Best Barbecue Restaurants in Hawthorne / Gardena

10/10 food was delicious, definitely coming back.

We chose to celebrate my daughter’s 21st birthday at BJs and no one sang to her which was a bummer. Quality of food has declined over the years. We also wanted to order happy hour drinks at the bar while waiting for our table but the bartender took a long time to close someone else’s tab (that could have waited) so we were told we couldn’t order happy hour since “the computers automatically changed to regular pricing”. Wasn’t super thrilled about this experience.

What an amazing experience and dinner. Our bartender Matt was attentive and made beautiful cocktails. The food was delicious! If we lived in town we would be back regularly.

Another excellent experience at Maple Block. Service was fantastic and the brisket and chicken were delicious. We loved that the pulled pork didn't come out drenched in sauce--it had just enough to balance the fatty pork.

We visited on Monday, December 9 for my son’s 21st birthday. I wanna say our server’s name was Isaac. I’m not sure I got that right but he was absolutely amazing. We sat at the table right next to the front entrance. He was the best server. We had a great time and we truly appreciated him making it a great night.