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    Satchel's BBQ

    4.1 (396 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Half 1/2 Slab Plate
    Jasmine P.

    In town visiting family and I was craving BBQ and I wish I had done more research instead of going to the first place I saw. The food was flavorless to me. The potato salad was water and the ribs didn't taste seasoned at all and I'm kind of disappointed. The cornbread was plain too. The only good side was the collard greens. I will say, service was good. I was immediately greeted when i walked in and the restaurant was clean. Maybe they aren't famous for their ribs and i should've tried something else?

    Chicken plate
    Ainsley E.

    Love Satchel's! We get takeout from here fairly often since it's nearby. The staff in there is always super friendly. Food solid every time. My favorite order is the chicken plate (the chicken is FANTASTIC, never dry and has great smoky flavor) with collard greens and the mac n cheese. Some of the best greens I've had, period. All their sides are good; I'm also partial to the potato salad. Cant go wrong with any of the other meats, either. I've also enjoyed the pulled pork and my partner usually gets the brisket. Their gumbo is also good when available!

    Pulled Pork Plate
    Joey L.

    Went in on a Saturday afternoon, seating was nice, staff was friendly and quick with orders sub 5 min. I got the pulled pork plate for $15 and got the same portions as a combo plate. The pulled pork was very tasty with the different flavors of bbq sauce, especially the spicy bbq. I wasn't the biggest fan of the potato salad or cornbread but the Mac and cheese was good. Overall pretty good and would come again

    Ike R.

    Satchel is located on the north side of Washtenaw Avenue by the Verizon wireless store. Came here on a Friday evening for a carry out order note to self, if you're coming from the west, you're gonna wait a long time to turn left into the parking lot. But there was ample parking and my order was ready when I got there. There is a small area where you can dine in and there was a very extensive menu. I ordered ribs only, no sides. I got a full rack. Since these are meaty ribs, the ere was plenty for 2 plus some left over. They serve their ribs either with a dry rub, or wet. They were out of the dry rub, so I got the wet. There was a mild smoke flavor, and the liquid on the bottom of the carry out container was not spicy, had a slight vinegar taste. It came with 2 containers of bbq sauce. They were the same flavor. Prefer a sweet sauce, so we used our own when we got home. The ribs were tender the first night but got a little tough when I heated them up in the microwave the second night. I will admit I was a little surprised at the cost of the ribs. With a 10% tip you can see my bill came to $40. Now, it fed two people plus I had enough for a third meal, but I just wasn't expecting the bill to be quite so high for 1 rack of ribs and no sides. But I didn't check the menu online. I just ordered over the phone so that's on me.

    Pulled pork and brisket combo with cornbread, Mac and cheese, and potato salad
    Rhett B.

    As I was visiting Ann Arbor, I was looking for some BBQ. Satchel's had an overall 4 rating so I wanted to give it a try...plus they had sweet tea which is hard to find done right in the Midwest. The sweet tea would make any Southerner happy as it was very sweet, refreshing, and brewed in house. Turns out the owner or manager is from Alabama so he knows what to do. I went with the pulled pork and brisket combo that has cornbread and 2 sides come with it. Besides the sweet tea, the meats and cornbread were the best part of the meals. The pork and brisket were both tender and seasoned well. The cornbread was sweet and sticky. I picked potato salad and Mac and cheese for my sides. I didn't really enjoy either. They weren't bad but just meh. The potato salad was cut into cubes in a mustard base with onions and bell peppers. There are 5 sauces and I liked 3 of them. I enjoyed the mustard, vinegar, and sweet sauces. The original house and hot, I did not enjoy. The hot is substantial...I would rate it a 7 on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being weak and 10 being very hot. I would love to go to Satchel's again. The sweet tea, meats and 3 of the sauces are terrific. I would try different sides next time.

    Menu (Feb 2024)
    Albert T.

    Satchel's BBQ seemed pretty promising when I first drove in and saw the smokers sitting at the entrance of the parking lot. They weren't operating at lunch time, but I figured that maybe they had smoked the meat in the morning? I went in and decided to get a small sandwich to try out the pork. The order took less than 5 minutes to come out: Pork Sandwich, Mac & Cheese ($9) - The pulled pork at Satchel's has a decent red smoke ring surrounding the interior meat and is served on a nice buttery toasted bun. The pork is soft but not as pull-apartable as I would expect of a great pulled pork. I wouldn't say it's especially dry, but it's certainly not moist either. There was a piece of bark included that was completely soft and limp, indicating that the pork was smoked previously then left to steam for serving. I did like how the pork is served without being pre-sauced - this allowed me a taste of the natural pork flavor before adding barbecue sauce later. The sauce is vinegary, peppery, and not too sweet. It's a required accompaniment for this pork; great pulled pork doesn't typically need sauce but this pork needed that addition to liven things up. The mac & cheese here is nice. It's super creamy and smooth with a unique taste, an almost mustard-like kick. The macaroni itself is cooked nicely and still has a bit of a bite. Strangely enough the mac & cheese was kind of lukewarm by the time it got to me. Satchel's BBQ is kind of emblematic of most Michigan BBQ in general - it's good enough if you have a fixing for barbecue, but isn't really anything special.

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    2 years ago

    I loved their brisket, mac and cheese and collard greens, collard greens just need a lil salt and hot sauce!

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    Great food and service. My favorite BBQ in town. Plus all their sides are AMAZING!! Easy access and parking too :)

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    2 years ago

    Excellent taste, service, variety and price! They make it easy to order online, by phone or in store!

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    3 years ago

    Good collard greens and gumbo. Delicious cornbread. It's cafeteria style so not much service but the clerks were very pleasant.

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    Brisket is good. Potato salad is good. Cole slaw not so much. Staff always friendly. Ambiance: casual. More of a takeout place.

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    3 years ago

    Great BBQ. A fav is the gumbo. Help is always polite, professional, helpful and quick. A good Ann Arbor food stop.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious food, with great choice of sides. Excellent service. Real favorite with our friends.

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    Each and every time I visit it's been a great experience, to the point when co-workers come to A2 they want Satchel's all the time.

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