BBQ was very good. People very nice. We were detoured off the main road. Lots of locals there so we thought it would be good. It was. Banana pudding for dessert was good too. read more

A $9.83 grilled chicken salad.... PRESSED chicken pieces in iceberg lettue with pieces of what looked like tomatoes! Aunt Bea is SPINNING in her grave! We stopped on our way to Holly Springs (we're from Ohio). The remainder of our trip I spent dealing with a sour stomach! They're obviously just trying to cash in on the name and folks' memories! I managed to choke down about 1/3 of the salad, then threw the rest out! read more

This morning on way home from Florida Vacay, we stopped in Mt Airy to have breakfast at Aunt Bea's Diner. Saige ordered pancakes with bacon and Orange juice. I had biscuits and gravy with sweet tea.. Deacon also had pancakes with sausage and Mt Dew Zero. Not sure what Kayla and her daddy ordered, unfortunately they has to sit at different table. The food was not that good. More than 80% went into the trash. Definitely would not eat here again! read more

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The food was awful, my burger was way, way overcooked, my brother ordered the bar-b-que - couldn't eat it. My sister-in-law ordered minicorn dogs and had about 6 of them. The cost was $30. In addition, it was so loud in there you could't talk. Plus there was an employee behid the counter sneezing their head off. I suggest you find somewere else. read more

The food was delicious. The young man taking my order was very polite. The manager or whoever was in charge, yelled at the employees the entire time we were there. i would not like to work there read more

My wife and I ordered the ground steak sandwich. When we unwrapped them, the ground beef was pink. It was waaay undercooked. Took it to the counter and mentioned the sign posted regarding undercooked meat. The response... "don't suppose you want another one?" Got our money refunded and at no time did anyone behind the counter attempt to say "sorry for the bad experience" or "sorry, what else can we get you?" We used to go here often but, not now. I think management needs a recalibration. read more

Ground steak sandwich, tater tots and hush puppies good but nothing special. Chicken fried steak had a lot of gravy covering it. Register froze while ordering and so did the cashier. Drive thru order taker was having difficulty understanding the person at the menu board. I watched a member of the kitchen staff portioning fries with his bare hand despite tongs being RIGHT THERE. Then he popped a fry into his mouth and grabbed another handful for an order. Needs a little ServeSafe training. Dining area and restrooms could use a deep cleaning. Windows were clean. read more

Aunt Bea's BBQ - Ground Steak Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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hi, we went to aunt Beas on 12.02.24 and we got a BLT and 2 chicken tender trays. To start off we waited 20-25 minutes for our food when the BLT was already done. We asked for EXTRA mayo on the BLT and we got none at all. the chicken tenders looked weird and tasted weird, there was slimy stuff in our tenders. I would personally not come there again...I could say many more bad things about this place! read more

Unfortunately I hate to admit this because I want a restaurant with this name thriving in this area but this place was terrible. (no wonder Andy stayed so skinny ) read more

Cheeseburger was barely edible. At least they put the condiments on it that I requested. It does seem like the beef comes in frozen and not made fresh to order. The crinkle fries were tasty. read more

Aunt Bea's BBQ - Cheeseburger and fries - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Stopped here with my granddaughter around lunch. Place was busy but service was fast. I ordered the small BBQ platter with cole slaw and baked beans and my granddaughter ordered chicken fingers, fries and some cheesy tater tots. Food arrived and portions were more than ample. Glad I ordered the small and not the large and granddaughters chicken fingers were huge. Almost everything had great flavor but I couldn't eat it all. The only big disappointment were the cheesy tater tots. They had no flavor what so ever let alone cheese. All in all a good meal and I would recommend it except for the tater tots. read more

The food is disgusting. Theres no flavor. When my 6'4 husband who eats everything threw his dinner out .. Ya know its gross! The booths... Lol.. If youre a bigger person... Go thru the drive thru cuz you wont fit... And the tables dont move. Wont be going back. read more

Had lunch one day and breakfast the next. Good country cooking. Fast service and great price. If ever back in area I will be going back. It's not fancy but if you want a good hot meal it's the place to go. read more

Good quick 'fast food' like barbecue. They also have sandwiches, hotdogs and sidea. Great little cafe type restaurant when in a hurry. Make sure to try their bbq sauce. It's fantastic. read more

Aunt Bea's BBQ - Mini-corndogs - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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I'm at the drive thru at aunt beas in mt airy and they employee addressed me by saying "what did you say!!" Which is very rude after I say in line for over 30 minutes!!! When I got to the window she basically thru my change back to me. I wanted to address the issue but obviously they're fixing my food. I been going here for years even before it burned down and never have I got this kind of customer service. On my receipt her name was Leslie, she's very rude and do not need to be working with customers with that attitude or she needs training on how to address customer. read more

Ordered 2 tenderloin biscuits at drive up - after 1/2 hour had to go in to get them - really bad service

I was drawn to this place because of the name and my, my, my...was I disappointed. First off, I was completely shocked to see This is just a fast food joint. Then, for a place with "bbq" right in the name, their bbq was not even good. It seemed like it had been sitting around a few days and dried up and lost most of its flavor. And The hush puppies seemed like they came out of a grocery store freezer section but at least they were cooked properly. and finally the peach cobbler was the worst! It was some canned peaches mixed in with some flavorless, undercooked doughy mess. This was my first and only time coming here. Shame on you guys for exploiting Aunt Bea's name like that. read more

Delicious food and with that name an easy choice! I had to try out the BBQ and it was worth it. My wife had the Country Style Steak and loved it. Great place to go for some country cooking! read more

I wouldn't say this is the best barbecue I've ever had, but it's tolerable. The vinegary bottle of sauce that's at every table is definitely not my cup of tea, but there are 2 kinds of BBQ sauce available at the counter. I love southern style coke slaw, and theirs was done exactly right. There were hush puppies, slaw and French fries on every plate. We got a small BBQ plate and the catfish tenders. Both were fine, although the largest piece of my catfish was slightly undercooked and there was no tartar sauce or cocktail sauce for the fish. It was a fun experience-especially the people-watching. I probably wouldn't come back for the food, but the local color was worth the price. read more

Aunt Bea's BBQ - Aunt Bea's in Mt. Airy, NC - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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I had been getting breakfast at Aunt Bea's in Mt. Airy monthly for years as I traveled from the Midwest to North Carolina. I felt there was a downward tread the past few visits but my latest really cemented it. I ordered scrambled eggs, sausage patties and toast. What did I get? Most notably I got simply bread. Not toasted. The scrambled eggs were runny and the sausage was almost tasteless. Going to be my last time there. Too many other breakfast options. read more

Aug 15, 2021 had evening meal here. Country style steak was plentiful, but had way too much salt making it inedible. Mashed potatoes cold and hard. A waste of money. Husband had stew beef. His portion was much smaller and on a smaller plate. He did like the taste, just not enough for a meal. We won't return anytime in the near future. read more

Went thru drive thru on Tuesday about 100 and set in line for 8 minutes, didnt even get to order; line was backed up. Pulled around and went in. Two cashiers saw me and went on about their business , went to kitchen didn't offer to take my order. After standing there for a few minutes I turned around and walked out. They were not busy . To say the least that was the worst service ever. read more

Pretty good food, very good prices. Decent bbq sauces and some nice options if you want to buy some homemade jams. Doesn't actually have anything to do with Andy Griffith. read more

Ok so we went to Aunt Bea's because of Andy Griffith, you know. Well it has nothing to do with the show. Had a so-so barbecue sandwich to help out the local economy, I guess. read more

I should've used my better judgment and went somewhere else, but I chose to come here because a friend of mine said this place was awesome!!! Boy was she wrong. I didn't think it was possible to find a place that is worse than Little Richards. When you walk in, it kinda reminds you of Speedy Chef. You have to order at the counter and the menu is on a board above. I ordered a LARGE bbq plate with mac n cheese, green beans, and hush puppies. My husband ordered a double bacon cheeseburger with fries, and my son a bologna sandwich with fries. All of this for $25. The price wouldn't have been so bad had the portions been bigger. The large plate was pitiful. I had like 2 bites of mac n cheese, the green beans were meh, and 5 whole hush puppies. At least at Little Richards, you get unlimited hush puppies and a decent side portion. The bbq was okay. My husband's burger was smaller than a cookout burger, which is really sad considering it was almost $7 for the burger alone (adding almost $2 more for a pathetic side of fries and another almost $2 for a drink making it a whopping $11 total). I definitely will never be back here ever. There is no way in hell I'll ever waste my money eating their food again. I would've been better off going to Cookout. Their food is half the price with bigger portions! Stay away from this place!!! read more

Aunt Bea's BBQ - Large bbq plate with mac n cheese, green beans, and hush puppies. - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

This BBQ place was very good. I had a fish sandwich and really enjoyed it. Cheap and good- just what I wanted. My husband had a chicken salad sandwich and it was very good. A lot of mayo- which is exactly what he likes. read more

We went into the place and the menu was a confused mix of "barbecue", salads and sandwiches and burgers. Two of our party did not hear their number called. Five minutes after the rest of got our food they finally went up to the counter. The food was sitting off to one side and they had forgotten about it. The salads were pre made with almost no chicken nuggets. The bbq sandwich was not smoked and the sauce was vile. The chicken fingers were small, looked pitiful, and were fried in the same grease as fried fish and were nasty. They even messed up a grilled cheese sandwich which was limp, not crisp, barely hot, and slathered in mayonnaise. The place was clean at least. But that is the only thing that keeps us from giving this place a zero. read more

Ordered double burger and tater tots, chicken tenders with chili cheese fries, catfish nuggets with corn nuggets and onion rings. Service was friendly. Food took forever to come out. Portions small for the price but did taste good. Was expecting it to be in a more thematic setting. Clearly was in an old fast food restaurant. read more

Not what it use to be. We had 4 orders fries/wedges no ketchup. My chicken fillet was made wrong. Husbands bbq sandwich was not edible. We want be going back. I understand big orders can be a challenge but we ordered simple nothing complicated and only one item was correct. read more

We went there for lunch. It took over 30 minutes to get our food. We were shorted an order of French fries. Our food was cold. Would not recommend this place. read more

Really nothing too special at all. If it weren't for the name (an obvious attempt to cash in on the Andy Griffith theme of the town), I can't see why anyone would check it out. It just lacked substance and the food didn't feel fresh. Service was fast, but it was to be expected at a place of this caliber. read more

Good country breakfast spot. Know what this is before you go and you won't be disappointed. This is a simple country kitchen where you order at the counter, have a seat and come back up when your food is ready. We had breakfast here before going to Hanging Rock State Park, and we were quite pleased with it - because we knew what kind of place we were going! If you like the basics in breakfast and aren't looking for crab cakes and a white tablecloth, then you're going to enjoy Aunt Bea's. Simple, tasty, prepared well to our orders. Don't be afraid to ask for things the way you like it - i.e. hard scrambled instead of soft eggs, well done bacon, etc. Not everything was a good down-home job - the hush puppies were disappointing. A BBQ joint needs to do better on those. Otherwise we were all pleased with what we had - it was satisfying and generous without going overboard, and the counter/register staff were helpful and courteous. Amongst our party of four we had pork tenderloin, sausages, country steak, bacon and pancakes. We were all happy with what we had, and for the prices, you really can't beat the value. read more

Yuck would be the best description. Ordered a bacon cheese burger with a side of the peach cobbler. My friend ordered one of their dinner plates. When we received the order, I got a SMOOSHED unappealing patty with soggy bacon. Gross. Lettuce and tomato were not fresh. I hate brown lettuce. As for my friend's plate, it was just a mixture of moosh mash. For 14 bucks, I recommend heading to Wendy's, McD, or Arby's down the street. You would get a better meal for the same price. read more

First time I came to Aunt Beas in years and staff members greeted me with extreme rudeness and aggressiveness in particular James Branson had a horrible attitude towards me and my family while taking our order. I stepped into the bathroom and was immediately welcomed with urine in the floor and a horrible stench coming from the stalls and when I went into the stall the toilets were absolutely disgusting and not clean. To top it all off someone in the drive through played the song "GD Anthem" by Rooga over the intercom making this experience even worse because of the extreme profanity. I would never recommend eating at this establishment unless you enjoy suffering. read more

Had breakfast last weekend. Eggs were cooked to order (over medium), bacon was okay, but the gravy was from a "mix".

Aunt Beas is just the name of the resturant why in the heck in 2018-2019 would you even think the Andy Griffith show or any of the actors would have anything to do with this resturant.. The foundation of the resturant is in fact where the show was filmed in Mt.Airy N.C That is where the name comes from no actors no fame just a name and hard working ppl just trying to make a living read more

The bbq here is just plain, nothing fancy. But the sauces were great-all 3. I liked the slaw also. It is different. The other good thing is that you can have just meat and slaw, if you want to. read more

Relatively decent food choices, good prices, daily specials. Clean eating area. Good slaw, good burgers, Hamburger steak, not so good: pile of gray meat received: just strange. Girl at counter didn't know their specials, couldn't get order right after several tries. Wouldn't look at the board to see what it included? OK place to stop. read more

It was good although i don't like cole slaw on my bbq. The hickory sauce and onion rings kinda made up for that after i scraped it off. Not bad. They also have ice cream and it's close to the mall. read more

Really good simple food. We were pleasantly surprised! Read a few critical reviews but decided to take a chance anyway. Glad we did. Now off the visit fake Mayberry! read more