Squeal

Well worth the drive uptown. The online menu did not match what was actually there, but the selection and food was still very good. Tried a specialty drink called «The Gardener» which was like a mojito with a jalepeno twist. Good service and friendly staff.

Went here on Father’s Day for late lunch early dinner at 3pm and the place was empty. Everything we wanted they were either out of or the brisket wasn’t going to be ready for another 2 hours. After deciding to leave the waiter tried to force us food asking if we wanted the duck that we didn’t ask for. The ribs weren’t ready cause they have to smoke for 9 hours. I don’t know why they were open if nothing was ready to eat or they were out of stuff. After that experience I will never step foot in there again

Squeal adds a special flavor to the New Orleans Cuisine that is uncommon in the Cajun south. This restaurant is a smoke restaurant with a huge twist.
If you want a pulled pork platter, or ribs, or smoked brisket, you will be very pleased with the results. But look at the chalk board daily specials and you will find some excellent, inventive dishes.
On our recent visit we started with fried oysters with a side of house pickled watermelon and jalapeños. Not your typical fried oyster, but perfectly fried with a hint of sweet. We also tried the egg rolls (black eyed peas, bacon, and andouille), and the hush puppies. Unusual, but successful approach to an egg roll, and one of the best hush puppies I’ve ever had.
The pork shank daily special was so tender that the meat fell off the bone easily with just a tug from your fork. Sides dishes were corn cheese grits and an unusual smoky sweet approach to collard greens.
We also have tries the ribs which are nicely smoked and very tender. The brisket was also very tender and full of flavor.
Good, imaginative, food. Service was good. Recommended

A very colorful atmosphere greeted us upon arrival. I had the pulled pork with a side of collard greens, coleslaw and the hush puppies. Now we could not have the ribs, because they weren’t done. Now the menu had been cut and the choises where not that many and pulled pork is always good, right? No exception here, a rich molasses flavored bbq-​sauce covered the pulled pork and it was good. Not great, but good. Now the sides where as sides goes, nothing exceptional but not bad. Now as we where leaving we saw the ribs being pulled of the smoker and they looked good, perhaps call ahead and ask about the ribs?
Would I revisit? If I were to get the ribs, yes, otherwice, no.

Omgoodness!!! This place is a gem!!! Delish! We had the duck tacos, jalapeño hush puppies, collard greens (done right) and the smoked chicken wings!!! Everything was amazing! The duck tacos were simple with fresh mixed greens, the smoked chicken wings really were succulent with the best tangy sweet sauce ever, and they were served with a real house made ranch dressing, The collar greens, don’t even get me started they were delicious cooked with a reduced Maple syrup and bacon yumminess! The hush puppies were house made as well served with a honey butter that was to die for. We sat at the bar, because the place was jamming! Wonderful food and great service!

Mediocre food (apparently a Po-​Boy Fest Winner?) and piss poor service…
Our waiter was distracted and grumpy, and he gave us mouth for wanting to split the bill in half. The food wasn’t worth the wait, with the exception of the boudin ball appetizer. That’s the only thing that saved this place from earning 1 star…
Don’t come here.
Overall: 2.0 /​C–

This place is awesome. Stopped in on a Thursday during that weird time between lunch and dinner, so there weren’t a lot of people there but we sat at the bar and had excellent service. The ribs are good, the pulled pork cakes are freaking amazing– and all of their sides are solid.
Highly recommend.

Holy cow, or should I say pig…
The pork belly po boy has the perfect blend of crispy sweet pork, pickled veggies and cilantro, much like a bahn mi. Pure heaven on a freshly baked, soft and chewy bun. Fried green tomatoes with basil aioli and an amazing house made tomato jam to accompany, and luscious thick cut brisket sandwich. Sides of creamy coleslaw and corn and cheddar grits rounded out our lunch. Absolutely no room in our bellies, but had to order the peach bread pudding anyway. Found room.
Been in NOLA for nearly a week and best best best meal (outside of August, but $$$$$) so far. Go now!

Weird experience, we had three different servers that all asked us for our drink order. Horrible fatty meat, not hot. We were very dissapointed. I ordered the brisket entrée and they gave me pulled pork instead with half brisket.
Never going back
Horrible Easter experience

I had dinner for the second time in two months at Squeal. I am now putting this Resturant into my weekly dinning routine.
Tonight I had the pork shank with collard greens and cheese grits. By far the most succulent pork I have ever had! The collard greens made me smile even bigger!
There is no other Resturant in the city that has given me such a wonderful, flavorful dinning experience.
Some places that I have been to make me wonder why all the fuss? Squeal sends you home feeling not only satisfied about a wholesome meal but also happy that you made the best choice to eat there.

I wish that I could give this funky, eclectic BBQ spot a better review. It’s definitely fun, cool and the staff is very friendly. However, the service is awful. We had a group of 8 on a Friday night, but they were not particularly busy, tables were about half occupied.
We ordered several appetizers and all came out at different times, totally forgivable, since they were only 5 minutes or so apart. However, when the entrees started to arrive 5 in our group got their food, then about 10 min later 2 of the others food arrived, then I waited… and waited… And waited. We ordered a couple of beers, the server totally forgot about them we had to remind her. (Just have to walk around the corner of the room and pull them out of the cooler)
Still waiting about 30 minutes later my side dish was delivered (corn macque choux which was canned corn with what seemed like some pre mix roux added). I didn’t even eat it. Eventually they bring out my 2 tacos and everyone at the table is done eating. I just told them to put them in a box I wasn’t going to start eating after everyone was done!

Excellent service and the food is oh so tasty.
I ordered ribs with hush puppies and Mac n cheese. Everything was amazing! I left wobbling. Haha! Oink oink!

This place honestly deserves more stars than it actually has. The service was excellent with great bartender and wait staff that were very knowledgable about the menu and helpful getting us what we needed.
The BBQ was delicious! This was the first time I’ve ever had pork over grits and what an excellent idea! The pork cakes are to die for: pulled pork and sour cream deep fried. I could eat those bad boys every week!
The only downside to this place that I can think of is that I don’t live closer to it!

I’ve been a customer of Squeal for about 5 years, and I’ll say it’s really good BBQ. This is Southern cooking! We started with Boudin Bites and they were very flavorful. Another starter was the Duck Tacos, I didn’t try them but my party absolutely loved them! The food took a little longer than normal to come out so they brought us some onion rings for us to try while we waited. They were fried perfectly and had great flavor. All the while the owner was chatting with us and recommending things to try. Eventually the food came out. We had rib plates with grits and greens for the sides and I had the squeal pie which is a spin on shepherds pie. It’s a little spicy but packed with flavor. To top everything off we tried the Key Lime Pie at the recommendation of the owner, and let me say, BEST EVER!!! You must order the pie, you will not regret it!
We had a wonderful night at Squeal and the owner is a true gentleman! Thank you for taking such good care of us!

Anyone who thinks this place has good BBQ doesn’t know anything about BBQ. It’s OK. If all you know is the BBQ in New Orleans it’s good, I guess. I don’t recommend the place if you are visiting; there are too many other restaurants with amazing food to spend a meal here.
They don’t charge to put slaw on your sandwich which is a big plus, however. Service runs a bit on the slow side and they always look understaffed.
The pulled pork runs on the dry side; almost crumbly with meager portions of a sauce that is too sweet. The brisket is OK but is similarly dry.
The appetizers however are quite good. The hushpuppies are amazing with the sweet butter on the side (you will feel your arteries hardening) and the potato salad is wonderful though they do run out occasionally.

If you say BBQ, I say I’m in!
I was quite excited to come and seeing the smoker outside made that feeling even stronger. My experience though, did not reflect that. Service was slow and unorganized like it was a restaurant that had just opened and they were working out the kinks. However, to my knowledge this place has been around for quite some time, so it just was not acceptable.
One good thing I can say is that they did try to be nice and make up for it. We were undecided on the sides and the server suggested we get the Corn Maque Choux. We didn’t know what it was so he gave it to us free so we could try.
Despite the smoker outside, the food did not live up to the expectation. It was mostly room temperature food that I wished they would have at least gave it more time to heat up. I rather fresh food but if you are going to reheat at least make it hot, especially the Corn Cheese Grit (which we were mistakenly given), and the Mac & Cheese.
The Cole Slaw had the right temperature, it was not bad but just wasn’t that great.
The same goes for the BBQ Pork Tacos. It wasn’t bad but the tortillas were stale/​over toasted and took away from the taste.
Regardless of all of that was eaten, the Ribs is what really determines the experience. The were moist and actually smoked and well prepared, but were not hot and which made it disappointing.
Although service needs a lot of work and the food could have been a lot better, since I went, they have updated their menu, so it may be worth another try.

We found Squeals Bar-​B-​Q OK but not earth shaking. They were out of the pork patties and the pork belly. Two of us shared a Full Rack (of pork ribs) Dinner ($ 27.95 w/​two sides), which I must say, was overdone, beyond fall-​off-​the-​bone and approaching … structured mush. The sides were good — we had the corn and cheese grits, and the Mac and cheese. Our third ordered the Half Squeal Nachos ($ 9.95), which she said was good. All in all, pretty standard fare … three stars.
We washed it all down with rounds of Abita Brewing Company’s Amber and Parish Brewing Company’s Canebrake beers ($ 5.00 /​16 ounces), both of which were excellent.

We just kind of stumbled across this place so that we could kill time before going to Jacques-Imo’s. We sat at the bar and ordered drinks and some food to munch on. It was a bad idea just on the basis that the portions were so big.
My boyfriend and I ordered the pulled pork tacos. It came with three tacos, and it wasn’t too bad. the pulled pork wasn’t as tender and flavorful as I wanted it to be, but it was just a snack.
Our friends ordered the pulled pork nachos. The half portion was too big. The thing was covered with shredded cheese, which hardened after a while. That wasn’t very appetizing.
The chef was nice enough to give us a dish for free. He made us grilled duck with a citrus sauce. It wasn’t on the menu, and it was actually delicious! The duck fat was rendered down and it was slightly pink, just how I like it. The sauce was delicious too! That’s what pushed me over. I shouldn’t have indulged in this dish, especially considering how big the portions at Jacques-Imo’s are.

I misjudged this neighborhood when I first entered it. It was strange with old buildings and gas stations turned restaurants and houses turned restaurants.
There were actually a ton of gems here! I had no idea! Squeal is definitely one of them. You can smell it from blocks away, and it’s so inviting. Dine outside or in.
Menu:
Appetizer: Boudin Balls w/​remoulade — unique to the area and pretty tasty for only $ 5, nice to share.
Pulled Pork Sandwich: Large and very tasty, would recommend it and would get it again
BBQ Pork Tacos: This is the one my friends raved and raved about that I wished I had tried or maybe traded part of my pulled pork for one of their tacos, because their tacos looked so good, and they couldn’t stop talking about them.

Literally: A-​OK.
Walking in, I really wanted to love the barbecue. The smoker outside led me to believe that I was going to have the food of my life, but I was underwhelmed. Everything lacked seasoning.
The squeal nachos had excellent amounts of pulled pork, cheese, black beans, and giant jalapeño pepper slices (with the seeds still included), but somehow lacked flavor. I could taste the smoke from the meat (which was good), but there was a serious need for salt. The salsa and sour cream were understandably on the side, but the salsa was essentially just a pico de gallo.
The cajun pork cakes were good. No complaints. Fun to try, but I don’t think I’d order them a second time. It’s sort of a novelty. And they’re deep fried, which may not really be necessary.
We also had the black eyed pea egg rolls. I wish that the andouille was a more bold flavor, and that the rolls weren’t served with ranch dressing. Maybe if it was smoky or spicy, that would make a better compliment.
The grilled pork chop was a disappointment. It was cooked appropriately, but lacked seasoning. It was supposed to be served with candied yams and greens, but they were out of yams. I ordered the macaroni and cheese, which was extremely starchy and bland. I requested some barbecue sauce to give the pork some flavor, but it was bitter and so thick that it didn’t coat the meat when dipped. The greens were wonderful, but I wish they had been my whole meal.
As I write this, I’m wondering if maybe I should give 2 stars, but I’ll stick with three. The pulled pork was tasty, and the roasted corn and cheese grits were creamy and good. I’d go back for the pork grillades with grits. The service was super friendly, and we were given a free bacon brownie because they were out of ice cream. Hopefully my next visit will be a better experience.
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