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    Bucky Bee's BBQ

    4.1 (362 reviews)

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    BUCKY BEE'S BBQ ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Aaron B.

    So good. Stop in if you're passing through Kentucky. Fantastic food, friendly staff, and fun Americana vibes.

    The Mammoth Sampler
    Karen L.

    The Mammoth Sampler is huge! It is definitely for sharing. The portions are generous and oh so good! Their bbq sauce is to die for. The staff are friendly and attentive. If you like bbq, it is a good place to try.

    Beef brisket with sides: green beans, smoked cabbage, and cornbread.
    Joe L.

    Stopped in for lunch (2:15 p.m.) on a Monday. Our server was on top of it. Brought refills before empty and our food was brought out in ~ 5 minutes. I ordered the beef brisket with smoked cabbage, green beans, and cornbread. The smoked cabbage was very tasty. The green beans were nothing special. It could have been any of a dozen kind of beans. The brisket was okay. Again, nothing special. Their spicy bee sauce (which is on the table) had a lot of smoke flavor and was tasty. The ambiance is a casual family style setting. According to the menu, it looks like Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives stopped here because there's a menu item that he is credited for creating. Overall, I would give it 3.5/5 for food. 5/5 for service and 3.5/5 for am

    Michael G.

    We dropped in here for the first time, I had the Balboa Philly Steak Sandwich, which is inspired by the movie Rocky, and is chopped beef brisket, grilled peppers and onions with Swiss cheese and grilled hoagie bun, with one side, My wife had the Hornet's Nest, which is pilled high with Smoked Pork served on the house made tortilla chips, topped with jalapeños, white queso, lettuce and tomatoes. For Dessert we had the White Chocolate Raspberry Cake which is a a two tier white wedding cake layered with a raspberry filling and is topped with white chocolate buttercream. If you get the chance please try Kayla's Dessert, it is a unique homemade dessert that is done daily by the owners daughter in law.

    Kenya G.

    Huge portions at an awesome price, great service and delicious food. What more can you ask for. We stopped here for dinner last night and was pleasantly surprised. There was plenty of seating and a salad bar! For dinner, we got the mammoth sampler and the king potato. The amount of meat alone on the sampler is enough for 2 days for 2 of us let alone the 4 sides and bread lol. Overall, definitely recommend for some down home cooking in the area

    Sliced pork butt
    Jim C.

    Located just off I-65 interior really can't decide what it is... some diner vibe with Elvis and Marilyn... they allow people to write on walls... I don't particularly like that but it ain't my place. Food was well within bbq standards. I got the sliced pork butt. Basically a thin cut pork chop but 3 or 4 in an order. Flavor was good but a little tough. Decent menu. They have a pulled pork baked potato I regret not getting. Waitress was Kaylee... nice kid. Service was efficient and friendly. Price was what you would expect for interstate adjacent... overall I'll probably stop in next time I'm in the area

    Nachos
    Emily F.

    The atmosphere with the decor and music was fun, the food and service both amazing! Very friendly staff and our food was out within 10 minutes. Our table had the loaded nachos, King potato, grilled cheese, macaroni, fried green tomatoes, BLT and pork chops. Serving sizes very generous and only 1 person finished their food. Was sad I was full because their chocolate chip cookies looked amazing!

    Brisket baked potato
    Levi W.

    Our family had three King Ransom potatoes, one with brisket, one with grilled chicken, and one with pulled pork. All three were delicious, but the chicken was the absolute best. Very flavorful, and the portion sizes were enormous. Service was great, never had to wait for a thing. Great experience and would highly recommend.

    Huge baked potato loaded and smothered with barbecue
    Don B.

    I know I have ignored this place when I've gotten off to gas up at this exit but that won't happen again. Great family run BBQ joint. Service is spot on the menu is easy to navigate spotless floors and tables. Wait what is best about taking time to stopping in is the flavor and I really enjoyed the over the top baked potato loaded and then smothered with pulled pork BBQ huge potato with a half pound or more pulled pork the sides my wife got were very well done and I always love the flapjack cornbread. You will be glad you stopped by.

    Mammoth Sampler
    Mary Ann B.

    Forgot to get the pic before we dug in. This is the Mammoth Sampler and I had the King Size baked potato with pulled pork. Food is really good. Lose one star for no diaper changing station in the bathrooms. Super important amenity when you're traveling with a baby! Decor is cute country. Along with photos of famous people and historical events. Wait staff super friendly and helpful. Will stop again when in the area.

    Brisket Tacos
    Helen C.

    SUPERB! Spent the morning at Mammoth Cave and had a 5 hour drive ahead of me and wanted something substantial so I wouldn't have to stop and eat-- this was so perfect!! Staff was very sweet and the atmosphere is what you want in a sweet little bbq spot. Definitely recommend the tacos, but so many other things looked great

    Sampler
    Von250 W.

    Staff very friendly. Place is quaint. Has a lot of memorabilia. We got the sampler and wow we could not finish at all! Reasonable pricing.

    Ron ..

    Definitely recommend trying this BBQ food. Served hot and in time. Great variety Kayle was a great server. Keep up the great food! RG1

    Lemonade (NOT too sweet!)

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    We were pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. The server was very friendly and attentive and the food was good!

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    Amazing food, service and was very clean! My husband and I are from California and this place was just so delicious.

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    10 months ago

    Love there food it's awesome also love the family who runs it. Food and them are Fantastic

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    The food was very good! You will not leave hungry. If you're in town definitely make the stop!

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