Tag: meat

• Smoked Lotus BBQ rebrands as Big Tex BBQ with plans to open in Ira Township

  

  Photo Credit: Big Tex BBQ Facebook Ira Township, MI — A beloved barbecue crew that used to operate in Hazel Park has rebranded and plans to begin a new chapter in Ira Township later this spring. The pitmasters behind Smoked Lotus BBQ announced on social media at the beginning of March that “big things” were…

  Jeff Popovich

  March 23, 2026

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, Anchor Bay, barbecue, bbq, Big Tex BBQ, Detroit, Food, Foodie, Hazel Park, Ira Township, Lake St. Clair, M-29, meat, Metro Detroit, Michigan, restaurant, Smoked Lotus BBQ, St. Clair County

• Chung Ki Wa in Sterling Heights is the move for Korean BBQ

  Sterling Heights, MI — Of all the Korean BBQ joints I’ve visited, I am grateful I walked into this one. A week prior, my friend Dave had initially mentioned Chung Ki Wa to me during a round of golf. Sometimes referring to me as the ‘Vice Mayor of Flavortown, ‘ Dave knows I always appreciate…

  Jeff Popovich

  September 12, 2023

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog

  Adventure, barbecue, Chung Ki Wa, Food, Foodie, Korean, Korean BBQ, meat, Metro Detroit, MI, Michigan, Sterling Heights