Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que
Motel and restaurant in 2008
Restaurant information
Established1967
Previous owner(s)Barbara Ann Bracy
Delars and Bertie Bracy
Head chefGarry Kennebrew
Mack Sevier
Street address7617 South Cottage Grove Avenue
CityChicago
CountyCook County
StateIllinois
CountryUnited States

Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que was a barbecue restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It was attached to the Barbara Ann's Motel, and both businesses were founded by Delars and Bertie Bracy in 1967. They named the businesses after their daughter Barbara Ann, who later became owner.

It closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

The restaurant was owned and operated in connection to an adjoining motel of the same name.[1][2] The restaurant and motel were founded in 1967 by Delars Bracy, a criminal attorney originally from Ruleville, Mississippi,[3] and his wife Bertie. They named the restaurant after their daughter Barbara Ann.[4] They originally operated it with the help of two of Delars' brothers,[5] one of whom had previously worked in the restaurant business.[3] Barbara Ann later took over the restaurant.[5]

The restaurant was known for serving Chicago-style barbecue, including rib tips and hot links cooked in an aquarium smoker,[6] using hickory and oak wood.[7] They began experimenting with the use of the aquarium smoker, a Chicago invention, in the 1960s with help from Leon Finney Sr.[4] It also served barbecue chicken, turkey links and ribs.[5] It served both a regular barbecue sauce and a "hot" version that was spiced with chili peppers.[8] Mack Sevier, the restaurant's original pitmaster,[9] is credited with developing its original recipes.[10] Sevier later left to open his own restaurant, Uncle John's Barbecue,[11] and was replaced by his apprentice Garry Kennebrew.[9]

It temporarily closed and then reopened in 2015.[2] It closed again permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stein, Isaac. "It's in the air: Lem's smokes up BBQ and sauce right". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. 1 2 Gebert, Mike (2015-05-19). "Chicago's 12 Best North and South Side BBQ Joints Right Now". Thrillist. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. 1 2 "Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que | Southern Foodways Alliance – Southern Foodways Alliance". 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. 1 2 "Rib Tips, Hot Links, and the Mississippi Roots of Chicago Barbecue | Southern Foodways Alliance – Southern Foodways Alliance". 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. 1 2 3 Davis, Ardie A.; Kirk, Chef Paul (2009-05-01). America's Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America's Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-7407-9022-5.
  6. ↑ "Chicago's 14 Best Barbecue Joints". The Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ↑ "The overlooked, misunderstood, extraordinary RIB TIP". Chicago Tribune. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. ↑ "Barbara Ann's BBQ". Chicago Tribune. 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  9. 1 2 Pang, Kevin (2018-02-08). "Chicago Is A City Divided By Barbecue". Saveur. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. ↑ Drucker, Ali (2017-10-05). "Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que". Thrillist. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  11. ↑ Shahin, Jim (2023-05-19). "A tip o' the ribs to Chicago barbecue". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  12. ↑ "Don't forget South Side barbecue in Chicago as Texas-style ascends". Chicago Tribune. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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