Robin's Wood Fire BBQ & Grill

12/04/09

LOVED IT

by sillyu2005 at Citysearch

I HAD THE BEST SERVICE EVER,THE WAITER WAS SO VERY ATTENTED AND EXPLAIND ALL THE THINGS FROM THE MENU...HE WILL COME OVER THE TABLE FREQUENTLY TO ASK IF WE WHERE DOING FINE AS IN NAPKINS WATER OR SODA AND IF WE NEEDED ANY THING ELSE HE WILL BE RIGHT BACK I LOVE THAT FROM SOME ONE AND MAKES ME LEAVE A GOOD "TIP",THE COOK AND THE WAITER MAKES A" GOOD "TEAM THE MORNING TEAM SHOULD BE THERE ALWAYS,THANKS FOR THE BEST SERVICE AND WE WILL BE BACK SOON FOR SOME DRINKS AND MORE BBQ AND CAN NOT LEAVE OUT THE DESERT( THE BIG MESSY SUNDAY)YUM YUM YUM ....THE SERVERS NAME IS (PATRICK) THANKS FOR MAKEING OUR FIRST VISIT THE BEST!!!!!!!

• Pros: BEST IN TOWN BBQ

11/12/09

DEFINATELY THE BEST BBQ WE'VE HAD IN YEARS

by jaydave at Citysearch

We love Phillip's on Crenshaw and Woodys on Slauson but for all around atmosphere, service, music and damn good BBQ we head over the hill to Robin's. The meat is just so damn good. It's really gone up several notches since they build that smokehouse in the back lot. The mgr gave us a tour and it's awesome. No propane, no gas just pure apple & oak wood for smoking. The garbage can combo is our fav for sampling everything they do. The music selection is vintage oldies from the 60's, the place looks like a musuem for beer signs and the service has always been top notch. Worth the 18 mile drive.

• Pros: Wood burning smoker, well smoked meats, Pabst & Shiner on ta
• Cons: Occasional long waits on weekends, closed on Monday & Tuesda

10/21/09

I knew it would be great.

by dukereggee at Citysearch

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 at Citysearch

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 at Citysearch

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.

02/23/09

Best BBQ & Best BBQ bargain in So Cal

by bbqjones at Citysearch

We took the family to Robin's for some ribs and the server talked me into trying the all u can eat Rib Tips. They are served on Wednesday & Sunday nites and they were great. They were smoky, tender and sauced with their Mad Dog sauce. For $12.95 it was a steal. I had a re-order and was stuffed. They don't allow doggie bags on the special so you have to eat them or leave them. The server was upbeat, the music was great and the place rocked. With 4 in our party the price was right and the BBQ was fabulous. Will recommend this place for families and for BBQ.

• Pros: All you can eat Rib Tips, well smoked BBQ, kid friendly
• Cons: Closed on Monday

11/22/08

Authentic Barbeque

by floydthebarber at Citysearch

Never felt compelled to leave a review here before but Robin's BBQ earned it. This place really brought back childhood memories of growing up in Mississippi and eating barbeque on Friday nights after a trip to the local bowling alley. A friend recommended it from an Elmer Dills television review a couple years ago and we finally dropped in. The place is decked out like walking into a time warp from the 50's or 60's. Old beer neons from 40 years ago, highway signs etc and the music was vintage 60's. Peanuts on the tabel and shells on the floor. Just like back at home. We split the garbage can combo and still took home leftovers. Stand outs were the beef ribs, tri tip and sausage. Well seasoned and smoked, really good stuff. The corn was charred just right, the blue cheese coleslaw was different but great and the blueberry cornbread was sublime. Our server Sergio was professional, fast and not real talkative, just efficient. we even met the owner Robin himself while he was asking if we needed lemonade refills. We will be back and like another reviewer said, it's worth the drive.

10/8/09 re-review:

Dropped in last night for the all u can eat rib tip special and it was great. Well smoked tips, hot fresh cut fries and a real good strawberry shortcake for dessert. It all it the spot and Robin's was as good as always.

• Pros: Real good barbeque, sides, music, looks and sergio the server
• Cons: Crowded but the wait went fast while eating the free salted peanuts.

11/16/08

Excellent first time experience

by Cleanmyplate at Citysearch

Our party of 8 had barbeque at Robin's and it really was great. We drove in from San Dimas upon hearing great reviews and it was well worth the trip. The staff was efficient, bathrooms were clean, the place had a rib joint feel to it and we even met Robin as he was walking around the tables. Our best picks were the garbage can platter, the beef ribs which were excellent and full of well smoked meat , the onion rings and the fresh squeezed lemonade. We watched the server squeezing and hand shaking it per order. I hadn't seen that in years and it was great. Our first time here won't be out last time. They got it right.

• Pros: best beef ribs, fresh squeezed lemonade, mad dog barbeque sauce, pabst on tap
• Cons: please open a Robin's in the San Dimas area, gets a bit noisy from crowds

11/14/08

BEST BBQ ON THIS PLANET or at least in So Cal

by donforest at Citysearch

We love this place. Were else will you hear Gene Pitney, James Brown and the Dave Clark Five at one sitting. The music is HOT and the place looks like a Southern roadhouse from down in Mississippi or Texas. That's all good but the real deal is the BBQ. We stop in on Wed & Sun for the all you can eat rib tips.At $12.95 we can eat like a pig but still look like a fox. These tips are smoked, charred and sauced and really are good. We also like the garbage can combo which has everything that they offer. The blue cheese pecan coleslaw is different but excellent and the blueberry cornbread is off the charts. I think that Robin's is one of the best "Q" joints in the country. This place ain't cheap but you get more food than you bargained for. Worth checking out.

• Pros: Great BBQ, Well smoked, you can smell the smoke in the lot, great slaw and cornbread
• Cons: Sometimes a bit noisy, sometimes a bit too crowded

09/11/08

Great Place!

by senbonzakurakageyoshi at Citysearch

Their BBQ is excellent! Its a pretty noisy place with a bar, so its not bad for a group of friends to come and eat here. Their food proportions match their prices, and its pretty easy to share with other people. This place has very good spicy sauce and requires you to use your hands, since forks and knives just won't help you too much. They probably assume as much, since there is a roll of paper towels around the table. I would recommend coming here no more than once every few months though, since eating so much meat gives you a sauce overload and it won't taste as good if you came too often.

Their dessert (Double death by Chocolate) is HUGE! I would NOT recommend eating it alone, since you might get instant type 2 Diabetes. The thing is so massive and sweet! Once you take a bite of their chocolate fudge cake, ice cream and whipped cream simply isn't that sweet anymore.

I never had problems with service, and we were seated promptly, and our food was brought to our table quickly. By the way, when you're done eating here, be prepared to smell like BBQ.