Woody's Bar-B-Que

09/20/11

What Happened to the food at Woody's

by drspickels at Citysearch

I have been going to Woody's since it opened in the 70's.It was my favorite place for hot links.The last two times I've been there the food was not very good! Something has changed the links were NOT smokey at all. the ribs also were Not smoke tasting.the HOT bbq sauce was very mild.I go to woody's five or six times a year! It's a 40 min drive.I'm going to give another woody's a try One try only!So sad that my favorite seems to be gone from my life.the help barely spoke english at no.1after 40 yrs I have to find another bbq place for me and my friends .

05/24/09

First Impression Disappointment

by Lucinesse at Citysearch

I have lived in Leimert Park near Woody's Bar-B-Que for over a decade, finally I tried to test their food and when I placed a phone call to check on today's menu, I was treated with the utmost rudeness and lack of courtesy.

It is incredible to think that during such tough economic times any business owner and their representatives would treat a neighbour in this manner.

I took my business to Mr. Cecil' s in West Los Angeles, where the phone service was not only outstanding, but they took my order and advised that my order would be ready in 15 minutes. They were quite nice when I requested they delay their promptness to at least 30 minutes since due to the distance, I needed time to run down the 10 FWY to pick up my dinner for celebration of Memorial Day.

In the future, I hope the Woody's Bar-B-Que organization take the time to polish their customer service skills and their treatment of new potential customers.

• Pros: Near my house
• Cons: Poor telephone service and treatment of customers

12/13/08

Improving

by MyriamS at Citysearch

I first tried Woody's in 1991. My boyfriend at that time and I went and picked up some BBQ there , yuck ,yuck and more yuck I did not like it at all. I tried it again years later and it was still not good to me . Two

weeks ago my hubby brought some home and the ribs were screaming the links slamming and the cobbler alright. I am going to try them again. The tender ribs and the spicy links were so seasoned to perfection.

• Pros: The area is very seedy.
• Cons: Nice employees and great links.

11/06/08

The Nastiest BBQ I have ever had......EVER

by laylahlauree at Citysearch

I live in the North Bay of California, but I visit L.A often. On this particular visit I really wanted some BBQ. I was driving down Labrea on my way to Yogurtland when low and behold a BBQ spot called Woody's. I pulled into the parking lot whipped out my laptop and Googled the establishment. There were a lot of good things said about the resturaunt so I said "hay I'll give them try". Why didn't I save my money. When I got into the resturaunt I started asking the cook questions on how their food was prepared, he said "your not from out here", I said no I'm from the North Bay, he said "don't trip cause our BBQ is better than any Flints or Everts and Jones" (which along with CJ's BBQ, Bobby's Cajun BBQ, and Lucilles BBQ are some of the best in the Bay), I said " I can't wait to taste this". I could have waited two or three life times and I would have been happy if I never would have tried this food. The BBQ was very salty and that includes the meat and the sauce, and it wasn't vey tender. The potatoe salad was gross and tasted like it came from a container you would buy at a grocery sore, the beans just sucked, they were salty and tart, and the peach cobler was the worst I have EVER tasted it was tart, I mean hello peach cobler should be al least a little sweet. If they want to know how to make a REAL peach cobler they should holla at Mrs.Wilkins(my Mom), Mr.Edwards(my father in law), House of Soul in Vallejo,CA, Nelly's Soul Food Kitchen in Oakland, CA or any of the BBQ joints I listed above. So Overall the food was horrible and so salty I couldn't really eat it. So before they stake the claim of being the best, they should really try the rest becase any place I listed on this reveiw taste a million times better than Woody's. Take my advice save your money.

• Pros: The cashier was nice
• Cons: The food is way to salty.

02/08/08

Friendly service and quality meat

by burbank_joe at Citysearch

Friendly service and quality meat. I just wish there were more smoke on the meat. Unlike some posts, I saw and smelled the smoke from the brick chimney at La Brea in Inglewood location and wondered why more wasn't on the sliced beef I had ordered. Mac Salad was great and I'll try the chicken or ribs with slaw next time. Service was exceptionally good and the place was very clean.

• Pros: Clean, friendly, quality/fresh food
• Cons: need more smoke on the meat