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    Blue Tractor Barbeque

    3.7 (418 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Barbeque

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Cocktails and bourbon tastes
    Tamara K.

    We had a group of 90 women that Adam customized a special menu for that also was accompanied by a bourbon flight! It was magnificent. Three types of meat and Mac and cheese and vegetables. Delicious. And great service!

    Chicken Corn Chowder
    Chris H.

    The atmosphere here is eclectic maybe to the extreme. It looks like they went to every antique shop in Traverse City and bought them out. The walls are decked out in a little bit of everything. The eclectic goes to the extremes when it comes to the lighting. I don't think there's 2 lights that are the same, except they at least look old and are cool looking. The eclectic works, creating a fun and welcoming space with a sense of history. I ordered the Three Meats Bbq Platter ($30) with Ribs, Pulled Pork, and Bourbon Chipotle Chicken. Served with french fries and coleslaw. The meats were all excellent. The bourbon Chipotle sauce on the chicken was wonderful. The fries were good, but nothing special. The coleslaw was okay. My biggest disappointment was they don't have Bbq baked beans, a bbq place without beans boooo. The person I was with ordered the Brisket sandwich ($18). She stated it was excellent. The service was excellent. Overall a 1 star because of no beans. Lol, just joking. It's a solid 5 star review. Would I return? Absolutely, Traverse City is lucky to have such a good bbq restaurant.

    Chris R.

    Not great unfortunately. We stepped to the hostess stand at 8:14... waited about 5-6 minutes- no hostess. Finally flagged down a waiter or bartender who said she would be there in a minute and perhaps was in the restroom. Waited longer. After seating waited again. Restaurant was not busy- Thursday night. Eventually ordered. Brisket and sides was pretty disappointing- sides were cold. Brisket itself was ok but sauce was not great. Waiter never returned to check on us. We get it- close is 9pm, but man. We arrived at 8:15, and there is no excuse for that quality of food and service. We won't return, and we will continue to search for decent barbecue in Northwest Michigan. :(

    Powerade

    it was alright. the food was good, but there wasn't really anything we wanted so we just ordered appetizers. our waitress was very nice. the ambiance was... depressing, to be honest. even the hostess seemed bored. also they serve powerade which is kinda funny

    We are from Texas and so saying the bbq Mac is amazing is saying a lot! The drinks are also delicious

    Come by to check it out!
    Stuart L.

    Our review might be slightly biased based upon the circumstances of our visit... Saturday Michigan vs. Michigan State football game. Cold day, good game (even though we don't really cheer for either team), nice people (not too crowded), good service, tasty food, and a decent beer list. Great building, on the site of one of the original taverns in Traverse City, roomy enough for a small crowd but intimate enough for visiting with friends. Highly recommend the corn chowder, salads, homemade chips, and almost any of the sandwiches. We all left full, partially courteous of a generous portion of dessert shared among the three of us. Go check it out for yourself! We will be back in future visits to the area. P.S. the only negative of our visit was that the cookies in the ice cream sandwich were hard and crunchy. In our collective opinion, this dessert would have hit it out of the park had the cookies been warm and chewy.

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    The food was good. The service was good. It was affordable. I have no complaints. The reviews on here don't do it justice.

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    The food was very tasty and the service was great. The atmosphere at the restaurant was also very nice

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