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Here is all the food you can score at this year's Pig & Whiskey

By Metro Times Staff

Pig and Whiskey goes down this weekend in downtown Ferndale. Get ready for three days of BBQ, whiskey, and so much live music. Check out all the delicious food that you can try at the event.

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Bad Brad's BBQ
This barbecue restaurant serves mouthwatering bbq sandwiches, ribs, chicken, and burger platters that include guacamole, green salsa, horseradish sauce, cilantro, and mild smokey jalapeño sauce. Soups, salads, appetizers along with tasty and unique sides are available. Their lunch menus are the same, but the dinner menus vary at each location. Courtesy photo.
Multiple locations; 586-254-7010; badbradsbbq.com

Detroit BBQ Company
Those who order from the truck can choose from chicken wings rib tips, burnt ends, and a pulled chicken sandwich to complement sides such as carolina slaw and jalapeño mac. Catering options include St. Louis style ribs, cheesy and roasted potatoes, and roasted corn. Courtesy photo.
1227 E. Ten Mile Rd., Madison Heights; 586-855-9012; detbbq.com

Zeke R&R B.B.Q.
A newer restaurant to the barbecue scene, Zeke's opened in Ferndale a couple years ago to much fanfare. They offer high-quality ribs and brisket, as well as barbecue poutine and stuffed egg rolls. Top your food off with the distinctive carolina, honey mustard, pineapple habanero, and ZBQ sauces. Photo via Facebook.
240 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-206-7130; zekesrnrbbq.com

Woodpile BBQ shack
Smoked jalapeño cheddar sausage, central Texas beef brisket, and a brisket reuben are all options at their barbecue shack. You can spice up these meat entrees with side dishes like pepper jack mac & cheese and home style slaw. Photo via Facebook.
303 S. Main St., Clawson; 248-565-8149; woodpilebbqshack.com

Smokin' Butts BBQ (Motor City Street Eats)
Everybody loves a nice butt, most especially the fine folks at Motor City Street Eats. They've created this shiny food truck to bring you apple and cherry wood smoked pull pork piled between a doughy Kings Hawaiian buns. Their Smokin' Bones pork ribs are dry rubbed, and the slow smoked sausages have that perfect crunch. Not an ass man? Check out their jerk smoked wings. Complement your entree sides like Better Made potato chips or cornbread muffins. Courtesy photo.
313-952-1209; eatsmokinbuttsbbq.com

Smoke Ring Barbeque
The appetizers, including fried pickles, pig sty nachos, smoked and fried gator tail, serve as warm ups to the main dishes, which aren't limited to smoked sausage, pork belly, lamb belly, and ribs. You can cool of your smokin' food with some cool wine and flavored beverages. Courtesy photo.
248-974-5745; smokeringdet.com

Slows Bar BQ
Slows is probably one of the most known barbeques in metro Detroit, and any barbecue festival would be remiss to not include them in their offerings. They'll have their signature ribs, sandwiches, Carolina pulled pork, wings, and creative side dishes available for their adoring fans. Courtesy photo.
2138 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-962-9828; slowsbarbq.com

Shredderz
This hard-to-miss food truck is known for whipping up gourmet spuds and drool-worthy sandwiches, which include steak and bacon, barbecue pulled pork, veggie, chorizo, and a chicken shredder. Between those signature brioche sub buns you'll find caramelized onions, dill pickles, pico de gallo, and carrots. Don't want a sammie? They also offer loaded nachos. Courtesy photo.
248-935-3343; shredderzfoodtruck.com

Red Wood Grill
Expect this Oakland County barbecue joint to have an enormous grill stacked with slow cooked ribs, bacon stuffed chicken breast, New York strip steak, grilled shrimp skewers, and salmon. Their classic barbecue sides include red skin potatoes, pasta salad, or salad. Courtesy photo.
Check their website for locations; 248-467-1103; redwoodgrill.net

The Mac Shack
Mac and cheese is one of America's favorite comfort foods and the Mac Shack delivers a slew of inventive versions that will satisfy your dairy desires. A classic five-cheese macaroni blend is one of their staples, but consider the more unique mac and cheese balls if you're looking for something fun. Other fun options include the I-80 combo comes topped with beef gravy, wild mushrooms, caramelized onions, and a fried egg, or poutine topped with garlic parm, cheese, bacon, beef gravy, and a fried egg. Courtesy photo.
313-550-4864; macshackmichigan.com