, CA
Wow, so bad! We don't expect it's going to be great, because it's food court food, but we paid $40 for 1 person for these dry... and hard beef jerky. I'm mad. How can they run a business like this? Read more
The worst BBQ I've ever had. I don't actually think it is BBQ. The meat is dry, tough, and missing the beefy flavor.
Pulled pork was great got it with spicy bbq sauce (not that spicy but really tasty) mac and cheese was creamy got a side of... cornbread was still warm after I ate everything drink options were limited (can soda,water) so that's the only reason for the 4star definitely recommend and will be back Read more
Pretty bummed out with this BBQ. Brisket was dry, chewy, and hacked up, not sliced into regular slices. Pulled pork was luke... warm, and unseasoned. With so many options in the Windmill Foodhall, I'd suggest trying somewhere else unless they can turntheir game around. Read more
We stumbled upon this place looking for restaurants to try while in town. Walked around the food hall and my husband decided to... get tritip from the BBQ place, he must have been out of it because he thought he got a sandwich but he was served a saladinstead. The tritip tasted OK to me, they could have sliced them in smaller prices for salad though Read more
Such a convenient location with friendly and helpful staff. I loved the collard greens, burnt ends, and sliced brisket. The... meats are served in a true throw back to classic southern bbq with simple white bread, raw onions and a few pickles onside. Ican't wait to try more! Read more
I ordered from here for the first time to support the family whose child attends the same elementary school as my son. This... will also be the LAST time I go. We just had some restrictions eased due to covid-19 with restaurants only a few days ago, butmasks and gloves are still required indefinitely. There was one man and a woman outside talking without wearing a mask. Okay,they could have been coming or going from any of the businesses in the strip mall. Yet, when I went inside, literally NO ONEwas wearing a mask. There was a customer sitting at the bar counter drinking a beer with no mask at all. The woman employeehad her mask around her chin/neck area. The other employee was talking to another man on the patio and neither were wearingmasks at all! I realized later that the man outside talking to the woman was the manager! YIKES! They did put on their maskswhen I complained and asked for my money back. Way too late since my food was "ready for pick-up". I am so APPALLED that theydo NOT care about their customers, employees, nor the law! Read more
I am originally from Texas and had the chopped brisket sandwich. I thought it was excellent. I had my sauce on the side (didn?t... really need it in my book) The owner knows his stuff - I enjoyed listening as he explained and compared some of the differingrecipes and ingredients used across various regions (ie, Sr Louis and S. Carolina). Read more