Slows Bar B Que

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Barbecue, American • $$$$

2138 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI

313-962-9828

Slows Bar B Que is a popular place serving up authentic, inventive BBQ and American food in a pleasing atmosphere that people describe as "fascinating" and "unique". Their moderately priced menu, which includes vegetarian friendly, locally sourced, and vegan friendly foods, is considered a great value. Slows Bar B Que is usually busy and crowded. Visitors agree that that service is phenomenal but slow, and praise the knowledgeable staff. It features a full bar with a fantastic beer menu and good options for wine. The dining room is often cramped, but they offer pleasant outdoor seating. Visitors like their dinner, and particularly their lunch offerings. Some customers were disappointed by poor service and slow service.

Known for its fantastic beer offerings and as a superb spot to have a beer.

Recommended:
chicken and ribs, bbq brisket, brisket, applesauce, apple sauce, pulled chicken, waffle fries, rib tips, texas toast, smoked chicken, ribs, banana pudding
Hours:
Open today 11am — 11pm
Monday  11:00am — 10:00pm
Tueday  11:00am — 11:00pm
Wednesday  11:00am — 11:00pm
Thursday  11:00am — 11:00pm
Friday  11:00am — 2:00am
Saturday  11:00am — 2:00am
Sunday  11:00am — 10:00pm
Details:
Lunch, dinner, table service, outdoor seating, free wifi, vegetarian friendly, vegan friendly

Meal times

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Late night

Services

  • Table service
  • Take-out
  • Reservations accepted

Features

  • Outdoor seating

Drinks

  • Beer
  • Wine
  • Liquor

Attire

  • Casual

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible

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First reviewed by Luckers
downtownnoware

worst BBQ

this place sucks detroit pretty much sucks for BBQ every thing is very dry sauces are generic if you like bbq dont go here if you like trendy vegitarians and drunk waitress's this is your place the secret to there so called great mac and cheese is pepper terable potato salad and dry corn bread
ajay

Impressive selection well executed.

Trying to fit dinner in before a Wing game a few Sundays ago we stopped by Slows. Told it would be 45 minutes and after 10 minutes it looked unlikely. Started to leave and hostess followed us out promising an immediate table. Thought this was a good start. Food was SLOW coming out of the kitchen but very much worth the wait. Ribs,brisket and pulled pork were all excellent. Side dish choices were numerous and again excellent.Good selection of beers also a plus. Don't go if speed of service is an issue. Allow the extra time. It's worth it.
Luckers

Dinner review

My husband and I went to Slows because we had driven by it for awhile and finally decided to try it. I thought the atmosphere was very nice, clean and open. We did have a problem with out service there. When we came in we were told it would be a 45 minute to an hour wait. This was not a problem since we decided to sit at the bar and have a drink and relax. The bartender was helpful with out first drink but after that we had to ask three times for one more drink. The person who took our name at the front forgot about us, and did not realize it until my husband asked him when we would be seated after waiting almost two hours (Even thought we were seated at the bar right in front of him). He just said sorry and said we will be next. After finally getting seated our waiter was not that friendly. I felt like I was bothering him by being there. The food was good, but definately not worth the effort it took to get it. Our waiter never came back to check on us or ask us how the food was. When we were ready to leave it took him 15 minutes to bring back our bill after we asked him for it.

Needless to say we will not be returning to Slows for drinks or dinner. It is too bad because the atmosphere is nice but our experience was so bad we won't be giving it another chance.

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