I went on a date here years ago and I remember the amazing food but I don't remember the date. If thats not a good review I don't know what is
Joe Semack
Amazing food and staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cathleen Taylor
Dietary restrictions: More than half of the menu is gluten-free and are clearly marked as such.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate
One of my favourite restaurants in Edmonton!!!Come here many times and always good!?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Pork Ribs
Mario Slipac
Brisket was so tender and juicy, and pulled pork sandwiches are awesome. We also had garlic fries, but they were too salty for me. The portion size was good for the price. We will be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Sandwich
Dawson Broda
Great place to eat! I got the sampler tray and it was way more than expected, so that made me quite happy!
What can I say. MEAT is consistently soooooooooo good and serves the best southern bbq in Edmonton, IMHO. It's Edmonton's not so hidden little gem. When I first discovered this restaurant many moons ago, I let my nose do the navigating on Whyte Ave. I had to find the source of what smelled so delicious. I love the casual atmosphere with family-style serving trays and people enjoying pints of beer from MEAT's ample rotating taps. No stuffy wine or other formalities, although there is a limited selection of wines available if someone in your group is into vino. It's also a good place to try a shot of Bourbon or rye whisky or have one of their many Bourbon-based cocktails. They also have a number of the very tasty Philips brand sodas for any non-drinkers in your party.What about the food, you ask? Well, MEAT's beef brisket is truly a dish to die for, and is always beautifully smoked and juicy - a melt in your mouth favorite. Make sure you order a pound of it and you'll be served a nice pile of both the lean and fatty parts. I've tried a lot of brisket in Edmonton and most of it is dry as a hockey puck and nowhere near as flavorful. Ribs are great, burnt ends also. One thing that sets MEAT apart is they minimally season their meats and smoke them in an 2/3 cherrywood, 1/3 hickory blend of woods, and this allows the subtle flavor of the meat to shine through. The brisket, I believe, is rubbed with salt and pepper only.Side dishes: The mac and cheese is a must have dish, as are their spicy meat beans. The beans have more smoked meat than beans - truly amazing! And I can vouch for the flavor of their Andouille Dirty Rice, made with sausage from local producer Meuwlys. I hope MEAT brings back their roasted beets, which was on their rotating menu a few years ago. The beets were sweet, tender and so very earthy.Just remember to get there early as some items sell out if you arrive past 7:30 pm. Atmosphere is usually pretty lively/energetic.Oops. Almost forgot to mention how good their house-made sauces are. I'm partial to the Bourbon bbq sauce and the cherry.Great blues!Vegetarian options: There is a featured vegetarian option on their menu board every day. There also is the BEET MAC, so you can bring along your vegetarian friends and they can watch as you devour all of the succulent meat dishes you've ordered.Parking: You'll have to walk a bit if you drive. There aren't a lot of parking options around this restaurant.
We came when it wasn’t very busy; around 2:30pm on a Friday. Menu is clean and simple which is great if you’re indecisive. Our service was pretty good, fairly quick, and efficient. Only thing is that it took a solid 5+ minutes after we sat down the get service. One quick thing I noticed: our server held the glass around the rim to refill it, which is where you drink from, so not very sanitary, but all good. There’s also a sanitary door handle in the bathroom which I find is really smart! For the food, the house fries are great and really well seasoned! The brisket sandwich I found lacked juiciness and sauce, to be frank it was quite dry and couldn’t taste the smokiness that much. You can use the four sauces on the table if you find you need more sauce; I liked the bourbon one. As for the pulled pork sandwich I found it to be better than the brisket one. It was much more moist, more toppings, better sauce, etc. We also asked our sandwiches to be cut in half so we could share and take one of each which they accommodated. Placed at 55$ for two plus tip I found it to be quite an average price for whyte ave. Apart from that, great experience, nice atmosphere, solid food and would definitely recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: BBQ Sauces, Sandwich, Fries
Marcos Leal S
Excellent place, very well served, simple and welcoming atmosphere.Great and tasty meats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrea Berg
PLEASE KNOCK DOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EXPAND YOUR RESTAURANT.Easily best food in Edmonton ??10/10?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Auntie78
The restaurant is very open and spacious. I really like that the concept is more family style dinner. We got the meat sampler which had so many different types of meat. They had brisket, fried chicken, bbq chicken thigh and breast, ribs, andouille sausage, and pulled pork. We added the pork belly tips, and 3 sides of cornbread with honey butter, macaroni and cheese, and loaded mashed potatoes. That was enough to feed 4 adults and a 5 year old. We got all of the food insanely fast. However when we got the cornbread and loaded mashed potatoes, they were lukewarm-cold. Not sure if they don't make it fresh and pull the potatoes from a larger batch and the cornbread was already made and sitting. We asked the server and they said that's not usually the case and immediately brought out a new skillet of each. Mashed potatoes were hotter than before but cooled pretty quickly. However, other than that, the food was great. Everything was seasoned well and cooked up just right. I think the macaroni was wonderfully cheesy, the mashed potatoes yummy. Brisket tender, andouille sausage good, ribs smoked & cooked well to which you could add any of their 4 tableside sauces. I enjoyed the spicy, which was smokey with a bit of kick, and the cherry which was sweeter bbq sauces. Bourbon wasn't as much to my taste. My favorites of the samplers was the insanely tasty fried chicken, and crazy moist chicken breast/thigh. SOOOO yummy and tender and good. The pork belly tips were also excellent but almost too sauce and the sauce was spicier than I expected. I enjoyed the whole meal with my family as we were celebrating my sister's birthday! We ended with a slice of pecan pie and featured dessert. The pie was amazing flavour and not too sweet. It would've been nice if it was warmed a bit as it was a bit more solid than I'd like for pecan pie. But it was still so yummy with the vanilla ice cream. I only had a taste of my sister's white chocolate blondie with ice cream, but it was also wonderful. I give our visit here a solid 9.5 for food and the wonderful serving staff who wanted to make sure we were satisfied with our meal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
PocoArts PocoArts
One of the best veggie burgers in town, made from beets. This was not your traditional “let’s add a veggie burger and be done with it”. It’s even double stacked as a nod to the Big Mac. Don’t let the name fool you, it’s worth a Vegan or Veggie trip. They make their own beans, adding a veggie option would have been the last 1% of perfection. Check it our Meat is Non Meat friendly.
Amazing food and stuff love this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I enjoyed it!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Brisket Ribs and Garlic Fries, BBQ Sauces, BBQ, Meat Platter, Smoked Chicken
I went on a date here years ago and I remember the amazing food but I don't remember the date. If thats not a good review I don't know what is
Amazing food and staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dietary restrictions: More than half of the menu is gluten-free and are clearly marked as such.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favourite restaurants in Edmonton!!!Come here many times and always good!?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Pork Ribs
Brisket was so tender and juicy, and pulled pork sandwiches are awesome. We also had garlic fries, but they were too salty for me. The portion size was good for the price. We will be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Sandwich
Great place to eat! I got the sampler tray and it was way more than expected, so that made me quite happy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket Ribs and Garlic Fries, Sausage, Meat Platter, Pork Ribs
What can I say. MEAT is consistently soooooooooo good and serves the best southern bbq in Edmonton, IMHO. It's Edmonton's not so hidden little gem. When I first discovered this restaurant many moons ago, I let my nose do the navigating on Whyte Ave. I had to find the source of what smelled so delicious. I love the casual atmosphere with family-style serving trays and people enjoying pints of beer from MEAT's ample rotating taps. No stuffy wine or other formalities, although there is a limited selection of wines available if someone in your group is into vino. It's also a good place to try a shot of Bourbon or rye whisky or have one of their many Bourbon-based cocktails. They also have a number of the very tasty Philips brand sodas for any non-drinkers in your party.What about the food, you ask? Well, MEAT's beef brisket is truly a dish to die for, and is always beautifully smoked and juicy - a melt in your mouth favorite. Make sure you order a pound of it and you'll be served a nice pile of both the lean and fatty parts. I've tried a lot of brisket in Edmonton and most of it is dry as a hockey puck and nowhere near as flavorful. Ribs are great, burnt ends also. One thing that sets MEAT apart is they minimally season their meats and smoke them in an 2/3 cherrywood, 1/3 hickory blend of woods, and this allows the subtle flavor of the meat to shine through. The brisket, I believe, is rubbed with salt and pepper only.Side dishes: The mac and cheese is a must have dish, as are their spicy meat beans. The beans have more smoked meat than beans - truly amazing! And I can vouch for the flavor of their Andouille Dirty Rice, made with sausage from local producer Meuwlys. I hope MEAT brings back their roasted beets, which was on their rotating menu a few years ago. The beets were sweet, tender and so very earthy.Just remember to get there early as some items sell out if you arrive past 7:30 pm. Atmosphere is usually pretty lively/energetic.Oops. Almost forgot to mention how good their house-made sauces are. I'm partial to the Bourbon bbq sauce and the cherry.Great blues!Vegetarian options: There is a featured vegetarian option on their menu board every day. There also is the BEET MAC, so you can bring along your vegetarian friends and they can watch as you devour all of the succulent meat dishes you've ordered.Parking: You'll have to walk a bit if you drive. There aren't a lot of parking options around this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie, BBQ Sauces, BBQ, Mac & Cheese, Coleslaw, Pork Ribs
This place is just heaven for the carnivore in you. Service is great, even at peak hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket Ribs and Garlic Fries, BBQ, Mac & Cheese, Sausage, Cornbread Skillet, Meat Platter, Smoked Chicken, Pork Ribs
Restaurantji Recommends
We came when it wasn’t very busy; around 2:30pm on a Friday. Menu is clean and simple which is great if you’re indecisive. Our service was pretty good, fairly quick, and efficient. Only thing is that it took a solid 5+ minutes after we sat down the get service. One quick thing I noticed: our server held the glass around the rim to refill it, which is where you drink from, so not very sanitary, but all good. There’s also a sanitary door handle in the bathroom which I find is really smart! For the food, the house fries are great and really well seasoned! The brisket sandwich I found lacked juiciness and sauce, to be frank it was quite dry and couldn’t taste the smokiness that much. You can use the four sauces on the table if you find you need more sauce; I liked the bourbon one. As for the pulled pork sandwich I found it to be better than the brisket one. It was much more moist, more toppings, better sauce, etc. We also asked our sandwiches to be cut in half so we could share and take one of each which they accommodated. Placed at 55$ for two plus tip I found it to be quite an average price for whyte ave. Apart from that, great experience, nice atmosphere, solid food and would definitely recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: BBQ Sauces, Sandwich, Fries
Excellent place, very well served, simple and welcoming atmosphere.Great and tasty meats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
PLEASE KNOCK DOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EXPAND YOUR RESTAURANT.Easily best food in Edmonton ??10/10?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The restaurant is very open and spacious. I really like that the concept is more family style dinner. We got the meat sampler which had so many different types of meat. They had brisket, fried chicken, bbq chicken thigh and breast, ribs, andouille sausage, and pulled pork. We added the pork belly tips, and 3 sides of cornbread with honey butter, macaroni and cheese, and loaded mashed potatoes. That was enough to feed 4 adults and a 5 year old. We got all of the food insanely fast. However when we got the cornbread and loaded mashed potatoes, they were lukewarm-cold. Not sure if they don't make it fresh and pull the potatoes from a larger batch and the cornbread was already made and sitting. We asked the server and they said that's not usually the case and immediately brought out a new skillet of each. Mashed potatoes were hotter than before but cooled pretty quickly. However, other than that, the food was great. Everything was seasoned well and cooked up just right. I think the macaroni was wonderfully cheesy, the mashed potatoes yummy. Brisket tender, andouille sausage good, ribs smoked & cooked well to which you could add any of their 4 tableside sauces. I enjoyed the spicy, which was smokey with a bit of kick, and the cherry which was sweeter bbq sauces. Bourbon wasn't as much to my taste. My favorites of the samplers was the insanely tasty fried chicken, and crazy moist chicken breast/thigh. SOOOO yummy and tender and good. The pork belly tips were also excellent but almost too sauce and the sauce was spicier than I expected. I enjoyed the whole meal with my family as we were celebrating my sister's birthday! We ended with a slice of pecan pie and featured dessert. The pie was amazing flavour and not too sweet. It would've been nice if it was warmed a bit as it was a bit more solid than I'd like for pecan pie. But it was still so yummy with the vanilla ice cream. I only had a taste of my sister's white chocolate blondie with ice cream, but it was also wonderful. I give our visit here a solid 9.5 for food and the wonderful serving staff who wanted to make sure we were satisfied with our meal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best veggie burgers in town, made from beets. This was not your traditional “let’s add a veggie burger and be done with it”. It’s even double stacked as a nod to the Big Mac. Don’t let the name fool you, it’s worth a Vegan or Veggie trip. They make their own beans, adding a veggie option would have been the last 1% of perfection. Check it our Meat is Non Meat friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5