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For barbecue in Utah County, start at Bam Bam's BBQ in Orem and order the brisket; the shop smokes each cut about 14 hours. With young kids, R&R BBQ has a kids menu at its Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Provo and Spanish Fork restaurants. For Korean BBQ you grill yourself, Ombu Grill in Orem suits a big family and Yummy's Korean BBQ suits a first timer.
Central Texas barbecue, with each cut smoked about 14 hours. The menu has brisket, ribs, chopped beef, turkey and pulled pork, with beans, mac and cheese, coleslaw and potato salad on the side. The BBQ Swachos put meat, beans, cheese and sweet BBQ sauce on tortilla chips.
American barbecue at 1628 W Traverse Parkway in Lehi, 1977 W Pleasant Grove Blvd, 4801 N University Ave in Provo and 852 N 700 E in Spanish Fork; R&R says an order averages four minutes from placed to served. Its site lists Grand Champion wins at Up in Smoke and Tooele Heritage Days, each labeled a Utah State Championship. Get the brisket tacos: chopped brisket, BBQ sauce, slaw, cilantro, feta and tomatillo sauce on soft corn tortillas.
A casual dine-in room with an Australian theme, where the meats smoke 12 to 16 hours and rolls come with cinnamon butter. The 3 Meat Platter comes with two sides and a roll, and the Family Feast gives a table two meats, two quarts of sides and six rolls.
A barbecue restaurant on State Street in Lindon that makes its sides from scratch and its sauces in house. The pork ribs smoke four hours, and the multi-meat plate lets a table choose its meats. Visit Utah Valley also points to the hickory-smoked Yummy Chicken and the sweet cornbread.
A smokehouse on State Road in Pleasant Grove that Visit Utah Valley lists for brisket and pulled pork, with ribs it calls tender. Pleasant Grove also has an R&R.
All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ with unlimited rounds from a menu of more than 80 items. You grill brisket, pork belly, bulgogi, chicken and shrimp at your table, with appetizers, soups, rice, noodles and desserts. The Orem page calls it the closest Ombu for Provo, Lindon, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard families and shows big tables for groups.
All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ at built-in table grills since 2012, with hand-rolled sushi and scratch-made side dishes included. Tell your server it is your first time: staff coach first timers on grill timing and on wrapping the meat in lettuce. Start with galbi, finish with the pork belly, and leave room for bingsu, the Korean shaved ice.
A smokehouse smokes its brisket, ribs and pulled pork ahead, so food comes out fast. At Korean BBQ you grill raw galbi, bulgogi and pork belly in rounds at your table, so dinner runs longer.
Orem has Bam Bam's, Ombu and Yummy's, plus a small R&R on the UVU campus that is closed weekends. R&R is in Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Provo and Spanish Fork, The Holy Grill is in Pleasant Grove, Wallaby's is in American Fork and The Smoking Apple is in Lindon. Per their own sites, Bam Bam's, Wallaby's, The Smoking Apple and Yummy's in Orem are closed Sundays, while R&R and Ombu are open. The Holy Grill's listings disagree on Sunday, so call before a Sunday trip.
For a big family, Ombu has big tables for groups and posts its kids pricing and group rules on its own site. R&R's kids sliders and kids mac and cheese each come with a side and a drink.
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