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    Big Daddy's BBQ

    3.3 (191 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Barbecue chicken
    Sean M.

    The Sunday dinners are really good I had the beef ribs and barbecue chicken both were excellent the ribs were flavorful and tender and the chicken had good smokey grilled taste to it. The sides were good as well.

    Hot links with sauce on the fries
    Debra D.

    My nephew is in town and we got a little hungry after working out, shopping and dropping things off to the Goodwill. I decided to stop so that we could get something to eat before returning home. We decided to go to Big Daddy's BBQ in Gary,Indiana off of Cleveland Street. We ordered turkey tips and links, greens and sweet potatoes. One order of hot links with fries. The staff was friendly and accommodating. When we got there, it was not crowded but before we left it had begun to fill up with people. The turkey tips were very tender and tasty. My hot links were delicious and the fries were as well. Overall experience was Great ; my rating is 5 stars.

    Sunday Aoul Food Special had a Looooog Line!
    Sharee M.

    Big Daddy is just OK now. Went here on a Sunday for the Soul Food Subday special. I got the yams, greens, mac and cheese and the rib tips. The rib tips were excellent! The side were underwhelming and need a few taste tests. Greens were fine. However the mac and cheese was bland and yams could have been sweeter. I did appreciate having a small free dessert of peach cobbler. I also had the cheery kool-aid which was awesome. Big Daddys is now a hallmark in the community but it tasted batter years ago.

    Food!!

    I love this place! The ladies up front always have great CS. The food is always on point never missed. And if you want to sit in and eat you're guaranteed to have a good time. I'm here once a week. At least!

    This is not what I ordered!!!!!!  I ordered a large tip, hot links and jerk wings.  My links were replaced with more wings and the tips(?) R

    I drove an hour and 20 minutes round trip to try their bbq. I ordered a large tip and hot link and a 5 piece jerk wing. When I opened my bags - it was not what I ordered and didn't look too appetizing. Wings replaced my hot links and the tips looked horrible - chopped up meat with large bones. Tried to call, but of course all I got was a voice mail. Another one bites the dust! SMH!

    Turkey Tips
    Marie F.

    I had seen some reviews on this place and knew that when I was in Indiana that I needed to stop in and give them a try. As a person who doesn't eat pork, I am always looking for a place that serves Turkey products and they did. I went with the Regular Turkey Tips. When I received my food I was a little thrown off because there was something else in the container. When I looked deeper into it, I noticed that there were pineapple chunks in with the turkey tips. I didn't know that was a thing. Having the pineapple chunks in gave it no additional flavor but it did seem like there was less meat. The Flavor was there, and the food was good. Pricing was average. I would try them again. Maybe not the Turkey Tips again.

    Smoked Turkey Leg with Fries
    Beverly C.

    Big Daddy's BBQ, Gary Location has the BEST Smoked Turkey Legs! They are fall off the bone tender with great flavor. These pictures are from two separate visits. They are not of turkey legs that have been partially eaten. The pictures show slow cooked smoked turkey legs with the meat falling off the bone before being eaten. My words of advice would be to order ahead of time or online to make sure they have some in stock and are ready for when you're ready to eat them.

    Dry meat and fries... Hardly any sauce and I ASKED for extra

    Good Food Indeed... But requests that were made weren't fulfilled and there was more sauce on the slice of bread than there was on the meal!

    Chitterlings and Green Fried Green Tomatoes

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    2 months ago

    Take a long time have to order ahead but fresh and worth the wait!! I ordered the catfish and Mac and cheese with sweet potatoes and greens

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    4 months ago

    my visit to big daddy's The rib tips were tasty service was quality I'll be back again

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    6 months ago

    Rib tips were very tender the sauce was good catfish fried really well I enjoyed every bite the service was amazing I will go back for sure.

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    2 years ago

    The best in the nation! Big Daddy's cater to local and celebrity clients! I dare you to try it!

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    2 years ago

    Good rib tips , but a little too spicy. Will try mild next time . Good amount for the price

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    3 years ago

    Did a phone order for catfish and received swai fish! False advertisement. Bad service, bad business...

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    2 years ago

    Great service hot links ribs rib tips was well seasoned and tender. Will definitely return very soon.

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    2 years ago

    Ribs tips good portion and pound cake is homemade and so good. Beef ribs could have better portions.

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    2 years ago

    Tips nasty taste boil , I could cook better then this here.. Tips horrible ans sauce nasty.. But soul food Sunday off the chain

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    3 years ago

    Always good service and good food. I would recommend this place as barbecue food place.

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    This place was hopping. We decided to eat outside. The inside was a little noisy. The drink menu…read morehad more than just tequila drinks. My group all ordered different drinks. They were a little heavy on the pour. Now let's talk about the tacos. I ordered the chicken and salmon. What a perfectly made tacos. My friends had the jerk option. They thought they could have been a little bit more spicy. Check them out. So good.

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