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Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery

BBQ Joint, Brewery, and Southern Food Restaurant$$$$

Downtown Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

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Ranked #2 for BBQ joints in Ann Arbor
"Get the carnivore burger and try it with all the sauces!!"(4 Tips)
"Mac and cheese with pulled pork and smoked cheddar with IPA"(15 Tips)
"fried pickle chips are the best appetizer in town!!!"(4 Tips)
"The Bumper Crop IPA is delicious!"(2 Tips)

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Danni EngelMarch 17, 2013
Been here 10+ times
The beer is excellent. Highly recommend getting anything with meat and slathering any of the four amazing BBQ sauces all over it. Sweet potato fries are also super tasty! You can't go wrong here.
Lyndsi WinerSeptember 10, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Miss this place so much since I moved. Carolina Pulled Pork, cheddar grits, their pulled pork nachos best I've ever had! Their purple sauce is the bomb and their carnivore burger is best ever!
Justin LockeApril 8, 2015
Flights for $4.77 on happy hour for 7 beers. Just go. Get the Mac and Cheese. Great atmosphere and staff is awesome!
Michelle McClintockAugust 6, 2019
Craft beer + House Smoked BBQ - can't go wrong with pork sliders and buttermilk biscuits with an Oak-Aged "Hands Off My Goat!" Oatmeal Stout. After dinner head downstairs to their speakeasy lounge!!
Greg DennerleinJanuary 9, 2022
I’ve had bbq in many cities, (KC, Houston, Denver etc) and I have to say Blue Tractor was just as good as those cattle town bbq! I honestly didn’t expect to find good bbq in Ann Arbor!
MichelleJuly 20, 2015
I've been to this place a few times. I'm in disbelief that my food can actually taste that dissatisfying. So I've gotten beef brisket and the steak salad. Dry, easily cold. Go for the Mac and cheese
Tony CorsiniFebruary 2, 2012
Been here 10+ times
The Carnivore Burger is a MUST have! if you enjoy a quality hamburger that has pulled pork, bacon, and also fried jalepenos on it!! All these quality ingredients create an amazing hamburger!
nils jansonMay 18, 2015
Top-notch ribs. Fried pickles were also super tasty.
Upvoted 2 weeks ago
Tony CorsiniSeptember 6, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Pulled Pork Nachos are an amazing appetizer to get! Don't pass this one up if you are a fan of big ol plates of tasty nachos!
Yuni GrahamMay 30, 2017
Really large portions. We left here so uncomfortably full. Definitely a fan of the three meat burger. (I can't remember the exact name). Would go back!
Chung-yee NgoOctober 17, 2014
The Mac and cheese was pretty bland. The El Camino was pretty tasty loved the salsa verde and the half priced (happy hour) beer sample was worth the money.
Tanushree ShirodkarSeptember 21, 2015
Sliders and barbecue combo plate will give you everything on the menu.. The jalapeño cheddar sausage was super good.
MatthewJune 15, 2012
The food is epiphanaic, but the service can be slow on packed nights. If you don't die of old age waiting, or of a heart attack eating the Carnivore Burger, you will definitely want to come back!!
Dan NelsonJuly 29, 2018
Pickle chips are awesome, and pulled pork with their different sauces are delicious. Definitely recommend.
Jackie RomzekJanuary 12, 2013
The Bumper Crop IPA is delicious! If you come on your birthday you get a free pint glass and a $10 towards your next meal.
Jake SmithSeptember 15, 2012
If the Strawberries and Cream beer is available, try it. Also, the purple is the way to go for BBQ sauces.
Lida HasbrouckSeptember 17, 2012
The meat is local! And the pickle slices that come with burgers are definitely small-batch made. Awesome food!
Thomas DuebnerMay 28, 2016
Barbecue was awesome. The sauce with the purple cap is smokey, sweet, and delicious.
Cecily Giuseppa CammarataJune 14, 2012
Satchels BBQ is way better, everything is homemade from scratch In-House, and all the meats are smoked out on the smokers!
Edward VielmettiMarch 28, 2014
Friendly service, good food, but slow enough that not everyone was fed by 12:30pm. Somewhat noisy. A good experiment, and good if you had 4 or 6, but not a lunchtime 8.
Liz ParkerJune 23, 2014
Try the pulled pork sandwich with the sweet BBQ sauce, yum. And sweet pickles! 2/$15 this week during A2 Restaurant Week, for lunch.
Sam ConstanceSeptember 25, 2017
Been here 10+ times
If you're hungry, try the BBQ Plate for a taste of everything.
Misty CossSeptember 15, 2018
The brisket and the pretzels are great. Service was fantastic.
Kristeena SarverAugust 15, 2017
Delicious fried pickles. Pork belly Mac n cheese was amazing.
Ashley KochAugust 3, 2013
I didn't know you could get Texas style brisket in Michigan. Delicious!
Ryan PolingDecember 30, 2012
I just can't come here without getting a slider basket. The sliders are too good and the fries are amazing.
Heather MittensJanuary 27, 2013
I love the bar-bae-cuban sandwich and the pickles on the side are the best!
Sam IdenNovember 26, 2014
fried pickle chips are the best appetizer in town!!!
Upvoted 2 weeks ago
Ross Gourmet ClubNovember 22, 2011
If you want BBQ and can't try to Detroit, this is a nice alternative. BBQ combo plate gives you a nice sampling.
K EdmondsDecember 11, 2011
Try fried green tomatoes as an app with ranch for dipping Very authentic like my aunt used to make!
Rhonda JensenFebruary 14, 2015
Pulled pork was yum! And the mixed drinks were perfect!
Rebecca MJune 15, 2018
Pulled pork ftw. Good beer!
Kevin YienJune 26, 2015
Best BBQ in Ann Arbor with a great beer selection.
Keith LamprechtAugust 13, 2014
Try the sauces, good beer and food day or nite
Omid FarivarMarch 30, 2011
Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese. Buffalo Chicken Mac n Cheese. Order one of these and be happy forever and ever.
Alexander SampsonJanuary 25, 2015
I threw the pulled pork into the mac and cheese and NWTS.
Bill QJuly 25, 2011
Check out the basement bar. Cozy and intimate. Great date spot.
Paul AlteslebenJanuary 2, 2019
Brisket tacos were just ok. I like the yellow sauce.
Nicole HarknessApril 14, 2013
Get the pumpkin patch. Holy amazing
Val GriffithMay 26, 2013
Great place but the bar tender seriously needs to be more personable. Not that impressed with him.
Ashley BuchananMay 6, 2013
Fabulous!!! The beef brisket was amazing!!
Joan HuangOctober 27, 2013
Pretty glorious brisket but the table sauces don't have much heat - ask for hot sauce.
Vitaly MaltsevJune 11, 2018
Good spot to have BBQ in this city
Sarah M.August 25, 2011
Get the carnivore burger and try it with all the sauces!!
John TurnerSeptember 24, 2011
The Bbq pulled pork MAC and cheese can be used, in a pinch, as a reason to live.
The Hair Product influencerFebruary 24, 2015
Get their signature glass for a souvenir
Samir NazirJuly 25, 2016
solid BBQ. The Summer Pale Ale is solid
Emily HeadingsFebruary 19, 2012
Wow. Wish we lived closer to this place... You will not be disappointed.
Emily BabcockOctober 28, 2014
Get the flight. And the fried pickle chips.
Josh AJanuary 30, 2016
Didn't try the meat but no self-respecting Texan would. The beer was solid though.

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