Barbecue food tastes finger-licking good at Mo’s Smokehouse BBQ in downtown Huntington Beach. Located in the big, white Spanish Plaza Almeria building on Main Street, Mo’s opened just a year ago but has become a fixture in the downtown scene, providing chicken, ribs and BBQ beef and tri-tip, all served in combo plates or as sandwiches. The hickory and oak-flavored smoked meats are delectable in their own right, but add the warm barbecue sauces—Original style tasty tomato based sauce, not too sweet and not too smoky, Hot which is Original style with a kick, Sweet Carolina’s thick and sweet tomato-based sauce, with a slight smoky flavor and Philthy Phil’s incredible Georgia-style vinegar-based sauce, which combines sweet and tangy flavors with a little brown sugar, mustard, and great spices and you can dine on barbecue foods customized to your taste buds.

As you enter the restaurant, you must get in line at a counter where you are given a wooden carved pig with your order number on it. The food is brought to your table but soft drinks and sweetened Southern-style tea are located at a help-yourself serving station that includes all the barbecue sauce you want.

Dining at Mo’s often, locals tend to gravitate toward a favorite item and stick. Several popular choices are the Half BBQ Chicken, Hamburger and BBQ Beef Sandwich, Tri-tip Sandwich and Shredded Chicken Sandwich.  The sandwiches allow diners to eat gracefully. There’s no graceful method of eating chicken and ribs covered in sauce but if you are not trying to impress a business associate or first date, go for it.

Popular side dishes include the Baked Beans that include small pieces of tomato and several types of beans, Killer Garlic Fries and the sweet-battered Onion Rings. While we have never tried the Fried Green Tomatoes, we are told that they are OK. What we recommend is the side salad, a healthy serving of lettuce with onions, tomatoes and croutons. The lettuce has always been fresh and the serving portion generous.  Dessert includes featured pies such as sweet potato pie or apple. The meals are large enough that you may not have room for dessert but if you do, the pies are delicious.

Mo’s BBQ provides a casual dining atmosphere with indoor tables and piped in blues music or outdoor dining overlooking Main Street. The place is lively and the prices are affordable. The restaurant is an ideal option for the beach crowd. Mo’s also offers take out of menu items.  

 

The menu is simple but offers a variety of dishes Virginia BBQ Pork
"The House Specialty Sandwich"
Tender, lean shredded pork and BBQ sauce
topped with B.K.'s coleslaw on a french roll.
A real southern treat !!!
$6.45

BBQ Beef.............................................$6.45
Tender, melt in your mouth, shredded beef served with BBQ sauce and Memphis seasoning on a french roll.

*Louisiana Style Hot Links...............$6.45
A spicy favorite, with grilled onions and peppers on a french roll.

Tri-Tip...............$6.45
Tender, hickory smoked tri-tip served with salsa and BBQ sauce on a french roll.

Mo's Rib sandwich..................$8.95
Memphis Pork Ribs served over white bread.

BBQ Chicken Breast...............$6.45
Boneless chicken breast served on a sesame bun.

BBQ Garden Burger................$6.45
Tasty vegetarian patty with BBQ sauce on a sesame bun.

*BBQ Turkey...............$6.45
Tender and hickory smoked with BBQ sauce and sliced on a french roll.

Hamburger.................$5.75
1/4 pound cooked to your liking, topped with cheese and BBQ sauce served on a sesame bun.

Shredded Chicken sandwich...............$6.45
Smoked, shredded chicken and BBQ sauce, topped with our homemade coleslaw on a french roll.

Your choice of mild or hot BBQ sauce, Includes Grandpa Tom's baked beans, bread and potato salad or coleslaw.

Mo's Memphis Pork Ribs
"The House Specialty"
These meaty tender pork ribs are hickory smoked and barbecued with Mo's BBQ sauce then sprinkled with a sweet vinegar and topped with our special seasoning from Memphis, Tennessee
1/2 slab $13.95 • 3/4 slab $16.95 • Full slab $19.95

Philthy Phil's Pork Ribs
Mo's favorite! Very flavorful and spicy. With a bit of a kick!
1/2 slab $13.95 · 3/4 slab $16.95 · full slab $19.95

Sweet Carolina's Pork Ribs
Slowly smoked w/Hickory very tender with a sweet BBQ sauce
1/2 slab $13.95 · 3/4 slab $16.95 · full slab $19.95

Rib Combo
Can't decide? Try all three, plus all of our homemade sides!
1/2 slab $13.95 · 3/4 slab $16.95 · full slab $19.95

BBQ 1/2 Chicken...............$9.95       a la carte - $5.95
Hickory smoked to perfection.

BBQ Sampler......................$16.95
For the hearty appetite - ribs, shredded pork and chicken.

Kruk's Homemade Potato Chips...............side...$2.75 .........basket $3.50
Billy's Onion Rings...................................................$3.75
Baked Beans...................................................sm.......$.75...................lg $1.25
B.K.'s Pantry Coleslaw.................................sm.......$.75...................lg $1.25
Potato Salad....................................................sm.......$.75...................lg $1.25
Garlic Bread....................................................side...$2.25 .........basket $2.95
**Killer Garlic Fries...................................................$3.95
3 Corn muffins with Honeybutter.........................$1.50

Fried Green Tomatoes (when available)...............$3.95
Green Salad..................................................................$2.95
 

* All prices and menu items subject to change. Call or visit www.mosbbq.com