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Local Eats: Signature pulled pork is claim to fame of Kirby’s Smokehouse BBQ at Vandercook Lake - MLive.com

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JACKSON, MI — Inside the roughly 16-foot-by-10-foot room housing Kirby’s Smokehouse BBQ is a couple who decided to take a leap to open a restaurant.

Mike and Erika Kirby own and operate the small barbecue joint at Vandercook Lake, all because they started cooking for friends when Mike was a Vandercook football coach.

Barbecue, to Mike, is different than any other food group. That’s why Kirby’s has provided a wide array of barbecued foods to area residents since opening in October 2018.

Pulled pork is what got them started and it remains the signature item on the menu.

He says that Freshness, from the Pulled Pork Jalapeno Poppers baked with cream cheese and covered with pulled pork to the Pulled Pork Cobb Salad, is the Kirby’s staple, Mike said.

“And whatever we do with pulled pork we can do with brisket and chicken,” he said.

The restaurant’s daily specials include baked potatoes with pulled pork, BBQ meatloaf or BBQ ribs.

But the restaurant, which is open for takeout only, has struggled. Construction nearby on McDevitt Road has made some think it may not be open - but Kirby’s is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left the couple with questions, but they are “very thankful and grateful for the response we have gotten,” Mike said.

“I guess you could say this, we were very nervous, just like a lot of other places, when this whole pandemic started and fortunately for us, we’ve stayed open throughout the whole thing and we’ve had a very good response … we definitely have quite a handful of customers that we see on a regular basis,” Mike said.

Kirby’s Smokehouse BBQ is located at 107 Hague Ave. Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 517-740-9419. More info at www.facebook.com/KirbysmokehouseBBQ.

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