Very good and ambiance is good. Can get loud when busy and they are busy a lot. Give it a try!

I'll give OMC credit for their food. Almost everything was super flavorful and tender. I had brisket, ribs, and beans and my friend had the OMC plate. The brisket was tender and very tasty but SO fatty. It actually really upset my stomach and I tried to pick off all of the fat. I was kind of disappointed because I paid for 8oz of brisket and really got 4oz of brisket and 4oz of fat. The ribs were tender and flavorful, however mine came out cold. My friend said the chicken was dry, but flavorful. Beans were great, sauces were amazing, and service was great. I would go back, although it is pricy!! read more

The best smoked pork rib, brisket and chicken that I have had in a long time. Side we're just as amazing. But you must get the house French fries a $2 more but way Worth it. read more

Amazing BBQ dinner after a long Friday drive up to Duluth from the cities. We called ahead to ensure there was space in the outdoor area and arrived around 8pm and had no wait. Bring a jacket! It can get chilly right by the lake. We were greeted by delicious freshly made pork rinds. The drink selection is excellent, and appears to be expanded in the partnership with the bar next door. The sangria is strong and tasty! The Smoked OMC plate with the addition of pulled pork, with cheesy jalapeno grits and bacon potato salad was perfect for two people. Our server was excellent! She was speedy, attentive, friendly, and kind. Can't wait to come back the next time we are in Duluth! read more

Awesome. i love that place. The Nashville Hot Chicken burns going in and burns going out.

This family of restaurants including the Duluth Grill have set a high bar. OMC smokehouse is excellent. As you walk up, you will see the smoke and smell the meats. You will also see some ingredients growing in the raised gardens around the restaurant. Inside is great. Airy, light and cool animal themed art on the walls. Cozy setting to devour all of the meats. Service was perfect. Friendly, knowledgeable and our server spoke as if it were her restaurant, which made it feel like family. It was cool. As for the food. Oh man, the food. As you will see, I didn't get many pics, because it all got devoured quickly. You will be served a plate of homemade pork rinds as you are seated which serve as excellent sauce deliver devices. They have 4 house-made sauces, all of which added just the right flavors to the meal. Beef fat fries are thick cut, skin-on and super flavorful. Brisket / Cheddar Sandwich was de-lish!!!! Crispy, caramelized edges to the super Smokey, sweet meat. Potato salad was good. Bacon blu cheese. It was a lil 'dry' but some added sauce made it much better. Chicken was so juicy and Smokey. Cooked to perfection. Ribs were meaty, not fatty. Smokey, salty and easily fell from the bone. Mac and cheese was good. Needed a lil salt and sauce to make it great though. The girls got salads and said they were amazing. Now, if you are vegan it wouldn't make sense coming to a smokehouse, would it? Well we had a vegan guest with us and she had multiple options from a meatless sloppy joe sandwich to an impossible burger. I'm excited to come back and eat more Smokey meat! read more

OMC Smokehouse - Rib with sauce - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Open for pickup and delivery during the pandemic. I walked into the empty restaurant (sad) and could smell the smokehouse goodness (happy). Our sandwiches were wonderfully smoky and delicious. No skimping on quantity or quality of the meat portions! They even remembered to ask us if we need utensils (which I had totally forgotten about for the sides). read more

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Outstanding! Was in Duluth for business and had ate some of their fare at a catered event one time. Sensational place. Great atmosphere, excellent food and drink. Lacey, my server was bubbly, engaging and very knowledgeable about the menu. Could not have asked for a better night of dining. They follow all COVID protocols. I eat BBQ all over the US and this is as good as any. read more

OMC Smokehouse - Brisket stacker and Bacon blue cheese potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Service was fabulous and food was great! The only knock on them keeping them from 5 stars was the appetizer. We got their 4 house sauces with chicharrones to start(nice snack and nice sauces. We followed this up with the slightly disappointing jalapeño poppers, $10 for two jalapeños cut in half and stuffed with leftover brisket bits and cheese is a little ridiculously priced. My wife had brisket with pancetta and peas, and blue cheese potato salad (blue cheese wasn't noticeable, but salad was still good), I had the Tennessee Hot chicken with jalapeño cheddar grits(best grits I have had) and the chicken wasn't as hot as I was expecting Tennesee Hot to be, but it was pretty hot and exceptionally tasty! We both would be happy to return! read more

OMC Smokehouse - Brisket with blue cheese potato salad, peas with pancetta...delish! - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

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The sauce selection was great! The chicken was simply amazing and the ribs are 1st rate. Most importantly, the entire staff as a whole where wonderful! read more

OMC Smokehouse - Collards, pulled pork, STL ribs and blue cheese potato salad. Can't go wrong with the beef fat fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Great service and food was delicious we had hush puppies and the pork nachos i very much so recommend!!

Listed as one of the top places in Duluth so decided to try this on a Friday night. Service was great. Environment is casual dining. They start your table with good pork rinds. Nachos were the best! Mix of sweet and very mildly spicy candied jalapenos. Brisket plate had quality meat and not too fatty. Peas were no good. Sweet potatoes were very light and sweet, very delicious. Also chicken tender sandwich had more breading than chicken doused in honey mustard. Mac n cheese mostly bland cream and flavorless, not baked. Overall would recommend for nachos and brisket. read more

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This place was ... good not great? While the food was good, the portions were so small! When asking our waiter if the two sides we picked to go with our brisket would be enough for two people she assured us they were. The corn bread was two tiny pieces (almost bite size) and the mac and cheese was in a bowl the size of a salsa bowl. We left ... hungry? Idk, it was good but we wouldn't make a trip back. read more

I wish I took photos but just forgot because I was so overwhelmed by how good the food was. I took one bite and couldn't put it down. This may have been the best meat sweat factory I've ever been too and I would recommend to any one going through Duluth to stop here ! read more

They do it right Not a lot to say in this review. If you like barbecue, you were like 0MC. We had the ribs and they were excellent, that's usually a good sign that the rest of the items will be just as good. Sides were great service, atmosphere cleanliness all top-notch. If you're in Duluth and you like BBQ, then come eat here. read more

Hear me out.... The sweet potatoes are perfect! The food is amazing and I love love love the sides! The veggie sloppy Joe... yum! Great experience, great food, and a cute spot! Highly recommend read more

Great BBQ "up North". This was a fun place with really good food. We were visiting Duluth (from SC) on our way up the North Shore. We decided to try OMC and were not disappointed. The complimentary house-made pork rinds were a great start. read more

OMC Smokehouse - Pork rinds - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

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Luke was our server and he was awesome! There are 4 sauces and they give you pork rinds to sample them. Each sauce was so good! Try them all even if you aren't sure, you will be surprised. I had pulled pork sandwich and sweet potato casserole, husband had brisket and potato salad. Perfect portions and it was all really good! Open at 3 and have indoor/ outdoor seating or you can sit at the bar. read more

Everything about OMC is just perfect. Food is honestly much better than the tier it lives in, we've always had excellent servers, it's attractive from the outside and in. Fabulous gardens are a bonus. read more

Quaint, pricy, and delicious. I recommend the trio of meat. A bit of three tasty meats that will satisfy. They offer pork rinds and sauce while you wait for your food. Overall, if you're up for a hefty tab for a dinner, this place is sure to please. read more

OMC Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Unbelievable. We frequent the south often...this place felt like we were in a Memphis BBQ. Definitely a place to eat when you visit Duluth.

When I go on a trip for work, the first thing I do is peruse the BBQ in target city. This time, Duluth Minnesota. Not really a hot bed of BBQ I know. As a matter of fact, there turns out to be one real BBQ joint in the entire city. Everything else is a chain. No thanks. I'm jonesin' to get here and try it out. Let's see what you got Minnesota!! Straight up. Minus one star for that dry brisket. I've been all over the barbecue world and smoked my own too. And that was just a travesty. Get the bad out of the way early. I have to say you will keep the other four. Strictly for the pork and chicken. Pulled pork was perfectly passable. But that chicken? Oh lord that was good. I have reviewed all over the country, and it seems every joint does one thing good. Here in Duluth, it was the chicken. Moist, tender, smokey and just perfectly right. Maybe I just landed on the right night. I would come back for that chicken over and over again. Staff was very very friendly. "Minnesota Nice" as I learned that week. Only downfall of anything while I was in Minnesota was it was below zero the entire time. Nothing in this establishment was below zero. Except that brisket. I will advise you don't carve it ahead of time. Because it seemed like it was carved WAY ahead of time. Oh, and as a side note, literally.... I had a side called Pancetta and peas. Juicy bits of pancetta and a smokey bed of peas. It was off the hook good. This alone was worth the trip. I don't typically review sides, but this one here was perfection. I will come back if I am ever in Minnesota again. And I will get the chicken and the pulled pork. Pancetta and peas. Pass on the brisket. read more

I had the Pulled Pork Sandwich and the mixed greens salad for my side. The salad was delicious! It had cran-raisins and sunflower seeds. The pork was lukewarm so I asked the server about it and she said that the Cole slaw is cold and cools down the pork. Our server Stephanie was great. read more

Oink, moo, cluck. F'ing amazing. We had the meats. Duh. Loved everything we had. BBQ sauces were AMAZING. We bought a jar to go home with. The waitress was very patient and was super great dealing with us and elderly parents. I don't remember everything we tried but I do remember loving all of it. read more

My husband and I ordered Tito's drinks, one with soda water and the other with soda water and a splash of cranberry. When we got our bill the drinks were charge the price for Tito's ($7 or $9 I can't remember) and then an extra $1 for soda water on my husband's drink and and extra $1 for soda water AND and extra $1 for a splash of cranberry! I have never in my life been charged for a mixer on a basic drink. We were also not impressed with the food, way over priced for nothing special. read more

Super disappointed with this place. We rolled into town after driving through two states and arrived 35 minutes before closing. The very cheerful server girl said she couldn't seat us bc they closed in 35 min. We asked then if we could place an order to go and she cheerfully said no. Then we asked if there was anywhere else we could eat nearby and she cheerfully said no..... sorry. "Everything is having to close early bc of covid" We ended up getting food and drinks two doors down (30 feet away). We cheerfully gave them our money instead!!! And they closed at the same time. read more

You got 4stars because I waited an hour. Never got a text and had to be out on the list again. So fix that and you'll likely get all the stars. Food was fantastic. Came out quick but didn't not lack in flavor, presentations or experience. I will not that everything y'all making money off of is originally from black culture. Overall I was mad, disgusted and satisfied with it all. read more

OMC Smokehouse - We here but this waitlist system sucks. - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Made it here for a late lunch, fantastic! Can't wait to go back in the summer. Smells great just driving by. Great menu with some classics and nice twists on bbq. Was craving brisket so I got the platter and it was perfect, Mac and cheese and coleslaw also I will be back to try the hush puppies and other unique bbq read more

We really loved the atmosphere of OMC Smokehouse and the servers were very friendly and attentive. We had to wait about 35 minutes for our table, but that was ok we just went across the way to Bent Paddle and they texted when our table was ready. On to our food, I had the pulled pork sandwich with onion strings and coleslaw and duck fat fries. I was excited about the duck fat fries and they were a little bit of let down. When I think of fried duck fat food I think it'll be really crispy, these weren't all that crispy but still good. Pulled pork was delicious. The husband had the combo plate, ribs, chicken and brisket. With a side of duck fat fries and grits. He really enjoyed the ribs and grits. Brisket was a touch dry but still good. He also liked the chicken. Overall very very good and we'll be back! read more

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Stopped here with a large group for dinner on a Thursday night and even for a group of 8 the wait was only around 30 minutes - definitely worth it. The service was great and we were served unlimited homemade pork rinds immediately upon sitting down. Our server walked us through the whole slew of homemade sauces on the table and each of them were amazing. I ordered the Zip A Dee Doo Dah (pulled pork sandwich) and the pancetta peas on the side and also stole a few bites of someone's Mac and cheese which was great. It seems like you can't go wrong with anything on the menu! There was a lot of street parking around and they have a little patio area with a fireplace that would be really nice on a summer night. read more

Was passing through Duluth on business. I did not want the "on-the-go" hamburger or fast food. This place is AWESOME! I have eaten BBQ from many different places across the US. This one is defiantly on the list for go-to if I am passing through Duluth. Just wished I could have dined-in - damn COVID. read more

Love the nachos, love the lettuce wraps, love the vibe this entire family just does things right

Wonderful hostesses, great waiter, incredible food and a modern take on a barbecue restaurant. Beef Nachos - 10/10 Fish tacos - 10/10 Chicken tenders - 9/10 (only downside is the bread) OMC plate - 10/10 Beans - 7/10 Cornbread - 7/10 Mac n cheese - 8/10 Elote salad - 9/10 read more

Great gluten free options. Felt totally safe eating here with Celiac - even comes clearly labeled when getting take out. Also super tasty food read more

Food, price service all need immediate attention , parking is a problem and they are more concerned with the young people and ignore the older crothat has the disposable income read more

Absolutely delicious food. While a little pricey the food itself far makes up for it. read more

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So delicious! I tried the salmon salad. It was fresh, a little spicy and the fish was smoked perfectly. We sat outside on their patio which was a nice space. The space is dog friendly as well and a couple parties had their pups. If we lived in there area it would be a great place to stop for a bite after hiking with our dog read more

Very good food. The brisket is so good here. Nice modern atmosphere. The service is great.

Spectacular BBQ. I got the OMC sampler and my only regret was not getting another plate to go. The St. Louis ribs were the best ribs I have had in recent memory (sample size: many ribs), the brisket was delicious, and the chicken was juicy. Let me emphasize - when I heard this place had great BBQ, I did not expect it to punch pound-for-pound in the pantheon of southern BBQ titans. It does so with authenticity that shows these folks are experts. If you had to pick one type of meat to try (who are you kidding - you'll get the rest after trying the first bite), I would definitely go ribs, brisket, then chicken. read more

OMC Smokehouse - Smoked OMC Sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Absolutely awesome from the food to the entire atmosphere. While you wait you can hang out by campfires outside! All the meat was smoked to perfection, unique sides to go with and a huge selection of drinks! read more