City Barbeque

I'd been familiar with City Barbecue from my days working in Ohio. So, when I saw the sign go up on Rockville Rd., I was pretty excited. Avon simply has no other BBQ joint.

The food here has always been fresh. We've had the turkey, pulled pork, brisket, and sausage. They're all good, but I've been most please with the smoked turkey.

You can order each of the meats as a sandwich or without a bun as a platter with w sides. The corn pudding is phenomenal, with the corn bread running a distant second in terms of sides. The baked beans are also very good.

I like the fact that they keep their bbq sauces warm on a steam table, and that they have a number of to-go containers available on the counter.

Portions here are large. The city sampler is definitely enough for two, but even when we order our own meals, we typically end up taking half of our sides home.

My only advice, avoid any 'special' entrees. The last time we were there, they had a spicy chipotle mango pulled pork. I have the feeling that the prior day's pulled pork had been covered with a sickeningly sweet sauce and priced to moved.

Having lived in Columbus OH off and on in my life, I've been eating City Barbeque since a couple years after the first one opened. When I moved to Indy I was rather pleased to find that there was one available here as well. I'm a little picky about my barbeque. I like it dry until I put sauce on it, but the meat needs to be tender and juicy on its own with solid flavour that doesn't necessarily require sauce. City BBQ has always hit this right on the nose at every location I've tried. This location is no different. Maybe I'm just biased because I've been eating it for so long, but I will say that for the ohio/indiana area, this is just about as good as accessible BBQ gets.

The only downside I've ever found to City Barbeque is that it can be a little noisy in the dining room, and people often seem to be a little lax in controlling the volume and unruliness of their children. That's just something you have to deal with to get the good BBQ I guess.

The layout of the restaurant is a bit cramped. I was really surprised with the limited seating capacity inside the building. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly!