Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue - New Haven

One of the best grilling places in connecticut great atmosphere and good eating, north carolina style! good grill is hard to find here, I prefer texas memphis style itself, but this place is still great, the outside area is fantastic, many sitting and fire pits. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a good grill in the new Haven area

Great atmosphere! I love spicy eating so I am the roast chicken sandwich with spicy coleslaw. the burned ends and texas is also quite good. they also have an escort in the open. cool spot!

The place overall is great, the employee are helpful and friendly. The smell and the taste of the food is on point. The only complaint would be the temperature of the meat. The pull pork and brisket were at room temperature. I will definitely eat at this place again.

Very good BBQ joint. Excellent one for the Northeast. Situated in a nice setting, a modern industrial park like, large parking lot, lots of room for outdoor seating. Most of BBQ things are covered well, i.e. nice and tender brisket, falling off the bone ribs, smokey beans, tangy collar greens and cheesy mac. Decent beer list to accompany the protein. We like almost everything this place could crank out, with one little gripe that its ribs was a tad on the dry side. A self service joint. Good for a large crowd. Nice and spacious seating area.

I surprised my father for his 62nd birthday, and he mentioned that he had always wanted to try this place because he had heard so many good things about it. Now, we’re wishing him a happy birthday!