City Barbeque – Wendell

City Barbeque in Wendell is a counter-service smokehouse on Treelight Way, one location of a larger chain. You order at the counter, find a table, and eat brisket, pulled pork or ribs off a tray.

The meat is smoked on site and served with Texas toast. There is a drive-through for people in a hurry and delivery for everyone else. Customers rate the place highly, and the catering side has a name for getting large orders out on time. The setting is plain and down-home, which fits the food.

What to know

• Plates are built as two meats with two sides or three meats with two sides.
• The Judge’s Sampler puts brisket, pulled pork, ribs and chicken on one plate.
• Jumbo wings are tossed in the house rub, smoked and then fried.
• Chicken tenders are hand-battered and fried to order.
• Party packs and meats by the pound are sold for feeding a crowd.