Location: Tualatin
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Reviews on Barbecue food in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Tualatin /tuːˈɔːlətɪn/ is a city located primarily in Washington County in the State of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard. The population was 26,054 at the 2010 census.
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1. Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
Overall Ratings
3 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By monsoons2013
The maNagEment @ tHis LocAtion is the PRimAry rEason for the CaOtiC dinInG eXpERiEnce @ DavE's. ThE RestauRANt Is PoOrlY maNaGEd in ThE resPecT emPloYees apPeared feARful of The maNAgemENT aS thEY atTemPTEd to pErform theiR joB respoNsibiliTies...As if thEir eVery moVe wAs beIng sCruTinized.as thEy atteMpted to acCoModated thEir custoMers diNing nEeds< very awKward. THe foOd quAlity haD bEen dowNgraDed siNce oUr lAst viSit. The ovEr quAlity aNd preSentATion hAs beEn coMproMised the foOd laCks intEgrity aNd diNing @ DavE's hAs beCome a mOst aNnoyIng diNing exPeRIenCE.
2. Aloha Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Kyle D
Hawaiian food is generally characterized by having a widely diverse range of taste due to a rich native history mixed with the influence from many different foreign cuisines. It wasn't just Westerners that snuck in an ingredient here or there (before that the Polynesians), but also Koreans, Japanese, Chinese and so on. Each culture contributing something entirely unique. Ultimately by blending it all together you get meats with a deep and tender texture, juicy fruits meeting roasted vegetables, and sauces and spices that range from the colorfully sweet, to the creamy white, to the mouth-burning spicy. That may be one of the reasons that Hawaiian food is so universally enjoyed by so many different types of people.It is because of the reasons listed above and the adherence to those details that I rate Aloha Grill so highly. For the first time in a long while, I was honestly (and completely) taken back by the sheer quality and depth of flavor presented by what appeared to be your average eatery. Found in a rather bland shopping complex in a business district outside of Portland, this local establishment truly left me wanting to come back for more. So I did, as many times as I could while travelling for work. And while my attached pictures don't do the food justice, I'll try to quickly describe what made those two dishes (and this restaurant) special.Meal One:Shrimp, beef, and Ahi tuna poke. I'm pretty sure the combination of these things is where dreams come from. The battered shrimp was light on the crust and without the over-saturation of oils and grease. No common feat for a dish priced below twenty dollars. It was accompanied by seasoned beef, which was cooked with a light amount of soy and was minimal on the use of salt. To my surprise, it was very tender and perfectly peppered. Both the shrimp and beef were placed on a bed of shredded lettuce and were served with two scoops of white rice with sauce. But it's the ahi tuna that really stood out here. Sushi grade in it's freshness, it too was obviously marinated in some sort of light soy. This time though, you could taste the ever-so-slight addition of what I guessed was green onions and garlic. Being tossed with cabbage and lettuce, it balanced out so well that I had to resist the urge to inhale it sideways. The dinner plate itself, plus this "appetizer", came with mayonnaise-mac salad and tartar sauce.Meal Two:As delightful as my first dinner was, the second time around I decided to mix it up by trying the char-grilled short ribs with a side of spam musubi. Again taking me by surprise, the beef was spot on in terms of tenderness. Usually you'd find a plate like this to have a good level of gristle... but that was absolutely not the case from my experience. Whatever combination of sweet sauces and oils it was cooked with greatly amplified the natural flavor.The spam musubi? Amazing. Spam is one of those things that is easy to get wrong largely because it's such a processed and sodium drenched product. But when lightly grilled and wrapped with rice and nori dried seaweed, it can blow your mind.To sum it up, I'm far from being an expert on things/foods Hawaiian. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist or professional chef to realize that a lot of love went into the recipes at Aloha Grill. You might think me crazy, but the food offered here is something magical. Maybe the planets happened to be aligned during my visits, but regardless of the reasoning this place is an absolute must try. Don't sell yourself short and miss out on that.
3. E. B. Smokey's
Reviewed By Neal K
It is good just been too many times but I hear it's changing owners so can't wait to try the new food. But if you like cheap bbq its equal to famous faves and cheaper just don't expect much from the atmosphere
