BC Broiler

Fresh chicken. Lackluster atmosphere.

it’s closed

I love this place. eat here 2 – 3 times a week. super affordable.. great service. delicious food. myself and everyone at my office enjoy this place. I personally have never eaten inside. but it looks fine and always has my food ready when I call ahead… 5 stars

Terrible. I had the worst burrito in the world here. I asked the guy working if the chicken is fresh when served with a burrito, and he sarcastically responded, «no, it’s from last week.» ha ha, funny joke and all, but I was assured it is the same chicken off of the broiler. sure enough, he reaches into a kettle/​crockpot looking thing, and pulls out chicken that has in fact probably been sitting there all day. it was the worst chicken burrito i’ve had in my life, and shame on them for trying to pass it off like it came off of the broiler. The chicken was dry and flavorless. 2 stars for the nasty burrito, minus one for dishonesty.

Food tasted good. Three stars because of the lack of care for the restaurant. No labels on the hot sauce… if I put something wrong on my taco I would have been pissed, luckily I asked and got the right sauce. Sort of got the impression that most of their customers are regulars… Found an eyelash in my taco (inside the second tortilla wrap around the taco) though I guess it could have been mine, lol… the rotisserie is what made us pull in, looks mouth watering! Pic attached. Overall good, just needs some TLC and could easily go up to five stars, IMO. The building could use some work, though I didn’t plan on being impressed by the looks anyways. I would stop in again.

The place is in a desperate need of a remodel, the décor is dated and old, but don’t let that stop you the food is really good. I was impressed with the delicious chicken, you can tell everything is slow cooked and roasted over an open flame on a huge rotisserie.

This is your classic good food, great price joints. The open fire broiled chicken is tasty (garlic lemon butter sauce is recommended), side dishes are good and to top it all, they have an ongoing promo wherein if you get a half chicken meal, you get a free quarter chicken (I always get the whole chicken for 19.43 with tax and end up getting 1.5 chicken and a meal that could feed 4 people). Taste comparison: Juan Pollo.

In summary. Bad bad bad.
Terrible service, disgusting food. I have tried the chicken, it was dry, the beans and the guacamole the worst I have ever tried.

They gone… closed.
Garbage. Chicken legs that are smaller than most chicken drumettes. Ribs, terrible. Salsa, no. Tortillas-​cold. Just go to super polio instead.

Chicken is legit here. Place is a basic joint serving great chicken. I always get the whole chicken here, so I’m unsure of the other items. They roast the chicken in Garlic Butter, which keeps the meat flavorful and moist. Also they provide you well toasted tortillas. Only gripe is their salsa, it’s not that flavorful & the guac is mediocre, but the chicken makes up for the mediocrity of the sides

I hate to do this, but a recent trip to this spot more or less killed any chance of my returning.
First off, when someone enters your place of business say something. Anything. Don’t look at me like I’ve got an arrow in my head. This looks even worse when your place is empty. Dude was standing behind the register, half watching the football game on a crappy old TV. Clearly, much more important than people walking into your establishment to give you money.
We ordered and this guy just kept mumbling everything back, like my presence has someone soured his previously-​pleasant afternoon.
I’ve let it slide before, but the eating area here is a disgusting pit of misery. The tile floor is cracked and worn, like it’s been there since the Reagan administration. Just about every table anyone would want to sit in had remnants of food on it, presumably since people DID sit there and that lazy fuck up front didn’t bother to wipe it down afterwards. You know, that kind of common sense food business stuff that just seems necessary.
There was a half-​eaten rib bone on the floor. Small hunks of meat were scattered around other tables. I start to feel like I’m on the set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
I look outside and notice a bright yellow sign that I hadn’t even bothered to read. It said «FREE CHICKEN», and claimed to provide a free ¼ chicken if you bought a ½ chicken. Hmmm, that’s funny. I bought that exact order, and yet that charming, intelligent middle-​aged man working the register didn’t even give me the discount. I guess it’s my fault for not specifically asking. Fuck me, right? I would have normally made a minor scene about this — since I think it’s just inexcusable to be such an insouciant sloth — but this guy seemed like he could barely operate his brain. I’m going to trust him to process a refund requiring math back to my card? Nope nope nope.
Also gross: both of our plates of chicken were drowning in soupy, oily, greasy puddles. It would have been nice if the cashier/​cook drained that off before serving it up. Presentation does matter.
Not that he gave a shit. On the way out he was standing outside, talking on a phone and looking like he had better things to do. I did, too. Like getting my ass out of there.

One of the worst food experiences ever. Don’t be fooled by the stars, apparently it was good once but it isn’t now.
I am a fan of rotisserie chicken, and in a last minute dinner rush will occasionally pick one up from sprouts for dinner. Well, we gave the bc broiler a chance one night on or way home, ordered a half herb chicken. Firstly, let me say, the second I stepped in I had a horrible feeling about this place. There were no customers, one employee working, and it was filthy. I have never seen a restaurant/​fast food establishment so dirty. Despite our better judgement to walk away, we ordered our food to go and proceeded to watch the employee pull our chicken (out of god know where) then ask us what type we wanted. Went with the herb. Well. If I would have known they were going to use a spray bottle and spray the chicken with an herb butter oil concoction, I would have opted out of any flavoring. I am pretty sure at this point my jaw was gaping open in disgust and shock.
Anyway, fast forward five minutes — we are at home with our dripping oily half chicken in a styrofoam container, take one bite and throw it away. Foul.
This place needs to be inspected by the health department ASAP.

I went in for a casual lunch last week and i must say, they exceeded every expectation I had of this place. I went with the ribs-​chicken combo and it was a culinary delight. The lemon and garlic lathered on the chicken was perfect, the meat from the ribs, so tender, it fell right off. The combo comes with tortillas, salsa, guac, rice and beans, which meant perfect tacos!
Speaking of tacos, that is what my date went with and one taco, was as much meat and fixings as three tacos from el pollo loco. and easily three times as flavorful.
Thanks BC! I will be back.

This place has lost its touch.
I used to come here on a regular basis and the food was fantastic. Now is a different story. The ribs were old and well over done because they just nuked them in the microwave. They tried to disguise the old meat with the BBQ sauce. Sad story
The chicken was completely swimming in grease and not the tasty flame cooked chicken in the window.
Very disappointed that this place has gone into the dumps.

I’m sad … heart broken… :(
I usually always order half rib rack — didn’t change yesterday. Nicest staff as always and parking is easy peasy to get in and out out.
Here is where my heart broke.
Got home, ready to dig in a smear grease and sauce all over… was shocked and happy to see 3 ribs! WHAT??? Is this too good to be true??? Yes. Yes it was.
The ribs usually ALWAYS spot on. were… old crumbly bits of sauce and fat.
No juicy meat, no delicious salty taste… just old crumbled bits of sauced/​burnt fat.
W…T…F… *Drops to knees — NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*
I’m sad. So very sad. Hopefully I just got the leftovers… hopefully this was a one time error.
Know this — I will be back. But if the ribs aren’t like how they use to be. then I’ll jump into the ocean.
Life without ribs. is meaningless.

This place has gone way downhill. I believe this place switched owners a few months back. The result is inconsistent service and food that frequently disappoints.
They frequently forget items in our orders. How hard is it to doublecheck a customers order?
I am very close to finding another go-​to chicken spot.

It’s definitely not the most awesome BBQ ever made, but this joint is so worth a try. We were skeptical with all the mixed reviews, so we decided to give it a chance. We had beef ribs, ¼ chicken combo that came with tortillas, beans and flavored rice for $ 12.99. A nice side of guacamole and spicy salsa was the topper of the meal.
As for the ambiance, it’s a little tiny restaurant, with no frills, except for an enticing rotisserie grill.
Maybe we came on a good day, but we had some delicious barbecue meat. Everything was cooked to perfection and the chicken was surprising not dry, so we were happy campers.

BC Broiler, how do I love thee, let me count thy ways?
After driving around for nearly an HOUR (I’m not kidding) wasting our time in Newport Beach, on a day that EVERYONE and their mother was out, not being able to find a parking spot other than a 30 min park, leave, and come right back, we were on our way out of that beautiful (read: sucky) city when this bright and shiny place came into our field of view. Sure, there was a Yard House across the street, but who cares? How could we deny this little hole in the wall, at the tail end of Newport right before getting on the 55.
Despite my wife and niece being weary, we forged ahead and came inside the place. While it’s not infested with roaches, it’s not the cleanest place ever. Furthermore, there was nobody in this place. I’m not kidding. Nobody. That should have been our first clue. Yet, I still tried. I mean, Unilocal told me this was a 3.5 star place, and there were more than a handful of reviews, so I thought, meh, I’ll give it a shot. A quick perusal of Unilocal also suggested getting the half chicken with lemon + garlic would be a good choice, so I went for it.
Luckily, i got a Beer to wash this filth down. Wow. The gentleman at the counter, nice as he was, couldn’t have prepared me for this better than having shown me a poison symbol and then illuminating it with red blinking lights. Wow. The food was pretty suck. The chicken, though moist, had absolutely zero flavor. In a half chicken, there was a wing, a thigh, and a breast. The skin soaked up all the flavor, and unfortunately for me, I’m not a skin person. So, that left the chicken. And boy, rotisserie chicken with no flavor, rotisserie or not, just plain sucks.
The best part of the plate I got (which included rice, beans [with what seemed like jalapenos in them], and salsa) was the salsa. I also got 3 flour tortillas, which weren’t that bad. But, putting the entire meal together, I wasn’t too impressed. Also, I want to echo the sentiments of the other reviews in saying that, for the price, I would have been better off, as my niece put it, heading to the GNC vitamin store across the street and getting some vitamins. Also, thinking back at it, you may want to skip my original advice and head over to Yard House.
Either way, despite my deep love for lack of flavor, and plainness, this just won’t cut it.

Should be SHUT DOWN ! So disgusting. The guy at the counter was a total kook.
How do you screw up Rotisserie? I dont know. But you guys do it all day everyday.
Chicken Quesadilla was worse than what you get at Taco Bell and the Tacos tasted like Chihuahua! Never Again!

Ode to BCB by a Hot Chick
(sung to On Top of Old Smokey)
If I were a chicken
Since you’re carnivore
I’d rather be cooked here
We glow through the door.
Many love these flamers
Cooking style, that is
They slow roast and char me
And seared with a kiss
Besides juicy chicken
Tacos, ribs and good sides
My leg and my thigh’s yours
For $ 7.95.
We’re one of a kind ya’ll
Pricey but worth it
A hole in the wall, ya’ll
Eat me, we’re the sh – ts.