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    Rick's Barbecue - Florence

    3.0 (45 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Steve B.

    I hate to say it, this place was just plain bad. If you have ever read my reviews, you know I want hot food to be hot.. I got the two meat platter with ribs and beef (not brisket, beef - that should have been a warning) with their tri-tater, spicy fries and mayo coleslaw. The tri-tater is a frozen hash brown patty in the shape of a triangle. The spicy fries were not spicy and they were not hot, meaning they were cold. The slaw was okay, just drenched in the mayo-based dressing that it came with. The ribs were so over cooked, that the meat was just mushy and I got a couple of the bones that are often at the ends of the ribs and when I bit them, they just disintegrated as well. The beef was some kind of stringy, tough, flavorless meat. Neither one of the meats really had any smoke on them at all. Not a fan and as other reviewers have pointed out, way too many other, better, options out there. The sauces were okay.

    I think this is suppose to be beef.
    Tom H.

    I wish a negative star review existed; however it doesn't so here I am leaving a much overrated one star ranking. To be honest with you, it was the flashy digital sign that drew me to "Ricks" house of garbageQue, so I only have myself to blame. Also, I should have looked for smoke stacks because I feel confident the meats came from a bag, possibly labeled "not fit for human consumption". Fries were okay, as well as the mustard slaw, I ordered the beef and chicken combo. The beef looked and tasted like "insert expletive here" and the chicken was delivered in a cup. Im going to quit writing now because every time I think about this nightmare meal my blood pressure goes through the roof.

    Beef sandwich at Rick's BBQ.
    Tom D.

    Stopped in today for a Beef sandwich w/ one side, picked spicy fries for my side. Meat was dry, not much flavor at all, was edible when I drenched it in some sauce. Fries were decent though. Was still hungry, so ordered some cheesecake for dessert -- that was very good. A weak 3 Star rating. With all the other BBQ places about in Northern Alabama, doubt I'll give any other Rick's BBQ locations a try again.

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    complaints on customers facebook walls about charge for butter and sauce! This is all I need to know!

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    My husband and I just purchased a house in Florence. We were looking for a place that served…read moreburgers aside from the usual fast food joints. We live about 7 miles from The Shoals Shack and decided to try it out. The person that took our order was very nice and recommended a few choices which was spot on! I had the Shoals burger and onion rings and my husband had the Shack Attack with fries. We also ordered the pecan pie bread pudding. We were both blown away! The burgers were so good and the onion rings were perfectly crispy! The place was very clean and the staff were friendly. I absolutely recommend this place!

    4.5/5. My sis-in-law managed to convince us to go on a roadtrip to Florence just to eat. I wasn't…read moreinterested in what she wanted, so my condition was I get food for myself somewhere else. Shoals Shack was my personal choice, and I think I out bought the rest of our crew compared to the restaurant they chose. ;) it was so good! This is a small building on the outskirts of Florence. There's a little parking lot but it's carryout only. I was able to place my order online about 20 minutes before we got there. It was easy and you can even make modifications to your order, which is great! The website said my food wouldn't be ready till 1:45 (I think I ordered ~1:15 or so) but we pulled up at about 1:35 and it was waiting for me! I walked right up to the window and a friendly employee asked if I had an online order. I agreed and confirmed my name and the food was mine! Easy peasy and it was still super hot and not at all soggy. I ordered the Bella burger, which is a burger with mushrooms, Swiss, garlic mayo, and fried onion strings, though I asked for no onion strings on mine. I got a side of French fries and a cup of ranch for dipping. My order was made correctly. The fries were pretty basic but good -- hot, crispy, adequately salted. The ranch was delicious ranch and perfect for dipping. Unfortunately one of my fries did have a small, straight, dark hair attached to it. I'm not wildly squeamish about these sorts of things and it was sort of sitting by itself not touching other fries anyway, so I just chunked it and went about my business. This is really my only complaint for the whole experience. That burger...wow. One of the best burgers I've had in a long time. Perfectly cooked, juicy, a little unctuous but not too much. Soft bun, not soggy, right amount of melt on the cheese, meaty mushrooms in the perfect proportion. And lastly, the garlic mayo really pulled it all together. It was creamy, not overly garlicky, and spread just enough to get a little bit in every bite. I will be hard-pressed not to return here when I'm next in the area. Truly, an awesome burger! I'd be curious to try their other menu items like chicken sandwiches or tacos as well. Thanks, Shoals Shack!

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