Q American Barbeque – Miami Design District, Florida

While I’m no Barbecue expert, I know good food when I taste it. Q American Barbeque is located in the Miami Design District and has a comfy (Yes, I really did just say comfy) look to it. I felt right at home when I walked in (it didn’t hurt that some great blues music was playing).

This pump greets you at Q

I ordered some wings which were crispy and had an intense smokey BBQ flavor. They were delicious. None of the food at Q is smothered in sauces by the way, that’s up to you. This is dry rub terrain.

The sauces at Q

Your options are St. Louis Cider Mustard (sweet, thick and very mustardy), Memphis Dark Sugar & Vinegar (sweet), Guava Habanero Parilla (liquidy, smokey and slightly sweet) and KC Light Tomato & Spice (vinegary tomato). After trying all of them a couple of times I settled on using the St. Louis Cider Mustard. Were wings enough? Of course not, so I also had the NC Pulled Pork Sliders. The sliders were served on potato rolls and topped with cole slaw.

NC Pulled Pork Sliders

They were right on but I now had my sites set on the Q Burger. Before I forget to mention, if you’re also a soda aficionado like myself you will appreciate the fact that Q has Coke (Mexican) , RC Cola, Orange Crush, Dr. Pepper and a few other glass bottled sodas. Now back to the main event. The Q Burger is a 10 ounce burger topped with cheddar, pit roasted onions and served on an onion roll. I, of course added some applewood bacon to it.

The Q Burger

There’s nothing better than eating a burger and having the freshness of the beef come right through. It had a great smoke flavor and the taste of the bacon was really pronounced.  It really was a majestic burger. I came back a few days later and shared Q Zilla (2 Spare Ribs, 2 Baby Backs, 1/2 Pit Chicken, 1/2 Pound of Pulled Pork, Cole Slaw, Pit Beans, House Made Pickles and Cornbread) with my wife. I was floored by Q’s food and I think you will be too.

4029 North Miami Avenue
305-227-2378