BBQ Restaurants in Milwaukee, WI

BBQ in Milwaukee at a glance

• BBQ is the 16th largest food category in Milwaukee, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.4% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 35 listed below, 32 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 25 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Milwaukee

• Smoke Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 332 N Milwaukee St
• Smokin Jack's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 275 W Wisconsin Ave
• Ashley's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1501 W Center St
• Ashley's Que Too
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8718 W Lisbon Ave
• Maxie's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6732 W Fairview Ave
• Pitch's Lounge and Restaurant
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1801 N Humboldt Ave #1803
• Silver City Bar-B.Q. & Fish
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3521 W North Ave
• Carson's Prime Steaks and Famous Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 301 W Juneau Ave
• Speed Queen Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1130 W Walnut St
• Saz's State House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5539 W State St
• Doc's Commerce Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 754 N Vel R. Phillips Ave
• Big Daddy's BBQ & Soul Food
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9201 W Capitol Dr
• Heaven's Table BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5507 W North Ave
• Backyard Flava
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8010 N 76th St
• Bigcountry's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8167 W Brown Deer Rd
• David Alan Alan's Smokehouse & Saloon MKE
  Restaurant · BBQ · 400 N Water St
• Pat's Rib Place At Milwaukee Public Market
  Restaurant · BBQ · 400 N Water St
• Pop's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7601 W Good Hope Rd
• Smokin' Jack's BBQ ( Brown Deer Road)
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6807 W BROWN DEER Rd
• Tony's BBQ Unlimited
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3510 W Villard Ave
• Tony’s on North
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2625 W North Ave
• Donnie's Milwaukee Smoked Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3902 S Whitnall Ave
• Big Daddy’s BBQ and Soul Food
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2730 N Humboldt Blvd
• Heaven’s Table Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2238 N Farwell Ave
• Saz's Dockside Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 220 N Harbor Dr
• Iron Grate Bbq Co.
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4125 S Howell Ave
• Ashley's Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 124 W National Ave
• Paco's Bar-B-Que and Taqueria
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3521 S 87th St
• Crave BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4923 W Fond du Lac Ave
• Juniors Smoked BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3329 W Lisbon Ave
• Old Man's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1560 S 10th St
• Trilogy Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8103 W Tower Ave
• Paulee's Barbacoa
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3135 S 92nd St
• Donnieraysbbq
  Restaurant · BBQ
• The Pit Stop Mke
  Restaurant · BBQ · 807 W Atkinson Ave

BBQ elsewhere in Wisconsin

Among the Wisconsin cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Madison (15) and Racine (7).

Run a bbq spot in Milwaukee?

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