Bitter Truth BBQ

Bitter Truth BBQ reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Shannon

   Cleveland1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 4 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The menu was somewhat confusing, with sides located in two places and nothing labeled.
   

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   Chuck

   Detroit1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 27 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere! Great dinner! Great addition to the Ypsilanti downtown area!
   

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   Camie VIP

   Detroit36 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 22 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall great experience. Drinks and food were very good. Service was slow for getting drinks and picking up the table after we finished drinks and food.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Detroit1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I loved it very nice very good very demure. The service was top tier and the food was great!
   

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   KristinB

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Friendly staff, delicious drinks, terrific ambiance!
   

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   ScottH

   Detroit6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Probably the best cocktails in all of the Ann Arbor area. Great BBQ as well.
   

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   Wendy

   Detroit1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service; drink I had called Aviation was wonderful. Will be back!
   

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   Edgar

   Chicago3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food, great drinks, friendly staff and relaxed ambiance. Great job! Definitely coming back for some ribs (they sold out).
   

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   Rick VIP

   Detroit59 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   In an age of far too many chain restaurants with their boring drink / food menus, what a delight to discover the Bitter Truth. Cool, welcoming vibe… friendly staff… and true cocktail expertise, we felt right at home. Oh, and the barbecue-forward menu did not disappoint. Owners Sean and Myra are fully invested and super personable. Eva and Ava took great care of us. We will definitely be back. Thank you.
   

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    Anna

    Detroit1 review

    4.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4

    The food here is FIRE. Smoked wings were juicy with perfectly crispy skin! The ribs are dry rub and you can pull the bone right out, and the original house made sauce was sooooo good, it’s the slightly vinegary kind which is my fave. The mac and cheese is bomb but the portion size was disappointing for $12. The place was full (valentine’s day) but the seating is spacious - even at the bar - you don't feel crammed in and there is a very comfortable distance to the next table. Nice decor, speakeasy vibe and comfy velvet chairs. The music kept cutting out, like the person whose phone is connected to the bluetooth speakers walked too far away pretty frequently. As someone who is hypersensitive to background music it was annoying, but most people would prob not notice. Cocktails were fantastic but unfortunately the drink service was incredibly slow (20 min wait per drink). Staffing another bartender would easily fix this. To be fair, the bartender was never goofing around, and the bar back, host, and bus staff were giving all the support they could, but since they cant make drinks, there was a true bottleneck. Certainly not enough to keep me away - when I go back, I will just order doubles.
    

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