Located just off campus in Iowa City, IA Pop’s BBQ specializes in hand- crafted slow smoked BBQ and delicious hand made side dishes. Our Meat is smoked in house low and slow with Hickory wood. Our Fries are made from real potatoes, hand cut, skin on and delicious! Our toppings are locally sourced whenever possible and our pickles are made in house. We offer a range of delicious home made sauces like classic BBQ, Carolina Mustard, Blackberry Habanero, Spicy BBQ, Honey Bourbon & Root Beer. We have awesome daily specials and offer online ordering and Catering. Come try the best BBQ in Iowa City today!
Relaxed brick-clad stop serving up smoked BBQ classics such as ribs, pulled pork & chicken. Based on 682 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
130 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone: (319) 354-7677
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Hours
| Sunday |
11 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday |
11 AM–9 PM |
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R L K
I used to go to this location back when it was the Pit BBQ. I stuck around after it became Pop’s and would stop in for some burnt ends now and then. After a while, I just kind of stopped going in. After a few years away, I decided to go in today for lunch, and I was very impressed. I got a half rack of ribs and some fries. The ribs are seriously the best I’ve had in the IC area. The fries were tasty and well seasoned, and the spicy BBQ sauce was so good. The daily specials all sound great, the place has fun vibes that I wasn’t really getting when I used to come in, and the BBQ is perfect. I’ll definitely be a regular again after today.
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Sara Fry
I had Pop’s today for the first time via a delivery service. Our order included a pulled pork sandwich, brisket sandwich, rib tips, cornbread, and Pit beans. The pulled pork and Pit beans were my favorite, but everything was delicious!
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Dr Krypton
had the BBQ Cuban with Carolina mustard and the mac n cheese. delicious!! my friend had a half rack of ribs. so tender they fell off the bone! with honey bourbon BBQ waitress was very attentive and helpful. prices are reasonable. this place is probably packed during the day!!
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Jo Arnold
The pork tacos were amazing and hubby loved his brisket sandwich. I had french fries and he had sweet potato fries, both really good. Don’t let his little hole in the wall place fool you. It’s huge on flavor! They have a couple of different bbq sauces for purchase and I will be stocking up next visit. Was our first experience and we’ll definitely be going back! EXCELLENT food and service.
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Amanda Lee
Very good BBQ. I had the burnt ends Mac and cheese. I’d probably get the brisket next time because it was a bit rich with the burnt ends. Good flavour to the meat, and very well smoked. I had some of the blackberry habanero sauce on it too. Delicious sauce! Our table of the shared the fried brussel sprouts too, and those were delicious. Definitely would go back when in town!
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John Davis
Bob’s BBQ is a really nice restaurant, the gentleman that works here even open the door for us. The price of the food was a little pricey for me. Two sandwiches one fry and two soda drinks was $30. The restaurant was clean and seem to have a happy atmosphere. If it wasn’t for the little expensive price I would have gave it five stars.
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Jeremy Hunt
Fantastic Food! The Burnt Ends and Cornbread were spot in. Tender, good smoke and seasoning. No sauce needed, but the sauce was great too. Great customer service and quick, stopped by on a weekday lunch time and was in and out in 30 min. Worth the little detour off if I-80. Also worth noting it’s local street parking so large trucks and anything with a trailer would be challenging to park.
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Jeni & Tom Van Buer
Try the brussel sprouts! It is an absolutely perfect dish and an exceptional addition to any of the smoked or BBQ meats.
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Scarred-Healer13
I have grown up on BBQ food like brisket and ribs since I was a kid, and let me say that the BBQ from this restaurant is seriously the best in the entire city-the ribs especially are delicious, perfectly soft and juicy, but not completely fall off the bone. If you want some high quality BBQ, I highly recommend this place!
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Arvand Asghari
Food: 8/10
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