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Some of the offerings at Mel's Craft BBQ include prime beef brisket, "Ho-Ka" turkey, Kilgus Farms Berkshire pulled pork, baby back ribs with sides of pit beans, Mac'n Queso, sweet potato salad, mustard slaw, pickles and a medley of sauces, as seen on Aug. 4, 2022.
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Some of the offerings at Mel’s Craft BBQ include prime beef brisket, “Ho-Ka” turkey, Kilgus Farms Berkshire pulled pork, baby back ribs with sides of pit beans, Mac’n Queso, sweet potato salad, mustard slaw, pickles and a medley of sauces, as seen on Aug. 4, 2022.

Mel’s Craft BBQ

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Some of the offerings at Mel’s Craft BBQ include prime beef brisket, “Ho-Ka” turkey, Kilgus Farms Berkshire pulled pork, baby back ribs with sides of pit beans, Mac’n Queso, sweet potato salad, mustard slaw, pickles and a medley of sauces, as seen on Aug. 4, 2022.
Owner Mel Thillens prepares a platter of meats at Mel's Craft BBQ on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.
Owner Mel Thillens prepares a platter of meats at Mel’s Craft BBQ on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.
Baby back ribs are one of the meats offered at Mel's Craft BBQ.
Baby back ribs are one of the meats offered at Mel’s Craft BBQ.
Slabs of brisket rotate on shelves in a smoker at Mel's Craft BBQ in Park Ridge.
Slabs of brisket rotate on shelves in a smoker at Mel’s Craft BBQ in Park Ridge.
Owner Mel Thillens stands inside his restaurant, Mel's Craft BBQ, on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.
Owner Mel Thillens stands inside his restaurant, Mel’s Craft BBQ, on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.
“Ho-Ka” turkey is one of the meats offered at Mel’s Craft BBQ.
Prime beef brisket is one of the meats offered at Mel's Craft BBQ.
Prime beef brisket is one of the meats offered at Mel’s Craft BBQ.
Owner Mel Thillens, right, works with executive chef and pit master Scott Edwards, left, and cook Mike Taylor in preparing a customer's order at Mel's Craft BBQ on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.
Owner Mel Thillens, right, works with executive chef and pit master Scott Edwards, left, and cook Mike Taylor in preparing a customer’s order at Mel’s Craft BBQ on Aug. 4, 2022, in Park Ridge.

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