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    Willie's BBQ

    4.8 (24 reviews)
    InexpensiveSouthern, Burgers, Fast Food
    Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    Saw the reviews, had to check it out. BBQ truck set up, nice smoke smell emanating. Got the pulled pork sandwich and 3 rib order. Generous pile of pulled pork, very tasty, not fatty. Ribs had a nice smoked flavor, tender and delicious. Only wish they had their picnic tables out, great view of the valley and mountains in the distance....but alas Covid restrictions, so folks just ate on their tailgate.

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    Beth H.

    Great lunch or dinner if you are going through Benson. Benson Bomb with pulled pork and fresh coleslaw was 5 star! The beer battered onion rings were incredibly delicious! Only suggestion might be umbrella for shade at the picnic table.

    Ribs to cry for
    Ernesto H.

    Driving in Vermont surrounded by hills, valleys and beautiful sceneries. We pass Willie's BBQ and of course, as a carnivore I make an U-turn. Nice place with a big BBQ unit. Ordered slab of ribs, brisket sandwich, and. a Mac & cheese with pulled pork. Well I can say the brisket sandwich was spot on very good flavor, very moist. The ribs; wonderful good color, very, very moist with a lot of flavor, when eating dip the rib in the sauce it would be a shame to throw out the sauce. Mac & Cheese is not my thing but surprisingly good, the pork makes the dish. Willie's is doing a great job! So if you ever on RT 22A stop and enjoy your BBQ. Keep it up Willie's will be back if I'm near RT22A

    Yes there's some traffic near Willie's BBQ but there is also this really nice view.
    Kevin M.

    Enjoyed our first visit to Willie's BBQ. We've been driving past for years and finally stopped. The meat is tasty, the server was very nice, and the view of the fields and mountains are spectacular. I recommend anybody driving this route plan on making the stop here rather than fast food along the way. We were planning on paying with cash so it wasn't a problem, but I think they might be "cash only."

    Ribs - sooo good...fell right off the bone!

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    Fantastic pulled pork and brisket. Sides are delicious. Definitely worth stopping. We had the bomb and it was great

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    Pearl's Place & Pantry

    Pearl's Place & Pantry

    3.8(93 reviews)
    39.4 mi

    We've come to Pearl's two years in a row on our annual trip to Manchester, and I can't think of…read moremuch they could do to improve. This time, C and I split all the meats (brisket, ribs, sausage, turkey, pulled pork) with collard greens and coleslaw. It was more than we could handle, so some of it went home to a very happy dog. I struggled to pick a favorite meat of the five. Possibly the fall-off-the-bone tender ribs. Maybe it's the spicy sausage. But don't sleep on the unassuming turkey either, smoked to perfection. Coleslaw was crunchy and cool. Collard greens were tender and flavorful. The pickled vegetables are a great palate cleanser. And if you're an IPA fan, the fact that you can just get a can of Alchemist's Heady Topper might be reason alone to come. It's consistently one of the top rated beers in the country. Bonus points for being open every day of the week. Even with our weird Sunday to Tuesday schedule, we can eat here any time.

    Great service but overpriced really not my style of…read morebarbecue didn't really enjoy it The burnt ends cost almost $20. It was really just pork belly dry not well seasoned and they only give you about six very small bites which seems ridiculous. I'm more of a fan of mighty Quinn's burnt ends. Brisket was all right, but the ribs and pulled pork dry as bone and felt like they were sitting around for a while. I didn't like the barbecue sauce & the Carolina Gold's barbecue sauce was a little heavy on the mustard. The butter for the dried out cornbread was really good, like a sweet butter I did not like the mac & cheese It is a nice spot with a beautiful outside patio, you're paying for ambience more than the food. But when the biggest compliment I could pay a place is that the butter was good, that's gotta tell you something...

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    Ya Ya's House Southern Cuisine - Catfish dinner

    Ya Ya's House Southern Cuisine

    4.5(98 reviews)
    69.8 mi
    $$

    I was looking for something a little different than the halal food establishments that are…read moredominating the food choices in the Tri-city area. (That's not a bad thing) Ya Yas is conveniently located in downtown Schenectady near State street on an unassuming corner you would pass easily if not paying attention. No worries, though there's plenty of parking and even a parking garage next door. I went on a slow Thursday night and was met with the owner who I assume was Ya Ya herself. She immediately greeted me with the house specials along with the homemade sides. I ordered the 1/2 chicken breast, collard greens, yams and corn bread the perfect southern food combo. I'd never tried collard greens but they were tasty and felt like a cross between spinach and Brussels sprouts. The bill was reasonable at $18 with plenty of food so you definitely won't go home hungry when leaving Ya Yas. If you're in the mood for some southern hospitality in Upstate NY, give this place a try I will definitely be back.

    Lunch was bangin'! I always wanted to visit after trying out their soup at the soup stroll a few…read moreyears ago. But then we moved away. But we were driving through town and my husband said he wanted fried chicken and I said we're finally gonna go eat lunch at yayas. So yeah he got the fried chicken meal with yams, cornbread, Mac salad, and string beans. I got the fried catfish with the same sides. Everyone working was so kind and came to check on us. The food was sooo good. I had enough leftovers to bring home dinner too.

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    The Memphis King Bbq - Burnt Ends Tray!!!!

    The Memphis King Bbq

    4.5(269 reviews)
    68.4 mi
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    Come for the food, stay for the folks…read more Recently moved to Upstate NY and decided I should go on a chicken wing tour of the area. I mean, these people know wings. Running errands in this area and dropped in to try Memphis King's (1st time visit) I always get the same wings (hot buffalo) at each restaurant/bar to keep things fair. Memphis King's wings are smoked, then fried. I've found that you lose a lot of smoke flavor when they're fried to order but these had just the right amount still present. Very tasty. And crispy! (a lot of smoked wings are grilled but, while delicious, it doesn't render enough of the skin to make them crispy and I like crisp!) I've sampled wings from about 30 places (so far) and I would whole heartedly put Memphis King's in my top 10 for sure. Looking forward to trying their other items because their burnt ends look great. As does the house made pastrami *droooool* As for the people, the gal in front of house was wonderful. And the chef (not sure if he was the owner or not) was so nice. Kept checking in on me to see how everything was and kept offering me suggestions and samples. Not pushy, just smart business because I'm 100% gonna go back.

    This was great about 3 years ago when we visited, but sadly it has gone down hill since then. I…read morehad pulled pork sandwich and wife had what was supposed to be chopped brisket. They were very large sandwiches, but herd was mire like pot roast that brisket. And the pork was lacking in flavor. The sweet sauce was thin snd mire like a tomato sauce. Cole slaw was OK snd she said the mac and cheese was very good. The prices were very good but the food quality overall was barely 2 stars. We took most if the meat home to the dog.

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    Hattie's - Key lime pie

    Hattie's

    3.9(36 reviews)
    76.9 mi

    We tried this "hidden gem" (Albany location) 1. Best sweet…read moretea lemonade I've ever had 2. Spiciest Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich we've had No pictures of the sandwich my husband ate it Definitely try them if you haven't already

    I drove up from NYC just to have brunch with a dear friend. Now in all fairness while I enjoyed…read morethis restaurant it was just that much better because of the great company I was with. The space is large and spacious. We went for brunch and it appeared to be family friendly. It's a nice place to go after church or to catch up yet you can still have an afternoon cocktail. I ordered the biscuit and gravy and my friend had shrimp and grits. In addtion we had beignets and candied bacon for the table. The beignets are not New Orleans good but would never expect anything this good in Albany. My biscuit and gravy were good. The gravy was savory and the biscuit tasted homemade. It was a little to thick for the amount of gravy. However I would love to try the biscuit by itself with another entrée. The shrimp and grits are not Southern style they are New Orleans style. My friend felt they were ok. Now the candied bacon was a hard NO. It was heavily salted. You could not eat do to the level of salt. I am not sure if this was a fluck or how it's prepared. Unfortunately we returned to the kitchen and I never return anything even if I don't like it. However, our server Alexa was very helpful and provided overall good service. If you are close by you should check out. True rating 3.5

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