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    4.0 (234 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    CITY BARBEQUE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Beans, Smoked Turkey, Hush Puppies and Brisket.
    Braden W.

    This is a little different since it is like a fast food joint but with decent seating area like a full restaurant. When we stopped in it was right after Indy had a big snow storm and then super cold snap. This place looks really cool with the high ceilings and windows but the hvac couldnt keep up with the cold. Kinda funny being inside with coats on chowing down on some BBQ. You order up front and come around the side to get sauces, silverwear and drinks. The food was pretty good and had a decent stream of customers in and out which always is a good sign it is liked. locally. Those hushpuppies were different than i have had before. Crispy and a little sweet but tender inside. I finished them up days later and they were still super good! What meat i had left i put all in my beans for a later meal with the puppies! Will be back again to try out other menu items.

    Judge's Sampler Ribs, Sliced Brisket, Pulled Pork, Chicken breast/wing 2 sides (fries, hush puppies) 2 slices Texas Toast

    Picked this place "randomly" when I wanted to grab BBQ while waiting to go to Indianapolis airport. The randomness was wanting BBQ and a place close to where I was that had decent reviews on Yelp. Man it was a great choice! The food is so good! I'm used to paying a lot for BBQ and getting some good and some bad results. I got the Judges plate. $40 for ribs/brisket/chicken/pulled pork/2 sides. I'm used to places where this would be barely enough (im a big eater), and when I got the tray I was shocked. A good value! So much food, really could easily feed two people, possibly even 4 (especially if one or more people were kids). The only issue I had with the food is the brisket was a touch dry...but that's really on me (there was so much food that it took me awhile to get to it). I ate in the restaurant. Lots of sauce choices, soda, etc. very clean, real silverware, and a fairly standard country soundtrack. Overall amazing experience, I will be coming back and bringing family to help me eat all the food next time im in Indiana! Service was friendly and the food came out quick. I was here at 3pm so not a surprise but that it wasn't busy

    Pulled chicken and sweet cukes
    Julie M.

    Awesome patio for outdoor seating. Little pricey for dinner, but great meat in generous portions. Service was fast. The sweet cukes and onions are seasonal and sweet. Makes sitting on the patio I. The sun feel like summa summa time! Pulled chicken was great and so were ribs.

    4 Rib Bone Tuesday Green Beans with Bacon, and coleslaw
    Richard Walton C.

    This is my first visit to this location. I regularly visit the South Indy location just north of Greenwood. I stopped in for lunch today. Today was Rib Bone Tuesday. Their rib bones purchased by the bone are sold at a discount off of the regular price. I ordered four bones with coleslaw and green beans. The green beans are outstanding. Italian beans with bacon and onions, slow cooked to make them soft. Absolutely the bomb! The coleslaw was good and creamy but not too soupy; just right. But I screwed up on the bones. I forgot to help myself to the BBQ sauces and ate the bones "dry." While still good to eat that way even though a tad salty on some bites, I would have preferred if my failing memory had remembered to help myself to the BBQ sauce bar. I don't know where my mind was during lunch. I did learn about their app today and that you get $5 off just for downloading it so I did. Points are doubled on Mondays. I also visited the restroom. Kudos for having automatic dispensers for paper towels and hand soap. The funny sayings signs were interesting and funny. Worth a trip just to read them.

    Billie K.

    I am a huge city barbecue fan. Smoked meat is hard to find. Their flavor is always satisfying! Don't underestimate their smoked turkey. It has a very nice flavor and is not dry. One of the options they have is to order their meat by the pound. We do this often and make our own sandwiches at home. Carryout for this is a great option. They will include their barbecue sauce with that. Our favorite sauce is the sweet and the original. Download their app and you can earn points for five dollars off. If you don't order from them often, they will also send you an email and tell you they miss you and give you a special reward in your app.

    Ribs, Hush Puppies, Collard Greens with Pork, Mac & Cheese
    LaNelle L.

    First time trying ordered through door dash. I was in desperate need of some ribs, collard greens and hush puppies. And that's what I got. All my food came pipping hot. It was Tuesday so I got a Tuesday deal on ribs they were Juicy and tender. Collards baby if they would have had a little more season and less vinegar they would have been a 10/10 but very good non the less, hush puppies didn't miss! They were crunchy on the outside pipping hot and soft on the inside like I like them. I just needed one big one lol. I'll be back

    Over fried Hush Puppies
    Kathleen H.

    Ordered on Uber eats over another bbq place because of a coupon. Bad choice. They were out of peach cobbler so had to request a refund. The Mac and cheese was undercooked and the hush puppies were fried to the point of being burnt. The meat was ok. Pulled pork was a bit dry. Texas toast was a thick piece of bread with some grilling on the edges. The frozen Texas toast you get at the grocery store is better. Over $30 and the only thing I ate completely was the 3 pieces of brisket. I love hush puppies and only ate 1. They were that bad.

    Mmmmmm
    Mark P.

    Great BBQ, one of my favorite chains for BBQ. Everything was on point on this visit, nothing to knock it down. I would recommend the City Sampler if you like all the from the land. I like the swine wine and Hot BBQ sauce, both has a strong vinegar base.

    Florence G.

    Great venue, service and food! Dropped by for lunch after a meeting in the area and City BBQ does not disappoint. Appreciate how the servers were friendly and the place was very clean. Ordered a sampler platter with Ribs, Briskets, Pulled Pork and sausages. The flavors were smoky delights and generous cuts. Plenty of sauces to choose from depending which region you want to travel to!

    Variety platter with brisket, chicken, pulled pork and ribs.
    Jeff R.

    Great food and love the brisket! The variety plate is my favorite. You will never go wrong with a pulled pork sandwich.

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    Hi Diane! We're so glad you loved our BBQ. Thanks for the review :)

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    5 years ago

    Has always delivered a delicious barbecue experience for a fast food place - mac and cheese is great and tasty banana pidding too !

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    The staff was friendly, and the food was prepared quickly and tasted great. I would definitely take clients here again.

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    6 years ago

    It be a little dry sometimes but it's very good. The Macaroni is trash but everything else is *chefs kiss*

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    4 years ago

    This location's customer service is A++++. I made a mistake on my order not them, and they still fixed it. Appreciate you guys here.

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