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Sweet Cheeks Q

Sweet Cheeks Q

BBQ Joint$$$$
Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood, Boston
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    This BBQ joint is famous for their biscuits. It's one of the most popular in the city!
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    Tiffany L.
    "I like the pork ribs tray with potato salad and mac-n-cheese!"(16 Tips)
    Drew M.
    "Biscuits with honey butter, brisket, & short rib are all good."(9 Tips)
    Kiki.kik
    "Farm salad is to die for."(9 Tips)
    BU Today
    "finalist Tiffani Faison brings quality ingredients to Fenway"(5 Tips)
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  • Epicurious
    EpicuriousAugust 3, 2014
    The Monster Wings at this BBQ joint co-owned by Top Chef chef-testant Tiffani Faison are brined with salt, sugar, star anise, & fennel seeds for two days and slowly smoked over white oak and red oak. Read more
  • Melissa V.
    Melissa VMay 5, 2013
    This place is to die for. Me and the bf split a pork belly and brisket tray with Mac and cheese and the farm salad, which was amazinnnnggg. The smell, the atmosphere, the drink list >>>>
  • Noah W.heart icon on user image
    Noah WeissMarch 8, 2016
    Pulled pork, biscuit with honey butter, and the crunchy Mac n cheese were highlights. Meat platter w/ 3 meats can easily fill two people for $26. Great beer and cocktail selection, too.
  • grace c.heart icon on user image
    grace cJanuary 3, 2018
    Love this place! Great beer selection and BBQ. MUST order the biscuits with honey butter, it will not disappoint!! Bartenders and servers very friendly. I will return.
  • Jeremy K.heart icon on user image
    Jeremy KrantzAugust 13, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    You can now order their famous biscuits individually instead of by buckets of 4. Watch out though, they are huge and filling but delicious and were even voted #1 in the country by Forbes Magazine.
  • Alina L.heart icon on user image
    Alina LaToucheApril 28, 2017
    Try anything. I bet you it will be amazing. I had the brisket and biscuits (the honey butter omg 😍). The pork belly is also really good. Drinks are great and STRONG. Definitely worth a visit.
  • Enrico M.heart icon on user image
    Enrico ManaloMarch 19, 2018
    Been here 5+ times
    Definitely get the biscuits. I typically get the prime brisket, sometimes the chopped brisket, and less often the fried chicken. Coleslaw is good, but the Mac & cheese/cheesy broccoli rice are better
  • Jade A.
    Jade AndersonAugust 10, 2014
    I got the pulled chicken, farm salad, collard greens, and of course a biscuit. The biscuit was BOMB, and everything else was tasty too. A little expensive, but a lot of food. I'll be sure to be back!
  • Ron O.heart icon on user image
    Ron OppenheimApril 20, 2015
    The biscuits are amazing. By themselves or as the bread in a pulled meat sandwich. For sides, go with the salt and pepper potatoes. Also, the fried chicken is great (it takes a while though).
  • Anastasia B.
    Biscuits. Biscuits. Biscuits. Yes, they're huge, but they're also the best I've ever had (take some to go if you don't finish). Mac & Cheese wasn't worth it, surprisingly. Get the meat and farm salad.
  • Eater
    EaterJuly 30, 2012
    Opening in November 2011, Top Chef star Tiffani Faison's barbecue ode has been nothing short of a smash hit. The biscuits are legendary, and there's now an outdoor beer garden. [Eater 38 Member]
  • Miguel V.heart icon on user image
    Miguel VarelaSeptember 27, 2018
    OMG! The flavor of the meat was great, loved every single piece of it. The corn was so tasty also. Best service in town, specially by Rachel.
  • Sam H.heart icon on user image
    Sam HigginsMarch 14
    Excellent barbecue place. Great place for dinner. Very friendly and helpful waitstaff. Nice atmosphere with tv’s to watch Sports games in.
  • Liam N.
    Liam NeeDecember 30, 2016
    Best of Boston 2016: BBQ 🍖 :: Metal trays of tender ribs, buckets of now-iconic honey-butter biscuits, and Mason-jar cocktails, best imbibed by the outdoor beer shed. Sweet mercy.
  • Briannaheart icon on user image
    BriannaMarch 26, 2016
    Being from Georgia, I've got high standards for southern food. That being said, I was very disappointed by the cheese grits, but the biscuits were pretty good. Best I've found in New England so far
  • Kimberly A.heart icon on user image
    Kimberly AginSeptember 19, 2015
    Fantastic biscuits (try with the honey butter). Also loved the pulled pork and cheesy broccoli. Stay away from coleslaw- it's more salad-like. Good beer selection too.
  • BU Today
    BU TodayAugust 29, 2013
    Sweet Cheeks offers authentic southern BBQ with locally-sourced, smoked meats alongside a variety of their homemade sauces. The real draw? The fluffy biscuits with creamy honey butter. Read more
  • Gloria C.
    Gloria ChinMarch 22, 2014
    they serve ramen on monday's from 9-10 for $15!! the broth is made from boiling pork & chicken bones for 36 hours. it's served w/ smoked pork belly & a Chinese black vinegar soy sauce egg
  • BU Today
    BU TodayDecember 4, 2014
    Former 'Top Chef' finalist Tiffani Faison brings quality ingredients to Fenway, serving up some of the best barbecue in Boston. Don't miss the biscuits slathered with sweet honey butter! Read more
  • Tanya P.
    Tanya PhillipsAugust 15, 2012
    The meat is excellent, sweet ice tea is perfect Texas style! I loved the sweet pickles too! Neg 1 - the napkins are so thin they stick to your fingers and bits come off. 2 - Texas toast is thicker.
  • Vanessa G.
    Vanessa GatlinDecember 15, 2013
    (Best of Boston 2013-BBQ) Improper Bostonian says, "Start with the warm Bucket o' Biscuits with honey butter, toss in some fried green tomatoes and then turn your attention to the main event...BBQ."
  • Alicia F.heart icon on user image
    Alicia FoorApril 29, 2015
    I always get the pulled pork tray with Mac n cheese and potato salad. It's always amazing and you have to get the rolls with the maple butter too.
  • Rob W.heart icon on user image
    Rob WawrzynczakAugust 25, 2017
    Great brisket and ribs, pork belly a little tough but sides were really good. Biscuits were fantastic!
  • Nati B.heart icon on user image
    Nati B.June 30, 2015
    Been here 10+ times
    You MUST have the biscuits. Pulled pork with Mac and cheese and coleslaw is my usual. All amazing.
  • Drew M.heart icon on user image
    Drew MApril 17, 2022
    Biscuits with honey butter, brisket, & short rib are all good. Sweet tea is very sweet. Bakes beans are made with kidney beans & are good.
  • Siobhan M.
    Siobhan MurphyDecember 30, 2012
    Been here 5+ times
    The food here is incredible, try the pulled pork, the pulled chicken, the fried green tomatoes, the hush puppies and the black eyes peas! For a little drink to go with? The Indian summer.
  • Ally P.heart icon on user image
    Ally PikeFebruary 25, 2017
    Cocktails are a fantastic way to start your visit here and you can't leave without trying a bisket, they are the best I have ever had!!!
  • CITY GRIT
    CITY GRITAugust 16, 2014
    Our hit list = Brisket, Fried Chicken, Collards, Black Eye Peas, Just one Rib, Fried Okra, Hushpuppies, & a Bucket O’ Biscuits. Do not miss the Nutter Butter!
  • Tasp01heart icon on user image
    Tasp01May 2, 2019
    Fried chicken was awesome, and had some brisket and pulled pork.. SO GOOD. And the sauces were great and the biscuit and butter like dessert
  • Darian Symoné H.
    Darian Symoné HarvinMarch 23, 2013
    I got the fried chx-Cooked perfectly cooked, collars greens-some of the best I've ever had...only thing I'd say to stay away from is the Mac n chz. It just want good.
  • Samantha B.
    Samantha Ben-SimonOctober 26, 2012
    Taylor is a super-waiter. Way friendly and knows the menu up, down and backwards. There isn't enough space to express how incredible the food is here... Biscuits and honey butter and fried chx, oh my!
  • Shalin S.heart icon on user image
    Shalin SitwalaAugust 3, 2017
    Got their lunch tray with pulled chicken, pulled pork, rib and a side. It was delicious. The portions are huge. Loved it.
  • William F. A.heart icon on user image
    William F. AntolinezJune 29, 2016
    Been here 10+ times
    Best Ribs I tried in Boston. Also amazing sour and hot home made sauces
  • Vanessa G.
    Vanessa GatlinDecember 8, 2014
    (Best of Boston 2014-BBQ) Improper Bostonian says, "Skeptics wondered why Tiffani Faison, first famed as aTop Chef contestant, would choose to feature notoriously difficult American slow-smoke BBQ."
  • Erica T.heart icon on user image
    Erica TFebruary 21, 2016
    Best thing I've had here: BBQ brisket, worst: Mac and cheese (super salty). Overall good food and the $24-26 trays are enough for two.
  • Niki B.heart icon on user image
    Niki BlakerApril 15, 2016
    All of our food and drinks were great. The biscuits are so big, you only need to order one to split with 2 people.
  • Terence C.heart icon on user image
    Terence ChanApril 1, 2017
    Pretty pricey for small portions. Got the brisket, chop brisket, sausage and half rack of ribs. Biscuits were excellent. Ribs and meats are smoky but a little dry. 4/5
  • Jenny M.
    Jenny MackintoshAugust 17, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    Try the Damn Yankee: bourbon, sapling maple liqueur, and black walnut bitters. And it comes in this cute squat mason jar.
  • Boston.com
    Boston.comJanuary 3, 2012
    Tiffani Faison’s new Boston project serves barbecue on metal trays and beverages in Mason jars. Top Chef alum offers up pulled pork, brisket, beans, coleslaw, and more with the music blasting. Read more
  • Landon H.heart icon on user image
    Landon HowellApril 11, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    But yours meats by the quarter pound in order to try more. Start with the brisket, pork belly, and pulled pork.
  • James B.heart icon on user image
    James BuckleyAugust 15, 2015
    Brisket. Don't order anything else. Melt in your mouth good with Texas toast. Oh and do yourselves another favor and start with the biscuits.
  • Jenny M.
    Jenny MackintoshSeptember 16, 2012
    Been here 10+ times
    Don't want to miss out on the BBQ but afraid you'll burst if you order a tray? Get their salad, which comes with seasonal ingredients, and top it with the meat of your choice.
  • Jeremy K.heart icon on user image
    Jeremy KrantzSeptember 16, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    Great craft beer selection however they also sling up some great cocktails including seasonal - just keep that in mind.
  • Gianpaolo E.
    Gianpaolo EleriaFebruary 11, 2012
    Where do I begin? The food here is phenomenal. Order anything. The salt and pepper potatoes are phenomenal and the pork bellies are worth the extra hour or two on the treadmill.
  • Vaughn A.heart icon on user image
    Vaughn AllenAugust 10, 2015
    This is legit BBQ. Short rib almost too rich. Which is exactly what you want. A unique and crazy meatsperience
  • Jeffrey C.heart icon on user image
    Jeffrey ChavesAugust 17, 2014
    Great Texas style bbq; Well seasoned Beef Brisket on Texas Toast. get a tray so you can take some home
  • Thrillist
    ThrillistNovember 15, 2011
    SC's nine types of falling-off-the-bone meats are smoked with oak/maple. We recommend the pulled chicken plated as a griddled Texas sammie with broccoli cheese casserole. Read more
  • Laura Marie
    Laura MarieJuly 21, 2013
    Get the Bucket o' Biscuits with Honey Butter to start! So good! You can also buy them to go if you want some for breakfast.
  • Jonathan P.heart icon on user image
    Jonathan PerezMarch 16, 2016
    Sweet cheeks 2 scoops of meat, mac n cheese with Cole slaw.... Heaven
  • Preston G.heart icon on user image
    Preston GordonAugust 11, 2015
    Biscuits, fried chicken, mac n cheese. Cant go wrong with any of it!
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