LARK'S BAR-B-QUE

This was my first visit to this place. My daughter had a half rack of ribs and I had amazing brisket! With 2 drinks it was 36$ out the door. I loved that everything was piping hot. A lot of barbecue places that I visit seem to serve food that isn't so warm. The surrounding neighborhood is slightly blighted but don't let that deter you from trying this place out! I will be back if I'm in that neck of the woods.

Seems like the kind of place I would love, but the food fell way short for me. Service and atmosphere are great, food not so much. Had the brisket sandwich, which to me wasn't a brisket sandwich, it was chopped beef. I do like chopped beef and will order it at a BBQ joint, but it needs to be as advertised. And this wasn't great chopped beef in my opinion. Mac and Cheese wasn't bad, but really lacked flavor and seasoning. Hush puppies were okay, but small. Potato salad reminded me of supermarket deli PS, I expect to get a homestyle PS when at a BBQ joint. My friend had the Philly and said it was amazing... Will stop in one more time and give the ribs a chance, really want to like this place....

Staff is very friendly. Was out of brisket at 4:00 pm on a Thursday which seems like a planning foul. The seating area is nice, a little chilly so bring a jacket. The tip and chick dinner was good. Sauce had lots of flavor but tons of bones in the sliced chicken. The pulled pork sandwich and just the meat were really good. Good smoke flavor with great sauce. The beans were great but a small serving size for the price. French fries seemed fresh and were hot. Overall it seems a bit overpriced for the serving sizes. Good food though.

Best BBQ in W MI. Rib tips as good as I have had across the country. Good value for the portion size. Worth going out of you way if necessary.

Overall Larks is good. However they need to warn people about the spicy bbq sauce. It's like ghost pepper. Ordered my friend who likes spicy, and she could only eat 25% of her pulled pork sandwich. I tried it as well and everything was burning. Not happy.