First time visitor. Great service and food! Love the community connection. I tried the ribs, chicken and sausage. Loved the ribs and sausage, chicken was good but got full on the ribs so didn't get around to do the chicken justice. Lots of great options to choose from. Going back to work thru the menu. read more

Never eaten here even though local, but remember seeing a lot of videos on local Facebook pages, no sign to seat self that I seen but I did notice others didn't know has well . they have a daily menu - which i understand but kinda not happy about it, reminds me of when I on the road and eat at gas station restaurants just a daily meet and 2 . Without drink or taxes 10.99. Inside remind me of an old waffle king . I got hamburger steak , brown gravy with onions , fried okra and green tomatoes. With roll. Meal was quick to come out. They tasted like sweet onions, brown gravy was okay didn't stand out thinking with a pre made (or mix) has well has the okra since they was a lot of stem ends in my serving. Green Tomatoes are fried with cornmeal - waitress said they are made fresh to order. They was good, but with every else make wonder. Has I look around seen one customer eating what looks to be a burger with crinkle fries, which was not on my menu nor that I could see, outside has BBQ sandwich chips and tea $8.99. I also didn't see a kid menu. Also a customer asked for soup of the day it was vegetable or chili I did not see that either. Thinking they are an unknown items unless you a regular you don't know. Finish my meal put plate to side of table and keep folks because menu said Friday is blackberry cobbler - so figured staff bring it- since it has a space between it and the sides I figured it was included. When asked at checkout the cashier said it confusing with the spaces but it not included. Over all it a very confusing place for new customers with okay food (aleast what I had) i believe it a regular locals place to eat - if they know you on first name kind deal it probably better but I don't think I return. read more

Buddy's BBQ - Menu - Barbeque Near Me - Talladega, Alabama

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First time eating here & everything was great. I loved the cucumber salad. It was chunky with large pieces of cucumber which worked out great because the marinade didn't penetrate to the point where it was overpowering as with cucumber salads with smaller pieces. The chicken gizzards were a touch too salty but still delicious. I will definitely be back. The staff was friendly & helpful and my order was ready very quickly. read more

Stopped in Buddy's BBQ for the first time. The hospitality was great. Living in texas over 20 years i didn't want to be critical of the BBQ so I decided on the 2 whole catfish meal. This is something I'm familiar with since this is my hometown. The place was lively and I'm not sure if that was the normal pace of the service but I wish it had been a bit faster The sweet tea wa SWEET tea! I let some of my ice melt and ot was fine. The catfish was hot and seasoned just right. For the sides I had fried green tomatoes and potato salad. Neither was the best that I ever had but it wasn't bad at all. I'll support this spot again the next time I'm home. It seems to be thriving in a town with slowly dying small businesses. Hopefully it's still around. read more

Buddy's BBQ - 2 PC whole catfish plate - Barbeque Near Me - Talladega, Alabama

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I love a small town recommended out of the way diner! And this one is it! They have daily specials and I ordered a fantastic burger! Fries are outstanding as are the desserts and sides! The staff is so friendly and are ready to make a suggestion for you. Get there early because the seating is limited and this place fills up! No pictures this time because you need to go by and see for yourself! Thanks for lunch!!! read more

The service was good sweet tea was a little too sweet but other than that it was really good they have a sauce called Carolina twang it's good on the chicken I would like yall to try here it's amazing the vibes are amazing read more

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Very bad experience, which is disappointing considering how frequently the owner(s) advertise their food as some of the best in the area. I placed an order over the telephone, consisting of one of their daily specials and a cheeseburger, all coming as is- apart from adding bacon to the cheeseburger, and asking for cheese + bacon to be added to the baked potato. The lady on the phone (Katelyn/Kaitlyn) was extremely kind, as was the lady who we were greeted by at the counter. However, the lady at the drive-in window was extremely rude, after we gave her our name, claiming that we arrived too early, and that she was "running around like crazy looking for our food, but that it wasn't ready, and we'd have to wait." This in and of itself is never an issue, however, it was the manner in which she said it- it came across as her accusing us of trying to inconvenience her on purpose, rather than simply trying to get our food. Mind you, she told us "20-30 minutes" on the phone, and it took close to an hour for us to actually receive our food. After we returned home with our food, we discovered that not only was our baked potato very poorly made, the cheeseburger was missing its bacon, and three of our sides were missing from our order. I would usually like to recommend our beloved local restaurants (such as Stampede, and Millers) but unfortunately, I cannot recommend in this case. Very disappointing. Hopefully they can do better by other customers in the future, for as long as they continue to operate in this town. If you are here visiting, perhaps consider to visit one of my aforementioned suggestions. read more

Buddy's BBQ - sad baked potato. little to no cheese. - Barbeque Near Me - Talladega, Alabama

Buddy's is hands-down our favorite place to eat in Talladega. The staff is friendly - eat here more than twice and they treat you like a regular. The food is delicious. If you like old-fashioned Southern cooking, then you will find some of the best dried beans/collard greens/vegetable sides at Buddy's during their lunch hours. Their chicken and dressing is the best restaurant quality dressing we have ever tasted. They have a great variety of choices during lunch, and you always have the option of their regular staples, including fantastic barbecue and sides. Their breakfast isn't shabby either, and now they are starting cold lunch plates, which look fantastic, including options, like broccoli, salad, homemade chicken salad, and pimento cheese. You just can't go wrong eating here. The restaurant is a little older and the bathrooms don't look that great, but you can tell they do their best to keep everything clean. The food and the friendly staff make this place a hit. Add to that the fact that the owner is always willing to help out Customers and needy people in the community. If you follow him online, you know he even promotes other local restaurants. He has a motto of trying to lift everyone up instead of tearing down his rivals. read more

This is the Burger Man with Best Burger in America Association, and I was invited to score their burger for them, and this is what an All-American Classic Cheeseburger is all about. Fresh, never Frozen patties topped with the freshest and best toppings. This burger scores very high. Great owner and staff. I wish they were closer to where I live, because I would eat there often. I recommend this place for sure. read more

The price was good. The service was excellent. We loved the food. The only issue we had was that we were unaware of what the sandwich condiments would be and that they would automatically come on the sandwich. Other than having to replace the sandwich it was really good. read more

service was absolutely awful, waited almost an hour to get our food, our drinks were never refilled, food came out wrong and were missing sides. The food was only mediocre on top of it all. I advise going elsewhere. read more

This place is a joke. BBQ is way too greasy, sits out too long. Forget getting all the sides after lunch. Owner got an attitude when it was mentioned that we were constantly being told sides were not available for dinner. read more

Our son and wife are visiting and we wanted to take them to a local restaurant for dinner. This place had been recommended to us, so we tried it. We ordered 4 meals and an appetizer. This place does a huge amount of carry out and it took over 30 minutes to get the appetizer. The hush puppies tasted like onion - one was eaten, one had a bite out of it and that was it - big waste of $$! When our meals finally arrived, the piglet and fries were cold - the cheese on the piglet wasn't even melted. The green tomato BLT was disgusting! Bread soaked in grease, overcooked bacon, salty green tomato - most of that was left on the plate, as were the onion rings, which were greasy and cold. The club sandwich was also gross. The biggest eater of our group left more than half of it on his plate. His fries were also cold. The fried bologna sandwich was eaten - the cold onion rings were left on the side. Service wasn't great - she never checked back to ask if we needed anything or to ask how the food was. We are new to the area and REALLY wanted to love Buddy's BBQ, but sadly, that is not going to happen. I've followed the FB page and can see the owner is a Christian man who cares about his community - another reason we wanted to support his restaurant. Money is too tight to give this another try, so we won't be back. read more

The food is really good. The service isn't consistent, but the restaurant is a little country place with a good menu.

Always good food, variety, clean, and a friendly staff. Love their BBQ! Their burgers are good, as well.

One plate of to go food literally took an hour to make after they told me 25 minutes. And the food isn't even that good. Go to Campbell's or Millers BBQ instead. read more

Food was amazing , service was great . And place looked good not expensive at all. Bathroom was messy but overall good .

I love this place it has really really good food I had the bbq pulled pork with chips and a drink and extra barbecue sauce if we needed it. It was really good. I loved it. The people there are super nice and fast. They are awesome people. The place is clean and it's handicapped accessible. I love love the food there. It's just so good like I said read more

Buddy's is a great mom and pop restaurant, the home fries are the best. Their hamburgers are fresh made and the bbq is good. They have a great ham,egg and cheese on white bread. read more

I ignored the reviews and paid the price. We got our order to go and it was too far to take it back. This was the worst pulled pork and ribs I've ever had in my life. The ribs were like jerky and the pulled pork was so dry I had to smother it in sauce to rehydrate it. Please do not waste your money here on bbq. The wait staff is very friendly and maybe some of the other food on their menu is good but I won't be going back to find out. read more

Not great! The bacon hard as a rock and when i got BLT from buddy's the bacon was deep fried and that's definitely not how you cook bacon! Do better buddy's! Y'all cost too much for the food not to be great! read more

Buddy's BBQ - Bacon and eggs. - Barbeque Near Me - Talladega, Alabama

$13.73 lunch rip off. Dried rib plate with no sauce. Turnip greens and mashed potatoes with gravy ok. Large lemonade with no ice served up 80% ice 20% drink, WTH? AND I'm still hungry. Ribs were pretty good two years ago. However, now it's do it myself or Miller's, closed on Mondays. read more

Local mom and pop. Yes they have pulled pork but my coworker and I might have been the only 2 that ordered it while we were there. I had the haystack as recommended by a couple locals, he had a bbq plate. The haystack is a good idea. Fries or tots topped w bbq cheese and sauce. New to me bbq joint so I got no sauce. The sauce was super sweet. Didn't care for it at all. The bbq was watery and largely devoid of flavor. The haystack base I selected was 50/50 tots and fresh cut fries. Best part of the dish by far. Fries were really good and crisp and had been freshly prepared. The server was friendly and chatty. The 3 servers worked together well with refills, bringing out each other's food.... I don't think I ever need to go back. If I did for whatever reason I would definitely get the fresh cut fries. Not what I would consider a bbq joint. More of a mom and pop burgers, sandwiches.... and they happen to have bbq. The BBQ just isn't very good at all. They should really look into improving their pulled pork big time if they're calling themselves a BBQ joint. $10 for my haystack was a bit much for what it was. The nice server made it a pleasant dining experience. read more

Buddy's is an institution in Talladega. It's been around as long as I've been alive, and although the ownership has changed a few times the food is always good. The place is very small, it probably only seats 20-25 guests, so when it's only half full it feels packed. Service is usually fast, with one cashier and one server. The menu is your basic small town diner fair.. Burgers, country fried steak, BBQ, salads and sandwiches, along with all the fixin's. There is a lunch special every day, their cheeseburgers are second to none and they also have several homemade cakes available for dessert. The crown jewel of their menu is the pig in a haystack. Try it. You're welcome. read more

Good BBQ and good Service. The pig n the haystack was a large portion. The Hamburger Steak was a lean hamburger coked on the flat grill. The fried Oreos were a nice treat but definitely a sharing portion. The side choices were Mac and Cheese, Okra, mash potatoes, pinto beans, Cole slaw, baked beans, tater tots and fries. Restaurant was fairly clean and the strawberry cake looked delicious. I'll try it next time. read more

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Great BBQ and home cooking. They have a great menu which features meats and vegetables. The BBQ is great. The atmosphere is great. The service is great. I highly recommend Buddy's. It is one of the best restaurants within 100 miles. read more

By far my favorite place for BBQ. Flavor, smoke, and service is spot on. Janice and the others are just as sweet as the homemade cake offered daily. read more

BBQ is good but definitely not the best in Talladega County. I know of 4 on the Southend that are much better. Place is more of a diner that serves BBQ. A little unorganized staff. Service was acceptable. Just not impressed overall. read more

im new to this stea & was turn on to buddy's by a great guy! i love the food & the customer service s 100! its right around the corner & always s very friendly atmosphere! i reccomend everyone check out this great establishment! laydg read more

"BBQ" is very misleading...more of a generic diner. Ordered some bacon & cheese fries as a side. The "bacon" was bacon bits. At a BBQ restaurant!!! Didn't seem to be many BBQ meat options (ribs and...?). Cornbread was also very dry. read more

We ordered a Boston butt from here and it was horrible, full of fat, not cooked fully, and no taste at all. It was my first and last time ordering from here. I ended up throwing the whole butt away after I spent hours trying to get it cooked all the way and sliced. Never again. read more

this the spot! will be hard to beat assuming i try a different place. pulled ribs a+++++++ falling off the bone tender bbq sauce a+++++++ fried green tomatoes a++++++ collard greens a++++++ pulled pork a+++++ just finished eating. i am so happy! read more

This place is the real deal folks, and has some of the best BBQ in T'dega. Particularly good is the dark red, vinegar based sauce. Service is friendly, and it represents a solid place to visit in the morning for a delicious full breakfast with a pipin' hot cup of coffee. Take-outs are always handled fast and efficiently. I once entered a BBQ contest in New York City, and had a buddy of mine (pun intended) swing by here, put the stuff on cold-ice, and fly with it up North on the airplane with him. Suffice it to say, we placed favorably in that contest and represented well the State of Alabama against NC, TN, GA and other Mason-Dixon BBQ bastions. Come on by. You won't be disappointed! read more

The Mac and cheese tastes like it came right out of the box. The hamburger stake was tough but the potato salad was passable. Pass this place up next time read more

This is a good place to have a home cooked meal. Talladega is a small town and the atmosphere at buddy's gives you a home feeling. The staff is friendly. read more