City Barbeque — Portage

The business started in 1999; this outpost is one of many, but the method doesn't change. On-site smokers run low and slow over local hickory, turning out brisket, ribs, and pulled pork the way competition pitmasters do it — with time and smoke, not shortcuts.

It's a smokehouse that happens to have multiple addresses. The Portage location sits on South Westnedge, doing what every City Barbeque does: cook over wood, serve it hot, and let the smoke speak for itself.