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Bofinger Authentic American BBQ
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (Traditional) Restaurants Barbeque Canadian (Traditional), Barbeque [Edit]
1250 University StMontréal, QC H3B 3B8
(514) 750-9095
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Bofinger Authentic American BBQ
6 reviews in English
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Review from Sabrina L.
Laval, QC
2/9/2012 1 photo
Seriously. The BEST poutine there is! Love how they alternate fries and cheese so you have an even distribution of it! And the sauce! Oh gosh! Peppery, meaty, so so so savoury! And do add the pulled pork with it! Tadam! you have the PERFECT poutine!
Love the concept as well. Although the decor seems chic, it is an order yourself and sit and eat kind of place. With a self-serve drink station and a roll of napkins at every table, you just feel laid back, ready to attack your ribs or whatever smoked goods you ordered! Just love this place! -
Review from Vanessa M.
Montréal, QC
4/2/2012
I had my first experience at Bofinger after having heard great things from many people, and unfortunately, the place did not live up to my expectations.
It is not that the food wasn't good - The pork ribs that I ordered were good, the sauce was tasty, and the french fries were crispy.
There was nothing wrong with my place, but I felt like everything about this place was just satisfactory.
I definitely like the concept (honestly, it reminds me of the "fast food" steakhouses that are so numerous in the US!) - It is a breath of fresh air in the deep sea of burger restaurants that seem to be multiplying in the downtown area!
Will have to visit again, and give this restaurant the second chance that it deserves. -
Review from CT M.
Montréal, QC
3/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
So, not the best southern BBQ I've had, but definitely some of the best southern BBQ fast-food in the city.
It's fun because you order up at the counter, and then take your BBQ feast back to a table that has a big roll of paper towels instead of napkins. They're also usually playing blues or southern rock, unless there's a game on, in which case you can watch it on any one of several screens.
I'd recommend the brisket and riblet sandwiches, but caution against the beef ribs -- they're dry and unimpressive.
Also, they have a game day pack for about $130 that can feed a small army. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a fun alternative to pizza or catering. -
Review from Sabahat N.
Calgary, AB
11/23/2011
Bofinger is BBQ ribs HEAVEN. They're big, meaty, juicy and saucy. You gotta eat them with your hands, and you get it all over your hands and face. They dont give you an entire roll of kitchen towels at every table for nothing! The ribs are SO good. Perfectly cooked, fall off the bone, and seriously good seasoning. Kind of what dreams are made of.
They also serve up some really cheap beer to go with the BBQ fetish goin' on there. And that's fine by me. Cheap beer while I get my hands all over these delicious ribs? Yes please!
I must make a trip back!
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Review from Steve S.
9/2/2011
Don't do it. I have had BBQ everywhere in the USA and even outside of the USA and this is by far the worse I have ever had. The meat had a pretty good flavor but everything else about this was hideous. The chicken had been dredged in something--I'm guessing flour--so that when you picked it up and licked your fingers you got a hit of soggy pasty stuff. The mac and cheese side was almost exactly like to old Kraft. I can't imagine how anyone can be happy with this.
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Review from DAVE I.
Montréal, QC
12/23/2010 3 Check-ins Here
I've spent some amount of time down south feasting like a ravenous coyote on the delicious Smoked BBQ, and also southern cooking. Coming back to Canada, I tried finding a decent smokehouse. There was the ever trusty delicious Mesquite but for a carless citizen like myself it's a bit out of the way, I have to be properly motivated to head down there. Recently more smokehouses have cropped up, to my smokehousy glee.
One of them is the underrated and under-advertized Bofinger Authentic American BBQ. Which I didn't know even existed until a few months ago. And they actually have more than one storefront. Why did no one tell me of this earlier?
And they make some seriously good grub to. They serve it smokehouse style where you walk up to the counter order the grub and go sit down in black leather booths while you listen to delta blues.
The ribs are outstanding, not the sloshy over-braised crap you'll find in Montreal (This excludes Bar B Barns which has its own style). These ribs are tender, tasty and taste like smoked ribs should and not mopped with tons sauce, just a slight touch of which there are plenty to chose from. I propose the Memphis sauce but that's up to you. The pulled pork sandwich is what pulled pork sandwiches are made of. The pork is freaking awesome, the slaw is crunchy and perfectly acidic and the bun, the holy good god what is this bun is perfectly balanced with the sandwich. Easily the best pulled pork I've had in Montreal.
Then there's the sides, as earlier, the slaw is perfect, the Mac n Cheese (obligatory in southern cooking, if you don't have Mac n Cheese, you do not offer southern cooking) is exactly how I'd love to make it. Though the savoriness of the ribs, pork and slaw, might make the mac feel underwhelming but it's not, it's perfect. The potato salad, another southern staple, misses the mark by including olives. I've never met a southern potato salad with olives before and I hate olives with a passion so they were a disappointment.
They also have other goodies I'll be eating very soon, the pulled pork poutine (DUH!), they also serve an "authentic cheesesteak sandwich" and having lived in Philly, it better be damn good but I'm looking forward to trying that also even though it's not a southern sandwich. They have a brisket sandwich as well, wonder if I can just get the meat as a side.
Where's the corn? Tasty BBQ is only improved with a corncob either boiled or grilled. Sadly they have no corncobs on their menu. Also where's the sweet tea served in a Mason jar? And my single true point of contention is that the hot food is only warm at best. One of the cool parts of eating a delicious pulled pork sandwich is the steaming hot pulled pork contrasted by a crunchy and cold slaw, which is a close your eyes and go to never-never-land good.
Though not a real southern BBQ pit smokehouse, it's a rock solid taste experience and deserves better recognition.
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