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BARBECUE AMERICAN City Barbecue 3758 Powell Rd - map Powell, OH 43065 614.224.8224 Hours Open daily for lunch and dinner Web Information web page    menu add / change info Food - Service - Ambiance - Overall - Features takeout large groups ok Accepts cash American Express Visa MasterCard/Eurocard Discover Smoking not permitted Dress casual Alcohol wine / beer Reservations not accepted Handicapped Access completely accessible

Top: United States: OH: Powell Description City Barbeque Cuisine featuring BBQ, beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs and other entrees priced from $5 to $18. Side dishes are made from scratch. No children's menu is offered. They offer off-site catering, including a unique whole smoked hog (ordered two weeks in advance) for $349 or you can order carry-out large pans of side dishes and BBQ meats. The official history of this Columbus based chain of restaurants: Founder Rick Malir had a fantasy of running his own restaurant, while working in management at John Deere corporation. When the chance encounter with a friend of a friend's barbecue sauce landed on his tongue, Rick thought, "Carpe Diem" and seized the opportunity. "Where did you get this?" he asked the woman who furnished the sauce. "From my boss," she said. The rest is history. Rick soon wangled a meeting with the sauce maker, local financial planner and culinary guru Jim Budros, who, amazingly, also harbored dreams of running a barbecue business. So did Jim's friends John Kean and Mike Taylor, an orthopedic surgeon and attorney, respectively, who barbecued as a hobby. The threesome won the barbecued brisket category at the American Royal Barbecue Championship in Kansas City in 1997 by besting 350 other teams. City Barbeque was born of this relationship of hobby chefs in December 1999, when the first restaurant opened in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington. The premise behind "The City," as its owners call it, is to invite all the people in the city to enjoy great barbecue-America's food. Related Restaurants   City Barbecue Columbus Reviews review it    add a link Review City Barbecue in United_States/OH/Powell Headline Review*   Don't know what to write? Recommended Dishes Ratings Overall* pick one ***** Incredible. The best restaurant of this kind I have eaten at. **** Outstanding. *** Quite enjoyable. ** Decent. * Poor. Food pick one ***** Incredible. The best food of this kind I have tasted. **** Outstanding. A few details were not exactly to my liking. *** Quite enjoyable. One or two dishes lacked a bit in preparation or flavor. ** Decent. Some of the food was not to my liking, or average. * Poor. All of the food was poorly prepared. I did not enjoy any of it. Service pick one ***** Absolutely seamless. Every last detail was looked after. **** Courteous, prompt and friendly. Minor details could be improved. *** Pleasant. A few problems with service, but still a fine meal. ** Needs help. Inattentive / unhelpful staff made the meal unpleasant. * What service? Rude or ignored me altogether. Complaints were ignored. Ambiance pick one ***** Perfect. Unexpected extra touches delighted me. **** Atmosphere, setting, decor and cleanliness were exceptional; minor flaws. *** A pleasant atmosphere, but nothing unexpected; or there were some problems. ** Poorly done / not to my taste. * Where's the taste police / health inspector when you really need them? Reviewer Information show my name (or nickname) with my review Name  show my e-mail address with my review E-mail      Please provide a working email address so we can reach you if something in your review isn't clear. Reviews submitted without e-mail addresses will usually not be accepted. Your email will not be used for any other purpose (unless you ask that it be shown with your review - then we'll show it with your review, too). We will never send you unsolicited email, or sell your name to anyone, under any circumstances. show my organization (or hometown) with my review Organization  Please note: this form does not send a message to the restaurant, it submits a review to the ChefMoz dining guide. * required field This area needs an editor.

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