Stopped in for dinner. The food was okay. Mac and cheese was cold and not heated through. Pulled pork was good. Hush puppies were a bit burnt/over fried. It was busy, but not overly so so the ambiance was good. It was pleasant inside. Service was okay, but it seemed like you had to ask for everything versus things being easily accessible. read more

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The food was expensive. I used to love going there so we stopped there. I ate a potatoe filled with meat. It tasted weird and horrible. My husband got a very bad headache which he never gets headaches. I got headache along with horrible pain in my head over where the brain surgery i had two years ago. It Def was food poisoning (green potatoes) Only reason I ate the horrible food was because it was expensive. I will never go there again. read more

Delicious! Friendly staff. I would definitely recommend the loaded crispy baked potato!

Great place for barbecue in Strongsville, Ohio. The order was paced online, and everything was correct as requested. The website is not easy to navigate, but I got it done after a few attempts. The restaurant is clean with a pleasant aroma of pulled meats and tangy sauce. We will be back. read more

First time here! We enjoyed everything! The meat is totally worth it and the price they ask compared to other BBQ places! Definitely will be coming back!! read more

This is a fast food style eatery. The people that took our order created us with a warm smile. They are very friendly here. The food I have to say is so so . I got the chicken wings. My companion got the pulled pork with beef brisket sandwich as well as a spicy chicken sandwich. The chicken sandwich was dry because it was over cooked. The wings were not crispy. Over all the food is between a 2 and 3 .. the serving size is small so you would have to buy a few items on the menus. I'm glad I tried it. Not my type of place though. read more

This place frustrates me. They have good Beef Brisket. (When they have it) They also don't post anywhere that Brisket is an up charge to samplers/meals. I'm now 0 for 3 positive experiences there. The ordering over the phone is brutal. I've had to re-explain my order both times I've phone ordered. Also, BOTH times my order got screwed up. First time I made the mistake and didn't find out till I got all the way home. Second time I checked while still there and was shorted items again. This last time I phone ordered, I re-explained and finally finished ordering in what took about 5 minutes. I was ordering 1 family pack....... Then, as we pulled in the manager called me back to inform me that my order couldn't be filled due to running out of brisket. After figuring out what to substitute they were finally completing the order when I was informed that they were out of the side I ordered as well..... So now we're having NOTHING that we originally wanted.... Already paid and waited so..... we pick an alternate side and I check the bag, DAMMIT!! Shorted an item. They quickly got that for me but, what the hell?!?! This place is ALWAYS a train wreck. I'm sure there are staffing issues but, even Taco Bell screws up less....... read more

Dirty place, needs a good cleaning. Sanitary measures need to be taken. Store and workers are not appetizing. Hopefully they can get new employees and some cleaning measures in place.. read more

From reading the previous reviews I didn't have super high hopes but I was pleasantly surprised! The gentleman working the register was friendly and personable. The food was warm and we thought very good. The collard greens had a nice level of vinegar which I like. The cornbread was nice and crumbly and baked well. The pulled pork had wonderful smoke flavor and I was served a nice combination of burnt ends and shredded pork. I opted for the original bbq sauce on the size. Hubby enjoyed the Nashville hot chicken sandwich - the spice level was comfortable and the chicken was tender. The coleslaw was fresh and crisp. We will definitely be back! read more

City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

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I always look at Health Scores for where I intend to eat. Good Job City Barbecue, you had an excellent review. The Brisket, Green Beans with Bacon were all Delicious .. and the tossed salad was super fresh and big!. The Staff were very welcoming and pleasant. The restaurant itself was very clean, with staff wiping down, picking up, and cleaning as they go. The staff checked on is to see if everything was good , which it was .. and then offered us complimentary Banana Puddings which were amazing. Thank You for being so awesome in everything you all do! Love the music too! Missy Mintz & Mitch Mintz read more

Some of the best bbq I have eaten in my life. This place has a great atmosphere for any type of occasion and great service! S/O to Samantha, the manager, for helping to make my dad's birthday special by providing exceptional service and treating him like a king!!! read more

City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

Been there twice, very good food. There's a app you could download and you get discounts maybe if free. Small side for like your birthday. Friendly. Nice environment, good food read more

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City BBQ always has good food. From the brisket to the pulled pork and the banana pudding. Only problem is the service. Horribly inept at completing orders accurately for carry out, its just amazing. The alternative would be to eat inside, but the ambiance is that of a cafeteria and really not very inviting. read more

my friend and I ordered the pulled chicken sandwich. they did not have the sauce for that item ready so we had to wait for our meals. When they did arrive, the buns were totally soggy and her sandwich had a bone in it. My husband got a sandwich with brisket that had a big piece of gristle. We will definitely not go back read more

I've ordered twice now. Each time I had exception service The food was also amazing Its my new go to for dinner when I work late or just when I want amazing bbq read more

Loved my visit to City BBQ! We ordered a variety of items to see what we liked best and everything we tried we would order again. The team was helpful too. My favorite sandwich is the More Cowbell Menu items I have tried & recommend 1. Corn bread 2. Peach cobbler 3. Banana Pudding 4. Sandwich: More Cowbell with Turkey or brisket 5. Cheese fries 6. Vinegar slaw 7. Hush puppies 8. Mac & Cheese So basically anything on the menu you order will be delicious. read more

Well, this is my fourth pick up from City barbecue. The First time Pick up was horrible as you will read in my review. The next two times were wonderful and I also wrote that in my reviews. Placed an order tonight and they left out the most important item, my two choices of barbecue sauce for my full slab of ribs and my two choices of barbecue sauce for the brisket. Additionally they did not pack the silverware for us to eat at a picnic table. Good thing I had silverware in my glove department of the car. Disappointing. Not sure I will be giving them another chance. Just not consistent. read more

City Barbeque - Chicken bone is to the right top of picture and very lightly coated pickles. - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

I have never been to this place. And I would be hard pressed to go back. Maybe if I had a coupon. I would try it. Not sure. I went on Rob Bone Tuesday. So the bones are discounted. They must be famous for them. I ordered two bones. When I got them I thought. Wow. They look good. But that's all the amazing I got out of them. The bones looked good until I started to eat them. They had virtually no meat. Only about 1/8 of meat on one side. They were cooked well. But the sauce needs to be infused. By not infusing they get dried out fairly quick. Which mine where dried out. Well the sauce on the side tasted good. I also ordered the Beef Brisket sandwich. The sandwich had loads of meat on there and I also thought Wow. It looks great. And yet again I was disappointed. The meat was flavorless. The meat was tough and dried out. The brisket also had lots of gristle. I don't want to eat gristle. Not my thing. So. For almost $12. Yeah that's right. $12. And no sides for this price. I am not happy after eating. Might as well make myself something to get fulfilled. I do not recommend this company due to the fact the food is dried out and lacks flavor. It is expensive. I do like the bbq sauce. But meat should have flavor without sauce. read more

City Barbeque - Brisket sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

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Our order was delivery and it was 45 minutes later than expected. We live 10 minutes from your location. The pulled pork sandwich was supposed to have the bun on the side; it did not. The meat was gristly. The ribs were very dry, as in dried out. Everything was pretty lukewarm by the time it got to us. Disappointing for an $80+ order. read more

The cashier was very nice and helped me pick out what was the best. I order a pick two, ribs and brisket with a side of potato salad and green beans. The lady bagging my stuff aggressively slammed everything in a bag and said here you go. Thought that was inappropriate. I took my stuff and left and when I got home to eat (about 5-10minutes) the ribs were so fatty! Barely any meat on it. Also, I got maybe two good brisket pieces and the rest were fatty and mushy, I couldn't even eat them they were disgusting. They both looks so nasty! And the green beans also mushy and disgusting like they been sitting for hours. The only good thing was the potato salad. Very disappointed. For $20 no thank you! I wouldn't recommend. read more

City Barbeque - Beef Brisket with Two Sides - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

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Richie is the absolute man. Came home from Chicago and thought we added 2 extra sides & drinks. Our mistake, it did not go through. He was kind enough to honor our order. 100% will be back. It's crazy to say, but restaurants anymore are not as customer focused as they used to be. Major shout out to City Barbecue. That gesture alone says a million. Richie should get a raise. read more

Omg the banana pudding is amazing yum and the bruiscuit I would most definitely say try em out yum

We went to this location & there were no customers in the restaurant. They were just preparing a large catering order which I totally understand. We got our food but when we simply asked for BUTTER, the worker said "Ummm no. If it's not out there, we don't have any. We're kinda busy." Then walked away. There were literally like 6-8 people in the restaurant at this point and half of them were waiting for food. I really didn't see the need for the attitude. Not to mention there were also like 8 workers there. The hush puppies were BURNT but the food was decent overall. read more

The rating would have been higher if the service had not been rude. I've been going to City BBQ for years (in Columbus and Cincinnati) The food is always pretty good and service in other locations is very friendly. The cashier was terse and disinterested at best (Alexa) but the hostess (Kelsey) was almost hostile. She was clearly not into being there today. She was short with me and snapped at me. I went to wait for my carry out order where the cashier directed me. It was apparently not to Kelsey's liking, because she snapped at me and told me I should be waiting "over there" gesturing in a general direction as if I had made an egregious error. I told her I just went where the cashier directed me and she responded again (with an attitude and dramatic exhale that I was fine) I moved and patiently waited for my order. The management of this establishment needs to train their staff to engage and be courteous with customers. It was truly shocking. I'm not a person who generally mentions individuals in a review, unless their service is fantastic...but these young ladies earned this distinction with their poor attitudes and demeanor. I've seen other reviews indicate poor service. I suggest that the management get control of this issue sooner rather than later. The person preparing the food was pleasant enough...he was just staying busy doing his job and getting orders executed. read more

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We just picked up a $200 order from them. The food is lukewarm at best and the sauce from the beans spilled all over the bag and the other containers. They definitely need to do a better job at packaging their items. I give the food 3 stars. If it was warmer it may have been better. The whole purpose of ordering food is to have it hot and ready to eat when you pick it up. read more

City Barbeque - the inside of a bag - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

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Great food and always excellent service! Will come here in the future! I have never had bad food and the people are always in a great mood and never make me wait! read more

Waiting over 15 minutes on the curbside pickup. Not a good impression for a new restaurant. read more

City Barbeque - Waiting on the parking lot for more than 15 minutes from promised time. Not a good first impression on a new business. - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

I like their food overall, but this review was prompted by the Nashville hot chicken strips that I recently ordered. I lived near Nashville for several years and enjoyed getting the real deal from places like Hattie Bs. I know in the Cleveland area it's hard to find authentic hot chicken. However, these chicken strips were not in any way shape or form Nashville hot chicken. When I first received them they looked just looked like plain chicken strips. I went back up to the counter to ask if I was missing the sauce. The employee grabbed a shaker of spices and just doused it in this dry rub type of seasoning. This isn't even close to what it should taste like. Just because you make chicken strips a little bit spicy, doesn't mean they're Nashville hot chicken. BTW, I was afraid to try whatever those black chunks were in the bottom of the basket. Come on people, do a little research before you claim to serve a specialty item. read more

City Barbeque - Hattie B's & City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

So they have great hush puppies, and the bbq isn't bad, but that's where the good points end. First, don't telephone order or order online. They will forget half of your order, and then act like you're putting them out when you call and ask for the rest. There is no customer service recovery here. This last time, they forgot my husband's order, and instead of the chocolate cake and s'mores pudding we ordered, they put peach cobbler and banana pudding in our bag. So I call to get it fixed, come pick it up myself or else I'll have to wait another hour, and then when I call to let them know I'm curbside they inform me they don't have the desserts I ordered and were being "nice" by putting the other two in there. Well, their peach cobbler is gross. When I asked for a refund on the desserts I didn't order, I got the run around. Don't waste your time. Don't hope it'll be better the next time. Learn from my mistakes. read more

Smelled really good but they were out of Turkey, brisket, and ribs which was kinda the whole point of going to a barbecue.

GREAT brisket.. all menu items a bit on the corporate side of things but overall okay if you are in the area.. when busy expect to wait at least 30 minutes for a walk in order... but overall will be back! read more

great customer service and great food always just the way I like. I come here all the time

Garbage! When they first opened we spent 150$ and it was delish. We have TRIED 3 more times, including tonight, and it's inedible! Nashville Chix sand are suddenly half the size (looks like a mcchicken) and we sooo overcooked and dried out it ripped my mouth out. NO chicken just over fries hard pieces. Husband ordered brisket sandwich and AGAIN they didn't have any. But when went in to pick up order an employee walked out w A huge plate of brisket and sat and ate it?! City BBQ owe me over 300$ for sh*t food. Oh and I called right away-they won't answer the phone. read more

City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Strongsville, Ohio

Sorely disappointed in this place. Big prices for small portions and they're nothing spectacular. I ordered the Nashville chicken sandwich, which looks awesome in their menu pic but doesn't measure up in reality. And it hardly had any flavor and it didn't have much coleslaw either. And was sooo small. And the brisket sandwich was laughable. Dirty bathrooms didn't help the situation either. Pass this place by. $28 bucks for lunch for what we got is a rip off. McDonald's has better chicken sandwiches. read more

Good food, good service! A little bit expensive, but that's to be expected with BBQ. I would try them again, for sure!

Very Disappointed, I have tried the City Barbecue in Fairlawn and was very impressed I wanted to come back. We waited several minutes for someone to acknowledge us and take our order. The lady was not pleasant and had an attitude. We waiting 15+ minutes to get our food. The pulled pork sandwiches were poorly made, wasn't shredded pork more like chunks of fat and cartilage. They forgot to bring me my side and gave my boyfriend attitude about it. The Sandwich did not look appetizing and we asked them to remake it and they gave the same thing they did before. We asked for a to go box for what we didn't finish and the lady basically threw the box at us. I got sick from it and will not being going back to this location. read more

Super disappointed - were to start? Got a pork and brisket combo - pork tasted very bland And honest it was more like it was boiled not smoked. The brisket! Well you couldn't even pull it apart it was rubbery- I tried cutting it with my knife and finally just gave up. Fries were good and the hush puppies?! read more

Order 1/2 slab of ribs. Dry you can tell they were overcooked. Smoked flavor was ok. Compared to a Salt Grass Ribs which I love I would rate a 4. Fries were hit and fresh. Corn bread also a little over cooked. Cucumber pepper salad old and chewy. Not a fan. $23 glad we shared to try it. read more

Love the chipotle bbq sandwiches and potato salad! Always tasty when me and my boyfriend go in for something quick!

Showed up and they didn't have anything in stock. No ribs and no pulled pork. Why even be open?