Decent BBQ joint on North end of town…read more.. Dropped by Lucille's for the first time on Friday for a work lunch with the crew... Been meaning/wanting to try for a while, but have never got around to it. Ok experience, but there's some areas of attention needed. Pros: Friendly/quick service, outstanding brisket, excellent bbq sauces (I particularly liked the vinegar and spicy sauces), and large portions. Cons: Over-priced, average at best sides, extremely smoky in dining room, and dirty/run down restaurant. Overall our experience was good, but the smoke in the dining room was a real problem that actually had my eyes burning/watering while we were eating (it literally looked like an AARP Club Catholic Church bingo event, it was that smoky inside the restaurant), the food is stupid expensive ($35 lunch, one person), and the sides just weren't good (bland coleslaw and broccoli salad). The restaurant also needs a facelift and desperate deep clean... It had that dirty, grimy, sticky feel on the floors and tables (presumably from all the smoke in the dining room). I still consider Shigs n' Pit to be the far and wide the best BBQ in town, but Lucille's has the potential to be really good if they can make some adjustments, improvements, and clean the place up.

Sweet Smoked Pork Steak with BBQ sauce (Lucille's BBQ, north Lima Road) - tried something…read moredifferent, good value and very tasty I prefer Lucille's BBQ plate selections as I feel they give me good value. A select smoked meat with two sides for $14-16. This gives you a good all around taste of Lucille's offerings. On this trip I selected the sweet smoked pork steak with Mac & Cheese and Wilson baked beans. The entree was $14. The pork steak was a thinly cut piece of pork - maybe 3/4 inch thick. The steak definitely had hints of smokey and grilled flavors. The meat was tender, no pink color and moist. It was easily cut when warm, not as easy as it cooled. This is a large flat piece of meat so it took time to cut into pieces and savor. The BBQ sauce was sweet with no real spicy after taste kick. Glad I tried this selection. I really like the Mac & Cheese as it is very creamy and has a nice cheese flavor. The sauce has some jalapeño pieces - so expect a little heat and kick. The Wilson baked beans are also a bit spicy. There are small pieces of brisket embedded in the sweet savory BBQ bean sauce. Lucille's has a nice selection of other delicious sides for you to try. Lucille's does a nice job with smoked BBQ meats. Make the trip north to the corner of Lima and Wallen Roads. It's worth a try!

Nick and his adorable team did a couple of private events for us this week & let me tell you…read more.. #NAILIT #OUTOFTHEPARK #KILLERBBQ If you're craving bold, authentic barbecue made with care, Big Hungry BBQ hits the mark. Everything here is made from scratch, from the smoky, tender meats to the rich, satisfying sides--and you can taste the difference. Their unique smoking process brings out deep, layered flavors that set them apart from your average BBQ joint. The Big Hungry sandwich lives up to its name, combining brisket, cheese, mayo, pulled pork, coleslaw, and BBQ sauce into one unforgettable bite. It's a messy, meaty masterpiece that showcases the best of what they do. Sides like the creamy Mac N Cheese, hearty Bacon Baked Beans, and the indulgent Loaded Baked Potato Salad are clearly made with the same attention to detail and scratch-made care. From the creative combos to the quality ingredients and unmistakable smokehouse flavor, Big Hungry BBQ is a standout. Whether you're going for a Mac N Cheese Boat or a full 3 Meat Platter, you're guaranteed a meal that's both comforting and crave-worthy. Must Try: Big Hungry sandwich, Mac N Cheese Boat, and Loaded Baked Potato Salad. Thanks Nick & team you guys are amazing!!!

Incredible bbq comparing to southern, melt in your mouth, bursting with flavor bbq. You won't find…read morebbq like this in the Midwest, I've tried. Not only the meats, but the sides are to die for too. Was so good I went back same day to get some for my friends to try for their wedding. Safe to say Big Hungry BBQ is the top contender for their wedding day catering so far and I don't see that changing. Also, this little family business is very affordable considering bbq and catering prices these days. They are such a sweet family. We can't wait eat again!

Coming back to Fort Wayne for the holidays, and I never imagined we'd end up at a KBBQ place--but…read moreI'm so glad we did! First of all, they take reservations, which is great because we had a larger group for a holiday family gathering. We came to do the KBBQ with some family members who had never gotten it before. We ordered the premium plate, and got plenty of food for the group, including the bachan dishes. We got pork belly, chicken, and the ribeye (which was our favorite!). And as others mentioned, they gave us onion and pineapple to season the grill, which was delicious! The bachan were fun--they even had a potato salad which my Midwestern family members really loved (along with the corn appetizer!). The service was great--the workers checked in on us and were always ready to bring more bachan or help changing the grill for us! They even had some tasty mocktails for my family members who don't drink. Such a great time and delicious food at Dae Gee! So glad people will get to try their hand at Korean BBQ!

Been here a couple times and really enjoyed it. I had the ramen and the bibimbap with ribeye, both…read morewere very good! The Bachan sides come with every meal and they're unlimited so you can try any of them and get more of what you like best. Service was very good both visits, and the overall ambiance was nice. I recommend giving it a try!

Placed an order with Custom Quality Meats in New Haven and said I needed the order in 2 weeks…read more They said should be ready. Called in 2 weeks as I hadn't heard anything and so they said oh your orders not ready someone was ahead of you. I wasn't told that when I placed the order. Needed the meat for out of town company. If Custom Meats would have told me then I could have gone somewhere else

I did not go to this location, but met the owners at the Farmers Market in Ft. Wayne. Joe and…read moreSandy Seyfert (Willow Lake Farms) were very nice and did not mind that I ask a lot of questions. They're lucky that I got there late in the day, because I could have talked their ears off. They raise their own cattle and use non GMO feed. They got a great thing going and applaud their many years of effort!

If I could give one star I would. Meat was very undercooked I called in sick to work 3 days in a…read morerow! Plus it tastes disgusting worst food I've had in my life please do not risk your health here!

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Black Canyon has a great casual but classy upscale ambiance. Warm welcoming greetings by hosts as…read moreyou enter. Tasteful decor, albeit the bar, patio (seasonal, of course), or main dining area. Choice of booth or table seating. Can be a bit noisy, when tables of patrons forget they're not the only guests in the room, but not to the level that drowns out your own table conversation. Service is usually impeccable and Kiersten (our server the past 2 visits) exemplifies that: knowledgeable, attentive but not intrusive, kind, efficient, pleasant. Hubby had the not-your-ordinary wedge salad as a starter (pictured). Bacon, tomato, bleu cheese crumbles, hard boiled egg, and a creamy balsamic dressing. Very tasty! Me, always a sucker for good French onion soup (pictured), which I always order with no bread or croutons. Broth has authentic rich flavor with just the right amount of simmered onions. The only thing that might have made it even better would have been the use of Gruyere (or Swiss, instead of what seemed to be mozzarella) for the cheesy melt topping the delicious soup. Our chosen entrees tonight were the cashew crusted Mahi Mahi (pictured) served with orzo and fresh green beans, and the seared tuna (pictured) served on an umami blend of Napa cabbage and broccoli lightly dressed in sesame ginger, just-right heat, and peanuts. SO good! Oh...and you can see by the pics that the portions are well presented and generous enough to have some for lunch the next day! Truly a local fav! Great place for lunch or dinner!

Black Canyon (Dupont & Lima Roads) - consistently good dinning experience…read more Black Canyon is located on the very east end of the strip mall located near the Dupont & Lima road intersection. It can be found across the parking lot from Buffalo Wild Wings. There is always plenty of parking near the door. The restaurant is large with an inviting & modernly decorated bar and dinning area. The team here is very friendly and professional. They never disappoint. Making reservations on line is easy. I would definitely recommend reservations! On this night we were seated in the indoor-outdoor dining area. This area is more open, well lit and less intimate than the man dinning area. There were two large groups (12 and eight) seated in this area - nice for larger gatherings. You have a nice view of the lit outdoor fire place. BC has a very large menu. There is something for everyone. Overall BC is rather pricey but not as expensive as some. We started with our favorite corn bread appetizer. It's a simple 2-3 person dish. The bread is more like a southern cake than a traditional corn bread. The inside is soft, sweet and moist. The whipped butter is fluffy, smooth and makes a delicious accent to the corn bread. My wife ordered the southwest grilled chicken salad. She said the chicken was perfectly grilled and moist. The lettuce and fixings were very fresh. The dressing was very light and had a hidden cayenne pepper kick. The salad seemed to grow as you got to the bottom of the bowl - lol. My house salad was also very fresh. Plenty of side items to accent the lettuce. The buttermilk ranch dressing is somewhat unique. It has a smooth and light buttermilk texture without a strong buttermilk flavor. There are hints of ranch dressing flavors. Nicely done! I ordered the BC meatloaf. This was a mountain of deliciously blended types of meats, onions, peppers & spices. You could pick up the short rib, brisket, bacon and ground chuck flavors. The collection was moist, nicely spiced & seasoned and delicious! There was plenty of fresh and perfectly steamed broccoli - nice crisp. The Mac & cheese side was done to perfection! Nicely cooked noodles along with a very smooth & creamy white cheese sauce. It was so delicious that I had to scrap the sauce from the bottom of the dish. Overall, Black Canyon is an outstanding place to dine. You always feel special whether it's a special occasion or just dinner out. Time in and time out...food & service are outstanding!!

This has to be one of the best kept secrets in Fort Wayne. Absolutely delicious food - the…read moreQuesabirria (trust me, just get it) is absolutely the best! The Margaritas are amazing. Service is always wonderful!

We have been there twice and food was awesome, very fresh. Staff is friendly and servers are…read moreattentive. We will definitely go back. And did I mention the yummy 27-ounce margarita? Very good!!!! It is a large dining area with many TVs.

I had the shrimp and grits. While I wouldn't call it grits, maybe Indiana grits, it was more…read morecornbread, my meal was incredible! I requested the creole sauce on the side as I wasn't sure what I was getting. I was pleasantly impressed with the "sauce" which was some of the best gumbo I have had. My husband had the coconut shrimp and was equally impressed. Our server was fun and knowledgeable, she let me know ahead that theirs was not your typical southern shrimp and grits. She was attentive without being too much. We love the atmosphere, the tables are not on top of each other and the decor was fun! We will definitely be back.

Lucky Moose (DuPont & Coldwater Roads) - big menu, seeming less flavors that I would expect…read more I have visited the Lucky Moose three times in the last 5 months. I have not posted as I have been collectively evaluating their products. The Lucky Moose is located in a strip mall on the south side of DuPont road across from Kroger. Most times there is plenty of lot parking. Though this can be a challenge on busy dine out nights when Ziano's, Cebolla 's and the Moose are busy. At times Lucky's has had a good 30 minute wait. I think this is less likely since Union Social opened up the street. The Moose has a very large and diverse menu. There is something for everyone. The service always seems to be friendly. The restaurant is fairly large with a smaller bar area. I personally find the booths, that seat four, to be somewhat small. This can be uncomfortable if you have have four adult diners. On this visit we started with the fried veggie basket. This, like other appetizers I've ordered here recently, seem to come out deeply fried and tough in texture. The inside veggies were soft and fresh. The pieces weren't very big. The breading was thick and slightly oily to taste. Overall, you don't get much flavor to go along with the thick, hard and a bit oily breading. My wife had the fish tacos. She said they tasted fresh. No fishy taste. She noted that the tacos lacked seasoning that would help distinguish this Lucky Moose product. This characterization is somewhat typical of other entrees I had here. The Lucky Moose has a good variety of selections that can be made into a pizza or flat bread (see attached picture). This option was about $16. The menu says it takes about 29 1/2 minutes to make. The waitress said to plan on 40 minutes - just be aware, which was okay with me! This pizza is a "deeper" dish pizza. I'm not sure I would call it true deep dish as that implies a style with certain expectations. This was really just a really thick pizza served in a deep dish style pan. The crust tasted like a biscuit. I'm not sure if that is unique to this more southern BBQ style dish or if all pizzas have this type of biscuit crust. I was really expecting a more traditional pizza style dough taste. The worst part of the crust was that it came out REALLY hard when eaten hot and fresh. This was so hard that I had toncutbitbwith a knife. This was very different as left overs which I will explain later. The sauce was a very mild BBQ flavor. It had a moderate amount of sweetness and very little spiciness. Not bad. The down side here is that the sauce dominated the chicken and cheese taste when served fresh and really hot - but not that way as left overs. The hot BBQ sauce was so prevalent that I couldn't detect any smoked chicken flavors. The mozzarella cheese flavors got buried in the hot temperature BBQ sauce also. Overall, I was not pleased with my dinning selection. However, this somewhat changed when it became leftovers. Cold Pizza Test - I normally save some pizza to eat for breakfast. My preference is to eat it without being reheated. However, this is a deeper dish product. So I microwaved the pizza, that had been refrigerated for about 32 hours, for 45 seconds. During this time the BBQ sauce "soaked" into the crust and really softened it up. The sauce took a back seat to the chicken and cheese. I could now detect a nice Smokey flavor in the moist chicken. The mozzarella now thickened and provided that nice bed of cheese that you'd expect on a pizza. The 45 second reheated product was very tasty. A softer crust and mild BBQ flavors that enhanced the chicken and cheese. I believe the dramatic difference was due to the overly hot temperature by which the original pizza was cooked. Just my opinion. You visit and make your decision.

800 Degrees - sometimes you just want salad with a little pizza taste…read more 800 Degrees isn't far from our home so it's an easy stop for salad and a taste of pizza. It is located in the far east end of the strip mall opposite of the Starbucks and Walmart off Lima/Dupont road. It's a large restaurant so it can easily accommodate larger parties. You order at the cash register and then the servers will take care of the rest. They do have a bar side on one side of the restaurant that has a TV to watch the game. I think their alcohol selections are rather limiters though. On this occasion we ordered a Pirelli and salads. The Pirelli is a delicious "non-pizza" pizza option. The ring of dough is very tasty. It is soft and slightly sweet. The wood fired baking gives it a nice Smokey flavor with a slightly crisp exterior. The inside is full of oozing mozzarella cheese and sweet marinara sauce. You have to love when fresh mozzarella oozes and is almost so thick that you need a fork to cut it. The two salads pictured are a Caesar and Mista salad. You can get them in half and full sizes. The half size is enough for a meal if you are going to accompany it with a pizza or Pirelli. The salads are always fresh. They never drench the salad in too much dressing. The dressings are usually very in mild flavor so it accents the salad instead of dominating it. One of the memorable parts of dinning at 800 Degrees is the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. These free cookies are ready to accompany you home. Give 800 Degrees a try. They make a good change of pace from your normal pizza place. You will enjoy their friendly service and relaxing/casual atmosphere.

$51 for this... I…read morecontend that 800 Degrees is far and wide the best pizza in Fort Wayne, but after our last fiasco about two years ago when the presumed owner acted like a sanctimonious jackass, we have not been back. Fast forward to today and the house hottie wanted to do the humble thing and give them another go (Against my better judgement, but I digress... Happy wife, happy life). I've inexplicably gotten a gluten sensitivity about a year ago (which sucks), so we ordered two GF pizzas. The pizzas are literally half the size of their standard Neopolitan pizzas along with a $4.00 up-charge for GF, totaling $51 for carry-out (just two tiny skimpily topped pizzas, nothing else)... This is a joke right? While the pizzas were good (not as good as their Neopolitan), $51 is laughable and frankly insulting. Wow, this is some "bold" customer price gouging and should piss-off anyone that orders their GF pizza... Albeit I wouldn't expect anything less coming from the guy that treats his customers like ill repute. Needless to say, we are officially done with 800 Degrees... From bad customer treatment to getting bent by over like a cheap Vegas hooker via price gouging, 800 Degrees and its pompous owner can get bent. This is such a travesty because 800 Degrees is an outstanding pizzeria, but there are other solid pizzerias in Fort Wayne that deserve our business because they don't do either of the above. Good riddance.

This our go to lunch spot. Inside is quaint and not fancy, but gets the job done. Always quick and…read morefresh with friendly faces The sandwiches are incredible, very fairly priced and having tried them all, you can't go wrong

Amazing food! Great service and very clean…read more Highly recommend the tea as well. Kumquat is grand on chilling day after a long flight. Clean plate club for both of our thoughts