The BBQ Joint, Croydon

It seems like American style burgers and BBQ restaurants are popping up like mushrooms all over town at the moment. The discovery of The BBQ Joint in suburban Croydon was very pleasing, like receiving an ang pow during Chinese New Year even though one is married (married people do not receive red packets during CNY, no matter how young at heart they may be). 

The BBQ Joint is located next to a small reserve and you can purchase your lunch in the restaurant and they will pack it in a picnic basket so that you can enjoy it with Mother Nature. This is a good idea during warm sunny days. The restaurant also offers outdoor seating for those who have missed out (I only saw one picnic basket during my visit).

Although it was warm and sunny when we visited, we sat indoors in the comfort of the air conditioned interior. We decided to order the lunch special and 250g pork belly on our visit. Besides meat dishes, the restaurant also serves their delicious smoky barbequed meats in wraps and in burgers.
 

I enjoyed all items in the lunch special but I loved the corn cakes! It was buttery and crisp on the outside. It was so delicious I almost ate all of it, none for Gaz! Also on the plate was grilled peppers, sauerkrat, smoky American sausage and pulled pork.

We also enjoyed the pork belly. It was not overly fatty which was good, but still had the tenderness of pork belly and a nice smoky flavour.

Another plus for this restaurant is it's long opening hours. It is not easy to find a non-Asian restaurant that is open late for lunch, but the BBQ Joint is open from 11:30am to 9:30pm on Fridays and weekend (to 9pm on Sunday). It is only open for dinner on Wednesdays and Thursdays.