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    Sweets & Meats BBQ

    4.3 (174 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Mac N' Cheese
    Kim S.

    Simply a great local BBQ joint. It's clear that they're using their own homemade recipes and taking care to make everything perfection. I tried the pulled chicken, which was incredibly juicy, tender, and well seasoned. So often I find that pulled chicken is dry and flavorless, so this was a great relief. It hardly even needed the sauce! The mac and cheese really stole the show though. The noodles were the perfect al dente, and I could tell they used fresh cheese when I got that beautiful stringy cheese pull. Way better than mac and cheese you sometimes find elsewhere that tastes more processed I'll be back to try more!

    Front door but this one is on burnet
    Boss M.

    Good food and nice people the environment is nice and cool next time I'll try the sweets

    Maccccc and Cheese - Best in the city!
    Joel B.

    An absolute gem of a small business. The staff, and especially the owner, are good people - they smile, they serve great food, they contribute to the community, and they routinely offer great specials and prices. I've never once gone in, called, or visited their food truck, and gotten anything less. I've gone to their store location three or four times. Had pulled pork sandwiches, brisket, rib tibs, mac and cheese, greens, cornbread, just about everything except their desserts (though I've heard VERY good things). Not a single time have I ever been disappointed. Their mac and cheese is my favorite in the city, bar none. Even recently, when I visited their food truck at a rally up in West Chester, they were turning out high quality, flavorful food, quicker than just about anywhere else I went. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge BBQ authority, but I have had some seriously lackluster places here in Cincinnati. Sweets and Meats is one of the absolute best.

    Summi A.

    Coming from KC, I am very particular about my BBQ. Specifically, this review is for the pulled chicken bbq sandwich with a few sides. The chicken sandwich was very good. Was it the best sandwich I've ever had? I can't tell you because I usually don't do chicken. I tend to go for burnt ends or pulled pork. The flavor was robust and the chicken very tender. They also had chicken wings, but I'm not into bone-in chicken, so I didn't try it. I ordered my chicken sandwich with mac'n'cheese, coleslaw, and cornbread. The cornbread was kind of dry, but still had good flavor. The mac'n'cheese and coleslaw though - were a perfect accompaniment to the sandwich. The only thing I was kind of bummed about was that it was served with Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. I would prefer a more unique bbq sauce or even a KC-sauce to be served with this sandwich. The service was very friendly. I chatted with the gal taking orders and prepping food (she might be the owner, I'm not sure). She was very friendly. They brought everything too (plates, really high quality napkins/silverware pre-rolled). Finally, I finished off my meal by trying a small sample of the peach cobbler and the banana pudding. I think if you're really into banana pudding, it would be a hit, but it was so rich, I could not finish it - but so good. And the peach cobbler was warm and very tasty. If I see this food truck out and about, I'll definitely try it again. Oh, one last thing. They do offer a beyond burger option (vegetarian) if you're having an event and want a vegetarian option.

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    7 years ago

    The smoked turkey was wonderful! The vegetables and corn bread made a delicious meal. Yum! We'll be back!

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    Thank you very much for your business and review.

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    Delicious food, great menu, great service, friendly place. Very happy to support this business.

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    Great staff, great food! They have the best sweet potatoes I've ever had. They also offer a wide variety of dessert!

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    Ask the Community - Sweets & Meats BBQ

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    Hi Karen! We are catering and our food truck is open for private events. When it starts to warm up in March, out truck will be out more frequently. Please follow us on social media for details.

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