Back in 1999, Rick Malir founded City Barbeque with the mission of serving the best barbeque around. A quarter century later, the brand is still serving and creating happiness for the droves of barbeque lovers who come to the restaurants each day.  And now, City Barbeque is thanking its fans for 25 years of loyal support with […]

City Barbeque (www.citybbq.com) is kicking off its 25th anniversary year by giving away BBQ for a Year to one lucky guest at each of its 69 locations. “We wanted to start the year off right by thanking our loyal City Rewards members for coming to us time and again for authentic, slow-smoked barbeque,” says Annica Conrad, […]

City Barbeque (www.citybbq.com) will once again offer a holiday bonus to folks who give the gift of barbeque this season. For every $25 gift card purchase, folks will receive a $5 bonus card; on December 4–5, the brand will celebrate Double Bonus Days with two $5 bonus cards with every $25 in gift cards. Bonus […]

City Barbeque (www.citybbq.com) has partnered with The Salvation Army this holiday season on a companywide toy drive. Through December 5, each of the fast-casual barbeque brand’s 67 locations will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys. These donations will help put toys under the tree for children who might otherwise go without gifts this season. Teams at each City […]

Once again, City Barbeque will commemorate Veterans Day by treating veterans and troops to a meal on the house. All day on Saturday, November 11, all veterans and members of the US military can stop by any City Barbeque location and receive a free sandwich, side, and beverage, applicable on either dine-in or carryout orders. […]

The heart of every City Barbeque joint is its pitmaster, a teammate trained in every element of the art of barbeque. Selecting the perfect brisket, loading the smoker with the best local hickory, or keeping an eye on the all-important time and temp … a City BBQ pitmaster has to stay on top of all […]

At City Barbeque, the award-winning barbeque takes hours to smoke, but it takes just seconds to order—and the delivery time flies by when delivery is free. The fast-casual BBQ concept is treating everyone to fast, free delivery throughout the month of October. Folks can take advantage of this offer by entering the code FALL at […]

City Barbeque (www.citybbq.com) will spend the month of September celebrating each member of its City Rewards loyalty program. During Member September, everyone with a City Rewards account will get a $3 gift every day as thanks for being a member. These $3 gifts will be loaded onto rewards accounts every morning from September 1 to […]

City Barbeque announced the addition of Annica Conrad to its team. As Chief Brand Officer, Conrad will be responsible for the brand’s image, experience, and promise while partnering with the entire leadership team in creating a world-class brand vision and providing the definition, direction, and evolution of the company, brand, and culture. Conrad comes to […]

Fast-casual barbeque restaurant City Barbeque tapped digital growth partner Hathway to design and build brand-new native apps, a custom web ordering site, and an integrated marketing site to streamline the BBQ brand’s online ordering experience. Hathway’s new design overhauls the ordering process from first click to pickup, creating an engaging and easy experience while solving for key pain points caused […]

Diane Reed, CFO at City Barbeque, has been named to the Columbus Smart 50, Smart Business Columbus magazine’s annual list of Central Ohio’s 50 top executives. Established in 2014, the Smart 50 Awards recognize the top executives of the region’s 50 smartest companies for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. The 2020 honorees were […]

The folks at City Barbeque have always prioritized helping their communities—both financially and with food—and this current public health crisis is no different. Everyone on the team wants to support those serving so selflessly right now, and has identified a way to thank doctors, nurses, medical personnel, and hospital staff for the incredible sacrifices they’re making. […]