The food tastes good . But over 30 bucks for a burger and fries, and a omelette is a bit steep. Should have known when the brunch menu had no prices!! Plus had to order at the counter and serve yourself tea!! read more

ANTS!!! I recently went to Demetri's for the first time. I sat down and ordered a beverage. While I waited for my beverage to arrive, I killed 3 small ants on my table. My beverage arrived and I browsed the menu and saw another ant. I looked up on the wall (I was seated next to a brick wall inside the restaurant) and saw at least 20 ants crawling on the wall. Needless to say, I left immediately. I spoke to either the owner or the manager and he did not seem all that concerned. If that is what the area looks like where customers can see, I can't imagine the uncleanliness and the bugs in the kitchen Gross! read more

Right near my hotel, wandered over for dinner. Great staff, homey atmosphere, super inexpensive. Had the pork bbq sandwich, baked beans and some chili, all were great, and finished it off with some lemon pie that was fantastic. Was out of there for about $16 with tip, how can you beat that for good BBQ? I've heard they serve a great breakfast, too. Good stuff! read more

Huevos Rancheros for breakfast are good. Haven't had anything else, but those are a good option. My husband likes the breakfast. It's always odd to me how crowded it is for breakfast in Saturday's and empty most other times. read more

Another place in Homewood with very little parking-plus side is that they actually have a parking lot. The dining area is very crowded and very loud. It doesn't have the best overall appearance either. We cleaned off our own table so we could sit at a four seater. Service was a little awkward at the beginning since you seat yourself. We waited a while to see our waitress. Someone who sat down next to us well after we arrived was waited on before us. I ordered a BBQ pork sandwich with onion rings. The BBQ was good, I ordered it chopped, and it had a well balanced smoke flavor. Sauce was thick and not too sweet. It's served on a Kaiser roll so it gives it a heartier appearance. Onion rings were outstanding. The thin, crispy crust was well seasoned. Onions were a perfect texture as well-not too soggy. They're proud of them too-if I remember correctly I was charged $3.49 for the small order that I got as a side with my sandwich. Go there for the food, yes, but don't expect to be wowed by the atmosphere. The "BEST" onion rings I've ever had. The reason it's on my "Top 100 Dishes to Try" list: Onion Rings read more

Smoked chicken wings, chicken breasts, Angel-hair slaw with Greek dressing, homemade Ranch dressing ... these are a few of my favorite things at this family-owned BBQ resty and BHM institution. Dont' miss the French Toast for breakfast. Buy a bottle of the house-made Greek dressing on the way out. read more

Demetri's BBQ - The Low-carb Special: grilled chicken over slaw with grilled onions and Demetri's Greek dressing. - Barbeque Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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Demetri's is a Homewood institution and has been for many years, but it is never mentioned among Birmingham's best barbecue places. I think it should be. The pulled pork and ribs are excellent, though in my opinion they're not as good as the sides. Their Greek potatoes, wood-fired veggies, and fried green tomatoes (which are very crisp and spicy) are not to be missed, nor is their lemon meringue pie. Breakfast is good as well (and worth the wait to get a seat on the weekends). They actually know how to cook eggs, unlike many places around here. However, their biscuits are a little cold. And they would be delicious beyond words if they were warm! read more

This review is based on a breakfast, early lunch, and late lunch, over three separate visits. Go! Not pretentious. Not hipster. Just friendly staff, generous soda refills, and basic, stick to your ribs home cooking and BBQ. The highlight: the El Rancho Brisket Sandwich. melty cheese, jalapeño and onion on tender brisket and a buttered roll. Breakfast is true greasy spoon. Eggs, biscuits, sausage. Good basic diner cooking. Friday is Mom's Pot Roast special. Two of us split it for an early lunch. Fell apart delicious. But the mashed potatoes were the real highlight. Wish I could have eaten a pile of the carrots, but they only gave me one big carrot. White chili is creamy from beans and has just the right about of heat. Fried okra is well worth it dunked in a little buttermilk ranch. Saturday Mac and cheese is a meal unto itself. read more

Real Southern breakfast. This is not a hipster joint with broccoli salad. I say this because I have found that most yelp reviews in Birmingham tend to rate hipster joints high while rating top not notch southern red neck joints lower. If you like southern breakfast or Bbq, this is 5 stars. read more

Went this morning for breakfast. Wife n I both had the brisket omlet. She like it a lot I didn't at all. No smoke flavor, but good portion size for the money. Good customer service as well. No wait time we were seated right away. read more

Yesterday I ordered the four rib plate. The food and service was great. Today it sucked. Ordered the the something. Like night and day. Yesterday and today both drive thru, but today the food didn't look at all appealing. Threw it away money gone and never again. read more

Great BBQ. Had to try the Brisket sandwich, half slab of ribs and the succotash. All excellent. Nice folks as well.

Amazing Greek influenced breakfast! Fabulous Greek omelet with onions, feta, and heirloom tomatoes! Add spinach as a side! Coffee is extra good because it comes in a mug! Wait staff is excellent! The door man seating people was great! read more

Haven't been for breakfast in a while so thought I'd give it a try today. Food and service has gone down hill. Fresh squeezed orange juice had terrible flavor. And the French toast was burned. Probably find somewhere else next time I am looking for breakfast read more

Went for breakfast. I don't generally care for BBQ but the breakfast options looked so good when I checked the menu online I had to try. It was delicious as expected and plenty of options and you definitely won't leave hungry! Server was delightful as well. read more

Excellent BBQ! I had the pulled pork sandwich and fried okra. It was out of this world. A crazy mix of Greek and southern BBQ in one place. read more

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The smell that hits you when you step out of the car is pure smoked goodness. We have stoped here several times for breakfast, and it never disappoints. The griddle biscuits, and cheesy grits are Southern Staples that always make your mouth happy. Love this place. read more

BBQ is average. The sweet tea will put you in a diabetic coma. Waitress was very nerve racking.

Hands down the best breakfast in Birmingham! My personal favorite is the French toast and cheese grits - both are incredible! The omelets are fabulous as well! read more

Service was good and waitress was very nice. Food was extremely lacking. BBQ chicken was very dry. Had a side of turnip greens-no taste. Asked for side of chili to be brought out first. They couldn't (or wouldn't) make that happen. Chili on a scale of 1-10 was a 3.5. Wife had BBQ sandwich and didn't enjoy it. No flavor at all and very little sauce. It was like they were stingy with the sauce for both the chicken and the sandwich. Nothing but the iced tea tasted fresh. Won't be back. read more

I cannot possibly say how impressed with Demetri's when I stayed a week on business in August. Wow! I got a full rack of ribs(absolutely divine)! the grilled Greek seasoned veggies(to die for seriously), and a fried pie to go--I have celiac but I just couldn't say no. It was worth the pain. The service was incredible and our waitress was such a cool lady and was truly a dedicated fan of the food herself. I saved half my rack for the hotel the next day! I also went for breakfast and ordered the Greek omelet with feta that was to die for. The hash browns were perfect as well. Damn, I wish I could enjoy this regularly!!!! read more

Checked this place out tonight. I tried the wings and ribs plate. The wings were the highlight for sure. Actually could have had more than the 5 that came on the combo plate. They were really good. The plate came with only 2 ribs and they didn't seem very fresh. They certainly don't live up to AL BBQ ribs. It wasn't expensive, but I doubt I would go back. read more

Poor management. We went to have a good time and ended up having a horrible experience. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone, and their meat is dry. read more

Average food. Terrible service. My wife and I used to kinda like this place until I went in alone with my son one day. 730 am on a Saturday and there were maybe 3 customers in the whole place. I asked if my son and I could sit at 4 person table instead of a 2 person table since there is no room for a high chair next to any of their tables. The owner/manager just looked at me and said they'd be busy eventually. Then ignored me. So I sat at a 4 person table. No one offered to get me high chair. Instead one waitress grabbed a sign from another table that said "3 or 4 person only" and put it right in front of my face. At that point I got up and walked out. Any establishment that treats people that way doesn't deserve to be in business. My opinion only. read more

The food was pretty good. It was not the best BBQ I have had but it was good. The chocolate cream pie was my absolute favorite, most places have pie that tastes like it came from a pan--Demetri's did not. Their ribs were good (a bit dry) but overall everything was good and I would lean to coming back. However, we had HORRID service. We came in at 3:45 PM today and were the only people in the restaurant when there. The two servers were both seated in a closed section eating, which I have no issue with. However, we were barely greeted and sat for awhile before the male server approached our table to ask us for our drinks. We told him and he brought us our drinks. We figured out what we wished to order but sat for an unusually long amount of time while he chatted with the other server. We were ready to get up and call him over when he did wander over. We gave him his orders and he took off again, very blunt and un-hospitable. He came over a third time to ask about dessert, my fiance was making sure I wanted chocolate pie and as soon as the server said chocolate, he murmured "okay, a chocolate cream pie" and left before we had even actually ordered. When he finally brought out the pie (probably 10 mins later), my fiance told him he had wanted a slice of coconut pie. The server said nothing and left again. Another long wait later, he finally brought my fiance's pie IN A TO GO BOX. We were obviously sitting and planning to eat dessert there, it was incredibly rude. When we requested a to-go box, he only brought us one box and acted like it was an inconvenience when we asked for a second box for the remainder of my pie. The only refill of my drink I ever received was when he brought the check (my glass had been empty almost every time he stopped at the table). The only reason this isn't 1 star is because I enjoyed the food. I would like to eat there again, but cannot stand such poor service especially when the restaurant was empty. read more

Me and my girlfriend go to this spot faithfully for breakfast. At least once or twice a week we dine in for breakfast or conveniently pick it up at the drive-thru window. However, the only reason I gave this place 3 out of 5 stars is because of 1 staff member! The man who stands at the very front of the restaurant with earrings isn't a very pleasant man. He always seems irritated and is very tough to deal with. I have 2 examples: one morning I had a early flight and we wanted to have breakfast there. I was running a little late so I called in 20 mins beforehand to get my food ordered and cooking and asked the gentleman if me and my girlfriend could eat it there because we would like to drink hot coffee along with it. He bluntly said that was not feasible and that he "only handles to go orders." We went back and forth a few times and I told the man I would tip him and he finally unkindly obliged. When we sat down a waiter tried to bring us a glass of water and refill our drinks throughout our meal and he continued to scoff at the waiter and told him he was taking care of us. It made us as guests feel very uncomfortable. I ended up tipping him 10 dollars and the other waiter 5 just to keep the peace! Probably wasn't my place to do that but I felt the need to keep the peace. The second story- One morning my gf called in a to go order. Keep in mind my gf does tend to be a stranger to conflict and tries to avoid it at all cost. We ordered what we order normally and ordered 2 sides of bacon and a side of grits. After she ordered an omelette for me the man told her that she has to add an extra side to the omelette because it comes with it. My gf asked if one of the sides she ordered previously could fill that spot. He rudely said no. My girlfriend continued to ask questions about the menu. She was rightfully confused because we have been going here for over a year now and we never have problems unless this guy is involved. He is always very unaccommodating. We live walking distance from the restaurant and my gf loves to pick up food in the mornings however she becomes very timid to call in by herself now if I am out of town. Needless to say, I hope this man changes his attitude because I will continue to be a customer as the food is so so good. read more

Amazing breakfast! Get the Greek omelette with smoked turkey! It is made with egg whites and it's really light and full of flavor. Best with hot sauce. Their biscuits are also amazing and their side of fruit is always really high quality fruit. Their French toast is also an amazing option if you are in more of a treat yourself mood! It's unlike any French toast I've ever had. It is crispy on the outside, almost like it's been fried, but fluffy in the middle. They will not disappoint! Their coffee is also very good and they are very attentive with the coffee! Expect a crowd on Saturday mornings and get there by 9:30! They aren't open on Sunday mornings so plan ahead for Saturday! read more

The meat itself was bland no smoked flavor at all this really isnt bbq at all i tried the ribs and no real bbq smoked flavor like bbq should be but I guess being from Texas I'm all about flavor read more

Maybe a Homewood staple but it has gone down hill for me. Out of the last five times I have went, only once to rave about. Went for lunch today-we got unsweet tea for sweet with a rancid lemon. When they brought our food they told us what we had ordered but didn't bring it all, the fries were barely cooked, the gravy wasn't mixed well and my grilled cheese, uhm wasn't grilled. When did they switch to fancy cheese that does not melt? Four pieces of cheese on my sandwich and none of it was melted. So I asked for a melted grilled cheese and they bring back a sandwich that is still not really melted and this time it has American cheese on it. Oh and our server never checked on us. And this was not during a busy time. We actually parked without issue and half the restaurant was empty. Sorry guys, but I have tried it for the last time-will not be going back. read more

As one not from Birmingham or Alabama, I'm not an expert on the art of BBQ. But I like Demitri's sauce because it is one of the few sauces that does not include high fructose corn syrup. So many other BBQ sauces that residents consider the best And have won many awards, include the high fructose. In my personal opinion, when you add high fructose, it cheapens the quality and also commercializes it. What do I mean? Think about ketchup and other mainstream BBQ sauce such as Bull's Eye. read more

A really good local place for breakfast, wings, and veggies. For breakfast the French toast is the real deal. BBQ is good as well, though better places exist in town. Service can be slow during busy times, but it is friendly. Saturday breakfast can get crowded. read more

While this place is adorable, homey, and very welcoming the food was average. My husband said his omelet was "okay" but could have used some vegetables to spice it up. My pancakes were very good, but the bacon was so done it was inedible. All of this took an hour to get our breakfast. This is a great place if you want to sit down on a weekend, relax, and enjoy the sweet people around you. However, if you're in a hurry or want something relatively quick this is not the place for you. read more

Their BBQ sandwich will not win a BBQ competition, but the food was fine. The excellent, quick service bumps it up to 4 stars for me. I probably should have ordered the ribs, they seem to be getting better reviews. read more

My friend and I went Wednesday for lunch. We had the special and were very surprised with the flavor of all the food. We had the Wednesday special and repeatedly exclaimed how surprised by the flavorful taste of everything. I have since told my friends how good the food was. I will go back on Wednesday. read more

Ate lunch here today, very disappointed. Had BBQ pork plate, slaw was so salty I couldn't eat it, BBQ sauce was also very very salty. I'm usually the one who adds salt but not today. Wait staff was good but this was the second or third meal I've had there lately that was diappointing. read more

Lunch was alright. The crowd was moderate for early afternoon on a college football Saturday, and a big screen was tuned to the Georgia-Kentucky game. The tables available were grossly messy from the fallout of previous diners' explosions, which is a big part of the three-star rating. The barbecue turkey sandwich was tasty, and the fries were excellent, probably the highlight of the meal. We asked our server about the chicken fingers, and she responded that they were "really good," but upon eating them, we were inclined to disagree. They weren't terrible by any means, but they weren't a home run, either. It seems like a classic little place in Homewood with a lot of history around it, but it didn't really grab me. read more

I was so impressed with the ribs I got on Saturday night and service with the staff.I saw that they serve chicken &dressing on Tuesday, the southern girl I am I had to come back and try,so Tuesday came I was on my way to work and called in my order again the staff was great, but the dressing and lemon pie was old I was under the impression they make them daily and for 19.$ disappointed me . read more

Demitri's has become extremely busy and ownership has been smart and brought on more wait staff and is on top of service. Food was great. Will be back. :) read more

I love eating here when I'm in the area. The BBQ and the wings are great and the breakfast is even better.

We ate there for lunch as crowded as it was you would think the BBQ would have been even decent. Very salty and soggy worst BBQ in Birmingham. Will not be back I guess everyone else was eating other items off their menu. Servers are rude and slow. Smells great don't let it fool you stay away!! read more