Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque is one of the best-rated BBQ restaurants in New York City. It has branched out to different countries in the world, including the Philippines (opened in December 2016). Brought here by Standard Hospitality Group (the same group behind Yabu and Ipuddo), this restaurant specializes in cooking and serving all-natural meats and poultry, seasoned with perfect spice blends and then smoked with wood for many, many hours until the perfect harmony of smoke and flavor emerges. We visited Mighty Quinn’s BBQ at Mega Fashion Hall in SM Megamall last Thursday to try out new dishes on its menu. 🙂
Review of Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque (SM Megamall, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong)
Ambiance:
Mighty Quinn’s Slow Smoked Barbeque has an attractive interior design with a happy blend of wood and monochromatic theme. Wood takes a large part of one side, while the wall across is painted white contrasted with a few pieces of art, photographs, and the quote “cooking the old school way with wood and time.” The tables are cleverly set out and they’re generously spaced. Seating felt comfortable enough for a 1-2 hours of stay.
Food:
Served with two sides, three rice servings, bottomless drinks, pickles and slaw, the Chicken and Pork Belly Platter offered such an amazing textural experience. The smoked pork belly was tender, moist and juicy, and the chicken had all the right flavors in place. I especially enjoyed the pork belly, which had a nice layer of meat, a nice layer of fat, another nice layer of meat, another nice layer of fat. Meat lovers would surely rejoice. 🙂
Their barbecue burgers, overloaded with slow smoked meats in between brioche buns, are a far cry from the usual burger patties. The pulled pork and beef brisket burgers have wonderful marbling that will have you sinking your teeth into incredible juiciness with each and every bite. Flavors were spot on and excellent, and both were notoriously tasty. Once you try either one, you may never go back to plain ground beef or pork again.
Note: There’s no need to add sauce; great BBQ is actually less about the sauce/seasoning and more about the cooking process. But if you feel like putting on their house bbq sauce, you’re welcome.
The same smoky and succulent Pork Belly and Beef Brisket are available in rice bowls. The complete meal with rice and egg is the ultimate Pinoy combo. Dig into meat that’s pink, juicy, and practically melting, with perfectly charred, salty-sweet burnt edges.
For our drink, we had classic lemonade that’s tart and sweet. Its fruity flavor matched well with big, bold, robust smoked bbq.
Price for Value:
Even when traffic is building up in Ortigas area, especially this holiday season, you need a ride to SM Megamall and check out Mighty Quinn’s Smoked Barbeque. 😀 Good meat is often something you have to travel for! The drive, the sweet smoky aroma upon entry, the line, and then finally confronting the beautiful, massive tray of smoked meat before your face is all part of the experience.
Prices are fair and have great value based on the level of cooking and fine ingredients used. Service was very slick indeed, with friendly and helpful waiters topping up good and no trouble getting attention. Invite some friends over, kick back and enjoy.
About Rochkirstin Santos-Sioco
Health and technology freak. Food and lifestyle blogger with a large appetite for food and travel.
This restaurant looks incredibly adorable! The brisket bowl is definitely my kind of meal. It is totally a place I would go to on the regular for a good lunch!
This looks and sounds like a great place to eat out. I love a good barbecue, just wish we had one close enough to go to often. I think we have to drive a good forty minutes or more. Your photos look amazing, now I’m hungry.
This looks like a great place to visit! I love the decor. The food looks absolutely delicious!
Okay mouth is officially watering now! This food looks amazing! Even the side dishes look perfect! I am a total sucker for a great BBQ! That coleslaw looks just the way I like it. I would love to give them a try!
The raising concept of Slow Food is really interesting. Its actually the age old concept and my granny would keep saying it when I was a kid and now its all over the place! Lolz… Good to see Slow Cooked Meat. Slow cooking has its own magic on the dish.
That platter is the bomb! We used to live in Texas and it started a whole BBQ addiction, lol! The restaurant game is another level in New York, I’d love to check this place out for comparison… any excuse eh?!
I love BBQ joints. There is not like tender, juicy meat with BBQ sauce! I’ll have to look them up to see if there is a location near me.
I have actually never heard of this restaurant, but then again I have never been to New York. Your thoughts on the place have definitely made me want to try it. That lemonade would definitely pair well with the barbecue.
A barbecue burger sounds so delicious right now. I also love homemade chips like I see in the picture. I only wished I lived close enough to dine at this establishment.
Now this looks like a great place to enjoy a fun meal out with friends. We love a good BBQ place. So good. That platter looks amazing. I would love to visit this place one day. I know my husband would love it too.
I love the concept of this restaurant! It’s very retro actually so I wasn’t expecting that style of cuisine. I’d definitely take a rice bowl (my fave!) but minus the meat!
Ok, my hubbs would be all over that brisket bowl, and my kiddos would be begging for triple lemonade!! 🙂 Looks awesome!
Oh! You find the most amazing places! I would LOVE to go to this! Wish we had one here. The ambience and the amazing layout. Not to mention the menu is awesome!