Unfortately this BBQ is terrible. They asked when I ordered if I wanted my brisket "fatty" or "lean". I've never been asked that question at a BBQ joint before. My wife and I ordered the pitmasters platter to go (they are full open for dine -in). First of all, if you do decide to order ask they split it up. I assumed they would put meats in different boxes but they did not. Beef on top of pork on top of turkey. Just careless. Impressions: the brisket, and turkey were flavorless. And one piece of brisket sliced was completely fat. I had the pulled pork, it was worse than if I did it myself. The ribs were pathetic. They did not fall off the bone, they were not smoked, they were small and a waste of time. The WORST meat is the sausage. Its a johnsonville jalapeño and cheddar sausage. WTF! The ABSOLUTE worst part is their trash sides. We ordered mac & queso. That speaks for itself. I should have been skeptical but there are only so many options. Then there is the green beans-awesome if you like flavorless-straight-out-the-can green beans. The vinegar slaw is confusing as hell. What is this? Its like got cumin, cilantro, and mexican seasonings. Stay away from it The only redeeming part of the meal was the potato salad which was well seasoned, but watery as hell (see pic). Overall, another disappointment in downtown Tucker. Keep serving the tasteless customers main st draws. I'l keep going to Decatur where they care to try. Sucks as a Tucker resident, but hey... read more

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We ate outside & was delighted to get a table in the sun. Yup, it was 73 today! Decided to order extra to have some delicious meats to take back to My better half. The picture does not do it justice. Ribs, meat fell off the bone, brisket full of flavor & that turkey was firm and flavorful. Okra was not greasy and mac'n'cheese not of the ordinary. My friend ordered the ribs with two sides platter and concurred on my description of the ribs. Meaty, tender, smoked to perfection. If you are in the area, stop by & treat yourself. read more

Ford's BBQ - F350 with fried okra & mac'n'cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Tucker, Georgia

Used to love this place. Not sure what's going on today... we ordered 20 minutes ago there are 3 tables in here. 2 four tops and me and bf at the bar and nothing is coming out of the kitchen....not impressed to say the least. There was no one on the patio! read more

This place just opened recently and I was ecstatic to try the local BBQ place being the BBQ expert I am from Texas. Let me just say this place did not disappoint and blew the competition out of the water! The meat was moist and flavorful. The original BBQ sauce had a hint of spice (LOVE) and not overly sweet or heavy. The SIDES. This is SO IMPORTANT. ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. We had the Mac and cheese, vinegar slaw, fried okra, baked beans, and creamed corn. The vinegar slaw was more of a salad of fresh onion, cabbage, vinegar sauce. A perfect topping to a BBQ sandwich! The fried okra had an amazing batter! Not too much, not too thin. Baked beans were thick and had meat (Brisket?) in them? SO GREAT! Creamed corn I was questionable about when we ordered... MY FAVORITE SIDE! More of like a southwest corn soup with red peppers and black beans. FANTASTIC! My boyfriend and I HAD TO meet the owner, Justin and his wife, Faith. They were so gracious and thankful for our praises. So much love. Not to mention they have Tito's Vodka and Lemonade on DRAFT. HELLOOOOOOOO. When we were here the brisket and ribs were sold out. But we will most definitely be back to try these out! Cannot say enough good things about this fantastic restaurant and lovely people that own and run it. THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF 2020. read more

Ford's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Tucker, Georgia

This place is a must try! The food is amazing, the vibe is cool and the staff is on top of it. We went 2 nights in a row while in the area bc we knew anything else would disappoint. We really enjoyed the food and meeting the owner Justin. The brisket, macaroni and cheese and the banana pudding are the best I've ever had and we travel the country. read more

Ford's BBQ - F250 - brisket, turkey, Mac and cheese and side salad with jalapeño ranch. - Barbeque Near Me - Tucker, Georgia

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We came on a Friday night around 730 and they were out of several meat options. That being said, everything we had was good taste and good sized portions. I got the brisket sandwich w fries and mac and cheese and it was all tasty. They had seats inside and also outside w some fun picnic tables. There was also a bar with some fun beers on draft (different than normal options). Would come back and try something else. read more

Tried for the first time this afternoon - timed it between the lunch crowd and dinner rush. Interior is small and almost cozy - and I found a seat at the uncrowded bar - great! The bartender was super nice and accommodating - 5 stars. Cold draft beer - check. I ordered the rib (half rack) plate and chose collard greens and potato salad for my two sides. My ribs came out very quickly - almost too quickly. Anyway, they were good but, not great - Smokey and a bit too dry, unfortunately. The collards were good - especially with a liberal dousing of pepper sauce. Potato salad was meh. Overall experience - good. A couple of photos as proof. read more

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Just ordered a slab of ribs with mac and cheese and collards and I would like to say this is the worst barbecue ever. Fat uncooked red meat We had to cook it again once we got home I don't know how you guys haven't made someone sick. And the cost $42 read more

Ford's BBQ is delicious! For our date night, we hemmed and hawed all the way from Duluth (where we started from), undecided about what we wanted. So we drove past our home in Lilburn to Main Street in Tucker. We knew we would enjoy Las Colinas, but here was Ford's, that we'd not been to before. A new establishment for us! Great! The food is a little pricey, but it is PHENOMENAL! They had the best Brunswick stew and banana pudding I've had. The Mexican coke floats were enormous! (Please invest in long-handled spoons!) I personally have a love-hate relationship with proteins, but the Fresh Air pork sandwich I had was amazing! My husband had a two-meat combo with pork and chopped brisket, and we both had curly fries. I missed our server's name, but she was so bubbly and friendly! We WILL be returning for another date night! read more

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This is the last time I'll eat there. I want it to be good, I really do. It's just consistently underwhelming and often just a disaster. You can count on the food taking much much longer than it should (especially for BBQ) and the quality of the food is a crap shoot. Sometimes ok. Often under or overcooked. They run out of food very often. There is one great server there but other than her it's rotating crew of inexperienced servers who seem perpetually in the weeds even when the place is half empty. Coujd use a competent manager, and some serious quality control/training. Theres potential, but for now, drive 15 minutes to Community Q or even Pig n Chik. read more

I lived over in Tucker for awhile. When I didn't feel like cooking ribs I'd go to Fords BBQ... Once I moved I took a trip to Tucker and said I want some rib from Fords Bbq... hadn't had them in awhile. I was so disappointed. I could tell they gave me old ribs. They were dry and chewy as ever. Now I'm not sure if I want to go back anymore read more

Labor Day & BBQ 'should' go hand in hand... if only Ford's BBQ got the memo! Let's start with with the good.. we had a friendly server named Lou that was trying to make the best of their bad situation... seems like Ford's was not expecting any customers (there were 12 tables during our visit) at 1:45 PM on Labor Day. Now, the bad... the 'BBQ' is subpar at best. It took over 90 minutes from being sat for us to get our barely room temperature BBQ. Everything was cold so i wonder what the wait was for!! Most sides were out and we never got the replacement sides that were offered. The first round of cocktails were great, 2nd round of drinks, were all made incorrectly (a milky jalapeño margarita?!?!) and took about 15 minutes to be replaced... First time at Ford's looks like our last time at Ford's.... read more

We stopped by for lunch. The pork bbq, sausage, and fried okra were good. The vinegar slaw might have included some onion and cilantro, giving it a bitter taste. The interior is attractive. As mentioned in another review, there's a large window behind the bar that opens onto the patio. The window stays open all the time, so when a door is opened it creates a cold breeze. Being open to the exterior seems to be the hip thing in dining. We went to a Universal Joint bar some time ago that was so cold inside that we left and had dinner at a different restaurant. Ford's has a good selection of beer. Some bars are all IPA beers and weird-sounding things I haven't tried. Ford's has DOS XX, Shiner, Tecate and so forth. They also have some bizarro cocktails that might be fun to try. So you can have your old reliable beer or something truly frightening. read more

Ford's BBQ - This is the partition between booths. It appears to be bullet and CV-19-proof. - Barbeque Near Me - Tucker, Georgia

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Delicious food. Please do something about the flies on the patio. Spray or something. They really attacked us. No matter what we tried to deter them. Great bar chairs and tables. Great edition to Tucker. The new best restaurant in town. The food was really good. The bartender was putting her foot in the dranks! We will be back. Sebastian was awesome. read more

Great food, friendly service. Got takeout for a group a few Saturdays ago. They had everything ready and it was all good.

My husband and I came here on accident actually because we were intending on visiting a restaurant across the street but they were closed for cleaning and they recommended we come here. We were seated immediately. They have indoor and outdoor seating. This place is dog friendly in case you want to bring your pup out for an adventure! We kept it simple on our meals and ordered the BBQ plate with 2 sides. The food was okay at best. Best thing on my plate was the fried okra. They didn't have many options for BBQ sauce and both were eh. Heavy on the vinegar. It didn't taste balanced at all. I think that alone kept me from enjoying my food the most. It's a cute spot in downtown Tucker but would I visit again? More than likely not. read more

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I returned to Ford's with a friend for lunch on a beautiful day. We sat out on the patio and had a great experience. We enjoyed some drinks, apps and our meals were fantastic. Seem's like Ford's has really improved quite a bit and I can't wait to go back. My main issue with Ford's was the serving size compared to price and they have definitely dialed that in. The food was always good and now they've made it a complete package. Very happy to have it in Tucker! read more

Well you know they always say eat where the locals eat. I took my gf and I here,cause she said she heard it was good. Well she was right. We had the pulled pork ,collard greens and mac n cheese. The pulled pork had a nice smokey flavor. The collards were well cooked and with the touch of pepper sauce it was the bomb. They use them big ole fat noodles for their Mac n cheese. The Mac was very cheesy and quite tastee. They were out of Brunswick stew though. How does a bbq place run out of Brunswick stew. However the service and quality of the food was fantastic. Me and my girl said we would be back. read more

It has been a while since my last visit to Fords. I got takeout last night and was impressed with both the speed of prep and the tastiness of the sweet heat wings. On the flip side - the sides I ordered (cowboy beans and Brunswick stew) - were not great. The portion sizes seemed smaller although it may have been different packaging - hard to tell. The taste was also a challenge with both options. It tasted as though both sides were hit with a heavy handed dose of vinegar or something sour. I have had both sides previously and these just did not taste the same or all that good. Maybe a glitch in the cook and a changed recipe. I am not sure but neither did much for me. I will try them again at some point for the wings or ribs but it was not a home run for me. read more

A little pricey but when you need a bbq fix, it works. I will go there again. Nice to have a local bbq spot.

I was there on Thursday night after a water ballet performance at Kelley Cofer pool. There was a group of about 15 of us and some arrived earlier and were seated outside. We joined them along with another empty table that had not been bused. The patio was nearly empty. We sat for 25 minutes before one of our party caught the attention of a waitress to ask about service and was admonished for nit checking in and sitting at a dirty table. She stated she would have to ask the manager if she could wait on us. After another 20 minutes and watching 2 waitresses bus tables around us, we left. What was supposed to be a celebration turned into a very stressful and preventable disaster. I heard the food was good but because of the surly attitude of the staff and a clueless manager, I'll never go there again. That night your bad decisions cost you money and future customers. Cofer read more

Delicious! You have to get the bloody Mary (with a rib on top!) We also got the poutine and it was amazing! The beet salad was huge and delicious, we ended up splitting it between 4 people since we had all ordered entrees. The service was phenomenal, especially since we had a party of 10! 10000000% would recommend! Our server was drake and he was AHMAZING!! Lastly, they offered to do multiple checks which seems like a rarity where I'm from, California. I wish I could give 10 stars! read more

Went here last night and definitely will be back! The sandwiches were great and all the sides were unique and tasty. Although every table was full, the staff was hustling and pleasant while stretched thin. Can't wait to go back on Mondays to have the burnt end special! read more

We didn't recognize 'cowboy beans', so the server asked us if we wanted a taster, which we did - OMG - they were FABULOUS! So we ordered a brisket platter with the beans and mac N'cheese to split..... and then it was SOOOO GOOD we ordered another one! We are from Oregon and here for a wedding and LOVE good BBQ - Ford's did not disappoint! Very casual environment, but very comfortable... feels like you're at home... read more

I suppose holidays are tough on restaurants, but this was an exceptionally bad experience this Father's Day. With a hostess that exuded contempt from go, a kitchen that ran out of 3 (pulled pork, sliced brisket and ribs..all before 7pm) staples for any bbq joint, and what was available was just dry and over salted, I'd say this was a big miss. The cucumber salad consisted of dry sliced cucumber smothered in dried dill, red onions and absolutely no dressing of any sort. Sound good? Nope. Must of been a mistake, but with such a floundering wait staff we just sucked it up. Honestly the Least of concerns with this evening's experience. Mac and cheese was pretty much a salt lick. Sausage was bizarrely crispy on the outside, with a strangely unremarkable flavor. Wings were also over salted. All of these foods weren't on my first choice list, admittedly, but that's what we were down to on the limited menu. Turkey was dry, but what turkey isn't a little dry? Smother it in sauce, it's fine. A very apologetic wait staff wasn't enough to make me wanna come back. On the bright side, The outside seating was nice and I enjoyed my beer and they made a great spicy margarita. I had high hopes, but it was all a true disaster. As I said before, this was relatively early in the evening and not overwhelmingly busy that I could tell. We were in before 6. Part of the problem was the overly busy wait staff so it took nearly an hour to place the order and by that time they were out of everything we wanted. I wish them good luck in the future and I hope some thought goes into fixing these issues. I love all great bbq and the atmosphere here is terrific. Hopefully it was just a bad night. read more

this review is for bbq'in's for all of you who love that shack the ambience was perfect. it gave you that feeling like everybody knows your name the food. This barbecue spot is by far one of Atlanta's best hidden secrets. The ribs are to die, for you can taste the smoke from the pecan wood, the perfect ring and tenderness like you bit into a marshmallow. The turkey absurdly tasty and juicy the care that went into every item the macaroni and cheese the collard green amazing this place gets a 10 out of 10 now. You go try it and tell me if I'm lying. ‍ Yass Tish from Piano Shawty Studio stamps this place as good asf! read more

Oh, this BBQ is da business. The smoked wings were delicious. The brisket and the chopped pork were so moist. The servings were plentiful. Try the jalapeño margarita. We will be back read more

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Seasoned to perfection!! The service was fast and friendly ; no mistakes!! The setting was so neat and welcoming. We will sit on the patio on our next visit read more

Ford's BBQ - Brisket Chopped Sandwich; cole slaw; and plantains. - Barbeque Near Me - Tucker, Georgia

First try: We called to place an order to pick up; recording stated they are not taking calls for pick up orders because they are too busy. Second try: A few weeks later, we again attempted to place order to pick up over the phone and, yet again, there was a recording saying they are not taking call orders for pick-up. Third try: A month or so later, we went to the restaurant to sit outside and have an early dinner (around 6:00 p.m.) Waitress told us they were out of just about everything except a couple of items that sounded extremely unappealing to us. They need to get a management team that knows how much food to order; a team that does take-out, call-in orders, etc., etc. You know, Restaurant 101. read more

Awesome spot in downtown Tucker. Good food, friendly staff. Will definitely be back..!

Saturday was busy which is great for restaurants and tucker! Waited for outside seat at 1pm Servers working their butts off but so friendly and welcoming and keeping it together Friend had pork ribs - Iiked them a lot but still likes fat Matt's more (???) bit said they were really good - I mean he ate them all I had brisket tacos and was so very happy! The sauce it came w , home red Chile sauce , please give me all the hot sauce I had collards (yes!!) and potato salad (yes but that's a me thing) Friend had the cowboy beans - they were phenomenal Margaritas - yes Sopapillas - order 5 orders they are soooooooo good Please more sopapillas hot and lovely sweet If I spelled That wrong u will figure it out Server was awesome! Atmosphere awesome! Go Patio Dog friendly read more

Texas cheesesteak worth the trip alone Smoked wings were great Great patio with 90s hip hop classics playing on the speakers. Excellent Fair prices for ample food portions And end ur meal w the sopapillas for dessert Will be back often. read more

best ever bbq very good juicy and smoky i really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere

just had the Corn beef Reuben take out! love our Tucker restaurant, food was well prepared, hot, yummy, and was ready when we got there! Thanks read more

2.5 stars for a Tucker BBQ spot that has promise but could use some work. My wife and I were looking to grab a bite to eat recently and decided to check out Atlanta Eater. We saw an article about 15 New Atlanta Restaurants and noticed 1 of them called Ford's BBQ was relatively close to us. We then looked at the solid reviews and decided to hop in the car to check the place out. We arrived at Ford's BBQ, located on Main Street in downtown Tucker, parked our car, and headed towards the door. The first thing we noticed is that are 2 doors and no signs (at least at that moment) about which one is the entrance. We picked the door on the right and realized we should have went in the left. Fortunately, the hostess noticed and asked where we wanted to sit. We asked for outside and were able to get a table out on the nice patio after waiting at the bar for a few minutes. We decided to grab a couple drinks from the bartender during that time, who was rather pleasant but was also a bit upset about somebody else not tipping him and distracted in not knowing to whom he should return a credit card. The drinks he made us (I got a Whiskey and Wine, which is Cherrywine with whiskey) were pretty solid and strong to go along with the price. We headed outside and grabbed a seat next to some pretty strong heaters. We then waited for a pretty long time for somebody to come serve us. Most of the wait staff were busy getting the place ready to close, so we couldn't get someone to help us for a while. Our waitress finally came outside to help us (I guess she thought that the bartender was handling our order), but as soon as I asked a question, she left again and took care of the ticket for the table next to us before finally coming back to take our order. She briefly apologized, blamed the delay on thinking the bartender was handling our order, and claimed she would have helped us immediately if she knew. This wasn't a huge deal (my wife and I are pretty patient diners), but we were pretty close to leaving and the focus on shifting blame rather than a good apology wasn't a great way to start a meal. Once we got into order mode, we asked about ordering the Pitmaster Platter (which comes with a bunch of meats and sides for $40) and whether that was viable since we had overheard another waitress say the venue was out of turkey. Our waitress responded that they were out of several meats for the night but still had pork and brisket and recommended getting the 2 meat combo plate. We took her advice and then asked if it was possible to have the street corn as one of the sides. Despite only costing 50 cents more than the regular sides and us being willing to pay an upcharge, she said the system was not set up to allow her to do that and she had to answer that question with other customers earlier that night. Advice for the venue: if you have appetizers that are like sides both in composition and price, you should make those options for an upcharge. We decided to order the street corn and the chicharrones to start, which turned out to be the highlight of our meal. The street corn was absolutely delicious (again, venue should make that a side option and just have a higher upcharge) and the chicharrones were fresh and fun. Soon after finishing our appetizers, the waitress brought out our 2 meat platter and it was...kind of disappointing. The 2 meats barely combined for enough meat to fill a sandwich (see picture) and didn't include any fatty pieces which my wife selected when given the option (my guess is that the kitchen was running out of meat and just threw on what it had left). The curly fries were solid (although I don't get the high praise from other review), but the coleslaw was pretty mediocre and just off for some reason (I think it needs some type of sweet or tangy ingredient to make it work). We finished about half of the platter before asking for our checks. The waitress asked if we didn't like the food and we politely said it was fine (bc it wasn't bad per se) and she kind of shrugged it off, took our plates, and brought us the check. It was pretty clear that our meal experience wasn't great, so the lack of any type of recognition of that was a little disappointing and probably would not have went over well with less patient eaters. Overall, Ford BBQ has some good qualities and I'm sure often provides good experiences and will get better as time goes by (I believe Ford's was only about 3 months old as of the writing of this review). The venue is cute and some of the food and drinks were solid. However, those qualities didn't stand out enough to overcome the deficiencies we had with this particular experience. As I was telling my wife in the car as we left, I wouldn't be opposed to coming back if friends wanted to grab brunch here in the future, but I don't think we will be seeking this spot out for a weekday dinner again. read more

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UPDATED REVIEW: The first time my hubby and I went to Ford's it was not good. We've been 5-7 additional times at this point and it has been GREAT! The menu has much more to offer and the food is MUCH better. We are thrilled to have Ford's so close by. When I order my BBQ pork plate or sandwich I ask for them to use the softest meat vs the burnt tips which is why I didn't like my sandwich the first time we went. The queso is also much better, as it's white cheese vs the weird orange we were served the first time and add the smoked jalapeños as they make it so much better too. The waitstaff are so nice and accommodating, as well. :) read more

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Good drinks, friendly wait staff. Food has been very bad for the last year or more. I don't think the kitchen staff know what they're doing. Just a watering hole now. read more

I'm not understanding the 4 & 5 star reviews. My husband & I dined in the restaurant about 2 weeks ago for dinner. The bbq was average at best. Both the pork & brisket were dry (brisket should be fatty & tender). My Brunswick stew was not a traditional recipe & was overwhelmingly full of stewed canned tomatoes & vinegar. The portion sizes were quite small. Our server was pleasant & checked on us multiple times. One thing did really concern me however was a man sitting alone at the bar was coughing without wearing his mask. We knew he was a 'regular' based on the conversation we could hear between the bartender & the patron. The man got up to leave & he was so drunk that he could barely walk or stand up. In fact my husband had to help him open the door to leave. How can a restaurant over serve someone & let them stumble out alone in the dark? (Yes, staff saw him!) The entire experience has literally left a bad taste in my mouth. Won't be back. read more

I got my food to go. I had a couple drinks at the bar. The customers were more accommodating about answering questions than the bartender. It was tight in the inside but when I went it wasn't crowded. read more

Loved the atmosphere and food. I got the smoked turkey sandwich and my friend got the brisket and both were delicious!