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Yelp
THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOOD OF ALL TIME. I am beyond happy that they have sprouted up in Orange County, because I used to drive up to Maywood to eat and this has enabled me dangerously. I first found them on Food Network and was delighted by their Lebanese pizza with garlic sauce, pickle, and chicken. So creative and well done. HOWEVER... this was just the beginning of my love affair with Big Al's. Did I mention they're the best?? I am their biggest fan. No other restaurant, food stand, or chef will ever come CLOSE to measuring up by the tier that Big Al's has established themselves in. They have struck such a perfect balance between sauce, warmth, flavor, and meat in each of their dishes. The experience you get here can simply not be replicated by anyone else.
Their Jamaican jerk sauce is life changing. I have never tasted a better chicken wing. The sweet and spicy juxtaposition alongside with the texture and flavor of the skin on the wing is absolutely reality-shattering. I could recommend another wing flavor, but I personally go in and just order pounds of the Jamaican wings sooo perhaps I shall advise you to do the same.
Their beef brisket is so unghhhhhh
I don't have words for anything on their menu - just sounds.
It melts in your mouth and is more of an experience than a meal. Every time I go in, I think that maybe I just overreacted the last time and that it can't possibly be that good. And yet, every time I go in, I am pleasantly surprised and blown away by the fact that even with such high expectations going in, they are consistently surpassed, despite the fact that I have been 200 times before and should know exactly what it will taste like.
Their carne asada pizza, smoked beef brisket pizza, bacon jalapeno burger pizza, and Lebanese garlic pizza are uhhmazing. But my favorite has to be The Jamaican pizza again. The sweet, spicy, cilantroey goodness paired with red onion is just genius. I have so much respect for the brains that were put behind this and am grateful for the love that is consistently invested in every slice they serve up.
If the food wasn't enough, they also offer Cinnamom's cheesecakes. My first time going in, I thought it was just another thing to add to the menu, but they do not play around at Big Al's. Their cheesecakes are consistently unreal. I do not like cheesecake for the record. But they converted me into a cheesecake lover with how tasty, creamy, decadent, and layered with flavor their cheesecakes are. From Dulce de Leche to Strawberry Oreo to Key Lime to Tiramisu, they do not miss. At most places, there are some menu items that work and some that don't and that is totally normal and expected. But this is not the case at Big Al's. There is magic in everyone's fingers here and they are incapable of serving anything that does not taste unworldly.
They deserve every ounce of success in the world and I hope they slowly take over and achieve world domination because they could heal us all with just pizza and wings.