Seriously good BBQ and that's coming from a Texan where we're proud and of and demand good brisket. Bark and smoke ring are the real deal and so is the flavor. Do yourself a favor and try the turkey, too! It is moist, succulent, and tender -- just excellent. The sides are very good and the desserts must be homemade. I can't rate all the locations, but the staff and Patrick, the Manager, at the Rangeline Road location in Carmel are friendly, going above and beyond that makes the experience even more enjoyable. They've certainly earned my loyalty. Two large delivery orders in as many weeks (buns on the side is a brilliant option) and I'll likely order again in the very near future. read more

I had been craving City BBQ for about two weeks when I was finally able to make it there. Walked in and they were out of a few items but not my go to ( it was late on Monday double points day). I ordered my sausages and green beans... paid and then found out they were out of sausage. They went above and beyond to find me something I would enjoy and gave me a coupon for my next visit for sausages! Great guest service!!!!! read more

I think City Barbeque is everything a growing boy needs. Great BBQ Great Sauce Great Atmosphere Hilarious signs in the bathroom AMAZING FRIES! What else could you want. I loved it here, and thought the pulled pork was some of the best I have tasted so far. The abundance of sauce is impressive, and they're all just as tasty as the last! It is also great value for money! Be assured that I will be back. I forgot to take pictures of my meal because it was so good. My bad you guys... read more

I ordered over $200+ of catering for a family reunion. I ordered pulled chicken and pulled brisket, and was told it would come with buns to make sandwiches and also pickles when I ordered it. There were no buns to make sandwiches and no pickles included with my order. It was very awkward knowing I ordered a large amount of food, and we couldn't even eat it as intended. The food was good, but am very disappointed I spent all that money and they couldn't even include the buns to make sandwiches. I did double check, and the buns are included on the menu online. Beware when placing a large order. read more

The BBQ you can get here is as good as it gets unless you smoke the food yourself. I highly recommend trying the smoked sausage on Texas toast. Amazing! read more

City Barbeque - Food. Lots of food. French fries, fried pickles, baked beans, smoked turkey, pulled chicken, sweet tea, and of course Cheerwine. - Barbeque Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

The food was excellent and the authentic feel of a bbq shack was nice. The service however was a bit chaotic. We ordered fries and hush puppies. We were more than halfway through eating the meal when we finally asked again about the remaining items. Finally by the time they came with the items we were basically done. While I understand things happen, the behind the counter people just seemed to be going in 20 different directions. Room for customer experience improvements. Good food though. read more

We had a craving for BBQ tonight and ordered through DoorDash. We ordered the Judge's Sampler so we could try a bit of everything. Our order arrived quickly and I really think it was the best BBQ I've ever eaten. So often BBQ is dry and tastes like it's been reheated...but this tasted like it just came off the grill. Delicious!! We will definitely be back! read more

My husband and I and my 2 year old granddaughter just ended up walking out and going elsewhere as my husband started being served and a female member of staff answered the phone. Then she pushed the cashier we had out of the way, even though we had started being served! That is SO rude and not expected at city bbq .. very disappointed.. maybe better training needed! read more

I really like going to City Barbecue. I spend more time at the one in Avon, but this is the one near my house and I love that we can just hop in for dinner. If there is a line it's always a quick one and it gives me time to decide what to get. I tend to stick with the puller pork, but I do think about the beef brisket, which is also pretty amazing! I ask for lean brisket. I like when my husband gets the turkey, because then I can steal a piece. The dinner portion is always enough for dinner and then I take the leftover for lunch! I don't think the turkey tastes as good the next day so that's why I stick with the pork. I am a huge fan of their fries. They make them fresh and bring them to you! I love adding vinegar and a little salt and they are perfect and HOT! I also really like the sweet potato casserole which is seasonal. So get it while you can! The corn pudding is also very good. They have so many options and it's not much to add 2 sides to your main entree choice. A major reason I like this location is they have an outdoor seating area! I like to sit out there on nice days and just enjoy our meal. The people who work here are always great! I like going somewhere where the staff is nice and always busy working, but not too busy to come check on your meal. Make sure to get the app on your phone and even if you forget to scan it at checkout you can just scan your receipt bar code and instantly get the points! Monday is double points day. read more

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We've been here a few times. Food is amazing. Staff has overall been nice and friendly. We've had the brisket, brisket sandwich, turkey, french fries, baked beans - terrific. Salad with chipotle ranch was good too. Was not a huge fan of getting desserts here until I tried the chocolate cake, then I was hooked. And then I tried the cherry cobbler. I'm going back tonight specifically for the cherry cobbler. Definitely check this place out. read more

We ordered curbside pickup and arrived on time, to wait in our car for 15 minutes after calling to check in. I finally went in to ask about our order and explained that we'd called and had been sitting outside waiting for COVID safety. I was given my bag of food: no apology, no thank you. My "10 minute" order turned into 30 minutes with cold food. This was a non busy, Monday evening. VERY disappointed! read more

The cucumber salad is spot on. I never order barbecue chicken however today I felt like it was worth a try. I would highly recommend getting it. I'm usually a pulled pork guy. Or a ribs guy. Sometimes a brisket guy. I'm sure those are all good here because I'm rarely a chicken guy and would have a hard time not getting it again. read more

The food is good but be aware there is a fee to use the app or order online of $3.99. It's hidden in the app and doesn't show up in the itemized bill. Their IT department is working on a fix. I'd suggest calling in your order to avoid the fee. read more

Love this place! I came across it in downtown Indy when trying to get some chipotle, but the location wasn't open yet. I'm from the south, so i hadn't had Barbeque since moving here and figured I'd try this place out. I've been obsessed ever since. The pulled pork sandwich with potato salad and baked beans is the perfect lunch or dinner. Swine wine is my go to sauce with a little bit of the original. Luckily there's a location in fishers, so i go way too often. The $5 app discount is nice, but the app has a LOT of kinks that need to be worked out. It took me over 30 minutes to place an app order. read more

We were visiting family in the area and looking for a lunch spot. My husband has celiac disease, so sometimes it can be a challenge to find a place to accommodate him. City Barbecue is fabulous for that. Almost all of the items on the menu are gluten free (including sauces). He had beef brisket, baked beans, and potato salad, all gluten free. The chain does a good job identifying food allergens in their food. It was busy and the parking lot was crowded, but what do you expect at noon? Great meal! read more

Excellent food and service! Baked beans are to die for! Great spot for a family dinner!

This place has a great selection of meats, sides and desserts! Hubby had side of ribs, I had brisket. Ribs had fair amount of meat ( not a whole lot of fat, good quality!) and my brisket was excellent. The smoke was amazing and the bark was really good. The sauces are varied, sweet was our favorite. We did not try the Brush fire as we were in love with the Sweet sauce! The hush puppies made my Louisiana husband swoon! Fries were on point! We also got the triple chocolate cake, which was delicious! As BBQ snobs, We highly recommend this! Update: Went back in 2017, first review was 2016. Place is STILL delicious. This time we added the corn bread and cheese and bacon fries to our meal; and I don't want ANY other cornbread. Ever. So delicious, and cakey like. Just a hint of sweetness and it is NOT dry. I wanted to take more home with us! read more

I JUST LOVE ALL THEIR SIDES. Yum!​ I love their chili when available​. The brisket, chicken, ribs, ​and pork are all favorites for my family. Pretty much everything they have is so good. So many sauces, I am sure you will love one or two. Great to order and go pick up for a great feast. Took me a couple of visits​​ to feel comfortable here to know what to order. One time the chicken was not cooked completely done. Everything else, all other trips, has been so good! read more

Food is great. Atmosphere is good. Service is so slow. Waited in line with 10 people and finally left when. Itching was moving. If you want to eat here just order for takeout. Ugh read more

You know why I am here .. Tuesday rib special! I personally like the original sauce the best - sweet with a bit of tang. The manager is very kind and accommodating. If I would like to sample a side I get a nice portion. So far, I have enjoyed all the sides. The corn pudding, collard greens, & potato salad are my fave. Their lemonade and sweet tea is tasteful as well. Quick service and they all know what they are doing! Ive ordering catering from here and been please as well! Keep up the good work! read more

I love City BBQ - every time I stray away to try a different place, I always come back. And then I'm pleasantly reminded why I love it so much. It's delicious and you get so much food, especially for the prices. All of their sides are delicious and the variety of BBQ sauces plus the self serve pickle bar, is just the icing on the cake read more

The food is delicious, but I will not return to this location due to the terrible service we encountered. In the end, our order was not filled until about 30 min. past the time requested an hour and 20 min. ahead. I ordered ahead, but the order was not ready when we arrived. We entered the store to find a growing queue of call-in and online orders and very slow moving staff. The team did not have food ready and was asking patrons to make alternate choices. After cooking a HUGE batch of fries for us (we had placed a big order), they then found our order partially ready on the counter. They are not prepared for call-ahead or online ordering, and the workflow and preparation space need improvement. What made the entire experience worse was attitude of the staff - they just kept plodding along, slowly and inefficiently, and didn't seem to care the queue of people was growing. When you spend over $100 on PRE-ORDERED food and are asked to make an alternate selection for food that is not ready, the team should offer a coupon, gift card or throw in some free sides for the inconvenience. Customer after customer was asked to make alternate side choices while we waited and waited. I will not return to the Carmel location and recommend others avoid it as well. Too many other choices exist. read more

We dined in at the City BBQ location in Carmel IN several times and we found their food and service to be good, and reasonably priced. We were satisfied with our experience. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many restaurants closed but continued to offer pickup or curbside service. This is where we ran into a problem with City BBQ. On two consecutive online orders, we got home and found that an item was missing, even though it was clearly on the register slip, and we had payed for them. It wasn't practical to go back to City BBQ to get the missing items, so we accepted that they were missing, even though we had payed for them. Since this happened twice, on consecutive orders, we are putting City BBQ "on hold" indefinitely, and ordering our curbside food elsewhere. read more

Portion sizes are good. The sides are all a la carte. There's a diverse selection of barbecue sauces to try. My one complaint: the menu. I find the menu really hard to read. I'd like the menu to be more legible and easier to parse. read more

The lunch combo is the way to go. LoLo's pulled pork sandwich has slaw on it and combined with the house BBQ sauce, you've got a good meal on your hands. I'm not a HUGE fan of the mac and cheese, but I always find myself getting it, so at some point, I guess I have to admit defeat and say I enjoy it. However, the STAR...the absolute standout at City Barbecue is the banana pudding. I don't even know how to adequately give it the justice it deserves. The manager said they revamped it recently and although I don't know how it was beforehand, I can vouch for it now. There's caramel and homemade whipped cream and cinnamon mixed with the graham crackers and I could go on and on. I'm usually way too full to even think about dessert but I may just start going for the banana pudding because it is THAT GOOD. Get it, folks. Trust me. read more

City Barbeque - The most amazing banana pudding ever - Barbeque Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

I grew up in Kansas City, so I'll preface this review by admitting that I have high barbecue standards. While I didn't find anything at City Barbeque to be life-changing, it is still pretty decent. I particularly enjoyed the thick cut brisket, and the ribs. The sauces were just okay, but I was pleasantly surprised that none of the meat was too dry. Overall, worth a stop-- but I'm hoping Indy can do better! read more

City Barbeque - City Sampler, with a side of ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Love the place, the fries are good and the beef brisket is the best ever with more than expected portions on the briskets and the fries. Everything else is OK and smaller in portions that one desire, especially the mac and cheese and other sides where they are served in super mini containers. Wish the lines were shorter at lunch time. It is ridiculous to stand up in a restaurant line for 20 minutes just to place an order and another 20 minutes to get the order ready. Need more people working in lunch time. The solution is to order online and then pick up whenever you like, this is a great option and I love it. In and out in 5 minutes "although they don't get the fries ready until you check in". The place needs upgraded dining tables and chairs. read more

So good! Love this restaurant. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is fun. The staff are always friendly as well. read more

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My wife and daughter and I tried this place today. Their cup says best bbq in the US. Idk who is the judge of that but they are not the best. That title goes to voodoo bbq down in Florida with a vinegar bbq. However they are the second best to me and the best above all around this area that I have tried. We tried the sampler and the ribs were great without any bbq sauce added. So you know they were still great when you added the bbq to em. But if it ain't broke don't fix it I say. The brisket was sliced thin but very tender. Probably the most tender brisket I've ever had. My wife had the chicken that came with it so I cant say anything about that because idk. Believe it or not and I'm sure it's a cheap powder mix but I really loved their cornbread . My daughter who is a French fry fanatic, wasn't real impressed with their fries but I thought they were good. I'm pretty sure it all gets fried in the same grease. And the hush puppies were also decent. ( not a hush puppy fan) the pulled pork was very dry but for flavor was excellent. And the green beans with bacon (I think it's pork belly) didn't taste cheap like I thought they would by their appearance. Looks like green beans back in the lunch room when I went to school as a kid. And the fried pickles were addictive but at the same time a little too dill tasting . Lemonade needs work. Haha kind of bitter with a tang . For the bbq sauces . The peach habanero was my favorite . I was so surprised at how much the peach flavor stood out and then a little kick in the mouth from the heat came behind it. The bourbon flavor tasted kind of like they were in a hurry and threw stuff together wasn't a fan. The original was good obviously. There was one I can't remember the name it was like brushfire or something idk anyway it reminded me of burning leafs in the fall and getting caught down wind in the smoke . That musky scratchy taste . That's what it reminded me of . I gorged myself today and was miserable on the drive home. So yes I enjoyed their food. The layout was very inviting just go in order set down and wait for them to call what you ordered out loud. My wife loves the rustic setting type places . Very homey in there . And for 52$ we all got full and had to get 2 take home boxes and we tried chocolate cake and peach cobbler . Not too shabby I'll come back next time we get back to Indianapolis. Also love getting cups from places that we eat at . You won't be disappointed . Oh crap almost forgot to mention; my daughter loved the paintings on the tables by the windows . read more

I used City BBQ to cater a business event. They delivered on time and set everything up. I didn't have a wory in the world. I even had a last minute change and they took care of it, no questions asked. Oh and the food was great! Highly recommend City BBQ. read more

Amazing bbq joint!! The brisket, pulled pork, and pulled chicken was great and had some amazing savory and smoky flavor!! The texas toast had some great flavor and crispness!! The Mac and cheese was really good and cheesy, to make it even better I added some sliced up brisket and drizzle some of there bushfire bbq sauce ( if you like spicy sauces you need to try the bushfire bbq sauce ) on it!! The fries were seasoned well and crispy!! Also if you like tea and lemonade they had a really good homemade sweet/unsweetened tea and lemonade!! The service was amazing the everyone was very nice and friendly. Definitely would eat here again!! read more

City Barbeque - I got the City Sampler with another person it feed us both we where both full after and had some leftovers. - Barbeque Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Great bbq, even better sides. Fast process as well. 2 thumbs up. The have a family meal we usually get that feeds 4-5 - 2 parents and 3 kids

Decided to come back and give it another shot after the Colt's game. The food was, again, spectacular. Had the brisket with some sausage and french fries-the epitome of healthy eating. Great selection of food and drink. The service was exponentially better than last time. The employees were friendly and willing to answer any questions we had. Would also like to add that after my previous negative review, management contacted me. They were very nice and professional, which I appreciate. Glad we came back and will next time we're in the area. read more

Nothing impressive or authentic about this business and their slop. The employees you hire make the restaurant. Carmel City BBQ is garbage. Don't be fooled by the faux "open kitchen". The kitchen staff produces messy, rushed and dirty food. The cashiers are 12 years old. The hosts, food runners/FOH staff are untrained, underpaid and uneducated to deal with common issues in a restaurant. The AGM & GM are under qualified and play an insignificant role at City BBQ Carmel. The entire business cuts corners in food quality and safety for small margins of profit. Set aside the "freshness" or integrity of the food. Chity Barbecue needs to get out of Carmel's local food farmers market scene and go back to the west coast with endless migrant cooks to meet the standards here. Yuck stay away. read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk in and the food wasn't much either. Ordered brisket sandwich and fries. Brisket was dry and fries looked like they came from the bottom of the fryer. Very disappointing meal for $13.00. read more

I was out in Indie for a wedding. I wanted to try how bbq in the Mid West was. I was not disappointed. I ordered the sampler along with the corn pudding. The ribs and brisket were fantastic. The corn pudding reminded me of the corn pancakes my grandfather use to make. They were moist and delicious. #bestfoodnearme read more

Although I'd like to give them a 4 star review, I really can't and remain fair. City Barbeque in Carmel has decent food, decent service, and a decent atmosphere, yet, for me, nothing pushes it about A-OK to better than that. Partly because I find their food to be just a bit hit and miss. Hits: The pulled pork is amazing, as are the ribs. The beans are well above average, and those fries....they make my mouth water. Big time. Misses: The brisket. It's dry and bland. It just doesn't do it for me. Ditto for the chicken. It's just...OK. Nothing special. I will say the price is quite good for the amount of food you get....it's a good value for the dollars spent. City Barbeque is one of those places I'll stop in, if I'm in the area and hungry, but won't make a special effort to visit. read more

This is about as good as barbecue gets in Indianapolis. Even though this is a chain, the food gives even G.T. South's a run for their money. All the meats are excellent, moist and flavorful with a nice smoky flavor. My favorite is the brisket, but pulled pork is also especially good. The sides and sauces are also very good. The place seems to be frequently busy so allow a little extra time if you want lunch or are otherwise on a schedule. If you eat inside it can get loud but not overwhelming. Definately worth a visit. read more

First, if you are from BBQ meccas like Texas, Memphis, etc., you really won't be impressed. I lived in Texas for three years and this place can't compare with the BBQ places there like Salt Lick, Rudy's, etc. Let's just get that out of the way. You're in Indiana and not Texas, so a Texas BBQ place is not a viable alternative to City Barbeque in Carmel, Indiana any more than the Bolshoi or La Scala are viable alternatives to ISO or Palladium in Indiana. Having said that, this place is pretty good, especially compared to the alternatives in metro Indy, almost all of which I have tried. We had the smoked pork ribs, brisket, and sausage, and all were pretty good for Indiana. There are three different sauces from sweet to original to spicy. The spicy would be the mild in Texas. The sausage is pretty good as well, but spiciness is definitely dialed down from what you might find in Texas. Overall this is one of the better BBQ places in metro Indy. read more

I just cant help myself at this place. It is a fast food version of really good BBQ. Worth it every time.