Buddy Love's BBQ - 9th Street

Ocean City, NJ · Restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Ocean City
#118
of 163 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
Buddy Love's BBQ - 9th Street, 709 E 9th St, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Phone
(609) 814-2650
Website
www.buddylovesbbq.com

Buddy Love's BBQ - 9th Street is a restaurant located in Ocean City, NJ. It is one of 163 restaurants listed in Ocean City. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Ocean City city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Buddy Love's BBQ - 9th Street

Buddy Love’s BBQ is a family-owned seasonal barbecue restaurant proudly serving Ocean City, NJ. We offer a daily breakfast from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM and a sit-down family-style BBQ dinner from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Known throughout the community for our... More

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Frenite · Jul 2025

Buddy Love’s BBQ is a good spot for an authentic bbq meal. The menu has all the traditional bbq food you could ask for. I ordered the half rack of ribs that came with sides of baked beans, coleslaw, and cornbread. The person I was with ordered the half chicken, which I was also able to share. I wish they had some sort of chicken and ribs combo so I could get the best of both. The service was excellent and the food came out very quickly. Everything was cooked very well and tasted delicious. The chicken was especially very juicy and smothered in a very tasty sauce. Overall, Buddy Love’s is off to a great start and I recommend dining here for a great bbq meal.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 John Stillwaggon · Sep 2025

Personally I will never return here. We went for breakfast. Terrible. The only breakfast potato served is tator tots which tasted bad. Like cardboard with freezer burn. I chose pork roll as my meat. It was one very thin slice cooked to a crisp. Such a let down. My wife got an omelette with spinach. The omelette was thin and flat. The spinach was nasty. The red flag, the place was almost empty while the good places have lines out the door. Consider this warning about their food.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jennifer Jackson · Jul 2025

Delicious, family home cooking with from 5 generations of local BBQ! We were skeptical at first because it seemed expensive. However, walking by it smelled so good! We all loved our dinner! The server was so delightful. I had a quarter chicken, white. It was so tender. My husband from the south said the Mac and cheese was "family reunion Mac and cheese"! The music playing was like a soundtrack of my life. Lol We had 4 in our party, and gratuity was included. I would prefer that the server tell you when presenting the check, but that is just a suggestion.

★★★★★ 5.0 Greta Markova · Jun 2025

Brisket was yum. The fries are freshly made, the coleslaw has a taste of made with love, not from a jar. The kids portion chicken tenders was surprisingly big for a kid's portion and the chicken was very soft. Even comes with a juice box and applesauce. And we were able to sit outside!

★★★★★ 5.0 Alexander Akselrad · Aug 2025

Easily the best BBQ restaurant I've been to. It was definitely the most flavorful food I've ever had. The brisket melted in my mouth and the ribs fell right off the bone (as pictured). Me and my family will definitely be back

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