Great BBQ! Ribs were fantastic as were the nachos. Great service as well. Hard to go wrong here. Loved the baked beans, the spicy cream of corn was ok, but my wife liked it and my son loved the Mac n' cheese. The only thing to improve, in my opinion, is the bbq sauce. None of it was outstanding- all good- but not something to write home about. And the spicy sauce was not spicy at all. Though, I have to say I have yet to come across spicy anything in my time in Michigan this week. Regardless, this was some great BBQ and well worth the visit. read more

Been here a dozen times and I'm finally getting around to reviewing. I wanted to keep it a secret as long as possible. I lived in Kansas City almost 8 years and I've had the best of the best when it comes to bbq. Doesn't matter if we're talking Texas, Carolinas or the original and champ, Kansas City.. Meat's in the top 5 no matter where your tastes buds take you. It's all done right in house, they're smoked with passion for hours and everything is perfectly tender and bursting with flavor. Sauces are on point and the Mac and cheese is the stuff of dreams. I highly recommend their sandwiches or throwing some pulled pork and spicy garlic on the Mac. You can't go wrong here. Unless you come for dinner and they run out of stuff. Get their early, bring a friend and a big appetite. You'll thank me later. read more

Meat BBQ - Mac and cheese, pulled pork, extra pickles, Smokey wings and fries.. out of this world. 5 stars. - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

First time stopping at Meat BBQ and it was amazing! Lived up to the hype! The place was full and it was around 2 on a Sunday. We enjoyed a drink at the bar, little pricey but drinks were good. The food was brought to our table so fast, once we ordered, maybe 5-10 minutes and it was there. Ribs were terrific, brisket was fantastic, wings were really good. Mac n cheese and beans were so so, nothing great for us. read more

This place has been on my list for 3 years when I saw the Boss Logg burger. I finally had a chance to go on a beautiful day, so we ate outside. I ordered the meat mountain...holy crap, so good...garlic mashed potatoes, brisket, corn and cheese and bacon gravy. Yes, yes, yaahhhs please. This thing fed me for a few meals. Tried the chili, also delicious. Even had brisket in there as well. The chicken wings were also delicious with all the sauces. As you can tell, I stole nibbles off other people's plates too. read more

Meat BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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Abundant portions... a Foodies Paradise. They had ran out of ribs... so next time we will have to try and get there earlier.., read more

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Love this place. Been coming here since they opened. Always great food at a fair price point. Since the hours have changed for the business during COVID, it might be beneficial to have a answering machine or some sort of automated response set up to let potential customers know your business is closed for the day. Currently it will just ring and ring with out ever getting a response which could lead uninformed people to believe you guys are still open but just busy and not picking up your phone. read more

We were heading to MSU to visit our nephew and needed a place to have dinner... while E. Lansing has plenty of places to eat... we wanted something unique... so I searched yelp and found this restaurant. The restaurant is located in the Old Town of Lansing, the area feels like small town USA, there are lot of new buildings and it seems the place is in process of modernization... there's some nice new townhomes'/condo's around the place... parking is free on the street. They have a gate that leads you through the outdoor patios seating area and then to the main door to the restaurant. Make sure you go inside and put your name on the list... waiting time will depend on how big your party is... our party was five and they said it'd be 40 minutes before we were seated... I can see why... there aren't that many tables inside that can accommodate large groups... if you are party of 4 and below, then you are good. We finally did get seated, outside, five people on a four people table... no problem as we were hungry and wanted to eat. The foods that we ordered were as follows. - Pickle Fries - Meat Plates - sliced brisket and extra order of ribs and sides - Meat Plates - pulled pork with extra order of ribs and sides - Meat pPates - Texas Hot Links Sausage with extra order of ribs and sides - Meat Plates - wings with extra order of ribs and sides - Meat Mountain. Okay, so here's my review of the food. - Pickle Fries - cut like string fries, this dish was great. While I liked the dipping sauce, I did make my own bbq sauce using their bbq sauce on the table. I would definitely order this again. - Meat Mountain - I could bypass this... it had more garlic mashed potatoes then anything else... the plate it came in was heavy... If you love mashed potatoes, then yes, this is a great dish... otherwise, it's not worth it. Side Dishes: - Mac-n-Cheese: not bad... they do use a lot of cheese.. so don't get surprised if you get a chunk of cheese instead of the noodles. - Cole Slaw - it was okay... could have used more seasoning. - BBQ pit beans - the best beans I've ever had. Get it. Meat Plates: - Ribs - juicy, moist and excellent... if nothing is calling your name, get this rib! It's worth the wait and you won't be disappointed (well, I guess it would depend on when you go, like if they ran out or if the ribs get dried out) - Pulled Pork - juicy, moist!! I would get this again for sure!! - Brisket - lightly dried, but it was still decent. - Wings - moist and juicy... the wings were still juicy the next day when I heated it up in the toaster oven. - Texas Hot Links Sausage - minus the saltiness, the sausage was good. I have to say, this place is really good... I expected other wise based upon all my BBQ joints that I've had visited... next time I'm there, I will try their "The Boss Logg"; I guess you only live once :) Did we have leftovers? of course, I took them home and ate it over the weekend. As for the rating goes, I would have given five stars, but settled on 4 and here's why. - the place is not good for large crowds; although I'm sure they could put couple tables together. - waiting list needs work - while waiting, saw two people seat in the porch seating area, when the hostess came out calling people, they stopped her and told her that they just sat down and she let them stay, bypassing all others that were waiting. ALSO, they do run out of food, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get there, find a parking, be on a waiting list and get your food. While we were there, before we got our food, they put a sign on the door that said, they were out of food... read more

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One of the best food spots in Lansing! Places like this help change the food culture in the capital city. Everyone I bring in a visitors must stop here. When I host meeting with out of town guests now the request Meat. Happy it's still thriving in the capital city! read more

Food was very good! I loved the Mac and cheese:) Also the service was excellent. I would recommend eating there.

The food here is fab! But i can't recommend this place for get together, the music is too loud for conversations. Everything else is great. Including their sides. read more

Wonderful food, just plan on waiting or do take out . Recommend to anyone who loves bbq

Wow. This place had me impressed. It's really rare to find a quality BBQ place past the Bible Belt but Meat, you did just that. Great ambiance, quality booze, and a brisket I would happily have as a last meal. That brisket was buttery, flavorful, and divine. Goes great with their variety of sauces but honestly why would you want to dilute perfection? Other perks of the place: bar is first come first serve, so if you are okay with not sittings a table you're in for a real treat. Also their service is pretty darn good. read more

Meat BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

This place is amazing. Great smoked meats. Got the boss burger, a monster of a burger. It's so freakin good. All the flavors mesh vey well. A must place to stop by if your in area. Also they have a nice beer selection of the local breweries on tap. The best of both worlds, bbq and craft beer. read more

I thought it would be difficult to find good BBQ Here, but I was wrong. Everything I had was very good. The only fail point was not have a North Carolina Piedmont Sauce. The "Pulled Pork" actually pulled a chopped a bit, was tender and moist. Had a nice flavor. They did have a vinegar sauce, Vin #666 that was ok with it, but not a North Carolina style sauce. I tried each of the sauces. The sausage was nice and spicy. Again, I tried all the sauce and settled on Hot Garlic for this. I couldn't get the right combo, you might try Jazzy Q or the Carolina Mustard with it. The brisket was a little dry, but thick. But tasty. Again I sampled some with all the sauces and settled on Jazzy Q. The beans were very good. I did enjoy them. Maybe my favorite was the Spicy creamed corn. Very nice! Corn bread, nothing special. NO BANANA PUDDING... what kind of BBQ place is this! :) read more

Meat BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

They run out of too fast. Go there at 7pm and told sorry, no more this or no more that. Piss off

Service was great and the beef brisket was excellent! I enjoyed trying the variety of sauces but especially liked "black magic" and whatever the sweet mustard stuff with a kick was. There was another one available by request but I forgot all about it. It's called "cherry bomb" in case you want to try it. Cornbread and twice sides came with the dish. The mac-n-cheese was the epitome of good comfort food and I also ordered the "sweet and tangy" coleslaw. The coleslaw was the only underwhelming item (maybe just an off night or something). I was open about that when asked how everything tasted. I wasn't upset or anything but I got to swap it out for another side which was super nice of them. The slaw may normally good though because everything else I tried rocked (we were sampling each other's food, haha). I think I'm going to try the "Meat Mountain" on my next trip. :) I got a bowl of chili for tomorrow and it smelled great. Speaking of smells, the meat smelled so good when we were still walking down the other side of the street to get there. I can't remember how long it took to get seats but it was nothing crazy. However, you may want to make a reservation if you plan to visit because it sounds like a very popular place (was even featured on Food Network). I don't think there was a single healthy item on the menu (unless water is was on it) but we had a lot of fun and will be be back. :) read more

If you like meat well your at the right place but don't look for vegetables or salad cause they don't have any

Tucked away from the street in a little nook, Meat BBQ looked like it was doing slow business on Sunday night. Walking in, however, the tables were full and a crowd had packed itself into the small waiting area. BBQ award certificates crowded the walls next to Star Wars art and heavy metal memorabilia. The Stars and Stripes bannered the ceiling next to Ronnie James Dio. They were out of most of what we came for - no ribs, no pork, no links. This is the only reason why I didn't give 5 stars. The smoked turkey and brisket were delicious, a perfect smoke ring encircling the tender meat. Smoked wings also hit the spot, with great, tasty smoked skin. Brews on tap were local, and service was fast and friendly. BBQ fans will find it worth the wait. read more

Meat BBQ - Smoked turkey, jalapeño cilantro slaw, broccoli salad, and that sweet, sweet corn cake. - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Great BBQ and super friendly staff! I think this is the first place ever to think ahead and make sure to put all items out of babies reach and we really appreciated that! And what goes better with BBQ than awesome fries to match! Great place! read more

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The greeting was so great. The food was so tender and tasty. They would offer samples of the different meats and sides.

I had the Adamizer with turkey. The sandwich was amazing. Mac and cheese was great! Not a fan of the fries, only bc of personal preference. I prefer thicker fries these are smaller. The atmosphere is that of a rock n roll bar. If I lived in Lansing I would definitely hang out here! Looked like a great beer selection too! read more

Meat BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

So tonight my wife and I attempted to order some food from here. Sadly they were sold out, unfortunately these things happen. The reason why I am leaving a one star review is because we drove from Battle Creek to Lansing specifically for dinner and tried calling several times. No one answered the phone, and when we walked in we were greeted by three girls standing at the front counter laughing saying they were sold out. No apology, no nothing, just laughed and turned us away. The least they could've done is answered the phone to advise that they were sold out. This is extremely poor customer service and will make me rethink the next time we come to Lansing for dinner. read more

I really like this hole-in-the-wall restaurant. We went during the tail-end of lunch but fortunately they had several tables available so we didn't have to wait. I don't think the "Meat Southern BBQ" is very accurate if you have ever had southern bbq but they sure have a lot of meats and some tasty dishes! This is not a good location if you are a vegetarian, the menu lists "Vegetarian Options", the only options listed are soda which is funny. We started off with their parmesan garlic fries. This appetizer was awesome! It looked like handcut fries and had lot's of parmesan cheese and it seemed like good, parmesan cheese and not something cheap. The dish didn't last very long. I wanted to really dig into their meats and I got their two meat plate and went with ribs and sliced brisket. Their brisket was just OK it seemed to be cooked in the oven and not smoked, it didn't taste like it was smoked and I didn't see any smoke rings which is not a good sign. They do have a large variety of bbq sauces and it was pretty good with some of their signature bbq sauces. IMO a good smoked brisket shouldn't need any bbq sauce but each to their own. Their ribs was much better, they were big and real meaty. Again not much of smoke flavor but they were still quite good and cooked well. They were pretty lean but that is fine with me, it can get real messy if the ribs are really fatty. I went with their blue cheese potato salad and cole slaw as side dishes. The potato salad was awesome, the cole slaw was too thin and I can't imagine anyone that likes it. They also give you a corn muffin with bacon candied butter, the butter was good but the corn muffin was dry. They seem to carry one of my favorite beer on draught, Shiner Bock but I didn't order it so I don't know if they always carry it. Their creamy corn is awesome and well seasoned. Some may call it hot but I just call it well seasoned. The service was awesome, they answered all our questions and gave good advice. read more

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Loved the atmosphere. The food was great! We had the meat mountain, so much food to eat and the miyagi with cheese, a delicious meatwich..... we also had pickle fries for and appetizer, so amazing with the remoulade sauce... definitely a must have for any bbq meat lover!! read more

I've visited this joint twice while in landing for work and they have DAMN good bbq. Staff was friendly on both occasions.

The ribs were great and had a good choice of bbq sauce, would recommend the cherry bomb sauce, would recommend read more

Meat BBQ - Pork Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Food was absolutely delicious !! Would have liked to know which sauce was what but, other than that!! FIRE!!

This place get busy and is very quaint, so plane accordingly. As a certified bbq freak, I put this place on the must try list. When I first sat down, I was told they were outta ribs, now this may annoy some people, but to me it's bbq, it's smoked hours before for it to be fresh your are going to run out. So sure I was disappointed, but I also thought whatever does come out is fresh and it was. I also found out they use coal to smoke there meat, that my friends is the key to good bbq, that's something that slows for instance doesn't use, slows uses the industrial gas smoker, which to me isn't good bbq. I ordered the two meat, brisket and sausage, that came with two sides creamy corn and blue cheese potato salad. The brisket was just right, had some bark and the right amount of smokiness. The sausage was also really good, with some heat. I really liked both sides, both something different with ingredients I've never had with those types of sides, kudos for the fresh ideas. If you like good bbq plan ahead and give this place a try, you'll leave in bbq nirvana or at least close too it. read more

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So good. OMG I love eating at Meat. The burnt end nachos are my absolute favorite thing on the menu but there are so many choices to choose from and the sides, man they are so good. I am an eat outdoor only person so I love their outdoor space. The service has always been very good. Do yourself a favor, head to Meat and taste for yourself. read more

The service sucked.. took a while to get a beer and there was hardly anyone there. Food was not that great, very chewy. read more

This place is so good. We love the beer selection and everything we've tried on the menu. Make sure to upgrade to disco fries!

We were driving through the area. We decided to stop by because they were pet friendly. The outdoors had four tables and they were dog friendly. We started with the half order of nachos. They were pretty good. I ordered the chicken wing meal. They were very good and plentiful! I had enough to take home for leftovers. My sides were not very good. I had the Jalapeño and Cilantro coleslaw and Mac and cheese. read more

Yummy spicy sweet savory sauce compliments prime cuts of turkey and beef brisket. A nice quiet place with ample lighting and seating for groups. Cafe style. read more

the time before was not very impressed but this time everything was amazing and would def come back. Guess the time before was just a off day read more

Their smoked meat is impeccable. The nachos are so good too, we get them all the time and they never disappoint. I love the combo of the meat, cheese, and sour cream and veggies. I got mine without jalapeño but usually it comes with that too. read more

Meat BBQ - Nachos - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Amazing food, good service. The pot belly reuben is the best thing in the menu. So sad I'm moving away from this place.

I went to Meat for the first time today with my family, and I was excited to see what my brother and mom had bragged to me about. It was a busy day, and with the restaurant full we were initially told a one hour or longer wait. This is fine, but its the 21st century - they should really consider a system that takes phone numbers and texts you when the table is close to ready. Especially because the wait time didn't ACTUALLY take an hour - we nearly lost our table after coming back 30 minutes later while browsing other nearby stores. This doesn't happen when the restaurant has a good messaging system, and Meat seems popular enough to warrant having the tech at the front of house. Once seated, Emily did a wonderful job of taking care of our orders and drinks. I ordered the fatty beef brisket and a cup of Texas Chili, and my brother and mom ordered the Meat Fries and a Meat Mountain, respectively. The brisket was very good, with the meat juicy and tender and the cream corn was delightful. The sauces range from sweet to spicy to bold, and I can easily see how different offerings would benefit from the range offered at the table. My brother and mom were also very pleased/delighted with their entrees. The Texas Chili came fully dressed, and I enjoyed every bite. It's a dark chili in terms of body, no prevailing sense of tomato in the chili at all. The brisket pieces are terrific nuggets, and heavy flavors of onion, garlic, and jalapeno hit the palate. This is a dark and bold chili, and I like it a lot. A wish: I would love to see the cream corn integrated in some way into the cornbread. The cornbread on its own was passable, but not remarkable. Adding that cream corn the way they prepare it in the cornbread would greatly elevate that cornbread. I ended up mixing it together to simulate the flavor, and it's tasty! A gripe: The Sweet and Tangy coleslaw left much to be desired. The cabbage and carrots used in it were fresh and crisp, but the dressing was missing in action, ESPECIALLY compared to all the other bold and wonderful flavors presented. It was dressed, and there was visual evidence that it got tossed, but the flavor in that dressing was weak and indiscriminate, neither Sweet nor Tangy. And while I get the joke about vegetarians on the menu, the catch is, if you're going to say that that was a $3.00 side, I know the cabbage and carrots cost you 15 cents maximum to make my potion. That sauce HAS to be good, and it just failed to deliver anything today. Times two for my mom's portion also being lackluster, and that's $6.00 of value we missed out on today. Today's rating of 4-stars: This is very easily 5 if the front of house service improves its system and the coleslaw is . . . well, actually a well-dressed slaw. So many impeccable things, marred by minor, yet distinct imperfections that suggest a need for some polish to elevate the game up just one more notch. I will be returning eventually for a follow-up visit. read more

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Great bbq. Great service. Sat at the bar and was served quickly and friendly. Good suggestions by bartender. Big portions and great bbq sauce options. read more

Amazing food and great service. Some of the best ribs I have ever tasted, well seasoned you don't even need sauce. The sides were mediocre I had the Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. The Disco Fries were delicious it has a gravy that's simple delicious. I'm sad I live an hour away read more

Meat BBQ - Full Slab - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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Excellent smoked and bbq meats and wonderful, tasty, generous sides. Nice bar and beverage service with great service and a busy, happy neighborhood setting. Well worth the wait during the busiest of times. read more