Sweets & Meats BBQ opening first restaurant in Avondale. Here's when and where

A popular Cincinnati food truck will soon open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Sweets & Meats BBQ will host a grand opening ceremony for its new restaurant, located in The Cincinnati Herald Building at 3440 Burnet Avenue in Avondale, on Thursday, Sept. 12. The opening day will begin with a presentation at 10:30 a.m. and continue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony 11 a.m.

According to the restaurant's website , Sweets & Meats BBQ was started in 2014 by Kristen Bailey and Anton Gaffney when the duo set up a tent in the Mount Washington Creamy Whip parking lot. Bailey and Gaffney then launched their first food trailer in 2016, and a catering and events space in 2017.

They later opened additional food trucks in 2019 and 2023.

The Sweets & Meats BBQ menu includes several classic barbecue dishes like ribs, brisket sandwiches, pulled pork, smoked wings, and more, as well as a variety of sides including macaroni and cheese, green beans with smoked turkey, sweet cornbread, and sweet potato casserole and rotating dessert offerings. The menu also includes a few unique offerings including pulled pork and pulled chicken quesadillas and a "BBQ 4-Way," which consists of baked macaroni and cheese topped with pulled pork or pulled chicken, coleslaw, and barbecue sauce.

Sweets & Meats BBQ will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday for dine-in or take-out.

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