Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que was a barbecue restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It was attached to the Barbara Ann's Motel, and both businesses were founded by Delars and Bertie Bracy in 1967. They named the businesses after their daughter Barbara Ann, who later became owner.
It closed during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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History
The restaurant was owned and operated in connection to an adjoining motel of the same name.
The restaurant and motel were founded in 1967 by Delars Bracy, a criminal attorney originally from
Ruleville, Mississippi
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and his wife Bertie. They named the restaurant after their daughter Barbara Ann.
They originally operated it with the help of two of Delars' brothers,
one of whom had previously worked in the restaurant business.
Barbara Ann later took over the restaurant.
The restaurant was known for serving
Chicago-style barbecue, including
rib tips
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and
hot links
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cooked in an aquarium smoker, using hickory and oak wood. They began experimenting with the use of the aquarium smoker, a Chicago invention, in the 1960s with help from
Leon Finney Sr. It also served
barbecue chicken
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that are barbecued, grilling, grilled or Smoking (cooking), smoked. There are many global and regional preparation techniques and cooking styles. Barbecue chicken is o ...
, turkey links and ribs.
It served both a regular barbecue sauce and a "hot" version that was spiced with chili peppers.
Mack Sevier, the restaurant's original pitmaster,
is credited with developing some of its iconic recipes. Sevier later left to open his own restaurant,
Uncle John's BBQ, and was replaced by his apprentice
Garry Kennebrew.
It temporarily closed and then reopened in 2015.
It closed again permanently during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
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Lem's Bar-B-Q
Lem's Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in the Chatham, Chicago, Chatham community of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The restaurant is known for its rib tips, which ''Eater (website), Eater'' has described as Chicago's "most famous rib ti ...
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Leon's Bar-B-Q
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List of barbecue restaurants
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Barbecue restaurants in the United States
1967 establishments in Illinois
Defunct restaurants in Chicago