LARK'S BAR-B-QUE

Where to Eat While Visiting Lake Michigan’s Beach Towns

"Pastor Willie Lark Sr. is also one of the areas best pit masters. He started out selling barbecue in an empty Benton Harbor lot and 25 years later it’s a well known eating establishment in the southwest Michiana area. While its new home is much spiffier than the original, the smoked meats remain the same. Meat is almost always being smoked in the busy summer time months as customers have been known to line up for rib tips served with a terrific sweet and smokey barbecue sauce that’s bottled on-site. Fried catfish is also considered some of the best in the area." - Naomi Waxman, Titus Ruscitti