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    Dunbar's BBQ Restaurant

    4.3 (12 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Norm O.

    In search of BBQ on the Southside of Fort Wayne and found Dunbar's BBq. As I drove up, I saw the smoker working cooking ribs to a slow perfection. I walked in and was greeted by the younger Dunbar taking orders and was very helpful on deciding what to eat. I chose the fried chicken wing dinner which comes with 2 sides, so I chose Mac n cheese and greens. As my order was cooking, I got a chance to speak to Mr. Dunbar out on the grill, to get some cooking knowledge. He mentioned all his food and sides are made from scratch with the old school ingredients. About 10 minutes later my order was ready. The wings were cooked with no breading, which doesn't make it greasy. Light on spice flavor on the wings, but good and cooked well. The sides are excellent, Mac n cheese creamy, pasta tender. Greens were cooked just right, the leaves were not over cooked, so the leave was very much present. Again not alot of spice flavor, but there was a smoke flavor which made it nice! Yams were on point, not canned yams, so the nutmeg and vanilla taste , just like Grandma used to make them. I will definitely return as this was a nice surprise and if you get a chance to meet the Father, Son duo please do

    Bomb! Mild and hot mixed turkey tips. Sauce is unbeatable!

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    This place is closed and looks like it has been for years!!!!!!! Doors are shot up and duck taped.

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    Awesome Food and Mr Dunbar is so Precious Me and My Sis plan on going this Wednesday got to get our BBQ fix

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    Searching for food off the highway, took a chance with Dunbar's, but it was well worth it. Food was awesome

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    Lucille's BBQ

    3.8(234 reviews)
    9.2 mi
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    Insanely good. Blew away my expectations. I got the 3 meat platter. It was enough to feed an army…read more I doubled up on the brisket. It was cooked to perfection. Excellent outer layer and very tender. Also had ribs on the platter. They were dynamite. Sides were beans and slaw. The sides are huge. This place is excellent and I'd highly recommend.

    Decent BBQ joint on North end of town…read more.. Dropped by Lucille's for the first time on Friday for a work lunch with the crew... Been meaning/wanting to try for a while, but have never got around to it. Ok experience, but there's some areas of attention needed. Pros: Friendly/quick service, outstanding brisket, excellent bbq sauces (I particularly liked the vinegar and spicy sauces), and large portions. Cons: Over-priced, average at best sides, extremely smoky in dining room, and dirty/run down restaurant. Overall our experience was good, but the smoke in the dining room was a real problem that actually had my eyes burning/watering while we were eating (it literally looked like an AARP Club Catholic Church bingo event, it was that smoky inside the restaurant), the food is stupid expensive ($35 lunch, one person), and the sides just weren't good (bland coleslaw and broccoli salad). The restaurant also needs a facelift and desperate deep clean... It had that dirty, grimy, sticky feel on the floors and tables (presumably from all the smoke in the dining room). I still consider Shigs n' Pit to be the far and wide the best BBQ in town, but Lucille's has the potential to be really good if they can make some adjustments, improvements, and clean the place up.

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    ACME by Full Circle

    3.9(47 reviews)
    4.6 mi
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    ACME by Full Circle (east State Street) - returned to try the Legalize Marinara recipes after a…read morelong absence It's been a while since I'm been back to the ACME for pizza. The last time we did...ACME had partnered with Legalize Marinara to make pizzas for them. The menu looks like LM's recipes (see picture of menu). The pizza had a familiar taste. Though, the pizza I had was a bit different. Before I get to the pizza...let me say that Joslin did an incredible job serving us. She had great suggestions. She hustled the refills. She was personable and funny. Great representative for ACME!! Also...I had to try the smoked Cole slaw - it intrigued me! The fresh cabbage pieces were large and purple. They tended to be a bit tougher. The mayo sauce had a nice seasoning - possible dry rub. This created some kick and saltiness. The smoke flavor was evident but not overwhelming. Nice dish! We ordered a 16" ACME Deluxe thin crust pizza cut into large square pieces. I didn't know that you could get a thin crust and square pieces - so we tried it. Last time we got a hand tossed - different taste. The pizza crust was fairly thin and a bit crisp - but not crunchy. While the picture might suggest that it was slightly over cooked...it was actually okay. The crust was a fairly plain flour crust - no extra taste. The pizza sauce is really tasty. I liked the thicker consistency and bolder tomato flavor. No spicy after taste. Good Italian seasoning. The sauce did a nice job accenting the toppings. There were plenty of fresh toppings covered with a thinner bed of mozzarella. The meat taste wasn't very prevalent - maybe could have used more meat. Everything seemed to blend well. You do pick up a heavier salt taste. Cold Pizza Test - ACME's pizza was pretty good the next day. The crispier crust stayed crispy without being tough/chewy. The pizza sauce stepped forward - the tomato taste really started to come out. The toppings still blended well. The salty taste seemed to get stronger.

    After all the local hoopla about this joint...our experience sucked. First and primary issue?…read moreService. This is what brought a 3.1 food to an 1 overall experience. We were greeted by a teenager with a major attitude. She shoved us toward a table and said you will sit here and then disappeared for 30 min. She's probably the niece of the owner or has a connection of some sort that's forcing her to work there because she looked pissed to be there. We did notice the rest of the waitresses were very nice. When we were ordering, my husband wanted the pork tenderloin, and the young lady asked if he wanted the lunch tenderloin (which was smaller) and immediately complained about people yelling at her because they didn't understand the difference between the two and went off. My poor man tried to be nice and said he wanted the larger one. It was so uncomfortable. Anyway, we ordered the fried mushrooms, obviously frozen. Indiana has many small excellent local places with FRESH fried mushrooms. Then followed some supbar smoked wings (although cooked decently) and my husband thought his pork tenderloin was 5/10. It was overall not great. Someone take effort to train your young staff!!! And I have dined at many places in Fort Wayne who have outstanding young staff...

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    Ziffle's Rib Bar

    3.7(164 reviews)
    6.4 mi
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    Good size place from outside vs inside space. The waitresses…read moreare very friendly and seem to know apparent repeat customers by name and family. They have a good selection on a front and back laminated menu with various dishes from pizza to ribs, chicken and pork dishes. There are also vegan options such as Mac and cheese. For a barbecue place their prices are very reasonable with a daily special I noticed posted in the wall going into the bar part. My granddaughter used some app they are tied into where you can buy songs to play, that seemed popular with everyone. Our table was clean although I do t like being seated by the kitchen entrance when there were plenty of tables elsewhere to be seated. That's why the 4 star, I don't like the in and out of the staff and congregated talking by everyone by our table. I was concerned seeing an employee scratching at his nose in the hallway coming from the bar to the kitchen not stopping to wash his hands, maybe he did in the kitchen part. The food was good, ranges from sides, aka carte to different size platters with what looked like the entire menu on it! The food smells good, the wing sauce was abundant, dripping and delicious, the fish sandwich was very good. They also have take away which was doing a tremendous business while we were there. Located in a small strip mall there is a lot of parking, also handicapped, and easy access into the restaurant. The food and friendliness of the staff was a great experience.

    First time eating here, but not that great. I tried the fish and chips dinner which was…read moredisappointing. The French fries are so dark, bordering on burnt and way too salty. The fish was tasty but greasy. My husband had the beef tips which he was ok with, very generous portion. Future visits I will stick with some ribs and skip the fries. Service was very good and the dining room was fine.

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