The Meatball Shop

Went here after work w my fiancée. Food was delicious, ice cream sandwich was delicious, cookies were delicious and I can’t wait to go there again. The cheese risotto is to die for.

Yesterday after a 20min wait, the guy handed us the wrong order which of course we only noticed once we were home! Was so upsetting
He ordered the chicken meatball with an egg, spicy meat sauce & the broccoli side… I wanted the beef meatball with spicy sauce & steamed spinach. Both were supposed to have extra cheese on the veggies. Nope we didn’t get that.
The cashier handed us someone else’s order. Both chicken meatballs with spinach.
Needless to say we were pissed!
Something about having your heart set on one thing & getting another is disappointing.
Note to management– your staff should double check that the orders leave with the right customers.

I’ve heard such great things about this restaurant so I was excited to try it out so I suggested it to our group.
We were seated in about 10 minutes on a Sunday night so the wait was not too bad but it was relatively busy from when we arrived around 6:30 pm and when we left.
The food arrived cold and the portion sizes were small. The focaccia bread that came with my order was stale, small and cold. I love bread so this was really sad.
The flavor of the meatballs were fine and the sauce was good. I just wish the temperature of the food was hot.
Our server rarely came to check up on us after the food arrived.

Seriously? Over hyped. Meatballs were too hard. And not enough sauce or flavor. I expect better from a place that purports to specialize in one thing.
It didn’t help that the waiter overcharged me.

Was okay. Portions were pretty small. I ordered 3 slicers; classic beef with class tomato sauce, chicken with creamy Parmesan, spicy pork with mushroom sauce. Taste was pretty good, but the meatballs were luke-​warm and the sauce was cold.
Also ordered the mashed potatoes which were amazing and hot!
Waiter never came back after bringing out the food, even to check in for drinks.

Sat at the bar with a friend of mine and we were fasting since its Ramadan. The food took 45 mins to come out and they didn’t inform us that t was because the chicken meatball took longer than the beef. Complained to the manager and he was really nice and ended up giving us the meal for free. Overall great place with good food and managers that care for their customers.

So I thought my last review would encourage the kitchen to re-​examine their biscuit recipe. Clearly it didn’t. Once again the inside was dense, underbaked, and the outside on the very edge of being burned.
They get points for trying to make it right. No points for not changing anything.
I really wanted to believe that a business would actually listen to a customer’s feedback. I mean, maybe I’m too idealistic, but isn’t that the point of Unilocaling?
*Sigh
–1 star off the previous review.

LOVE the meatball shop, and especially this location! I first went to all of the manhattan locations, and then tried this one last… it’s super cute. It is in such an awesome location, by a ton of restaurants, bars, dessert spots, etc. Definitely will be coming back here throughout the summer.
When I last was here, we ordered the buffalo balls for an appetizer. Theyre seriously so good and they come with a blue cheese sauce (I loathe blue cheese) but this I actually like. It is very mild and compliments the balls so well (yeah that sounded weird lol). We also had a couple meatballs and for our sides we got mashed potatoes which are delicious and the special risotto which had leeks and kale in it i think. Yummmm
Their sangria is also really good, nice and sweet and not heavy. You also cannot leave here without having an ice cream sandwich. My favorite is the classic chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream, it is perfect. I have had the mint ice cream with the brownie cookie, but I wasn’t a fan of the mint ice cream-​cookie was good though. The snickerdoodle cookie with brown sugar ice cream is good, but too sweet for me-​my boyfriend loves it though.
Definitely come here!

Great place, with excellent service.
My favorite: Chicken meatball, whole Weat hero with Pesto sauce, mozzarella.
Side of rigatoni with mushroom sauce.

Nice little spot in Williamsburg.
Came here on a Saturday night with a group of friends and it was a very chill atmosphere. We ordered a red sangria pitcher, and to be quite frank– it was horrible. It was almost painful to drink because it was so strong and sour.
Anyway, I won’t let that take away from this nice spot. It has a lot of potential and it provides a great atmosphere for those who are in the area and just want to have a relaxed night out with friends.

This review is strictly for the girl behind the to-​go counter who decided to ruin the good vibes as we were leaving.
My sister, mom and I came here for Mother’s Day with my niece who’s almost 2. She freaked out when my sister went to the bathroom because you know she loves my sister.
Anyways, I was really feeling the music and one of the guys suggested to come back during a specific night. People were saying thank you, see you soon, come back again and this girl decides to yell out «Don’t come back again!»
If my niece and other kids weren’t there words would have been had with this rude staff member. If you hate your job fine, don’t work in the service industry. If you hate kids, go work at an old people’s home.
Don’t worry, I won’t be coming back thanks!

So Tracy from Customer Service reached out to me and asked me to please give them a second chance. My reviews are completely unbiased and i will always give a business a chance to redeem themselves if they ask.
Saturday night I did just that after a fun night of hopping around The Meatball Shop was our fifth and final stop. time was around 2:00am and it was still fairly busy. i sat down with two of my friends and this time i was armed with knowledge.
Ordered:
1 Stout-​like tap beer (don’t remember the name but it was delicious)
2. Meatball Hero with classic meatballs, Mozzarella cheese with spicy meat sauce.
3. Tried the Buffalo Chicken Balls
4. Ice Cream Sandwich, Chocolate chip cookies with classic vanilla
the food:
my god my hero was amazing. absolutely full of flavor. HOT (Balls were at a good temperature) the cheese was melted and the hero bread was charred nicely with a great crunch but also a nice moist texture from the tomato sauce.
the buffalo chicken balls were just okay, they don’t heat these balls enough, the center was kind of cold so it meant for a mealy, consistency.
Ice Cream sandwich and beer: Damn good. No complaints. even after being ridiculously full i managed to finish them both.
I am glad I gave this place a second chance and now armed with what you really should order when at TMS I know what I have to get after a long night of bar hopping.
I will be back!

Restaurant next door was closed so I decided to give this place a try. I walked in with friends at 2 am on a Friday night and this place was EVERYTHING I needed! Great selection of music playing, very energetic and helpful server, and cozy environment.
The meatballs were cooked very well; they were tender and well-​seasoned! I recommend the chicken meatballs.
Have been craving this place ever since my first visit!

Stopped in late on a Friday night, sitting at the bar. Enjoyed the hip hop culture and music surrounding us. They had Various meatball options, which was nice as I love meatballs.
They had a nice mix of cocktail options as well.
I had 4 (small-​medium sized) beef meatballs w spicy sauce: came out quickly, were nicely flavorful and spiced. Came w bread, which was fine.
Burnt orange margarita: nice, well flavored, not too bitter
Buzzed Lebowski: White Russian w coffee beans and one giant ice cube: strongly flavored of kahlua
Drinks were small, maybe a bit more expensive than they should be, though I don’t know the area and what’s comparable
Overall interesting and worth trying if you like meatballs and character

Came through here really late last night, around 1am. Had my heart set on ramen but that spot was closed plus I’ve passed Meatball shop so many times and never stopped in. I loved the old school décor as soon as I walked in, the tables kinda reminded me of desks in a classroom. I really liked their system as far as how ingredients are classified for you to make your decisions and order. It’s really simple. I had chicken balls with classic tomato sauce and provolone on brioche and OMG it changed my life!!! This was the most memorable meatball sandwich I’ve ever had. It was so good I will now have to just not walk down Bedford so I’m not led into temptation lol But seriously, I’m so happy I stumbled in here and will definitely return.

The Meatball Shop gets four stars because the manager was kind enough to change the vulgar music playlist upon request. As a black woman who walked in with a black 15-​year old male and his mother, we didn’t need to hear the n-​word constantly being blared from the speakers, as well as what the rapper would do to a female rear-​end. Then to top it off, have a sea of white patrons bobbing their heads to it. It just made for a very uncomfortable setting for me as an African-​American and as a woman. Not all black people enjoy the genre of gangsta’ rap.
With that said. The meatballs with pesto sauce was amazing, as well as the meatballs with parmesan cream! We also had brown sugar ice cream sandwiches, which consisted of a decadent chocolate chip cookie and it was amazingly soft but still had a crunch to it. The other cookie holding it all together was an oatmeal raisin.
In all, the food was a dream. However, since the manager stated that type of music is played in all the Meatball Shops I’m giving you a heads up — if your threshold is low for vulgarity you may want to order take out if possible. Other than that, amazing staff since I guess they understood how we felt and gifted us two free appetizers, so thank you Meatball Shop!

Let me preface by saying the meatballs themselves are amazing. I’ve had various samplings at other Meatball Shops, and they were THE BEST. In fact, that’s why when I walked past here last Sunday, I couldn’t resist stopping in and trying them out for brunch. I decided to have the Eggs Florentine with the Breakfast Special Meatball (Sausage).
The Egg Florentine was tasty, but the wet spinach, sauce, and egg yolk combined made the meal a little soggy. I had a mimosa that was also delicious but small in size for $ 10. My boyfriend’s order was messed up, but our waiter was really great, and there were no hard feelings there. He even gave us a jello shot for our wait. Many of the other servers were eating Dunkin’ Donuts right in front of us. I get that it was 1pm and they might be hungry (believe me, I’m ALWAYS hungry), but perhaps this could’ve been eaten more discreetly in the back.
All-​in-​all I like this place, and if you just get the meatballs, it’s a 4-​star rating. Unfortunately, today’s meal was just average, and I was expecting more. Seeing as this was my first time eating in the Brooklyn location, I can’t verify whether or not this was just an off day or typical for the location; hopefully it was the former.

Acho muito valido ter um desses no Brasil, um restaurante especializado em almôndegas! Seja só com molho e salada, seja tradicionalmente no macarrão, seja no lanche, de qualquer jeito! Minha pedida foram as almondegas de frango com molho funghi e salada, delicioso! Fora que o ambiente é muito legal!

The Meatball Shop has awesome meatballs. I am sure that comes as a shock to you, given the fact that it is CALLED the meatball shop! lol
Their meatballs are great, their meatballs should be great!
The combinations are traditional, yet inventive, bringing you places you never thought you’d go with a meatball. This brooklyn location is spacious, cool and has a nice vibe to it. I would highly recommend, and personally, I like the classic meatballs with sauce. Can’t go wrong.

Restaurant sur le concept du mono produit. Endroit «cool» hyper bien placé a bedford avenue a williamsburg. On commande en mettant des croix au stylos sur la carte. Il faut choisir son type de boulettes, la sauce, l accompagnement. J ai pris le sandwich de boulette, sympa mais trop FaT a mon gout. Les prix sont raisonnables, 12 dollars pour mon plat.

El gran problema de venir de vacaciones a NY es que todo el mundo te recomienda: «Conozco un lugar buenísimo! o «Tienes que ir a este lugar», pero lo que nadie te dice es que al caminar tanto, el bajón y el hambre te pueden agarrar en cualquier lado, así que hay quemar tanta azúcar como estar trabajando para saber el trayecto en metro, apurarte a encontrar la cicloestación para no pasarte de tiempo, tener el mapa mental del walking tour que harás y los lugares básicos (para uno) que desea visitar. Claro, si haces un tour gastronómico, pues sales pensando en los restoranes y lo que hay a su alrededor, pero si sales como yo, pensando pegarle a todo lo que se te cruce, tons viene el issue de: «Muero de hambre y el lugar donde quería comer esta en la 65 y yo estoy en Dumbo», y pues ni al caso y uno acaba comiendo lo que menos esperaba.
Confieso que a este lugar llegué por mi Lonely Planet, que entre los lugares que recomienda esta este. Y no falló. Servicio atentísimo, sazón bastante aceptable, buena decoración con su respectiva barra, ubicadísimo (en mero Bedford) comensales guapos y guapas (eso es algo de NY) y precios justos.
Al salir a unos metros está la sobrerería Goorin Bros, donde puedes aminorar el mal de puerquito unos minutos.

Are you under the age of 30?
Do you like eating in lively places?
Do you like a loud dinner crowd?
Are you a fan of sauces?
Do you crave that urban, hipster appeal?
I sure do, and if you answered yes to most of the above, head on over to Williamsburg’s The Meatball Shop. I really like to come here when I’m in the mood for good hip-​hop music, being surrounded by a younger crowd, and eating delicious vegetarian meatballs. No, for reals, vegetarian meatballs are the bomb. They’re made primarily from lentils and they’re heavenly. I usually get them doused in pesto, which can be oily but oh-​so-​flavorful. Drinks must be good too because the bar is usually packed. To be honest, I come her more for the ambience and environment than the food. Great for dining before going to a party, will definitely put you in the mood to get «turnt», if you will.
A must try (at least once).

Sin duda un gran lugar!
La comida es fenomenal y la atención también es muy buena.
Al llegar y asignarte mesa te entregan el menú plastificado junto con un plumón para que hagas la selección de lo que deseas comer.
1. Escoge el tipo de carne para tus meatballs
2. Escoge el tipo de salsa o greavy
3. Escoge la pasta o arroz. Esta puede ir debajo de tus meatballs o a un lado
4. Escoge el acompañamiento. Hay desde vegetales rostizados hasta puré de papa (que es buenísimo)
La opción de las meatballs también puede ser en sándwich, hay varias opciones dentro del menú.
También tienen varias bebidas con alcohol bien buenas. Nosotros nos decidimos por una sangría con vino blanco y durazno (buenaza)

It was my first time visiting this branch of TMS restaurants, I usually go to the Greenwich one. It was more spacious but difficult to see the specials board. Staff were really friendly and helpful with translating a few things on the menu. Our food also came out really fast.
I ordered beef meatballs w/​spaghetti underneath & the daily special salad. I normally stick with 1 side but the salad just sounded so good with little gem, black beans, cilantro, tomato & lime. It was really good!
My fellow diner had spicy pork meatballs w/​tomato sauce and cheesy grits. They enjoyed them, but thought the grits were a bit too creamy & rich after eating half the portion.
Overall good all round. I have noticed TMS has recently put their prices up, adding $ 1 per item for meatballs, sides & dessert. So your bill will probably be $ 5 – 6 more than it used to be bringing it in line with other similar places and no longer such a bargain price.

A very good stop in Williamsburg for lunch. A great experience. The foodwas delicious and we had to share because the size was really big.

Avoir un meatball shop à coté de son appart à Williamsburg c’est trop bien. Nous y sommes allés deux soirs, c’est peu dire que nous avons adoré. Franchement tout le monde kiffe les boulettes. Alors c’est trop cool, tu choisis ce que tu veux comme boulettes (de boeuf, de poulet, végé), tu ajoutes l’accompagnement que tu veux (purée, pasta, légumes), la sauce que tu veux (tomate, pesto, champi) et roule ma poule. C’est super bon ! Et si tu as encore un petit peu de place pour le déssert tu peux tester le cookies sandwich et la miam tuerie. On t’apporte deux cookies énormes avec une grosse boule de glacé vanille, voila comment finir le repas en beauté! Voila comment prendre dix kilos en une semaine à NY !

Incredible pasta, incredible tomato/​marinara sauce, very good meatballs (although I regret not taking the spicy balls).
Great service, our order took no longer than 10 minutes and the waitress was super friendly.
Let’s make this short: the best meatballs and pasta I ever had. Awesome place!