Yellow Dog Craft BBQ

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Saturdays we eat BBQ. Noon until sell out. Wood fired chicken. Smoked brisket burgers. Burnt ends. Slaw dogs…plus, more ...
03/07/2026

Saturdays we eat BBQ. Noon until sell out. Wood fired chicken. Smoked brisket burgers. Burnt ends. Slaw dogs…plus, more stuff. Don’t sleep. Eat BBQ.

01/30/2026

You might have heard from that our burger is pretty good. Come check it out for yourself. We’ll be serging 12pm-3pm (or until sellout). See yall tomorrow 🍔

It might be cold and snowy, but at least you’ve got something to look forward to! Tomorrow, Saturday 17th, we’ve got the...
01/16/2026

It might be cold and snowy, but at least you’ve got something to look forward to! Tomorrow, Saturday 17th, we’ve got the beef: Tri Tip, Burnt Ends, and Flat Iron, Pastrami, Burgers (and some Baby Backs for porky good measure). See yall soon!

Howdy yall! Yellow Dog Saturday is upon us, and today is a special day. We’re not just celebrating bbq today, but Dia De...
11/01/2025

Howdy yall! Yellow Dog Saturday is upon us, and today is a special day. We’re not just celebrating bbq today, but Dia De Mu***os. We’ve got an ofrenda with family and friends recently lost, including my bbq mentor and fun loving rabble rouser Timmy from , my mentor and tight homie , the nicest person EVER in Michigan Beer history and phriend Brad Ethridge (upon the Rhombus), everyone’s mixed culture mentor Ron Jeffries, and family members Hector, Don, and Betty. If you can, please join us around noon/1p to leave something on the ofrenda, or add someone to it. We’d love to see you and hear your stories.

Fun day of food on deck! Everything came off this little direct heat cooker. Pork steaks cooked to about 190 and current...
09/06/2025

Fun day of food on deck!

Everything came off this little direct heat cooker. Pork steaks cooked to about 190 and currently in a pork mop bath. Sliced and served by the 1/2 # and 1/4 #.

Baby backs. Burgers. Chorizo. Cheese grits and greens!

Noon to sell out. Get here early!

It’s gonna be a great time in Eastern Market (Shed 5) this coming Sunday. Join us and some of the best sandwich establis...
08/29/2025

It’s gonna be a great time in Eastern Market (Shed 5) this coming Sunday. Join us and some of the best sandwich establishments around!

does not have a cover or entry fee! Come on out 🔥💨

Well, Stephen is away in Austin learning at with and a bunch of great people from all over the country (but mostly f...
07/26/2025

Well, Stephen is away in Austin learning at with and a bunch of great people from all over the country (but mostly from Texas and…Philly?) See yall next Saturday with a fresh batch of inspiration!

Yellow Dog is on vacation this weekend as Stephen travels to Austin to study at ! See yall next weekend. Oh, and here’s ...
07/25/2025

Yellow Dog is on vacation this weekend as Stephen travels to Austin to study at ! See yall next weekend. Oh, and here’s a Choripan pic from yesterday’s food truck rally, so you know what you missed...

This Saturday!Tri Tip! Cooked on the Santa Maria! So many exclamation points!Also, grilled Swordfish Collar Burritos! If...
07/18/2025

This Saturday!

Tri Tip! Cooked on the Santa Maria! So many exclamation points!

Also, grilled Swordfish Collar Burritos!

If you’ve never had a fish collar before, they’re like the pork butt of a fish. Tons of collagen. So good…

Also: Burgers. Dogs. Baby Backs. Focaccia.

It’s gon’ be a good one.

Photo courtesy of Ed Langford, a member and homie. Don’t know about UFED? It’s ’s version of a mug club, but it’s an eating and drinking club. And a whole lot more.

Members ate this spread. For free.

You should prob join.

I want my baby back baby back. Today Noon-sell out.
07/12/2025

I want my baby back baby back. Today Noon-sell out.

This week’s Yellow Dog Craft BBQ menu is extra special for a couple of reasons:We’re featuring Wagyu brisket from our fr...
06/19/2025

This week’s Yellow Dog Craft BBQ menu is extra special for a couple of reasons:

We’re featuring Wagyu brisket from our friends at . These special animals are fed a diet of caramelized olives, Japanese rice bran, and grass. There’s a VERY limited amount, so show up early!

Also, last week our buddy lamented we didn’t have chicharron burnt ends for her. Well, we do this week!

Don’t miss our other smoked goodness:
Baby Back Ribs
1/2 lb Smoked Brisket Burger
Smoked Chorizo Sausage
Twice-Smoked Homemade Hot Dog

Service starts at 12 noon!

Looks like we’ll get some pretty great weather for BBQ tomorrow. The menu is fantastic. We’ll be ready to rip at noon an...
06/13/2025

Looks like we’ll get some pretty great weather for BBQ tomorrow. The menu is fantastic. We’ll be ready to rip at noon and we’ll serve until 4pm, or until sold out. Don’t forget, the Second Saturday Market happens during the same time, along with Thornstyker () spinning the tunes on the stage.

June 14 BBQ Menu:
MAINS & PLATES
- BBQ PORCHETTA PLATE
- BABY BACK RIB PLATE
- PITMASTER’S TRAY
¼ LB PORCHETTA, FOUR BABY BACK RIBS, AND A HOT LINK SAUSAGE, CHARGRILLED CEASAR COLESLAW, HOMEMADE FOCCACIA, AND A SIDE OF PICKLED VEG
- SMOKED BRISKET BURGER
- PORCHETTA SANDWICH
- TWICE SMOKED HOT DOG 8

SIDES & A LA CARTE
-SMOKED, SLICED SAUSAGE OF THE DAY - HOT LINK
- THREE BABY BACK RIBS
- CAPRESE PASTA SALAD
- CEASAR COLESLAW
- HOMEMADE FOCCACIA

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Russell And Alfred
Detroit, MI

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