Pulled up on Sunday snow blowing and wanted an order of banana pudding to take home. Pulled up to the window to a young lady that looked like it would have killed get to smile. Asked for one order of banana pudding and she said sorry you have to park and come inside. I said can you grab me one and I'll give you my card, no sir you need to park, get out in the snow come inside and buy one banana pudding and go back to you t r car and leave, I can't get it for you at our drive up window????? LOL customer service is DEAD. read more

Stopped here after running an errand in Newark. Ordered a Pulled Pork Sandwich, Baked Beans and Fries. Pulled Pork was nice tasty, very moist. Beans had a nice bbq flavor to them. The fries were quite tasty BUT you get a big bad score when I had to use 5 ketchup bottles to get enough for my fries. Another words no one checked the dining room before you opened. read more

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Good BBQ... City Barbeque is always good. The store has a southern BBQ joint feel and atmosphere. Being a counter service restaurant limits your exposure to the service. The only issue is if you get there late, they are out of about everything. What they had left made a delicious pulled pork and sausage sandwich with baked beans. It is worthy of stopping by. read more

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The service we received was awesome he was very knowledgeable and friendly. The food was delicious and very flavorful. There was so much food that I have leftovers. The portions big and tasty. I would definitely recommend city barbecue tp anyone. And I will definitely be back again. read more

Pros: Good location Fast service Fresh sides and lots of options Decent selection of beverages Cons: You can choose either fatty or lean brisket Meats need sauce since they are kind of bland on their own Indoor seats don't have much space between them Pro tip: The corn pudding is yummy Buy 2 sides and get a buck off read more

City Barbeque - Pick 2 - fatty brisket and 3 ribs Sides of Mac and cheese and corn pudding. Texas toast - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

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Great service from Emilee! And great food! Food comes out super quick can't beat it!!

Nice job! New management means things are run better!! If not, great job turning things around! Prices are still very high but that's not the store's fault. LOLz. Anyways, I'll be back! read more

Picked up salad, got home, realized they forgot my meat. Called, and they said they would "remake the salad". Gave the salad without meat to my sister. Went to puck up my new salad, and was only the meat. Had to force them to make it right, and they said "well we normally dont do that, but I guess...". Acted like it was being extra and they were doing me a favor. I frequent this establishment, but NO MORE! read more

Food was ok for bbq outside of Texas, but the cashier was horrible. She mumbled and when I asked a question she answered in short sarcastic way. It was like she was being troubled to take the order. I never write reviews but this was just the worst and it's a shame as this one person, the face of the business, ruined the experience I was looking forward to. read more

WOW I don't believe I have anything to complain about! Yes they get a 5 star, Thursday eve tables available, the restaurant has a friendly atmosphere with a typical barbecue /pub ambiance. Good for a casual date night or a girls/guys night out. I waited to order less than 5 minutes. Cheerfully greeted, helpful staff (I had reviewed the menu in the parking lot but it had been a long day). Patiently waiting while I choose my order. Ordered a brisket sandwich, chicken wings and fries with cheese and bacon. Now for the kicker, I dislike brisket (sorry Texas) to the point of NEVER ordering it, BUT on the recommendation of a friend I gave it a shot. Here is the result, I don't like smoked brisket but the brisket sandwich was fabulous, I ate 1/2 the sandwich without sauce, no added salt or pepper basically in bbq language NAKED. awesome flavor, perfect amount of char, moist and tasty I might start ordering brisket. Now the chicken wings were small in size but not in flavor. Perfectly smoked still moist and in my opinion better without any sauce just a little salt and pepper. On to the fries, now my order was to go, and that's why I'm leaving this for last. The flavor was spot on! But the fries were not cooked long enough not for the moisture in the nacho cheese to destroy the texture. Again I say the flavor was great and if ordering for a table order the fries are good, I just wouldn't order them to go again. read more

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This is the driest meat I've ever been served at a restaurant. I filled up on bread and sides because the meat was not good at all. The service was good and quick. There were no people here at all and it's the 4th of July weekend. read more

City Barbeque - Beef Brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

I ordered online & picked up. Got a brisket sandwich, fries, & peach cobbler. With a sweet tea. The cobbler was great The tea was sweet. Good sweet. I'm from the south, was in Ohio on business, this is good sweet tea. The brisket was dry, no flavor. Seriously couldn't eat it with bread because it couldn't handle anything else dry on it. The sauce was okay but it only helped by wetting the brisket. (it took me 4 minutes to get back to my hotel) read more

City Barbeque - Brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

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great service from emilee and great food with no wait!! Food always come out hot and fresh every time!

Pick up order Good customer service at pick up window. Food was good, got half chicken, did have to cook the leg and thigh longer as it was not done by the bone. Did not eat at this location this time. Has been decent times before. read more

I like this place but City Barbeque isn't the greatest BBQ place, ever. I lived here for years and it was good but I always liked Hoggy's better. They have good food. I had their hot links and they were very good. The menu has changed: you used to get a main course and some sides, now everything is separate. Good food and a decent price. read more

Always good! Love the discounts as a member! Usually hit Tuesday rib night! But love all the meats! read more

I love the different smoked meats they offer and the price. The ambiance is a typical smokehouse restaurant read more

We've eaten here several times over the past 10 years or so and it never disappoints. After waiting and hour and fifteen to get into Texas Roadhouse, we threw in the towel and decided to eat here instead. In and out in 25 mins! Bathroom was clean and baby friendly with a changing table mounted on the wall. Really appreciated that. Will be back! read more

~We dined outside which was nice. The BBQ & service was great & I love their corn pudding . read more

I was in town today and came across this place and thought I'd give it a try. The website looked good, Facebook looked good, and it got "ok" Google reviews, so I said, "Why not?" Upon exiting my vehicle, the sweet smell of smoke graced my nose and made my hunger intensify. Having had only eaten a gas station taquito on my 5-hour ride into Newark, to say I was anxious to eat would have been an understatement. As we entered the building, we found it fairly busy for a Saturday, but the line moved rather quickly. Scanning over the menu and being a first timer here, I felt the City Sampler would give me the best opportunity to sample the greatest number of options. Before placing my order, I asked the cashier if the brisket was served chopped or sliced, and she replied, "Well, it's sliced, but sometimes it just falls apart." That sold the deal! The City Sampler it was my choice. I figured at $25, I'd have some to take home to the wifey who loves BBQ, too. This sampler plate comes with brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage, smoked turkey, and two sides. As i was placing my order, the cashier told me they were out of smoked turkey and asked me if I minded to sub it for pulled chicken or a leg/thigh quarter. I chose the quarter, as the other two in my party chose the pulled, and we could share. For sides, they had mac and cheese, slaw, green beans, corn pudding, collard greens, fries, potato salad, a side salad, and hush puppies (but they were marked as sold out.) I choose the mac & and cheese, corn pudding, & ordered a 3rd side of the collard greens. Walking past the beverage station, an old black toolbox caught my eye. Seeing something I'd seen once before at Misson BBQ, they had repurposed a toolbox as a condiment container holding salt, pepper, ketchup packets, moist towelets, etc. I thought it was just a neat touch. The sauce stand held their four different sauces, Swine wine, a vinegar based sauce for pork, Brush Fire BBQ , spicy sauce, Sweet City, and their Original BBQ. These sauces were all excellent, but I was especially fond of the Swine Wine on the pork and the Brush Fire on the chicken. I never sauce brisket, I feel it should stand alone. After about 5 minutes or so, my name was called, and it was time to sample all the fantastic food. The brisket had an excellent sticky bark that was seasoned perfectly. My (single) slice came from the middle of the brisket, so it had the perfect fat to meat ratio. Everything sounds great up to here, right.. so what's the catch. It was sliced wrong! It was sliced with the grain, not against the grain. What does this mean, you ask? It means instead of pull-apart slices of succulent brisket, you get long stringy pieces of beef so tough you can barely bite through. To say i was disappointed wouldn't even scratch the surface. Not to mention, I only received one slice! The pulled pork portion size was also very small. I would estimate less than a 1/8 Ib. It was "ok" but lacked natural flavor and moisture. This was easily restored with the application of their Swine Wine. The pulled chicken portion was better, probably close to 1/4lb. Unfortunately, it was very lack-luster. It was extremely under-seasoned, dry chicken breast meat that still had large, unpulled chunks in it. I tried to doctor it up by trying it with all the sauces, but nothing I did helped. The sausage resembled a hot dog with an italian sausage texture. The casing was super tough and could not be bitten through. There was no "snap" or even breaking it. I had to peel the casing off just to eat it. The taste and texture of the inside were good, but the casing made it terrible. The mac and cheese was really creamy and cheesy made with cavatappi noodles, but it lacked seasoning. Maybe some salt, pepper, a little ground mustard..something. It just tasted bland. The corn pudding was dry and old, like it had been in the warmer too long. It had the texture of dry crumbled cornbread mixed with overcooked canned corn that was left on the stove top long. Also very bland. Moving to the collards. I'm not sure what happened here. Dry, flavorless, and full of inedible stems. Nothing I did (salt, pepper, vinegar, hot sauce) made them taste to the point I could eat them. I'm sorry, but I just couldn't fix them. However, I was able to wash it all down with a really good glass of sweet tea. Tea like your MeeMaw made. Sweet, but not syrupy sweet; clear, not cloudy, it was just a really good glass of tea. Being in Ohio, I was even more impressed, as this was more like a Carolinas or Tennessee type tea. All in all, I left feeling let down. It's wasn't a bad meal, but not one I'd go out of my way to eat again. Maybe it was someone new on the carving board. Maybe they had a call in, and the usual pitmaster wasn't there, or maybe i just caught them on an off day. read more

City Barbeque - Mac & Cheese, Corn Pudding, and Collard Greens - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

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I love the brisket and my wife loves the turkey! The corn pudding is fantastic.... Can't get enough of that stuff!

As we pulled in you can smell the aroma of smoke in the car, that's how prevalent it was, they gave us a tasting of their brisket & I tell you it was some of the best brisket I've had... It was our 1st time their, we just happened to run into this place on our way home, the customer service was above excellence from everyone, they had the friendliest attitude everyone had a smile on their face... So we ordered 1 pulled pork & 1 beef brisket, we even got free tasting of their ribs [added bonus], we cut each sandwich to share to try each one & I tell ya the was no lack of flavor, everything had the perfect amount of smoke & seasoning , my favorite sauce was "Montreal", If I had to choose what was my favorite I couldn't tell ya because all was cooked to perfection. Wish they would open up in Cleveland they would out beat every BBQ/Smokehouse there is, will be coming here again, I would just drive from Cleveland just to get some of their food. "Tipping isn't allowed, Tipping is for cows" as it's posted... read more

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Oh yes! If you want superb BBQ and great sauces this is it!! When ever we have out of town guests this is the place to go. We often get carry out. Everyone raves about it. My mom requests it each time she comes. We usually get pulled pork, chicken and turkey. And we almost always pick up chocolate cake for dessert. Love how moist it is. And the icing isn't real sweet but almost like an expensive chocolate truffle filling. So creamy! read more

Average BBQ Restaurant, But a bit on the "Upper Class" section of the meter where the quality of food is concerned. Food is Fantastic. Dining room is nice and you order at the register, pay and carry your own food to the table, no servers involved so no tip. Their french fries portions are small, this is a fault. Their sandwiches are heaped high with meat, but if you order fries they skimp on the fries. Othewise a great place to eat, NOISY dining room. read more

We have ordered City BBQ for some large events at our home where we are feeding 12-20 people. We have never been disappointed in their service and the food quality is good as well as consistent. We always make sure upon pick up that we have everything ordered before we leave. The city bbq app is awesome and I like that I am able to schedule the orders ahead of time. Everyone that comes to our house for a bbq always enjoys the food! read more

My favorite barbecue in town. Just get take out so don't know about staff. Food is ready to pick up on time. Order is always right read more

Not what I expected. Had a pulled chicken sandwich with Mac n cheese, both of which were too bland for me, especially with a soggy bun. I wish I had tried something else. read more

City Barbeque - Pulled chicken, Mac & Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

My husband and I ordered food through UberEats from them. Huge disappointment! Dry brisket, flavorless fries, flavorless green beans and the pork or ham in the green beans looked like it was dehydrated. So gross! Cornbread was unremarkable. Hush puppies were gross too despite the fact that they looked good. Not at all impressed. read more

The food is garbage not good at all and overpriced in the atmosphere there's nothing to it really

I think the BBQ at City Barbeque is quite good. The turkey is really good, the brisket is good (but not as good as grandma's), and the smoked sausage is... well it's smoked sausage - seems to me that smoked sausage is pretty much the same everywhere. The BBQ sauces are quite good. The ordering line doesn't take much time and it's all the pickles you can eat. read more

I come to Thornville Ohio every year in September alway go to City BBQ while I am there. Everything taste amazing. The corn pudding and Mac and Cheese are my favorite sides but I try to mix it up now and again. I can never choose between the meats so I get a sampler and take the left overs back to the hotel to use as another meal or 2. There is a good variety of bbq sauces and different heats as well as hot sauce if it isn't hot enough for you. They are definitely one of the things I look forward to in my yearly trip. read more

You know what you're ordering before you get there. City Barbeque used to be one of those places for us. The brisket was as amazing as ever, but the collards were pitiful compared to what we've had in the past. They were barely cooked and the quart had about three strands of pork in the entire container. Sad. It's semi-expensive for carry out. We probably won't go back. read more

Great Bbq. worth the price. good option for catering with little to no ahead of time planning required. ambiance is far to casual if entertaining guests, feels a bit like a cafeteria. However food is worth it. read more

Food was decent that's all I can say. But the dining room was a mess. Whoever manages this place, needs to be present and clean this place up!!! Portions were inconsistent with our group of 5 eating. You have to ask for pickles now & they give you like 3. The ladies working behind the counter were rude & very short when we asked containers. This joint has really gone down hill!!! read more

City BBQ continues to impress! A loyal customer of the City BBQ location in Cary, NC (Killdale Farms Red), I'm always taken care of by Nicole and the rest of the amazing folks there... Leaving Washington, DC and driving cross country, I was sad I wouldn't be able to have some delicious BBQ for the long road trip, but then I found this hidden gem in Newark, OH - just outside Columbus. I called ahead of time, because when you order 15 pounds of takeout bulk deliciousness, all made to perfection, it takes time to prepare! Kim, from their call center answered the phone and took my order. She was so nice and pleasant to talk to, and even took time to make sure they'd have enough on hand for my order...she put me on a brief hold, then returned and said they were going to make some fresh for my order, just to make sure - now that's amazing customer service!!! We hit traffic and weren't going to get there until after their 10pm closing time...but never fear, because when I called to tell them, they said no worries, and said they'd wait on me! Unbelievable customer service! We finally got there at 10:25, and let me just say - it was worth the wait! Jenn and Mary greeted me and let me inside where my order was waiting. Mary had actually personally made my order, and she and Jenn took great care of me, and both were absolutely wonderful. Where else can you get delicious food, service with a smile, and incredible folks who will stay after hours to make sure you get your order to keep your tummy happy while driving cross country?! Let me tell you...this only happens at City BBQ!!! Thank you all for everything :) read more

City Barbeque - Late night BBQ. Nomnom - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio

my chicken was pink and way under cooked that can make someone sick not even warm the brisket was so salty and overcooked the cornbread was the worst tasting cornbread I've ever had the Texas toast was cold the fries taste like old grease didn't receive a receipt the best thing was the sweet tea over priced and it all ended up in the trash wasted my money also on the ribs they were overcooked and absolutely no meat read more

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City barbecue is one of my favorite places. I love the gumbo but unfortunately it is only seasonal. The green beans are my favorite. The banana pudding is always good. All of the meat is good. read more

Food is very good when they have it, problem is they always seem to be out of half the menu. Many of the employees appear to be miserable and appear annoyed by the fact that they have to take an order or get food. Some of the employees are fine but the same few always seem like they hate being there. read more

City BBQ may be a chain restaurant but each location really nails down good BBQ with great smoke flavors and wonder array of menu choices and sauces. Always a great choice for a casual meal on the go or to cater in for a party! read more

This is the second City BBQ I've been to. And let me say....it was just as lip-smackin', finger-lickin' good as the first time! Both times I had the City BBQ which comes with a sampler of all the meats, garlic bread and two sides. You WILL be stuffed after that....no matter how hungry you were as you came through the front door! Also, the sweet tea is like crack......for real! It's perfectly sweet, but not TOO sweet! Anyway, two thumbs up! read more

City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Ohio