Pleasant and always busy for dinner time, it's as if somebody rang the dinner bell...loling The…read moreshrimp are good, the green beans are awesome and the potatoes are delicious can't complain as I'm headed there tomorrow with my husband who loves the ribs claims they are the best East of the Mississippi....smiling Keep up the great cooking !!! We are all thankful for your restaurant.....I think I speak for a few others....I hope Kris L. gets an apology as sometimes we let our mood takes us over and it could be that both were struggling that day so I am hopeful that she will continue to be a great customer as well as your open doors will be extended to her once again....Let's forgive one another and make this world a better place.. Blessings, Fran

I was told not to come back. I didn't holler…read more I didn't raise my voice. I was just upset. I removed the tip from my to go order and was told not to come back. I knew it was going to be busy because it was Valentine's Day. So I called at 330 and ordered a pick up for 530. I get there at 525 and was told it would be done in 5 minutes. I live 5 minutes from the restaurant so I understand 5 minutes. Someone else comes in after me for a 530 pick up. Ok, well I ask again if mine is ready. Nope we had a lot of orders come in it will be done soon. So I stand to the side and wait, and wait. After 15 minutes I see 2 boxes sitting in the window and ask, are those mine. No, those aren't yours. So I ask, can I have my money back? Nope they are boxing it up now. One person said we just had someone pass away. I am sorry to hear that and I knew it was going to be busy that's why I called at 330 to order it. And I wait and watch one of the girls, literally take the 2 boxes I asked were mine, put them in a bag with 2 more boxes, turn around and hand them to me. As I was heading to the door one of the girls from behind the counter said, dont come back. Ok, I won't. I used to love coming here, but service has dropped off. From being on hold to place an order so long that I was still on hold when I walked into the restaurant and ordered in the store to what happened today. When I got home I took the prime rib out of the box and it felt cool to the touch. Like I said I live 5 minutes from the restaurant and the temp of the meat was 86 degrees. That was not something that just got boxed up. Don't worry about me gracing your business any longer if this is your treatment of customers.

This place is a must try in Dayton. We are from out of town and kept seeing this place packed with…read morecars, so we were curious. Our curiosity was well rewarded. We ordered on the phone and our food was ready 15 mins later. Nice and easy. We got their rib plate and the pulled pork sandwich. Both were delicious. The ribs were fall of the bone tender. The flavors were great with their dry rub on it and the meat itself had its juices sealed in. The pulled pork was smother with their bbq sauce which was slightly sweet but then got a little spicy the longer you ate it. The plate also came with two sides, we chose the fried okra and the potato salad. The okra was nice and crunchy and good. I didn't personally try the potato salad, it's not my thing but my husband really liked it. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants good bbq.

It's went way down. My last visit the food was ok but staff seemed mad at the world. It used to to…read morebe good food and there staff was very friendly. Hard to find anymore

I was in the up in the area bring some errands. I was craving some barbecue so I hit up yelp. I…read morefound this place basically in the middle of nowhere, which, of course made it amazing! You could tell this is a place at the local school and for good reason. Everyone there was super nice and the food was amazing. I got some ribs, sausage, and bologna. Everything was really good. The stranger say, but the smoke bologna really hit the spot. A great barbecue place in Tennessee definitely hit it up if you're in the area .

Most definitely worth the stop! We've been looking for good BBQ in the area for a while now and YES…read morewe finally found it. I am a sucker for a BBQ stuffed baked potato and their Hogback Tater was so good! Got it with the brisket - tasty, juicy, melts in your mouth and not overly fatty with a huge, take ya three days to eat potato. Hubby, the rib snob got...ribs. Falling off the bone beautifully smoked. They are only open Thur-Sat 11-4 so plan accordingly. Can't wait to go back and so some more samplin! No photos this trip, ate it too fast!

OVER RATED..... Don't arrive too hungry, you've gotta be ready to stand in a LONG line to get to…read morewhere the food is actually served. While you wait in the line, often much of the food becomes "sold out!" so definitely don't get your heart set on anything special you may want to order. I often want just a baked potato without any meat on it (just a simple baked potato) - but the youngsters running the place can't seem to sell me one without the meat! It's very frustrating honestly. Since I can't get my potato, I just order the mixed berry cobbler, which is outstanding but always fearful that it's not sold out by the time I get to the front of the line. The best thing about Smokin F BBQ is the ambiance of the live entertainment with both inside/outside seating, the longhorn cattle and the petting zoo.

Wow! We arrived and found a place to park in the field. It did rain a lot on the day we went but…read morewith 90+ degrees the water evaporates before it hits the ground. Just have to say this as our friends that took us suggested we bring our boots. You just never know in July in TN! The young man that greeted us was very nice. It cost $2 per person to cover the guy singing and any soft drinks you want to drink. Coca-cola products! Got to love it! Anything else is BYOB. We got in line and figured out what we wanted to order after chatting with the couple in front of us and our friends. The young ladies at the serving "bar" explained the whole process. It's was all so good. Just need to go back to try everything else! One of the owners told my husband he liked his Detroit Red Wing's shirt! I thought they were from Texas but we will welcome more Red Wings fans! Honestly, you can't go wrong with any thing on their menu! Looking forward to our next dinner here!

Well, I've lived in Dayton for 3 years and never stopped in. Finally did the other day and the…read moreplace looked super clean and smelled amazing. The food however was not all that great. Full disclosure... I'm a BBQ fanatic and have eaten my fair share of of. I had extremely high expectations and was a bit let down unfortunately. Sad

Great location and attentive staff. Ribs were just ok. More like salt and pepper rub and no other…read moreflavor. Ribs were not completely cooked. Beans were ok for the small amount served. Potato salad had little flavor. It was a nice place but I'd rate the food just under a 3 out of 5. All the rest puts it at a 3

Food was very good we had chicken and brisket lunches. I highly recommend coleslaw as one of your…read moresides. In addition awesome hush puppies and finally some good iced tea. Perfect for lunch and reasonable priced. I would highly recommend. PS: restaurant was extremely clean.

My wife and I went to the "Food Truck Monday" in Madisonville this evening. We weren't really…read morehungry but wanted to sit in the park and listen to the music. I saw Big Daddy's BBQ and decided to try their ribs. SO GLAD I DID. These ribs were fantastic. The BBQ sauce was a thin, sweet sauce. It was delicious, although the ribs didn't need it. The ribs were smoked to perfection and the meat just fell off the bone. Best ribs I've had in East Tennessee. I was told their "wings" are phenomenal also. I will definitely try them next time. They are a food truck and are at different events and locations throughout the year so I suggest you follow them on Facebook to see where they are going to be next.

Tried Buddy's for lunch before the Tennessee Wesleyan lacrosse game today…read more Buddy's has a drive through and a dining room. You order at the counter and wait for it at the counter. We were asking the staff some questions about the food and the local area, but they didn't have much to say to us. We got the brisket dinner with slaw and green beans (comes with hushpuppies as well) and 16 hot BBQ wings. The brisket is sliced (sandwich style). The green beans were quite tasty. Slaw was okay. Didn't try the hushpuppies. The wings were good. Not bad. I would come back to try something else.

Food was great an customer service was great. The place was so clean an the workers was very…read morefriendly.

Another great meal at Arrowhead Resort's "Front Porch Restaurant"!…read moreWe went there 2 weekends in a row, just to see what the Chef would come up with next! It was a wonderful surprise to see new specials each time! We tried the Alligator Sausage on a roll with shrimp and a yummy spicy slaw, Smoked 1/2 Chicken with "White BBQ Sauce" country potatoes, and Bourbon sautéed fresh picked spinach! The next week we had North Atlantic Mussels cooked in garlic, butter and wine with some yummy toasted bead to dip in the sauce, Smoked Meatloaf on a bed of Creamed Spinach and topped with crispy Tobacco Onions! As an appetizer we got Wings with a white BBQ sauce... We had to try their Desserts, we had amazing homemade Carrot Cake and Sugar Cream Pie... We are hooked and are looking forward to seeing what is next!

What a surprise. We were just looking for a restaurant on the water and we were pleasantly…read moresurprised by both the quality of the food and the very friendly service. The sweet potato fries with marshmallow dipping sauce were favorites, but the salads and sandwiches were great as well. A very unique option was the country fried steak sandwich with mash potatoes and gravy. It was very tasty. It was so good we had lunch there two days in a row

The food was good and worth the price. We had a problem with the billing, and the owner's daughter…read morecared for the issue quickly and with concern. This kind of response makes us want to return when we are in the area. We liked the atmosphere of the restaurant.

We were a big group and went ahead and did a reservation…read more Ordering was easy with plenty of menus to go around. I ordered a build your own piggy with pulled pork on a baked potato. It was great.

This is exactly why I love Yelp! We found this spot on a road trip and wanted something local. Holy…read moreBBQ spot... this was a gem. We got several platters (chicken and pork) and various sides. Everything was so good and tasted like your family made it for you. Some standout items: the coleslaw is super finely chopped which gives it a really good texture, flavor is great. The potato salad was creamy and perfectly seasoned. The pork was so Smokey and tender. Their sauce is super great, would pour that on everything. The fried okra was so tasty, we ate every piece. They have so much cheese in the poppers, delicious. If you're passing through the East Ridge area of Chattanooga, I highly suggest checking out this awesome spot for great food at an even better price. Thanks for the great experience!

This is our first visit to Hickory, the owners are amazingly friendly. Our waitress was kind of…read moreneutral and acted like she didn't really want to be there. The food was good, but the major drawback is that a large plate only had four ribs, one of which you could barely call a rib. The second, drawback for me is that the ribs came with sauce already on them. That's like a major no-no in my book. I know, everybody has their preference, but I prefer to sauce my own food if I feel that it's necessary. To be honest, barbecue should stand on its own without sauce and sauce should only be there to enhance the flavor. The meat was tender, but I couldn't really get a feel for the flavor of the meat because the sauce interfered with that. The pulled pork plate was good. Also, my girlfriend said she enjoyed that. But again, sauce should come on the side in my opinion. I have no real complaint against this place, but I wish I had known ahead of time that the ribs came with sauce on them and I wish that I had known that there were only four ribs on the plate, I would've ordered a whole rack. Prices are good, the place is clean, and as I said, the owners are very welcoming and warm people. Give this place a go, it's worth a trip! But just ask questions before you order!