Deborah Davis-Smith
I was looking for a good place to find some rib tips. I ordered two large tips, and I was pleasantly surprised they were nice and tender and they were meat not very fatty had a nice smoke flavor very tender. The sides were good the mac & cheese and the fries. The sauces were good honey, barbecue spicy sauce and a mixture sauce of both flavors. They had various sauces that you could add so I asked for it plain and I added the sauce later. I would definitely recommend Earls and I will be back!
Jhonathan Aguilar
Great Service! Friendly Staff!! Many options to pick from! Don’t be scared to order anything! All the food is great. Definitely worth a try!
Valery Mendoza
10/10 - I do recommend! Friendly service with great recommendations. This is soul food at its best - with ribs that fall off the bone and Mac and cheese that’s better than your mom’s.
Anthony Benitez
Had the pulled pork nachos, OMG, sooooo good. Paired the nachos with the Chicago Hot BBQ sauce 🔥. Guy at the register was very nice. Cute rustic interior design, the windows need a cleaning, very dirty.
Russell G
I have only ever ordered delivery from Earl’s, but it has been excellent every time. Out of 10 times I’ve ordered, only once was something wrong - we received beans instead of collards. NBD. You get a decent portion of food for a reasonable BBQ price. So far my favorite is the brisket burrito, which comes with a surprisingly good salsa verde. Are they the best BBQ spot in town? No, but it’s good food for the price and they are consistent. Will continue to support this place as long as they continue to keep up the good grub!
Kenneth Ekonoml
Wow that's the best brisket sandwich I've ever had the BBQ sauce is the best you have four kinds (Tony thanks again for the suggestion on the pulled brisket sandwich)
Kurt Drain
This place is amazing. The rib tips and brisket are great - super flavor and texture, really tender with great crust. The baked beans are delicious. And then dessert actually stepped it up. The doughnuts are made when you order them. They’re so freaking delicious that it almost feels indecent to be eating them in public. And then there’s the shakes. Made from real ice cream, while you wait. Only tried the coconut, which was fantastic, and intend to go back and work our way through the other flavors.
Six out of five stars.
William Pareja
Tried this place without looking at reviews. Will return here. Even though they messed up my very first order. I called, and they compensated with the right one. Mistakes happen. Their sauces are tasty and the meat is just right. Glad to know there're good BBQ places near my home.
Jesse's Diecast Garage
For being a small barbecue restaurant it had amazing tasting chicken wings just the right amount of crispiness My crew and I stopped there for lunch was not sure how fast it would be because we get 30 minutes for lunch And we got our lunch very quick The establishment was kept very nice and neet if I am working in the area again I will definitely stop for lunch again or dinner...
Max Song
Good bbq, tender juicy, liked the brisket and ribs tips. Thought the sauces were a bit underwhelming but overall solid.
J G
We ordered a half slab of ribs and a large brisket sandwich. Mac and cheese and fries for our sides. Chicago hot and Carolina sauces. Neither were spicy, which was disappointing but it didn't take away from how delicious the rest of the meal was. I read some reviews that said the service was bad, but I thought the service was great. There's a couple patio tables but only 2 with umbrellas. 10/10 would recommend
Officer Mahal
The best bbq in Chicago. Friendly atmosphere, and the food is amazing. Try the mac and cheese! Drove 3 hours, was worth it!
Riad Sweilem
I was in the mood for bbq and found this place with so many good reviews. My first time I ordered the brisket and salmon. Strange choice but I didn't feel like chicken. I wish the grubhub app allowed for the same meat to be ordered twice. Anyways, the brisket was so tender and the salmon was surprisingly amazing. To top it off, the fries are freshly cut... just awesome. There was plenty of food for one person. I will definitely do here again!
Gerrin George
Excellent BBQ place. Especially rare to find in Jeff Park neighborhood. I've been here quite a few times since it's open and never been disappointed with the menu. My go to is the 1/4 beef brisket sandwich with their signature BBQ sauce. They have four unique sauces. They offer a variety of BBQ Staples, pulled pork, fried chicken, burgers, and some unique BBQ twist on tacos and salmon. They have their in house donuts which are pretty damn good and a breakfast menu which I haven't tackled yet. I was debating to give this place a 4 or 5. I would give it a 10 just for the food alone, but the space is small and parking is limited and it can get super busy, but otherwise probably one of the best bbq restaurants in the area.
Vince
Normally I'm skeptical of good reviews but this place lives up to the hype. Everything here was good. They have 4 types of bbq sauce. Original and Georgia style were my faves. Mac and cheese and the beans were awesome. The brisket and ribs were tender and delicious. Black cherry ice cream was the bomb. Support and enjoy this place for as long as they're around.
Tameka Michelle
Price point versus what you get was mehhhh.
I ordered the large rib tips with Mac and a side salad and a quarter pound of beef brisket. I had to pay 75 cent extra for the substitute of the side salad which was fine EXCEPT I was taking my food to go and they put a cold salad in the same container as the hot food. So what I got home was a wilted salad�, btw you’re not even supposed to bag hot and cold foods together let alone put them in the same styrofoam! �
The Mac was like a velvetta type and was bland (not a bit of salt or pepper).�
The rip tips were cooked perfectly, however they were bland too. �
The brisket was the star of my meal it was actually flavorful and what you would expect of a great quality bbq restaurant. The bbq sauce was good as well, but it should not be expected to hold up your food either.�
I don’t know who seasons your food but I have the south in my veins and you just can’t not put flavor in bbq it’s a complete travesty. �
If I had to stack them between the other well known bbq spots they wouldn’t be on the bottom at all, they just need to do a little better.�
Shauna Tidwell
The platter was amazing!!!! Definetly worth the money!! Very friendly staff!!! Georgia was one of our favorite sauces! Definetly recommend!! And we will be back when we visit chicago!!
Ohhh!! And music was on point!!! :)
Chareece Dawn Lacy
I’m not a huge bbq fan because don’t to add sauces to my food. I was able to eat this meat without it because the meat was seasoned well, soft and juicy. A pleasure missed when people who use sauces in their food. We got some dounuts for dessert. They are made to order, so they came hot , soft and perfect add to the end of our meal. I wanna go again.
Julie Carpenter McNutt
I drove from south Chicago burbs to eat here. I was very disappointed in the flavor and how dry the meat was. The dinning area had sticky tables. I was disgusted when a customer was lead thru the kitchen to go to the bathroom in the kitchen. I will not be returning. A positive point it was very reasonable priced food.
Justine Janowski
Some of the best BarbeQ I’ve ever eaten. Catered for a big group of 60+ and everyone was raving about the food. Chicken, ribs, shrimp and salmon were finger lickin’ good!
Jennifer Lynne
We've had good food here before, but when we tried to grab a quick bite it was far from that. We waiting in the drive through for 10 minutes with only I car before us. We finally got out of line and I went to order inside. There were 2 employees and one was putting orders together and the other employee was taping the headphone for the drive through together. After waiting some time inside I realized the amount of people waiting and the time I was going to get food wasn't worth it. One more try I will give them I'm done. Hope it goes well...
Patti Snyder Marx
The food was inedible. The brisket was dry as dust. The fries were oily and soggy. The burgers were horrible too.
Was also alarmed by the raw whole chickens sitting in the sink in customer view. Never again!
Leslie Rae
It was okay because the food is good. It was horrible bc the customer service today was absolute shit. They forgot to offer us bbq sauce (btw what kind of bbq restaurant makes you pay extra for sauce?), forgot dressing for my salad, and got our sides wrong. When my husband went back they asked him to return the food so they could make sure it was wrong. Then they made him pay for sauce. Absolutely terrible. The manager should be ashamed tonight.
Anthony Engels
I've been there now three times since they opened. I'm a huge fan of the fried chicken. My wife loves their rib tips. Only complaint I have about the place is that the parking lot sucks. This is something that has always plagued every restaurant that was ever in that location. Keep up the good food guys!
Stephen Mosley
The brisket sandwich is to die for just and the cole slaw to the sandwich and your favorite sauce. And enjoy��
Robert S. Pawelek
This place is awsome ~~ nuff said ~ I live in Wicker Park and drive past when Kennedy is Slow as snail snot Good eats on the way home
Thomas M Rosellini
Who needs Smoque when you have this gem! Better tasting brisket and pork at half the price. Why did I wait so long to try this joint?
Cesar Pinto
Been here about 4 times now. The meats are all tender and flavorful. I judge any BBQ place by the baked beans. Their beans are really good too. Mac n Cheese complete my meal every time
Joe Tribuzio
love the bbq , love the custom mix soda pops, like 4 choices of bbq sauce from different regions, the fresh and awesome cinnamon surgar donuts -- cool place!
Carmie Soto
Awesome BBQ sandwich & the sides yummy too, we love this place, keep up the great work & the service is very good too :)
Ace Gomez
First time here today and it definitely won’t be my last. Brisket is my favorite and the meat melted off the ribs. Must try.
Michal Bieniewski
Amaizing mac&cheese and pulled pork wow didn't realize had an awesome BBQ place on my way home will stop by more often.
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