Stopped in for lunch with our family from GA. We all enjoyed our pork sandwiches with different sides. And the hush puppies topped it off just right. The service was great with a smile (and patience as we decided). The restaurant is cute and country looking. We'll definitely be back! read more

This is my dad's absolute favorite place to eat! The ribs and pulled pork is his go to. My dad lives in the hollar in Russellville, he has discovered that they DoorDash! We have had Buddy's three times this month. It's always the same ribs and pulled pork, but it never fails it's always absolutely wonderful! Now that he can get it delivered to his house with excellent door to door service within 30 mins you can bet it will be non stop Buddy's delivery! read more

great brisket and smoked chicken sandwiches. Very friendly service and quick. We'll diffidently be back.

Decent BBQ place with food at a reasonable price. A pork sandwich with a side (several options) and drink for $8 is hard to find these days. $1 extra for a larger sandwich bun and large drink. Of course there are other options too. The brisket sandwich combo was a bit pricy for what you get. The fries and baked beans were both good. Their BBQ sauces, mild and spicy, are good, just not the greatest you'll ever have. Large seating area. You order at the counter and pick up your own food, get your own drink, and clear your own table (so no tip needed). All things considered, not a bad lunch for a pretty decent price. read more

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The service is exceptionally great, and the food is delicious. My family and I, love eating at this establishment when in town.

The food was delicious. Good portions, price was right! Friendly service. I had the child's pulled chicken with Cole slaw. The "cookie" is a graham cracker. That's fine, less sugar. It includes a drink. My friend had a BBQ chicken sandwich. It was also very tasty. Wish I would have taken photos. read more

The food was excellent. Good value for price. Clean restaurant. Service was fast. Friendly staff.

There food is amazing i had such a wonderful time it feels like home it really that great the servers where so nice and amazing

Had a great lunch there today. Our cashier was spot on and knew her game. Food was great and a good value. Place was clean and everything stocked at the table and drink area. And the nice gal that was cleaning tables and handing out hush puppies was as sweet as can be. Thanks for making our lunch date very nice. read more

EXCELLENT service as always. Friendly staff, always clean, always welcoming. Excellent food, always good and hot! read more

Great smoked pork and prime rib The mild hot barbecue sauce is also good It's McDonalds with a smoker

Food was awesome. Service spectacular. Ambiance amazing. Everyone was helpful. Restaurant was clean.

The food was excellent, the service was super & friendly. Food was fast. We love eating here.

The food was delicious! The service was great. I got a senior discount! I had a chicken dinner with cole slaw and potato salad!

Ok, no photo. My bad. It's a crisp Saturday night in December. The weather is perfect for a motley ride with my riding partner, age 9. I decided on Buddy's due to location and price. We've hit other joints further away, but it was cold and dark so I went localish. Place is cute on the outside and pretty clean. Inside they had a fireplace going and a huge Christmas Tree all night and cheery. It looks like a fast food place nestled inside a cabin, because ya know- it is. The kid got brisket, green beans, bbq beans, and hush puppies. I got dry wings and fries. Don't judge me. The desert was ice cream and chocolate cake with chocolate fudge. Brisket- meh. Super thin sliced and more of a rubbery deli meat vibe that night. Hush puppies- yum. He ate all the bbq beans and most of the green beans. Weird kid. I really liked the wings. Smokey and just the right amount of dry rub. I liked the hush puppies. The fries were meh. Some were crisp, some were wilted and soggy. Dessert? Oh yeah! The ice cream was like home made in the Fourth of July by that one crazy crossed eyed uncle that you only see on the Fourth. Super good, and on a nice chocolate cake with fudge- it made the perfect finish to a pretty good meal. We took some hush puppies home and some of his brisket. We drank water. Bill was like 33 bucks. Pretty cheap in todays economy. The wait staff was good. I had a super nice tiny tiny cute little lady wait on me and she was very personable. I've eaten at the Buddy's in Maryville TN as well, and they both are pretty good basic bbq with fast service and no pretense. I'll be back to try what appeared to be a bottomless rib dinner. I saw wait staff walking around handing ribs out like band aids at a Boo-boo festival. They offered us more hush puppies but we already looked like squirrels with a mouthful of nuts. It might be your thing, it might not be, but ya got to try it out if you've given up trying to go meatless. Peace out, and merry Christmas ya filthy animals. read more

Hubby works in Morristown and we were gonna grill Sat. but unfortunately we got a thunder storm...so he got take out from Buddy's in Morristown... YUMO...love Buddy's wings with just the rub, no sauce...he got wings...fries...baked beans...pulled pork...and the green beans...SURPRISE... He said it was a cute very clean, friendly little place...love to share this with all... HAHA always forget to get photos after the fact...bare bones only thing left! Dinner for 2 nights... read more

Sad as hell bbq. Thin slices of briskets that is dry and very cold. The ribs are okay, nothing special. The sides taste like store bought. Save your money. read more

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I Love BBQ! BUT..... I ordered the Potato with the pulled pork. The potato was not cooked all the way it was still crunchy. So I called to let the know. I spoke with the manager and she just about called me a liar. She said "I cooked those potatoes myself, they were cooked." I didn't even bother to go back. If that is the managers response, No thank you. I didn't even get an "I'm sorry can we replace your food. I threw it away and will Not be going back. Disappointed read more

Excellent food. Fast service. I love the ambiance. I love how the inside looks like a log cabin

Always a great experience at Buddys. Friendly staff and love the Fudge Cake. I was glad to see them bring Brisket to the offerings because that's my favorite. read more

Tried the ribs - was going to say they were like jerky, but that was too kind. More shoe leather. Almost pulled my teeth out trying to take a bite. Chewed on it for a few minutes and finally gave up and discreetly spit it out into a napkin. Wife tried the baked potato. It was fine but it's kind of hard to mess up a baked potato. Place was clean and the employees seemed friendly. read more

The customer service was GREAT!! I wish I could say the same for the food. My hubby got the 3 meat combo, I got the baked potato top with brisket. The brisket was decent. The pork ribs tasted like they were marinated in gasoline The chicken was moist and tender but wasn't anything to get excited about. Their hush puppies were very tasty. The coleslaw reminded me of KFC coleslaw. The fries were perfect. Overall I wouldn't say the food was bad but unfortunately I don't see us going back. Everyone was so friendly so they get an extra star! read more

Nastiest BBQ/food we've ever had. Our orders were messed up but after opening the box and looking at the "meat", we decided it wasn't even worth getting fixed. My daughters corn we ordered was SO over cooked it was disgusting. $40+ wasted. I don't know how it has as many stars. I guess the people who like their bbq don't really know what good quality is read more

Decided to try buddy's today and I wish we would've went somewhere else. $26 for mine and my wife's plates and drinks. The beef brisket was cold dry and nasty. They just smothered old meat in sauce and served it out the window. My sides (slaw/potato salad) were bland as bland can get. My wife's chicken was cold and old as well. Her green beans had a sour taste. Basically paid $26 just to throw our food in the trash. Won't be back. read more

I went to UT in the '80s where Buddy's was ubiquitous. Never tried them until today. Clean place, with really nice staff, and underwhelming food. There were two of us, and we got the all-you-can-eat ribs, and two sides each. Everything but the hushpuppies were either cold or, in the case of the ribs, like jerky on the outside, and undercooked on the inside. Let's just say, nothing was falling off the bone. How can a company that's been doing the same thing for 50 years get everything right, except the food? Terrible. I think it's the first time in my 61 years that I've gone to an all-you-can-eat place, and not been interested in second helpings. read more

Had the family pack it was really yummy... I liked their potato salad and pulled pork read more

For fast food catering, this is great. Not perfect but, close enough. They take large orders on short notice. They are very accommodating. Being a vegetarian, I don't eat their food but, entertain a lot. Any time I've catered from this location or, the one in Seiverville, everyone has enjoyed their food. If you are going to wimp out on cooking and, cater, bbq is a fun a festive way to do it. The chicken wings went like crazy. A disappointment is that they give you ranch dressing in little, peel top cups, like what you would expect from a gas station. Luckily, I had homemade ranch dressing from Red Bud Deli, where I ordered a veggie platter. But, overall, this place is really special. Fast, friendly and, fun food that everyone really seems to enjoy. read more

So we are in town visiting in laws and my husband suggested this place because I wanted to eat something that we don't have in TX. The good stuff: the green beans, the hush puppies, and the mild BBQ sauce. The green beans were very good, not too salty but seasoned right. The hush puppies omg I could just ordered a plate of them with the BBQ sauce. The not so great: the pulled chicken and the pulled pork on a bun. The chicken was really dry. Certain bites were moist and good but those were few and far between. Hubby had the pulled pork on a bun and again the meat was dry. I guess I just expected a little more flavor in the meat as well. Overall the place was clean, folks were friendly, and the price was fair. So I'll give it 3 stars for now. read more

Had lunch here with some friends and I have to say for the price it was good! Fed three people for just under $20.00! We will be having them doing The catering for my company and the service was great too! read more

Ordered 24 wings and a hotdog in the drive thru got back to my house 25 mins away and our wings were actually a baked potato. After calling 7-8 times someone finally picks up and says they'll remake it because they gave me the wrong order and asks me "24 dry rub right?" I say yes then drive another 25 mins back there to get them. Check and see they're actually wings get back home and they gave me 24 plain wings no sauce, no rub, no flavor and now they're closed so I can't even get it fixed a 2nd time. We love buddy's bbq but this one seems lacking in the customer service department. read more

Came here with my large family, (16 people), and we got their amazing food. The staff treated us like family and made our experience memorable. We ordered most of the items on the menu and the rest of the items were gifted to our table by the manager. The music and atmosphere was a huge plus for those seeking a clean, southern experience. I strongly recommend Buddy's in Morristown, TN to everyone. Good job guys! read more

By far the best atmosphere and inviting staff in the state of Tennessee!!!! Came all the way from California and everyone was great. If you haven't been here you are hurting your taste buds feelings and your stomach hates you. read more

I went there with my family of 6. At first was a very nice atmosphere. We ordered our food. Then our food was put out. All of the order was wrong.and remember we paid 80 dollars for this meal and it came out wrong. We spoke with the person that handed us the food and they said they can't change our order. We spoke to manager and she said she would give us our money back and they would let us order from the menu again but we weren't allowed to make changes. We took our money and went elsewhere. May god bless the establishment and may god bless you:) read more

A chain restaurant. Sauce is the dark red sweet kind. They put the same sauce on ribs, chicken and pork. Corn on cob is good, green beens tasty but baked beans not my favorite. Average pricing. A decent meal, but nothing special. read more

Food is good, but just good. Sandwiches come "pre-sauced."

I had bar-b-q ham. Thin slices, VERY salty, with a glop of sauce on top. The corn was seriously overcooked, tough and tasteless -- even with butter and salt. My partner had bar-b-q pork: meat was tender, but sauce was sour, no spice. Cole slaw was like wet cabbage. Potato salad was bland (very store-bought). Beans tasted like Bush's Best. Good, but not worth the trip. Hush puppies were the best part of the meal, but 8 of them weren't worth the $16. Drinks are not included with the dinner, except on Tuesday. read more

Great BBQ! Very nice and always clean dining room with a warm fireplace. Also, I accidentally dropped my wallet in my booth there - they had it in their safe before I even called to ask about it. Absolute darling found and secured my wallet. Great place! read more

I've been going there a couple times a month for lunch. The first several times staff was exceptionally courteous. Food quality is consistently good and pretty good value overall. This past Friday maybe I caught them having an off day. It was around 11:30am and I came into a line about seven people long. No problem there except the checker was busy doing other duties. She avoided eye contact that could have helped us be assured we were not forgotten and there was some level of concern. Nope, did get that and when it came my turn to order she stared down at the register and was likely more concerned with her own situation than mine as a customer. I believe she was stressed that she was getting behind had just did not have the maturity to handle it in a better way. It wasn't personal against me or anyone else. However, that sort of thing does leave an impression I would not want my restaurant to have if I were the manager or owner. I will go back, but if this happens again I will assume management does not see it as a problem. read more

Very nice cabin-like atmosphere, smells amazing from the outside. Unfortunately the food was disappointing. The pork tasted boiled, and the corn did not taste fresh. Hush puppies were well cooked. Their sauces were underwhelming, the mild sauce just tasted like tomatoes, the hot sauce like a thinner Sriracha sauce. Staff were very friendly, but not knowledgeable about the menu. read more

It's good, cheap BBQ. Adjust accordingly & enjoy.