4-Burner Propane Gas Grill in Black with LED Controls and Side Burner

Decent grill, but some quality control issues. I needed a new grill after my cheap 10 year old grill started to rust out. I know I could spend more money for a higher quality grill, but wanted something that would work for a relatively low price. This grill works great right now and I assume will last 5+ years like my last grill It is a basic 4 burner grill with a side burner (which I haven't used) and some LED lights. The LED's seem to be a gimmic because it would be more helpful to have a built-in LED grill light for dark nights, not just light up blue knobs, but that really didn't influence my purchase. The good: Works like a normal grill. Temp seems average evenness and heat. Grates are ok (I use after market aircraft aluminum grates and griddles anyway so that doesn't matter). Size is good. Assembly was under 1 hour. Customer service wait time was under 2 minutes and they agreed to ship out my part right away. The bad: there were three dents in the grill when I took it out of the box. It is packed using cardboard cushion and support and two pieces of foam. This was not enough in my case as one side was badly dented and the front of the main fire box was dented on both ends. The directions said (and showed in a picture) the wire to connect the battery pack would be on the right side of the grill, but it was on the left side so I had to follow the wires to actually find it. The doors connect using a metal rod in a spring loaded bracket (as shown in one of my pictures). The left side had this rod, the right side did not have a rod. It had the bracket and the spring, but no rod to actually hold my door in place. This can't be removed without taking a screw out, so it did not fall out in transit, it was just never put in place like it should have been, but the spring was... weird. After assembling the grill I contacted customer service and they are sending me the part I need to fix the right side door, but that is just poor quality control to have it arrive missing a part and their packaging needs to be more robust or there will be many damage issues. I will update this rating if the part is not sent, is wrong, or I have any other issues.

MONUMENT GRILLS 4-BURNER PROPANE GAS GRILL IN BLACK WITH LED CONTROLS AND SIDE BURNER - This grill comes in one very large heavy (118 pounds) box. It "survived" its trip from China but is a little worse for the wear. The bent panels were easy to straighten during assemble with some flat jawed pliers. Not to sure how others wrote reviews praising the assembly instructions. The assembly instructions that came in my box leave a lot to be desired. The 'picto-graphs" refer to parts by number but none of the parts themselves are numbered. I did appreciate the fact that the only tool you needed for assembly was a Philips head screwdriver and not other tools except to correct the bent items. The electrical wiring diagrams are a joke. You have to figure out what plugs in where. Total time from box to first use was 2 1/2 hours and I am fairly competent at assembling items. Grill USE instructions are fine and the grill is easy to operate. I probably will not be doing to much grilling where the LED lights will be of use because it is winter here in Chicagoland. Grill pre-heats quickly and appears to heat evenly. The side burner is a nice feature and the utensils hooks along the edge give you a place to hang items.

The Monument Grills 4-burner propane gas grill arrived well boxed with all components safely boxed. The assembly and operating instructions are well written and easy to follow. The stainless steel is a nice weight, not flimsy, which adds to the structure and stability of the grill. The doors are a nice weight and easy to install. Overall the product is easy to assemble and a high quality product. Although it is winter right now and the photos are of the installation (in house) testing the grill for start up with a propane tank outside was successful. I highly recommend the product and take your time with the assembly as all the predrilled holes lined up easily and the screws were packaged in a clearly identified corresponding part number. Another great feature parts are easily removed and washed after use adding to the life of the grill (the assembly and operating booklet includes use and care instructions).