The Australian BBQ is a long-standing tradition in everyday Australia. In recent years, however, American-style BBQ has emerged as a popular alternative too.
American BBQ goes back centuries and there’s a colony of pit masters located everywhere from Texas to Georgia who all have their own special spin on making syrupy ribs and tender brisket to die for.
American-style BBQ aficionados know that some of the most delicious characteristics of American BBQ are the wood the meat is smoked with, the rub of seasoning and the tang of the sauce.
Piatella Cafe Bar, in the heart of Glen Waverley’s highly-regarded retail and restaurant district Kingsway, knows this.
Piatella’s Beef Brisket
Piatella, a multicultural cafe inspired by European culture and cuisine, might not be a down-home rib joint, but it knows its BBQ intimately.
Its menu is produced out of a custom-made Manhorne smoker, machinery fit for winning BBQ competitions and the hearts of BBQ aficionados around the world.
Piatella fires up its Manhorne smoker to make BBQ dishes with a full-bodied smokey flavour.
The lunchtime pick is the American Style Reuben Sandwich, smoked BBQ beef brisket with apple slaw, sliced pickles, Swiss cheese, American mustard and house-made BBQ sauce, dressed in fresh bread and accompanied with beer batter chips and aioli.
At dinner time, prepare to be floored by Southern comfort food nirvana. The chicken and pork on the dedicated American-Style Smoked BBQ menu is smokes with faintly sweet apple wood and the beef absorbs a rich hickory.
You’ll have some decisions to make at Piatella. Namely, whether you want the divinely aromatic beef brisket, pulled pork shoulder or beef/pork ribs.
What is for sure is that each serve comes with creamy coleslaw, chargrilled corn on the cob, pickles, beer batter chips, crispy onion rings, and two dipping sauces.
Before or after a night out seeing a movie or bowling in Glen Waverley’s Kingsway, Piatella is the perfect place to enjoy American BBQ with an extensive beer, wine and spirits list.
