• Menu

In the Beginning

Blues BBQ sampleR

Share it and decide what’s for dinner.

Brisket, Sausage  and Pulled Pork with your choice of sauce - 7.99

OnIOn RIngs

Hand battered  onion rings served with our spicy dipping sauce - 3.99

 ChICken sTRIps

Just because everybody else has them - 5.69

sWeeT TaTeR FRIes

You asked for em, here they are. Served with dip - 4.59

pOTaTO skIns

Four large skins filled with cheese and topped with tomatoes

and green onions. Served with sour cream if you want it - 5.99

Add Pulled Pork - $2 extra

12 sTep pICkles

A Southern classic. Battered, fried and

served with a spicy dipping sauce - 3.99

FRIed shRImp

10 hand breaded shrimp fried to a golden brown - 8.49

shRImp COCkTaIl

6 shrimp for 4 bucks - what a deal! -4.00

spInaCh aRTIChOke dIp

Our take on this fan favorite.

Served with crispy tortilla dippin chips - 6.99

salads

Garden classics

in an upscale joint.

smOkIn’ CaesaR Caesar the traditional way. Fresh romaine, house made

dressing and croutons - 4.99

ChICken salad

Your choice of pulled or fried chicken

a top a bed of romaine with cheese, dried cherries, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and croutons - 8.49

hOuse TOssed salad

Greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and cheese - 2.59

soups

All of our soups are homemade  of course.

BRIskeT ChIlI

Bowl - 3.99     Cup - 2.49

sOup OF The day

Bowl - 3.99     Cup - 2.49

deeelicious slow smoked

BBQ platters

Served with your choice of two sides and corn muffins.

Add a House Salad - 1.79

BeeF BRIskeT

Angus, of course.  A pile of tender goodness  served naked. Would the

last one out of Texas please turn out the lights! - 9.99

pulled pORk

Hand rubbed and smoked  till it’s fall off the bone tender - 8.99

spICy smOked sausage

Smoked and grilled, these babies  will satisfy the big eaters.

Try it with the southern tang sauce - 8.99

 maRInaTed smOked ChICken

Its injected, its marinated, its smoked and its grilled.

If we went to this much trouble it must be good.  A half chicken so juicy you’ll need a bib - 8.99

 FOuR sIdes & CORn muFFIns

Choose any four of our sides served with corn muffins. Our sides are

meals in themselves. I promise  you won’t go home hungry - 6.99

ChICken sTRIps

Hate serving these but everyone else has them so we thought

we better. Served with your choice of dipping sauce - 7.59

meaT & pOTaTO

A huge baked potato buried under your choice of meat then covered with

tomatoes, green onions and cheese. Served with sour cream if you want it. I hope your hungry cuz this sucker’s huge! - 7.99

BBQ paRFaIT

Baked beans, slaw and pulled pork topped with our sweet sauce.

Sounds  crazy till you try it - 8.99

No ancient  Chinese  secret  here.  Lovingly massaged  with a special blend of seasonings and smoked till

they come off the bone with a gentle tug. These suckers have been perfected on the National  BBQ circuit and brought home to Howell. Your choice of sauced or

not sauced. I cook,  not teach English.

Rib platters

sT. lOuIs sTyle

Bigger and meatier than its

more famous sibling, the baby back. Full Rack - 17.99    Half Rack - 10.99

Served with your choice of two sides and corn muffins.

Add Smoked  Brisket,  Pulled Pork, Sausage, Turkey or Chicken  - 4.00 each

Add a House Salad - 1.79

 Feasts for the

Whole Family

This is a lot of groceries, let’s call ‘em value meals.

all FeasTs InClude:

Bones, Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, Spicy Italian Sausage,

Corn Muffins and choice of two Sides.

Add a House Salad - 1.79

BBQ FeasT #1

Serves 2-3 people - 24.99

BBQ FeasT #2

Serves 4-5 people - 49.99

BBQ FeasT #3

Serves up to 8 people - 89.99

FROm The pOnd

Add a House Salad - 1.79

JumBO shRImp

A half pound of shrimp marinated

in our ginger lime marinade

then grilled to perfection - 12.99

glazed

smOked salmOn

Marinated in our maple

teriyaki glaze, smoked then grilled to perfection - 12.99

FRIed shRImp

Large shrimp deep fried and served

with tartar and cocktail sauces - 12.99

suRF & TuRF

Choose your surf: smoked glazed salmon,

grilled shrimp, deep fried shrimp or fried catfish. Then choose your turf: sliced beef brisket, tender pulled pork, four bones, quarter smoked chicken or smoked sausage - 14.99

All burgers are made fresh topped with lettuce, tomato and pickle. Cheese is available free of charge upon request.  Served with your choice of two sides. Add a House Salad - 1.79

small BlOCk

 A 5 oz. patty charbroiled and served

on grilled bun - 5.99

BIg BlOCk

An 8 oz. patty for the big appetite - 7.29

The hemI

An 8 oz. patty topped with pulled pork - 8.99

sides

 Each - 1.59

 smashed  sWeeT pOTaTOes

No nuts but a hint of nutmeg.

 Baked Beans

Lots of beans, lots of brisket.

You could make a meal out of these babies.

nOT sO FamOus dave’s gReen Beans

Steamed and grilled with a bit of spice.

WORld’s BesT pOTaTO salad

Ok maybe not the best but it’s really, really good

COle slaW

Like everything  else its made daily in our kitchen.

Try it on your Samich!

gRIlled CORn On The COB (seasonal)

Baked pOTaTO

Served with cheese, sour cream and butter.

eveRyBOdy else’s pOTaTOes

Or if you must, French fries.

maC & Cheese

So much cheese you’d think we own a cow.

samiches

Served with two sides.

Add a House Salad - 1.79

hIghlandeR hOagIe

A Howell Cheese  steak. Brisket, cole slaw and whizzz - 7.99

OkIe dOkIe

A tribute to Kansas  City BBQ. Half chopped and half pulled pork

mixed with our own TJ’s BBQ sauce - 6.99

 TJ’s sIgnaTuRe samICh

Pulled pork topped with cole slaw, or not - 7.49

 The FeRRaRI

Link style Italian  sausage smoked and grilled to perfection

with onions and peppers - 6.99

 The CluCkeR

Juicy smoked  chicken with lettuce  and tomatoes - 6.99

 CaTFIsh

Fried and stacked on a fresh roll with lettuce

and tomatoes.  Served with cucumber dill sauce - 6.99

The 3 slIdeR COmBO

Choose from chicken, brisket, pulled pork or burger - 6.29

mIChIgan Cheese sTeak

Kinda like a Philly. Tender brisket and provolone on a hoagie roll - 6.99

 Our selection of sauces

 la Carte

slICed BRIskeT - 12.29 a Pound

pulled pORk - 9.99 a Pound

 WhOle ChICken - 8.49 Each

spICy smOked sausage - 8.29 Links

smOked glazed  salmOn - 13.99 a Pound

sT. lOuIs sTyle RIBs

Full Slab - 15.99     Half Slab - 8.99

TJ’s BBQ sauCe

Our namesake. Sweet molasses based sauce with just

of hint of heat at the end. Take a sip, swirl it around your pallet and taste the hint of hickory used in our aging casks. You’re not really believing this are you?

lIp smakIn’ musTaRd sauCe

Try something different. A mustard based sauce

with a hint of vinegar. Flows over the pallet gently and then sucks the saliva right off your tongue.

FIRe sTaRTeR

Everything into the pool!  All the leftovers went into

his sauce. Sweet and tangy with a slight gasoline finish. And you thought you could only talk about wine like this.

All our meats are USDA Choice, hand trimmed and lovingly treated with our special blend of spices, juices and marinades.

*May be cooked to order. Notice: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood,

awesome desserts

All desserts are made on the premises from scratch.

gRanny’s naneR puddIng

My Grandmother’s recipe, made from scratch - 3.49

sWeeT TaTeR pIe

A southern classic recreated the TJ’s way - 3.99

peCan pIe

No self respectin’  BBQ should  be without pecan pie - 4.99

plaIn Ole CheeseCake

But really good - 4.99

key lIme pIe

Served tart to cleanse the palate - 3.99

 Beverages

sOFT dRInks

Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Mello Yello, Root Beer

COFFee

hOmemade sWeeT OR nOT sWeeT Tea lemOnade

kid’s meals

Kid size portions,  adult  size taste. After all we love the little critters.

Served with corn muffins, a side and a drink.

JOJO’s kIds RIBs - 4.99

nIkkI’s maC & Cheese - 3.99

CheeseBuRgeR - 3.99

pulled pORk sandWICh - 3.99

mIa’s meaT Balls

(SpaghettiO’s) - 3.99

aIdens deep FRIed shRImp - 4.99

kId sIzed CaesaR - 3.99

ChICken sTRIps - 3.99

J’s River BBQ | 3838 E. Grand River | Howell MI 48843 | Phone 517-546-68-68 | Fax 517-546-1088

ab a catering menu for your next party. Go on it’s free. Dine in, carry out or catering.  We will even give you all the napkins you need.

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*May be cooked to order. Notice: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase  your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.