One of the 2 best BBQ places I've ever been to. The Brisket is amazingly tender and juicy. Loved the pulled pork too. This place Barbecues like I do: low and slow for a loooong time. read more

The pulled pork is to die for!!! The brisket is amazing and so is the spicy cream corn. Love this place!!! Wish I'd live closer.

I've only been to MEAT once so far. My husband and I met my brother and his girlfriend there for dinner on a Friday evening. We tried to get their early because all of the reviews that I read suggested that we could expect to wait. We arrived about 5:30 and were shown a table right away. The place is pretty small, kind of dark, has a full bar. There is outdoor seating, but we sat inside. Their drink menu is great - a little more inventive than your average dive bar, but not too over the top. Service was on-point, friendly but not fussy. The server could take a joke and return it well. She was knowledgeable about the menu and answered our questions quickly and easily. And now to the real highlight of the night: the grub. I'm not a big eater, so my husband and I ordered a meat plate with the beef brisket and added a 1/2 rack of ribs. For our sides we ordered the sweet & tangy slaw and the blue cheese and bacon potato salad. The meat was PERFECTLY cooked. Both the ribs and the brisket were tender and full of flavor. The biggest bonus was that there was a rack of sauces on the table for us to try. Our server walked us through the sauces, explained the heat and the flavor of each and we tried them all. My personal favorite was the black magic sauce, which was a coffee based sauce but I also really liked the mustard one, which I can't remember the name of. There was a good range of flavors so that all of us found a couple that we liked in the range of sweetness or heat that we preferred. The potato salad was so-so - my husband liked it more than I did, but I think I just wanted to focus on the main course. The slaw was good too. My brother got the parmesan garlic fries, which I tried and found way too over the top. He loved them though and said he would try a different flavor next time. He also got the mac & cheese, which is customized - I don't remember what he had in it, but he also loved that and the portion was ridiculously huge - he took the leftovers home for later! My brother's gf has some food sensitivities but was able to have the nachos adjusted to her needs. She said they were fantastic and also had a lot left. Drinks were delish and server was on-point with refills. This will be a favorite for meeting up with friends - was also fun to walk around Lansing after, but would have been cool if more shops were open. Seemed like early closing for a Friday night in the summer. read more

If you love great juicy meat and BBQ and different sauces then this place is heaven. I always eat so much here and feel so happy.

Best barbacue around. Everyone I have taken here say they are impressed. One of my southern friends said he thought the barbacue was even better than back home. I love the sides like the Spicy cream corn and barbacue beans. Great atmosphere! read more

Worth the very long hour wait but the place isn't very big, not a ton of seating. Are table had brisket, pulled pork and chicken wings all were very good. Chicken wings and brisket were are favorites. For sides we had corn, beans, Mac and cheese, and bacon cheddar mashed potatoes. All we're good though the potatoes were nothing special not worth the extra dollar. The only thing I wasn't huge fan of was cornbread I've had a lot better then that. Tasted like a boxed mix. Overall it was a good experience and we would go back. read more

Ate here today and the food was super delicious and worth the price. The place was quite busy, but the two of us were able to sit and order food and drinks at the bar right away.The service was quick and the server friendly. I ordered a Lansing Brewing Co. Creamed Ale and the pulled pork meat plate, which comes with your choice of 2 sides and a piece of corn bread. The sides of fries and Mac n' Cheese were delicious. Crispy fries and the Mac n' Cheese had additional spices added, so it wasn't just a flat cheese flavor. The quantity of meat given was a large amount, but no one is complaining here! I took plenty home for left overs. They have about 6 BBQ sauces to pick from; the Carolina Mustard and Black Magic were my favorite sauces. I will definitely be going back for more. read more

I come here often as they have great food and great service. I am a fan of the BBQ Brisket Nachos that are consistently piled high with toppings and perfectly cooked so the cheese is gooey and nothing is burned. The brisket is always tender, the pickles fries are fantastic, and the mac n cheese is mind blowing. What makes this place stand out for me is the 6 choices of BBQ sauces on the table for one to taste and enjoy; personally I am in love with the hot garlic and the black magic. The beer selection is rotating and always full of great, varied options. They also do a lot of tap take overs where the reps from the breweries come and are a joy to hang out with and talk beer with. Highly recommend this place to any visitors to Lansing! read more

This is OK BBQ, not fantastic. I tried the Pork Belly Reuben, which was featured on Triple D and it was awful. There was so much sauce that the whole experience was terrible. The meats in the sandwich were OK, it was just almost soup and a sandwich in one plate with the over-saucing. My wife had both types of Slaw and the brisket. The brisket was OK flavor wise but a bit dry, the slaw was excellent. Service was non-existent (no drink refills until I was empty for 10 or so minutes, no check in to see how things were until we were done with our meals). To be fair, I compare all Smokehouses/BBQ joints to award winners like Q39 in KC, Jack Stacks in KC, Joe's KC BBQ in KC, Pappy's in STL and Bogart's in STL so this is decent BBQ for Michigan but does not hold a candle to the big boys. read more

Excellent customer service. Great ambiance. And Meat Meat Meat! The ribs are an excellent choice.the chicken wings are excellent...so much to choose from. read more

Quirky hole in the wall bbq joint. Didn't have to wait very long and was able to grab a drink as I waited. Service wasn't the best even though it was busy. The pulled pork sandwich was delicious, but I kept it as is with coleslaw, jalapeños, and pickles and it was piled so high I couldn't bite into it. They have multiple choices of bbq sauce and the vinegar based one was my favorite! read more

Meat BBQ has been a great addition to the Lansing cuisine scene. For lunch, they offer great twists on traditional BBQ sandwiches -- the Wolcott and the Adamizer are my favorites -- and you get to choose the type of meat. For dinner (or if you are really hungry at lunch) the meat plates are top notch. The portions are generous -- my wife and I can split a 2 meat plate with an extra side (the bacon and blue cheese potato salad is my favorite). I recently tried the made to order mac-n-cheese as an entree and it was amazing. It can be tough to get a table at lunch and on weekends, and they occasionally have to close early when they sell out, so get there early! read more

The sauces are fantastic. The meat is tender and juicy. I had the pulled pork with wing sauce and blue cheese and a side of the infamous macaroni and cheese. I fell in Love. The portions are huge! My friend had the brisket and it was incredible. You can order the Mac and cheese as your entrée but it's huge! You can put whatever you want in it as a topping but try to have 3 people to share it with. The guy at the next table ordered the sandwich with every meat on it. It was enormous. I can't wait to visit lansing and go back here. It's sooooooo good read more

Best bbq I've had in a long time. The wait at lunch time on a Friday was about 30 minutes, but so worth it. There was 6 different sauces to choose one. The black magic sauce was a coffee based bbq and very tasty with the pulled pork. The fries are killer too. read more

Brilliant place - food is amazing and plentiful, great atmosphere - should have booked a table as I had to wait 20minutes which is a good sign of a decent restaurant- will be back !! read more

My friends and I have been wanting to try this place forever. It's usually got a huge line with a long wait. We decided to order take out and were not disappointed. This place has amazing fries and wings. Very flavorful! read more

Meat BBQ - Wings & fries - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

After countless people raving over this place, I was surprised at the lackluster food my date and I received. The brisket was good. Not great. The blue cheese potato salad was utterly flavorless and unsalted. The mac an cheese was my other side and as one of the main entrees on the menu is some sort of loaded mac n cheese, I expected a lot more. It was again flavorless. My date got some sort of loaded mashed potato bowl with brisket. It was good. Again not great. I expected something bold and different an it's not there. The best thing was the Bloody Mary. I would eat there again as there are no BBQ places in Lansing but honestly if people think that place is great I can't imagine how well a TRULY great BBQ place would do. read more

The sides were basic, service was slower, and the meat was... well, it was meat. My expectations were high. Having lived many years in a place with an actual barbecue culture, it is understood that you do not branch out in new directions without first mastering some aspect of your food (e.g. you have the best ribs in town, you really know how to smoke and season a brisket, or your mac and cheese is to die for). I say these things not to be pretentious, but in hopes that they might challenge Meat to become better. Everyone had strongly recommended Meat saying things like "It's the best BBQ I've had", which leads me to wonder whether it is objectively good in its execution or if it's the ONLY BBQ these people have had, in a near cultural wasteland. Maybe you're trying, and maybe this is just the beginning, but I've sat through multiple meals at Meat thinking that I could have stayed home and made this, myself. It doesn't matter what you put ON your flavorless mashed potatoes, but what you put IN them; they were dough-like, covered in a layer of melted and separating shredded cheese, with bacon sprinkled over it. The mac and cheese, while homely in texture and consistency, also lacks any sort of distinguishable flavor or BBQ style (try adding more salt, hot pepper flakes, use smaller noodles, don't overcook the noodles, add a layer of crunchy panko breadcrumbs over the top layer of shredded cheese, this isn't difficult). The sweet cornbread: some would disagree with this practice, but I enjoy it. Both of your slaws are pretty good and add a lot of flavor to your dishes. The nachos, despite the host's recommendation, are not that great; I appreciate the fresh ingredients, but maybe substitute raw jalapeno slices for pickled ones (an opportunity to get into pickling) and a liquefied cheese (bland). The chicken wings had good seasoning and were smoked nicely - definitely the highlight; would eat again. Your pulled pork tasted like pulled pork - not a lot expected, not a lot delivered (needs more smoke, and are you brining long enough?). The brisket, even the wet, was dry and not very flavorful (needs more smoke). The sauces: the mustard and garlic-buffalo sauces are excellent, with distinct flavor profiles. The traditional Jazzy Q and Black Magic sauces were extremely sweet, and it was difficult to find much difference between them, when sampled with food. Your vinegar mop was standard, delicious, and non-offensive - I enjoyed it the most out of the three BBQ sauces. You serve everything on paper-covered metal trays, which is not an uncommon practice, but always questionable. It apparently surprises everyone I've been with, at Meat, to where they verbally comment about it. If you're eating just meat (i.e. something with moisture, touching the paper), you will also probably be eating paper, by the end of the meal. I haven't eaten at a place that's solved this problem yet, but I also don't care; chalk it up to locals' dining inexperience. If you aren't familiar with a place like Mission BBQ, it should probably be your end goal. They are doing everything that it looks like you're trying to do, but they've turned it into a reproducible standard of BBQ execution and experimentation. If you're familiar with a place like this, you may have some strong criticisms about it: how Mission BBQ isn't "good" BBQ, how it's not really southern, how specific nuances disqualify it. But they're killing it. They're making good, locally sourced food while constantly improving because they know there are other places out there coasting on the notion that they're the only "BBQ" joint in town. So I am left contemplating: if a BBQ joint takes advantage of the local population's underexposure to BBQ, and no one is around to challenge the overwhelming public sentiment of the inexperienced, does that make this BBQ joint inherently good? To be honest, I'm just as bad as the rest; I'll probably keep eating here because it's all there really is. read more

Love love love love!!! The food here is so spectacular! Although on weekends it's very busy because of the restaurant being so popular in such a small place, the food is TO DIE FOR GOOD!!! I suggest either going at lunch time or making a reservation ahead of time. If you don't know what to order, definitely order the pulled pork sandwich, it's always my favorite! read more

Really great place to get some bbq takeout. They flavor the meat with a great mix of seasonings. I really recommend this place.

Great lil bbq place... awesome food and staff. It's my husbands favorite bbq place outside of Franks in Austin, TX.

Fantastic BBQ. The portions are enormous and there's often a Groupon available to make the good prices even better. As their vegetarian options consist of the drink menu, make sure your dinner company consists of meat lovers! The appetizers are full meals, so just know that if you're just on a date that you'll leave with a lot of food if you each have entrees and an appetier. The beer selection is a good sampling from Michigan microbreweries. read more

Nice staff. Very good food. I really liked the Mac and cheese. I really want to go back next time I'm in Landing.

The name speaks for itself. MEAT is the place for carnivores haven. Started with a half order of nachos and couldn't even finish them. The Mac and cheese with pulled pork complemented the 5 different cheeses with grilled onions and if there wasn't enough cheese, blue crumble was added to the top. There was a "vegetarian" menu of coke, diet, tea and water and a great beer selection. read more

Had the brisket with side of ribs. Sides of Mac/cheese and garlic mashed. Everything was awesome. Decent (not overwhelming) list of quality draft beers to choose from. As good as any of the BBQ I've had in Kansas City. Definitely worth a visit. read more

I would give this place 5 stars for the food, but they run out of everything. Plus, the waitress was snotty and was more concerned about leaving than caring for our needs! read more

Best BBQ around! All of their sides are really good too. Bar has a great beer and cocktail selection.

Loved it. The brisket was good, kids had the duck sliders and the Mac n cheese, get the Mac n cheese! Staff was great. Several different bbq sauces to choose from. Will return when in the area again. read more

Outstanding brisket and pulled pork is phenomenal, the wait is a little more difficult to manage some nights so plan ahead it's worth it. Sit at he bar the service is better. read more

This place has flavor! Prices for portions are $$. Selection of Sauces are unique and delicious. Call ahead if you plan on dining in, or call ahead for ordering to go. Often times this restaurant is sold out before the dinner hour, even on Sundays. Closed on Mondays. Customer service is alright. I've been trying to love this place. Understand it's limited staff, it's crowded, don't be discouraged if you're waiting more than 5 minutes to just to be greeted at the door during busy hours. I've eaten here on a bi weekly basis since August 2016. Paid 24.43$ for 24 wings and specific sauce to go on February 12th, 2017. More than a dozen of the Wings had covert feathers/hairs on the skin still, which meant someone got lazy de-feathering. Wasn't worried about it since I've raised hens before. I plucked my wings and enjoyed them anyways Wrong sauce was provided. Wait-staff provided correct sauce for free of charge. I really didn't want to call and complain twice over one meal. I'll wait to come back. read more

Meat BBQ - Wing plate. Dressed for a mess! Amazing down to the last bite - Barbeque Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Went there twice for dinner, around 6-7 pm on a weekday, and was unable to eat either time. There was a sign on the door saying they were sold out. I hear it's great, but I find it frustrating going to a restaurant at a normal dinner time just to have to leave. Thank goodness I don't live very far. read more

Being a Lansing local I've had the opportunity to eat at Meat several times and I keep coming back for more! They stick to the essential BBQ favorites like ribs, pulled pork and wings. Their meat is always cooked to perfection and their sauces are top notch. The only downside is that because everything is so freshly made they might run out of your favorite if you get there too late in the day! Not that big of a setback since everything they sell is awesome (read: deal with it). read more

Loved the sides! I am not a big meat fan, but my husband thought his classic chopped pork sandwich was good and would rate the place with 5 stars as well. I was upset I wasn't able to try the Mac and cheese and forgot to order the salt and vinegar fries, but I would definitely go again. It was also very reasonably priced. read more

Had the macaroni and added pulled pork and peppers. It was so creamy and delicious with so much left over. I think it was about $16 which is rather pricey considering it was mostly macaroni but still worth it love the atmosphere and service. Second time of many more! read more

Great BBQ. Ribs and chicken don't even need any sauce. Brisket was cooked good but not as flavorful. Pork was yummy. Sides were homemade and went great, but star of the show is the MEAT. read more

Great bbq by any standard. Lovingly smoked meats, creative sides, homemade selection of sauces, and some good brews to wash it all down. Eat here now. read more

Great BBQ great service. Very small place so you will have to wait a bit for a table. I consider it an old town gem.

I had to go here for a work event and did not expect to eat at all since I do not eat meat. No big deal. But I ordered cole slaw and the spicy cream corn. DELICIOUS. I wanted to try the mac n cheese but I heard that they pour pork/bacon drippings in the cheese mixture. Bummerrr. My friends who do eat meat say that their food is the best bbq in Lansing but not as good as something you would find in Nashville or the south. read more

I loved this place! Such a cute little restaurant in a great location. Good drinks, amazing food. I would definitely go here again. And the portion sizes are huge! read more

Came for 2nd visit to Lansing and have not been impressed with the food yet until I found this spot on Yelp!! Great food and that mac n cheese was the best and comparable to mines which is pretty good :-). Serve was great will definitely go back if I come back to this area again. read more