18 Best Barbeque Restaurants near Clarkston

“Hands down the BEST BBQ restaurant in Clarkston, MI. 🙌🏼 Our waiter was Chance, who gave us excellent service. Our experience && their food was SO great, we went back for dinner a second night in a row, running into and requesting Chance again because of how well his service was the first night! Thanks Union Woodshop for the great time and great food!!“

“Outdoor dining, fast waitress, and clean bathroom. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed in my grilled cheese. Not what I expected. Bread was so HARD. Definitely not worth over $17. Mac and cheese had a really great crust and my boyfriend enjoyed his pulled pork though!“

“1st time...won't be the last🕺🎊👍“

“Red Wood Grill is an underrated gem in the Waterford area. Solid service with good quality food. A bar and dining area with great atmosphere and decor. The brisket egg rolls are super creative and phenomenal. What was most impressive was the relatively low price especially for barbecue. Also, an added bonus that we found attractive was the amazing smell throughout the whole restaurant as the smoker was right out front and in plain smelling and viewing distance!“

“Fabulous food, great portions, nice atmosphere and a very friendly and professional staff“

“Always a great place to eat with friends and family. The food never disappoints and the service is superb. Thank you J-Birds for my second year in a row birthday dinner! See you soon!!“

“I love their food and very affordable lunch specials for folks to sit down relax for a min and enjoy wonderful food“

“So...6 days ago my family lost everything in a house fire with no renters insurance, litterally everything including my car burned down. After the fire claimed everything but our lives, looters/criminals stole everything that was left. It's just been a horrible week for my family but really thankful to be alive. Tonight (Sunday 8.10.25) we arrived 45 mins before closing time, which we normally don't do due to both being servers majority of our careers, we just dont come during closing time usually but we had a babysitter for an hour and we just wanted to eat out peacefully. Jeb/Jebidiah was absolutely amazing. He never once made us feel rushed and answered our many questions. (seriously, I'm picky when it comes to ranch and A1 and Jeb was on it, very politely) and I cannot thank him enough for his positive attitude, attentiveness, and overall great personality. I hope he is abundantly blessed and that their other servers are as amazing as he was. We will 100% be back. The food was delicious, the drinks were strong, and the atmosphere was calm. Like really, Jeb, I hope all the good things happen to you and we will be back and request you as our server. Great job, O'Malleys ❤️“

“Great place I have lot birthday holiday party memories there. Great staff and great food.“

“First time trying them and it’s amazing! Get the burnt ends. Get the Cajun rice and jerk chicken. So amazing and flavorful. The lemon cake was the perfect touch to our meal! Great atmosphere and the guy playing guitar tonight singing was fantastic!“

“Drinks - dragon fruit margarita, delicious
Appetizer - spinach and cheese dip. Also very yummy. The flat bread was warm and soft with just enough crisp edges
Dinner -was delicious and I got 2! BF got ribeye and sweet potato. Delivered perfect. I ordered sirloin cooked rare plus and shrimp with corn on the cob. Lol got the wrong order. Was noticed immediately kitchen did a re fire before I even got to mention it to the waitress cuz they were on it. Just a mix up. Same entre, so easy to confuse.. they left me all the food. The timing of the service recovery and waitress were amazing. (wrong food most likely cuz someone working a differnt section was just trying to be helpful and help out while our waitress was busy)“

“Food is on point! Owners are focused on all the right things: quality, variety of offerings, and customer satisfaction. Their current main location is very accessible. Follow them on Facebook to stay updated on their location, hours, menu, & fun!“

“First time visiting Ignite Tavern and I went because they were hosting a trivia night. Food was excellent and when I asked our waiter, Dave, what he'd recommend he gave me plenty of options to choose from. Then when I asked about the soup he provided me a sample taste and it was so good I ordered a bowl. We were there for about 2 hours and Dave kept coming by to check on us and top off our waters. I will definitely be back again for both trivia and the good food and service.“

“happys pizza on dixie and andersonville is awsome. best pizza and wings. great service,prompt and friendly. it's the best pizza around.“

“We ordered a Detroit Style deep dish BBQ Chicken pizza.
It was excellent! They use delicious, high quality BBQ sauce and superior quality toppings.
The crust had an excellent crust too (we choose plain but they have some flavored crust options too.). Great bacon!!

Will be back again - regularly. Very happy with the pizza.“

“Perfectly cooked steak without insaine prices. Ordered a filet, full slab of ribs and a 20oz ribeye, 2 sides (that came with meals) under 100.00 without tip. Service was fantastic even silent drink refills. I absolutely would recommend this location and absolutely will be back.“

“Everything about my experience with Happys was great, including the friendly service, but I always request my pizza to be well done and it hasn't been cooked long enough after 3 visits. Taste, quality, both were a light in the dark places of bad take out pizza ... I have been ordering the 2 x large special for $31.79 out the door.“