My spouse and I got take-out
from Mad J’s BBQ on a Saturday afternoon in December 2019. Mad J’s is open
Wednesdays through Sundays from lunch until dinner (closed on Mondays and
Tuesdays).
Mad J’s BBQ opened in August
2019 on East Lawn Road in Nazareth in a tiny two-storefront strip mall. (The
other occupant is RItas Italian Ice.) Mad J’s offers primarily take-out and
catering services; however, in the summertime, you can dine outdoors at one of
their picnic tables. (Note that there is nowhere to dine indoors, even in
inclement or cold weather.) The restaurant was named because the first name of
all owners begins with the letter “J”, and the first letter of their middle
names spells out “Mad”.
Mad J’s serves American-style
barbecue. We had already eaten lunch elsewhere, but because we do not travel to
Nazareth often, we wanted to take home a few samples of their cuisine. We tried
the pork burnt ends (excellent), the beef brisket (perhaps even more
excellent), and the peach cobbler (yummy but quite sweet). Everthing the
business serves is homemade.
We
loved the BBQ at Mad J’s, and we will be sure to stop by again for take-out
when we are in the neighborhood.
