Bad Brads BBQ — Restaurant in Livonia

If you're looking for a BBQ place... this is it! Cool intentional artsy grafitti in parking and bathrooms, zigzag aesthetic scattered around, and best of all, the restaurant is very rustic feeling with lots of love in the details of woodcraftmanship. The customer service is outstanding; ask for "Lil" Kim. My only critique? If you're dietarily restricted... they need to work on some things first. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Delicious food, but hardly any vegetarian options or really veggies at all. I would recommend this place - it is absolutely delicious, but not really helpful (and very limiting) for anyone health/diet-conscious in your dining group. The outstanding service from "Lil" Kim is half of the star rating alone. She made the experience very professional and comfortable. She is very knowlegable about Bad Brads BBQ history and food information. An amazing waitress like her is hard to come by. Be sure to ask for her if you can get her! As for the food itself, I was able to get their mac n cheese and boy was it DELICIOUS, my mother had their steak and again another DE-LI-SCIOUS. The plethora of BBQ sauces had me in awe and questioning how misleading the name "Bad Brads BBQ" was. You can even buy their sauce! The food is great, just the options alternatives and some balanced meals... need some work. I'd like to address that I was very disappointed to know that while pork-fat-saturated collard greens were available there was no option for plain collard greens. Also, the pizza veggie toppings were over simplified to options like onions, grilled onions, potatoes, lettuce, and tomatoes... No peppers, olives, mushrooms; not even spinach. Which means there taco options are also just as limited. All of the salads have meat, so it is likely anyone who wants no meat will have to ask for substitution of extra toppings or still pay full price. I did not ask. I did ask however about the portion size and was told they are huge and piled up, so that does mean something good comes out of it. I get it, it's a BBQ, and I expected it to be less inclusive, just not by this much. It's 2024. The veggie-people are growing! Vegetarians, vegans, keto or dash dieters looking for something to add to their plates that is healthy. Lets add more inclusion options for customers to enjoy! Both healthy and indulgent! ●Consider some soy-based chili fries on the apps! ●A delicious shredded brussels, parmesan, cranberry, avocado salad with balsamic vinagrette for a spruced up, healthy option. Collard greens plain! ●Add some more topping options for the tacos and pizza. ●Heck, a quick kidney-bean burger substitute would be SO helpful for all customers to enjoy your burgers! Maybe even a burger on its own with pepper jack cheese, slop on some coleslaw, fries, and I bet anything that globs of your famous BBQ sauces would be customer's favorite final touch! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Amazing BBQ place, but I see potential and need for a few healthier, meal-balancing options. The mac n cheese was noteworthy awesome here, but eating only that, BBQ sauce, dessert, and maybe corn, feels like the only options I can buy; at least without substitutions or facing blandness from lackof. Will be coming back again, but I hope for something more to eat and enjoy at...

Service was excellent- Jill was friendly, attentive without being smothering- So glad we went early - There was a full crowd waiting when we left- I enjoyed eating in so much more than carry out but in a pinch,I’d definitely do carry out again- We were seated in the main middle area. Which I’m thankful for because the acoustics aren’t that loud. We are a little older and our ears enjoy not having a lot of echoing, the blasting of music.… It’s a bit pricey. But no more pricey than any other place and at least the quality of the food and the service make it reasonable. I wouldn’t be able to visit every week but definitely a once in a while treat- we’ve added it to our special treat occasion rotation, list😁

We enjoyed the pull pork- A good portion- LOVE the Mac cheese and cornbread 💜💜💜 I would like to top my Mac with the pulled pork and slather with sauce- REGARDING the sauce- we honestly could not tell the difference between the sweet , the barbecue 321, and the spicy- they looked different on the paper, but they all seem to have a very similar taste.-trust me, they were still delicious👵🏻❤️ The pulled pork was moist without being mushy. I wish I had a little bit more of a smoked barbecue flavor, but it was tasty. The mac & cheese is so ooey cheesy delicious- I could eat a large side of it- The cornbread was nice and warm, the right amount of moistness, sweetness, and the slight taste of the jalapeño-A little side of butter that they give to go with it adds extra deliciousness-

I don’t typically drink soda when we go out because most places only serve Coke, but they actually had Pepsi so I enjoyed a nice ice cold mug of Pepsi-

The parking and location of the entrance is interesting- I was disappointed to see people parking in the handicap spots who didn’t have handicap tags.👎🏼 Not cool people! I understand perhaps you were just stopping in quickly to pick up your carryout, or too cold to walk from the back, too lazy to walk… but you took a spot from somebody who may have needed it- they have handicap spots, and every single one of them...

Travel 40 minutes for this place First time here Man, let me tell you it worth the drive Clean restaurant nice decor Friendly staff Love the study hard wood table Spacious eating area Our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable Appetizers to start, we ordered bbq nachos Came out fresh, The pull chicken was delicious with nachos n cheese topped off with a little BBQ We ordered just about everything except the kitchen sink Pull pork was great ,well seasoned, just cooked perfectly Nice charred, not burnt juicing, not dry Also ordered the half bird Seasoned well, not salty cooked perfectly, not under cooked or overcooked It's not overpowered with bbq like other places it dry rub All the meat is dry rub no bbq on it which it good. Some places mask their food with bbq sauce. If it is seasoned right and smoke right, it should taste good without heavy sauce Got the pork and beef sausage also Smoke, just perfectly not to dry Collard greens were good, not salty. Corn bread with jalapeño was good, too.best cornbread I've tasted. Some cornbread are dry, and there is no taste Mac and cheese were delicious, very homemade, and a must side items to order We also ordered the ordered potatoes salad and coleslaw ,tastes great too The brisket was fantastic ,nice thick cut juicing not like other which are thin slices and dry a must order if you're here The pork ribs are the bombs Juicing falling off the bone, perfectly cooked seasoned perfectly ,not salty Smoke perfectly, not burnt or too much bark on it Food tastes so good we other another half slabs ribs to go And a bigger portion of Mack and cheese Best bbq around this area by far Great atmosphere Friendly staff cleaned restaurant Fantastic food What more can you ask for Definitely a 10 star, in my opinion If you love bbq food looks no further Next time, we gonna try their burger selection and other items We'll definitely be back Did I mention they serve you ice cold water with...