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Buddy’s bar-b-q

3.7 (48 reviews)
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Closed 10:30 am - 10:00 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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14 years ago

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12 years ago

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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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Uncle Gus's Mountain Pit Bar-B-Que

Uncle Gus's Mountain Pit Bar-B-Que

4.6
(63 reviews)
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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.

Restaurant was clean and restrooms were nice also. They don't offer a hamburger steak but my wife…read morerequested one and the cook just gave her a hamburger patty without the bun. She said it was good. I had the Uncle Gus's salad. It had all kinds of meat on it and unfortunately I became sick a few hours later. Some of the meat just didn't taste right so if we do ever go back I will not get that again. Now for the important part. The restaurant wasn't that busy, plenty of empty tables. Our waitress was nothing but rude. She wasn't attentive to us at all but there was some locals and she took good care of them. If we needed a refill we had to get her attention.

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