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    Buddy’s bar-b-q

    3.7 (48 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque
    Open 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    Benjamin C.

    A great, local barbecue spot. Pulled pork, green beans, baked beans, and wings (dry rub) were all tasty! The hush puppies were exceptional - super crispy on the outside and warm and soft on the inside. I believe you can get more hushpuppies at no extra cost too, as they offered us more at our table. I also appreciated the fact that the pork wasn't drowned in barbecue sauce, a big mistake that i see far too often.

    Pork sandwich and green beans
    Courtenay O.

    Good barbecue for a reasonable price: we got the pork plate and pork sandwich and side. It's actually a better deal to get the dinner and 2 sides. Still, it was a good size sandwich, ample green beans, and everything was good. They aren't too busy tonight, but everyone who is here is enjoying the food. Staff is friendly & efficient. Restaurant is clean.

    Regular pork BBQ sandwich and fries
    Kim B.

    When we started planning a trip to TN, my daughter's boyfriend said his one request was to stop at a Buddy's BBQ. We stopped for gas in Athens and found one just down the road for lunch. You can't beat the reasonable prices and the size of the portions - take advantage if you can, especially if you are headed to Gatlinburg where everything is overpriced! We each got a BBQ pork sandwich. The meat has no sauce on it, so you can add either of the two sauces at the table if you want. I'm a fan of sweet, thick sauce and enjoyed the mild sauce. The fries were absolutely covered with goodness and huge chunks of chicken, not just little shreds. None of us got the hushpuppies, but they still came by the table and offered us some. The hot fudge sundae is only $2 and is a huge brownie/cake with tons of ice cream and hot fudge. I couldn't believe how big it is. Can't complain when we got all that food as well as three drinks for about $25!

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    13 years ago

    Good food. Super Fast service! Pork is tasty, hush puppies are crispy, beans are sweet. Skip the corn.

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    9 years ago

    Not bad BBQ, setting a bit more like a fast food restaurant than a BBQ joint. Food was very tasty and not terribly expensive.

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    15 years ago

    Love their beef brisket, but sometimes they don't cook it well enough and its to tough to eat. But when they cook it right, it is awesome!

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    Stopped here for lunch yesterday while I was passing thru and got the BBQ Chicken meal with BBQ beans and French fries.

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    Bradley's Pit Barbecue & Grill - Potato and mac n cheese

    Bradley's Pit Barbecue & Grill

    3.5(255 reviews)
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    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.

    Wow! What a way to ruin a once great family BBQ restaurant. My wife, mother in-law,grandson and I…read morewere passing through the area and remembered how good this restaurant was so we thought we would stop in for a quick bite. I wish we would have listened to my grandson and went to the Burger King. We arrived a little late as we had been traveling so it was 25min until 8:00pm which is closing time. This restaurant is trying to copy the big brand chain BBQ restaurants and no longer have a waiter come to your table you order I call it concession stand style at the door basically. We were greeted by a girl who kept looking at us like we were a burden for coming in 25min before closing. While we were trying to look at the menu which is on the wall behind the counter employees in the kitchen kept looking out the window as if we were taking too long to order. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich my wife,mother in-law,and grandson ordered a baked potato. We also ordered three fountain drinks and my wife ordered a draft beer.For a very small pulled pork sandwich, three baked potatoes,three fountain drinks, and two beers our bill was $74.67. This is one of those restaurants that charge you a Tip prior to receiving any service so my added tip was $10.00 for them to bring the food to our table and let us know that if any of us was drinking tea that they were pouring it out because it was 10 minutes till closing. I guess when you get out of your car at a BBQ restaurant and don't smell smoke or BBQ that's a good sign to leave. Pulled pork =BLA no smoke flavor I believe it was crockpot pork.Potatoes hard half cold half boiling hot just like microwave potatoes. If this wasn't in such a small town there is no doubt it would not be in business! Take my advice. Do not waste your time or money here. Go to Burger King. The food was so bad and the portions so small I didn't bother taking any pictures. PS: My wife ask the manager why such a change and of course we got the old worn out excuse.(IT's BECAUSE OF COVID) breaking news. That was 6yrs ago! I believe everyone is tired of hearing that excuse.

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