Update: Nothing has changed with this restaurant. The staff is as uninterested in customer service as they have previously been. I have to check my own reviews. You would think after 2 years this location would be better. It's no. The food is still good, but the service really impacts your experience. Do yourself a favor and try any other Full Moon. read more

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One of the male managers is an absolute jerk! It's comical for a food service worker to be so arrogant. He will ignore, won't make eye contact. He's been extremely rude to me and my elderly Mother. Talked to some employees who verified he's an awful human being. Reached out to corporate but didn't receive a response. Haven't been back to this location and I don't plan on spending another dime here. If I want to be treated horribly, I will just go visit my in-laws- for free! ;) read more

The nailed the Baby Back Ribs tonight, thick, tender, and juicy and very filling! I ordered Mac n cheese and potato salad for my sides and they were good too. Very little wait after I ordered so I was able to get in and out in about 20-25 minutes. Prices were very reasonable at just $22.33 including a large drink. read more

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Kinda bummed that a had a coworker from Chicago with me and chose to take him here for lunch. The food wasn't special at all and the bun for his burger even instantly just completely broke apart as soon as he tried to pick up his burger. He didn't even eat more than a couple of his french fries either. My salad was mediocre. We did each grab a desert too and they were just mediocre. Nothing was horrible but nothing was great either. Our server guy was nice as we placed the order. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Bbq burger - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

Went to the local full moon, never have liked this one and it didn't disappoint still crapy bbq. This is the only chain of full moon that is bad. This one has chopped pork and when you chop pork it takes all the moisture out of it. The others I've gone to pull it which is much better. And their baked beans have changed and they now have this nasty burnt take to them. If you a chain please ALL of them be consistent. This is by far the worst full moon in there chain. Never eat there again and suggest no one else does either. The pic is after I ate, how can they put out crappy BB like this and think it's ok. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

dining room was clean and comfortable, no issues getting a table, food was adequate, and service was great. This is my backup bbq go to when Hicks BBQ in Northport is closed. read more

If you can't find good barbecue in Alabama, then you must be an idiot. The problem here is trying to decide which one you like the best. For a lot of people like me, the fun is in the hunt. Trying to decide who has the best bq pork sandwich is a loss cause. It's all a matter of individual taste in this state. My favorite bq sauce is Ollie's, and they have been out of the restaurant business for 20 years, though you can still purchase their vinegar based sauce at local grocery stores. Okay then, all I have to add is, Full Moon has the best onion rings and Greek Salads you can get at a drive thru anywhere in town. The onion rings are thick and actually taste like onion and not thin overcooked mostly thin tastelessness. You can't cheat yourself too much here. You'll wanna get the large order. That'll be your appetizer. After that, switch speeds once in your boring and aimless life and order the Greek Salad. You can thank me later for getting you out of the rut you've been in your whole life. Seriously, everything on their menu is great. My dog likes it too. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

Don't get me wrong, I love Full Moon BBQ. Their food is amazing, but my goodness they are the slowest fast food restaurant I have ever been to. They can have 2-3 people in the drive through lane and it still take 15-20 minutes just to get to the window and they tell you to pull down and wait for them to being your food out. Don't change the recipes of the food but please train the workers to work quicker. read more

The last time we were there we got hamburgers. They used to be freshly made real beef and tasted great! But this time they were machine made frozen patties that were tasteless read more

Would be sooo nice for once to go to the drive thru and get what we order. This store in McCalla is awful. We live 30 min away so when we get home we are not driving back. How hard is it to give grilled chicken and deviled eggs?! Instead the past 3x they give fried chicken and fries. Never. Fails. Do better. Check your food before you leave if you go thru the drive thru because they could care less. read more

Staff is not as attentive as they used to be. The past couple of visits, my order has been wrong. Yesterday, January 25, 2026, I came through the drive thru and ordered (4 bones rib sandwich, small end) $13.95 but I received, (3 bones large end). I didn't check my order until I got home. Due to the inclement weather, I would not get back out and unaware of their closing time as well. Regardless of which BBQ place that visit, I always order the same (rib sandwich or plate - small end). I do not like the big/large end. Therefore, my dinner was ruined. Very disappointed. read more

Decent food. Hit or miss on crowded with people. Staff gets you ordered and sat down quickly. Price has gone up considerably, but I guess so has everything else read more

Few people had recommended this BBQ spot in Alabama. It had a drive thru so no getting out the car. It was packed with customers so why not give it a try. The rib meal came w full slab of ribs and 6 slices of bread, choice of 2 sides of 3 options which were cole slaw, baked beans, or potato salad. You also got 4 Half-Moon cookies. Oh and a container of bbq sauce. I admit I was little surprised my sides were put in to go cups then a cup holder. I guess a smart way to utilize what u have and fill an order. The service. Let's start there. I got a quick run down at the drive thru menu. She was patient with me and did good job explaining and making suggestions. Food. The ribs were really good. I mean they were seasoned really well. They did not have bbq sauce on them and I didn't add any. The meat was tender came right off the bone. The Half-Moon cookies which are chocolate chip cookies and half dunked in chocolate were pretty tasty. I enjoyed the cookies. The potato salad was okay. I added some salt and pepper to me. I think a little too much mayo. Needed more relish, eggs, and touch of mustard for me. The baked beans had a little charcoal taste. I didn't care for the beans a little burnt taste to me. My son got the baby back rib plate w fries and Mac n cheese. The ribs were covered with sauce. I was surprised they were not as tender as the spare ribs in the family meal. They were a little tough.. The fries were good. The mac n cheese was alright. He's a mac n cheese expert so it has to be a certain way. I tried it and it was okay. All in all not a bad experience. read more

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I've been to Full Moon a few times within the last three years and it has always been decent. However, I have to say that this time I had it, it was the worst BBQ that I can remember. The ribs barely had any meat on them and they were dry and tough. Also, the coleslaw was the worst I've had in a very long time. It just seems like the seasoning on the coleslaw was way off and it was just soggy. Everything was very disappointing and I will not be returning. read more

Full Moon Bar-B-que gets a 5 out of 5 for food taste and atmosphere, but there were some aspects of it where I would give it a 4. I would give it a 4 because the restaurant gives you a sense that you are ordering fast food yet the food does take approximately 20 minutes to be served. If you get water, it is charged like a drink and has a bad after taste. The corn of the cob was not that tasty. I did love their pulled pork, wings, cole slaw and sauce. The burger was ok, which is fine because I did not expect a burger to be their main item. Good costumer service, lovely music and plenty of TVs to watch the game. read more

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Okay, let's jump right in. Bbq pulled pork: Pretty good. Only a literal large tablespoon of bbq sauce on top, but the flavor of the meat was decent. It looked horrible! As did the Squash Casserole that was plated with it. (If you don't like bell peppers, do not get this Squash!! That it what it tasted like!) The fried Okra was the quite good. The presentation needed a LOT of work. I almost didn't try any of it, because it looked so bad. We also bought the rib box. They look horrible as well. Again, the presentation needed a lot of work! I don't think I'll be returning for another meal. read more

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Good service and friendly staff. I had the rib tips and brisket. Rib tips were tasty but the brisket left for more to be desired. The sides were greens and squash casserole. I wasn't impressed with either of those. Not a spot i will frequent too often. read more

I give up on Full Moon.. I didn't get what I wanted.. The Manager came over because we had Veterans and the girl didn't give it to us... He said you need to say it before you order.. My Sister -in Law did.. He said I am sorry but I would have to go back cancel the order then rering the order.. You understand.. I got a baked Potatoe and was suppose to have everthing on it.. I went up to the counter and he gave me Sour Cream and Butter and it was so cold the butter didn't melt and everythin g including the meat my sister gave me was dry it was chewing on straw.. it was so bad I just threw it away .. I will mark this off my list to visit and find me another BBQ place read more

Since COVID 19, we have called in orders a few times The process is easy and they bring out your order curbside. The people who bring out the food are friendly. Our meals are always correct and are as good as they were before the virus We love their smoked chicken salad. My favorite salad around. Give them your business! I do! read more

If I could give a zero I would. I have been here twice. Both times I went through the drive-thru. Both times the order was wrong. Today only received 1/2 my order after waiting 15 min. for grilled tenders. After getting out of my car and going in there was another 5 minute delay. This delay was to cook the rest of my order. Management only acknowledges the error and said we are short staffed!!! Really!!! I am a paying customer and all I got was an excuse. Save your $$$$ and go to Uncle Sam's or the Full Moon location downtown. This place is a rip off with poor service , lazy management and high prices!! DO NOT GO HERE Poor service !!!!!! read more

Great food and service. I highly recommend them always fast with order BBQ is cooked perfect

Had lunch here last week and it was awesome. The lady taking my order in the drive thru was absolutely the nicest person and did a great job getting everything right and making sure I had everything I needed in my bag. The food was so good and the sweet tea totally satisfied my southern palate to a "tea". I will be back and I suggest you go there also. read more

Please bring back the original bbq sauce taste so much better and the customers will be happy

This place is a hit and miss. Recently, I purchased the rib plate and was a little disappointed. The portions were more than enough but the quality of the ribs was lacking. Getting the meat off the bones was tough. I The expectation was for the meat to be falling off the bone or At least being able to pull the meat off the bone. I had to put the meat in the oven and continue to cook them when I got home. Very disappointing! read more

I only eat at the Full Moon off exit one in Bessemer. The service is outstanding and the food is always fresh and hot. The store looks clean on the outside. Always see someone outside picking up trash. read more

Another awesome meal at Full Moon! Service was incredible and the food was delicious. The place is always busy, but they are a well oiled machine. The regular BBQ sandwich was huge and full of perfectly sauced meat. The chow chow puts it over the top. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Regular BBQ Pork Sandwich, Fries and large Sweet Tea! - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

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There are multiple Full Moon locations throughout the city, but I want to give this location a shout out. The restaurant is conveniently located off of I-459 (exit #101). We stopped to pick up dinner on Sunday night. I ordered the Rib Plate which included 4 large ribs, two sides, and two slices of white bread. The ribs were cooked just right, they were tender and flavorful. The ribs had a medium char from the fire pit. The bbq sauce was excellent; not too sweet or too vinagery. It was a perfect complement to the hickory smoked ribs. I chose the Potato Salad and Chow Chow as my two sides. The Potato Salad was on point. It reminded me of Mom's homemade potato salad and therefore was obviously excellent. I'm a fan of the Chow Chow. Chow Chow is a pickled relish, and Full Moon's is epic. It is crunchy, spicy, and picklely. Linh ordered the Pig in a Salad, Kristine had a loaded baked potato, and Jenny had a Potato with Smoked Chicken. All looked great, and the portions were huge. The potatoes were freekishly big! The wait time to get our order fullfilled was longer than I expected, and especially considering the restaurant was practically empty. Other than that, I had no complaints. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Rib Plate to go - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

The size of baker was 100% with the price. But the taste not so much. The chicken tastes like it didn't have seasoning at all. The sour cream was barely there and the butter was nonexistent. I'm glad they listened to me when I requested no scallions. The bacon was the smallest portion I've had on a baked potato. The riblet portion was a great size. However they could have gone longer. Very, very fatty. Portions were amazing though. Sauce was good too. read more

Amazing BBQ! The restaurant was clean, staff were friendly & the baked potato was huge!!

Good food and fair prices! I especially like the pulled chicken and collard greens and the Mac and cheese is good.

I don't know why I keep going back to this place. I ordered a hamburger and was told it would be a 10-12 minute wait for it to cook. No problem. I know you may be asking why would you go to a BBQ joint and order a hamburger. Because I'm tired of getting these gross surprises in my BBQ meat. Rubbery, fatty, yucky bits that make me angry. Back to the burger. The bun was COLD. The meat was as thin as a McD's regular burger and I ordered the 1/2#. I've never seen so much "lettuce" on a burger. It was mostly the white stem parts, very little leaf. The tomatoes were sliced so thin that they turned to mush. The fries were hot, yay! My husband's salad was good. Getting pretty fed up with paying an arm and a leg for sub-par lunches in this area. Adios Full Moon. read more

Been eating at Full Moon, ever since Pat James opened it in 1981. It was just down the street for our office. Great place for lunch. Super small building but Pat was on top of everything and kept filling orders as they came in! read more

My brother had been visiting and was going back to Atlanta, so we decided to have lunch together at Full Moon before her left. We got there around 2pm, so the lunch crowd had thinning out, and there was no wait to order. My wife ordered the 1/4 white meat chicken plate with fired green tomatoes and baked beans and was enjoyed her meal. My brother was also happy with the bar-b-que pork plate he ordered. He also got fried green tomatoes, and he said they were bigger and better than he expected. My brother must have liked everything a lot because he cleaned his plate up. It was so clean that they could have gotten away with not washing it. My dad got a bar-b-que chicken sandwich. I think he liked it, but with him, I never know. I not totally sure what I got. I ordered a "classic rib plate" that came with 4 ribs. When my plate arrived, it had six ribs. The ribs were good, but a little dry. When I was leaving, I saw another customer get his ribs, and he had four big ribs. I was left questioning what I received. When I showed my assistant a picture of the rib plate, she said they were baby back ribs. I'm including a picture, so you may all decide. The coleslaw is vinegar based and almost too sweet. The restaurant looks like most Full Moons I've been to. There are a lot of TV with sports on. Since we went on a Sunday, I could watch football and avoid talking to my family. The order takers and servers were all nice, and the restaurant was clean and spacious. Overall, I enjoyed my meal even if I'm not totally sure what I ate. read more

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Employees preparing meal did not wear mask and many others take mask off and right next to each other. I have a compromised immune system and this was my first outing since covid and probably my last. I can't afford to have them make me sick. Food was good as usual that's the best I can say this trip. read more

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Sooooooo slow. The people behind us just left. Went today. Blahh service. Food was good. But you will wait. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

It's all good! BBQ is top notch. Fried chicken is too. Wings are smoked and outstanding. Give them a try.

Overpriced potato should have been cooked about an hour less. Skin hard as a rock and the inside was dry.

This was a quick trip through the drive through as I was running late for lunch, but some days a Full Moon sweet tea is just a must have....and this happened to be one of those days! Drive through at a good BBQ place isn't going to be the fastest in the world, as they are taking the same approach to completing your order as when you go inside. They don't have it ready sitting under the heat lamp (per say). They are waiting for the order to come in and are fixing it at the time it's ordered. Depending on where they are in the cooking process when the order is placed they may take 5 to 10 minutes to get through 5 cars. Same drive through menu as I have seen at the other locations, and as long as sweet tea was there today the rest wasn't really a concern. Ordered the Pork on the Salad. Pulled to the window and was served exceptionally fast (one car in front of me and I was still headed out in less than five minutes). They package their salad very different than the other locations, which I have to say you wouldn't think makes that much of a difference, but it does in this case. They use the cheap Styrofoam boxes in the other locations, where they use a plastic 2-piece container. Much more rigid and easy to chop things a little bit more. If you have never had a Full Moon salad you will probably be needing to cut the lettuce down to fit into your mouth as they don't spend a lot of time making the lettuce bite sized. Also includes tomato, cucumber, banana pepper, cheese, and red onion. All ingredients in the salad were exceptionally fresh and tasted perfect. My thing, may seem a little strange, is to use Full Moon BBQ as my salad dressing. Has perfect flavor for topping the pork on the salad. Drive through staff was courteous and made sure the order was right. Great location and will be coming again. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - McCalla, Alabama

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Always a great family atmosphere with yummy bbq sandwiches, fries that are hard to beat, and key lime pie...... that will make you need to confess your craving to eat the whole pie read more

good food good price the service varies inside and out at the drive area place looks great read more