Blackbear Bbq Blacktown

It’s really hard to find good brisket that’s juicy and just melts in your mouth. This is one of those places. Would’ve loved a sauce that’s not so sweet, but even then it was still good. Highly recommend.

For some bang-up American barbeque, head straight to Forge Street in Blacktown. You’ll find Blackbear BBQ fronting some low-lying factories in the suburb’s industrial area. The electronic menu board flashed by too quickly for a balanced assessment, but the hangry bear platter for two ($90) still managed to jump out. It’s a beautifully presented lunch, perfect for dissecting together at one of the picnic tables out front. Barbequed meats are the focus of the platter, which neatly lines up two thin slices of wood-smoked, stretchy beef brisket, two juicy slabs of pork belly, and a thick beef short rib for your shared eating pleasure. A pork, jalapeño and cheese hot link is secreted between the slices, with burnt ends buried under the rib bone. Golden cornbread, tangy fresh coleslaw, luridly orange mac’n’cheese are all good sides. The potato salad was so-so, but the housemade pickles are excellent, as were the smoky beans tangled with long strands of beef brisket. Two sauces—both great—were also included. Getting any meat you can’t finish wrapped up to take home wasn’t a problem. Even the drinks, like the sugar-free Born Dry sour cherry sparkling water ($3.50), were thoughtfully chosen to counteract the meat-sweats. No pretensions here, just good, well-executed barbeque in a format that makes it enjoyable to eat. They also do barbeque classes if you happen to have bought a smoker you’re not yet great at using…

The ladies there were all very friendly. Great for meat lovers. Only down side is the food came with potato crisps instead of hot chips...