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Friday 11am - 5:30pm Saturday 11am - 5:30pm Sunday 11am - 5:30pm

Joe's Barbecue

Name: Joe's Barbecue
Address: 1293 Tallmadge Road, Kent, OH, 44240, US
Telephone: +13305528295
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.9

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Joe's Barbecue

Barbecue done right, in Kent Ohio. Open Friday-Sunday
11:00AM - Sold Out (lately around 5:00)
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07/02/2026

I thought I wrote that out as succinctly as possible, but I guess some people still aren’t getting it.

Closed today. (Thursday the 2nd)

Open tomorrow. (Friday the 3rd)

Closed from 7/4-7/15

Open 7/16. (And Thursdays-Sundays AFTER THAT)

06/27/2026

We’re trying something a little different this year for the fourth. Usually we close that full week, buuuuuut…

We will be OPEN on July 3rd, and then CLOSE from July 4th - July 15th.

We will REOPEN on July 16th and the normal bbq hours will become Thursday - Sunday 11am - 6pm (or until we sell out.

I think we’ve got it ironed out enough to smoothly add Thursdays in. We’ll see how it goes after that. 😄

06/12/2026

Megan on the line!!

Have you guys had the honor of experiencing the newest cutter at Joe’s Barbeque? I thought Megan couldn’t get any cooler… and then she picked up the knife…

Sincerely,
The social media person (not Joe)

06/05/2026

One of the coolest things about this whole bbq thing is how many interesting, talented people we run into on what seems like a daily basis.

We ran into Kevin Dine YEARS ago. He’d stop in for lunch at the bbq trailer, and eventually from talking with him…we learned he was an artist.

When we were working on the building he approached us with some ideas for a mural. I drove around and looked at some of his other work and it was COOL…so once we got settled in the building, we let him have at it.

The blue house that used to sit on the corner? It used to be a bar called Sadie’s place way back in the 30’s. Sullys Tavern was built next door in the 50s and then lil ol joes bbq came around in 2017, first in tent form…then in bbq trailer form (built by my uncle Bob, who is also extremely talented), and then in building form. Nearly 100 years of this corners history is shown in this painting…and I think that’s pretty dang cool.

Thanks Kevin, for putting your touch on our building. It’s sick.

05/30/2026

Pastrami, available every Saturday until sold out.

How many bites would it take you to finish this sandwich? (I bet Joe could slam it in 3.75).

To the guy who keeps asking to steal my job under every post… Once Joe gives me the ability, I’m blocking you! Step off!

Sincerely,
The social media person (not Joe)

05/22/2026

The Cookie(s) featuring Joe’s cookie copilot, Jess.

I don’t know what’s sweeter, Jess or the delicious cookies. (It’s Jess).

Sincerely,
The social media person (not Joe)

05/15/2026

PORK SPARE RIBS featuring Joe’s star student, Cam… a smoker master in his own right.

Thanks for modeling the meats, Cam.

And yes, I now know they are PORK. SPARE. RIBS. (Thanks guys) Available every day the restaurant is open until sold out.

Sincerely,
The social media person (not Joe)

05/08/2026

New(er) to the menu: Pulled Pork Bowl!

This used to be a secret menu item that only people in the know ordered… well, apparently you guys asked enough that it’s now an *official* item!

Available every day the restaurant is open until sold out.

Sincerely,
The social media person (not Joe)

P.S. Almost called this a Brisket Bowl… lol. Not making that mistake again…

05/04/2026

Hi. Happy Monday.

Do any of yall have feedback on the new pork chops? I noticed some of these had a little bit of a fat cap on them (which I’m personally into) and ran maybe a touch smaller than the other ones…but I hand picked all those and specifically chose the biggest ones, so that makes sense.

We standardized the rub on those since we’ll be having them consistently, and gave Cam and Austin a little bit of time to practice cutting/trimming them. I thought they turned out pretty nice.

In other news, we modified the bake time/temp of the cookies a bit on Sunday. I still want the undercooked center, but I wanted them to have the chance to flatten out a bit and have a little time for the leavening to activate and create that cracked surface. We went from 8 mins at 400f to 10 mins at 380f. It seemed to do the trick.

Nobody said anything about the gluten free sauce, which is a good thing in my book. We did end up getting posted in a gluten free fb group though, which is cool. It tastes exactly the same. Big win.

That’s all ive got for now. I hope yall have a nice week. We’ll see ya Friday.

05/03/2026

PORKCHOPS have been sourced. We should have them every Sunday starting TODAY.

We normally limit them, we’re taking that away as well, so you can grab as many as you want. If they sell out quickly every once in a while, that’s just gonna be how it goes.

Our new source ended up being almost twice as expensive as we were paying, but we’re going to keep them the same price for now. $15/ea.

Address

1293 Tallmadge Road
Kent, OH
44240

Opening Hours

Friday	11am - 5:30pm
Saturday	11am - 5:30pm
Sunday	11am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+13305528295

Website

http://joesbbqkent.com/

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