This was my second time at the Full Moon BBQ and it was definitely a good decision coming. My whole party had the ribs and we split some of their wings. I ordered the half rack with a side of fried okra and Mac and cheese. I was also really excited to come back because of the sweet tea. I love a good sweet tea and was not disappointed. As for the sides the fried okra was really good but instead of Mac and cheese, next time I would go with the collard greens. The ribs had a lot of sauce and were very filling. I only tried one wing but it was delicious. The staff was very nice and there was a lot of room inside. I will definitely recommend Full Moon to any friends or family passing through Birmingham. read more

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I got the BBQ chicken plate with Mac and cheese and baked beans and this was exactly what I was looking for on my visit here in Alabama. I was very pleased with my dinner and the wait wasn't long at all. read more

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Been eating here for years, mostly drive through. The last two times I've been I have been very disappointed. The quality of food has dropped. I always order sliced inside pork, have received outside hard to chew bark. I quit buying their ribs as the last two times I bought the were dry and burnt like they had been sitting for a long time. With the price increase they should be better a lot better. When you get the sides the portions are smaller, I know it's a issue with the supplies and cost. But quality should not be sacrificed at the customers expense. I gave a two star because I like the employees. Will be awhile before I go back. read more

Where is one of the top 10 bbq restaurants in the US? I'm not making this up either, you can check out the article on their website. Anyways. My family has always been a fan of this place, and with good reason. First of all...you can smell this restaurant before it is even in sight. And believe me its smell makes your mouth water. We ordered the smoked pork link plate and the bbq brisket sandwich. The sausage was good, but it wasn't my favorite. It was full of flavor though. And the sauce was nice and tangy. The brisket sandwich was full of sliced meat cooked perfectly. The things that stood out the most to me were the sides. We got an order of fried okra and an order of fried green tomatoes. The okra was excellent, although I like my okra a little more crispy. But man oh man, the fried green tomatoes were out of this world. Seriously. I love me some fried green tomatoes, and this place takes the cake. I would not be lying if I said I would go back and order just a bunch of fried green tomatoes and make a meal out of them. They are that good. Ugh, now I want some more. I could do without the chow chow that comes on the food though. I don't even know what it is but I just didn't like it. You are missing something if you have never eaten here. read more

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Big fan of this place! I have had: Ribs Brisket Turkey Pulled pork Having lived in the Carolinas half my life I have had lots of BBQ and sampled at competitions. This stuff is pretty darn good. Only once did I have a pork sandwich that was bone dry, but otherwise it is very consistent and very flavorful. I was very surprised at the BBQ Turkey sandwich, someone made a lunch run and got me one (I told them get me anything from Full Moon you cant go wrong) and they brought me back the Turkey sandwich. Wow was it tasty!! Will visit it as often as possible!! read more

While traveling during the (fake) scamdemic I came here for dinner. I'm celiac so gluten free is a must. Atmosphere is very casual, college sports memorabilia everywhere. The food is very good. Pork and brisket is excellent. They also play Fox News instead of that crybaby liberal BS. come here and check it out! Trump2020! read more

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Those of us that have to settle for non-southern barbeque wish we could have a Full Moon in our faces from time to time. This may not be more than a fast food barbeque stop to the local peeps, but I found that the vittles were off the proverbial hook. I recommend the spicy cabbagy dish thing. It's a... spicy, cabbagy, dish... thing... read more

I'm generally a pretty easy person to please and usually I don't write one star reviews unless it's just that bad, but I'm incredibly displeased with my recent visit to this location. I went through the drive-thru and ordered the pimento cheese sandwich with mac and cheese as a side and a cup of Brunswick Stew. Now, when I order something that says a cup, I expect at least a cup... especially when it's costing me $3.59. I didn't get a cup... I got maybe 3/4 of one. Pictures are attached of the stew in their container and the contents of the container poured into a 1 cup measuring cup. Seriously? I got more mac and cheese than I did stew, and I paid half the cost of the sandwich AND the mac and cheese for the lousy soup! Next time I'll just go to the Colonnade and get Johnny Ray's. They have good food AND good value for the money. Edited to add: I emailed Full Moon about this and got a very prompt response from the manager, so they are definitely attentive and willing to fix any issues. For that, I've given them a couple of stars back. read more

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Best all around BBQ in Birmingham. Great meats and delicious sauces...both red and white sauce. However, the two things that are head and shoulders above the competition are their delicious variety of southern sides and their signature chow chow. I order the BBQ without sauce and ask for extra chow chow and mix it in. Delicious! Also, their vinegar based slaw is the best. Smoked wings are a relatively new addition to the menu and I would give them a two thumbs up, especially with the white sauce. read more

Great service! Ribs were delicious and savory with hints of sweets. Cornbread was great too. We walked in minutes before closing and they happily served us! read more

I love BBQ so moving into the area and seeing full moon in walking distance was a sweet treat for my eyes to see. After the first experience, I knew we would be back. And now, let's just say, we're regulars! read more

Fast-food atmosphere, but slow-cooked quality! I see smoke billowing from this BBQ chain at 10am! BTW, I'm saving a star for another BBQ chain here in b'ham... J/Ns Most memorable: chow-chow (tangy, sweet, savory slaw) Convenience: all available to-go, sit down and enjoy, or takeout...but no mistake...its chopped, cut, and pulled right there! Atmosphere: clean, 5+ tvs (sports & news), fast-food style, come as you are, good down home eatin! Service: fun, knowledgeable staff, friendly... they know their bbq Why are you still reading this...go...now! read more

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Good Q in Alabama is an honor since there are so many options to chose from. This is good Q. We hit Full Moon for dinner while in town for a softball tournament and it was absolutely perfect. While we waited for our food, we were able to catch the tail-end of Bama kicking Kentucky's butt on the many large screen TVs in the restaurant. When it arrived, the pork was perfectly smoked without a hint of dryness. Sides were delicious as well. Place your orders for the SEC Championship! Roll Tide read more

Great service great food. BBQ pork nachos excellent and quick. Better than dreamland nearby.

full moon has been one of my go-to spots for a while now but the past few times i've gone I have had problems with my order. I called the restaurant and explained to them the issue and they said they would remake my order free of charge. after receiving the ~correct~ order they still did not fulfill my requests. i'm very disappointed with the service at this location and will be taking business elsewhere. read more

Wings came out cold. Like ice cold. Apparently they are trying to give people food poisoning.

I stopped by Full Moon BBQ to grab a quick bite on my way home. I wasn't feeling up to sitting in my car for the relatively long drive-through line, so I opted to venture inside to order takeout. The atmosphere of the restaurant was energetic and the staff was quite friendly. I ordered the "Big Baker with pork" and a small sweet tea which rang in at about $16.49. I decided to sit down at a nearby table to wait for my order and was pleasantly surprised with how quickly the staff brought it out. Inside the restaurant, it didn't seem like any COVID-19 precautions were still in place, but there is a drive-through option for those who don't feel comfortable ordering at the counter. Overall, the baked potato was good. There was more than enough pulled pork and cheese on it, but I would have liked to see a bit more of the sparse chives sprinkled on top. The baker is a bit expensive, but it's huge and could reasonably feed me for three meals. Although the BBQ was good, the sustainability of the takeout containers leaves something to be desired. I received my food in a styrofoam take-out container that was placed in a plastic t-shirt bag. The sweet tea was also served in a styrofoam cup with a plastic straw. read more

This was my go to place to order on Waitr...until tonight. I placed my order and it was accepted at 7:16 for a GRILLED chicken sandwich, hold the mayo, cole slaw, onion rings and a sweet tea. Pretty simple, right? Wrong!! It took almost 2 hours and the food was wrong and COLD...not lukewarm, straight up cold. The sandwich was fried and fried again and probably fried one more time as the little nuggets (usually the tenders are bigger than the bun) were all shriveled up and disgusting so I guess they decided to slather them in mayo to help them out. Blah! I am not even sure what drink I received...but it definitely wasn't tea. It appears to be a pale yellow but not like mountain dew. I am actually scared to drink it if ya know what I mean! read more

I wish there was a zero star review. Please do not waste your calories on this place. The most bland and sub bar bbq in recent history. The brisket was dry and bland and covered with a sauce that was overwhelming. My bbq chicken was dry cold and like something you would expect in a grocery store. Even the Mac and cheese was simply boiled lacking cheese or flavor. Essentially a watery and tasteless side item. This was not just my experience but our entire party of six had such A disappointing dining experience. Birmingham has good bbq. This is not it. I will never come back here. read more

Great place to get BBQ. I've had the ribs and they were tender and meaty. The chicken was great but the skin was a little tuff. The pork was awesome! Good place for a quick lunch. read more

Food was ok. We went through the drive through and the girl in the drive through was so rude , I really hate that because we love full moon. She really spoke out of context to us and I think the management should know this , because that is a great way to run off customers, and when we go there our bill is never cheep , so we won't be back read more

WORST BBQ PLACE IN THE PLANET. Food was cold. Brisket was dry and smothered with a bad Bbq sauce. Mac and cheese needed cheese and flavor. Tasted like water. Would give no starts if that was an option. read more

Food is great, but this restaurant can't get out of its own way. A few years ago, they switched from completely disposable plates to these black plastic plates you now have to bus for them. GREAT! Lets pay premium prices for BBQ and do our own dishes. Add to that, the black plastic rarely looks clean, and they are no longer throwaway (my preference when cleaning up my own table). Today I was there, cleaning up their black plastic plates at their newly renovated trash bins (after they almost burned the restaurant down), and the garbage I was throwing in it was coming out the bottom all over my shoes and pants legs. So not only was I cleaning up my own table, I was getting my Sunday clothes dirty while doing so. I was not happy about my Sunday lunch with Full Moon. Additionally, since folks have to bus their own tables, you rarely find a table or booth that is clean. Great food, but really disappointing experience most every time we go there. Think I'm going to limit my enjoyment of Full Moon to takeout. read more

Rolled in here at 8:30 on a Tuesday night. Staff was super friendly and helpful, manager (young guy with glasses) was especially accommodating and outgoing. Food was excellent and I was really impressed with the service at such a late hour on a weeknight. Recommend the spare ribs and fried okra! read more

The drive thru is convenient, so I gave 1 star for that. Pulled up to place my order ... sliced pork plate, collard greens & fried okra ... only to be told they were out of all three of those ... wait, a BBQ restaurant that does not have sliced pork? After i regained my composure, I ordered sliced turkey without chow-chow and the bbq sauce on the side, with fries and slaw When I arrived back home I discovered that I had indeed received sliced turkey but it was slathered with so much sauce & chow-chow that it was inedible... and instead of fries and slaw I had fries and beans ... sadly, there were no napkins or utensils or condiments included with my order... This place needs to fire everyone who works there starting with the manager... or maybe just give up on BBQ altogether and only serve MREs read more

bad very bad. I needed to get to a business meeting in 30 minutes so I decided to use drive thru. Three cars in front of me and took 13 minutes. Two different women dealt with my order. One took my money $7.43. The other brought the order and quoted $6.69. When I question the differing prices and whether it was actually my order, she argued and said of course it was my order. Drove to a parking place and checked my order. It was totally wrong. I took it to the Manager where he argued again. Place was very busy. I guess he didn't want to deal with it. I got to my meeting without lunch and $7.43. Really, worst treatment ever. read more

Excellent food and incredible service. Order here once a week. All the food is excellent and on the rare occasion there is a mistake with something in my order, the manager and staff go out of their way to make it right. By far the best BBQ in town and 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed. . Carrot cake is also one of my favorites. read more

Although I've enjoyed Full Moon BBQ a few times before (for past Thanksgivings no less), this is the first time I've been able to enjoy it from the actual restaurant, and see all of the offerings available. Let me tell ya - I'm completely sold; the food is phenomenal! Some friends and I ate here this past Saturday and I had a chance to try a classic rib plate with fries and onion rings. SOOO GOOD! The ribs were basted and cooked perfectly, and the BBQ sauce kicked them to a next level. The fries were just your typical fries but delicious, and the onion rings were fantastic!! I'm not sure how they're battered, but the batter is thick and the seasoning is some of the best I've ever tasted on rings (including Cheeburger Cheeburger, which were/are great). As with most BBQ places, sweet tea is the drink to order here as well - it's awesome and bound to more than adequately address any sweet tooth tendencies one might have. And if all that wasn't enough to convince you to try the place, the staff (particularly the management) are incredibly friendly and sincerely appreciative of its customers, and will frequently make you aware of it during your visit. You can't ask for a better win-win... So, will I be trying Full Moon BBQ again? You bet your sweet tea I will be. In fact, if I could find a way I'd probably live above the joint just so I could enjoy the smells of preparation wafting through the cracks. (And at least when I hit the 800-lb mark, I'll have something to directly blame - I'm pretty sure Full Moon will be responsible.) :) read more

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After my fist experience here- last night- I can say I have had better BBQ in Bham. The food is overpriced for the portion they give you. Not to mention, my potato was burned to a crisp to the point I could not even bite into it. I will say that having the drive thru option is convenient. read more

So heres the joke. This place has signs everywhere that they now have chicken fried steak. The owner obviously does not know the difference in a cow and a chicken. When they brought out the chicken fried "chicken" we sent it back because we ordered steak. The manager comes out and says that the owner thinks that steak is chicken. Put brown gravy on mashed potatoes and brought out cold corn on the cobb. Awful experience. The only reason I will come back is because I like the BBQ. News flash. Full Moon does not have Chicken Fried Steak!!!!! Scored two pieces of pie for the proble 3/12/2020- it is my understanding that the signs now sat Chicken Fried Chicken. I wish they would have started serving CFS instead of changing the signs. Oh well.... read more

I'm a little shocked at some of the bad reviews. I have eaten at this Full Moon at least 20 times over the years when in town on business...great food and quick service every time. My customers always want to eat at this Full Moon since it's the closest BBQ...also their all local and say it's one of the best BBQ places in town. I must say some of the best BBQ I've ever had..pulled pork, ribs, sausage, and beef all very good. Only complaint is I wish they had several different flavors of BBQ sauces. They only have one red sauce and an Alabama white sauce which I can't stomach. But BBQ is good. read more

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Had some Full Moon catered at a business meeting. Pork, chicken, beans, cole slaw. I thought it was pretty tasty, especially the pork. Sauce was definitely to my liking, although I recognize that part is highly subjective. read more

Placed a phone order at 729. We were told 15-20 mins. My husband got there. No order found- food not ready. Had to stand there and wait for onion rings to be cooked. We were told when we placed order there were no chocolate pie- he gets there and there they were in front case. Food too expensive for this much disorganization. Got home with food 840. read more

I love Full Moon's veggies and Barbq. The serving sizes are large for carry out and I can often eat 2-3 meals when I get several veggies. Their half moon cookies are amazing! read more

Full moon barbeque is too good. Lord knows there should be one in Atlanta, Ga. We visited Birmingham for the Birmingham Bowl "Go Gators"... If we had one in ATL I would be there at least 4 times a week. The ribs bones were so big and mouth watering good my son could only eat 2 with a double order of fries... Of course my husband helped him finish them including his own rib plate. But surely I ate all mine and ordered a rib plate to go... Yep real fan of Full Moon Barbeque Birmingham Folks. Yessss honey yesss I will be back soon. read more

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I stopped by here with my girlfriend for lunch yesterday. We were looking for a BBQ place in the area and when we looked at Yelp, this happened to pop up. What a good find it was! We were surprised that the restaurant actually had a drive thru window and then the inside looked like your normal fast food place. It was also decorated with a ton of cool sports memorabilia like the helmets of all of the SEC teams, pictures of local college football legends and we even sat in a booth underneath signed jerseys of Bart Starr and Joe Namath. My girlfriend and I decided to split all of our food here as it is easy to do with BBQ and so we ordered a two meat platter with brisket and turkey while choosing mac & cheese and collard greens as our side. Beyond that we also order a large pulled pork sandwich and a side of friend green tomatoes. After ordering in the front at the counter we made our way into the back and sat ourselves at a booth. Within a reasonable amount of time our food was dropped off at our table for us. The first thing that I tried was the fried green tomatoes which were really good. They had a nice crispy breading that was slightly spicy and the tomato itself was a bit sour which paired with it nicely. Then I dug into my pulled pork sandwich. They weren't kidding whenever they called it a large as I think it could easily be a meal in itself. It was also good as the pork was tender and tasted nicely and I loved in when paired with their BBQ sauce. After trying both of those items I finally made it to the meat plate. The turkey was super tender and very delicious while I was a bit disappointed with the brisket. Its not to say that it was bad but after having the super tender turkey I thought that it was a bit tough. I also was not terribly impressed with the mac and cheese. It was creamy but did nothing to wow me. The collard greens were a different story as they were delicious (probably being cooked in some meat drippings?). The bottom line for me is that I would definitely head back here in the future. The BBQ sauce was great here and I enjoyed almost all of the food that I tried. read more

The actual restaurant has a good atmosphere, very clean and more upscale than a standard BBQ place. The food is awesome and they are not stingy on the amount of meat you get with each meal. The salads are huge, most places give you plenty of lettuce and cheese but a small of meat....it is quit the opposite here. If you are not real hungry then do not order the full size salad. I have also had the turkey sandwich with baked beans which was another winning choice. My husband enjoy their wings as well. If you are in the mood for BBQ or just want a great, fulfilling meal at a decent price give this restaurant a try, read more

If BBQ, could be made as a fast food drive through, Full-Moon found a way to do it. Even if the quality doesn't meet the quantity, you're always guaranteed a decent meal. The classic ribs plate was wonderful. The ribs sit on top of some delicious BBQ sauce. The steak fries are typically good. The fried okra is not worth getting. The loaded potato here is larger than Saw's but not necessarily better. If you want the biggest loaded potato prepared in 2 minutes, you have found it. read more

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I have been to this location a number of times over the years. It had been almost two years since my last visit until today. You get plenty of food. They are not stingy with the meat and the fries are freshly made.I understand the pies are really good and my wife will attest to that. I am not much of a dessert eater. The barbecue does not seem very smoky to me and is overly salted. It is tender. Fries, while fresh, are huge and thus have a lot of soft interior. I prefer fries made in the classic way. But, if you like what is commonly referred to as a steak fry, these are pretty good. Overall, I would say this place is average. I gave it a two star because I have, in fact, had so much better in Birmingham, especially at one place in particular. read more

This Full Moon location has been going downhill for a while and recently seems to have hit rock bottom. I have been served seriously underdone ribs, sandwiches full of gristle and/or black bark and pork that had been cooked to mush. Even the staff is awful. The cashier asked me three times, "Here or to go?" I answered "Here" each time. After waiting a long time for my order I got up and found it prepared for takeout, sitting on the counter getting cold. Disgusted, I asked for a refund. The manager did not even ask me why I wanted a refund. He simply did not care. Avoid this location of Full Moon at all costs. read more