Best food in Michigan. Joint best BBQ I've ever had in USA. The most sensational hidden gem I've…read morefound in a long, long time. I got TNTed by some scary dudes last time I was here. Now I need to go and get TNTed windows before someone tries to shoot me while entering or leaving this place, which would somewhat TNT my experience. And would be TNTamount to murder. If you thought TNT was all about Major Crimes and Rizzoli & Isles, then do I have a surprise for you. Welcome to one of the best BBQ places in the USA. What to get: Pulled Pork, Rib Tips, Cabbage, All The Sides, Banana Pudding How to tickle Barbie: A Touch Of her Sole If you thought TnT was Trinidad & Tobago, or explosives, or Tushies N Tails (a weird group of butt fetishists), you were wrong. Well you were right, but none of those TnTs matter now. Not now that ATOS exists in Kalamazoo. Because, ladies n gents, it's the best soul food in the Great White North, the best food in the state of Michigan, and one of the 5 best BBQ places in the entire USA (including TX, KC, TN, NC and so on). No, for the billionth time, I'm not exaggerating. One portion could literally feed a family. And will cost next to nothing. All the more reason for you to come check it out. So this BBQ in Kalamazoo (the town and the food genre rhyme - see, it was meant to be - hmm, I wonder if Katmandu has good BBQ) was one of the best things I've ever eaten. And the best value-for-money meal I've ever had, with notable memorable service as well. Firstly, they recommended the rib tips with green beans - both among the most delicious things I've ever eaten. At only $5 for a mini, which was enough food to feed a family, I just can't. Wow. I went marching right back in for a pulled pork sandwich, and with that they gave me some spectacular cabbage - even better than the green beans - and a side of spaghetti which was wonderful, if a little sweet (like my ex). Even if you're a vegetarian, the sides are worth driving hours for. The sandwich had coleslaw (sort of like sod's law), and enough pulled pork to feed an army (not that I would want to feed an army, I'm a pacifist). It was perfection. They slipped me some yumsy sweet cornbread and the most spectacular banana pudding I've ever eaten. Food-wise that is. In general, your boyfriend's Banana Pudding is incomparable. I don't know how they do it, but these people cook better than pretty much anyone. Maybe because Marvin Berry works here (Chuck's cousin), and he hired someone that really cooks. The tragedy is that most will never know what perfect BBQ is, because they skip places like this, since it's in Kalamazoo, in a beauty mart. You skip this, you skip life itself. And no I've NEVER exaggerated in my LIFE. They seemed to figure out without me saying a word (I never do) that I write reviews, because they kept whispering about what I need to eat, in order to give them 5 Stars. I'm pretty sure they didn't know me from Yelp - perhaps they saw me taking pictures of a hot dog in the parking lot (from Ray Ray's, also amazing, and the other K-zoo place you must try). Anyway, that might be why they gave me half their store for cheap prices, but even then, the given to other patrons, masses. Let's just say that they give you more meat than me on a weekend night, and more sides than a dodecahedron, or even a triacontagon, and if you decide to make out with me, I promise I don't haveacontagion. Now I'm gonna let the teens close out this review: If you don't know what the fuss is ABT Then you need to come here AFAIC And you need to do it ASAP (But first send me your ASLP) Gotta go pee, I'll BBIAB OK that was quick, I'm BAC I need some BBQ, so DAE? Cause this place is amazing, and we've GTG If you all say no, that's the EOT And I'll go by myself then, IAC But you love BBQ, right, IIRC I remember you gave me a KOTC You should've my face with my BEG But then you never did MMB I'm over it now, so it's NBD If your boyfriend wants to come, tell him MYOB Wait, you dumped him? Really? OIC He did what to your sister? OMG Anyway, I think we're getting a little OT So yes, BBQ is sort of P2P But the owner lady is such a QT And for what you get it's practically FREE Damn, no acronym! You can blame ME Anyway, if you wanna come, TG And we can get anything you WTB I'm sure she'll remember me and say WB And if mine's better than yours, WTT? I can't wait to taste yours and see WUG And if I don't show up, YHBT In terms of miles, it's about 53 But you're closer than me, so YMMV After you try this, YTMND Then we can hit my place, and N&C At which point it's time to GNOC In fact, right now, I'm NIFOC I know you think I'm just THOT But I can hook you up with CID Or really anything, what's your DOC? If you want some, then WTTP? Crap I gotta go, now I'm TWD At least for now we're both KPC I hope we don't end up on Dateline NBC Now let's go get that BBQ from TNT WHAT!

Top 5 smoke baby back ribs of all time. Mac n cheese was good. Spaghetti was delicious.read more

first time trying bombas! have been craving good bbq and they succeeded! inside was clean and well…read moretaken care of and the staff were incredibly kind. i got a pulled pork sandwich with mac n cheese and the sweet and spicy bbq it was perfect

In town for work, and wanted to eat at a local place. Chill ambiance, no pressure to order for a…read morefirst-timer, & very kind staff. They have nsanely reasonable prices for the quantity and QUALITY of the food. Easy in and out parking, just note, they only leave one door unlocked (Dollar General side of the building). I can't say enough about the pulled pork quesadilla!! Perfectly crisp tortilla, high quality & perfectly portioned cheese and pork. I had that and a mini street corn, and I'm beyond full!! You won't be sorry, definitely give this place a try!!

So we stopped in for breakfast on our way east to Detroit for a Tigers game ... big fail. We like…read moreBob Evans outlets in general and had confidence this one would be up to standards, but it wasn't. The owner here must staff the place to save expenses instead of generating revenues, and it showed. They didn't have enough waitstaff, and our waitress was about 8 months pregnant and way overworked with too many tables. She dutifully took our orders and brought us drinks, then that was pretty much it. After a half hour waiting and inquiring a couple times what was the delay ... we just left. The "manager" made a big show of coming out and telling us she'd comp the food we had ordered but not received, and we still paid for the drinks. Bad management. Supposedly they only had one cook ... you'd think that might have been important to share earlier. Washrooms were sewers. So bad service all around in a dirty place ... they need new management. We ended up going two blocks down the street to a Chic Fil A and were in and out in a jiffy ... a great example of a well run place.

I haven't been to Bob Evan's in years. It was a snowy day and the front sidewalk and entrance was…read morenot shoveled. Lots of people were coming in as they were out of power at home. Food was basic and typical Bob Evan's food. The waitress I believe was new and didn't have a good handle on the menu items. Had to ask for coffee refills

We come here often I love the bartender/server. Her name is Jennifer I believe or Jessica I have a…read moreterrible memory. But she's great. She always thinks of everything prompt and always has a smile on her face. She's a great server and should be recognized as such. The food is good. I like trying everything on the menu so far I've just been going down the line. I really like the New York strip with shrimp and I like having it cooked already highly recommend the French onion soup as well. This is where I like to come for a decent steak. they also have lovely mock tails and I really like that. I can get a nice beverage and doesn't have to have alcohol in it. The bar is a nice area although the patio looks like a cool spot to sit during the summer time.

The thought of cooking my own food when I went out didn't interest me one bit…read more But hubs insisted --- and I was pleasantly surprised! I was also happy, and it wasn't as expensive as I thought it would be! He had the steak that you slice off a piece and cook it on the black rock. Delicious! I got one of the $10 meals because---ribs. The service was great! At least a once must-try! Per Rita

The food was phenomenal! The service was quick. They have a numerous selection of beers. My…read moregranddaughter cleaned her plate, which is rare. We will be going back. Seems like a local secret.

An amazing place to get comfort food! However I ordered the pulled pork dinner and when I received…read moreit it was already cold so I had to send it back! However once I got a nice hot meal all the problems went away. They have amazing food and big enough portions that you probably wont have room for dessert! Only complaint is the service. I felt like a burden asking for my food to be redone (personal problem I know) however not even just my server, the other staff didn't have a smile on their face and weren't very enthusiastic. Who knows maybe they all just had a rough day! Overall i definitely recommend this place for a great meal!

Food is always well done but to be fair I only eat cheese burgers and bone in wings here…read more Their wings special on Monday is perfect I get 10 bone in Wings with tweener sauce. They are crisp and delicious. Bathed in the lovely and hot tweener sauce. The cheese burger is cooked to perfection, melty cheese and crisp lettuce and juicy tomato. They have a full bar but I have lunch there most often and have to go back to work, so not an option.

This place may serve great food and drinks,,but has no clue about the liability of the bar when it…read moreserves to intoxicated patrons. I watched a server provide a woman at my table drink after drink when she was clearly intoxicated... She was yelling about being an American and othr crap..whle slurping big containers of beer and gin/and something.. I had to google the MI law for the server to see and read he finally gave her a glass of water. Although she DROVE away from the bar as soon as he gave her the water ..she was already 10 sheets to the wind.. I had to find anohter ride.. Based on that experience, I personally wiill not trust their ability or standards for cooking food..

I highly recommend this place to eat. The food is fantastic…read more The teas are good with lots of options. The staff is friendly and helpful. We will be back!

We've been to Corelife's before, but the first time here. My wife and I both got delivery of their…read morebowls: Korean grain bowl and Korean bbq platter. We both thought the food didn't taste like real Korean bbq, but did taste okay. We liked the vegetables and grains. The serving of the pork was VERY small, but tasted good. We got our food via a 3rd party, but my blame is on Corelife for not including the Rosemary Potatoes. To make matters worse, their prices in the app were $1.50 more expensive so we were out $5 instead of $3.5 in real life menu prices. Since we got delivery, couldn't speak to ambiance of it being good or bad.

Greens are on the spicy side but still tasty! Mac was delish! Try em' out. Carryout or dine in…read moreoption. Parking free in the back of building

I really did enjoy the food so I went back 2 days later and treated my parents. We were originally…read moreplanning to dine in but decided to do carryout instead because they were really busy. I wanted to try the pork chops but they were out, so I got the rib tips with gumbo greens and dressing for the sides. My dad got the same, and my mom got the fried catfish with yams and turnip greens for her sides. I thought the rib tips were good and I would order them again. The dressing was just "okay" and unfortunately I bit into a large chunk of fat from the turkey meat in the dressing so that didn't help. The real star was the gumbo greens. My dad was also not a fan of the dressing, but he said he would have gotten the gumbo greens for both his sides if he had known how good they were. My mom enjoyed her food as well as the strawberry crunch cake I suggested she get. I am not sure if I missed it my first visit, but when my order was being rung up I noticed a cash and non-cash price flash on the screen. I did not see any signage on the door about the extra fee for paying by card, and the cashier did not mention it. That is such a big pet peeve for me. Had I known in advance, I would have come prepared to pay with cash. I am sure I will return again, but restaurants really need to be transparent about these excess fees.