Lisboa BBQ

[pnapoli]

i'm going to try to get over to this place soon but was wondering if anyone else has been here yet? this is the tiny former diner that borders the NE corner of the park.

[Rosie]

Been by it a dozen times and have been so busy haven't gotten there yet. Let us know if you go. It's funky enough that it could be a winner.

[chefdavidrusso]

So what is this place and where exactly is it? The name alone piqued my interest.

[Rosie]

It's right on Bloomfield Ave by Verona Park.

[jb_973]

You beat me to it - I had driven past this place a couple of times in the past week, and was about to post the same thing myself!

I have a Portugese BBQ take-out place down by my office - Frango BBQ in Colonia. They do decent BBQ Steak + BBQ Chicken sandwiches - a filling lunch. I wonder if this place is similar?

[Rosie]

Stopped here today and got the menu. Not too impressed.

Address 1 Lakeview Pl , Verona

Few tables in restaurant. They serve breakfast--bagel $.75. Bacon omelet $3.75.

Two items "From the Pit" are plain chicken or BBQ ribs; $8 plain; with rice and FF $12. $4 is alot for rice and FF.

Hot dishes such as pork cubes ($12) or pork cubes with shrimp ($14) are served with rice. There are hot sandwiches, salads and deli sandwiches also on the menu. Fish and seafood entrees such as grilled cod fish are $14 with rice and vegetbles and $16 with rice and french fries. The desserts are listed as being home made. What I saw in the case looked like they came from a bakery.

[NJ2FLA]

R.I.P. Lucy's diner!

(What was there before this place).

[jb_973]

Rosie - were the prices of items "from the pit" for a single serving? The Portuguese place I mentioned earlier offers 1/2 Chicken with rice and french fries for about $5.35!

With prices like you mentioned, I think I'll pass...

[Rosie]

From the Pit

plain chicken or BBQ ribs $8; with rice and ff $12.

No mention on how many servings

Half entrees

BBQ chicken, pork ribs, pork steak or pork chops with rice and FF Are all $7.

[jsibley]

I had a 1/2 chicken and 1/2 ribs the other day. Both were comparable to other Portuguese bbq (churrasqueira) places I've tried in Union and Elizabeth. The pork ribs are a bit chewy (they are just grilled, not smoked at all) but both chicken and pork were tasty, as was the rice.

This is not comparable to authentic American BBQ, it's really grilled foods, marinated and or basted in a sauce that is a little tangy and has a little bit of hot sauce in it.

I would think of it as ethnic fast food, and for that, it's probably worth a try (with the chicken, the surer bet).