Market Bar-b-que

ooutstanding 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Best downtown ribs - and one of the best downtown restaurants – If you're staying in downtown Minneapolis, forget room service - this is the place to go! Right on Nicollet Avenue (we call it Nicollet Mall.) Great food!!! 

iahawk20 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Over rated spare ribs – I've heard great things about Market BBQ today and a few friends and I decided to grab take out from 3 bbq places within the twin cities to compare. Market BBQ by far had the worst ribs. We got a full slab of spare ribs and they were not tender and seemed like they were cooked quickly at a higher temperature. Market told us the smoked chicken wings were very popular so we tried an order of those as well. They were okay, nothing special. The best thing was the cole slaw and that does not bode well for ... read more

lejess 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Good food, Fun Bartenders, and Kareoke! – I never knew this place even existed, but Im glad I found it! The food is great and Sunday night Kareoke is a blast! The crowd is ecclectic, the singing is awful, but its a great time! Occassionally there is a good singer or two! The bartenders are friendly, the place is small, but fun. The food is your typical barbeque joint, deep fried, artery clogging goodness. Yum! 

Contributor 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Premium, pit-smoked ribs and authentic Americana on Nicollet Avenue. – In Short Dark-wood booths, red-checked tablecloths and slabs of ribs served on paper-lined, plastic trays all indicate a true-blue, old-time barbecue joint. Dozens of celebrity photos from 60-plus years in the business line the walls. Tabletop jukeboxes feature retro favorites like Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog." This is manly food, from the heaping portions of pulled pork and chewy ribs and piles of crispy fries to the crunchy coleslaw and syrupy, barbecue ... read more

kestondoswell 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

Barbeque to die for! – Market has, hands down, the best barbeque in town. If you want the wet, sloppy, fall apart ribs, go to your church basement cafeteria. If you want real, meaty, smokey spareribs-- this is the place. I have tried the chicken and it's also delicious, and the sauces are killer. They have great cole slaw too, and a good selections of beers on tap. The classic interior is spectacular. Their prices are a bit high, but you get what you pay for. It might not be the best place for a first date, 'cause to really ... read more

perfem 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

BBQ not impressive – Decor was great. Juke boxes at each table only eat your quarters once in a while (I was 8 for 10 in getting mine to work). Service is good. Fries were great. Unfortunately, the main draw, BBQ, did not satisfy. I ordered the roast beef. It was flooded with their BBQ sauce which was only ok. I would have liked to gave tried their other sauces, that come in bottles on the table, but the meat was already doused with the other stuff. It seemed like the roast beef was cooked separatly, and tasted pretty dried ... read more

hans1247 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

All right – I wasn't blown away, but I'll go back. I really enjoyed the bbq chicken salad sandwhich, but I put a lot of extra sauce on it. My sister liked her bbq pork. I love bbq sauce so this wasn't quite my style. I am not a big fan of dry rub bbq like this. I went to Kansas City, MO soon after eating here. They are known for their ribs and dry rub is how they do it. Market BBQ stands up to where we ate there. I liked the atmosphere, old fashion family dinning. 

digitalbiker 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

REAL BBBQ! – I have been a customer for more than 30 years. I have been a fan of BBQ ribs all of my ligfe. That is BBQ, not boiled. Slow cooked, real smoke, dry rub. If these words mean anything to you, you will love Market Barbeque's ribs (chicken and other meats too). I have tasted ribs from 100's of restaurants acrossed the US, and Market BBQ, along with Rendevous in Memphis, has the best ribs anywhere. The restaurant itself is like a step back in time to the 1940's. Always clean and personable. Don't believe the negative... read more

startbytheend 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

I've been a customer of MBBQ since they opened in Mtka. The ribs & Chicken are great. After reading some of the reviews that spoke highly of Famous Daves I had to write. I can't understand why anyone would pay the price to receive a rack of ribs soaked in sauce, just the fact that your offered a roll of bounty at the table suggests they're covering up the actual flavor of the food or lack there of.