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City Barbeque

City Barbeque

Restaurants

Dublin, Ohio 11,976 followers

Fast casual restaurant serving authentic slow-smoked BBQ and comfort food sides. We exist to serve & create happiness.

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In 1999, a Kansas farm kid named Rick Malir teamed up with a competition barbeque team, quit his day job, bought an old donut shop, and opened the first City Barbeque. Today we own and operate 54 restaurants in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, and we’re looking at new markets all the time. Every day, at every restaurant, our teams slow-smoke award-winning barbeque and craft homemade sides and desserts from scratch. Our food has been honored by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (American Royal Invitational World Champion Brisket), Restaurant Hospitality magazine (“More Cowbell,” named one of the country’s best sandwiches), the National Turkey Federation (Turkey on the Menu, Fast Casual category), and by local publications in every market we serve. We also offer personalized, affordable, award-winning catering. We’re so proud to cater folks’ special moments, and our experience can’t be matched: we cater more than 2,000 weddings each year! Our friendly catering team makes every event—from formal wedding receptions to casual backyard get-togethers—flawless and fun. Each City Barbeque joint serves its community by giving back about 10% of pre-tax profits to local charities and non-profits; donating food to community events and food-insecure families; and raising funds for organizations like the American Cancer Society, the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, the FFA, and more. Our team is committed to our values: serving competition-quality barbeque with genuine backyard hospitality; improving ourselves and our processes a little every day; and staying true to our purpose of serving and creating happiness. That begins with serving and supporting our team: with industry-leading pay, ever-improving benefits, scholarship opportunities, and more. We’ve been named Global Best Practices winner for people services by TDn2K and best employer in our Ohio hometown for three years running. We’d love to welcome you to the team.

Website
http://www.citybbq.com
Industry
Restaurants
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Dublin, Ohio
Type
Privately Held
Founded
1999
Specialties
Barbeque, Office Parties, Catering, Large Event Catering, Employee Appreciation, Working Lunch, Corporate Picnics, Weddings, Barbeque Catering, wedding catering, company event, company event catering, corporate event, corporate event catering, and best employer

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    Mike Muldoon

    President & CEO - Chief Experience Officer

    We recently hosted our annual Pitmaster Competition at our Columbus, OH Support Center. Each year, leaders throughout City Barbeque apply for our Pitmaster Certification class with the hopes of taking their barbeque and smoking skills to the next level. This round hosted seven Pitmasters from four different states who all went through the nine-month certification process. At City Barbeque, we might not take ourselves too seriously, but we take the quality of our craft very seriously! This certification process is legit, including sessions in our Columbus Test Kitchen, classroom time with the Department of Animal Services at The Ohio State University, a special session with the Shed Brothers from The Shed Barbeque & Blues Joint in Ocean Springs, MS, and a few practice “smoke-off” sessions getting ready for the big day. After nine months of hard work studying competition quality barbeque, they come together in Columbus to prepare and smoke five different items for a panel of six City Barbeque judges. First, second, and third place awards are given for each product with one overall winner from each class. These ladies and gentlemen, now all certified Pitmasters absolutely SMOKED it! I want to thank and congratulate this year’s crew of Pitmasters: Angela Bailey, Seth Band, Tyler Camella, Amber Conniff, Steven Huff, Paul Lowe, and Pete Mahaney. This year’s winner, the Pitmaster taking home the belt – Pitmaster Paul Lowe from our Cary, North Carolina joint! I’m so proud of this team! They go to the joints every day committed to delivering on our purpose of Serving and Creating Happiness! I love this stuff!  

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    City Barbeque

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    🚨 Exciting Leadership News at City Barbeque 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome Chris Leavitt as our new Chief Development Officer at City Barbeque! Chris brings a wealth of experience in strategic growth, restaurant development, and brand expansion. With a track record of driving smart, sustainable growth across leading hospitality brands, Chris is the perfect fit to lead our development strategy into the next phase of growth.   As City Barbeque continues to expand its footprint and deliver on its mission of serving and creating happiness, Chris will play a key role in identifying new opportunities and ensuring every new location lives up to our high standards of quality, hospitality, and craftsmanship. Welcome to the City Barbeque family, Chris! We’re fired up for what’s ahead. 🔥

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    City Barbeque

    11,976 followers

    🔥 Shoutout to Some Smokin’ Teammates! 🔥 We’re proud to celebrate a few incredible folks who brought the WOW to this year’s Leadership Conference. These teammates lead with heart, hustle, and a whole lot of BBQ spirit. Join us in congratulating our 2025 award winners: 🏅 Support Center Teammate of the Year – Jason Strickland 🏅 GM of the Year – Paul Lowe 🏅 ML of the Year – Matt Ferguson 🏅 Catering Operator of the Year – John Burton 🏅 RCD of the Year – Edwin Sanchez Whether they’re supporting our teams, leading our restaurants, or growing our communities, these leaders are making City Barbeque better every single day. 💚 Let’s hear it for these smokin’ MVPs! 👏👏👏 #CityBBQ #CraftingWOW #TeamCityBBQ #LeadershipConference2025 #SmokedWithPride #BBQFamily

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    City Barbeque

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    Congratulations Team City Barbeque! Thank you to all of our leaders for being the best at engaging teammates to craft WOW experiences for guests and fellow teammates. Your leadership makes us a premier employer of choice. Come check us out at jobs.citybbq.com

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    🏆 Announcing the recipients of goHappy’s inaugural 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! We’re proud to recognize a group of organizations that are leading the way in frontline employee engagement — and setting a powerful example of what it means to truly invest in your people. The following companies have officially earned goHappy’s Happiest Frontline Employees certification, awarded to employers who scored 𝟕𝟓% 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 on their most recent goHappy Employee Engagement Survey: ▫️ A&K Railroad Materials, Inc. ▫️ acac Fitness & Wellness Center ▫️ Biscuitville Fresh Southern ▫️ Call Your Mother ▫️ City Barbeque ▫️ Family Express ▫️ Mac Haik Restaurant Group ▫️ Mainsail Lodging & Development ▫️ Pita Jungle ▫️ Pollo Tropical ▫️ Snooze an A.M. Eatery ▫️ Villa Restaurant Group These incredible organizations are creating workplaces where frontline employees feel valued and connected— and the results speak for themselves. goHappy’s State of the Frontline Worker Report found that companies with the highest engagement scores saw 14% lower turnover than the industry average. Congratulations to all the inaugural honorees! 👏

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    City Barbeque

    11,976 followers

    This Women’s History Month, we’re shining a light on the incredible women leading the way in our restaurants. These are just some of the remarkable women in the field leading our joints and catering operations and sales. These women are shaping the future of hospitality with their passion, leadership, and resilience. To all the women in hospitality—thank you for everything you do. 💜 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHospitality #Leadership #RestaurantIndustry

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