Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que
Chicago barbecue restaurant known for aquarium-smoked rib tips.
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Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que, a Chicago spot attached to the Barbara Ann's Motel, opened in 1967. Delars and Bertie Bracy founded both, naming them for their daughter Barbara Ann, who later ran the restaurant. It was known for Chicago-style barbecue like rib tips and hot links, cooked in an aquarium smoker with hickory and oak. The restaurant shut down for good during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick Facts
- Street address
- 7617 South Cottage Grove Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- County
- Cook County
- Country
- United States
- Head chef
- Garry Kennebrew; Mack Sevier
- Established
- 1967
Facts from the source article.
Background
The Barbara Ann's Motel and its attached barbecue restaurant opened in 1967, founded by Delars Bracy, a criminal attorney from Ruleville, Mississippi, and his wife Bertie. They named both businesses after their daughter, Barbara Ann, who eventually took over operations. The Bracys initially ran the restaurant with two of Delars' brothers, one of whom had restaurant experience. The restaurant was an early adopter of the aquarium smoker, a Chicago creation, experimenting with it in the 1960s alongside Leon Finney Sr. Original pitmaster Mack Sevier developed many of the signature recipes before leaving to start Uncle John's BBQ; his apprentice Garry Kennebrew succeeded him. After a temporary closure in 2015, the restaurant reopened, only to shut down permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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