Top 10 BBQ joints in Detroit
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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4Slows To Go
4107 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
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5Top Notch BBQ
17805 W Seven Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48235
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6Uptown BBQ & Soulfood
15700 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48238
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7Vicki's Bar-B-Q
3845 W Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48208
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9Jerry's Pizza and Barbecue
11749 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48204
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10T-Mo's BBQ Pit
7401 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221
Of the 44 BBQ joints listed in Detroit, 38 give a phone number and 21 have a website. 1 is a branch of a national chain — Famous Dave's (1); the remaining 43 are independent. By what they offer: 11 serve ribs, 7 are smokehouses, 4 serve brisket. The longest-running is Parks Old Style Bar-b-q, in business since 1964. 3 describe themselves as family-owned.
All 34 other BBQ joints in Detroit
By ZIP code: 48203 (3) · 48207 (2) · 48209 (1) · 48211 (1) · 48212 (1) · 48215 (1) · 48219 (1) · 48221 (3) · 48223 (1) · 48224 (2) · 48226 (3) · 48227 (2) · 48228 (2) · 48234 (2) · 48235 (5) · no ZIP (4)
ZIP 48203 3
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Grandmother's BBQ N Soul Food
214 7 Mile Rd W, Detroit, MI 48203-1952
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Loaded On The Go
410 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48203
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Rib Lady
1799 E State Fair St, Detroit, MI 48203
ZIP 48207 2
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Smokey G's Smokehouse
2670 E Atwater St, Detroit, MI 48207-4418
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CJ's Butts-N-Bones BBQ
1108 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI 48207-3457
ZIP 48209 1
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Delray Barbecue
600 S Solvay St, Detroit, MI 48209
ZIP 48211 1
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Royal Barbecue Pizza
5844 Mt Elliott St, Detroit, MI 48211-3140
ZIP 48212 1
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Joe Ann's Bar B-q
3139 Jerome St, Detroit, MI 48212-1032
ZIP 48215 1
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Slidemaster Bistro
13101 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48215-2016
ZIP 48219 1
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Black Bottom Smoke House
17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219-2348
ZIP 48221 3
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Gregg's Pizza and Barbecue
17160 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48221
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Babybacks Open Pit Restaurant
7108 Seven Mile W, Detroit, MI 48221
ZIP 48223 1
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The Smokehouse Detroit
21451 Fenkell St, Detroit, MI 48223-1510
ZIP 48224 2
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Legendary Smokehouse Bbq
17222 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48224-2291
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Que's Food Plug
16024 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48224-3220
ZIP 48226 3
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Famous Dave's Detroit
Greyhound-Detroit, 1001 Howard St, Detroit, MI 48226-2400
Offers catering · Dine-in service
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Endzone Chicken and Ribs
514 Monroe St, Detroit, MI 48226
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Slows To Go
Ford Field, Detroit, MI 48226
ZIP 48227 2
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5 Mile Grill
14300 Fenkell Ave Ste C, Detroit, MI 48227
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Lee's Texas Style Bar-B-Q
14001 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48227
ZIP 48228 2
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Peps Barbque bistro
19330 Joy Rd, Detroit, MI 48228-3018
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Sterling's Old Style BBQ
11310 Warwick St, Detroit, MI 48228-1371
ZIP 48234 2
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Clarks Smokehouse Grill
2440 E 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48234
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Backdoe BBQ
4844 7 Mile Rd E, Detroit, MI 48234-2242
ZIP 48235 5
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Err'Thang Smoked
14203 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48235
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313 Smoke Houze
20449 Schaefer Hwy, Detroit, MI 48235
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Bbq Central
13300 W 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48235-1339
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Bbq Central W 7 Mile R
12729 7 Mile Rd W, Detroit, MI 48235-1302
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POPN SMOKED BBQ LLC
13849 W 8 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48235
No ZIP listed 4
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Touch of The South Barbeque
Detroit, MI
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75 South BBQ
Detroit, MI
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Slow's BBQ
Detroit, MI
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Bert's Barbecue Smokehouse. Eastern Market
Detroit, MI