1st time I have been here and the food was great. You must order the fresh pork rinds! Don't share them, they are too good to share! The beer here is fantastic, the atmosphere is great, and I would be back if I lived a lot closer. Next time I am in the area, this is a must stop in place! read more

Lagerheads - Fresh Pork Rinds...and they keep on crackn' at the table! - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Food was great, staff was nice, clean interior and outside. We ate inside the patio (picnic tables) didn't look inviting or comfortable me but they had that option. Food was excellent, had the soft pretzels, nachos and brisket Reuben yummy! read more

Lagerheads - Brisket Reuben- I didn't take any other photos cause we were hungry! - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Stopped by for a lazy afternoon lunch recently, sat at the bar to watch the Ryder Cup as well. I ordered a "Refresher" IPA and settle in on a pork sandwich. When the meal arrived, the pulled pork was served on a large hoagie style roll (dry) and came with fries and a pickle spear. The available bottled sauce is both slightly sweet and spiced but also had a somewhat coffee / clove taste to it (I just could not put my finger on the unusual flavor). The fries were a bit overdone, but adding malt vinegar helped cure that. My beer choice was a nice accompaniment, and the meal was neither rushed nor slow...just right. read more

Lagerheads - Pulled pork sandwich with a "Refresher" IPA - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Ate here early on Saturday nite with a group of 4. They only have prime rib on Saturday for dinner and that's why we came here, so two of us got that. I had the large 20 oz piece and another person in our party had the smaller size. It was perfectly cooked (medium) with horseradish cream and au jus The other two in our party had a hoagie (brisket and chicken) I also had one of the special on-tap beers that was rather citrusy (triple top something-or-other) Portion sizes were pretty good, especially the fries. Cornbread muffins were also great. Our server Laura was friendly, efficient and attentive. All in all, a pleasant experience and we will probably return on our next visit to the area. read more

Cool place. The atmosphere fits a BBQ spot and the food was great. I had a half rack of ribs which were awesome, my wife had the brisket and thoroughly enjoyed it. The beers were good and the service was on point. It's a little away from the city so there's not a lot of traffic all over and their patio was nice looking as well. Definitely would go back for some more good BBQ. read more

We used to live about a mile away and were regular customers but we moved about 5 1/2 years ago and we really miss this place. They have the best smoked wings I've ever had in a restaurant, they serve the whole wing and they are big, 6 to a full order and 3 to a half order. The fresh pork rinds are also excellent, even if you don't like pork rinds you've tried before you have to give them a try here. They have a nice selection of their own craft beer and other common brands, always good and cold. No matter what you order it will be good! read more

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Simply delicious BBQ. We usually call for take out and get the Smokehouse Sampler and a ton of sides. Say yes to the collard greens and hush puppies! read more

Food was good and service was good! The brisket grilled cheese was amazing! We also had the nachos for an appetizer. They were bomb! Our server was great. read more

Came here with my wife after buying our Christmas tree. Always have been a little let down by there beers, but very excited to try the food. We came on a Saturday for lunch, and there were others there, but not very busy. We sat at the bar and the bartender was very friendly and knowledgeable about both the food and beer. I went with the brisket, while my wife had the brat. Brat was solid. Brisket was really good, could even see the smoke ring and crust developed as any go ok d smoked meat should have. Beans on the side and cornbread was ok. Beer wise I've tried a lot of their different brews, and also been a little underwhelmed. The best ones I've had are the Feeling Tangerous, Smokie Robbins, and Supposedly IPA. Everything else has been average at best. Location is a bit out of the way for our normal trips. Food was good, but I've had better, plus options I prefer that are closer. They brew some winners with beer, but always leave me wanting more. Not opposed to a return trip, but not the first place I'd return. read more

Lagerheads - Brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

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If you need some great BBQ, this is the place to get it. Got seated right away and the waitress was really nice and offered great suggestions. (Like turning by sandwich into a wrap). Their whole smoked wings with the spicy garlic sauce are fantastic, then go for the brisket melt with a big pile of meat. They have all their own beer on draft which is pretty good especially the hazy IPA. Little bit away from the center of Medina. Definitely give this place a try. read more

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We absolutely love this place. Nothing fancy but very comfortable. Ribs are outstanding! Service couldn't be better, smiles are always a plus. read more

So many better barbeque places. The flavor of the meat isnt that great. Wife said the ribs were good, but other meats were dried out and looked left over from day before. My Cuban was unimpressive. Beers are just ok. Could use more flavor. We had an ipa and some blueberry beer that were ok. Compared to similar beer at fatheads and other breweries, they dont compete. The beers are better than Avon brewing but that's not too hard to beat. We wouldn't come back. Just wanted to give the place a chance. I just cant believe they've been around 16 years or so based on this.... read more

Lagerheads - Sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

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I gave them 5-stars in the past but it's gone downhill since. The last 2 experiences were less than stellar. Service was good but the food was no where near the same as it's been in the past. I would give these recent experiences 3-stars so averaging at 4 based on all my experiences combined. I hope it moves in the right direction for our next visit. read more

Food and service was excellent!! I tried the fried bologna sandwich (surprisingly delicious) my hubby had the barbecue chicken and my son had the brisket. Beers and atmosphere was great! Relaxed and fun place to go to! read more

Awesome pizza, you have to try the El Diablo... it's awesome. Bartenders are attentive and serve some of the best beer around. Always seem to have something new on the chalk board. read more

Not open and says open... and hours not stated on voicemail and no one answers phone. Sucks I drove way out of town for nothing. read more

I love that this place is out of the way (basically in the middle of nowhere), but it does have a bit of a weird vibe on the inside. The service can be a little slow, they don't have a large staff- at least the few times I've been there, they don't keep a big staff on- so speed of service depends on how crowded they are. If I'd recommend getting anything there, you have to get the pork rinds! They come out warm and fresh and still popping. They are so good. The rest of the food is pretty good too. I had the Cuban which was absolutely delicious. They have good fries too. My husband had the brisket platter and he thought it was good (not great). The one thing that he wasn't overly fond of was that he believes that there's cinnamon in the rub and that wasn't his favorite for brisket. He also said that the brisket was a little too tender (really falling apart) but that didn't bother him much- just not a fan of the cinnamon. The staff was very friendly and the establishment is very clean. They have a pretty big drink selection, but a pretty poor bourbon selection. All in all , this place is pretty solid. read more

Lagerheads - Pork rinds. So good. - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

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The food is delicious!!!! Great BBQ AND AWESOME staff. I would recommend this restaurant

Let me start by saying that I've been here before and have had a decent experience each time. Tonight, however, I waited over 25mins for water and to have someone take my order, which only happened after someone at my table asked a passing server for help. It's busy, but nothing crazy. I understand slower service in general, but almost a half hour to not even be acknowledged is pretty bad. read more

Great pizza and beer at the taproom. Restaurant has really good wings and other smoked meats. A-1.

Where there's smoke, there's fire! Trust me when i say, "If there's a stool at the bar, grab it!" If you like your help and your cuisine smok'n, then take a seat! Kristen will not let you down! My glass was never empty, and when I reluctantly left, my belly was full. She ran a packed bar effortlessly and somehow made us feel like we were the only ones sitting at it! I'm pretty sure she runs the show, and if she doesn't, she should be! Great food and exceptional service! I'll see ya up there because I'm definitely going back regularly! read more

I can only say I love this place !GREAT beers. Great service, Friendly waitresses/waiters and bartenders awesome atmosphere

We were pretty happy with our dinner and would likely return. We started with the chicken wings which were not your typical wings! They were actual wings, not just drums and teeny tiny wings. They had a dry rub on them and the flavor was fabulous. I get a little queasy over chicken on the bone, so my sweetie pulled the meat off the bones for me because it was that tasty. Ill grow up some day. My sandwich was awesome and a huge, huge portion. Crispy fries, creamy coleslaw and of course, a delicious BBQ sauce. I feel like all BBQ joints are hinged on the flavor of their sauce. Lagerheads remains in the competition. We didn't have beer, but the Long Island and my unsweet iced tea were great. Prices were about average and so was the service. That rocky parking lot is a real ankle breaker, though! read more

This place has taken a drastic turn for the worst. The atmosphere and food is not like it used to be. We went there on a Saturday about a month ago. It was a busy night, so we expected the wait on a table and drinks. Of course, they were out of the only special they had, which was the prime rib. We went to order brisket and found out they were also out of that. No communication from our server. I settled on the ribs and they were the worst rack of ribs I have ever gotten. My husband got the wings and they were burnt to a crisp. We shared their specialty fries and they tasted like they were day old fries. Our server seemed to not care or make an effort at fixing the situation. This used to be one of our top favorite restaurants in the area, but after this experience, we will not be going back. read more

I don't get it with this place. Came here six months ago for lunch after a couple year hiatus (bc the food dropped off significantly) and when I came back it was great. They brought their fresh cut fries back and the bbq tasted like actual bbq. So I rounded up my wife and child to come here for dinner this week and it was disappointing. Her pulled pork was crock pot style...no smoke flavor whatsoever, my ribs were kind of tough and just ok. The fries were of the undercooked GFS style frozen variety...and the highlight of the meal were the hush puppies. It just seems really inconsistent with the the quality of the food. I once loved this place...sadly I will not go back....except to buy bottles of bbq sauce bc that shit is damn delicious. RIP Lagerheads. read more

Party of 4 -- Sunday night 8/13/23 -- not super busy. service was the worst i can remember anywhere in the past 5 or so years. 2 groups were seated after us, ordered and got drinks and ordered food before any server approached us. I don't know why people have said food is great , ours was less than we expected. Dry BBQ chicken and long wait to arrive. Will pass this on to all we know. Lots of eating out choices, this is one to avoid. read more

Great place super friendly staff and the long islands top shelf are the best. Food is delicious and their custom beers are awesome.

Since moving to the area, Lagerheads is probably the restaurant my family and I have visited most frequently. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it's worth the trip for the smoky barbecue! Be careful about your timing...it gets really busy on Friday and Saturday nights and the wait is sometimes up to an hour. If it's your first trip to Lagerheads, I'd say you can't go wrong with the fresh pork rinds, the smoked chicken wings, or the White Water Witte. These pork rinds aren't like the dusty curls you find at the store for a buck a bag...the huge plate of them arrives at your table piping hot and still crackling. The wings are full-sized, smoky, and tender. I just think the citrusy Begian Witte is a great complement to barbecue in general. Some of the entrees I've tried include one of the pulled pork sandwiches (huge), the IPA chicken (only slightly on the dry side but with great flavor), and the ribs. The ribs are tasty, but I think I actually liked them better the second day as leftovers! They also have a variety of sides, ranging from collard greens to hush puppies with all the standard options in between. The menu is pretty extensive, so I still haven't tried all of the things that have caught my eye. Oh, and they usually have a cornbread sundae for dessert. I was so curious about it for my first few visits but had never saved enough room! I finally tried it the last time I went...it's crumbled cornbread drizzled with honey and raspberry sauce and topped with pecans and ice cream. If those flavors sound like they're up your alley, give it a try! Service here has been hit or miss for me, but it seems like it gets better every time I go. At first the servers were inattentive or really unaware of the items they had run out of, like the time my server came back to the table three times to tell me that they didn't have the beer or cocktail I had ordered. That said, on our last visit we had Emma as our server and she was delightful! read more

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I haven't visited Lagerheads since last year so I was excited when we had the opportunity to go back. We ordered the smokehouse sampler because we loved this when we visited before. Much to our surprise it was not nearly as good as we remembered. The pork was bland, brisket was terribly dry, and wings just okay (Fatheads spoiled me). Honestly the only good thing about the sampler was the amazing ribs. So I would suggest ditching the sampler and just going for the rib dinner! The pork rind appetizer was really good if that's your sort of thing while the side salad I got with my entree was really sad. Service was also really slow and inconsistent. Sad that this place has gone down hill a little! read more

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I found Lagerheads through yelp, including it as a stop during my latest Ohio turnpike business trip. If you're using your Garmin, don't be concerned if your drive is 'country' and two-lane residential... you're on the right path. I arrived a bit before 5pm, so the place was relatively empty. Friendly, prompt service from the bartender/hostess. I tried the Smokehouse Sampler (3 ribs, a couple slices of brisket, a heap of pulled pork and two wings). I don't love wings, and my waitress let me sub another bone plus more pork, after checking with the kitchen. My entree came with two sides (I chose cornbread and hushpuppies, because I couldn't decide between the two), for $17. I loved the ribs, which were individual bones, with a decent smoke ring, tender, fall off the bone meat, very little fat (but still juicy), with BBQ sauce grilled on. The hush puppies and brisket were good - tender, pull apart, smoke ring, but a tad dry. I didn't care for the pulled pork (not enough flavor or juiciness) or the cornbread. I'd return for the ribs. Seriously good ribs! read more

Great beer and BBQ! Came in on a Saturday afternoon around 3:30. The house has 6 beers that they make. I had their IPA and loved it. We were just coming from a big lunch, so eating again wasn't a priority, but damn the place smelled good! And we had it on good advice their pulled pork and brisket was excellent. So we tried the sampler platter. Enough pulled pork for a meal, and it was fantastic. Long strings of pork nicely seasoned without any type of sauce. I need to figure out how to make the same in my smoker. Although mine is pretty good, this was excellent! And the beef brisket was good, too. Nice smoke ring around the edge, great flavor. There were 3 rib bones. I don't think these were babybacks, but the meat was good and fell off the bone. Wasn't impressed, however, with the BBQ sauce. Too much like Open Pit to me. Lastly, there were 2 chicken wings. These were full wings, including both the wing and drumette. We got the spicy garlic BBQ sauce. They were excellent. You could really taste the chargrilled flavor in the wing. Only disappointment was the wing sauce was ladled on the wings, they weren't tossed in it so some of the wing was left uncoated. Got mixed feelings on that, as I'm a big fan of sloppy wings, but you wouldn't have tasted the chicken as well. We also tried the pig tails...beef brisket and cheese in a deep fried tortilla. Almost tasted like a flauta. It was good, but served with the same Open Pit style BBQ sauce. Although, I liked the sauce on the pig tail better than the ribs. Lastly, as we were leaving, a guy sitting down next to us at the bar got the Saturday prime rib special. OMG, this thing was HUGE! Look at the picture, had to be 2+" thick! Apparently, this is a Saturday after 5:00 special...and a lot of people know about it. When we arrived around 3:30, there were only a few people there. By 5:30, there were people waiting. read more

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We got the smokehouse platter: pulled pork, brisket, ribs & wings w/cornbread. Every single thing on the plate ROCKED. If you come here, you MUST get wings. WHOLE wings seasoned, smoked, and then grilled in one of many tasty sauces. Their BBQ sauce is awesome also. Had the Savage Stout... Outstanding. Tasted the Smokie Robbins... Even better. Sat at the bar, had perfect service. An all-around great experience. read more

Lagerheads - Exactly the right decor for a place with the best wings, an excellent smokehouse and really outstanding craft brews. - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Went here on a Friday. Place was busy. Got the highfive ipa which was decent for an ipa Got the monster sandwich which was more hoagie than filling so it was disappointing. Should have got two more beers Instead. Cheese was not even melted. Over all I would go again but maybe expecting less before I come. read more

Lagerheads - The monster with provolone - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Beer, food and service excellent . Everything from salad to smoked prime rib top notch.

Damnnnn...those wings. The key is to not be intimidated or shy when they arrive in front of you massive and lathered in bbq sauce. I could almost hear the wings heckling me 'Bawk Bawk!'. This is no time for pageantry or formality. I attacked the wings with reckless abandon. Smoky, juicy, crispy, tender. The smoke adds another dimension and you can taste it in each bite. I got a full order - 6 monstrous pieces for $12. Great value, great taste and to top it off, a great selection of lager heads beer. read more

Lagerheads - Smoked BBQ Chicken Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Medina, Ohio

Visted sunday and had the brisket sanwiches..my wifes sanwich was full of fat,I showed the sandwich to our server and she never said a word,no apology no nothing.we traveled a distance to get there,but that won't happen again. read more

This place has been in business for a long time .There for they should have a paved parking lot .Not gravel, I have been going here and the brewery for a long time,The food has always been average at best. Today my wife and I were out shopping.So we went in for a Beer .The wife has never liked this place.Now I'm Starting to listen.We ordered the Boars Tails.The brisket was old and dry.And there was no Pepper jack cheese what a joke.The food here sucks .I smoke my own meats .I would destroy these pretenders.Any way my guess is the only reason there in business is because there 5 miles out from any other restaurant.Im a craft beer nut.There beers are not that good.Take a look in Giant Eagle.No one is buying there stuff.So with that good luck.Were done .Ill drive To Cleveland.For good food and good Beer .Figure it out owners read more

Went in today, a Sunday @3:30. Saw tables available on patio. Put our name in for a patio table, and 2 people behind us get seated at our table 1st. No call ahead seating. We pulled in and walked in before them. Then the hostess said they were waiting outside when she messed up, and we knew they didn't. Had to place order to go, very frustrating. Not good service. Hope they correct this soon or we won't go back. read more

I've been here about 5 times now. Usually a 20-30 minute wait if you get there during dinner hours. Staff is great considering how busy this place is. Main dishes are outstanding; however, some of their sides would be much better if home made....I would gladly pay extra for this, as their quality smoked barbecue deserves! Facilities are clean and atmosphere is lively, but their pork grinds are even livelier : ) Portion size to price ratio is good. Slowly becoming my favorite restaurant around Medina. read more

This time when we were here the server forgot my beer and then served up some average fair. I should point out that I was in here once a few weeks earlier when they goofed up two entries in a row (they weren't even edible) so I was mildly biased since I was looking for a repeat of that first time we went when this place knocked it out of the park. If I had to guess, success has made them complacent. However the pork rinds? Yum, almost worth five stars by themselves, but certainly worth at least three. read more