One of the best BBQ restaurants in the South. Absolutely delicious, unfussy, and consistent. I've been coming here since I was little, and 40 years later, the meat, beans, and sauce are the same superb quality. I get the pork sandwich (it's better than the beef, trust), fries, Mrs. Profitt's beans, and unsweet tea. It's a heavy, albeit perfect, meal. read more

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The food is delicious all the way around. It's always brought to the table fresh and all those too hot to eat. I can't complain about anything as far as the food goes. Well some of the servers happened to have the attitude that their phones were more important than the customers at times and I had to get them to acknowledge me just so I could get Avery feel on my drink. The restaurant was packed but I'm not going to sit here and say that it was loud because it was by no means. It was however the end of the event members of a local church were taking part of. read more

This is no more than lunch meat with bbq sauce. No ribs, no brisket! Not good. Sliced beef(???) is not bbq. read more

I was treated by my brother to this place today we had barbecue pork sandwich unbelievable! The blue cheese dip was wonderful on my fries. Never had that before. Excellent they agreed to us at the door and sat us down. Wonderful with a friendly voice. The place was full of happy people eating delicious food. Thank you for the enjoyment. I will remember it. read more

Met some friends for dinner on a Tuesday night. No line. No wait. Chelsea was our waitress. She kept busy in our room. I ordered the barbecue platter with beef. So delicious! Highly recommend this dish. Comes with coleslaw, fries and dinner rolls. I substituted baked beans instead of fries. Their baked beans come in a baby crock and are so full of flavor. You can use the rolls to make little sandwiches if you desire. We sat in the room on the right of the entrance. Several tables for plenty of seating. First visit was a year ago and I tried the beef and pork platter. Pork didn't have any flavor but the beef barbecue is what keeps me coming back. read more

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Truly amazing bbq and blue cheese dip! So glad a new friend took us to experience it while in town! read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Sign - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

Me and my fiancé ate here for the first time yesterday and evening and we will 100% be back as often as possible. Everything was amazing, from the service, to the food, to the environment. We shared the pork and beef bbq combo platter and it was more than enough for the both of us, and we even had some leftovers. The prices were very reasonable, especially for the quality and portion of the food. It is a bit of a hole in the wall place but it is worth the drive. read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Beef and pork combo platter with fresh cut fries, Cole slaw, and Mrs. Proffitt's Barbecue Beans - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

The best barbecue on the NASCAR circuit! Real authentic Tn. Country Barbecue! See as many nascar drivers as you do on TV. Great people (service) and food is always fresh served hot. A big bowl of blue cheese, that's living! Atmosphere, that's country baby! Can't wait till my next visit and I live here! read more

The worse bbq we ever had. The "beef" bbq was sliced beef with a ton of bbq sauce poured over it. The pork was just as bad. Babies screaming & not at just one table. We won't be back! read more

Ridgewood was bbq for me before I knew what bbq was, and certainly long before I knew other restaurants made it. I can only speak of a few items off the menu: bbq pork sandwich, fries, beans, and the bleu cheese appetizer. If you eat a burger or hotdog, that's fine, but I've never eaten those things at Ridgewood. Ridgewood uses the ham, not the pork butt. It's sliced thin and comes with slaw (if you want it) and some of the best bbq sauce this side of Heaven. The fries are best eaten on premises and the bbq beans make me want to be a vegetarian, especially with the meat that's in them. As for the bleu cheese appetizer, let me start with - I hate bleu cheese. I hate bleu cheese dressing. I dislike 99.99% of all things bleu cheese. I think that the Ridgewood bleu cheese dressing is the only bleu cheese anything that is edible. There's a reason you can buy it to go in containers. It will make your tongue slap your brain out. Now, don't be a cave dweller and eat it straight out of the bowl with a spoon. Use a saltine cracker to bring that deliciousness to your mouth. read more

we traveled 45 mins to go to this restaurant because we heard how good it was. when we arrived we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated, but that was expected because they were extremely busy. after we were seated our waitress did not come over and take our order until she took other people's order that had been seated after us. we then waited 45 minutes for our food, observing multiple diners that came in after us had already been fed, at which time we asked the waitress to check on our food and she said she had already checked a couple of times however since I had ordered a cheeseburger she said they only had a small amount of room on the grill to cook cheeseburgers and there wasn't enough room to cook mine. that was a very poor excuse for someone who screwed up and possibly lost our order. if they cannot fit a cheeseburger on the grill they should not offer it on the menu. we definitely will not be back and will not recommend this place. read more

The food is so good. This place has been around for many years. It's very well-known. We had prompt, friendly service. The ambiance is like a typical diner. There's usually a crowd so be prepared to find parking! Also check their hours, they close in the middle of the day for a few hours. It's worth the trip and the wait! read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - BBQ platter - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

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Y'all gotta go eat you some Tennessee BBQ for sure. Piled high. Rustic fries. And the Beans, oh my goodness, child. They are the absolute best. Smokey and sweet as honey. The blue cheese and cracker appetizer is to die for. Honey!!!!!! read more

Best smoked pork sandwich ever! The sauce was amazing! Great service and food came out very quickly.

On my way to Bristol Motor Speedway, Thought I was lost , until the last turn, and it was right there, lucky I'm handicapped or I wouldn't find a parking spot, they have goodness all around, blue cheese, dipping with crackers, I will be back again read more

This place is a legend. Do they deserve the designation? Mostly yes, let me qualify. The beef is far better than the pork. Both meets are thinly sliced versus a pulled. None of it is bad, but the style I like is different. Service was great, our waitress was excellent. The ambiance is like a diner, very casual. For me, the key is if I would return. I would. I wouldn't drive out if my way but I would meet folks here and enjoy the visit. read more

Shaved meat is not bbq. I'd heard from several people how good this place was. I was severely disappointed. The beans, slaw and fries were ok. The beef and pork was thinly sliced, seared on the grill and covered with bbq sauce. There was no meat flavor at all. Won't be going back ever. read more

All around all was delicious fresh.long fries.the sauce was great .you need to try this restaurant! All over small wait in line but worth it

Today was the last time I attempt to eat at this place! The whole town can think you're amazing. I think you guys are extremely rude and not just today when you refused us at 2:32 but every other time I've come it's been over the top rudeness. I'm honestly not sure why I even consider coming there but rest assured I won't be back. I'll just go to Pardners down the road where the food is good and the service was excellent! Shame on you guys!! read more

A local favorite! It's very busy here during lunch time. It's got that old school charm, so there's a lot of history in the building. Came and tried both pork and beef sandwiches - both are good. Pork was more moist and beef had more flavor. The waitresses were sweet. Got the coleslaw on the side but felt the sandwich was much better with it (a creamy less sweet coleslaw). I also ordered a side of beans to try - smoky and sweet with creamy white beans. While the sandwiches were good, I couldn't see myself coming back just for them due to the distance and the limited options. If you decide to come here, try to come closer to 1:30 to avoid the lunch rush on the weekdays! read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Beef and pork sandwiches with coleslaw on the side - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

Best barbecue in the area. They also have the best baked beans I have ever eaten. Be sure and try the Blue Cheese Bowl for an appetizer.This place is in my top 5 places to eat. read more

After a slew of mixed reviews from friends, I chose to finally visit this place. Being a Thursday afternoon I apparently avoided the crowd that waits long periods on the weekends. When I walked in no one greeted me. The couple who entered before me just went and sat in a booth. I did the same. A guy came over and welcomed that couple and got them menus but no one came to my booth. So, I got up and retrieved my own menu. With a menu obvious, several employees walked past me but still no one came to my table. I finally got up and walked back to the register and asked if someone could wait on me. Finally, a waitress came by. This was not a good first impression. The waitress took my order of baked beans a pulled pork sandwich and lemonade. The price was $22!!!! The Cole slaw, which apparently comes with, I don't eat, and the small crock of beans came out immediately along with the lemonade. I was able to finish off the beans and lemonade and then still wait on the arrival of my sandwich. When the sandwich arrived it was quite large. The meat seemed to be thinly sliced and certainly not pulled. I've never experienced bbq in such form. It had some flavor but I still had to continually use the bottle of sauce to moisten and flavor the meat. I don't understand why people think bbq is slathering meat in sauce. True bbq is flavorful right off the grill. It's like covering your filet mignon in A-1 sauce! Not me!!!! Other than being fully sated, the experience was disappointing. I don't believe I would recommend this place as the best bbq around. read more

The BBQ pork sandwich was amazing with a generous portion of meat. The slaw was tasty and the fries were great. Overall, very satisfied with our food. I would have given 5 stars, but the restaurant needs repairs. The tables were wobbly with napkins stuffed under the legs to keep them level. The chairs are old and outdated. Just a little bit of updating to the furniture is all that's needed. It would be worth that to make the customer dining experience a little better. I would still dine at Ridgewood even if they never replace the wobbly tables and uncomfortable chairs. read more

Outstanding food, but currently not open on Mondays. Try the blue cheese dressing dip.Even if you don't like blue cheese, I hate blue cheese and love that dip. read more

I ordered a pork barbecue sandwich with a side of fries. The barbecue sandwich was loaded with barbecue and it was really good. The fries appeared to be hand-cut, I had to add some salt to those. We got takeout. It was all really good. read more

3.5 stars This is a go-to spot whenever we're in town visiting family. We always get pulled pork sandwich, beans and fries. 3 stars because my kid ordered a corn dog and came out freezing cold in the middle. I would love to see this place offer hot, made fresh rolls. When you order the platter you get cold rolls from a bag. The level of food quality isn't consistent. The barbecue and beans are excellent but everything else seems to be store bought or frozen. read more

This is a perfect example of what a southern restaurant should be. We were warmly greeted when we walked in and given a quick overview of the highlights of the menu. The atmosphere was bustling, but out waitress Sarah made us feel like we were special guests, and the service was surprisingly fast!! We were made to feel at home! Besides the excellent atmosphere, the food was great!! The blue cheese lived up to its reputation (I like to better with fries than the crackers), and the beans were meaty with the most unique and delicious smoky flavor. They're even served in a cute little crock!!! We split a player of bbq, and they mixed the beef and pork. It's sliced very thin, which I think shows the bbq and smoky flavors to be stronger. They give you a generous amount of food for the price, and we'll definitely have leftovers. COVID-19 protocols were being followed, and everything was very clean read more

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This place is worth the small drive outside the city. It's a must do when I'm in town for work. Local owned and operated. The staff is friendly. I've had the beef and pork and both are excellent and shin sliced. I'm not a coleslaw lover but I can't get enough of theirs. It's creamy and sweet. I'm not a fan of big corporate BBQ, real BBQ is like this small family run establishments. read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - BBQ beef sliced thin. - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

Like most of the reviews have mentioned, this place is roughly in the middle of nowhere and has a tiny gravel parking lot, but wow, people show up for this barbecue! The only way I can describe this place is to compare it to the Waffle House of barbecue. The quality of food is much higher, but it has the booths and the people cooking right in the main section of the restaurant. (You'll see when you visit! ) The portions are large, and the food is fantastic. Everyone in my party left full and happy. My only tips? Allow yourself time to wait 30ish minutes and carpool! read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Barbecue pork platter - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

This place is a Tennessee classic. You'll likely wait in line for a table, but you'll be blessed and rewarded for your patience. I say this even though I myself don't care that much for the style of barbecue Ridgewood offers. Carolina pulled/chopped pork (all variants), Texas brisket and sausage, Memphis or Alabama ribs -- I like all those. Ridgewood is instead thin sliced pork (or beef) slathered with a sweet sauce. It's just not my thing, and yet I still love this restaurant. For the record, I'm not a fan of the blue cheese dip either, but so many people I know are. There are things I love at Ridgewood, mind you. The slaw (and the amount of it you'll get). The beans. The warm welcome. The reminder that, as much as things might change around these mountains I grew up in, certain good things have lasted. And though some of the most well known dishes served here aren't among my favorites, I can still call this spot a diamond in the rough. read more

So waaaay out in the hinterlands/backwoods/boonies/the sticks sits this BBQ joint. The Lovely Lady and her crew brought me out here for some 'cue to pick up before enjoying the college football game. Packed parking lot. Good sign #1 Smokehouse to the side..smell of hickory. Good sign #2. I was in a slightly Altered State....so review has been kinda foggy. Pulled pork. Beans. Baby backs. All bases covered. I'll prolly never find it again if I go to that part of Tenn again read more

I've been eating at Ridgewood Barbeque since I was a child. We were visiting TN and this was one stop we had to make! It is the best barbecue I've ever had and I will always come back anytime I'm visiting TN read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

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This place ain't fancy. In fact, run down might be a generous description. But none of that matters. There's a reason their parking lot is so full (I arrived only 10 minutes after opening and barely got a table). Their pork is tender and complements the bread so well. Their BBQ beef is deep in flavor. The BBQ sandwich really pulls it all together and they're generous with the sandwich filling. Also, the service is super friendly and relatively quick given how busy the place is. In fact, I was really impressed on how often the waitress was able to check in on me given the number of customers she had to attend to. Worth the drive to get here. read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - BBQ pork sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

Great food but the inside wasn't the cleanest and smelled like mildew or just not good but the food is amazing

We went to Ridgewood because of its great reviews and reputation. It was OK but the nasty lady at the front door needs some lessons on how to say "Hey y'all." The waitress was great and food OK, not great. She offered us a "To-Go" cup but was intercepted by that nasty old lady who argued about it for several minutes. Well, we did get the drink and guess who opened the door to say goodbye with a big friendly smile? Guess she had a long day. read more

On a road trip and this was one of the best meals so far. The bbq sauce was super yummy. Their way of making the pork sandwich was different and i love how it tasted. I would order without the bun next time so I could eat more pork. Sides: both slaws were great, but the dill slaw was my favorite. Fires too were perfect. Ok, let's talk about the blue cheese. I HATE blue cheese. Our waitress brought a sample and i was sipping my fries in it the blue cheese was so good. We purchased some bbq sauce and blue cheese for later. Our waitress was amazing. Super nice, attentive, and very friendly. I feel bad I forgot her name. This is a definite must stop if you're in the area. read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - BBQ pork sandwich, slaw, fries - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

We just drove all the way from Bristol, VA...for that blue cheese dip...again. And of course...the BBQ. read more

Ridgewood Barbecue - Blue Cheese Bowl (and Crackers) - Barbeque Near Me - Bluff City, Tennessee

This place is amazing! We love their bbq pork sandwich. This is the best bbq I've ever had.

First phone I tried not to be negative but this I have to be negative. I waited 30 minutes after the time I ordered for my food and when I got it, they had fried french fries not once but twice they were so hard you couldn't eat them and the rest of the dinner, don't even go there so I'm definitely not looking forward to going back read more

Best barbecue around. Great fries, Great Tea. Great Blue Cheese dressing. Always a great experience.