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    Bubba's Barbecue

    3.9 (186 reviews)
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Krista E.

    We had a large to go order on St. Paddy's day towards the end of the day. The food was good, just not the best BBQ ever. The inside was decorated super fun and everyone enjoyed a green beer :)

    Amazing restaurant and dog friendly.  Bubbas bbq was amazing and the salsa was u believable.  Best restaurant we ate at in Eureka Springs.
    Chris S.

    Bubba's barbecue is amazing. Also very pet friendly. The chips and salsa were unbelievable. Salsa is some of the best I've ever had. Barbecue was top-notch. Have to try it.

    Ken B.

    We had the loaded fries, bbq sampler and pulled pork sandwich. The ambiance is nice but the state of the food was bland to say the least. In fact, I don't believe I've ever had BBQ as bland as theirs. Not only was it devoid of any seasoning but it barely had a smokey flavor. I highly recommend Sauced over this joint if BBQ is what you seek. Service was fine but their prices are terribly out of sync with the quality of their food.

    Bbq nachos and BBQ sandwich
    Fielding B.

    Bubbas is a neat spot. Staff was friendly and the dining room was comfortable. The BBQ sandwich was to be expected and the BBQ beans were pretty good. The BBQ nachos however disappointed. It was more like veggie nachos with a little bit of pork buried under melted cheese that held all the chips together. For the price is wasn't good. I still recommend giving it a try. I'd go back and try their ribs. We made a tiktok on the place if you care to see: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTN723n4G/

    Brisket sandwich with stale chips
    James J.

    Definite middle of the road.....our server was fantastic, so let's get that right up front. Food wise I had the brisket sandwich and my wife had the pulled pork. My brisket was pretty good but the pulled pork was so so. Bread looked like a wonder bread roll, and the chips were stale. Decent but definitely room for improvement.

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    This was my second visit with the sam results. The service and atmosphere was good but the BBQ was tough lacking flavor.

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    The back patio is vibey with an acoustic set! Food was good and staff was nice! The new owners are definitely making a change !

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    Best bbq food I've ever had. Service is next to none. Lovely homely atmosphere x I will come back time and time again

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    A must-visit when you're in town. Bubbas is a Eureka Springs institution. Best Barbecue you can get and fair prices. Great atmosphere

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    SAUCED Barbeque & Brews - Look at the bark on these ribs. Yes. Yes, it is that good.

    SAUCED Barbeque & Brews

    4.5(141 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    Legit Texas BBQ in Eureka Springs!…read more On a recent trip to Eureka, the kids and I were very unimpressed with service and how unfriendly people were. Sauced was one of two exceptions. The person behind teh counter said she was from Texas so maybe that had something to do with it. Sauced is worth a stop. We ordered a bunch of brisket, hand cut fries, and mac n cheese. The fries were excellent. It is hard to beat a perfectly cooked hand cut fry and these were amazing. The mac n cheese was also dang good. It was cheesy as could be and a great addition. The brisket? Well for starters, I wasn't expecting much. I didn't think Arkansas was known for brisket but I figured what the hell. This was some very good brisket. I would venture a guess that it is the best brisket in Eureka and unless there are some real Texas BBQ joints there, one of the best in all of Arkansas. Have I had better? Yes, in Houston or Dallas, but those are the BBQ meccas. This was solid Texas brisket and blew me away for Arkansas BBQ. If you find yourself in Eureka and love BBQ, get yourself to Sauced soon. My mouth is watering thinking about it.

    What a great find!!! We were rushing through the grocery…read morestore nearby, smelled at sweet BBQ in the air, saw SAUCED, and just had to make a visit! We bought a simple sampling to-go of burnt ends and brisket. They included three sauces. Burnt ends - unsauced, purely the burnt end straight off the brisket (as opposed to saucing them up and reheating to caramelize the sauce), great bark, and not cut all the way through but we worked through the struggle gladly ;) Brisket - good flavor, but just slightly dry (maybe bc we brought it home). (My husband prefers a larger smoke ring, the red shading below the surface of the meat.) Just the right amount of fat. Original sauce - sweet and delicious! Bold - pretty spicy! And good flavor. Honey Mustard - bold flavors. Bold in the honey and in the mustard! Simple order. Satisfied customers. Yum!!!

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    SAUCED Barbeque & Brews - 3 meat sampler (pulled pork, brisket and burnt ends) with beans and potato salad as the sides.

    3 meat sampler (pulled pork, brisket and burnt ends) with beans and potato salad as the sides.

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    Sparky's Roadhouse Cafe - The cheesy froes

    Sparky's Roadhouse Cafe

    4.2(183 reviews)
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    The outside might seem a little questionable at first but the service was friendly and quick, and…read morethe food was delicious! I would recommend.

    Sometimes the Memory Is Better Left Alone: A Disappointing Return to Sparky's Roadhouse…read more I remembered Sparky's Roadhouse as a place of great burgers, familiar surroundings, and happy family memories. When I finally returned to the Eureka Springs restaurant after many years away, I expected to rediscover that same experience. Instead, the visit quickly showed me how far the Sparky's of today seemed to have fallen from the one I had cherished. After many years away, my wife and I recently had the opportunity to return to Sparky's. I was genuinely excited about it. I remembered the restaurant as a fun, casual Eureka Springs favorite with great burgers, a unique atmosphere, and the kind of personality that made you look forward to coming back. Unfortunately, the Sparky's I visited this time bore very little resemblance to the restaurant I remembered. The disappointment started with the menu. The selection seemed diminished from what I remembered, and what was once an easy decision because so many things sounded good became a struggle to find something that interested me. I ultimately went with a burger, thinking that at least I could revisit one of the things I remembered and loved most about Sparky's. That nostalgia disappeared when the burger arrived. The burger seemed surprisingly small compared with what I remembered from years ago. More importantly, it simply wasn't very good. I would describe it as mediocre at best. It wasn't necessarily the worst burger I've ever had, but that almost made the experience more disappointing. This was Sparky's, a place where I remembered the burgers being something worth talking about. What I received this time was forgettable and nothing like the burgers that had helped make the restaurant a favorite of mine and my family years ago. The service unfortunately did nothing to improve the experience. On this visit, I found it inattentive and frustrating to the point that I would describe it as dismissive at best. A restaurant can sometimes overcome an average meal through friendly, attentive service and genuine hospitality. That wasn't my experience here. Even more concerning to me was the condition of the restaurant itself. During our visit, the seating and countertops appeared dirty, and there were numerous flies throughout the interior dining area. The overall environment simply did not give me the impression of the cleanliness and attention to detail I expect from a restaurant. One of the food items also did not taste right to me, which, combined with what I was observing around the dining area, made it difficult to enjoy the meal. I recognize that restaurants change. Menus evolve, ownership and employees may change, costs increase, and the restaurant industry has faced challenges that didn't exist years ago. I also understand that a single visit represents a snapshot in time and may not reflect every customer's experience or every day of operation. But that doesn't change the disappointment of this particular visit. I returned to Sparky's hoping to reconnect with a place tied to some of my family's happiest memories. Instead, the meal, service, and condition of the restaurant made it clear that the Sparky's I remembered exists only in the past. Nostalgia had preserved it perfectly, but returning replaced that warm memory with disappointment. For that reason, I won't be returning... not because the past meant nothing, but because it meant too much to risk revisiting it again. Sometimes the best way to preserve a cherished memory is to leave it where it belongs: in the past.

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    Local Flavor Cafe

    4.5(968 reviews)
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    Be aware that the menu doesn't have a designated vegetarian section anymore. FRET NOT! There were a…read moreton of vegetarian options available. Both the grits and the biscuits were out of this world incredible. Our server was very familiar with the menu, super sweet, and prompt. There's a lovely view of Main Street from both the patio and the main interior dining room. I'll definitely be coming back

    This is the quintessential Ozarks comfort food restaurant! It has the ambiance and feel of the…read moreOzarks even though it's owned and run by fellow Oklahomans! The chicken fried steak is the best. Not greasy. Huge! The gravy is on point. We tried the cream cheese corn and I'd have to say that I thought the green beans are better. The onion rings are incredible! The mashed potatoes are very good. The service is good. The only issue we had was that we had ordered a side order of onion rings. When a huge basket came out, I asked if this was the side order and the waitress quickly commented that she had put it in as a side order but that they sent a whole order. She said she would adjust it but when she brought the check she said that she took off 10%. Quickly doing the math, the basket we were charged for was $11 while the side order is $5. 10% didn't come close and we barely made a dent in the basket of delicious rings. The live music was nice but they might need to tell the entertainer that it isn't meant to be a show, just background. He doesn't need to be the center of everyone's meal. Local Flavor is a must try! You won't be disappointed.

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