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CITY BARBEQUE

(4.9 Score)
5979 East Main Street,
Columbus, OH 43213 Directions

Since 1999

Specialities:

✓Full Slab of Ribs ✓Half Slab of Ribs ✓Individual Rib Bones ✓Half Bird ✓Breast and Wing ✓Leg and Thigh ✓Adult Tenders ✓Hand-battered Tenders ✓Wings ✓One Chicken Tender ✓Chips and Queso Pack ✓Feeds Pack ✓Pitmaster Nachos ✓Hush Puppy Basket ✓Pan of Mac and Cheese ✓Pan of Creamy Slaw ✓Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage ✓Sides Plate ✓Fresh-cut Fries ✓Mac and Cheese ✓Cornbread ✓Green Beans with Bacon ✓Hush Puppies ✓Creamy Slaw ✓Corn Pudding ✓Baked Beans with Brisket ✓Side Salad ✓Potato Salad ✓Collard Greens with Pork ✓Family Pack ✓Kids Chicken Tenders ✓Kids Pulled Pork ✓Kids Mac and Cheese ✓Kids Beef Brisket ✓Kids Pulled Chicken ✓Kids Lolo's Pulled Pork

" City Barbeque has a warm, friendly atmosphere that makes it easy to enjoy their delicious food. They serve lunch and dinner and want to give you a great barbecue experience you’ll remember. Their menu includes award-winning BBQ, different sandwiches, fresh salads, handmade sides, and desserts. Everything is full of rich, tasty flavors. Their pitmasters smoke brisket for up to 18 hours, making it so tender and juicy that it feels like a true Texas barbecue experience. Their sides and cookies are made fresh every day in the restaurant to ensure they taste their best. For over 20 years, they’ve been successfully catering events, with a helpful team ready to meet customers’ needs. The restaurant is a great place to celebrate with family and friends. City Barbeque promises a tasty, satisfying meal whether you eat in or take food to go. They also support their team and local communities by giving back to charities and non-profits.

2026 Highlights: City Barbeque also offers a catering option."

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Menu:

St. Louis Ribs:
Full Slab of Ribs $29.99
Half Slab of Ribs $17.99
Individual Rib Bones
CHICKEN:
Half Bird $12.99
Breast + Wing $9.99
Leg + Thigh $8.49
Adult Tenders $9.99
8 Hand-Battered Tenders $19.99
12 Hand-Battered Tenders $29.99
6 Wings $9.99
12 Wings $17.99
18 Wings $25.99
50 Wings $69.99
One Chicken Tender $2.79
GAMEDAY SPREADS:
6 Wings $9.99
12 Wings $17.99
18 Wings $25.99
50 Wings $69.99
Chips & Queso Pack $14.99
Feeds 4 to 6 Pack $59.99
Feeds 8 to 10 Pack $99.99
Feeds 14 to 16 Pack $159.99
Feeds 20 to 24 Pack $219.99
Full Slab of Ribs $29.99
Pitmaster Nachos $9.99
Hush Puppy Basket $7.99
Pan of Mac & Cheese $38.99
Pan of Creamy Slaw $38.99
12 Hand-Battered Tenders $29.99
MEATS BY THE POUND:
Half Pound Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage $8.99

Discount:

Get $5 Off Your Order

Contact:

(614) 755-8890

Mon-Thu: 11am - 9pm
Fri & Sat: 11am - 10pm
Sun: 11am - 8pm

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SMOKED ON HIGH BBQ

(4.7 Score)
755 South High Street,
Columbus, OH 43206 Directions

Since 2017

Specialities:

✓Brisket ✓Pulled Pork ✓Chicken Drummies ✓Pork Spare Ribs ✓Cole Slaw ✓Cornbread ✓Max N' Cheese ✓Spicy Brisket Chili ✓Collard Greens ✓Brisket Sandwich ✓Pork Sandwich ✓Chicken Dummies ✓Chicken Wings ✓Baby Back Ribs ✓Pit Baked Beans ✓St Louis Cut Spare Ribs ✓BBQ Chicken ✓Brisket Skinny

" Smoked On High BBQ is a top-notch barbecue restaurant and catering business located in downtown Columbus's Historic Brewery District. It has been bringing handcrafted BBQ to the central Ohio region for nearly a decade. Smoked On High BBQ serves the tastiest steaks and burgers. Their creamy BBQ perfectly satisfies the palate of each individual. Smoked On High BBQ's award-winning, slow-smoked BBQ has a Central Texas flavor. They offer catering services for large to small events. Delivery services are available for orders of $300 and above.

2026 Highlights: Restaurant offers a casual, cosy, quiet, and trendy atmosphere with wheelchair-accessible entrances and seating. Guests can enjoy outdoor seating, dine-in, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services. Reservations are accepted, and payments can be made by credit card, debit card, or NFC mobile payment."

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Menu:

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Pulled Pork $9.50
Pulled Chicken $8.00
Chicken Drummies $14.50
Ribs - 3 Bone $10.00
Ribs - 6 Bone $20.00
Ribs - Full Slab $38.00
Brisket $8.00
Sausage $8.00
Sides
Max 'N Cheese $2.75
Collard Greens 'N Pork $2.75
Spicy Brisket Chili $2.75
Cornbread $2.75
Cole Slaw $2.75

Contact:

(614) 754-9711

Wed-Sun: 11am - 8pm Mon & Tue: Closed

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HOGGY'S BBQ AND CATERING

(4.5 Score)
830 Bethel Road,
Columbus, OH 43214 Directions

Since 1991

Specialities:

✓BBQ Columbus OG ✓BBQ Sweet Cincy ✓BBQ Kentucky Bourbon ✓BBQ Jamaican Me Crazy ✓BBQ Carolina Garlic ✓BBQ Spicy Kansas City,Chicken ✓Chicken Half Pan ✓Chicken Full Pan ✓Turkey ✓Turkey Half Pan ✓Turkey Full Pan ✓Mogee's Mac Pint ✓Mogee's Mac Half Pan ✓Mogee's Mac Full Pan ✓Smoked Garlic and Cheese Mash Pint ✓Smoked Garlic and Cheese Mash Half Pan ✓Smoked Garlic and Cheese Mash Full Pan ✓Classic Coleslaw Pint

“ 2026 Highlights: Hoggy's BBQ and Catering is a well-established BBQ restaurant with roots dating back to 1991, when its first restaurant opened in Linworth, Ohio. Since then, Hoggy’s has built its reputation around authentic Southern-style BBQ, prepared with fresh ingredients and made from scratch. The restaurant’s meats are carefully hand-rubbed with signature seasonings and slow-smoked to create rich, traditional BBQ flavours. Hoggy’s also provides catering for birthdays, graduations, weddings, holidays, family gatherings, and other special occasions. Located on Bethel Road in Ohio, Hoggy’s BBQ and Catering continues to offer guests hearty Southern BBQ and a welcoming dining experience.”

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Menu:

BBQ:
Columbus Og: $6.00
Sweet Cincy: $6.00
Kentucky Bourbon: $6.00
Jamaican Me Crazy: $6.00
Carolina Garlic: $6.00
Spicy Kansas City: $6.00
BULK MEATS:
Brisket $36.00
Pork $19.00
Chicken $19.00
Turkey $26.00
BULK SIDES:
Mogee's Mac $10.50
Smoked Garlic And Cheese Mash $10.50
Classic Coleslaw $10.50
Garlic And Bacon Green Beans $10.50
Dill And Citrus Potato Salad $10.50

Contact:

(614) 442-1800

Mon-Sun: 11am-8pm

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CITY BARBEQUE REVIEWS

WONDERFUL BARBEQUE!!! Very delicious and filling with amazing textures and flavors! Pretty clean restaurant and food came out SUPER quick! Would recommend for a quick stop for lunch or dinner and price was well worth it! Lots of great options to choose from and had all the drinks and sauces you need on the side! 10/10.

Some friends of ours ordered this tonight for us while we were visiting, and o wow!!!! Top to bottom phenomenal!! Brisket beans, mac and cheese, pulled pork all of it was top notch!! Will def be having anytime we're near columbus!! Awesome.

We celebrate there my husban's birthday and had a great time! Awesome place.

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This is our second year using Smoked on High to cater to our holiday office party. The food has been fantastic both times and their customer service is great. They set up everything right on time and everything was fresh. Danny was very helpful in coordinating with me the catering order. Very pleased overall!.

The best brisket I have ever had. Very moist, large portions. The ribs are fantastic. The mac and cheese and collards are great. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants great bbq.

Great BBQ and awesome building. Very crafty. The pulled pork was delicious. I tried the whole sampler.

HOGGY'S BBQ AND CATERING REVIEWS

My wife and I were visiting Columbus for the Buckeye Country Fest and stumbled across Hoggys. We had some of the best food while in Columbus but Hoggys was the cherry on top! If you’re looking for great BBQ and comfort cooking this is the place to be. We got the Grazer (3 meat combo) w/ sides! Mac n cheese, beef tallow fries (amazing), baked beans. the pulled pork was incredible and the brisket was perfectly cooked! I also got the $5 wings which were amazing with the sauce recommended by Dylan. I can’t say enough great things about Dylan and his team’s hospitality. As soon as we walked in he made us feel right at home and let us know if we needed anything to just let them know. This is food service done right! Not to mention everything my wife and I bought was under $50 and fed both of us more than enough! We still had leftovers. Thank you for the great experience. We left Ohio happy and excited to come back!.

Absolutely delicious!! Got a Brisket Salad and the brisket was juicy, but OMG THE WINGS ARE TO DIE FOR!!! They were served hot and the sauce was amazing! Got the Jamaican Me Happy Sauce and it did not disappoint! Ate 10 wings by myself! Great place to grab a bite and get some grub!! Also the staff was super nice and friendly as well!.

Had an awesome time at Hoggy’s last week for dinner. We got the pulled pork sandwich with sides. I loved the variety of sauces they had too. I also got the banana cream pudding for dessert with vanilla wafers on top!!! So good. Ugh I shouldn’t have eaten the whole thing but I did!! My husband got the two plate sampler. He really liked the ribs and brisket. He wants to come back for more of the ribs! Awesome time and the workers had awesome hospitality and knew everything about the food!.

TBR® Inspection Score Report

CITY BARBEQUE Total Inspection Points: 117/120
Business Hours: 9
Page Maintenance: 9
Social Media: 9
Acknowledgments: 10
Complete Info: 10
Exact Services: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Online Order: 10
Pricing: 10
Reviews Accuracy of : 10
Variety of Menu: 10
Video: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

SMOKED ON HIGH BBQ Total Inspection Points: 113/120
Followers Ratio: 8
Social Media: 8
Business Hours: 9
Exact Services: 9
Page Maintenance: 9
Menu Images: 10
Complete Info: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Video: 10
Extensive Menu: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

HOGGY'S BBQ AND CATERING Total Inspection Points: 108/120
Complete Info: 8
Contact Info: 8
Exact Services: 8
Page Maintenance: 8
Social Media: 8
Extensive Menu: 8
Business Hours: 10
Experience: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Online Order: 10
Pricing: 10
Video: 10