Robin's Wood Fire BBQ & Grill

10/21/09

I knew it would be great.

by dukereggee

When I drove into the lot I knew this was the place. I could see and smell the sweet apple and oak coming out of the smokestack in the back smokehouse area. I found a nice smoke ring on my Tri tip and Baby back ribs and both were tender as well. This BBQ is as good as it gets and better than some in my home state of Texas.

• Pros: Apple & Oak Wood for smoking, Shiner Bock on tap
• Cons: Closed on Monday, no Monday Night football

08/07/09

Incredible Beef Ribs & Tri Tip

by TJ999

Robin's does it right, Texas style in flavor and attitude. We took our relatives from Austin, TX for BBQ at Robin's based on feedback here and they knocked it out of the park. The mgr even gave us a tour of the smokehouse and prep area. We watched to cook mop on a mustard slather before he rubbed all of the meat with some sweet and peppery spices. He also show us the smoker. This is a real deal Texas smoker that doesn't use gas or propane, just apple and oak wood. Pretty cool. We had never scene the back of a restaurant like this and it was a treat. Bottom line, the Tri Tip had a salty peppery rub that complimented the smoky flavor perfectly. It was as tender as a filet. The Beef Ribs were the unnotched kind, more meat than bone, tender and great with the mad dog sauce. Cold Pabst and Shiner Bock on tap and Lone Star in a bottle made us all feel like we were in Texas. The blue cheese pecan cole slaw was different but great and the blueberry cornbread was sublime. Best BBQ weve had in So Cal. Worth every mile of the trip from Long Beach to Pasadena.

• Pros: Huge portions of well smoked BBQ, Tasty bark on the Ribs & T
• Cons: Closed on Monday

03/01/09

Smokehouse addition puts them over the top

by pdelisle

I've been eating at Robin's for years and have watched for over a year the construction of their new Smokehouse built behind the restaurant. The "Q" has always been top notch but now it's sublime. Robin says that the smoker was built in Texas and has no gas connection and that it works only with wood. The new rubs are great and sauce really is only needed if you like it that way. Tasty deep pink smoke rings on everything and the beef has a peppery rub that I taste hours later at home, really good stuff. I could go on and on but it's worth the drive for us from the Valley.

My hats off to a business that wasn't afraid to commit a substantial investment in their business during the worst of economic times. It will come back to you many more times than it cost you. Great job and GREAT BBQ.

• Pros: On-site smokehouse, well rubbed meats, mad dog bbq sauce
• Cons: there isn't a Robin's in the west Valley.