Bone Heads Bar-B-Que

Have been here a couple times and have always had a great experience. My favorite is their pork chops… They have been great every time. Service is great and is an awesome small town feel. I will keep coming back anytime I want a heavy handed bartender and great BBQ!

Just wanted to update my previous review.
My wife & I decided to give Bone Heads another try after staying away for a few years, due to an underwhelming experience.
Once again, the Deep Fried Pickle Chips were awesome… It’s not hard to make Deep Fried food taste good in my book, so kinda figured they would be!
For my main entrée, I ordered the «Death By Pork» Sandwich with Cajun Fries and Coleslaw.
I was hoping the sandwich would be similar to Slow’s Triple Threat, but it didn’t even come close… The bacon and ham were alright, but once again, the Pulled Pork leaves a lot to be desired. Not to sure how they pull the pork, it is like small tiny shavings, and once again over sauced and left in a warmer all day long… The fries were wonderfully seasoned and the coleslaw was good.
My wife ordered the Rib Tip Dinner with a potato, baked beans and corn bread. The Rib Tips were 2 large pieces pretty much surrounded in fat and gristle. It was nasty looking and she had to play the game of chewing and spitting out gristle. The baked potato was wrapped in foil and according to her, «tasted like tin foil.» The baked beans, like last time, had little taste to them. the cornbread couldn’t be eaten by hand, cause as soon as you would try to pick it up, would fall to pieces. It was soaked in honey I believe (could be wrong) and we believe it was made previously and frozen, then reheated… Needless to say, we didn’t finish her piece.
We also tried the Mac and Cheese again… To take word for word from my last review,
«The three cheeses melted altogether into a mediocre white colored mac and chesse with hardly any taste.»
The waitress also had trouble running my debit card, and mentioned it, acting like it was no big deal to have 2 charges on it, saying one would fall off, but funds would be held. That put us over the top, and therefore, won’t be back.
The food, at least from my opinion is mediocre at best, and they charge just as much as Slow’s and Red Smoke. Do yourself a favor and drive Downtown to eat real BBQ instead of Willis…

We’ve been wanting to try this place for a long time. Why did we wait! Good food was worth the wait. Wait staff was short on help but the made up the difference. I’ll be back!

The food and drinks here just are not consistant. Somtimes amazing somtimes a dissapointment. I like bone heads and have been going here since it was pickle barrell so I am hoping it will get better.

Solid choice! Stopped on a Saturday night after 8 pm. Easy to get a table and had great service. Food came out quickly and tasted great. Good amount of TV’s to watch the Red Wings & MSU football. I would go back.

We had a great dinner tonight at Boneheads. We had the BBQ platter, rib eye, and homemade Mac and Cheese. The service was excellent as well.

The atmosphere is nice and identical to when it was the Pickle Barrel. The waitstaff was nice and service was good. The pickle chips are as awesome as they have always been.
However, this does not seem like a BBQ restaurant. Yes they serve BBQ, but I wonder if any of their meats are smoked? This seems more like a family restaurant that serves a couple of BBQ entrees. On my most recent visit, I tried the brisket. It was ok. I have also had the pulled pork sandwich and was disappointed.
I would go there again, but would never choose it on my own. Not unless I was on the way home from Debucks corn maze or in the area already.

What a cool building and history of said building. I’d ordered the tips with greens and green beans and cornbread. The beans and greens were fandamtastic, the tips were slightly overcooked and tough, one of the tips was perfect and if all were like this we would bump the stars up. Nice beer menu had Alaskan Amber which was really good.
Service was spot on and restrooms were clean, they even had a original brothel license from Tombstone signed by one of the Earps, cool.

For folks not from the area… this place has a similiar vibe as Johnny Rebs in Long Beach. Based in an cool old building on the side of the road with a gravel lot to park with signs all over with skulls and pigs and bones.
I ordered the bbq brisket (some pieces were tender and juicy but most were overcooked and dry).
Friends ordered ribs which looked tough and dry too. Also saw a few pulled pork sandwiches which were shredded to nothing but mush.
The place is cool and menu looks promising but the food was not that great. Ive had better.

Local gem!
Amazing southern/​soul food. Bbq is out of this world, best was the stuffed potato skins.
Cornbread came in little skulls.

I came here with my family. It took me a long time to figure out what to say and how to write this review… considering that I love Michigan (my home state) and I love family-​owned restaurants. Okay. so here it is in a nut shell, I guess it was my own fault. that I ordered brisket. In my own pursuit of eating the best food throughout my travels, my personal opinion, I felt that the meat was extremely tough and tasted old. The meat was so tough, and brisket considering how it is made should melt in your mouth like silk ribbons.
For a second opinion, I had my mum taste it as well… she agreed the meat tasted old. My father loves this place and it was a real treat to bring me here. However, I could not eat the rest of the meat. Sadly it laid wasted and he told me I could order something else, I declined :(I did like the sides I ordered. I ordered collard greens and potatoes. I also ordered their bread pudding with whiskey sauce, which after cooling down was very tasty. I will have to come back and eat one of their staples, perhaps my rating will change???

Very solid BBQ in a casual setting.
We came with a group (including a small child). Started with wings, then had ribs and pulled pork, with sides of corn bread, collards, sweet potatoes, and slaw. Everything was excellent, the wings were exceptional. Large sizes, decent draft beer selection, and good service.
If you’re in the area, it’s well worth checking out!

Pretty darn good BBQ, that never disappoints. The Mac and cheese is delish, but was cold today:-(

I thought we made a wrong turn and were headed into the middle of nowhere, but when we came over a rise in the road and saw a parking lot filled with cars, we had arrived. This place was steadily busy when we were there. Traffic was comprised of regulars and folks looking to try it for the first time.
I hadn’t planned on eating out, so had the bbq chicken salad. It was excellent, and still way more meal than I needed. The sauce on the chicken was so good that I couldn’t resist eating it all. I didn’t need to use much dressing because the salad contents and chicken were well balanced.
My partner had a ½ chicken bbq dinner and loved it. He enjoyed the sides and the meal fulfilled his craving for a traditional bbq dinner.
The price was good two full dinners for around $ 25, and the service was also good. I was impressed with service for how busy the place was. We’ll definitely check it out again.

I am not an expert on BBQ but I know what I like. This place is out in the sticks between Milan and Belleville. The food was good, the service at the bar was excellent. Samantha and Emily proved to be very crafty behind the bar. Pours were good and prices were fair. There are better BBQ places in Toledo and A2, but around these parts this place does just fine. Very Busy for a Thursday evening. The décor inside is very old school cool. There was a «copy» of a «License for Prostitution» issued to some gal named Rose, framed in the mens bathroom signed by Marshall Virgil EARP dated 1881 at Tombstone, Arizona Territory.
We had Beef Brisket, Steak and Shrimp Scampi, Collared Greens, Baked Beans, Mac and Cheese, and Cajun French Fries. … with Red Stag by Jim Beam because I finished up their Yukon Jack. Yum.
Dont expect a cell signal in here due to the old tin ceilings. Wifi was not working good this night.
Thats all folks.

3.5 stars. Food was pretty good, but the service was kinda lacking… friendly but very slow. We seated ourselves and the waitress brought over our menus. I had to order the deep fried pickle chips. They were fried to perfection and despite being a tad salty, went well with the ranch dipping sauce. Got the pulled pork sandwich which came with home made potato chips. The pulled pork was good, just the right texture and moist. The potato chips were kinda hard, so maybe sub something else for the side…
Also ordered the brisket, which came with cornbread and side (s), got baked beans. Also ordered an extra ¼ rack of ribs. Yup, there were definitely leftovers. The brisket was kinda dry, definitely needed some sauce. Cornbread, ok. Baked beans, good. Ribs were different, didn’t fall off the bone, but still good in its own way. I love the story behind this place though and how it’s set up. Haunted or not, a decent option for lunch or dinner.

We wanted to get together with some friends and none of us had been to Bone Heads yet, so this was my first visit.
Bone Heads is in the tiny town of Willis, occupying a turn of the century house. A skull holding salt and pepper shakers graces the hutch near the front door. Bikers park right in front, away from the cars, where they can keep an eye on things through the front window. Even though each table was filled with conversing diners, we could still hear each other because the sound didn’t bounce around mercilessly.
On to the menu! We started out with the catfish and fried pickle appetizers. The catfish was a bit salty. but had a creamy sauce and came out to us very quickly. The fried pickles were a bit sour in my opinion, but each cook has different ideas, right?
I got the pulled pork for my entrée. Tender, juicy, and plenty for me. I ate all of my sides (baked beans, cole slaw and corn bread) and brought the rest of my juicy pork home for another meal.
Hubby got the Bone Heads Combo: ribs, chicken, pulled pork & brisket. Yep. He’d be taking a lot of that home. We got two more meals out of our combined leftovers. Gives me a break from cooking.
I was full, but not too full to try a few small bites of the cheesecake hubby had ordered for dessert. Creamy!
Be sure to read the back of the menu, which describes the local ghost.
I would definitely go back again. Relaxing and fun place. I’m sure my rating will go up as I try more of the menu.

I love this place. I might be biased because I live just 5 min north of it, and it is my de-​facto-​go-​to BBQ place. I just love coming here on a summers evening, bringing family or friends and eating delicious BBQ.
Have brought small groups out here and everyone left very happy, can honestly say that out of all the times I’ve been here, only once has it been unsatisfying due to our waiter being missing in action most of the night, and then apologizing for whatever caused it. Food was still good, but wait staff experiences will vary with each person.
Drop on by Willis MI and get some BBQ here, you can’t go wrong with it.

The Bo & I were craving some BBQ, but did not want to travel far from Ann Arbor. Of course I had to get some help from my fellow Unilocalers to decide where to go. A quick search and I chose to drive 20 minutes out to Bone Heads BBQ. The restaurant was very busy for dinner time and all the tables were full, so we decided to sit at the bar closest to a Keno machine?! I ordered a tequila sunrise to start off, and it was tasty, but there was a stench of something that I couldn’t stop noticing. I think it was maybe moisture from the carpets behind the bar? Just a fair warning that if you would be the type to notice that, then just wait for a table. On to the food! I got the Bone Heads BBQ platter ($ 20) and the Bo got a pulled chicken sandwich. He really liked his sandwich very much and thought it was even better than the pulled pork that came with the platter. Unlike me, he likes pulled pork, but thought the texture of this pulled pork was a bit mushy. The ribs also had some good seasonings on it, but I just wished it was more tender. The brisket was also good, definitely better than most BBQ places I have been, but that doesn’t say much since I’ve only been to a handful of BBQ joints. The best thing here would have to be the baked beans, and this says A LOT since I am not a huge lover of beans in general, but damn were these beans delicious! I only got a small sampling with the platter, so I suggest ordering extra! Don’t forget to ask for the hot sauce! It’s actually spicy and also flavorful!
Good food and even more interesting is the history of the building… it’s haunted!?! If you want to live out your Ghost Adventures dream and get some good food while your at it, then this place is definitely where you need to be!

Stopped in last night as I was on that side of town for a change. The parking lot was pretty full, so I thought it had to be a good sign. This place is in the middle of NOWHERE. I can only imagine their business relies heavily on locals & bikers (as evidenced by the number of Harleys in the lot!).
The service wasn;t that great. Rushed & impersonal. The place wasn’t that busy inside, so I’m not sure where all the cars were from in the lot. The décor is very «Route 66» roadside diner-​ish. Interesting, but certainly not imaginative or exciting.
I ordered the «Combo» so I could sample a variety of their offerings. This consisted of ¹⁄₃ slab of ribs, ¼ smoked chicken, pulled pork, & smoked brisket all glazed with their BBQ sauce. It came with cornbread, cole slaw, a small sampler of baked beans, & french fries. Yep, that ought to cover it…
The side dishes were uninspired and just run of the mil. I got the feeling the baked beans could have been spectacular, but I only got about 2 spoonfuls so it was hard to tell. Skip the fries and go with one of their other offerings.
Now for the BBQ. The brisket was OK, a little drier than I like, and not so tender. The ribs were OK, done just a tad past falling off the bone, but better than a lot of places in the area. The chicken was good, cooked well & not too much or too little. The puled pork was a pile of pulled pork. Who serves &/​or eats just a pile of pork like this? That’s like slamming down a ladle of spaghetti sauce on a plate & calling it a meal. Try including a bun, roll, etc. next time. Now for the whammy… the sauce. It’s was lifeless & boring. I was prepared to be blown away, and I certainly was not. It was surprisingly dull & flavorless. I don’t like a bold, overpowering sauce, but I like some flavor!
I can;t say I’d go out of my way to go back to Boneheads, which I’d have to do considering it’s location. For those with few choices, it’s probably a hit. For the rest of us, it’s just another bonehead concept.