Brazen BBQ Smokehouse and Bar

Crawfish Corn Fritters are housemade corn fritters stuffed with crawfish and drizzled with a spiced maple glaze. These were down-home Southern-style fritters that are crispy on the outside with a deep dark brown color yet fluffy on the inside with tender, succulent crawfish. The corn kernels were crisp and juicily burst with each bite. Thumbs up, way up! Brazen's Smoked Wings are slowly smoked to tender perfection. Choose from dry rubbed, buffalo, B.R.A.G. (which is one of their signature BBQ sauces), or sweet Creole mustard. Wow! This blows any wing out of the water. The smoky flavor goes down to the bone and the rub flavor was perfect. No sauce needed with these babies. They were juicy, smoky and fall-off-the-bone tender. I can't believe that these are not fried! Thumbs up, way up! Onions Rings are thick sweet onions dipped in homemade batter, cooked to a golden brown, and served with sweet Creole mustard sauce. We have been on a search for the perfect onion ring since Andrew's in Anaheim closed up shop. I think we've found it. The batter was puffy like tempura but flavorful, evident by the spice flecks in the batter. The outside was crispy and fluffy on the inside. Thumbs up, way up! Bolt's Platter for Two is your choice of three meats and three regular sides. We had the Brisket, Pulled Pork, and Baby Back Ribs. The brisket was fantastic with a great smoke ring (burnt ends are always the best), tender, and full of flavor. Thumbs up, way up! The pulled pork tasted exactly like kalua pig (Hawaiian roasted pig), juicy and contained the essence and flavor of pork. Thumbs up, way up! The baby back ribs were dry rubbed. Their rub was not overbearing and accentuated the meat. The meat was fall-off-the-bone tender. Thumbs up, way up! The sauce is served on the side so you can drown it if you like or just eat it au natural. I urge you to taste the meat first without the sauce. The sides we tried were Ancho Spiced Baked Beans, Smoked Kernel Corn Medley, Crusty

If you're in the Hillcrest area, you should go eat at Brazen BBQ. There's nothing that can fulfill your cravings for BBQ. The bbq chicken and honey smoked ham is good as well! You should try it at least once to see what you're missing out on it!