Great food! Also a nice craft beer selection. Beer prices are a little high though. Definitely worth the visit!

Good food and nice and close to the lake, heard their opening a new location on Grosbeck soon, if you haven't been there yet check it out1

The food is always good here.....I have been here many times. Definitely start out with the campfire nachos...they are excellent and you will try to eat the entire plate yourself.....as will all of your tablemates! I will be back! read more

They'll have to change the name to Good Brads BBQ- This location has seen a few restaurants quickly come and go, but I think we have a winner that will stay for quite a while. Saturday night - PACKED! Had about a 25 minutes wait so we sat in the corner of the barstool area by the serving window and got to see all of the food pass through. The waitstaff answered all of our questions of "what's that, how about that..." and by the time we sat down we had a good idea of what we wanted. Plenty of friendly wait staff, good beer, a few selections of wine and saw much liquor behind the bar so it looks like you can pretty much get anything. The ribs are served dry so you can add your chioce of Sweet, Sour, Spicy and 3-2-1 which is a combination sauce. The side are plentiful- loved the corn bread and kind of different Mac-n-Cheese. The sweet potato mash tasted kind of like pumpkin pie so I was sold! The guy next to us raved about his 10 oz Sirloin and the pulled pork sandwiches all looked piled high. The lady behind us said she alternates between the pulled pork and pulled chicken and still can't decide which she likes better. They've been there 3 months so maybe they've worked out any kinks since Tom was there. Next time I'll try their burgers and report back to Burger Boy Tom F. !! OH- THEY HAVE BUMPY CAKE FOR DESERT!! read more

The fabulous smell drew me inside, and I was not disappointed! My waitress was helpful, and friendly, and the food... incredible. I tried the BBQ nachos, trio of smoked pork, chicken and brisket with mac and cheese....yummo! It was great to have all the BBQ sauces at the table to try and mix. I was so full but I had to try the smores, what an interesting dessert, how could you not try it ;) It was to die for, I ate every last bite! Thanks Bad Brad, "I'll be back!" read more

I went there for lunch today, 8/31 and boy is this place great. First of all the place looks awesome. Now the food. I started with the smoked and fried wings. Wow are they good. The perfect combo of smokie fried goodness. Some of the best wings I have ever had. I tried them with the 321 sauce which is sweet and spicy marriage. They have like 5 different sauces, which are all amazing. You can't just choose one. Now for the half slab of ribs. They were insane. They were big and meaty and that dry rub was the best I've ever had. It was much like the rub on the wings from Sweetwater's downtown. My sides were mac and cheese which was very good. I think it was a combo of like 4-5 different cheeses. My other side was the sweet potato mash, which had just the right amount of sweetness. I put a little of the different sauces on it to give it another layer of flavor. This place is a must go to. Rivals Slows, not that Slows is the mecca for BBQ in the "D" I think that is for Lazybones. IMO. Definitely go, you will be very happy. It's the real deal. read more

definitely the best thing that has happened to new baltimore. the food is great!! i can't wait to go back and try the deep fried ribs....

Placed my carry out order for New Years Eve at the New Baltimore location, thought it would be great to eat a good meal with TV. Ordered the 3 meat combo with 2 large cornbreads and mac and cheese and greens, was told it would be $17 for the 3 meat combo. Got there and order is $26.17. I inquired why and was told an up charge for the mac and cheese of $1.50 and $5.00 for the large cornbread. I said wow thats quite a bit I could have made 10 pans for that price. Anxious to get home to eat I opened my food and was highly disappointed. The meat was in a large white container just placed in there uncaring. The pulled pork was extremely dried out, the pulled chicken was dry too and the beef brisket not looking good. My mac & cheese had a ugly color like a brown color inside it, maybe it had bacon in it, it was so cheesy it was just cheese with a little mac noodles added. The corn bread was mushy not cooked completely and had red pimentos in it. The meal was in itself nasty & not good at all, I will never ever visit this eatery again. How they managed to get on channel 2 news I will never know. * * * read more

I must say that I really love this place.....I have been going here for about 3 years now and I am satisfied every time. The sliced brisket and ribs are top notch, and they have wonderful sauces to pair. The craft beer menu is a huge plus for me, my friends consider me a "beer snob" and the selection at brads has never left me disappointed. Make sure to try their signature BBQ nachos, they are great! Look people....80% of restaurants out there are serving you crappy generic or frozen pre cooked meals...everything at this place is house made and it shows...When I asked one of their servers what was frozen here she told me "all we have is a mini freezer, and it is strictly for ice cream....I recommend that you try it out. read more

Best brisket hands down! This place is worth driving to wherever you live in Metro Detroit. Whenever I'm asked where I want to go for my birthday or Fathers day this is my go to. Best BBQ in the state that Ive had and I eat a lot of BBQ! read more

I really like the food here and other locations. Had lunch this week. Not sure if this was a one time thing, yet the brisket had a lot of fat this time. And as always, I think this place is pricey for what it is. Really good food, yet prices out of line for BBQ. And hope the brisket issue was a one time thing. read more

Ive been coming here for years, it use to be good but its all down hill for BAD BRADS. Over priced food and little portions, make is you read the " Fine print on the menu" because if you want brisket they're going to charge you more money without telling you... me and my wife went out to dinner, I got pick two and her pick one. You order chopped brisket and me slice. I had 3 slices on my plate and she had a mountain of food. Supposedly we both got 6 ounces but I'm calling BS. I don't know how three slices of brisket is 6 ounces but whatever. The meals used to come a cornbread but now they come with two rolled up tortillas, I thought I was going to eat barbecue food not Mexican. The service was very shitty, we got our food and our waitress never came back besides the drop off her bill. needless to say we were we not going back there, they find anyway to charge more for less. This place scam people out of their money, gives you dried out barbecue food And tortillas. read more

OK, as I believe that everyone deserves a second chance, I went back to Bad Brad's and was relieved to find a much better experience the second time around! Service was good, well actually the service was great! Tried a new soup - "BBQ Chowder" that was very different and very good, along with pulled chicken and sausage. I still think the chicken has room for improvement, but the sausage (that they say is made there) was spot on! All in all a very good experience and enough to get me back in there again, but I'm still going to lean toward Slow's for my overall favorite bbq - for now! Good job Bad Brad's! read more

the food is good service is great........ you got to try the bbq nachos {WOW} are they great with pulled pork , or chicken if you prefer

Our new favorite place....and as crowded as it can be and they do not accept reservations I still have been kind enough to share this place with my St. Clair friends and many have gone there over the last few weeks and loved it as well. Food, service, etc all are great. Now for my discount in building their business. :o) (Not that they needed it) read more

Love this place great food and always packed which in my opinion that means good food. Best restaurant in the area for BBQ

Cool place! They have one of the best burgers I've had and the bacon is amazing! A little on the pricey end but very good food!

First time here. Our waitress Emily was fantastic, she should be awarded employee of the month. The service was fast, the food was delicious. The staff were cleaning areas that are normally overlooked. Very impressive. read more

The bbq is bar none the best in the area!!! A must try for all that love smoked meats.

Ordered carry-out 2 nights ago. Very disappointed. We had the ribs, pulled pork, & brisket. Brisket tasted like it had been doused with kerosene-our daughter could not eat it & she is not a picky eater. Ribs were dry. Pulled pork-okay. We were given all of the different sauces-the sweet one was the best, but not fantastic. The sauces were not explained to me when I picked up the food-I was simply told that samples of the different sauces were included.. And the flour tortilla that is served with each entree??? I'm all for being original, but how about a simple cornbread muffin, as sometimes going with what would be expected is better. I wish the restaurant well, as this building has been so many different things, but we will not return. read more

Bad Brad's is definately my favorite place to eat. The service is friendly, the food is top- knotch, and the building itself is just awesome! Their pricing is more than reasonable, which is great for today's economy, and I reccomend it to absolutely anyone! My best friend and I ate here yesterday, and we bothe think their Barbecue nachos are our favorites. I have never eaten anything else from Bad Brad's, because I am already hooked on the nachos! For dessert, we had their Root Beer Floats, and wow they were good! Big too! Again, if you want a lot of food, for a great price, eat at Bad Brad's Barbecue, you'll think any other place sucks! (: read more

I just love this place the food is always good. Totally worth the drive i come twice a month i gt the two meat combo and the mack and cheese is the by far my favorite and the decor in the restaurant is so fitting for a bbq place like ur up north or way down south any way I recommend it read more

Great place to go in the summer as they have a great seating area outside. There is not a lot of stuff like this in NB so it's a treat sometimes to go here. I normally get the Mac and Cheese with cornbread and Chicken Tortilla Soup. Very smokey-tasting soup so if you don't like that it isn't for you. Mac and cheese is tasty, good crunch on top as they cover it with breadcrumbs. Cornbread is pretty good. Seating area inside is very small and there's often a wait even if not every table is full. read more

I just ate at Bad Brads. It has been open awhile and have been reluctant to try it, but got a coupon in the mail and thought I'd give it a go. Nice local place, the food was good, but it is NO SLOW'S! Like previously mentioned. Tried two different apps and shared a three meat platter. The brisket and ribs tasted good, but slightly dry and certainly not melt in your mouth like slow's. The pulled pork being the best of the three. I would so make the drive and wait for a spot for exceptional bbq at slow's. read more

Omg great place! The pulled chicken was delicious. Clean nice restaurant, bar area. Got in right away...although it was Sunday night, not sure how busy they are on Fri & Sat. Our food came out quick, great waitstaff. Highly recommend! read more

Despite some of the negative reviews, I gave Bad Brad's in NB a chance and I'm glad I did. I met a friend here on a Thursday at 5:30 for dinner. I'd say the restaurant was only 1/3 filled with patrons upon arrival and when we left close to 8pm it was packed FULL. I have no complaints about service: our waitress was friendly and attentive. Now onto the FOOD: My friend isn't a foodie so she didn't comment about her meal therefor I will only be writing about mine. I ordered the 2 meat platter with 2 sides. I got the pork sausage, sliced brisket, sweet potato mash and mac n' cheese. The pork sausage was probably my favorite, it is flavored nicely and has a spicy kick to it. After trying it with all the sauces I found I liked it best with the sweet mustard. The brisket was flavored nicely but maybe a little on the dry side? I'm not as experienced with this style BBQ so I could be wrong on the dryness of the brisket. I still enjoyed it and found it paired nicely with the 321 sauce. As for the sides, I must warn that the sweet potato mash was VERY SWEET. I am not a fan of mixing sweet almost dessert-ish foods with my savory entrees during dinnertime, however it was super yummy and so I just waited till the end of my meal to finish it off. The mac n' cheese was just fine; there was nothing wrong with it but its hard to be impressed by mac n' cheese after eating it at Red Coat Tavern and Union Woodshop. Should be noted I'd eat the mac n' cheese again. My beverage was a craft beer, can't remember what it was called but it was an amber beer. I asked our waitress if I could try a couple beers and she brought them over promptly for me to taste. Hope this is helpful! I can't wait to go back and eat at Bad Brad's again! read more

Great barbecue, delicious sauce selection. Prompt, friendly and efficient service. Only drawback- very very very LOUD.

Bruh. Their brisket is outstanding. I took one bite of their Bad Bads BBQ Burger and dear lord, flavorgasms. They have good beer selection too. They can get busy, but well worth the wait. Sliders are little mini versions of their big burger in case you're not sure what to get. Waitresses are super nice. Quite possibly the best spot in town. read more

I've been going to Bad Brad's since they first opened and loved having a great BBQ place only a few minutes from home. But like many others apparently, I have also noticed a steady decline in service, quality and portion size. I was just in there last week and waited 30 minutes for a table and was finally seated in one that was vacant the entire time I waited. I didn't notice any management and wait staff seemed to be clueless. I'm guessing that the owner is focusing on the newer/bigger ones in Shelby and Lake Orion. Portion size has steadily decreased while prices simultaneously increased. When they first opened you could get a half order of campfire nachos that was the same size as the full size(and only size)is today. You could also get 3 Street Tacos for $7.50 but somehow the price mysteriously went to 2 tacos for $9.50?! Come again? I hate to say it but it's likely I won't be returning here again... Tired of paying that kind of money for disappearing food and service. read more

wonderful place! we were surprised that it was 40 minutes line on Tuesday//but it worth it! beef brisket is yummy! next time Im going to taste mac n cheese.... and nachos! im not a big fanatic of Mexican at all but i tried it there and now want to back and have more:) read more

Awesome!! I was very hesitant when we first went here because I have never had pulled pork that I liked. In general, I never had BBQ, at this level anyways. This place is SOOO good! We usually go here once a week. The nachos are yummy, the pulled pork is so tender and delish! Even the hamburger I had once was amazing!! I do have to say I didn't care for the ribs but that's because the way they are cooked, with the burnt like look to them. Some people like them like that, it's just not me. So I won't judge on my preference. Oh and the baked beans are awesome too. On average baked beans are just ok to me but these had so much flavor. Seriously, the food is great! Great prices & atmosphere. I highly recommend. The only thing that can make them better is if they delivered! read more

i just love this place. i`m convinced guy fieri needs to do an episode of diner, drive-ins and dives here. i`ve taken a pretty good menu tour so far & have not been disappointed yet. you really can`t go wrong with anything on the menu. everything appears to be made fresh; not frozen. the patio is a nice place to sit when weather permits. the place is a bit on the small side (no call-ahead seating, as we just recently found out), but its worth the wait, if there is one. they also just opened a new one on 23mile rd in shelby twp which seems to be a bit bigger; but i haven`t been to that location, so i can`t speak for it. the service at bad brad`s is great. i`ve never had a bad waitress/bartender. they also have carry-out, which is just as good as the dine-in food. my whole family loves it & always wants to go there when in town visiting. its a nice place to go to impress out-of-towners ;) i can not say enough good things about bad brad`s. read more

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I give it a 3. One because if you go when they are busy, you wait a WHILE. Also too pricy on thier drinks. Food is good though.

Very bad management. Treat their employees like complete garbage. Have a day where it is over staffed and yell at the ones that have nothing they could be doing because it's over staffed and what could of been done is already done instead of shortening their shift. Also if managers have a problem they don't come and let you know they just go to firing instead of addressing you and saying what the expect. Or what they would like you to do. read more

Good food. Waitresses aren't always the most pleasant, prices a bit high, but if your going for good BBQ and a BBQ atmosphere- this is where to get it! read more

Good experiences. Not better than slows and i prefer lazybones but none the less the food is good

Omg!!! Love this restaurant Bad Brads BBQ!!! I brought 3 of my girlfriend last night for those awesome BBQ nacho's and cocktails!!! My friends have never been here. Our waitress was Krystal !!! She was fabulous with helping the girls deside on what to order. Krystal was very pleasant and described the bacon, BBQ burger to the tee!!! I got that of course and was very happy, it was juicy and came to the table hot and fast!!! Yummmmmm!!!!! I can't wait to come back and I hope I get Krystal again, she rocked!!!! Thank you for a great evening with friends and yummy food!!! read more

Wow what a disappointment. My husband and I had been wanting to try this place and was very disappointed on the quality and taste of the food. Our BBQ nachos were cold and chips were very greasy - topping were very scarce as well. Next came the ribs - again delivered to the table cold and very dry. Waitress returned with replacement and those were much better but still not worth the prices. Mac and cheese was creamy but did not like the burnt topping, I think they were crushed potato chips, they tasted old and rancid. Definitely a disappointment from all the hoopla we've heard. We won't go back - Dickey's BBQ is much, much better! read more

I really do love Bad Brads and I think it is absolutely fantastic that they are successful in New Baltimore. The food is great and tastes really fresh and the prices are fair. The BBQ nachos and street tacos are my favorite. read more

Great burger place!! I've tried the Diablo, the tex mex, and countless other things and have never been disappointed. This place has the best hamburgers. At the table there are usually 3-5 sauces to add to your food to enhance their flavor but not over power it. read more