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the lake forest leader | June 14, 2018 | 23
‘Happiness’ found in all forms at Deerfield’s City Barbeque
Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor
Like the flavors in the
meat it smokes daily, City
Barbeque has layers to its
business.
The Ohio-based company
recently brought those
layers — and flavors — to
Deerfield as part of a rapid
Midwest expansion.
“The daytime population
here is outstanding,”
said Clint Umphrey, City
Barbeque market leader.
“It is certainly a lunchdriven
population.”
The first, and perhaps
most important, layer to
City Barbeque’s business
is the competition-quality
barbecue it strives to serve
on a daily basis.
“Barbecue in itself is
a unique experience and
a lot of people have their
own approach to it,” Umphrey
said. “Our approach
to barbecue is to have a
complete commitment to
it every day, execute it and
its challenges.”
City Barbeque offers a
variety of meats, all the
classics: brisket, chicken,
ribs, turkey and sausage.
And it’s all served in
different ways to attract all
types of barbecue lovers.
“We chose to highlight the
best of different regions,”
Umphrey said. “Rather than
commit to doing barbecue
solely from one region or
another, our brisket and our
sausage is Texas-style and
Texas-based.”
The restaurant’s pulled
pork is Carolina-style,
Umphrey said, and the ribs
are prepared in a Kansas
City- or St. Louis-style.
“We have a variety of
sauces, too, which hopefully
meets the desires of
anyone and everyone that
comes in,” he said. “That,
from a food standpoint,
makes us unique.”
Most barbecue masters
know that low and slow is
the way to go, and City Barbeque
adheres to that credo.
The restaurant loads
meat twice daily in its
three smokers and cooks
from 16 to 18 hours to get
ideal flavor and texture.
For someone who isn’t
familiar with barbecue, the
Deerfield location has you
covered.
The Motherload
($59.99) is a mountain of
food that offers a variety of
options for six.
“People love to experience
and try everything,
especially when you’re
new,” Umphrey said about
the selection.
The order comes with
generous portions of brisket,
pulled pork, turkey,
City Barbeque
365 Lake Cook Road,
Deerfield
(847) 960-4129
citybbq.com
10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday-Saturday
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
a half slab of ribs, half a
chicken, two sausages and
six individuals sides.
If you’re stopping in
for lunch, there are sandwich
options that combine
slow-cooked meats with
delicious toppings.
Lo Lo’s pulled pork
($7.29) is a Carolina-style
sandwich that marinates
the smoked pulled pork
in Swine Wine, a vinegarbased
barbecue sauce, and
then tops that with cold
and creamy slaw on a bun.
If beef is what you’re
craving, then you can’t
City Barbeque’s Lo Lo’s pulled pork sandwich ($7.29)
is a unique Carolina-style pulled pork sandwich
consisting of smoked meat in Swine Wine barbecue
sauce piled high with classic coleslaw on a thick bun.
Jacqueline Glosniak/22nd Century Media
go wrong with the More
Cowbell ($8.29), on which
tender beef brisket is
smothered with smoked
provolone cheese, topped
with crispy onions and
green peppers and then
drizzled with a creamy
horseradish sauce and
served on Texas toast.
If you don’t leave City
Barbeque full, you did
something wrong.
Full story at
LakeForestLeader.com.
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