Bradford BBQ

OMG after a year searching for a barbecue restaurant with the brisket that will make your mouth…read morewater. We finally found one now we're from Arizona and Caldwell's was our favorite restaurant specially for the brisket. Well, the blue door smokehouse in Lexington Kentucky is right up there with Caldwell's in Arizona. It's delicious blue doors brisket will knock your socks off. You can get it either lean or you can have a fatty their side dishes are delicious along with their pulled pork and pulled chicken. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you haven't gone here they have a special or you get all five meats for $27 and then you can get your side to go along with it. It's more than enough for 2 to 3 people to eat and it's delicious. We finally found a barbecue. So these people, some love because they deserve it. The service is excellent very quick very hospitable. Everything was wonderful. You can eat inside or outside all the barbecue sauces are on the table so you can use as much or as little as you want but honestly, this meat does not need barbecue sauce. That is a side of a really good barbecue place is not to have the sauce your meat so go

Sides were my favorite here. Love the seasonal option of cottage cheese & tomatoes -- the tomatoes…read morewere incredible. Ranch beans are tasty, potato salad 10/10. Two choices for coleslaw, either vinegar based or creamy based. Pickles on the side with a sweet seasoning blend was a nice touch (I love pickles!) Pulled pork was excellent, tender, juicy and flavorful on its own. Unfortunately I found the brisket to be dry. My friend ordered the ribs and said they were excellent. Three bbq sauce choices, sweet, spicy or tangy. They all were kind of similar to me, although the sweet was sweet and the tangy was tangy; the spicy tasted like a combo of the other two. We went around 3pm on a Saturday and the wait was not long. Counter ordering & they bring food to your table. Nice outdoor seating with umbrella coverage. We had a group of 8 and were seated comfortably outside. Also bonus there's an ice cream shop next door. Generous portion sizes, great for a group, overall a nice experience & atmosphere, but not one to glow about.

Pulled Pork Sandwich

Brisket with Slaw

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Ahhnold.

Back Porch Smokehouse

4.4(41 reviews)

27.2 mi

What a neat place, has tables and booths inside and tables on the back porch. the service is great…read more, friendly and helpful. the food was great. will recommend this restaurant. They also serve breakfast.. please give this place a try.

Service was great but the pork I ordered was like the little dry shavings left over on the cutting…read moreboard, not moist chunks of smoked pork. It's hard to believe they'd serve that but we are " outsiders" so I guess they didn't think it'd matter. Locals would never get a plate like that.

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1/2 slab of Ribs and two sodes , I picked onion rings and cole slaw and comes with a roll.

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Smitty's Southern Style BBQ

4.6(60 reviews)

26.6 mi

Wow, last month I was looking for a good lunch place off of hwy 75 in Kentucky on our way to the…read moreSmokys. Smittys has great reviews and it was the kind of food we were hoping for. It's a little "hole in the wall" super basic but that's often a GOOD sign. It was. Staff very friendly, food DELICIOUS, it took a little wait for the food due to the freshly breaded and fried catfish. We had ribs, catfish and pulled pork. Coleslaw, and beans. Fantastic place to get delicious reasonably priced BBQ and catfish. Worth a quick exit from the hwy.

Would never go back. Ordered ribs that were clearly baked in an oven vs smoked in a smoker. Sides…read moretasted like they do not use clean frying oil. Really don't like leaving negative review of a business but it was pretty pricey and very disappointed in what we got.

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Pulled pork and catfish

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Such good Wings !

Durham’s Pit BBQ

4.8(119 reviews)

52.5 mi

We just finished eating at Durhams and WOW, my husband who loves BBQ is still in shock over how…read moregood it was!! He had the brisket and meatloaf - brisket was the best he ever had!! We also both agreed the meatloaf was really good too! I had the turkey sandwich and the buttered, toasted bun and juicy turkey was fantastic!! The staff was also so welcoming and nice!! We came in with only 30 minutes to close but they all were super accommodating and helpful!!! We made sure it was okay with them for us to dine in and overwhelmingly a big yes! They checked in with us the whole time and overall a great meal and a great experience! We will definitely be back and spread the word to friends!

If I could rate 1 million stars I would ! Great bbg. Love the green beans ! Must have stop when…read moredriving down to Gatlinburg! The waffle fries with hot mama sauce is delicious. Wish this place would publish a cookbook. Has ale 8 on tap ! Wowzers!

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Pulled pork and chicken nachos were awesome. A lot of food for one person good value for the price as well unlimited drinks!

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RedPoint BBQ

4.8(167 reviews)

60.6 mi

one of the must stops if you're hiking around the gorge!…read more food is great, ambiance is good and clean. great stop after a hike. pet friendly on the outdoor patio and great service.

Stopped here for dinner on our first night in Red River Gorge…read more We aren't the most BBQ-forward folks but choices were limited so we came here. Parking can be somewhat of a chore but we were able to snipe one at the end of a row at the top of the parking lots near the buildings. Ordered the pork belly skewers to start. Was worried at the size of them that they would be slimy but these were tender, and had a great char and crisp to them. For my entree I went with the brisket which comes with two sides - vinegar slaw and sweet potato. The brisket was good - sauce was standard. I thought the sweet potato was good, but the slaw was very bland and pedestrian. Very disappointing if I'm honest with everything else good. We took dessert home - I went with the bourbon peach cobbler. Holy hell the size of it was insane, and the side ice cream put on top and the sauce was very very good. Service was solid and would highly recommend trying this place.

Pork kabobs

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Cookies n Cream Gelato

Straight From Texas Bar-B-Que

4.7(112 reviews)

26.2 mi

There are only 2 types of people in this world: Those who…read morehad brisket nachos from Straight From Texas Bar B Que today... And those who wish that they had! Best BBQ in the area! Brisket, chicken, ribs, pulled pork, they've got it all! Plus Tamale Tuesday, Wing Wednesday, and Nacho Thursday (along with all your other favorites) Not sure what to get? Try a Texas Tater!

What an amazing find! Literally the best bbq and sauces I…read morecan remember having. We tried the brisket and pork and they were scrumptious! We tried 3 of the sauces and each one was delish - couldn't decide which was best. I think c TX was my fave if I had to pick! Cowboy beans, greens and cornbread were top notch too. I literally cannot recommend this place enough!

Dining room at Straight From Texas Bar-B-Que, Richmond

4 meats + 2 sides (double burnt ends)

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In & Out BBQ

4.6(57 reviews)

40.1 mi

This place is owned by a man named Kenny and he is the kindest most nice person in the entire…read moreworld. Every time you go into his restaurant he is kind and practices southern hospitality. I've been eating here for years with my mom and dad and it's just a really great experience. The food is really good and the fries to die for! I'm really thankful for this BBQ place in Winchester Ky.

They are not open on Saturday's. Just so no one tries to go eat there and is disappointed that…read morethey are closed.

Brisket sandwich

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Biscuuts and gravy

Red State BBQ

4.2(898 reviews)

36.9 mi

Best bbq we ever had Great food…read moreGreat staff We loved it so much, we ordered additional sauce online. Quick delivery! Can't wait to visit again!

Right off the bat the price was right, cute little townie bbq spot, friendly staff. Now let's get…read moreto the food, I got a 2 meat 2 side plate , double smoked brisket, pulled pork, greens, sweet corn muffin.... To be completely honest the greens were the best thing on the plate, doublet smoked brisket was inconsistent, some pieces super dry and some moist but pulling through a lot of fat to get to it, pulled pork was dry, corn muffin tasted like vanilla cupcake. Pretty disappointed after all the hype, but just passing through!

Kitchen

Sliced Brisket Fries Mac ' n ' Cheese

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Sliced Brisket

Jackson's Restaurant

4.5(233 reviews)

26.1 mi

The service is always good and the food is always hot and delicious. My only problem is having to…read moredecide between all the great choices. Breakfast is served all day and there's always great food on the buffet or you can order from the menu. If you like comfort food, this is the place to go!

My wife and I ate there last night, the short version is I got a bone in pork chop which was 10%…read morebone 85% fat 5% meat!! The wife only option was chicken and dumplings ( 99% dumplings 1% chicken) the quality of the food has went down immensely!! I'm not sure why ppl continue to go!! It seems to be mostly senior citizens who occupied a table for 3-4 hours!! Very disappointed Jackson's!!

Dining room at Jackson's Restaurant, Richmond

Colonel Burger in front, Sunrise in back both with seasoned fries

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Pop's Southern Style Barbeque

3.9(150 reviews)

74.4 mi

Friday July 17 5pm, Friendly, polite, professional waitress. Dined in Loved the atmosphere. The…read moreFood Catfish best we have got in Kentucky. The 80minute drive was well worth it. All the Food was fresh and hot, Waitress checked on us several times. We Love the place, will have to go back and try other menu items. At the end We were served something new that isn't on the menu yet, it was like a fried chocolate filled donut with ice cream. Think it was Nutella filled; it was really good! hope it goes on the menu. Keep up the good work, we are definitely going to tell our family and friends.

We have been passing Pop's on our way to our cabin near Cave Run lake but it is either closed for…read morethe season, or not open on the days we pass by. ( currently open Thu - Sun) but check because those times are subject to change. Finally last week, on our way back home, it was open. It was a good stop, I enjoyed the chicken wings with hot sauce and good IPA cold beer. The staff was really friendly, they even gave us a small bowl with cold water for our dog. We hope to be able to stop more times on our way to/from the cabin.

Pop's Southern Style BBQ ... YUM!!!

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3 years ago

Address on yelp is wrong. Correct address is 656 Stanford Road Lancaster, KY 40444 off Hwy. 27. Ty for the great reviews! Sincerely, Team Bradford read more

Allan G.

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3 months ago

Absolutely Everything , this is by far the worst restaurant ( food and service) that I have ever been to.

Jennifer B.

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5 years ago

Awesome food & people. The yelp hours are wrong...

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