Each time I walk by Chicago and Menard, the aroma of this place beckons. And strictly for the links and tips, five stars! Best so far on the west side. Can't wait to go get some more of it and maybe try a few other stuff. read more

One of the best Bbq ribs tips I've ever had and there sauce is the best in the Chicagoland area and trust me I've tried them all and there's no comparison to the other places and let me not forget about them wings and super fire read more

The food was decent. Got a rib sandwich it's pretty delicious but messy. So if you are eating for lunch. The ribs are bone in. It's not boneless. But it was fresh. Service was great and for the price it won't leave you hungry. read more

During lunch hours,I I decided to stop at Colman's barbecue as I was craving some delicious ribs. I ordered a tip and chicken combo hoping that the ribs would be tender and tasty. However, to my disappointment, they turned out to be tough, chewy, and burnt, as if they had been recooked and set in a pan of water because of the dryness and burnt ends that definitelywas crusted but if you lnpw you lnow.. I was so disappointed with the quality of the food that I would have preferred if they had asked me to donate $20 instead of selling me such terrible food. I even spoke to the management, hoping that they would rectify the issue, but all I got was a promise that the cook would be informed. This whole experience was unacceptable, and it left me feeling angry, hungry, and regretful that I had patronized there business. It makes me now question their sanitation practices if they cannot ensure the quality of their food for their customers. It is evident that they do not care about selling quality food to their customers, and with this kind of attitude, I doubt they will be in business for long. It was a horrible experience, and it saddens me that they take people's money without delivering quality food. The tough, dry, chewy, sloppy cut rib tips are not how a reputable establishment that I thought specialize in ribs should never serve their customers. read more

I am highly disappointed. I am originally from Chicago and was visiting so I had to stop here only to be disappointed! My sister and I received horrible scraps of fat no meat. I can't believed they served this to us. I should've known when they just handed us the bag. They didn't show us the order through the window like Ben's BBQ does. My daughter currently resides here and has not been in long. She suggested trying Ben's but we were stuck on Coleman's. The customer service was very poor as well. read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Been wanting to coming here for a while. I have heard a lot of good things about Coleman's and I gotta say, I'm not sure why I waited this long to try it. I called the order in and didn't have to wait much when I picked it up. They said it would be about 1 hour wait for links, so I just ordered to Wing & Tip orders. The wings were fried perfectly and the rib tips were tasty. Obviously what makes the taste food is properly good bbq and the sauce. The mild sauce here is really good. Definitely one of the best in the city and competes with the places in the south side. The tips were also good. They were cooked properly and very tender. The wings and tips are placed on top of fries and then topped with the mild sauce. The dish itself is well priced but also small in size as well. But it's still a very filling dish, you just won't have any leftovers for later. I'll definitely be returning. read more

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I haven't been here in over 15 years and I see why! The ribs tips were so bad that I instantly spit it out. It taste like lard is on it and very greasy and tuff. I trashed my order when I got home. I ordered a large tip and a combo as well and the large looks like the size of a mini tip! The hot links were dry in the combo. I highly don't recommend going in there. Must've been a bad day, but from what I read they always have bad days read more

Best rib tips in the city . Service isn't that good but idc, I think that's part of their "style". Sorta like a hood version of Weiner Circle. Best. Rib. Tips. Ever. Fries and wings are great as well! read more

The service is rotten they deserve a 0. They pick your call and immediately hang up on you read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - This is better customer service - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The shrimp I purchased recently in November were heavily breaded which made the shrimp unenjoyable. However my husband enjoyed the rib tips. read more

Was on the Wesside of Chicago and decided to try Coleman's BBQ #2... BAD DECISION. It just isn't good. I grabbed a Tip & Link combo. It didn't grab me... The only seasoning was the BBQ sauce and the taste of lighter fluid. I wonder if the woman who kept nodding off while STANDING was responsible for the seasoning. Don't waste your time or money. read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - Tips n link combo - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is a neighborhood staple for me. They have the best mild sauce in Chicago, in my opinion. I've been eat here since I was a child. I think they still have reasonable prices on their chicken wings compared to others in the city. Coleman's will have a place in my heart. read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - 10 wings Chicken Wings with Mild sauce - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I normally love their food but the past 2 visits have not been great I ordered a wing and tip on last Thursday mainly bone hardly any meat and on yesterday I ordered a cheeseburger became nauseous and stomach was cramped up I don't know what happened so was not a good experience so I'm gonna have to lay off for a while don't know if burger was bad or the mayo on it. They are like the 3rd bbq place left for us to eat at so hopefully it gets better and they check the expiration dates on products. Thanks in advance read more

Everything about it is just nasty the food and the service. They always service dry old ass barbecue

They don't put enough mild sauce on the wings and when you ask for more sauce they charge you for a cup and don't say anything. Wing's are good but very small. The service is slow if you don't call it in but they're very nice people. The place looks to be kept very clean. read more

I miss my Chicago style barbecue and Coleman's didn't let me down. I love visiting Chicago to get my foodie on the area is no so good but what the heck it's good food read more

Placed an order on the phone, the lady on phone spoke as if she was serving inmates. On top of being rude and dismissive, she didn't get my order right and served some old chicken, that was dipped back in hot grease. These people act like you can't tell when food is not freshly cooked. I won't be back! read more

Coleman's BBQ is the real deal for BBQ. I've moved from Oak Park to the South Burbs. I do NOT care. I will STILL make a trip to Colemans to get my BBQ fix. For me it's the sauce that makes the difference. The rib tips are consistently tender. I'm a musician and used to play at a church a block away from Colemans(Christ T.) . No shame for me to make the trip back to Central Avenue the BBQ IS that good. Coleman still is on the top ten list of BBQ places in Chicago for me. read more

The food is excellent I've been eating here for years and it still is my favorite barbecue spot.

Depends on the day... yesterday I made an order for a large rib tip and barely got 10 ribs. I felt cheated. I called the order in and still had to wait 20 minutes. read more

Deserve Zero Stars! This ratchet place charged me 41 dollars for some stale, OLD hotlinks and rib tips that consisted of a HACK up job of Fat!!!! Need to be shut down!!! DO NOT SPEND A SINGLE PENNY HERE!!!!!!! JUST RATCHET!!!! This was not even late night or the weekend, but 4 pm on a damn Monday!!!! Sorry as hell!!!! Threw that mess in the outside garbage bin within 5 minutes of getting that BS home. I was not putting that BS in my indoor kitchen garbage can! Now, I have to worry about maggots penetrating the garbage bags until garbage pick-up day. Only maggots will eat that BS!!!! DISGUSTING!!! read more

Hole in the wall in the city with great tasting bbq rib tips. Ordered the tip/link combo and was satisfied. Tender, juicy, tips and hot links. Hot fries and plenty of sauce. We always come back when in town from Texas. Fast moving line even when people are hanging out the door. Would recommend to anyone wanting great tasting bbq even though the orders have been getting smaller, two people can eat from one order if not starving. Give them a try. read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - Rib tip combo with links - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I ordered a large order of rib tips, I was charged for a large order, what I received was a extra small order, the rib tips didnot have a smokey or barbque flavor, there were about 4 fries. I was very disappointed, I felt as if had been conned. Once upon a time Coleman was the premier Barbecue spot. NOT ANYMORE, save your money and your gas, it's not worth it. read more

Sometimes its good, sometimes its not. My last visit was on a bad day, my rib tips were mostly grizzle and not much meat, the fries at the bottom were full of grease which is to be expected. The hotlinks were good (they always are). I also got an order of wings that were well seasoned but very tiny. The customer service was what it always is which is just ok. read more

Colemans used to be a bbq joint that cared about their customers, and had QUALITY food now it's like WHATEVER. The meat be so damn tuff like the some of a shoe, not that I've ever eaten a shoe, but I know that it's tuff to withstand a lot of pressure. If your teeth are like the sole of a shoe then go to Coleman's and buy their rib tips whew chile‍ read more

I decided to go to Coleman's Ribs, Because I work the holiday weekend and I have family coming in and I don't have time to cook, so I ordered Two full slab of ribs, 11 piece chicken wings and an order of hot links.. I get home, I said let me try some of the ribs, the ribs were dried out, hard to chew, and really had no flavor. It seem like they boiled The ribs put it on the grill for about 15 minutes and threw some barbecue sauce on it. The chicken was OK but the hot links were bland and had no flavor.. I called the restaurant and told them my concerns and she did offer to cook me another order, but I refused due to the fact that the same cook was there. Colemans used to be the place to get the ribs!!! I don't know if the old cook passed away or just off today...‍ read more

Unfortunately, the taste of the food, the service from the staff, and the cleanliness of the location, all go out the window for me if I find hair in my food. This was not a small piece of hair either. It was multiple long pieces embedded in the wings and sauce! Yuck! PLEASE COVER YOUR HAIR!! read more

Coleman's Bar-B-Que No 2 - Multiple pieces of hair embedded in the wings. - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Restaurants raise prices but don't keep the same quality. Food was horrible and I spent $50. I won't ever return.

When I come home I have to visit my food favs. Went to Coleman's BBQ. Sooooo disappointed. Rib tips - Tough and no smoke/grill taste. Only thing that was good was the fast service. Lady took my order was really nice. Maybe today was a bad day. read more

I don't recommend this place at all. The service was piss poor and a few of the things that I wanted they were out of until the next day as usual for a place that doesn't know how to order products that they use on a daily basis. The lady that was behind the counter was not customer friendly but acted like I was bothering her. I've been in the restaurant business for over 20 years and I've never been treated like this before. The owner needs to sit back and reflect on what he wants for his business. I really don't want to give a one star review, but they won't post it unless I do read more

Excellent service they listen to you they make sure they hear you when you order ( some customers can get a little loud ). You get good portions, the food taste great. It's nice and clean inside with a great atmosphere . The only down side is that some customers tend to get loud. read more

Coleman's have been around for over 30 years or more and still standing I have never ever any issues with this establishment! Mind you it's black owned. read more

As a former Chicago resident, whenever I get back in town I make a point of stopping in and getting my favorite and once again I wasn't disappointed. Short waiting period and the food is still consistently great. When I'm in town again I will be back. read more

I've been eating Coleman's bbq since forever, it's had its ups and downs through the years but I can gladly say it is one of the best Chicago bbq joints your gonna get! Tender yet juicy rib tips and a solid crisp hot link!, and they do have one of the best bbq sauces hot or mild it's got heat flavor and sweetness, legit if you haven't tried Coleman's it's worth giving them a shot or two because they know what there doing! read more

Customer service is horrible. I called to place an order and kept getting hung up on. That's beyond rude. I will never understand when black people say support black businesses and the customer service is crap (and yes I'm black!!!). The food is good but, the attitude and not answering the phone to place food orders is INSANE. Coleman's change your customer service technique or you will continue to lose customers. read more

Food is good I've been coming here for years up until two weeks ago I notice when you use a card they don't swipe your card at the front they take it to the back with your ID when I noticed that months ago I said I would never use my card again due to the suspicious activities so I used my card again spare of the moment stop and they took my card in the back wrote all my information down and went shopping on Walmart.com I called and addressed the owner which they denied "no one here will do that" I'm no fool I been sick and this was the only place I've been in weeks and when I leave the nxt morning 5am the transaction were made smh people work hard for their money for it to be stolen DO BETTER! read more

I went here because I wanted some bbq I was sooo disappointed..i had a large tip and an 8 piece wing..The tips had way to much sauce on them I mean so much sauce it was coming thru the bag..the wings were nasty and unseasoned..i will never spend my money there again.. read more

Small portions and expensive cost. Save your money and cook your own food! Just not worth the money. It's awful how they the community money for very little food. You are better off cooking your on rib tips. read more

So this was my first time going here and it was mainly due to the fact that Wileys on Madison is closed but anyway I get inside and the entire staff has attitudes. I'm ordering and asked for a small combo the guy taking my order asked me "do we have that on the menu" very sarcastically. I look back at the menu and it was a combo without a size so I correct it and say oh sorry it doesn't say small it just says combo. Then he asks "is that all" in a rude way. I get to the next window to pay and the lady isn't inviting at all just taking the money and giving change back. It was just very off. It seemed like a family business and that nobody actually wanted to be there. The food was ok not good enough for everybody to have attitudes like they got the best bbq in town or something. The owner needs to get rid of all the family and hire ppl that want to work. read more

I am a South Sider who recently re-located to N. West Side not too far from Coleman's. I am not familiar with any eatery on the West Side. I really wanted some rib tips but have only eaten I-57 for the past 10 years. Although I knew I wouldn't find a place better than I-57, I asked a few W. Side residents for recommendations. I was told Mary's, Daisy's, and Coleman's. So I took to Yelp. I couldn't even find a Daisy on Yelp. After reading the reviews, I choose Coleman's. However, they were closed on Sunday's. I called on Monday, July 3rd, after I left my office in Oakbrook. The 1st time they didn't answer the phone. I don't understand how you run a business and don't answer the phone. But anyways I digress. The 2nd time a guy answered and took my order (Large Tips & Small Hot Link) and told me 15 minutes. Per the reviews, they recommend you order ahead of time...so I did. It took me 30 minutes to get there. I arrived and there were 5 ppl ahead of me. The place was pretty much clean and the workers were pleasant and didn't have an attitude. By the time I got to the counter (5 min), my order was ready. My drive home was 10 min and my food was still warm. The food was ok but no real complaints and it didn't knock my socks off. I will say there was no major fat. The sauce was mediocre. Mind you I am comparing to I-57 ribs here. Will I go back...Yes after I have tried Mary's. I should have known it wasn't amazing because they sell way too much stuff to be a rib joint. Customer Service 3 Stars Cleanliness 3 stars Wait time 3 stars Sauce 3 Hot Links 1 Ribs 3 Overall 3 stars read more