Ot’s Up-N Smoke Bbq

THE BEST BEANS AND RICE AROUND!!!
If you need any more incentive, the coleslaw is awesome too… oh yeah then there is all the KILLER barbecue!
The guy has won awards from here to Kentucky for his BBQ!
My favorite is rib tip dinner w beans & rice and coleslaw! $ 11 you will not go hungry!
And on top of it they are good friendly people!

First visit was very good but second and third were sub par at best. Portions of ribs varied greatly on every visit and the last were so tough we gave up. I feel the membrane on the underside of the rib rack should be cut off before smoking as it is inedible, unappealing and impedes the smoking process IMO. The sides of slaw and Mac and cheese were unremarkable. Service personnel were friendly! For the price and quality I think we will give place a long break from our patronage.

I have seen this place for 9 years on the corner of Main and 6 ½ mile and was really excited to try it. I asked for a full order of ribs and the person working the counter said they didn’t have any. (They close at 9 and it was 6:30)
I asked if they had chicken and she said yes that there was 1 left. I also ordered a full order of rib tips, mac and cheese and greens.
She was friendly and quick to put our order together.
When we got home we all sampled the takeout. We all thought the tips were a bit chewey and the chicken was dry. The flavor was mediocre and we were a bit disappointed with the bbq sauce and meat.
The mac and cheese was good. Had a good cheesy flavor. Not much more you can say about mac and cheese.
I’ve never had greens and wanted to try them. My wife said greens are good if you make them with onion and bacon. Not sure if any onion were in these but there were definitely signs and taste of bacon. The taste reminded me of green beans with bacon. My wife said these didn’t taste like the greens she had from a coworker and was a little disappointed.
I hope for the business sake the bad score I gave them is only for their travel trailer and not for their main address.
Sad to say, not impressed with this BBQ place and won’t be returning.

I have had OT’s bbq at catered work events and am always pleased with their food. I decided to go out to lunch and was surprised upon arrival at the restaurant that it’s not indeed an actual restaurant — it’s take-​out/​catering only. There is not a single table inside the place. Thankfully it was nice enough outside that we sat at the only picnic table. Maybe I am not familiar with the norm of these type of places — I was expecting a pulled pork sandwich, but definitely had to eat it with a fork since it’s loaded with meat and bbq sauce, not able to be contained in the bun and definitely too messy to pick up. All that said, I left satisfied, but not super likely to return there for lunch again, knowing that I’d have to take it back to the office to eat it.

I really love the food and service Danyelle is awesome she can really throw down. Battle creek should be proud to have such a spot to get bbq.

Some of the best damn ribs I’ve ever had. I’ll make sure to stop back by soon. The ribs were very tender, and the sauce was out of this world. Check it out if you’re in the area, or make the drive from out of town. It will be worth it!

Great food! If you want to enjoy some great BBQ then you need to go «up n smoke»

If you like BBQ pork sandwiches, and some good corn bread, this is the best in town. They also make great hamburgers, cole slaw and fries.
You should call ahead, as there really is no place to eat on the premises. During the summer, they have a small table or two out front, but that is it. It is mainly take out.
They have won a lot of local BBQ awards in festival competitions, and the food is pretty consistent.