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Barbara Anns BBQ

7617 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL, 60619
  • (773) 651-5300
  • Store is closed

Barbara Anns BBQ Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Salad
  • Entree
  • Sides

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  • Appetizers
  • Salad
  • Entree
  • Sides

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  • Ice P.

    I only get the fries with mild sauce. Love eating them after work.

    (4)

  • Stacey G.

    I love This BBQ spot and it's well worth the travel especially for the Beef Ribs which are extremely hard to find in Chicago. My they are very meaty and tender. My only issue is its not guaranteed that they always have some so you have to call ahead to make sure

    (4)

  • Zach J.

    This place has some damn good BBQ. I got the short ribs and hot links all with spicey sause and, you get tons of food! For $10 I had this huge pile of short ribs and two delicious hot links smothered and spicey BBQ sauce! This is how BBQ should be made! And their hot links are traditionally made. BTW if you are white, make sure you are in and out after you get your food. My nutty ass brother decided we should eat in the car down 76th st with the engine off. I did not mind the stares by all the people walking by giving us the "what the hell is your white asses doing here" stares. What we did mind was a group of gangsters hanging out right next to our car and inching closer and closer to us, they also got louder and louder as they moved closer and started acting disturbed we were there, so we had to leave because the attention was not pleasant. I am not paranoid, I am a former south sider but I know when I am not welcome somewhere, so if you are a white person like me, go in, get your food, then leave the area!

    (5)

  • Jon B.

    This place is tremendous. I spend a lot of time in my car on the SS and I've hit most all the BBQ joints and this one is by far my favorite. I've even done a taste test with Barbara Ann's and Lem's with slabs of ribs. Where's Lem's tends to be dry, Barbara Ann's is perfectly moist. Better sauce too. Of course, it's carry out only. My one tip would be to get the sauce on the side thus saving your once crisp fries from drowning.

    (5)

  • Jay Ef Jai ..

    WARNING: IT IS THE GHETTO AND THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU GHETTO CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! They used to have good food...Not anymore...The ribs are tough as a tree. My experience? Well...let me tell you about that one: I ordered a jumbo tip link combo. Barbara Ann's is on 76th and I went to the 100's to eat. Only to find that there is NO LINK in the combo. I called and told them. They said to come back. On the phone I told them that I want to be compensated for driving from the 100s back there. They said "OK, just bring it back." Well, I went back and waited in line again! When they finally got to me, I told them: no link was in the dinner, I want to be compensated for driving back up there and handed them the food. Well...why did I do that??? She told me that I wasn't going to tell her what I wanted and that I need to wait until I am offered something in compensation. She said she knows that the customer is always right, but I wasn't going to talk to her any kind of way. I didn't talk to her any kind of way. I said I wanted to be compensated for my drive. What was wrong with that???? Even the patrons in line agreed with me. But it gets better... Remember now that I brought the food back there and gave it to her. She took it and gave it to the person chopping the ribs. She warned him not to touch my food. Not to touch my food. In other words, all she was going to do is put a link on the food that I brought back there and give it back to me!!! Really??? Really??? Once I realized what was going on I simply asked for my money back, I received it and left...forever. If you want hood ribs, go to Lem's. At least they will treat you better. But please, don't waste your time here!

    (1)

  • Jaclyn W.

    I had the rib tips with wings and fries. Was around nine dollars. The barbecue sauce that they use is delicious and they really give you a lot of food. I was able to get a few meals out of the portion size. I will definitely be back.

    (5)

  • Joe P.

    It's solid, with honors to the sauce, though this was my first time eating rib "tips." The cut was pretty lean, and more to my liking. The white bread was hilarious. I would advise wearing clothes that is OK with you smelling like a campfire, forever.

    (4)

  • Danielle F.

    If I could only give 1/2 a star I would. Customer servive from the big & tall chick was the worst. My order of tips had to be trashed because it was all fa & could not be eaten. I didn't find this out until after I had ordered a pan for the next day. I immediately went back to cancel my pan. But went thru heck to get my deposit back because a manager wasn't there. But I didn't give the money to a manager. Bad food and horrible service.

    (1)

  • Margie B.

    Using the reviews I thought the food would be so much better. The tips were very big and a bit tough. He tips are ok. I will try another place for rib tips.

    (1)

  • SANDY P.

    Found a baby roach on top of my styrofoam container. Smh. I still ate the food tho cause I was hungry and had been craving for BBQ for a while. Don't judge me!

    (3)

  • Ted C.

    A friend of mine seems to be on a barbecue quest and has gone all over to try barbecue. As of late, he's focused on the South Side and it brought me here to other night. It's packed and disorganized with one lady and working the counter and in two modes: taking orders or giving out orders/taking cash. The wait can be pretty substantial and a lot of customers start to get disgruntled, which is pretty easy to understand since it's like an applied psychology experiment: hungry people+limited space+high temperatures=some tempers flaring. I would honestly knock it some more but I can't when the Hot Links are delicious and spicy and the beef ribs are melt of the bone soft and the sauce is a good accompaniment to both. Obviously, I ordered the combo and at the suggestion of the lady at the counter I asked for mixed sauce on the side allowed me to control the amount of sauce I put in there. I should have asked for extra sauce on the side since it was so good-the mix struck a good balance with the meat-particularly the hot link because it set a sweet/spicy kick to the already spicy hot link-which was surprisingly hot. My friend got the full rack of ribs with the mild sauce and I got a taste of it which was on the sweeter side but still very flavorful. If he hadn't have saved it for his kids I would have probably eaten more of it.

    (4)

  • Robert J.

    Good food for the price, but not the best!! Time lines are long and the staff is sometimes rude. However, considering the volume of customers, some things can be overlooked. They definitely need better management. Good food for the price though.

    (4)

  • Nicolle B.

    2 stars only cause I do believe there bbq ie Gud.I saw this place on Chicago Best,and wanted to try it out.It was about 7 on a Sat nite me and couple of friends wanted sum bbq,I'm keep it Simple Any place can have gud food but the Service gotta be on point tooWhen I walked In tho

    (1)

  • Vanessa I.

    I ordered BBQ Chicken and Turkey Link combo....and it was Just awful, but Friendly and Quick Service. :-) Went on a Thursday evening.....too late to be eating crap like this.......that'll will teach me. The chicken is not grilled, but fried. The Combo's are not the best deals, you only get two items. The sauce is good, hickory. But i don't think it's homemade, it taste very familiar. Maybe they are better with Swine!

    (1)

  • Eben A.

    service ain't their strong suit... but when it's empty and the wait is minimal I stop in

    (3)

  • E B.

    WOW!! Been going here for years but NEVER AGAIN. The customer service here is the worst. Busy sat. afternoon, I drive from Hyde Park to patronize and was accused by a loud mouth employee of trying to pick up food with a torn ticket? I explained that I hadn't received my order and she stated that I was trying to run a game. This woman eventually gave in but not with out a debate. She refused to identify herself when I asked for her name, but I was told that she was the manager Paulette Bozeman. This woman had no manners, did not apologize and told me its ok if I never come back Guess what I wont and encourage others to do the same unless you like driving to a motel in a crime ridden neighborhood for overpriced food and rude service.

    (1)

  • Tasha F.

    FYI - They are a cash only establishment. It was the fourth of July and my usual plans had fallen through. Unbeknownst to me every BBQ place in the city is open on the fourth now. Places had lines wrapped around the block and hour long waits. Barbara Ann's had one of the shortest lines, just out the door unto the sidewalk, so I went there. I noticed even though it is quite old, it was very clean on the inside. That right there will keep me returning if I'm in the area. I got the holiday special, which was a slab, and a small tip/hot link combo for $22 and added a small spaghetti. I got the sauce mixed. The service was fast. I thought I would be waiting about 40 minutes, the wait was less than a regular rib joint on a Friday night. I went up the street to get a pop and when I returned they had been calling my number for a while. Oh my god, the ribs almost brought tears to my eyes. They were just like my mom's used to be. The sauce was just okay, which was also how my mom's used to be. The rib tips were decent and I'm not a big fan of hot links, but there's was really good. The spaghetti was reminiscent of home cooked spaghetti for a large gathering. It had more than enough ground beef and was seasoned. Not cooked with bell peppers and onions, but was way better than I had imagined. Not that sweet crap, I can't stand when people sweeten spaghetti. The prices are amazing. A 1/2 slab is $9.00, large tip $9.75, the side of spaghetti was $2,25...and I believe tax is included in the prices. They have pound cake for those with a sweet tooth and a machine of can pop that only takes coins, which is why I had to go to the store for a pop.

    (4)

  • Leon W.

    Purchased the greatest of all times with the beef ribs so if you love beef ribs if you love pork ribs we will have your choice they have great ribs

    (5)

  • Audra W.

    I'm so over this place. The service is the killer for me. Food is good, portion size is decent, and price is within reason. With that said, there are other BBQ places in Chicago where I can receive faster service minus the attitude.... 2 stars because the food is good (-4) for attitude and service.

    (2)

  • Eric M.

    A friend of mine got a group together to go down to Barbara Ann's to get BBQ one day after work so I tagged along. The bbq ribs were great - among the best I've had. I wasn't really a fan of the house-made hot links, though. Maybe not enough fat in them, I'm not sure, but they just weren't my favorite. I would definitely go back for the BBQ, though. And I love the way they enclosed the grill so that it looks like a BBQ aquarium!

    (4)

  • Eric W.

    Great BBQ on the Southside of Chicago. Also a motel.

    (4)

  • Tamiko N.

    I've been looking for BBQ restaurants that have more than just chicken and pork products...and praise Jesus, I have found one that caters to my "no pork" needs! From the friendly customer service to the Beef Ribs, Barbara Ann's has won my heart! The tender BBQ BEEF Rib sign that is posted on the window is accurate....my ribs were TENDER, filled with meat, and I LOVED the mild BBQ sauce. This Atlanta native will definitely be back...next time, I'm ordering two orders of the Beef Ribs:0)

    (5)

  • Sam K.

    Like the other poster who gave it a bad review, I also came here during off hours in the middle of the day. I am really unhappy with the food I got. I ordered it hot, like I do with all the ribs I order at every barbeque place. What I got, though, did not taste like barbeque with some heat. It tasted like pork slathered with hot sauce. I tasted no smokiness or sweetness, though there was certainly enough heat and tang (which I like). The sauce had separated, so that the entire bottom of container was just clear oil with the sauce solids in little clumps. It was as if they had just given me pork in oil. The meat itself was very dry and chewy. You know that feeling when you put a piece of meat in your mouth and it fills your mouth with this overly meaty, stale taste? It comes from really unfresh meat. That's what I got, and it was gross. I also grabbed a piece of meat and it ended up being a gigantic piece of bone marrow, which completely repulsed me. I could not eat any more. I've gone to my favorite barbeque places during off hours before, and though sometimes the ribs tend to be a little less tender, the drop in quality wasn't this severe. I wouldn't try this place again.

    (2)

  • Erik T.

    I was very disappointed with this Barbara Ann's BBQ House, the services here is horrible, I came in place an order, and was told it was a Thirty minute wait. I was ok with that, I waited amost forty minutes, walked up to the window and was told I had a thirty minute wait. I tried to explained to that, that I had already waited 40 minutes and got a very ugly snotty attitudes. I never even got to taste this so called good ribs. Never again will I return can miss what you never had.

    (1)

  • Xamyma O.

    "In addition to ribs and tips, which are all very good, Barbara Ann's uses a specially coarse ground pork sausage for its hot link that is just fuckin' excellent in every aspect of its being. Al of the barbeque at Barbara Ann's has a great smoke ring and a nice degree of fattiness that keeps its ribs moist." Again, William P., totally agree, couldn't have said it better.

    (5)

  • Matt E.

    It turns out Chicago isn't completely bereft of good barbecue! These tips and links got me rockin' and a-reelin'!

    (5)

  • Tina B.

    This barbeque is good as hell. It takes a lady like Barbara Ann to stand out in a city full and deep with wack ass poseur meat purveyors slinging their acrid sauces and even worse hype: Smokes Smoque (What the hell is that anyways? French? Phhsshht...) Gives Honky Tonk the blues. Honey 1? Uh no, sorry honey, you lost. And I-57's got 57 problems and delicious ain't one. This sauce has flavor - delicious flavor - and tastes worked, not just a choice between damn near ketchup or nasty hot. The links have a dry grilled snap with bite - might just wup Leon's old ass. Rib tips just rock - a perfect mix of crunchity, meaty, fatty and well smoked. It was all just beautiful food porn that I couldn't be bothered capturing - on film anyway. The ribs? The best I've had in Chicago, and trust me - I've eaten my fair share of food. Double parked city trucks outside, even at night? If you don't know that spells delicious, you clearly don't know shit about shit. They are located smack dab in the middle Chicago's golden triangle of barbeque - and they still usually run out of ribs before night's end. Open til 3am on the weekends, til 12 on weeknights. No place to sit except your car, but you probably don't want to be seen publicly sucking all seriously on ribs like that anyway... Better come and get yourself some soon, before another New York or other out-of-town foodie comes and schools your asses and tells you where you should have been eating all along. You know, again.... (If you need more real credentials, further pre-vetting and whatnot, all of their LTH Forum, Time Out, etc. props are on full display there for your perusal.)

    (5)

  • Mawiah W.

    I can't express how bad the food is here. The food is TERRIBLE. All of it. The links are mushy and flavorless. The ribs and tips are fatty, charred, and poorly cut. Then, to add insult to injury, everything is overpriced! Save your money. Travel of another 10 minutes and had over to Uncle John's BBQ on 69th & Calumet instead.

    (1)

  • Michael W.

    Can't believe I never ate @ Barbara Ann's before tonight. How could that be possible? Likely because it's just down the street froma Leon's & a Captain Curt's BBQ. But around 10 p.m. and I just wanted some pork. What to do, what to do? We hit the streets to the SE side searching for cars and shops with the lights on. For the price, these are some of the best barbeque rib tips I've had in a long time. Really meaty. What made it taste wonderful was the simple, understated sauce. The hot links/ rib tips combo was generous and gratifying grub. It's hard to both miss & not to miss Barbara Ann's main marquee advertising low "Weekly Rates." Not only is the food great if you catch a bad case of the "itis" they've got your four-hour-nap covered. dailymotion.com/video/x3… Nice.

    (5)

  • Sweet W.

    I'm giving 5 stars due to the coarse grind link, best I've had anywhere in the US. Rib tips are quite tasty as well.

    (5)

  • Roland J.

    Ribs are pretty good. I give this place 4 stars although the wait is almost unbearable. I advise you not to come here if you are on lunch break (like i was) because you will be waiting for your order for at least a half an hour. The hot bbq sauce is not intended for the "i want a little kick" consumer.

    (4)

  • David K.

    Has a TON of potential, but my personal visit proved quite sad. Granted i went midday around 3pm, the food was far below edible. I ordered the ribtips/links combo meal. Large portions were a plus and prices were very fair($9.50 or so) but the taste was aweful. 1. the so well renowned hot links were extremely dry! they were crinkled and almost brittle as i bit into them. the taste of the spices were okay but overall, there was a slight hint that can only be described as 'spoiled tasting.' 2. the rib tips were also VERY dry and tougher than a boot. some pieces tougher than others but a few i swear my dog couldnt have chewed. i could tell they had been sitting in the smoker for quite a while. all texture aside though, the smokey flavor infused into the meat was delicious. 3. the only BIG PLUS was their sauce!! it wasnt too runny and was savory sweet with subtle tones of spiceyness near the end. still sticks in my mind and is probably the only reason I'll definitely be going back to give them another shot! BBQ TOUR rankings thus far: 1.Smoque 2.fat willys 3.BK bbq 4.Barbara Anns 5.Lem's bbq house 6.Honey 1(although id rather not have this on here. worst bbq ever.)

    (2)

  • Tony C.

    holy shit $%^&@#$%!* how the hell does this place only have a 3 star and Smoque has about 2 more than it deserves? what's wrong peoples? too afraid to drive south past University of Chicago? forget the rating from Chicago Mag. just come taste it for yourself. enjoy the BBQ shack experience, replete with bullet proof windows and a neighboring broke-down motel. the smoke is so good even cheap meat like rib tips become divine! hmmmmm! rib tips! caramelized fat, crunchy cartilage! the sauce is house made and really, sauce isn't that important when the ribs are so smokey and fine. i'm sorry Takelya W., why did you order pizza puffs at a rib joint? your taste buds need to be shut down!

    (5)

  • Lee-Han H.

    This place is so nasty. I'm surprised they were shutdown the first month of opening. ewwwwwwwwww

    (1)

  • Takelya W.

    i hate this place. the meat is dry as hell and the sauce tastes like ketchup and water. i tried the pizza puff and they burned it. im sorry but, this place needs to shut down. oh yeah, they got closed down at one point but im not sure what for...i suspect roaches but thats strictly off the record

    (1)

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Opening Hours

  • Tue

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : No
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Street
    Bike Parking : No
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : No
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Divey
    Noise Level : Loud
    Alcohol : No
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : No
    Waiter Service : No
    Caters : No

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