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    Brad's Bar-B-Q

    3.4 (55 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque
    Closed • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jumbo BBQ Sandwich combo
    Eric D.

    I have now experienced Texas, Kansas City and now Memphis BBQ in their respective areas and I might not be a fan of Memphis style. Brads is a sit down style restaurant where there is one server who does pretty much everything. It feels like a classic BBQ joint but when it comes to the food I found it a bit lacking. The sandwich was good but I want to be blitzed with flavor and I just didn't get that from the pork shoulder. The Cole slaw that was added I could barely taste too. I had to add a generous amount of BBQ sauce to really maximize the flavor. However the smoked turkey was very good, I just wish it was served hot. The standouts were the onion rings and potato salad. The potato salad was a lot sweeter than I was expecting but it was really tasty and had no celery in it.

    Smoke chicken, beans and coleslaw
    Abby A.

    Eh not so good sadly. Brought family from out of town and we definitely got some of the older portion of bbq and roast chicken. Skin kind of pulling away from the meat which feels like it was under the lamp/heat and got dehydrated. Same for ribs. When it is fresh it is probably good but I'm not trying to test it out again.

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    Kevin R.

    A down home "mom and pop" bar-b-q joint with a rustic feel. Wait staff was nice, quick, and kept our drinks full. Meal was grand. Pulled pork nachos. Pork was so tender that it was falling apart in my fingers. Sauce had a hot and mild option on the table. Was sweet bbq, which I enjoy. All in all, a place I would love to take my parents.

    Leftovers from yesterday. I hope no older than that.
    Brian L.

    Thank you for supporting our American freedoms. This is a great nation and it really means a lot that you put a sign on the door actually encouraging that responsible Americans carry a CONCEALED weapon. Our freedoms are eroding and it's very important we as citizens do not have to be totally dependant on government for law, order, and protection. For this I give four stars instead of the three that you have earned on this lunch. Wait staff: incredibly polite and professional. Waitress has served me many times over the years. She took the time to explain the hot sauce, mild sauce, bone plate, and wet naps. Very polite and attentive. She was tipped well. Ketchup bottle was very clean but hot sauce, salt, and pepper were dirty. I understand how they get dirty, but they can be cleaned. Health department score 94. This was also a star. Only one or two stars left for food though. Atmosphere: there is a wonderful smoky smell that reminds me of long winter nights in a cabin in the woods. Decorations are country by nature and very relaxing. Ribs: you can get a half slab with bread and two sides or for a buck and a half more upgrade to a full slab and finish for dinner. My ribs had a wonderful smoky flavor and were really good. Problem was they were probably incredible yesterday when they were cooked. A couple of hints here a: the thin parts are dry and b: they are freshly sauced in the middle, but the edges look horrible. Now the thing with ribs is that you don't have six hours to cook them by the order so you have to start early, early in the morning to have perfect ribs by lunch. Ah but it is so much cheaper and easier to cook them in business hours and serve them the following day. The problem is that if you are serving me leftovers and I save half for later, then they are pretty much expired. Beans: straight out of the can. Period. I might be wrong. That is my opinion. It reminds me of the cans of pork and beans where you have to search every plate to see which person got that little piece of meat. I was not so lucky. I did put a small piece of my ribs in though just to make me feel better. Bread: sesame buns straight out of the bag. It was even slightly stale which would be impossible to tell if only they were buttered and toasted. Onion rings: frozen and bagged- deep fried. Onion rings are so easy to make and so much better made by the order. Price: 27 bucks for lunch including tip. Can't afford to do it often. And now I have leftover leftover ribs to eat later. Now that I factor in the price,I feel like giving one star for food, another for servers, and a third one for the handgun thing. So when I paid, they asked. Told them the sides are just ok, but the ribs were probably really great when they were cooked yesterday. The only response was that I should try the potato salad because it is made in house. That tells me two things: 1: my intuition about eating leftovers was true, and 2: the only thing (other than meat) prepared in house is potato salad. Brads, you are a long standing staple in the Bartlett community and I know nothing about running a restaurant. But I ask you to listen to opinions and respect them.

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    Matt S.

    Arrived just before noon on a Wednesday to find a mostly full lot and dining room. Great smoke smell inside and out was promising. The decor more closely resembles a country store than a BBQ joint but if had a cozy feel with a mix of tables and booths. I was greeted promptly and told to take any seat I would like. The server promptly took my order with no small measure of southern charm. The table contained small bottles of their Standard and Hot sauces. Ordered a half slab, small pork sandwich, slaw and beans since they didn't have a sampler platter on the menu. Standard sauce: Thin tomato base with a nice hit of vinegar. Not a ton of personality but tasty. Hot sauce: thick tomato with a load of black pepper. As a fan of black pepper this was a verify nice surprise. Not a traditional sauce for the area but quite tasty. Ribs: 2/5 Salt immediately overpowers any smoke flavor in the meat. Moderately overcooked to a grey tone, with the membrane still on the slab. Sauced but at an odd time in the process resulting in a mushy mess of a coating. disappointing. Shoulder: 3/5 Fine chopped shoulder on a toasted bun and optional topping of slaw. Little smoke flavor and not much texture to the meat. Little to no bark bits to be seen. Was fairly moist though with average flavor overall. Rounding up from a 2.5 here because of outside factors. Slaw seems like super minced preordered style. More of a sweet than a vinegar hit. Nice as a topping... But bland as a side. The beans, too, lacked much personality. After adding a tablespoon of hot sauce and some chopped pork they livened up considerably. By 12:30 the place was packed. Good value, fun atmosphere with excellent staff...but the food just doesn't warrant coming back when there are so man better options in the area.

    Black pepper added by the hubs. It doesn't come this way. This is the regular BBQ sandwich plate. Need more food? Order the jumbo.

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