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

First time ordering from here 4/13/26. Ordered a regular rib tip with mild sauce. Seemed like a safe bet. The tips were not very tender and were a bit too salty. Even worse was the aftermath of eating here. I've never been so sick in my life. Literally in the bathroom sick to my stomach for 6 hours. NEVER Again! read more

The greens tasted like they were dumped straight out of a can, completely bland and lifeless. The corn muffin they gave me was burnt, and when I politely asked for a replacement, the worker caught an attitude before giving me a new one They didn't even bother putting mild sauce on my fries, which is just weird and sloppy. The ribs were a whole other issue, tough and poorly prepped. They didn't even clean the membrane off, and honestly it was a chore to eat. On top of that, they have the nerve to charge $1.07 for sauce, which is ridiculous considering the quality of food. What made it worse was the staff behavior. They were laughing, playing around, and not taking anything seriously while there was a line of customers waiting. Completely unprofessional. Not to mention me and my party spent $80 on slop! So disappointed If you notice, the food and customer service quality had been terrible the last couple weeks, based on past reviews Also 2 men behind the counter stared me down and walked away when i asked for a plastic bag. WHO HIRED THESE PEOPLE??? Smh, Gamble with your money if you wanna... But I suggest you save your money. This place aint it. read more

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. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Barbecue chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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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. read more

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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. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Sunday Aoul Food Special had a Looooog Line! - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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! read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Food!! - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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

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! read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - 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 - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

I purchased one pound of rib tips tips on Christmas Eve 2025. It was too salty for me to eat. I did not return it . I an a long time supporter before from the parking lot days. I will not come back. This is the second time the meat was too salty. read more

I purchased the regular wing/tip combo. SALTY. About two weeks ago I got the regular tip only . I love CONSISTENCY in restaurant food. The Hammond location ( now closed ), was TERRIBLE about being constant in flavors. read more

I tried to give Big Daddy's a chance. I would always get the rib tips thick cut, about $24 for a large. Its hit or miss. Sometimes good ... most times drowned in sauce and greasy and chewy. The last straw was them charging a PICK UP fee for an order I ordered online and picked up myself. Not going to do that. Not sure if they are still doing that. Hopefully not. I think it was probably a minimal charge, but im not paying to pick up my own order. Haven't been back. For almost the same price, the Hard Rock Cafe got a whole slab you'd slap your mama on. Minimal sauce needed and more than enough you'd need to take home. read more

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. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Turkey Tips - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Smoked Turkey Leg with Fries - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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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.

The ribs has changed not tender at all sauce was not that good went there in the pass the food was better disappointed this time but the sides were just like home made thy get an A+good service and it was clean read more

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! read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Dry meat and fries... Hardly any sauce and I ASKED for extra - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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

Every time I come back home I stop at Big Daddy's Ribs. In July my double rib tips order was great. This time, it was a waste of $$! Rib tips were nothing but fat and the sauce was too salty. I had my fried separated from the tips and they were swimming in grease. Also had dry, hard, inedible tips. NEVER GOING BACK!! read more

Don't get me wrong their food is good butttt babyyyy I'm gonna follow my 1st mind next time it tells me to either walk away or order something else. It's no way in h£ll them chitterlings in that small 8 oz cup should cost $20! That cup should've been no more than $10 at the most for that amount and the taste which wasn't really seasoned or taste like much even when I put lots of hot sauce on it. Nope NEVER again and I blamed myself more becus I didn't listen to my gut. I also grabbed the fried green tomatoes which usually they be on point but they let me down because they weren't crunchy fried more like soft breaded batter. Had me waiting almost 45 minutes for that disappointment but again I should've listened to cancel the order and go. Yes it was $29 for just what you see in the pic I'm gonna always order something else from them but just know it take's foreverrrrr for your food so I'm gonna order online and by time I go and finish getting my nails and toes done the food should be ready. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Chitterlings and Green Fried Green Tomatoes - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

I only ate one rib tip and I knew the food was horrible the meat lacks flavor no smoke they taste as if they were boiled before they were slathered with a very unpleasant tasting bbq sauce I didn't even buy the food but the pieces I had I won't be going there no time soon read more

Whewwwww!!! I Love their turkey tipssssss annnnnd their fried green tomatoes. Great customer service read more

Got the rib tip dinner. It's definitely not what it used to be. I was burping up the rib tips all day I'm not sure if it was bad meat or what won't be back read more

Got a updated review for my FoodiesDecided to check out the establishment again before work and I won't do that again cause I was 20 mins late for waiting almost 45 mins for my foodOriginally I wanted to try the Rib Tips but one of the employees suggested the Stuffed Turkey LegI got it along w Spaghetti, Greens & Macaroni w the corn muffin, drink & regular banana pudding. Total was 30.58 & the STL was $21.99 by itself. I waited 40 mins for my food & it wasn't worth a 40 min wait. This Turkey Leg isn't STUFFED!!! Putting a side on top isn't stuffed Spaghetti is edible; not really meaty. Greens are a bit salty but the corn muffin will help cut the salt. Macaroni is decent; definitely not box. The banana pudding is more of a cheesecake base like w cookies ‍. My honest opinion, give yourself anywhere from 30-1hr wait cause they slow as hell. They need to add the Sunday Special on the website so people can order & pick a pickup time for better service. read more

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At restaurant now. They have list order and are indignant about it. Craig Biffle THE OWNER IS THERE AND COULD CARE LESS APPARENTLY. The staff is very unprofessional and rude to say it nicely. NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Upset customers - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

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

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

My mom was craving bbq during the stay at home order, so we drove from Country Club Hills IL to Gary IN to get this bbq. We've had it before, and it doesn't disappoint. I would say it is definitely worth the drive. We ordered rib tips, jerk chicken wings, and beef ribs. Everything came with fries. The rib tips were spectacular and very tender. They were juicy and not dry at all. The beef ribs were also very tender. I think there were four ribs in the meal, and those beef ribs were JUICY. A lot of meat was on those bones, so it was worth the $9 for sure. The jerk chicken wings were good. They were not the typical jerk wings I am used to as they did have bbq sauce on them, but they were tasty nonetheless. The service was great. The cashiers were nice and helpful when it came to our questions about the menu. Overall, this is a great place for bbq, and I definitely will be returning in the future! read more

This is definitely a staple of the community worth visiting. I've had bbq from Big Daddy's before and I think there is a slight difference in the sauce from the last time I had it (maybe 3 years ago). With that being said the Turkey Tips (cubes of Turkey covered in bbq sauce) are amazing, they were fresh and full of flavor. Now the Jerk Tips I ordered were not as good, which shocked me. I expected them to be as fresh as my Turkey Tips but you could tell they had sat and got cold. The flavor was solid and the tips were sliced thin which I enjoyed. Overall, I encourage everyone to swing by Big Daddy's as it a great restaurant with quality food and amazing customer service. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Regular Size Turkey Tips. - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

I love black owned businesses but we don't do right by our own. It took almost 1 hour to get my food the workers act like we are bothering them by asking what is taking so long I love this place but the service and the time it takes from payment to the time you receive your food is ridiculous. We could have sat down and got our food faster at a restaurant this is my last time spending my money where my time isn't valued they really need to change something at this place read more

I recommend the sides. Potato salad and baked beans were delicious. I ordered 2 racks of the St . Louis style ribs and was highly disappointed. Not only did I receive only the short bones but they were hard. I ended up having to put them in my oven to finish them off. read more

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

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

I ain't never been to raggedy Gary Indiana, but this place was pretty good, the lady that was greeting people and trying to assist us with the food was pretty aggressive but I could tell it was jus her attitude, but the food was GOOD, BEST GREENS I HAVE EVER HAD, better than yo granny, auntie, cousins greens !! Cornbread was good, Mac n cheese was GOOD !!! The YAMS WAS HORRIBLE, AVOID THE YAMS AT ALL COST... AVOID THE YAMS AT ALL COST, tasted very bad.. RIBS WAS GOOD BUT SAUCE WAS FAIR... I like sweet bbq sauce. Sauce was tangy.. fried fish was good though.. Woulda gave them 5 stars but the yams was that bad, and the aggressive host lady with the gold tooth was annoying and tried to make you buy everything.. too pushy.. read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Rib Tips, greens, yams, fried okra, Mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

Update your store hours i was quite pissed riding out to your establishment from Chicago at 8:10pm, after seeing on yelp you close at 9pm, to see that you closed at 8pm now!! read more

Big Daddy's BBQ - Hours not correct!! - Barbeque Near Me - Gary, Indiana

This review is for the restaurant on Cleveland street in Gary, Indiana. Food was decent. BBQ sauce has quite the tang. But the Customer Service is ABYSMAL!! There's no reason why I should walk in place an order than sit and wait an hour for it to be made. And then get this have the counter clerk tell me when I ask if it's ready yet, that she called my name MULTIPLE TIMES!!! im sitting at a table less than 3 feet away from the counter. Yea sure you did. Bottom line if you want to spend money and be treated like crap for the privilege. Big Daddy is your place. read more

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

Hands down one of BEST BBQ I've had in NWI!!! The Butter cookies were also just like I had in grammar school. lol Clean eating area too! We will definitely return read more

While the customer service was excellent, the food was not. My tips were cold and tasteless and they gave me broken cold fried wings. I will not be returning. read more

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