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    City Barbeque

    4.0 (261 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Laura P.

    City BBQ is sooo good. I love that you can do a platter of meats and get more meat without more sides. Every platter also comes with bread. It's fast casual so you order at the counter then pick up when it's ready. They even have outdoor seating which is nice! Food was great! Brisket was to die for.

    Picture of the ham from the website menu.

    Christmas Eve order. The turkey breast was honestly some of the best I have ever eaten and the triple que was ok. But we ordered a small 1/4 smoked ham that in the pictures from the website looked to be thin sliced or at least sliceable by us. What we got was chunks of ham like "the other end" of a pre-sliced ham you can get from the grocery store. It was dry and not at all what I expected from this place. We expected something that could be put on slider rolls for sandwiches for the kids as the picture on the menu showed. We love CB and had a great catering experience for my daughters high school graduation party back in June. Just disappointed in the quality and variance from the pictures of what we received this time. The website picture I posted for comparison was the 1/2 ham... I think. CB no longer lists the ham as I think it was just a holiday offering but you can see what we got for our $40.

    City Judge's Sampler with 2 Pint Sides
    Jay D.

    It's been several years since we ate at a City Barbecue. We used to go to the one in Avon a lot. We decided to have lunch here today. We got the City Sampler I think it was. You could upgrade to pint sized sides for $5 more so we got macaroni and cheese and baked beans with brisket. They were good. We also ordered a corn pudding and some hush puppies and loved those. For me it would have been better with onions in the hush puppies. The meats were delicious with the exception of the sausage. I thought they used to have the smoked sausage but this was something different and I didn't like it but knowing that next time we will swap it out for another meat. The meats are flavorful enough for me as is. Their sauces have too much of a vinegar taste for me. I did like the spicy one. It's a little expensive for lunch but we still enjoyed it.

    Khamara K.

    City Barbecue is tricky. I've eaten here a handful of times and here's my final opinion ( Carmel and Fishers locations ) -The customer service is always welcoming - Expensive for the small portions you receive - Cornbread muffins 10/10 moist and sweet I always ask for a extra one - Baked Beans not my favorite - The corn is just corn - Corn pudding 10/10 - Mac and cheese nothing spectacular - Greens just okay - They do have wide selection of BBQ sauces to choose from which is nice Now the meat is touch and go it used to very moist and flavorful when they first opened but recently their brisket has been consistently dry along with with the chicken. They have their good days and their bad days.

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    It good, not great bbq. (And twice there messed up my carryout order. Check before you leave.

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    Reliably delicious every time. Reid the chocolate cake for the first time and it was very moist and rich, not too sweet. Tasted like MORE!

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    Been a customer of the Fishers store since they opened and they always have great food. The service is always good. Highly recommend

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    These folks do a great job. The service is excellent, the ribs and everything else are terrific. It's a good place to meet up with friends.

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