Came here due to the reviews but I don't get it. The place had a great decor, everyone was nice, so don't let this review be a reflection of the service or hospitality, but strictly the food. It's so bland, everything tastes like it was made in a slow cooker and just has junk sauce on it. No smoke ring on anything, I don't think they actually smoke anything. Was pretty disappointed. read more

Wallace Barbecue - Best part of this were the onion rings and fries. Meat very bland, not bbq. - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

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They have the best-tasting wings ever just wish they were bigger. But overall I highly recommend this place.

I am shocked that Wallace's doesn't have 5 stars! What?! My family and I have been coming here since I was a kid. I moved to Conyers in 1993 and we go pick up and bring home family meals all the time. It is well worth the drive. This is my favorite BBQ on the planet. I could put that sauce on everything! When you come in and sit down, you order and there's literally no wait time. Voila! They bring your food out so fast... And the service is always friendly. (Did I mention try the sauce? on everything) read more

I was craving some BBQ beef brisket and decided to order from this place. They don't use brisket but round roast which is cheaper, flavorless and tough! I decided to also try the pulled pork. It tasted like it was boiled. The BBQ sauce is vinegar-based and runny. I had high hopes for this place and was totally unimpressed. read more

Sorry I just don't get it. 2 pork plates w/stew an extra side of slaw and salad: $26.50 BBQ was watery and fatty. Fries were cold and greasy. Baked potato wasn't done. Stew was a brown mush. Service sucked. Oh and it wasn't like this was an off time. It was 6pm Saturday night. Pros: slaw, salad and sweet tea was good. read more

This place is STILL amazing! Every time I go here I get the same waitress, Allie. She's always friendly and somehow keeps up with what's going on in my life even though I'm sure that she does it with everyone else as well! In addition to that, everyone is nice and the service is outstanding. Little hints that first-timers need to know: 1) You seat yourself and the waitress will come to you table to take your order. When you walk in they will greet you, and let you know to sit wherever you like and ask if you need a menu. 2) The BBQ sauce is vinegar based and REALLY thin. It's not like the store bought stuff. 3) It's a family restaurant, they are SUPER friendly. If something is wrong or you don't like something, let them know. I've been going to this place for almost two years now, I've never had an issue with my food that they weren't willing to fix. Can't decide what to get? Get the Chopped Steak, you will NOT regret it. read more

Wallace Barbecue - Chopped steak! So delicious - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

I in town visiting family and wanted some good BBQ. I wanted to go to Theze Bones but my cousin thought that Wallance was a better place because of the reviews and the parking lot is always full. It was the worst food I had ever had, I got the Pork sandwich and fries. The fries were dark and greasy degusting and the pork sandwich was wrapped up and when I opened it was plain and soggy. The BBQ sauce was vinegar based and bad. I talked my cousin into stopping by Theze Bones and got the Rib Tips and mac & cheese it was the best that's where we should have gone to start with next time. If you think Wallance is good food then you don't have any taste buds left. California/Arizona I know good food. read more

One of the best BBQ places in Atlanta...ribs,chopped,stew...really I drive and hour and forty five minutes to eat here...also one of the few places you can still get "skins" (think pork rhines, smoked instead of fried)...I've been coming here since birth, my dad was brought to the original location by my grandfather when the had car hops...LOVE THIS PLACE!!! read more

Wallace Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

Best BBQ now and that I grew up on! Others don't compare. If people don't like it then I feel they were raised on a different kind of BBQ. ‍ I love their sauce (which is more runny) than other places. I do not like thick bbq sauce. I have had just about everything on the menu and it's all good. If you are from this area, you just don't like any other kind of bbq. Love the place and the people. read more

Great location and nice southern feel. Staff was rather friendly and service was fast. I ordered a LB of ribs, pulled pork and stew combo plate, baked potato, and slaw. The food was just ok, and for a southern bbq place I was disappointed that there was no mac and cheese, potato salad, or green beans or collards. The ribs were chopped and rather small but cooked well. The pulled pork was pretty good but i had to jazz up my sauce. The Brunswick stew and slaw were lacking. Nothing some added sauce, salt, and pepper couldnt fix but i probably wouldn't try it again read more

Wallace Barbecue - My daughter's ribs. Bread did not come with the order - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

I don't think they have a smoker at Wallace BBQ!!!! I have seen this place in passing and I've always wanted to try it. Today was the first and the last. I really don't know why it's so highly rated. read more

Wallace Barbecue - Ribs. - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

This place is honestly nothing special. Idk why it is so highly rated? The pork is so bland and you have to wait forever for mediocre BBQ. There is WAY better BBQ restaurants then this place. The bbq sauce is basically vinegar and runny as heck and the pork has no smoke ring. I think the only good thing about this place is that they are super cheap but they are cheap bc their food isn't that good. read more

More of a hometown local diner joint that also offers BBQ, Wallace BBQ has it all, from burgers, salads, sandwiches up to ribs, chicken, pulled pork and the traditional BBQ items. No brisket here though, so if this is your game changer move on. I liked Wallace, but the food was not a happy medley of components enough to give it a 4 or 5 star. While the ribs were smoked, marinated in a vinegar based sauce they lacked bark - but still, excellent. 4.5 stars on the ribs. While I don't take this lightly, the rest of the experience falls short. The chicken was partially dry, while in good flavor, only gets a 3 star from me. The sides were not good. The Brunswick stew was bland and lacked any pop of flavor, 2.5, fries were mushy, even though they were what looked like home cut fries, grease and mush kills them. 2.5 stars. Cole slaw was average slaw, 3 stars. The service was very, very slow to start. the dining room was busy but only half full. Yet it took quite a while to get any initial response from anyone. Someone who wasn't our waitress came and got our drinks and then finally later our waitress got our order. The food came out quickly after that - but you expect that it's BBQ and ready for you anyways, so I can't merit that. The interior also kind of fits the old small town diner theme, it has booths and even a "car booth" you can sit in (like the back end of a car with a booth in it) along the permiiter of the dining room while the tables in the middle are old school wood that you'd find in a back woods BBQ joint. I like the décor, 4 stars for it. I think on a perfect day this might have given me 4 stars and I would maybe go out of my way to come back - but on this day, it did not impress me enough to warrant an out of the way return in the future. Understand I travel a lot eating many different types of BBQ, and BBQ is a critical point for me, so YMMV. read more

We were just driving by and in the need of lunch. We were warmly welcomed and seated quickly in their quirky dining area. The waitress named Mary waited on us and couldn't have been any better. She was quick, funny and knew most of her guests by name. We had ribs, pork bbq on a bun, fresh cut fries, homemade onion rings and a salad. They serve ample portions and even a big bowl of their tangy bbq sauce for the table. The ribs were tender and wouldn't even require extra sauce but it was a nice touch. Their sauce tends to be on the thinner tangy vinegary based side which was right up my alley. It worked perfect on the pulled pork sammie. The service is wonderful, the food is great as are the prices. I'd go back in a heartbeat. read more

Love to read first time eater reviews of this local bbq establishment. It has unique flavors and ways of doing bbq thats are not traditional so many first time eaters are disappointed. They are often taken back by the thin dark vinegar sauce served with all meats. The lack of traditional bbq sides like collard greens and Mac and cheese might seem to be missing. This is not a traditional southern bbq place. The stew is really a stewed mush of meat and vegetables. It's unique but not traditional Brunswick stew. Their dark vinegar sauce is excellent for cutting the richness of the pork. Few places in the South has pit beef but Wallace has it and it's good! It's chopped like pork and sometimes hard to tell the slight flavor difference and consistency from pork. My favorites: homemade salad dressings, fresh cut fries, smoked wings, chopped pork and beef all ways, all steaks, and slaw. Dislikes: ribs that are small and often dry. They need a thicker sauce to help with moistness. I go for the pork plate with fries and salad with 1000 island dressing and sweet tea! If it's cold and I'm extra hungry, I'll get it with stew. They must do bbq right with a full dining room at lunch and dinner times. Newbies might have to come a few times before you appreciate the freshness, tastes, and value of this unique restruant, but it's excellent bbq. read more

Let me start off by saying this...i usually don't review restaurants based on the 1st visit unless I don't plan on coming bck. The food here does not represent barbeque. I ordered smoked wings and a bowl of chili with beans. Absolutely no barbeque or smoke flavor at all and the chili was horrible. The wings were very tiny and almost tasted like they were fried. I also had a fried apple pie which was decent, nothing special it was ok. read more

I love barbecue but I hate this place. Only because the barbecue wasn't good. The people are nice and very friendly. The place was also packed so I know plenty of people like it. I'm from Memphis so I like a different kind of barbecue. Wallace's was too vinegary for me. I asked for extra sauce and I was given a small container of a water-like fluid?!? When I said I expected it to be thicker, I was told you can't taste the flavor of the meat with thick barbecue sauce.... Well I like thick sauce. The fries were pretty good and again the staff was very nice. If you like dry, vinegary barbecue with seasoned sauce. You may like it. Just wasn't for me. read more

This place is an interesting place to sit back and enjoy. The food was good, the service was great. Nice selection of things to try, and they are reasonably priced. read more

Best BBQ in Georgia, should be world renown. Old timey feel inside which makes you know the bbq is good. Best French fries and their ribs are killer. Should get more than 5 stars. read more

Love this place. Been coming here for years and always get the same the items. Blue Cheese dressing on salad is great. I always buy a fried apple pie when I leave. I enjoy the lack of political correctness: as a senior citizen enjoy being called " Honey". read more

Had the pork plate with Stew and fries.Pork was over done and came swimming in a vinegar BBQ sauce I guess to moisten the dry pork.The stew was like rock soup almost all water and nothing else.French fries were really good. When the server asked how was everything and I said not very good she said fine and walked away WOW.. read more

Wallace Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

Fact: This is the best barbecue in the Tri-County area. And I'm not trying to start the Great BBQ War of 2017, it's just that Hudson's and Rodney's cannot compete with Wallace. Its not confrontational if it's true. No matter what type of meat you get, it is always cooked to perfection. Their pork has less fat, their barbecue chicken falls off the bone, and their chopped steak is on point. Also, they make their own ranch in house and I could probably drink it with a straw. Speaking of straw, get the sweet tea. It's exactly the way tea should be in Georgia - sugary sweet. I have pretty much eaten through the menu here, and have yet to have anything bad. My favorite appetizers are fried pickles, fried green beans, and fried jalapeño poppers. Just a disclaimer, if you are looking for a healthy place to eat, this may not be the spot for you. While they do have salads, sweet potatoes, and grilled chicken (all of which are good) the plethora of smoked and fried foods may be too tempting to someone like me who usually has no will power a few days into a new diet... read more

This place was so good that I forgot to take a picture. Food and service was delicious!

NEVER AGAIN. I just moved here from Nevada by way of Tennessee. This bland food was sad . When I got home and saw the food and tasted it OMG. This bland food is not for read more

What has happen to Wallace Barbecue. The waitress was horrible and the food was cold and the fries were raw. This was a great restaurant now it is mediocre at best. Will not return... read more

Had a great lunch there! Food was excellent! Service by Shelly was great! She was very personable and we received our drinks and food very quickly! Restaurant was busy, but still got fantastic service. Thanks Shelly!!! read more

I grew up on the same street as the Wallaces, so their BBQ restaurant has been a part of my life. The BBQ is great if you like South Carolina BBQ. I LOVE IT! Service was slow, but we got out in a reasonable amount of time. read more

I'm not a big fan of BBQ so I was less than thrilled when my friends chose this place to eat, but had high hopes when I saw the 4-star rating. Unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed. I ordered the BBQ chicken plate with a side of beef and onion rings. The onion rings were fantastic, but I can't say the same about the rest of my meal. The chicken was ok but the beef was dismal. It was dry and lacked good flavor. I asked for BBQ sauce to add to my chicken and got this liquid soup they call BBQ sauce. I like my BBQ sauce thick and this was disgusting. The hot sauce had the proper consistency, so I used that as my dipping sauce instead. I tried the chili which was actually tasty, but did not make up for my overall disappointment with this place. I will never return. On a positive note, the service was excellent. read more

I discovered this BBQ place about 1 year ago. I absolutely love it!! The fries are fresh cut and awesome. I also love the ribs, stew, beans pork and cole slaw. Everything is made from scratch daily and you can taste the difference! The staff is super friendly and service is quick and they keep your drinks filled all the time. It makes me happy to see such a well run restaurant - the family cares about what they serve and obviously take care if their employees aa they are always happy, helpful and efficient!! read more

Anyway here is my Wallace opinion.... I do not understand how the sauces can be that bad and this place has been in business for so long. When the waitress tells you the "BBQ sauce is not for everyone" we should have known there was a serious issue. Sauce from kitchen F watery junk. not vinegar based, not catsup based. More like bbq flavored au jus. Sauce on table: Hot watery mustard. D- Pork well cooked lacking flavor, seasoning, or salt. Moist B Ribs same B- Slaw better than average but I have had better C+ Fries- A+ The high point of the meal. Catsup on table- watery cheap stuff. D Service: Lazy. Left pitchers on table "so we can refill our own drinks", almost refused to remove dirty plates even though they were stacked. Food- Served quick, but meats not hot. FOOD SAFETY issue. Overall- not worth the drive. (58 miles OW from my house) read more

This is hands down the BEST BBQ in the Atlanta area. I love the staff- they are so friendly. The prices cant be beat, you will not spend more than $5 per person for salad, sandwich,and home-made fries (thrift plate). The BBQ is terrific,tender and moist. The sauce is wonderful, light and not too vinegar-y. The dressings for their salads are out of this world! I buy the blue cheese by the pint!!! The HOT bbq sauce on every table is very good in stew and on the sandwich. The sweet tea is so sweet it would make your teeth hurt from just the mere mention! Awesome family-owned restaurant with terrific food and GREAT prices. Only con, is its far- they need another location!! read more

I am very wary about giving 5-star reviews now. Judging my my ratings distribution, a little over 25% of my reviews get the coveted 5 star rating. I want that number to be closer to 5 - 10%. Even under this strict new ratings system, I would be wrong to give this place anything under 5 stars. This is my new go-to place for BBQ if I'm ever in the southeast region of the US. Simply put, as other's have mentioned... Awesome family-owned restaurant with TERRIFIC food at a great price. The ribs plate is the way to go, and if you come here, don't get the ribs and think the food was just ehh... next time TRY THE RIBS! Beautifully smoked to perfection. Seriously, so good that you don't even need the sauce. A note about the sauce too, it's a Carolina-styled vinegar sauce. I think most people come to expect sweeter thicker sauces like Memphis or Texas BBQ sauces... but avoid all that trouble and just have the ribs without the sauce - the smoky flavor is all you need! I can only think of one establishment that can be comparable to this - and that's Pappy's Smokehouse in St Louis. Forget local hot spots like Fat Matt's, Wallace Barbecue is the place to go! read more

I'm a Fan! I was rushed *REALLY* super rushed to catch a plane so i didn't have time to spend in this place, but the time I spent was GRAND! Taken by decor with classic gas pumps, cool jukebox, and even a Tom Thumb Watling scale worth weighing yourself on - SO COOL! I wish I had more time! Cool food that was delicious and showed local cooking talent that should keep that place packed like it was when I was there! Loved the pickles and onion rings! Rib plate was so amazing! Best ribs I ever had because they were cooked perfectly and had the most amazing sauce! I told my wife about these and she needed ribs ASAP! Unfortunately, we went to Alexander's in Michigan and were served the antithesis of the Wallace BBQ deliciousness! Place was dirt cheap too! Waitstaff was great too - Real Nice Southern Charm! Damn! I wish I had more time to spend at this Place! FUN, FAST, FRIENDLY, FANTASTIC, FOOD!!!!!! read more

Where do i start. Walk in and 3 servers sitting at a table chatting it up. I'm not sure of its seat yourself or wait to be seated, so i had to ask cause the 3 servers only said welcome to Wallace Brothers. Service was awful at best. Server asked me,"what do you want to drink?", as she handed me the menu. I asked what was good she said everything is good. Lame response. She brought me my drink i have her my order of ribs and beef plate. She brought my order out about 5 minutes later with a refill of tea in a separate glass and left it on the table. That was the lady i saw my server for the tray of my meal. I wish theserver had come back to check on me before I stopped eating so i could ask for something other than the beef. The beef tasted like canned beef not from a smoker or handmade. It wouldn't feed it to my dogs. It was the worst beef I've ever had, ever. I also ordered a side of Brunswick stew. Also tasted like it read from a can. By far the worst Brunswick stew, again, I've ever had. Here are a few saving graces, so that if you do go there there are a few things i did like and might try again but not likely. I got a fries as a side, they are awesome. Similar to Five Guys fries. Hand cut, and delicious. The ribs were decent. Not my favorite but they were pretty good. The surprise was the sauce. It's a vinegar based sauce. I assume they use drippings from making the Q and mix it with some vinegar. It's a unique sauce that did taste pretty good. It's not a molasses based so it's very watery like a vinegar based sauce. I got a ribs and beef plate, side of Brunswick stew and a sweet tea and that cost me $16. No value and way over priced for what you get. In total i spent $19 on the worst meal and service i have had in months. It was the complete package of disappointment. Crappy service, not so great food and very little value. I've worked in food and food service for 20 years. I met my chef wife while working as a cook. And I've waited tables from low to high end restaurants. This place is one to stay away from. If the staff is as lazy as they approach their serving job I'm sure they cut corners everywhere else, i.e. cleaning and being sanitary. I will say one thing on defense of the service. I did observe the other servers being much friendlier to their guests then mine was to me. Not sure if it was the shirt and tie i was wearing in relation to the significantly more causally dressed other customers, but i was not treated with the same service as they were. I gave them 2 starts because i did like the ribs, the sauce and the fries. But that's less than half my meal. And the horrible service lay them the third star. read more

Wallace Barbecue - Rib & beef plate w/ fries, Brunswick stew, sweet tea and an extra side of sauce. It's a BBQ joint, w/ mediocre food. - Barbeque Near Me - Austell, Georgia

Allie offered the best service I've ever had at a restaurant! Meal was great, but Allie made the experience worth visiting again!

Good old southern barbecue joint. The food is tasty, the folks are folksy, and the restaurant is simple but nice. I have noticed that Wallace's is very popular with the locals, which is actually where I learned about them. I wouldn't drive across town for the food, but definitely check them out if you are in the area. read more

Several bbq houses in the area that are just like this one. The fries are homestyle cut with the skins still on but they are VERY greasy! The meat is just ok. The bbq sauce is good but its very thin & watery. I wondered what all the hype was about & after eating there I still wonder. They do gave an excellent bbq baked potato. read more

no attention to detail. when you order a salad it's very important to put the dressing in the bag. it's 15 degrees out and I'm not about to drive all the way back for my salad dressing. I have none at home either. really stinks. I'm really hungry too. can't eat my salad with NO DRESSING read more

While in Austell we were looking for some good BBQ for lunch and a local suggested Wallace to us. Basically this places is a family owned version of a Sonny's. The service was great, but the meat was so-so, only 1 type of sauce offered and it was HEAVY with vinegar and they didn't have mac and cheese on the menu (really?). I guess if you live in Austell then this place is fine, but otherwise keep driving. read more

So far, opened the door to an empty hostess stand and some of the staff sitting in dining area eating pound cake, shootin the breeze. One of them looked over and said "just sit anywhere." We had three different people come to our table, the bus boy brought drinks (GROSS) one waitress took our order and brought our food, then said, "I'm not your waitress but she'll be back to check on you." I'm not sure but I think the 3rd person may have been our waitress but she just brought refills. The Q was OK, came out very quick. Meat was tender and decent smoke flavor. Sauce was very wet, hard to tell what kind it was...but added some hot mustard sauce which was really good. Fries were better than average. Hand cut and crispy. BBQ house on Thornton is probably a better bet. read more