J and L BBQ Monroe

Food: 3/5 I had the two-meat plate with two sides. I chose brisket and pulled pork for the meats, with macaroni and potato salad as the sides. The macaroni and potato salad were nothing extraordinary—fairly standard, as expected. As for the meats, the pulled pork was tender and moist but lacked juiciness. The brisket, unfortunately, was a bit of a letdown—it was slightly dry and not as tender or juicy as I’d hoped. The flavor was somewhat there, but the texture just didn’t deliver. Service: 4/5 Service was average. The waitress was kind and patient, which I appreciated, but nothing particularly stood out. Atmosphere: 4/5 I liked the layout and setup of the place. However, it was a bit too dark—improved lighting would really help enhance the ambiance. Would I recommend it? I’d recommend

I stopped by on a whim, and I'm so glad I did. We were a party of 4 and we ordered three meats and three sides, including brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, corn bread, Mac and cheese, and collard greens. The flavor of everything was excellent, playing well together and even better with the provided sauces. What really stood out was the brisket, the service, and the fact that despite being right off the highway it was a relaxed atmpsphere where we felt we could relax and enjoy good food. I will gladly eat here again soon!

This is a great place to eat! Good amount of food, great flavor, plenty of seating. My biggest problem is location, which I know they might not have a choice in. I came here for the second time on the 26th. There were five of us- my daughter, mom, and two friends. My mom is mobility limited, and currently I am as well, and one of my friends. We had a scooter and crutches. It was extremely difficult for the three of us to get in because the handicapped parking was on the opposite side of the building and it was raining quite hard. Other than the parking problem, everything was great! I would definitely recommend this place for food, just keep in mind parking if you're bringing people who have limited mobility!

Wife and I stopped in the first time for lunch to go. We got the 2&2 deal:two meats and two sides. We also got a spicy sausage and cornbread. We chose brisket, pork, Mac&cheese and baked beans. Everything was cooked nearly to perfection, perhaps a bit dry . The meat was fairly bland and relied on the sauce for flavor and it was okay. Wife found the sauce, sausage and the beans to be too spicy and she didn’t enjoy them because of it. The beans were unique and very good as was the cornbread, the M&C typical. This was four meals worth of food because we got extra meat. I think we should have gone with the sandwiches and will try those another time. If you are COVID conscious, there wasn’t a staff mask in sight.

We know great BBQ when we have it, And the Chicken and Jalapeno sausage was juicy and great flavor. We own our own BBQ in Hood River Oregon Mt Hood BBQ and love earing and sharing other places that we come across.