How does this place get so many stars and good reviews. Whoever been liking this had no ideas what…read morereal BBQ is or they got lucky. This is such a tourist trap. 1. It is overpriced. $25 for 2 meat plate you get little piece of chicken and chop meat. Sides are good but the meat are tiny. 2. It is gross. you know something is wrong when your bbq is drown in sauce. Look at the picture. I never seen a bbq restaurant drown their meat in sauce. It is like they just grilled it or microwave the meat and just dump sauce on them and call it bbq. Also it was cold. Might as well eat at Applebee's if they are serving this. I was going to give 0 star but server was patient and nice. Food was just terrible. Everybody that give good reviews have nachos or macaroni. That's easy to make, but the items that involve technical skills and times, they have no idea how to make barbeque period

Stopped at Sparks while visiting Traverse City because my husband and I were craving BBQ --…read moreparticularly BBQ nachos. Unfortunately, Sparks was busier than expected so it took way long to get our food - even though we just ordered the nachos and a side of mac. Our waiter apologized many times due to being short staffed for the holiday weekend, but we were getting soo hangry we devoured our food in 10 minutes by the time we got it. The nachos were pretty good - I expected there to be a lot more meat and toppings for the price - and I wish they had put all of the BBQ sauce on it! We asked for all of their BBQ sauce on the side so we could try all of it. The mac & cheese was also pretty good! I probably would opt for a sandwich if I came back though since I do think the nachos were a bit lackluster.

The sandwich was fine and the atmosphere is nice. It was pretty expensive $20 for a sandwich chips…read moreand water. I just thought it was going to be more authentic bbq but it's pretty hipster.

I found the server to be brusque in multiple interactions (e.g., the way that she told me to come…read moreto where she could hear me, instead of a friendly "I can help you over here"). But the real problem is the food. The pulled chicken was dry and mealy. The rice and sauce on our Korean-style rice bowl were dull and the vegetables on top did not seem freshly prepared.

This place has always been in TC but I didn't realize how good it was until I just recently went…read moreafter not going for years. We sat at a high top by the bar and the service was amazing and the food was so delicious! I got crispy sweet potato fries, blondie sundae, fried pickle appetizers, and pulled pork mac n cheese! All amazing, especially the pulled pork. Loved this place and will be coming in more often now!

Excellent BBQ place!…read more Good atmosphere, great service, and wonderful food! We had the ribs and pork mac and cheese, and both were excellent. I feared the pork would be too salty like many other places, but it turned out just right. The ribs are flavorful and my favorite part is the fries! I have not encountered fries, which excited me, in a while.

My girlfriend and I recently returned from a vacation to the area, we spent a day in Traverse City…read more I wasn't impressed with the Workshop in the slightest. Although the wildfire smoke likely kept some people away, we came around mid afternoon in what should be the beginning of prime time hours and the place was empty. Not a good sign. I found it a bit odd that we had to order at the bar, considering only 2 other groups were there. There were like 4 employees just chatting away at the bar as well. At this point I know what I like in craft beers and I usually never have an unpleasant experience trying them, but we liked nothing we ordered on the beer flight! We had put in an order for the BBQ flatbread as an appetizer as well, and the chicken was super dry. I can't blame the sauce for being to spicy since I'm sure it's a popular local brand. That one's on us. We decided to have an actual dinner closer to our cabin.

So I want to be cautious here as I know there is new ownership from what I heard. My wife and I…read morecame here spontaneously as we were in town for the weekend. When we ordered, the bartender didn't drink which made it hard to know what certain beers taste like, but honestly, no judgement because he did the right thing and offered tastes of beer which was awesome and helpful! So service wise I would say great! The beer tasted really good as well and was decently priced. They had a bourbon barrel stout which was pretty good and newly released. The biggest issue we had was with the food. I ordered the spam sandwich with chips and my wife ordered the chicken quesadilla. While the food was cheap, the quality of the food also seems that way too based off what we ordered. The spam sandwich was supposed to be teriyaki flavored, and didn't get any of that. There wasn't a lot of thousand island dressing on it too, which made the sandwich dry. The chips that were served were clearly out of a bag as they were cold, which made it seem like I could have just gotten a bag myself. I would have paid a few dollars extra to get something fresh like fries. While spam comes from a can and I know this, my wife's chicken quesadilla had chicken that was clearly from a can - it was sopping wet, and the meat was very chunky, and very salty. This made us worry the rest of the food may not be very fresh. While we did have that experience, I will say the pretzel bites were really good and did seem fresh, and they were sourdough! So that was nice. I think this place has very good beer, and a really cool bar setup with a nice stage, arcade machines, and much more. However, I wouldn't come back here for lunch. Instead, I would make food at home. I would highly recommend more fresher options, and I would pay a little more for better quality food.

Wow, so many good, good things; food, service and atmosphere. The BBQ platter was great, the ribs…read morewere suck off the bone tender, the brisket incredible and the pulled pork outstanding. The loaded mac and cheese excellent. Our server Kate H was very good at all things from explaining to service. Thank you worth the stop.

My sister and I decided to try this place because we enjoy ribs, we ordered the half rack rib…read moreplatter, to our surprise when the meal arrived the ribs were very charred and dried out, when I mentioned this to our server he stated " I'm so sorry let me get you some better ones" when he returned with the new ones they were the same, most likely the other half from the first ones we received. They were inedible, more like jerky. I would not recommend the place to any one

Nikki is the best bartender in town! We come from Bay City and our first stop is always Rare Bird…read moreto see Nikki and get drinks!!

Great atmosphere, beers and hospitality!…read more Good selection of food - the pecorino fries are and awesome appetizer.

Good food, good portions. Good prices pretty quick service. Burgers are huge. Wait staff was very…read morenice. Not super quiet but also not very loud for lunch on a Thursday afternoon. Recommend this cute little place.

The atmosphere here very much feels like a tavern. However a tavern with a welcoming feel to it…read more I ordered the Shrek Burger ($22). The 1/2 pound burger is topped with Fried Cheese, Fresh Jalapeño, Pulled Pork, Cole Slaw, Haystack Onions, Bourbon BBQ Sauce. The burger was very good with a few caveats. The pulled pork is very average and doesn't add anything to the burger. The fried cheese was very good and did add to thd burger. The bourbon bbq sauce was meh and didn't add much. However the meat itself is excellent and I think a plainer burger would have been better. The fries that came with the burger were very good. I also ordered a Chocolate Shake and it was fantastic. the service was very good and everyone was very friendly. Overall a solid 4 star review. Would I return? Absolutely. Definitely for the shakes and I very much believe a simpler burger would have been better.

My family stopped here while I was on a work trip up there. We'd heard it was a good place to check…read moreout so we made it a point to check it out. The service was fast and they obviously knew what they were doing. The price wasn't bad and the food was fantastic. I would definitely get there early as it started to get packed later on.

Most notable: Varied menu, fast service and very nice employees. Tater tots came out hot and…read morecrunchy. Black bean burger was a little dry but that's to be expected, honestly. Friends had the JD and the basic cheeseburger and loved them. The burgers are good size and served very hot. Dining area is small and well kept. Outdoor seating is limited. All in all, good experience.

Friday night 6pm place is out of turkey. Previous times out of 2 or 4 meats. If you are running a…read morebusiness have what's on your menus especially repeatedly. Can't bring myself to go again regardless of their excuses.

Service was fantastic, food was delicious and came out quick even with the large group we had!read more

We frequent the Cherry Republic in Ann Arbor and wanted to see this one…read more It was really pretty! It has more shirt selections too but the food products seemed to be similar. We purchased a cherry cola. Can't wait to try it!

Very cool store where Cherry is everything and everything is Cherry. Everything from Cherry wines…read moreto cherry preserves to Cherry, popcorn, ice cream, cream, candy, coffee. Basically anything you could buy that Cherry would work for is here. They have lots of areas where you can try different things and you can do wine tasting as well. Staff was very friendly welcoming. Welcome to us as soon as we walked in the door and moved us through the line of checkout quickly. If you like Cherry, this is the place to come to. Prices are a little elevated, but not bad at all for a touristy kind of thing and for the variety that they have to choose from.