Featured Press & Awards

Our mouth-watering smoked meats have been featured in top publications like Rhode Island Monthly, Providence Monthly, Big 7 Travel, and New England Today. Discover what all the fuss is about and taste the difference of our slow-cooked, flavorful barbecue. Our team of skilled chefs work tirelessly to bring you the best BBQ experience in Providence.

RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY – BEST OF 2021 EDITOR’S PICK – BEST BARBEQUE

“Durk’s has smoke and attitude running through its veins. With a thick inventory of whiskey and a willingness to transform smoked meat into stellar sandwiches, pierogi, poutine and corn dogs, the menu appeals to barbecue connoisseurs of all ages…”

RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY – “DINING REVIEW:
DURK’S BAR•B•Q”

“Somehow in the move from Thayer Street, Durk’s has streamlined the space (no more cafeteria line) but created more soul in the menu… “

PROVIDENCE MONTHLY COVER STORY – “SUMMER BBQ”

“Durk’s Bar-B-Q was an instant hit when it opened in January of 2017 on Thayer Street. Since then it has undergone several changes, including a new location… “

RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY  – “DURK’S BAR-B-Q REOPENS ON ABORN STREET IN PROVIDENCE”

“DURK’S BAR•B•Q has finally reopened in its new location at 33 Aborn Street in Providence offering dining in, takeout and catering. We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space and sample menu items before its official reopening… “

PROVIDENCE MONTHLY – “BELOVED BBQ RETURNS IN DURK’S NEW DIGS”

“If you’ve been feeling brisket withdrawal these past couple months, the wait is almost over – Durk’s Bar-B-Que is coming out of hiatus with their new brick-and-mortar on Aborn Street this month… “

BIG 7 TRAVEL – “THE BEST PLACES FOR RIBS IN AMERICA”

“They first thing that you will notice at Durk’s is the sheer beauty and presentation skills on show with ever platter. The food is nearly too good to disturb by eating. Nearly – we’re greedy AF, okay?”

RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY – “SMOKIN’ HOT: 17 TOP BARBECUE JOINTS”

“It’s nearly a three-day affair to get that smoking bark on beef brisket at Durk’s Bar-B-Q in Providence. New chef Ed Davis takes us through the process… “

THE FOOD LENS – “EAT – DURK’S BAR-B-Q”

“Right when we were about to give up on finding really good barbecue in Providence, Durk’s came along. Now a few years old, this spot serves all the juicy, smoky meats you could ever crave (brisket, pulled pork, chicken legs, pork ribs), and the most decadent sides… “

NEW ENGLAND TODAY – “NEW ENGLAND FOOD TOWN SHOWDOWN”

“Want to relive your youth? College Hill, home to Brown University, boasts the winning barbecue of Durk’s Bar-B-Q [pictured]—think dry-rubbed ribs or pork belly with a side of pickled veg—and a bar loaded with more than 100 whiskeys from all over the country..” – Gail Ciampa

FOOD & WINE – “THE GREAT AMERICAN BBQ BUCKET LIST”

Perched in Providence’s bustling College Hill neighborhood, prepare your taste buds for Texas-style barbecue. Chef Brandon Teachout spent the early days of the restaurant sleeping on a cot next to the smoker in order to get things exactly right–and it shows. Try the Dirty Durk, smoked sausage and pulled pork served on an onion roll with jalapeños and Durk’s signature sauce…”

RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY – “BEST OF 2017 – BEST BRISKET”

“Durk’s has smoke and attitude running through its veins. With a thick inventory of whiskey and a willingness to transform smoked meat into stellar sandwiches, pierogi, poutine and corn dogs, the menu appeals to barbecue connoisseurs of all ages…”

SOUTHERN LIVING – “THE GREAT AMERICAN BBQ BUCKET LIST”

“Here are some of our favorite spots across the country, along with classic Southern staples to check off your ‘cue bucket list….”

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Bourbon

1792 small batch

kentucky usa| barton 1792 distillery| 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% Barley | 10

angel's envy bourbon

kentucky, usa | undisclosed distillery | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 15

bakers 7 year single barrel

kentucky, usa | jim beam | 77% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 13

barrell bourbon: batch #029

kentucky, usa | undisclosed distilleries in tennessee, kentucky, and indiana | undisclosed mashbill using corn, rye, and malted barley | 18

barrell bourbon: batch #030

kentucky, usa | undisclosed distilleries in tennessee, kentucky, and indiana | undisclosed mashbill using corn, rye, and malted barley | 18

barrell armida

kentucky, usa | undisclosed distillery(ies) in tennessee | undisclosed mashbill | 18

barrell whiskey "infinite barrel project" 

kentucky, usa | sourced from numorous undisclosed distilleries | blend of so many sprits mostly whiskey with some sherry | 13

basil hayden’s bourbon

kentucky, usa| Jim Beam| 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% malted barley | 14

belle meade reserve

tennessee, usa | mgp | 64% Corn, 30% Rye and 6% Malted Barley | 13

blantons single barrel bourbon

kentucky, USA| blanton distilling Co./ buffalo trace| 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% barley | 18

bookers donohoe's batch

kentucky, USA| jim beam| 77%corn, 13% rye, 10% barley | 18

bookers tagalong

kentucky, usa | jim Beam | 77%corn, 13% rye, 10% barley | 16

bower hill special edition

kentucky, usa | bower hill | 70% corn, 25% rye, 5% barley | 15

buffalo trace

kentucky, USA| Buffalo trace| 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley | 9

burnside oregon oaked bourbon

oregon, usa | eastside distilling | 75% corn, 10% rye, 15% barley | 12

calumet farm

indiana/kentucky,USA| 74% Corn, 18% Rye, 8% Malted Barley | 13

chattanooga whiskey 91 proof

tennessee, usa | 75% corn, blend of malted rye, caramel malted rye, and honey malted rye | 15

chattanooga whiskey 111 proof

tennessee, usa | 75% corn, blend of malted rye, caramel malted rye, and honey malted rye | 16

corsair grainiac bourbon

tennesse, usa| corsair| 51% corn, rye, malted barley, wheat, oats, quinoa, triticale, spelt, buckwheat | 12

david nicholson 1843

kentucky, usa| heaven hill | 70% corn, 16%wheat, 14% malted barley | 8

david nicholson reserve

kentucky, usa| heaven hill | 70% corn, 16%wheat, 14% malted barley | 9

duke small batch bourbon

kentuck, usa | undislosed distillery | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley| 13

eagle rare 10 yr

kentucky, usa| Buffalo trace| 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley | 10

eh taylor small batch

kentucky, usa | buffalo trace | 75% Corn, 10% Rye, 15% Barley | 12

elijiah craig 18 yr single barrel

kentucky, usa | heaven hill | 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley | 27

elijah craig small batch

kentucky, usa | heaven hill | 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley | 10

evan williams black label

kentucky, usa | heaven hill distillery | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley | 6

four roses yellow label

kentucky, usa | four roses distillery | 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% barley | 7

four roses single barrel

kentucky, usa | four roses distillery | 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley | 13

four roses small batch

kentucky, usa | four roses distillery | 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley | 10

henry mckenna single barrel

kentucky, usa | heaven hill distillery | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley | 14

hillrock estate solera aged bourbon

new york, usa | hillrock estate distillery | undisclosed mash bill around 37% rye | 18

high west american prairie bourbon

indiana/ kentucky, usa | blended by high west | 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Barley & 84% Corn, 8% Rye, 8%,Barley | 10

james e. pepper 1776 bourbon

kentucky, usa | MGP | 57% bourbon, 39% rye, 4% malted barley | 10

jefferson's reserve

kentucky, usa | kentucky artisian distillery | 60% corn, 30% rye, 10% malted barley | 13

jefferson's ocean aged at sea: voyage 24

kentuck, usa | undislosed distillery | blend of undisclosed wheated bourbon whiskeys | 17

jefferson's ocean aged at sea: voyage 25

kentuck, usa | undislosed distillery | blend of undisclosed wheated bourbon whiskeys | 17

jim beam

kentucky, usa | jim beam distillery | 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley | 8

jim beam bonded

kentucky, usa | jim beam distillery | 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley | 9

jim beam signature craft

kentucky, usa | jim beam distillery | 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley | 15

knob creek small batch

kentucky, usa | jim beam distillery | 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley | 10

kentucky owl "st. patrick's edition" 2022

kentucky, usa | undsiclosed distillery | undisclosed mashbill | 28

koval single barrel bourbon

illinois, usa | koval distillery | 51% corn, 49% millet | 14

larceny

kentucky, usa | heaven hill distillery | 68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% barley | 10

larceny barrel proof

kentucky, usa | heaven hill distillery | 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley | 10

legent

kentucky, usa | jim beam distillery | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 14

maker's 46

kentucky, usa | makers mark | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% barley | 14

maker's mark 101

kentucky, usa | makers mark | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% barley | 15

maker's mark

kentucky, usa | makers mark | 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% barley | 11

old fitzgerald fall 2021 11 year bottled in bond

kentucky, usa | heaven hill | 68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% barley | 21

old fitzgerald spring 2021 8 year bottled in bond

kentucky, usa | heaven hill | 75% corn, 20% wheat, 5% barley | 17

old forester

kentucky, usa | brown forman | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 8

old forester 1870

kentucky, usa | brown forman | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 12

old forester 1897

kentucky, usa | brown forman | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 10

old forester 1920 prohibition style

kentucky, usa | brown forman | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 13

old forester statesman

kentucky, usa | brown forman | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 12

old grand dad 114

kentucky, usa | heaven hill distillery | 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% barley | 8

peerless small batch bourbon

kentucky, usa | kentucky peerless distilling co. | undisclosed | 14

pinhook "bourbon heist" 2021

kentucky, usa | castle and key distillery | 75% corn, 15% rye, 10% malted barley | 11

pinhook "bourbon war" 5yr 2021

kentucky, usa | castle and key distillery | 75% corn, 20.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley | 13

redemption bourbon

indiana, usa | MGP | 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley | 10

redemption high rye bourbon

indiana, usa | MGP | 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% malted barley | 10

redemption wheated bourbon

indiana, usa | MGP | 51% corn, 45% rye, 4% malted barley | 13

russels reserve 10 yr small batch

kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 12

russell's reserve single barrel

Kentucky, usa | wild turkey distillery | 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley | 13

taconic distillery straight bourbon

new york, usa | Taconic distillery | 70% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley | 13

weller antique 107

kentucky, usa | buffalo trace | undisclosed (wheated bourbon) | 16

weller special reserve

kentucky, usa | buffalo trace | undisclosed (wheated bourbon) | 9

wild turkey bourbon

Kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 10

wild turkey forgiven

Kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 15

wild turkey kentucky spirit

kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 17

wild turkey longbranch

kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 13

wild turkey masters keep

Kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 35

wild turkey rare breed

Kentucky, usa | wild turkey/ austin nichols distilling | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 15

woodford reserve

Kentucky, usa | woodford reserve distillery | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 10

woodford reserve double oaked

entucky, usa | woodford reserve distillery | 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley | 17

yellow rose outlaw bourbon

texas, USA | yellow rose distilling | 100% texas grown corn | 14

DURK'S BAR-B-Q REWARD PROGRAM

As a member of Durk's Bar-B-Q Rewards Program, you will earn 1 point for every $1 you spend and receive a $5 discount for every 50 points you redeem.