Just Q'in BBQ

What Just Q'in BBQ does

Just Q'in BBQ is a privately held, single-location barbecue restaurant operating in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, at 5903 Hamilton Ave. The company serves local consumers through dine-in service, takeout, and a dedicated catering line, with operating hours Tuesday–Thursday 11am–8pm and Friday–Saturday 11am–9pm. The product is differentiated by an emphasis on craft preparation: fresh meat daily, scratch-made sides, all wood-burning smokers, and house-made rubs, sauces, and pickled onions.

The business extends beyond the core restaurant into catering (via ToastTab and a dedicated phone line) and a separate event space venue hosted at justqineventspace.com. Online ordering and catering transactions are processed through the third-party ToastTab platform, and the company's web presence runs on Squarespace; no proprietary technology is disclosed. The operator also runs RENEW, an affiliated non-profit social enterprise program with three pillars — Empower (stabilization), Equip (well-being), and Employ (earning power) — supported by partnerships with housing, transportation, rent assistance, and mental health providers, framing the business as a mission-driven employer that compensates team members above industry averages.

Revenue is generated entirely from transaction-based streams (dine-in sales, catering orders, online ordering, and event space bookings). Pricing for menu items is not publicly disclosed. The company is independently owned with no parent, no institutional investors, no funding rounds disclosed, and no management team bios published in the available source material.

Name

Just Q'in BBQ

Website

https://justqin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Just Q'in BBQ is a single-location, craft barbecue restaurant in College Hill, Cincinnati, serving dine-in, takeout, catering, and event space customers via ToastTab, while operating the RENEW social enterprise workforce program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

BBQ Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

BBQ & Smokehouse Fast Casual (THAFABAH)

Keywords

• BBQ restaurant services
• Wood-smoked barbecue
• BBQ catering
• Event space rental
• Social enterprise restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Traditional restaurant dining service at the College Hill location, operating Tuesday-Thursday 11am-8pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-9pm.
2. Catering Services: Catering orders placed through ToastTab platform and via dedicated catering phone line (513) 201-7060.
3. Online Ordering: Online food ordering through ToastTab platform for pickup at the restaurant location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Just Q'in BBQ is a single-location barbecue restaurant that prepares and serves wood-smoked BBQ food through dine-in service, takeout (online ordering via ToastTab), and event catering. The restaurant emphasizes fresh meat prepared daily, scratch-made sides, house-made rubs, sauces, and pickled onions. Complementary offerings include a separate event space venue and catering services accessed through a dedicated ordering platform and catering phone line.

Product overview

Just Q'in BBQ is a single-location BBQ restaurant operating as a social enterprise. The core offering is their dine-in restaurant service featuring fresh, scratch-made BBQ prepared with wood-burning smokers. The business extends through catering services for events and a dedicated event space venue. Central to their mission is the RENEW non-profit program, which provides workforce development through stabilization, well-being support, and employment advancement for team members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service BBQ restaurant offering dine-in service featuring fresh meat prepared daily, scratch-made sides, food cooked on all wood-burning smokers, and house-made rubs, sauces, and pickled onions. For local consumers in the College Hill area of Cincinnati.
• Catering Services BBQ catering service providing food for corporate events, private parties, and community gatherings. Orders placed through the ToastTab catering platform and via dedicated catering phone line (513) 201-7060.
• Online Takeout Ordering Online food ordering service for takeout pickup at the College Hill restaurant, accessed through the ToastTab platform.
• Event Space Venue Dedicated event space venue for hosting private events, operated as a separate offering accessible via the justqineventspace.com website.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Housing Assistance PartnersminorOthersEstablished partnerships for housing assistance resources to support team member stabilization under the RENEW non-profit program.
• Transportation Assistance PartnersminorOthersPartnerships established to provide transportation assistance resources to support team member stabilization under the RENEW non-profit program.
• Rent Assistance PartnersminorOthersPartnerships for rent assistance resources to support team member stabilization under the RENEW non-profit program.
• Mental Health ProfessionalsminorOthersPartnerships with mental health professionals as part of the EQUIP (Well-Being) component of the RENEW program, supporting team members' mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JustQinBBQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/JustQinBBQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justqinbbq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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