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American Char’s authentic, Texas-style smokehouse and bar is located in a cool, rustic barn off U.S. 31 in West Olive, Michigan. If you’re traveling north from Chicago, American Char is the perfect place to stop. Ribs. Brisket. Chicken wings. Pulled pork. All of our meats are prepared using a dry rub that’s slow smoked with our special hickory chips. Top it with a selection of house sauces that includes Memphis, Alabama, Carolina and Texas-style. Restaurant open Tuesday - Saturday. Line dancing Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Karaoke on Thursday evening and music with our DJ on Wednesday to Saturday.
Ir202 | March 2025
Inattentive servers
Servers were inattentive to the orders, and we waited through four orders and our take-out took over 30 minutes to be made.
Hoping it tastes good after waiting this long!
trishag906 | May 2024
Nice place to get BBQ
We were driving by and it smelled so good so we had to stop. We got the sampler and it was all great. I especially liked the brisket and ribs. The mashed potatoes and cornbread were amazing. We did...
747ChrisH747 | September 2023
Small Town Bbq
An old Western Saloon atmosphere in this small bump in the road village brings some big Bbq tastes.
I ordered the Char Sampler ($28). This includes a tasting of Ribs, Wings, Brisket, Pulled Pork...
Zzzland1996 | June 2022
Good bbq
First time at the American Char, I was slightly disappointed with the brisket. The flavor was excellent, meat fell apart but was dry. Great choice of bbq sauces to try. Excellent Mac n cheese...
Flyboy328 | June 2020
Went for BBQ and got none!
Went out to get some BBQ and ended up writing a letter to the owner and not eating BBQ.
Dear Sir:
I was at your restaurant for the first time today around 515. I was looking for some BBQ and...
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