The Ribs are my fav menu item from this spot. Nice big slab that is juicy and a nice deep bbq sauce. Their shrimp is battered perfectly home made style but it a little pricy but totally worth it when fresh. The sides are meh but the best were the Mac n chess n corn bread was not bad either. Rib tips came in a huge portion and is a steal but I'm not the biggest fan of having tiny bones I need to look out for when I eat. So to me the slab ribs were way better. Overall a decent spot, nothing compared to bbq in the south but for MI this place is pretty good would give 3.5 to 4 stars and 5 stars for service the ladies there were the sweetest. read more

This place has the best ribs I've ever had.. stop by and see for yourself. Call ahead and ask for a fresh slab. Their chicken wings are off the hook and have their own flavor. I'm here at least once or twice a week read more

Nunn's Barbeque - Here's a quick menu on the wall ! - Barbeque Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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I got the large bone dinner with greens and Mac and cheese. Top notch all the way around. the ribs were tender and fell right off the bone. The greens were tremendous not to over done and tasty!! read more

Attempted to order food to bring home tonight. The individual ("lady") that answered was extremely rude. "You can't order sides over the phone, you can only order them when you come into the restaurant." What the heck kind of place is this? I have been coming to Nunn's for about 10 years. I've always ordered my entire food order over the phone. Ended up being a big argument over the phone with this "lady". Ended up going elsewhere tonight. The food is generally outstanding, but I cannot comment on that tonight. read more

This place worst nasty interior. Meat was boiled. Service Horrible. Don't waste your money.

After passing Conant St several times and driving to Grosse Pointe in error, this restaurant was definitely worth the waste of time and gas getting lost. The ribs were very tender and were generously coated in a flavorful sauce. The crinkle cut fries, without the sauce were hot and crispy. The baked beans were good although the beans were missing bacon. I found their pricing to be standard and was worth more. Finding a good BBQ Restaurant in Detroit is a small task. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

The owner have a attitude problem and don't know how to talk to people at all she need to learn how to speak to people with her being the owner of her business. But over all the food is WONDERFUL!!!!! read more

Nunn's BBQ II (not sure where the original location is, or if it even still exists), on Conant just a bit north of Hamtramck, is one of Detroit's legendary old school BBQ spots! Like any great local hole in the wall, it's an extremely bare bones operation - a little brick rectangle with thick bulletproof glass separating you and the cash register, no seating to speak of, and a big photo of Grandpa Nunn serving as the only decoration. One of the best things about Nunn's is how dang cheap it is - in this modern era of $15-20 dollar half racks of ribs, you can get a half rack + sides for about twelve bucks, and their lunch specials will only set you back six! My personal favorite? The six-dollar pig's feet dinner with spicy sauce - if you've ever found yourself wondering why on earth anyone would want to eat a pig's foot, get thee down to Nunn's and find out for yourself! Nunn's might also get my award for best homemade BBQ sauce in the area (although I did just get to try LaMar's sauce at this year's Ribs & R&B Festival, and that's a close contender). You can buy it by the bottle, and I've been using it for my own grillin' all summer. When I bought my first bottle, the young guy behind the counter gave me a big smile and said: "I hope you enjoy my grandpa's sauce!" Doesn't that just tell you everything you need to know?? read more

The food is always great for me sense I was a kid I remember Nunn's until this day, and I've been coming every time I want ribs.

Literally a 40 minute wait for a barbecue pork sandwich, and it was not crowded. Some of the most rude and incompetent customer service I have ever experienced. Judging by other reviews I actually expected the above (though not to this level), and was willing to chance it for some decent barbecue. Sadly, the food was mediocre at best. I will not be back. read more

How come I haven't reviewed this place yet??? OMG best soul food / barbecue in the area. Get the combination with ribs pulled pork, Mac and cheese, baked beans. Side of greens!!! 10/10 every time. It's a local place, all star food, very Detroit original, family owned and operated ! read more

Every time I come in the older lady always has an attitude what is point of her working here again. Nunns is going to loose a lot of good paying customers because of her. I pray they find someone new soon before she ruins the entire business. Ive been coming here for years and she gets ruder n ruder each time. read more

Pretty good bbq. I got a large end and the ribs were meaty and the sauce was tasty. Definately will come back if I'm craving ribs.

Thia is my Favorite barbq ...Cooked like you cook at home..the sauce is Awesome!! Longtime customer over 20 yrs! Order ahead..tip

Food is delicious my only complaint is on Sunday evening around 8:00 pm the young lady that was at service window had a terrible attitude like she didn't want to be bothered it happened with every customer that came in while I waited on my order this was on 4/28/19 not good for business read more

This place is outstanding. There was a line out the door the entire time I was there which was like, a Tuesday afternoon. I got the combo rib tips and ribs with macaroni and cheese and potato salad. I got 4 corn bread (the max allowable lol) because I just had a feeling this place was going to be off the charts. I got the strawberry cheese cake for desert. Holy lord, that was an experience. Everything was crazy good. Yoooo. Try it. read more

I have been going her for years, since before I was able to even drive I've been eating their food and I love it I love their fries with barbecue sauce on it ummm. read more

Best BBQ sauce hands down. I've been looking for a place that make ribs like my grandparents did back in the day and I found them here. Not in the best area but the ribs are worth it! read more

We haven't been here in 15 years. We decided to go back to give them another try because someone bring the ribs to work. We purchased our ribs. Didn't eat them until hours later. One side was burnt so BAD. We will NEVER go back again!! We were so disappointed!! And no I am not taking a picture of that burnt slab of ribs. We had to eat the top part of the ribs. UGH!! read more

Idk what that Erin lady was talking about but their coleslaw slap. Everything I've ever had here was better than your grandma cooking I promise you that. Wish I still worked in that area so I could get it more often. read more

The ribs are tender, juicy and very flavorful. I ordered a large end dinner with mac n cheese, greens and a perch dinner with double mac n cheese. The sides were tasty too. The rib dinner was a nice portion, however, the perch dinner only had 3 small pieces. It looked more like a lunch special than a dinner. It was delicious but the pieces of fish should have been bigger or the quantity increased. This is a carry-out only restaurant so be sure to place your order in advance or be prepared to wait. Totally worth the wait!!!!!! read more

My go to place for over 20 years. Since moving to Atlanta I always stop at Nunn's when in town to get ribs to take back to and put in my freezer. Love the sauce, the ribs and rib tips are always on point, lots of meat on the rib tips. read more

First time going there I went in and ordered i waited 20mins LEFT came back a half hour later and had to wait 15mins. It was WORTH the wait the food taste fresh made to order and was so delicious.! I had the rib tip dinner with mac and cheese and a side of greens. Mac and cheese needs improvement but over all the food was great. Second time (today 3-22-14) I never had catfish in my life. I got the dinner with the same sides as before. The catfish was the best fried fish I have ever tasted.! I ordered ahead this time so when i went in i only waited 5mins. Its really worth the price and wait GREAT JOB NUNN'S.!!! read more

Nunn's Barbeque - Catfish dinner with yams greens and mac and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Macoroni/cheese & yams were terrible. But ribs and shrimp where the best I've had in a while Definitely a good place to go for ribs and shrimp read more

I ordered from Nunn's and had it delivered via DoorDash. I ordered the Rib & Chicken combo with side orders of Mac&cheese and candied yams. I was told that they didn't not have chicken or ribs at the time but they could give me rib tips, I agreed. When I received my order I had no rib tips and only the side orders. My mac&cheese was boxed in a Chinese takeout container and tasted like boxed Krafts mac&cheese that was heated in a microwave, frozen and then reheated again. My candied yams had no seasoning and weren't tender. Save your money. I am not happy and will not order from them again! read more

This was my first time trying out this place which is literally on the other side of town, but I must say it's by far the best trip I've taken in a while.. The ribs are ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!.. Tender and juicy with a bbq sauce that will make you slap yo momma and daddy!!!.. I will definitely make that trip again! read more

Ordered ribs and grilled whole chicken. Ribs were great! Chicken was good. Mac and cheese was less than, but everyone can't make good mac and cheese, unfortunately. I will definitely return. read more

Great food-Bad attitudes!!! I ordered 73.00 worth of food and was treated like that was just too big of an order and I better not be kidding around or June bug nem would be sent to my house to settle up!! The Enforcer on the the phone asked me when did I want it to be ready- like I wanted it in the next 5 minutes. In the nicest voice I could muster I said when you call and tell me its ready. So the Enforcer told me 30 minutes and on the dot she calls me up and says its ready. Her tone says why aren't you here standing in front of me NOW!! I tell her calmly I'm pulling up right now and she seemed to calm down. Dang Lady Calm Down!!! I'm am going to pay you and not stiff you on a large order.Its probably been done before but you cant treat everybody like that! I'm a Holiday food buyer so Ill be back for the next Holiday cause like I said the food is pretty darn good! read more

FYI I went today and there was a sign on the door that said they are closed for maintenance or remodeling or something. I had been on their website before I left... no mention of this!!!! So I drive almost 30 minutes to get there just to have them closed. read more

I'm having a hard time deciding how many stars to give Nunn's. Here's why: Food: 4 stars. We ordered the ribs, pulled pork sandwich, yams, baked beans, fries, and mac n cheese. The were pretty darn good all around. The portions were VERY generous - I'd say this is the best BBQ value for money in Detroit. Very pleased with the quality of the ribs and sauce. Service: 0 stars. I tried to call in my order at 6:45 but nobody picked up the phone. Grrr.... I drove to Nunn's and placed my order at 7:05 and was told to expect a 10-12 minute wait. The place was not that busy - there were 4 people ahead of me and 5 people working in the kitchen. Their lobby is unheated and the temps inside were around 45 degrees (it was 38 outside), so the wait was unpleasant. After 55 minutes I finally got served at 8:00. No apologies, nothing. Everybody who came in after me was equally pissed off at the wait; we all would have walked except that we had to pay at the time of ordering. I'll try another time and see if this is standard practice or a one-time glitch in their service. The food IS good. read more

None of the food tasted good. Candied yam not sweet enough and not flavored. Ribs no real taste and ill prepared Green just awful Shrimp what is it? Wings to damn salty and coated in corn meal. A waste of my money. Really! read more

The ribs were tender, the sauce was a sweet and spice mix - not to spicy, not to sweet. I enjoyed the ribs. The catfish was nicely seasoned. Sometimes some restaurants will make catfish with cornmeal and the cornmeal is flavorless. Not this catfish! It was seasoned perfectly, not spicy or hot at all. Now the bad part, the sides were just ok. If you like mac and cheese to taste like Kraft Mac and Cheese, then you have come to the right place. The Mac and cheese taste like a gooey mess - definately not a baked variety. The greens were flavorless and had way to many steams in the them. The coleslaw was a good compliment to the ribs and catfish. In general, the sides just lacked a specialness about them, and with the dinners they are really small. On a separate visit, I ordered the catfish and rib tips, no sides. The catfish was a good size but salty. The rib tips were delicious. There were not fatty or greasy, and I especially loved the sauce. Just for that, I think they deserve 4 stars just for the Q but not 5 because of the terrible sides. read more

Great ribs but the banter between the old lady in the kitchen and the kids at the cash register was irritating after a few minutes. Not sure if that's part of the charm or not. Definitely great ribs though!! read more

This place is certainly the crème de la crème of BBQ in Detroit! The rib tips are absolutely wonderful! They are tender, juicy and have the perfect amount of spice and sweetness added. But if you are looking for some fried seafood, then you MUST try their golden fried jumbo shrimp....yummmm.....!!! They are well seasoned, nice and crunchy on the outside and crisp on the inside. Their shrimp are truly a seafood lover's dream and we ain't talkin that Red Lobster crap! The only thing that I do not like is the mac and cheese. It tastes like it came from out of a can. Avoid the sides and save your money for the stuff that makes this place supreme, the meat! read more

Rib Tips are the truth. Bones are ok but the tips were better. Fried Shrimp ok but not great. Potato salad is out freaking standing. The lunch specials at $7 is one of the best deals in town. The portions are generous. I will return, which I think is the BEST thing you can say about a restaurant. read more

Good ass ribs! I haven't had anything else, mostly because I go to bbq spots for bbq!

Great BBQ ribtips at a good price. The sauce is amazing and I even got 2 slices of wheat bread with my order to sop up the sauce. Worth the drive and the short wait. read more

I have been to so many places that claim they have the best ribs. Aside from one other place Nunn's BBQ ribs are just as good as that place and being closer to my house I will definitely go back to them. read more

RUDE is the only word I can think of to describe the woman who was working the counter. Nunn's listed hours of operation are open 11 am until midnight Monday -Thursday. I enter the building at 11pm where the lady working behind the counter yelled out is this a call in? I replied "no" and she was visibly bothered. I began to place my order and she stated the "nothing fried." Now remind you according to the sign their is still one hour left before closing. So you have already turned off your fryers. So I order one slab and one large end. She yelled out to the back "do we have a slab and a large end back there" in such a tone that the customers waiting for their orders said "dang". She then turns to me and yells very rudely I might ad $34 (I don't remember the change). I politely replied to the lady "that's ok." It's sad that businesses in our community believe we are an interruption to their job instead of the reason they have a job. I could have taken my business anywhere, yet I chose Nunn's. No professionalism what so ever. I will not return. read more

Beware, this place has rude staff that uses profanity in front of or to customers. They are ALWAYS out of mac n cheese and corn bread muffins, like literally, all of the time. DO NOT buy Groupon or restaurant.com coupons for this place because they WILL NOT accept them! And the food is progressively getting worse and worse. To be a happy customer, just stay away from this place! ! read more