Paul & Sandy’s Real Barbecue Co

I went for a drive yesterday and discovered that Paul & Sandy’s was sadly gone. Great food and a wonderful atmosphere. The owners and staff were incredible and it was great and quick. A big loss!
I also drove by Marky’s and Sparky’s and saw they have closed. Sad news on both fronts for BBQ lovers west of Roncy!
On a completely different note Jay Jay’s at 4^th and Lakeshore have re-​branded themselves as a BBQ joint. Apparently the rodent population was a bit out of control. Now in one spot you can eat BBQ groundhog, get a lap dance and take your lady for a night of swinging action. Single men are welcome after 12;30!
Please create a nice smokehouse in New Toronto. Woody’s Burgers is great but it’s not quite it.

Why… oh why did this place have to close down?
It was one of the better BBQ places around Toronto? If the owner I reading this, please bring it back. If it’s because of the location, you can work out of my home!
The people here were always the friendliest while they serve you some kick ass BBQ. The beef brisket here was tender, wet, and juicy. The fact that they throw it together into this warm soft bun made it that much better. They had some good fries, and it was all for under $ 10…
Please come back?
Please…

I know they closed today but They deserve a review anyways. Live in the area, and like many many others sad to see them go. Amazing all around at BBQ, I’ve had tons of BBQ in my life and this place was at the top. It bothers me that reviews bring the rating down saying they ran out of stuff, if you really wanted something call ahead because cooking protein especially large amounts being smoked takes a certain amount of time, is expensive, and as someone who knows about the culinary field especially smoking I can tell you it’s not an easy process. Anyways the product they delivered, and the service was always grade A. Hope they open up a new place in the future, they said maybe just a takeout place or a food truck. So if they do I want to give them another great review for their future endeavours. Will miss you Paul and Sandy.

Can’t go wrong with the ribs here, absolutely delish! The house made smoky BBQ sauce is the boss. Can’t wait to go back for more ribs!

Great service, friendly staff. I had the pulled pork sandwich which was unbelievably flavourful! Will definitely be coming back for more next time I’m in the area. Prices were fair and the place has a real home-​cooked feeling to it with the owners actually running the place

Been trying to get to this place for a while but it’s closed on Sunday and Mondays which are key dine out days for me.
Ask any my friends and They will tell you I’m the biggest barbecue buff they know.
I have traveled to a tonne of different barbecue restaurants around town and this place is definitely worth the visit.
This is real barbecue folks. The kind that people in Memphis Nashville Kentucky would be proud of.
It’s nice to see that there are still some restaurants where the owners work there I was lucky enough to meet Sandy on the way in and was delighted to try the amazing pulled pork with its awesome Kansas City style sauce. definitely check this place out!

The service was friendly but a bit slow and the sides were just OK, but you go to a BBQ joint for the meat. And the meat was good. Pulled pork was the best I’ve had, ribs were really good, even the chicken — which I wouldn’t usually even order at a BBQ place — was awesome. The brisket was fine but not outstanding, cooked just right but a bit flavorless for my taste.
If the service were a bit quicker (I’ve only been once, could have been bad luck) and they got a beer or two on tap (bottles only for now), I’d give them a 5.

I have been to this place twice and have left happy, but not enthralled. I find the service lacking and the staff not very attentive. They didn’t check in while we were eating and never asked if we wanted more drinks.
The food is good, but not the best barbeques in town by a long shot. The brisket is very tender, but tasted old. The ribs… Omg the ribs! So delicious, but again seemed a bit old (the tops were a bit dry and almost crunchy). Not sure if that is what they are going for though. But that being said, I would eat them again and again.
All in all a decent experience. I would go back.

I forgot how good the food here is. We stopped by for an early dinner and almost had the place to ourselves. I ordered the two meat plate which includes your choice of either brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, or barbeque meatloaf, your choice of two sides and garlic bread. I had the pulled chicken and brisket. Their brisket is sooooo good it should be a criminal. The baked beans are yummy, but runny, so be careful or you are gonna be wearing them home. The fries are fresh cut with skin on and tasty. Do order their Corn Bread, You get two huge thick slices for a $ 1.75. The Jalapeño ones are the tastiest! All in all I gotta say iscome hungry and go home saying, OINK OINK OINK!!!

So I finally had a chance to stop by this restaurant in the heart of Etobicoke after reading several Unilocal reviews about this place. It was well worth the trip!
I had the beef brisket which had a nice smoky flavour and was tender. I also tried the pulled pork with was juicy and had a nice taste to it as well. The portions were generous. I especially liked the corn bread (try the ones with jalapeño). The coleslaw was a nice compliment to the meal.

We ordered a piece of jalapeño and regular corn bread and the sampler platter for two (beans and fries as sides).
Everything was delicious! I definitely recommend the beans, ribs, smoked chicken, and pulled pork. You won’t be disappointed. We will definitely be back to this restaurant!

Hey, came here from an article I read. Was in neighbourhood at lunchtime and popped in. I had the brisket on a sandwich. Very well done. My buddy got the hickory chicken. I liked the smoke on that one. Both great. If I had to mention anything not great it would be the bun. It’s ok. It’s plain ad could use elevating. Otherwise, service great, de or is average.
Enjoy!

This is more of a «Good 3 star» place.
Thought I would love this place. Just looks so homey, mom’n’pop kinda place. Turns out it’s just «good», homecooked, well-​priced BBQ. Not Amazing.
Sandy is a really nice lady, likes to talk to her customers, very friendly.
As for the food, I’ve had the ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and cheeseburger here. Everything was pretty good, but I’ve had alot better ribs elsewhere (swiss chalet shhhh). I find they never put enough sauce in their sandwiches, and the jalapeño cornbread is really dry. I do really like the pulled pork sandwich, just ask for extra sauce. The burger was good, but they do use processed cheese :(

Live close by great brisket, ribs pulled pork onion rings big portions peak hours busy. I usually go for late lunch. Only thing I didn’t like chicken and haven’t had bacon when I went they did not have any
Street parking
New item Porktine huge portion loved it

A friend and I went here last Saturday night for dinner.
Ok, let’s get the bad out of the way: they ran out of food on us. There were no baked beans, no cornbread and no brisket and NO RIBS. I can appreciate only making enough and not wasting but other reviews, at other sites, cite this problem too. This is a restaurant that clearly has not taken the time and energy to figure out some of the basics. Beyond that, I cannot say that customer service was tops here – we were not checked in on by wait staff until the end of the meal and it took forever for our order to be taken. (Based on the table behind us, it is clear that regular customers get better service).
Now for the good: the pulled pork, smoked chicken and meat loaf were all excellent. The coleslaw was some of the best I’ve had in a long time and I could eat about 100 of those pickles. (The bread and fries were fine, not particularly good or bad). The value was terrific – and you can count on taking some home if you order a platter.
I don’t think I would return as there are other BBQ joints in the city, BBQ joints that DO NOT run out of ribs on Saturday night during dinner. But, I would recommend this place, especially if you are nearby. Just get here early if you want to make sure you can get anything on the menu.

Maybe 2.5*, but I’ve definitely had better bbq elsewhere (Holy Smokez) and have made better pulled chicken/​pork, minus the smoke, in my slow cooker!
Reception: Icy. Absolutely NO estimation of time or acknowledgment for patrons who are standing at the door, waiting for seats. Younger waitress looked like she was trying her best to ignore the steady stream of people coming in.
I had to ask for a menu to look at while we waited. Only menu was posted outside the door.
Looking back, we should’ve left, but I have been looking forward to coming here for soo long and the smell of the smoke kept me there.
While waiting, we heard the waitress tell customers, who were just seated, that they had ran out of certain items. From reading the other reviews, I guess they haven’t resolved this issue yet. Not good.
After ~30mins, we were finally seated, still without any sort of acknowledgment. I asked about whether or not 2 people can split the 2 meat platter that came with a bunch of sides. The young waitress (Eastern European?) curtly says that they’d have to charge us an extra $ 6.50 if we do that. No further explanation of whether or not that extra money gets us a larger portion. I wasn’t in the mood to argue, so I just left it and we ordered separate platters with 1 meat ($ 11.95ea).
The waitress goes on to tell us what sides we can order, so I choose my sides (1 not from her list, but on menu), and she repeats her list again in a condescending fashion. How am I supposed to know that they DIDN’T have the items that she didn’t mention?
Food: Fairly large portions. For the Beef Brisket there were 4 slabs with more than half the plate covered in fries. Brisket was soft, I didn’t have to press too hard with my knife to cut it. However, aside from the nice smoke, EVERYTHING was bland, even the potato salad/​coleslaw. For the first time, I had to reach over and use the salt shaker on fries. They looked to be hand-​cut, but weren’t seasoned which made it difficult to eat. Pulled Chicken was slightly tastier, but it was doused in sauce.
I also reached over for the BBQ sauces to use on the Brisket and they also lacked sweetness/​saltiness. To top it off, they were both watery. The ketchup/Frank’s probably had the most flavour on the table!
While eating, I observed the younger waitress and one of the owners (Sandy?) tell people waiting that they ran out of food. Lotsa people left. The younger waitress has to work on her pleasantries/​manners or get shorter shifts, she wasn’t friendly at all and had lotsa attitude.
Verdict? Overrated, definitely NOT worth the wait. Food wasn’t tasty enough to put up with that attitude. Sandy (??) appeared to be warmer, friendlier, but she never came to our table.
They hafta work on a system to deal with their small, 8-​table restaurant Vs. steady stream of patrons coming in, some kinda system to acknowledge customers, and their lack of food.

I really wanted to like this place. Really. But I didn’t. Sadly, we do better ribs at home (and yes, my partner and a good friend of ours do one mean BBQ.)
A tip we’ve gotten was to order the sampler so you can try everything. And sampler we got. We also ordered the jalapeño corn bread, which was also supposed to be fantastic.
The good, the sampler was overflowing. The sampler for 2 was enough to feed a family of 4. And it looked and smelled awesome. But sadly, the ribs were not «fall of the bone» and was very dry and the meatloaf was very bland. The silver lining was the beef brisket, but it was just OK and not outstanding. And the jalapeño cornbread — dry and again nothing special.
We noticed a lot of regulars come in and leave with containers of takeout. So maybe we ordered the wrong thing or they were having a bad night? In any case, we’re not going back. Sandy (yes, The Sandy) was gracious and charming but not enough to make us want to try it again.

Must get the BEEF BRISKET SANDWICH! This is the best thing on their menu. They give plenty of thick cut slices of brisket in the sandwich. When I order the plate, they give long thin slices. Check out the photo of the brisket sandwich.
Also try their spicy BBQ sauce if you like the heat :)

In short, a great place for BBQ in Etobicoke. Fatty, greasy, moist comfort food for a good price.
After getting a traffic ticket, my natural coping mechanism (eating) kicked in. Having bookmarked Paul & Sandy’s based on the great Unilocal reviews I made the short trip to Paul & Sandy’s for lunch.
The only thing I’ve tried here so far is the pulled pork sandwich, and it’s pretty good. Most of the pork was moist and soft, though there were a few chunks of drier meat, enough that I had to pour some extra BBQ sauce onto the sandwich. Overall it was good and definitely one of the better ones in Toronto.
The baked beans were good, they had a distinctive flavor (there’s some bacon in there) and a bit of a kick to it.
I’m a pretty big eater but a single sandwich with beans on the side (about $ 8 after tax) had me feeling comfortable and I had (nearly) forgotten about my traffic ticket.
There’s actually a small parking lot in the back, so you might want to check that out before you park on the street.
I’ll definitely be back, and next time I’m going to try the beef brisket which looked realllllllly good. I’ll be sure to update my review after my next visit.

Look for the «Sampson Academy» sign because the «Paul & Sandy» Red sign can be so easily overlooked right underneath. Side-​street parking but Sunday is Free, however because of the side-​street parking their is a bit of bottleneck driving here. Drive patiently because it’s all about low and SLOW!
I was here early Sunday afternoon so the back-​of-​house LCD wasn’t even turned on yet. Greeted warmly and sat near the front. Wine and Beers are offered here but no house-​made Lemonades or Iced Teas. The décor is minimal Southern Jazz but has a slight Swiss Chalet feel.
BBQ Sampler Platter for 1 (Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Baby Back Ribs, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Meat Loaf — $ 23.95) came with choice of 2 sides. Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Baby Back Ribs, BBQ Chicken can all be summarized together by saying smokey, juicy, moist. Any Meat Loaf is hard to use juicy as the description but was pretty good like a big Meatball with smokey.
It was definitely a MEATFEST enough for 1 enormously hungry individual or 2 average couples. All the Meats showed some smokey outside crust while specifically the Meat Loaf and Ribs were sauced more so. Blistering Hot or Premium Hickey BBQ Sauce were given to the table where Blistering is necessary as the juice of the Meats mellow it as you eat.
Paul’s BBQ Baked Beans, I can’t say I’m expert enough to notice any difference to others. Be glad I’m not a big Baked Beans fan or else this place would smell GASY rather than smokey. The Creamy Cole Slaw wasn’t all that great as it tasted like Packaged Slaw and a slight letdown compared to everything I had. Even the complimentary Buttered Bread starter was nice.
Btw, the TIP % on the Merchant Terminal uses the value Tax-​in but the difference is really in the Pennies. You can do Value entry rather than Percentage otherwise Cash is always good but I only had $ 5.00 with me as usual. :P