Sanders BBQ Supply Co.

Reviews

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  NANCY WILLIAMS

  2 days ago
  1.0
  This was my second visit to Sanders. On my 1st visit there were items on the menu that were not available, so we made an adjustment and ordered a broad selection in order to get a feel for what they had to offer. We ordered the 2-4 Platter (main featured menu item) with Mac and sweet potatoes and the sweet potato cornbread, wings and the Oxtails. Everything was good and expensive but I will not order the sweet potato cornbread again. The Oxtail was very fatty, I will pass on that too. Made a second visit yesterday. I was very disappointed. The washroom was unsanitary with the tp roll sitting outside and on top of the dispenser as well as the paper hand towels were outside the duspenser getting wet, sitting on top of the sink. It was 4 pm and Platters were not available! Making it hard to choose an alternate meal, we decided to leave abd go elsewhere. I hate to see a new business start out so well and not main the very thing that got great reviews/notoriety.
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  Carla Williams

  6 days ago
  1.0
  Was expecting more based off The reviews but when the food arrived the oxtails were sour and stale there were no way I was going to eat it.when I call to complain to Uber eats they said they couldn't do anything about that problem. Sander bbq please stop serving ppl old meat. You know better than to be serving us sour oxtails just throw it in the 🗑️ trash. The ribs were stale but not sour or spoiled so it was the only thing I could eat. 90 💵 down the drain. Honestly the worst bbq I've had in Chicago please do better or someone will get sick and you won't have no blk owned business. Trying to save by cutting corners with stale food is definitely not the American way.
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  MakerNoMoney

  Jul 3, 2026
  3.0
  After reading all the high reviews of this food spot, my wife and I stopped by to check it out since we were in the area. The decor looked pleasant and the server on the register was Raven, who was very helpful, patient and professional. As far as the food, we were there either on a rookie cook day or the food is overabundantly rated. There was no pulled pork that afternoon, which my wife had wanted to try. We opted for 1/2 lb of brisket, which looked too pale and was without flavor nor juices. The slab of ribs was burnt on both ends and the barbeque sauce is nothing that stood out in a city that has strong competition in that area of dining. The collard greens were listed as having turkey pieces cooked in them didn't even have a trace of bird meat, fat nor skin. The baked beans were okay, but most baked beans can pass a taste test. The mac & cheese that I've seen in photos did not represent what I'd received. The top layer of cheese was lying on the side wall of the container which allowed an interior view of the noodle and cheese mix. That was also a failure...I don't know type of tasteless cheese mixture that was combined, however the following day I took a look at it, thinking that I'd reheat it. I took a look at it and spooned under a noodle to check it out cold... it actually tasted better cold and that was how I ate it. The cheese in mac n cheese should not be so soft whereas there is no resistance when spooning or forking it out. The cole slaw tasted like the cole slaw that Harold's Chicken would serve many years ago in those tiny paper cups. The worst food item in our experience at Sanders were the Chimichurri wings! I didn't know what to expect when I ordered them, but just the look of them in the container was a turn-off. They would never post this finished product on their website! My photos will show the ugliness of this presentation of food. On top of that, the wings were dry on the surface but still had redness at the bone. The best thing that we had was the sweet potato cornbread, which makes a wonderful dessert!
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  Jessica G. Switzer

  Jul 2, 2026
  3.0
  The rib tips were good as well as the sweet potato cornbread. For me, personally, The bourbon baked beans with black beans weren’t bad, but were not my favorite. I was expecting more of a punch like traditional baked beans flavors, but there was a strong chili powder flavor that was accurately smoky on the backend but the flavor up to that wasn’t my cup of tea. I understand not everyone eats meat, so the greens not having meat makes sense, but they were acidic like they came out of a can. Lastly, again for me, the brisket was not at all worth the cost in flavor or value. I was hoping for a juicier cut that I could choose if I want to put barbecue sauce on, but sauce is mandatory 😬. Now specifically about the value. Half a pound of meat is around 8 ounces and I got around six (I weighed It because I couldn’t believe how little I got for $18). On top of that, it was fatty so I cut the fat off and weighed it totaling 1.8 ounces. So for $18 I got about 4 ounces of brisket lol. For me, that’s unreasonable so I wouldn’t get the brisket again, but I will come back for the rib tips!
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  tinia harris

  Jun 28, 2026
  1.0
  My aunt and I drove all the way to Sanders BBQ on a Sunday because the posted hours say they’re open until 9:00 p.m. We arrived at 8:15 p.m. Before we could even touch the door, an employee who was walking out to go down the street yelled, “We’re closed.” If your posted hours say 9:00 p.m., customers should be able to expect service until then. Experiences like this are exactly why some businesses struggle to keep customers coming back. It’s often not the food but poor customer service and a lack of professionalism that drive people away. Very disappointing.

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