My husband and I went for lunch. We usually order BBQ plate. Today we both decided to try the catfish. We order Karl catfish plate with 2 side. We love the miniature cheddar cheese cornbread. Catfish is U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets, so delicious not greasy. Collard greens were excellent too. I oder the bake beans, which was delicious. My husband order macaroni & cheese, he said macaroni & cheese was very good. Our waitress Kat, very friendly and sweet. She made sure our food was on time. Even made sure our drinks never empty. Food was excellent! Restaurant very clean. read more

We love the loaded Bar-B-Q baker from Jim N' Nick's!!! I sat in a parking lot across the street and placed an order on-line for the pulled pork baker and the classic pulled pork with collard greens and Mac and cheese. The food was ready once we arrived for pick-up. We also decided to grab the lb of pulled pork to have during the week for sandwiches. We grabbed this at the drive-thru. The food was plentiful and we had leftovers from our main meals. read more

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very disappointed in this location. The brisket was so salty and my meal came out cold. VERY DISAPPOINTED!

It was an amazing visit! Come through the drive thru and it was just perfect and so fast. The staff was super friendly!! Food was delicious as always. read more

The food and service are amazing. While the food may sometimes take a while to come out it is always top quality. The servers always make sure you're taken care of and treat every guest with the utmost hospitality. Aside from that Jim n nicks does a great job at making you feel as if you're at your grandmothers house in the south with its warm and inviting ambiance. read more

Best food, service and atmosphere around. Staff if great. Food never disappoints, who can go wrong with BBQ. Their sides are awesome. Restaurant is clean, inside and out. Plus, the glasses never run empty and that important when eating bbq. Whitney came to see how we liked our dinner. read more

We had dinner here the other night. And it was just great. The server was great and attentive to us. Always kept our drinks full. The ribs were some of best I have ever had. And don't forget the cheese biscuits. Those are tasty! And if you need a good appetizer, definitely try the mac bombs..wow! so good. Great overall experience. read more

It was really good. I had baby back ribs, onion rings and fries with an Almond Planetit was a good it was a good experience. I had baby bavk ribs, onion rings, fries and an almond palmer. It is really good. Me and my Mom spooky split a baby back ribsexperience. read more

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Gardendale, Alabama

AMAZING!!! 100% do recommend. Service was amazing along with the food! My server was amazing, I can't remember what her name was but she had dirty blonde hair. Great environment!! read more

What the Yelp? Bae and O stopped to pick up ribs. First, they are OUT OF BABY BACKS?! We should have known to keep it moving. But, we purchase the 35.00 slab of rib. Big mistake. We get this meat home and 4 bones out of 12 were Charred black. I mean, Not suitable for consumption. Y'all already know, I called up there to speak with management. He was apologetic and promised to send a gift card to cover the ribs. I appreciate it, BUT what about tonight?! We can't hardly eat this old meat. Jim N Nick's ought to be a shame of them self. In the sentiments of Jhene Aiko, y'all are, "The Worst ". Please Get back to the way you were! TY read more

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Delicious Biscuits - warm, moist & full of flavor. Pulled pork was fantastic and the brisket was well cooked. Collared Greens were some of the best I've ever had. The main downside for me was that the BBQ sauce tasted more like ketchup than BBQ, which ruined the star of the meal - all of the meat. Mac & Cheese was average. The jalapeño sausage was good. Clean establishment, decent service, seemed understaffed, but it was clear the employees worked hard. read more

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Best barbecue I've ever had!! First the complimentary cheese muffin and sweet cream butter is addicting so be careful. They had lots to choose from and great mix and match options for a wonderful price. The smoke ring on the super juicy spare ribs was perfect. Tender and moist brisket that you can tell was cooking for hours. And the smoked turkey is a MUST! I've never had such a moist and flavorful slices of craved turkey breast. The collards were perfectly seasoned and the Mac and cheese are a dairy lovers dream. Don't skip over this place. The safe were so friendly and working diligently to keep up even being short staffed.. I'm sad I won't be able to have it unless I drive 13 hours. read more

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My family and I came here 6 months ago and it was so good we came back tonight. Sadly we was very disappointed the service was good, food was cold Ribs was burnt but falling off the bone. Our ribs was very disappointing, bake beans and greens was warm. It was a completely different experience. I'm convinced that restaurants in Gardendale and Fultondale just sucks. We want be coming back. I like my ribs to have a bite to them. I don't understand how ribs are falling off the bone and dry at the same time. The fries was old looking and cold. The only good thing was the server. read more

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Dry, overcooked ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Gardendale, Alabama

I, along with others, placed our orders a week or more in advance. We arrived on time, and later learned after sitting there for over an hour that the restaurant had run out of chicken. What is the purpose of placing the order early? What is the purpose of scheduling a time to pick up. When I say poor management of how to handle the day, today was the worse. I have never seen service like this since moving to Gardendale 18 years ago. I was extremely disappointed. There was poor planning this year. Ways to improve for next year: regardless of whether you order online or call in, these customers should be honored first. Request that early orders arrive 10 minutes before their scheduled time. At their scheduled time, call their name. If they are present and have paid, fix their food. They had an order for someone that had been sitting there since 10:30am and it was 3pm. They better not have chicken! Plan to close the drive thru 1.5 hours to closing. If you see your chicken inventory is low the day before, make a run to Walmart or Publix and buy chicken. Chicken is the one thing you should not run out off. You can stretch chicken better than any other meat. A breast can feed two people if needed. Please do better next year. I gave a one star due to poor inventory management. Merry Christmas! read more

Very good food friendly service clean facilities! Not overpriced for the amount of food you get . read more

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Gardendale, Alabama

Ate at the Gardendale restaurant today. Service was poor, but food was worse. May have been the worst 'pulled pork' I ever had, anywhere. WET, like it was an old piece of boiled meat, fatty, with no 'smoke' or bark/outside meat. Sauce is watery, with no particular flavor. Server brought a cup of whipped butter spread & plates as soon as we were seated, but no biscuits until after entrees were delivered. Overall, very disappointing. 1 star, 'cause 0 not an option read more

Baby back ribs were the driest and toughest we have ever had my wife left a quarter of a rack and I left a half of rack. Did not take to go. A big waist of money read more

Wonderful place to eat.. great customer service.. fantastic food... Catfish, boss burger, collard greens corn wings and brisket mc bombs are some great choices... All American shortcake is my favorite dessert.. you will not be disappointed read more

my mother-in-law placed an order for Mother's Day 3 days in advance. There was no record of the order when it was time to pick it up. No effort to make it right just place an order and wait until 2.5 - 3 hrs past time planned of family dinner. So that was the last time my family will attempt to do business. I'm not a huge influencer l, but I am an E-9 in the Air Force. I will share the story of when the Gardendale Jim and Nicks dropped the ball. I'm sure they will do fine with lunch and some date nights. They will not be considered for big functions for a while from my unit. Food has been great service use to be great. read more

Amazing! Another business trip and another amazing local restaurant. Came here based on a Google search and the recommendation of the front desk clerk at my hotel. My waitress (Amy) was great, although I got the impression she was waiting on a bunch of tables by herself. The place is nice, clean, and well-lit. I got the two meat platter (chicken and brisket) with mac n cheese (one of the best I've ever had) and the bbq corn. Not gonna lie, the corn was out of this world. I would have preferred chicken-in-the-bone because that's what I usually get but it was moist and flavorful. The white bbq sauce went great with it. The brisket was also on point. read more

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We really enjoyed our visit to Nick and Jim's, Jim, and nicks, my wife had the loaded baked potato, and it was top notch. It had all of the customary toppings plus their signature sauce, but just the right amount. I had a pulled pork plate with collards and onion rings and that is probably what I will get the next time I go as well. There was enough for me to have a meal the next day. The white stuff with friendly and professional. read more

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I gave Jim N Nicks a pretty bad review a couple years back. Quite honestly they deserved it. However, we gave them another chance a few months ago and boy o boy what a difference! The management and staff were awesome and the food was spot on! I would give them 5 stars but they quit serving their potato chips, which were very tasty and made me happy. But it won't keep me away! read more

Food was delicious, service was friendly and ambiance was comfortable. Highly recommend!

We stopped on our way south for spring break and based on a recommendation by a local hotel, we traveled a short distance to Jim and Nick's BBQ and the first thing we noticed was the aroma. Genuine Bar-B-Q... My wife ordered the smoked chicken bbq salad with bbq ranch dressing and peach lemonade. I ordered the Classic bbq pulled pork, and the Not-So-Naked baked potato. The pulled pork was so tender and juicy... and the flavor beyond belief. The baked potato was so good, I wished I had 2 of them. From the first bite of her salad, my wife's eyes grew in astonishment as she couldn't believe that smoked bbq chicken could ever taste so good. Before we started our trip back north, we had to stop at Jim and Nick's again for another meal. It was spectacular as well. Our new favorite restaurant, and it will be a mandatory stop next year. read more

Biscuits come out with the meal and are rarely fresh. This is their worse location. Go to Bham or Cullman for a better experience.

Hard to say this, but I go here for a salad. Now before you scoff, the Salad is huge and you can get some of Alabama's finest brisket on it. The service is always on point. read more

Today was very disappointing. I ordered ribs and two sides. The mac and cheese was delicious. The beans was neutral. The baby backs are tough like jerky. I did not get a receipt but I do have the order sheet that has the server name, the check number and the items ordered. Overall my family had dinner there Saturday and it was fabulous. As for now there will not be a complete dinner for me tonight. Whomever the kitchen manager is, should not had put that meat out the drive thur window. Restaurants need to understand that the customer need the meal to be as aspected. Once the customer leave it becomes disheartening. Totally dissatisfied. read more

Food is good. More expensive that other bbq places in the area. Service is good. Always pretty busy.

Jim N Nicks chicken potatoes are the best I've eaten thus far. They can do better during their drive thru yet they always make up with one or two going above and beyond that you aren't disappointed. I can appreciate this place for their tasty food and employees service. read more

The loaded potato was cold mostly. It had one warm spot :( The service was terrible. The hostess acted miserable to be there although after our experience I can't blame her. Our waitress ignored our table even when we gave her clues to come over. The only time she served us was with the meal. She did seem to serve the few other customers more attentively at least. And they were vacuuming the half the time we spent in the restaurant. It was a horrible experience. I would not eat at this Jim n Nicks again. read more

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Place was empty. As it should be. - Barbeque Near Me - Gardendale, Alabama

The food and service were good as well as the ambience. In fact, I'm here to order from them again.

Placed Jim N Nicks in my Yelp app and received directions to the restaurant. Walked in the door took a few minutes to attract the attention of the servers but not too long. Seated in a booth within the bar area with ample televisions to watch any sports I wanted to see. Perused the menu and chose Carolina Styles BBQ pork with coke slaw and Mac n cheese. Prior to my entrées arrival my server brought me two piping hot corn muffins (a signature) side for Jim N Nick's. They were delicious. My bbq pork came shredded and was flavored with a vinegar type sauce and it was ok but just not my cup o tea! I didn't count the Carolina style sauce into account for this review because it was my first time trying that and it was not the restaurant's fault for my taste buds. read more

Very good food and staff friendly. Limited in draft beers but the one they have are good Had chicken tender salad. Very good and the blue cheese dressing is excellent read more

We were traveling through from NOLA to Ky. We had very little sleep and we're getting hangry. Deciding what to eat while on the road can be a challenge. I saw a sign for BBQ and I was sold. It turned out to be a good choice. I paid no attention to any attitude that may (or may not) have been coming from the hostess. My goal was to get a table and food. Our server was a sweet, soft spoken co-ed who knew the menu and helped us make good choices. First, the brewed iced tea was good. We ordered the pork plate between the two of us because we didn't want leftovers. The pork was tasty. I had asked for a side of the white sauce which was not like any other sauce I had ever had. It was a mayonnaise based sauce, that was spicy, peppery and had a hint of pickle juice. I ate my pork with it. So tasty. The mac-n-cheese was better than I had expected. It was worth ordering. The fries were real potatoes. And then there was this sweet, cheesy, mini, muffin roll thing. I wanted to shove like 5 in my mouth and eat them chipmunk style. So now, we have full bellies and are ready for the rest of the drive. read more

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yummy good service ambiance was ideal what that mean so idec byeeee sedudbdndndbd read more

First off, Jim n' Nick's is one of my go to restaurants. I have done several reviews, which have all been good. I have been a few times since the coronavirus pandemic. But, my last drive thru visit was awful. I was overcharged and treated rudely when I questioned it. My drink order was wrong. My sauces were omitted. I caught those errors before leaving and they were rectified. Unfortunately, I didn't notice my banana pudding had been left out until I was almost home. I called the restaurant when I noticed the omission and was not given an apology or anything. I spoke to a woman when I called. I was just basically told I cold come back and pick it up, which I did. It was very inconvenient to go back, but I really want the banana pudding that I ordered and paid for. Lastly, when I started eating and opened up what was supposed to be barbecue ranch, it was something else. Tarter sauce maybe but definitely not barbecue ranch. It was a very disappointing experience. Hopefully, this was an isolated event. To be fair, when I went back to pick up the banana pudding, the guy who helped me was nice and apologized. He was unaware of all of the other issues I had and I didn't mention it again. However, I had to wait when it was supposed to be ready and waiting for me to pick up. read more

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I ordered online, not a big order, less than $20.00. NO WHERE is it listed that you have to come inside to pick up online orders. So, you wait in line to have the rudest person ever (and she's old enough to know better) to tell me to come inside. Then go inside to have a rude but not as rude person tell me the orders are lined up against the wall and that's after waiting in another line. A couple of signs are very inexpensive and would have gotten a better rating. it was unnecessary to have this much hassle and it was not rush time either. read more

Barbque chicken sandwich is very good. I get the sauce on the side as they tend to put way too much on sandwich. The meat is delicious and moist so sauce not really that necessary. Not wild about their fries. Always limp and soggy. Crispy crinkle fries with a sandwich would be great. Also missing their chips. Not sure why they quit making them. read more

Looking for a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a cold beverage served with home cooked BBQ? Jim n Nicks BBQ is the place to be!! No microwaves and no freezer here and the server staff is always near by to tend to your every need. The price you'll pay is on average with what you'd expect to pay at a lower class joint only you'll receive top class cuisine here. read more

Their loaded Mac and cheese is to die for! Oh and course you can't forget their cheesy biscuits!