Andrew Zecca
I have been going for multiple years and the atmosphere is great. The food is very authentic, flavor full and great sized portions for a fair price! You can tell how passionate and the time they put in to make it fresh when you come to pick it up! I recommend for everyone to try themselves!
… moreNikeisha Setal
Amazing Fresh Portuguese BBQ – A Must-Try!
Charcoal BBQ in Berkeley Heights is an absolute gem! It’s a small, cozy restaurant located right by the train station—literally, the train runs right behind it! My mom and I discovered this place through the To Good To Go app, where you can get discounted food. The photos looked great, so we decided to give it a try.
From the moment we arrived, we were hit with the most incredible aroma—you could smell the delicious BBQ cooking from outside. The restaurant itself is very cute and welcoming, though it does have a large step at the entrance, so it’s not wheelchair accessible.
The owner, who also cooks and serves the food, was incredibly kind and hospitable. For To Good To Go, they offer a set meal of half a chicken with rice and veggies, and it was absolutely delicious! We arrived 10 minutes early, and they were still cooking our meal fresh right in front of us. Everything was hot, flavorful, and perfectly prepared.
We loved the food so much that we ordered again the very next day—and it was just as amazing! The menu offers a great variety of dishes and desserts, with prices ranging from about $5 to $33. There’s also a selection of drinks and coffee. One of the highlights was the fresh-cut fries—she chopped the potatoes right in front of us, fried them, and salted them to perfection.
The service was friendly, the food was fresh, and the flavors were incredible. I highly recommend Charcoal BBQ and will definitely be coming back! 10/10!
… moreSunshine Vang
Portuguese Food is not disappointing and portions are bigger then most places even take left overs home. Always will return to this place and it’s a cool location because the New Jersey transit come thru ( Berkeley Heights train stop ). Amazing to watch the train to pass by while eating. Service can be super busy but worth every minute to wait for your food. The staff is super nice and inside feels like mom&pop restaurant ( could be warm due to humidity of grilling inside but food is worth the bites ).
… moreDyna Reeves
EXTREMELY horrible experience. I use Too Good to Go to try new places and feed my son who seems to be perpetuity starving. I decided to try this establishment that’s 20 minutes from my house. The service was atrocious. Upon entry I was ignored, no greeting. The customer in front of me had an issue with his order, so I waited to be served. When the woman behind the counter finally gave him his order after almost 10 minutes of apologies, she also gave him what I can only assume was my order as a courtesy, “here have this To Go order too”. After he left, she continued to ignore me, doing other things and talking to the cook for 2 more minutes. She finally says very matter of factly…”can I help you”? When she realized why I was there, she said, “he make your fries,” motioning toward the cook who had been standing close to her the whole time trying to avoid eye contact with me while she helped the first customer. This is a very tiny place. There is no way I was not seen. No conversation while I waited, no smiles…horrible energy. I just left. There was no way I was eating whatever was thrown together at that point as an afterthought. I would never patronize this shop again, even for a $6 Too Good to Go bag.
… moreNetanel Frankel
Cozy restraunt with astonoshing portions for the price. I had a delicious soup and bbq pork ribs. There was so much I had to ask for a to go pan. One of the rare times I tipped the max amount and felt like it wasnt enough.
Highly reccomend eating in this is the type of food that just tastes better fresh.
… moreJonathan Pierro
Ate here for the first time and everything was amazing. Our server Christine was the best, super polite, friendly/funny and very helpful. I ask for a lot of recommendations when I go out and Christine did not miss. The food was incredible — the truffle gnocchi bites and short rib gnocchi is to die for. The food is very well priced and the portions are a good size. The restaurant and atmosphere itself is beautiful. This is definitely a spot to come to especially more then once.
… moreCheryl Williams
Charkoal Portuguese Grill is conveniently located at the Berkley Heights train station. This first visit for takeout proved to be really good experience. I ordered the Garlic Shrimp, which came with Rice & French Fries. The rice tasted freshly made and was plentiful; the Garlic Shrimp was well seasoned and the aroma alone made me eager to taste. Once I got home with my order I couldn’t wait to dive in. The food was still hot and ready for me to devour. I enjoyed the meal immensely, but could have done without the fries because as always, when fries
are covered in an aluminum pan, they lose their crispness; other than that, everything was great; I will most definitely go back & try other menu items.
… moreIvan Francisco Solis
my son order combo beef ,combo chicken and shrimp garlic ,according to the menu it should be $81.50 with taxes they charge $143 to may card ,how is that possible? first and last time I order food here and is not even to good the flavor
… moreZack Seif
Service was super fast
Front desk worker was a sweetheart
Food was incredibly flavored, fresh, and filling
So much food
Will come back
… moreEddie DeCicco
Tasty food, huge portions, a great value, and a kind staff. I love this place!
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