The ribs were dry The pizza was just ok…read moreThe Cole slaw was not good (at least in my husband's opinion). The pulled pork was good The brisket was not great No fries It was just not our cup of tea but our son and DIL love it soooooooo

At a 4 way stop, in the middle of nowhere Michigan sits a house that has been transformed into a…read moreBBQ joint. I feel like American Char should be a new Anthem by Michigan rocker Kid Rock but this house serves up the best BBQ in Michigan! When you pull up, you see the wood and smoker's in the back. There is a porch with tables as well. I love it when a BBQ joint has a sampler and I get to try everything. It comes with ribs, pulled pork, wings, brisket, pulled chicken, and slaw. I added mac and cheese, beans, and cornbread. If I had to pick only one meat that I would have to eat again from American Char, hands down it was the pulled pork. This pork was perfection and some of the best pulled pork I've ever had. It was tender, juicy, and seasoned extremely well. My next choice would be the ribs as they had an excellent rub and they were meaty. I believe the brisket would have been better but they gave me the end of it with too much bark. The wings and chicken were good too but not as good as the aforementioned meats. The sides were elite as well. The slaw was diced fine and was creamy and sweet. The cornbread was moist. The mac and cheese was solid. The cashier recommended the beans to me as they were thick and tomatoey. I'm a sauce-aholic. There are 8 different sauces and I couldn't get enough of all of them. There is a photo I posted with a description of them so I won't go into detail about them. The one thing I believe American Char and most of the Midwest can improve on is their sweet tea. They got the most important part right and that was brewing the tea in-house. But look I'm from Alabama and I can't understand for the life of me how most of the Midwest gets away with calling unsweet tea "sweet tea." I did compare the sweet and unsweet. There was a sliver of difference, but if I was anywhere in the South, the sweet tea would be unsweet tea. If you are going to make sweet tea, make sweet tea - don't just sweeten a gallon of unsweet tea with anything less than a cup and a half of sugar. And don't tell me to add a sugar packet to it...you have to add sugar in the brewing process. Sorry...rant over! I will be making another trip to American Char in the future. This is the best BBQ I've had in Michigan and among the best in the Midwest.

The perfect stop for some snacks on our drive. They had a huge assortment of smoked meats and fish…read moreready to eat. We sampled the smoked shrimp and it was delicious. They have a large assortment of frozen specialties fish, beef and other farm table products as well as locally made cheeses and spreads and canned items. Service was amazingly friendly. It's a small little shop just one room, but definitely leaves a big impression.

Very disappointing experience. I drove 30 minutes each way after being told this place was the best…read moreand was excited to try them for the first time. Unfortunately, the service did not live up to the hype. I paid for smoking, flavoring, and individual vacuum sealing in small packages. What I received was a disorganized mess. None of the packages were labeled, and everything was tossed into a box with two loose labels floating around--we had no idea which flavor was which. Several packages were leaking, and many were poorly sealed with air inside. That completely defeats the purpose of vacuum sealing, which is meant to preserve the fish. Before writing this review, I contacted the business. I was told to "just eat the poorly sealed ones first." Really? We paid extra for vacuum sealing to avoid having to rush through the fish. I was also reminded that the seals aren't guaranteed, which I understand--but they should at least be sealed properly when I pick them up. They sell meat in their store, and I guarantee they wouldn't sell anything in the condition they gave me. I love supporting local businesses, but as customers, we also have to be mindful of where we spend our money. This wasn't a cheap service, and the lack of care and follow-through and customer service was incredibly disappointing.

Thank you Earls for taking care of us…read more.. They hit us with a sale for their 25th anniversary. Busy busy! Friendly service, loving family.

I love supporting a local business and they're always really helpful here. We come for the eggs but…read morehave tried the brats and some of the variety of jerky's. This is my go to for eggs, especially for the price, taste, and quality.

Absolutely loved my dinner from Backdoor BBQ through Grubhub tonight and was shocked to see that…read morethey didn't have a Yelp page. I thoroughly enjoyed the Rib Tips, they had an excellent Smoky flavor and were extremely tender. The fries were standard crinkle cut with a nice seasoning. The Mac and cheese was incredible as well. For $12 plus tip and delivery you certainly get a ton of food. This place is an excellent value and they provide an excellent product. 5 stars!

I went in on a Thursday around . When I went in the place wasn't busy, with 2 waitresses and was…read moreseated quickly. Little by little the place was filling in. My waitress took several orders around me before I have my Brewster club sandwich. I don't luke it with all the veggies, so I thought it should be easy. My service was slooooooow. I'll be fair because they were short handed, but fcfs does NOT apply here apparently. If you're not a regular, you may prepare to wait. It had decent ambiance if you're looking for that bar/pub kind of vibe. Food was adequate. I might try again to change my mind.

Way too long of a wait! Bottles of bbq sauce and mustard were sticky and not washed for awhile!…read more Guy who came in after us got food before us. Found out about 3% charge when they handed us the bill! Good food but not great service at all! We were hungry when we got there, we were starving by the time the food arrived

Diane was an outstanding server and made our experience wonderful!! Highly recommend the Saturday…read morebrunch buffet. Delicious!

Grace our server was great! The food was amazing! So much so that because we live over an hour…read moreaway, we got ribs to go! Nice place, only wish the seating was more comfortable. They smoke the meat, prepare the meat very well!!

Amazing food (get the specials) Amazing cocktails. (Jaclyn…read moreand Kaidy know what they are doing) Michigan sour on point All the servers are great ladies. Mindy always a warm smile and knows the menu. Definitely visit and will not disappoint unless you want a super quiet boring meal experience.

The yelp ad lured us here and did not disappoint. We are in the area for a wedding this weekend and…read morethis was worth the drive. The chicken sandwich was really good. It was way beyond your average pulled chicken. The maple vinaigrette on the house salad was unique and a nice change of pace. My husband had the mixed platter and said everything was really good.

If you're looking for real, authentic BBQ made with love and skill, this is the spot. I'll…read moredefinitely be back. Service was quick. They did run out of basically everything hours before they closed but it's not necessarily their fault.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take your entire BBQ plate and wrap it up in a 47…read morelb** tortilla? Wonder no more kind friend. I got the face slapper with spicy BBQ sauce and cheese tots as the side. Cheese tots is basically crushed up tater tots with cheese, and I wasn't mad about it. Their corn muffin is like a dessert and I wish I had started with it. Service was friendly and made recommendations. Napkins and forks are behind the counter to grab in your way out as seating is a few benches out front. ** Tortilla size is exaggerated and lbs may vary.

Small compact place that is superbly supplied with the high quality items I love. Service is always…read moreoutstanding!

They sell just ok jerky and meat sticks. Baked goods and deserts always look nice, they also have…read moreprepared food daily. Good beer and wine selection and some high end ingredients for making a nice meal. Service at the meat counter is always good. Price for meat here is astronomical compared to local supermarkets tho. Price is at least double here for things like chuck roast which is pretty standard fair. If you got the extra cash you will fit right in. Building is very nice, always clean and inviting

Upon entering the building we could tell the employees were happy to be there and were excited to…read moretake our order. The menu was straight forward and had a variety of meats and sides available as well as some nacho type options. I ordered a 2 meat platter -- I chose pulled pork & a quarter chicken along with cornbread and potato salad for my sides. My husband got ribs (x2) and a quarter chicken for his 3 meat combo along with potato salad and Mac n cheese. The price felt a little high but not when we saw the portions - the sides were huge and we could barely finish our plates. Here's the thing... we are picky about our bbq. We have a smoker at home so expectations are high. The flavor of both my chicken and pulled pork were what I'd consider a "soft smoke" that you'd find on a buffet line or in a catering dish. Everything came out right away so it was probably stored that way after prepared. I prefer a "hard smoke" where the skin has a nice bark like consistency and the pulled pork was almost soupy - I hate to compare but my go to will still be Two Scotts. If you like a more basic bbq this may be your place. The potato salad was good, unique sauce and something different than your usual mustard and egg potato salad. The cornbread was good too - just wish it was a little bigger. Will I be back? Not sure. I've had their food truck and I think when you're at an outside event it can curb your hunger but for an in person experience, I think my bar may have been set too high. Customer service and people were great - keep improving the food and I'm sure I'd give it another go.

I happened to be driving by after reading their shout out in Revue so I stopped for dinner…read more I was impressed! Their 2 meat platter was reasonably priced for BBQ and the portions were good! The meat was solid, but in particular the coleslaw and mashed potatoe sides had a good amount of flavor. The potatoes were very peppery, which I thought was an unusual but tasty choice. I was there at 5 on a Thursday and they still had most of their meat available. Another common problem for BBQ. The only knock food-wise is that for my preference I would have liked a hotter bbq sauce option to go with the standard. But the standard was still good. The staff was very friendly so this is a very solid choice. I'll be back.