Always good however I think they've changed their potato salad recipe. Hush puppies keep getting smaller too. Smaller sizes should equal smaller prices. We can't wait until the new Buddy's opens! read more

Ordered via Ddash and it was great. The service was fast and the packaging was neat. This restaurant is always clean and well kept. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Whole Chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

I like Buddy's and ordered a Pulled pork sandwich with no bun and a side of green beans. My husband ordered a large Ham sandwich, potato salad combo with a coke. Everything tasted good but my portion for the pulled pork meat was more like a child's portion. I can see that rising costs have caused portion control. Next time I will order a larger size. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Dining area - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

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I went through the drive through for ordering and the attendant needs a lesson in customer service. I will leave him nameless. No "Thank you", just handed a bag and closed the window. To top it off, my order was missing 2 items which caused me to go back inside to get it. My order was not complicated, but their attention to detail and double-checking orders has a lot to be desired. I have had good service at this location in the past; however, today they fell short. read more

The service was quick and friendly staff! Food was delicious and very cheap price wise, only downside that had one booth it appeared they were filling up sauce containers and only had the hot sauce at the table I didn't find the other sauces until we were leaving due to them filling them all up. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Pulled pork dinner plate comes with hush puppies and two sides for only $8.99! - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

great food, really nice people! They do charge for condiments but it's not a lot! Everytime we eat here the food is always good!

Stopped at this local joint for an early dinner. The prices were reasonable and the restaurant was packed. Got a 1 pound brisket, green beans and 2 pork sandwiches. The pork sandwiches for my grandparents were great! The brisket was okay. It wasn't my favorite and I don't think I would be back. I'm from Texas so the similarities were poor, to say the least. The green beans were bland and the BBQ sauce just really wasn't that great. Overall, I was left disappointed and probably won't return. read more

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Never dissatisfied , even had food to take home smiling faces and friendly clean bathrooms read more

Decided to stop in for dinner with the family since we haven't been to a Buddy's in a few years. Unfortunately, the quality and service has changed for the worse. We walked into no one in line. Behind the counter, I counted 7 people and then one lady out in the dining room leaning against the trash can. The lady who was running the front register was bagging a large call in order, which was fine until I ended up waiting for 12 minutes to order. While waiting this ridiculous amount of time, I watched 3 of the others work drive thru, which totaled 2 cars in those 12 minutes, and then another 3 people standing around not doing anything. For the food, both the wife and I both agreed that the pork on the sandwich was bland with no taste, but even worse, it was extremely dry even when adding extra bbq sauce. It was obvious that the pork was not fresh, nor did it taste as if it was smoked on site like it used to be. I will admit that the bbq beans were really good and were the highlight of my meal. Another disclaimer I would make would be not to waste your money on the kids' pork sandwich as it may be the size of a silver dollar if you're lucky. The sandwich and the fries were enough for our four year old, but I can't see it being enough for an older child. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

Bought a Pulled Pork Pack for Five to go. All items were as expected except the coleslaw. Either you are using a new recipe or a new supplier but the coleslaw was awful...virtually inedible. Matter of fact, we threw it in the trash. You can and have done better in the past. read more

Consistency is key. Love the wings, pulled chicken and pulled pork. Ribs not so much. I love their Cole slaw and hush puppies.

Tender juicy BBQ chicken and wings! Hush puppies are the bomb... simple quality ingredients! Yummy read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Dry Rub Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

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Buddy's is our go to for consistent, quality, satisfaction, value, taste, friendly service and access. The building is clean inside and out, ample parking and well managed. read more

Got the brisket. Big mistake. It was thin cut, like you'd get at a deli. Not thick cut like most places. No fat content. No flavor. I had to slather it with their average bbq sauce to make it edible. The potato salad was ok. Nothing close to Rudy's BBQ in Texas - which would be a comparable place. Why aren't there any good restaurants here? The mediocre far out-weigh the average. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Brisket - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

I have always loved Buddy's, however the ribs are getting to be dry and cooked too long. Tried the chicken and it was much better! We got a family pack and it had a lot of food and the family enjoyed it read more

No complaints about the food, it's always good. The drive thru is HORRIBLE. There is no reason for it to take 30 minutes on Sunday afternoon with only 3 cars in line. read more

Service was great, people were friendly and food was delicious! One of the cleanest dining rooms ever!

Clean, quick, and helpful with our choices. Friendly cashier. Always consistent selections.

The food is great. BBQ ribs are amazing. Fast and courageous. Good customer service. Clean dining room with relaxing atmosphere. Overall a great place to eat. read more

Great food !! Fast service! Good people! Good pricing! Had a amazing lunch with co workers fast cheap an good food . Filled the whole crew up . At a good price read more

The Pork Was Very Good And The Lemonade was very refreshing after a hot baseball game read more

The service and food was great. I went through the drive thru and the timing was great as well.

Very disappointing first (and last) visit. Stopped in on Friday for lunch and sadly had a bad experience. Placed order for pulled pork and pulled chicken. We could see our plates before they gave them to us and instead of pulled chicken they gave us bone on chicken. We asked them to fix it nicely and the answer was it was too late as already on the plate. Seriously? It was still behind the counter so would have been so easy to fix. Instead they shoved the plate at us. While we were waiting for our food (the wrong food) a guy came in who had just been through the drive thru. His loaded potatoes were bare. Literally nothing on them. They argued at first but eventually fixed his order. Not sure what was going on but they made the customer feel like a criminal when they were the ones who messed up. Food was okay. Pulled pork good and green beans were delicious. Chicken was dry and over cooked. Ate 3 bites. Slaw and potato salad decent but lacked flavor. I understand mistakes happen but it's how you respond that makes an experience and builds loyalty. They lost a customer and the word of mouth that comes from a happy one. read more

This has to be the worst bbq restaurant I have been to. I was visiting family in Knoxville this week and decided to come here based off of feedback. The other conflict is the employee Ann is a 5 star but everything else was horrible. I had the rib dinner and 5 wings. Ribs- horrible not fresh at all and no meat at all. These are an embarrassment to ribs Sides- coleslaw not fresh either horrible! -potato salad 4 star only bcuz it was the best thing to eat but probably came out of a container. Wings 2 star ordered them hot and all they came out with was fried. Service was a joke! Ordered my food and they got it wrong 3 times and even my aunt had to argue with them about her food as well. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone....maybe at one point this place had roots to BBQ but they have traded quality for profit. You would be better going anywhere but here. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - This was disgusting! - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

Well I thought I would give it a try since other Maryville bbq is so disappointing in quality and flavor But this place the flavor was good but the meat was dry and actually needed sauce And the texture was boarding purée The slaw was standard The French fries were on point I don't think the lemonade has ever seen a real lemon, you can taste the citric acid 100%. But that wasn't the bad part the bad part was how the manager that seem to be a man of ill manners and aging proceeded to decided to proclaim loudly " what the hell is that dog doing in here " In which I had to inform him " that dog is a service dog trained and certified and wearing a viable vest" To which he replied " well ok , I guess " I think before his manners slip anymore he Needs to read up on Tennessee's laws on Service Dogs and their function. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Pulled pork with light sauce ,slaw and fries - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

I went through the drive thru the other night for dinner and the service was fast and friendly. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich with fries and a drink. When I ordered the worker asked what two sides I want. I thought he was giving me a dinner plate. I got two orders of fries (I like their fries a lot). On the menu it says the dinner plate comes with hush puppies. When I got my food, it was a sandwich with fries. It looked like two orders of fries but no hushpuppies. It was kinda confusing because I wasn't sure what I had ordered lol. I will make sure next time what I am getting. I liked that they put bbq sauce on the sandwich and then gave me a small container of sauce also. The food was very good! read more

I have always loved Buddy's, however the ribs are getting to be dry and cooked too long. Tried the chicken and it was much better!

Always great food, wings are amazing. Would recommend and go back many times!! Nice clean place as well

I've had bbq from all over the country and I can tell u this much this is not bbq. If u want commercialized crap by all means eat at buddy's. Dry meat, minimal portions, and terrible service. Meat has no flavor and it tastes like it was cooked a week ago. Had brisket and pulled pork. More like thin dry beef and shredded cat food. First and last visit ever. U have been warned, go somewhere else. read more

5 stars because I really have nothing negative to say! Good BBQ with really fast service. It is fast food BBQ but it's done well. Also 5 stars bc the staff is very friendly at this location and really takes pride in servicing you! Hush puppies are the bomb!!! read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Pork dinner - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

Save your money and your stomach Brisket is like rubber and dry ass hell just like the Ribs only thing that was decent was the chicken sides have no flavor read more

My food was thrown into a to-go box food all over the outside of it food all mixed up when opening it. Missing items went back and sat there for 15 mins waiting for someone to give me silverware. Received nothing after asking multiple times. Was ignored. I reached over the counter and got it myself. The lady taking my order stared into space while I ordered had to repeat it multiple times. All in all horrible customer service but great food read more

Above all, I try to adhere to three standards when reviewing establishments: be fair, be objective, and be honest. I think I do a good job of that. I may hurt some feelings and say things that, while superficial and completely vain, may be important to others. This review will test your ability to see this as objective, honest, and fair. I am giving three stars to Buddy's. Side note; I have always wondered if Buddy is short for one name in particular (like Jim to James, Bill to William, Jack to John). Is the full name Budrathon? An argument for another day. The restaurant was clean and they were diligent in keeping it so. I saw two people wiping down trays and the drink machine. The food was also pretty good. I didn't like how they drenched the Q with sauce: I like to add my own. The green beans were good as well but I had some problems with the chili. The chili was very soupy and looked trepidatious. It tasted okay but I could tell by looking at it that there were going to be some problems later. I have a Steel stomach, but Steel isn't impenetrable. Like acid to a blood stain, that chili made its way through the lining, and eventually evacuated with alacrity. Lastly, and very superficially, the servers and FOH personnel left much to be desired. I know I am in rural east TN, but couldn't they find someone that looks like a normal, functioning human and not someone who was dragged off Cumberland Ave? The opioid epidemic seems to have hit the Maryville area hard. Just being honest. 4 Star food, 2 stars for the feel of the place. read more

Buddies is one of the best fast food places I have been to. The food was so good i went to this place back to back. I was surprised they did not have any brisket though. Their hushpuppies were the bomb. Meat was tender and smokey. I got green beans as well but it was ok. The whole place was good for fast food standards. I was very impressed. Staff was very friendly and courtious as well. Service was super fast. read more

I've loved Buddy's Bar-B Q since I was like 3. It's always gonna be a favorite of mine. However, I'm very aware they they aren't the best bbq place out there. Buttttt they offer large portions for a fair price, and you can purchase family size portions which is incredibly convenient. read more

Well deserved 5 stars, quick and friendly service and amazing quality cooked meat. Visited from Los Angeles and came here for an early dinner, not at all disappointed, best bbq I've had. Hush puppies were moist and crunchy. You get a lot of quality food for a very reasonable and inexpensive cost. Would definitely come here again! read more

Good food, good price. That's the 3 stars. The 2 missing stars are because the service was not there. I saw an employee when I walked in and she looked right at me and said nothing. Not "Hi Welcome to Buddy's", nothing. Then I went to the register and the woman there just looked at me, didn't say anything. After an awkward silence she said "this for here?" I said yes then ordered. The grill operator yelled out "chicken sandwich" and I picked up my tray. No "thanks for choosing Buddys" or "enjoy your meal", nothing. Very strange that the employees aren't trained to be friendly or even courteous to guests. I may give it another chance based on the food quality but there are a lot of choices in the area so maybe not. read more

Lady taking order at cash register not friendly. No thank you. Could hardly hear what she said. Went back up to get desert. The same lady left half the ice cream that should have been on the bottom of the hot fudge cake on the side of the cup. Hardly any ice cream on top. Again no thank you. Lady cleaning trays blocked trash can. Finally mumbled put tray down on top of stack just about to fall over. First and last contact with employees not good. Need training on customer service. Food acceptable. read more

Not bad for fast food style BBQ! I had the BBQ pork sandwich, which was pretty good. My husband had the roast chicken. The sides were just okay. They do have bottomless rib meal which my father in law really enjoyed! For dessert they have a huge brownie ice cream sundae for only $1.99... Very good! Overall, decent food for a good price. read more

Buddy’s bar-b-q - Pork BBQ sandwich with Mac and cheese and coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - Maryville, Tennessee

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Big orders on holidays like Memorial Day or 4th of July are a breeze. No issues getting everything we needed and no issues ordering the day of. The pulled pork is great, if you get a sandwich or dinner plate I'd recommend getting sauce on the side as they can be a bit generous or skimpy depending on the day. The chicken is good, not dry. It's not pulled, it's a little bigger pieces, but it's juicy. My uncle likes their ribs. The sides are okay, the family is partial to their coleslaw and potato salad. Personally I prefer their rolls to their buns, the buns seem drier. Only complaint is the slowness of the drive-thru. read more