Ok, I was jonesing for some ol' skool hood BBQ, and had to drive to a part of the Denver area, where I was told its the not sooo good side, and I should stay out of that area. Im glad I dont follow and listen to anybody and everybody. I had the smoked 1/2 pound beef brisket and 2- sides mac n cheese and potato salad, and my buddy from Chicago had the smoked hot links and pork ribs...everything in our baskets hit da spot!
 Its not in any place I would describe as bad neighborhood or location. Jus a hood LOL! a neighborhood.The food was very good and you get too choose the sauce from their regular to their hot stuff! Good ALL AROUND place too eat!
Being from Texas, I have very high standards for BBQ. Â And the fact that my husband makes the best BBQ ever on his smoker, means that we're both hard to impress. Â I had high expectations for Brothers BBQ after reading the reviews and thought it was pretty tasty. Â We picked up some cole slaw, baked beans, macaroni and a sample meat platter which came with four sandwich rolls. Â The beans were the bomb! Â They weren't the typical sweet and sugary beans. Â I really wish I knew the recipe, but it must have involved a lot of chili seasoning and actual chunks of smoked meat (yum)!! Â I was really craving brisket - and theirs hit the spot. Â The ribs were another fave - sooooooooo tender and covered in just the right amount of tasty BBQ sauce. Â The mac and slaw didn't really do anything for me and I thought the chicken and pork were a little bland/dry (I'm suddenly feeling like I need a work out again), but my hubs really enjoyed the hot links. Â All of the was just over $30, which isn't cheep - but we have leftovers (and we ordered a lot of meat)! Â Apparently they use an electric smoker - and I must say that the meat didn't have the same "smokey" flavor as our home-cooked goodness. Â And it was lacking a good "bark."
Review Source:Stopped in for lunch the other day and it is pretty good as usual. Â I got the pulled port sandwich with hot links on it, grilled onions and coleslaw. Â It was pretty darn tasty. Â I wish there were a few more slices of hot link as it was hard to really notice they were there. Â The sauces are all so good too--hard to pick a favorite, but I think the original is the all around best one.
Will definitely be back!
I had the pork rib special. The ribs were very tender, wish they had cooked some sauce on them but they have sauce at the table. My husband had the brisket sandwich, it wasn't what we expected it was shredded but it was tasty, wasn't his fave though. After I left however the food didnt agree with me and we had to find a bathroom fast! Unfortunate because It tasted soooo good!! But makes me scared to every go back.
Review Source:I lived in Kansas City for a time and this is on par with some of KC's best barbecue establishments.
As soon as you walk in the door, you can smell the smoker going. Â The meat has a good smoke flavor, but it is not overpowering to the point where all you can taste is the smoke. Â
The owners worked hard to make good sauce combinations with the meat. Â The sauces they recommend (on the sign) are indeed the best ones to eat with your choice of entree. Â I had the tangy vinegar with my pork and the original with the brisket. Â Both were seasoned to perfection. Â I also tried a little of the hot--don't use too much!
The beans (which were one of my sides) Â had little bits of the pulled pork in them--a nice addition. Â They also had a little kick to them--which made them all the better. Â Its obvious the staff puts care into each menu item. Â Looking forward to my next visit.
YES! and too be honest, a I feel like this is the first time I found a place in Denver that has good, original sweet iced tea. I also appreciate how they use people's real names instead of just a number when your scrumptious meal is ready. The sausage was nice and juicy, and the beans are exactly say on the menu, it does have a little kick. The gravy on their mash potato's, is house made, and it is as delicious as they say it is. And their house made sauce is unique for the open minded, and expanded palette, and the fries...yeah, there better than McDoanld's.
Personally, I don't like cole slaw, but there is no better combination then cole slaw and BBG, amazing. Everything you get there is satisfying and also great for an hour lunch, or family dinner. The only reason for the four stars is the location and as well as parking. Parking is limited and also shares space with another business on a small lot. But other than that, Brother's BBQ is an original taste, great attitude, and they have take out, in innnn!
Ok so I tried this place out wanting to try all the BBQ places here in Denver. So first off the location sucks big time with like 6 parking spots. So on to the food I got it for takeout and it was pretty good. The beef ribs are ok I like my ribs with more meat on there. Also got the two sides of mac and cheese which was good and the potato salad was good as well. Now my highlight was the hot link sandwich which was amazing. Like wow I love this sandwich so delicious. Will I come back here ya sure for the hot link sandwich and maybe try some of the other meats they have there
Review Source:I've lived in the south and tried South Carolina BBQ, Tennessee BBQ, and several others in between; but for me, Brothers takes the cake. This is one of the places I try to visit every time I'm back in Denver (went to high school across the street).
Today I had the pulled-pork sandwich special with fries and a drink for around $10. The fact that you choose your own sauce (at least when you eat in) in a nice bonus. I like to mix the original and spicy. The fries are also freshly prepared, hot and slightly crispy (not at all over done though), just how I like them!
I will definitely be back.
I'm not a huge BBQ person but it's been a while since I had proper meat (you know, being a college student and all. The only thing we can afford at most is chicken).
Unknowingly, I ordered a large plate (with 2 meats). Out of chicken, brisket, and pulled pork, I picked the latter two. It comes with a bun and 2 sides, which I picked the beans and mashed potatoes. I actually didn't want either of those but I had to pick different sides from my friend. The plate was a little over $10. Sandwiches seemed to be a little under that ($8 and up) while more fanciful plates were over $10.
The large plate is pretty damn large for a 5'2", 107lb girl (uhh...107 BEFORE all this Yelping of restaurants within two months). I couldn't finish it and was full (to not-hungry) for the rest of the day.
It doesn't come with BBQ sauce on it, so you add the type of sauce you want (which is at your table). Choices are original, tangy vinegar, sweet, and hot. The best was original or sweet. Hot wasn't hot enough for me and tangy was waaaay too tangy.
The gravy on the mashed potatoes was really good. The beans were too tangy for me. My friend hated his cole slaw and his mac and cheese was "aiite." Everyone on Yelp was saying how good their sweet tea was. And good it was.
Disappointed that they didn't have corn bread. Their selection of sides weren't too great in my opinion..nor did they taste that great.
I guess prices are pretty low considering that it's BBQ.
But I'm telling you, that plate was way too big for me, so I've had enough BBQ for the rest of the year (maybe that's a lie).
I'm done with Brothers. But maybe BBQ-lovers would like this place as their broke-but-in-need-of-meat spot.
Here in Denver I think we're hard pressed for good BBQ. I like the Carolina Vinegar w/ Slaw on the top BBQ. We've searched high and low for years !
While Brothers isn't as authentic as what you will find in South Carolina, it *is* the closest we've come in Colorado.
When you're looking for good BBQ in Denver, this is the place to come !
It's worth walking inside Brother's just to smell the place. It smells so good inside; this euphoric aroma of smoked meats and good (i'm guessing) hickory and maybe apple woods. It's enough to make a vegan's mouth water.
Anything they throw in that smoker of theirs is on point, smoky and delicious. My favorites, in order are:
1. Pork Ribs (baby backs!)
2A. Brisket
2B. Hot Links
3A. Pulled Pork Butt
3B. BBQ Chicken
They have good sides, too. The fries taste really really good for some reason, and they're just frozen french fries with salt in them. It's gotta be their oil or something... The beans are good, really really good. And they go well with the fries. I like the cole slaw, the potato salad, I haven't tried the mac and cheese yet, but i will soon. Definitely try the beans though.
I love the sweet tea here, and I drink a lot of it. They also have a good banana cream pie. I like sweets, what can I say?
Just finished my first meal at brothers bbq and boy, am I full and satIsfied.
I had the pork ribs and beef brisk with a roll. Two sides and a drink...plus the banana pudding. Â All for about 18 bucks. Not cheap...but the food was quality. 5 different choices of bbq is great...I liked a combo of the hot and the original. Service was fast. Â Pudding was just like mom makes...complete with instant pudding and nilla wafers. And the portion was plentiful.
The only negative for me is the ambience or lack of it. Now, I am not expecting fine china or tablebloths but a lack of flies in November would be nice. And the hard metal folding chairs are really hurting my rear as I type this. Seriously.
Take the food to go.
I have had Brother's BBQ catered for lunch before and it's one of my favorites. Â My husband has just started to love BBQ too, so we were really happy to see the Denver Perks coupon the other day.
My stars go for the hot links and the BBQ sauces. Â I took the dare as it states on the menu to try the hot sauce with the hot link and I loved it, although my lips were burning for some time after! So, needless to say, the hot BBQ sauce is my fave. Â I also really like the vinegar sauce on the pork. Â The Carolina mustard is tasty too, I like it on the hot link. I like the hot link because it is thinly sliced then grilled. Â All the other hot links I've had are just a big grilled sausage. Â This makes for crispy little pieces of deliciousness. Â I do not like the ribs, they are too smoky for my taste. Â I like to taste the meat, not just smoke. Â The pork shoulder is juicy and very tasty. Â It's very tender. Â
I wish there were more sides. Â The slaw is good, potato salad and mac & cheese are pretty average. Â I tried the seasonal corn on the cob and it had no flavor, very bland. Â The bread you get on the side is a lightly grilled hamburger bun, really.
The service was great. Â Very polite and helpful. Â The man behind the counter was very knowledgeable on the menu and sauces. Â I heard one guy joking with him about how he must have never eaten a meal there!
NO MAC AND CHEESE! So the bf and I came here on Thursday ($1 ribs) but the bf is easily swindled so he got the pork ribs which had more meat for $1.50. It tasted like propane to me but the bf says it's wood chips soaked in some kind of liquid. Either way, not good. The beans, fries and mash potatoes were pretty good. The potato salad tasted like it came from a jug. Overall, I don't think Colorado will ever be known for their bbq.
Review Source:If you are into your barbecue and have had real bbq from KC, Memphis, Texas, etc. this is nothing special. I would say their sauce is less than average with nothing too special and their brisket is certainly nothing to talk about. Put it this way, I'll eat the meat because it tries really hard to be barbecue and I bring my own sauce to at least help me give it some semblance of real bbq. Its not bad considering we're in Denver I guess.
Review Source:BBQ... Â Like it HOT... Â Like it JUICY... Â Like it SPICY...
We went to this location of Brothers BBQ on one of the weekends. Â It was on Saturday Oct 10th 2009, straight from Lafayette, CO. Â It was a late lunch for us and we were starving. Â Both Hubs and I were craving for something BBQ, so I suggest this outlet to him.
Though I cant deny the place to dine here is tiny, its cozy. Â I cant keep noticing the BRITISH Flag they have, and put it on one of the walls as part of the decor. Â The rest of the wall is also filled with license plates across the USA. Â I so wish they could have a bigger place to dine in.. Â Perhaps I could try other locations and see how it differs etc etc...
We decide to dine in since the weather was pretty chilly on that weekend.
Anyhoo, these are what we order while we were there :
* Â On The Bone Wings Hot
* Â Beef Brisket Sandwich
* Â Meat Special, of 1/2 lb of Beef Brisket that comes with 2 sides. Â For the 2 sides we opt for Mashed Potatoes and Potato Salad.
BBQ Goodness, with a Capital D ~ DELISH, that's it. Â Hubs like it alot and same goes to me. Â The staff was so generous that instead of the 6 wings we order, he gave us extra wings and does not charge any extra cost for it.
I like the flavor of the WINGS. Â Still trying to figure out the spices to which they put on those WINGS and those BEEF BRISKET.
Like it until Hubs told me perhaps one day we could call them to DELIVER it to our door steps from the Brothers BBQ Catering... Thank you Brothers BBQ. Â Its definitely BBQ-LICIOUS! Â Finger lickin goodness! Â Cant wait to return!
We decide to bring home the left-overs so I can enjoy the rest of what we ordered that chilly afternoon.
Eeeek! Â Sorry, I'm a Kansas City girl who is used to getting great BBQ and I just figured this place would have to be good because I'd heard about, knew there were several locations so I was excited to try it.
Honestly I think it was some of the lousiest BBQ I've ever eaten. Â We even got one of the big sampler platters for carry out, so I was able to try 5 different meats and we ordered a few sides. Â
On the way home I snacked on a few of the fries and thought "hmm, these really aren't great, but oh well, they're just fries". Â We had people over so I unloaded all of the food and we filled our plates and ate. Â The ribs were so full of fat, and so little meat I was really disappointed, the other meats were average at best. Â The sides were horrendous. Â I've never had BBQ beans like that, they were awful!
Needless to say we had quite a bit of leftovers, our guests were probably too kind to say they weren't loving it, but no one wanted to take home the leftovers----and I sure didn't want them.
A little after midnight I started feeling miserable and was up a lot of the night feeling really nauseous. Â My husband felt sick the following day. Â Let's just say this was a miserable experience and there's no way they're getting a second chance. Â
UGH!
Did someone say mash potatoes and gravy? Yes! I did and they're amazing. Â I know what you're saying, I don't like mash potatoes with my BBQ... Well that's fine, they'll skip the mashing, slice them into wedges, fry them and voila you have the most incredible french fries of your life! Â If you're still not satisfied don't fret, they have other scrumptious sides like award winning beans!
In case you didn't notice, I said sides, I haven't even begun to talk about the main dish!!! Â If you're feeling a little barbaric I would recommend a healthy does of 6 to 12 ribs with their sweet sauce... Mmmmmm..... Not your style, perhaps you're wearing a suite, feeling.... civilized.... that's cool too, order a hot link or pulled pork sandwich and throw some brothers original sauce on it! "Sweet Jesus! That's amazing" will probably be your response as you throw up your arms in a euphoric dance. Be careful! You don't want to spill the original sauce on your nice suite, or else you'll be the crazy guy in the corner chewing on your tie and in this economy you just can't afford that!
Perhaps you're still sitting at you computer, drooling, but not yet sold. Â Well then, perhaps I should tell you about the friendly service and environment you will experience as you grab a chair and gormandize whatever you order. Â You'll feel so much better knowing that you supported a local business and not McDonald's, trust me! I mean why would you want a McRib when you could have a real one, or better yet 6 of em'...
On a side note, their Dr. Pepper never taste right so I would stick to their Pepsi or better yet the Strawberry soda! Â Trust me the label doesn't do it justice... Be careful, it's a small little joint so you'll have to look closely or you may just miss it.
All of their meat is pretty tasty but what sets them apart in my eyes is the hot link sandwich with onions and pickles.
They have 4 different sauces. Â I like the regular one that comes on everything but it has a lot of celery seed in the sauce and it can be a bit overwhelming after a while. Â
I went there last night because I really wanted some of their banana pudding and they were out!. Â I can't hold that against them though.
This is the mothership, ground zero for two British brother's take on Kansas City 'que.
Brother's BBQ started their mini empire here. It's a hole in the wall at the corner of Leetsdale & Monaco, in what must have been a service station in the past. Next door is a check cashing operation if you need an advance to cover your meal.
Today, I ordered something different. Tried the hot links on a bun, with a side of slaw. The doesn't have that vinegar tang I prefer, so minus one subjective star. Hot links with a bit of their original sauce hit the spot. It was a soggy, sloppy mess, but delish!
My usual is the beef brisket. Their dry smoke method, with bits of burnt ends can't be beat. The setting is early garage, with lot's auto, bike, etc. memorabilia on the walls & ceiling. Today's unexpected treat was a little amuse bouche, Brothers-style: a small side of their beans. Very tasty!
Now this is my personal, uninformed opinion of their offering. I've tried Good's in Houston, and actually prefer this one.
These guys came over from England to learn about the art of barbecue. They trained in KC, then decided to open up shop in Denver about a decade ago. As a Kansas City girl, I'm a barbecue snob, I'll admit it.
Five stars would have happened if there'd been burnt ends on the menu. However, finding burnt ends outside KC is probably wishful thinking. Give me a moment while I weep softly in the corner.
Right then. I had the brisket sandwich with fries. I slapped some of their original sauce on everything and was pretty impressed. Not only was the meat tender, but the sauce was tangy, the bun was good, and the fries were spectacular. My husband tried the pork with sweet mustard and liked it, but I don't think he's going to necessarily shoot for the mustard again in the future.
We went in the late afternoon on a weekday and there weren't more than five or six guys in there (it kind of had the same vibe as Oklahoma Joe's, if you happen to be from KC). However, parking was a nightmare. That lot is a joke. I was ready to pull out and skip the whole thing until some jackass thoroughly pissed me off, but was kind enough to leave a spot available.
Oh yeah! I almost forgot because I got too wound up about the parking situation! There were a few staples missing from the restaurant itself, namely toothpicks, wet wipes, and mints. These things are key. They're tools of the trade. Next time I go, I intend to bring my own and hand them out as gifts.
Yes, my friend, yes to the bbq!
Melt in your mouth goodness.
Wanna drag the summer out for one more month, who's your daddy bbq~
That's what I'm talking about.
Good meat, good sauce, almost deviant. Love my sauce - the tangy vinegar was f'n awesome.
Everyone had been telling me about this bbq for years and today t was verifiable.
ummmhmmm
I have been searching for barbecue like this for half my life: meat that virtually falls apart, is bursting with flavor even before you put the sauce on it, doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and close to home or work. I found it today at the corner of Monaco and Leetsdale (thanks Sherri S!).
And to think, I've been working two blocks away for almost half a year and didn't know about this place. I feel like Dorothy in the land of Oz ... this whole time I could have clicked my heels three times and walked my ass over to Brothers for some serious barbecue!
The first thing that came to mind when I saw my two-meats plate at Brothers BBQ was "beautiful, this is just beautiful." Perfectly cooked beef brisket and very nice hot links. The cole slaw side is worth it, as are the baked beans. The hot links could have been improved with just a little searing, but otherwise they were quite enjoyable.
You get your choice of sauces at this, the original location. Hot, Sweet, Original, Tart, and one or two others I don't remember. I was going to try all of them, but I pretty much stopped at Original; there was no need to go any further.
I also want to point out that you can order "just one rib." Thank you Chris Rock.
I'm already jonesing for meat as I write this, so I think I know where I'll be eating lunch tomorrow.
They have parking but the spaces are a little tight. It's also nearly impossible to make a left turn out of there any time close to rush hour (I don't know how Sherri did it). The layout is a tad crazy, soda machine and utensils tucked in the corner right by the counter; it feels crowded there but spare once you sit at a table. Don't go for the ambiance, anyway, just the awesome barbecue.
Succulent and juicy slab of St. Louis ribs with the right amount of fat and lean meat to satisfy your protein and fatty cravings for the day. Â Sides of potato salad is good, while the fries are quite soft and soggy. Â Nevertheless, the ribs are mouth watering, actually not bad at all.
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