I had an amazing experience and the food was amazing. I had never been there before and Brittany was extremely friendly and helpful in advising me on the choices. Recommendations were delicious. I would come here again, and the fried okra was the bomb. read more

Literally gave me one of the worst stomach aches of my life after waiting for my food for 20 minutes during a time where no one else was ordering. The animal they cooked was given better treatment than I was. read more

Full moon barbecue is always disappointing for me. Always trying and switch it up but every time I eat, it just does not taste good. Especially for a barbecue place. The logos, creepy and the workers there aren't usually that nice. read more

Big potato impressive looking till you try it. Why in the hell by broccoli on the potato was frozen? And that's made cheese stay cold as well. Am I supposed to take potato home and finish it in the oven myself? And why couldn't you put at least one bbq sauce with my order. Would be nice to have little bit cooked longer . read more

This was my first time coming to this location and I was not disappointed. The restaurant has inside and minimum outside seating . The ribs were good and tender. The half rack of spare ribs had 6 pieces which is not bad. Also, the meal came with bread and BBQ sauce. The customer service was good. I went through the drive thru and waited about 10 minutes which was not bad. Overall, I am satisfied. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Half rack of spare ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

When Full Moon is on the ball we love it but this location seems to be rarely on the ball, especially if you come during supper hours. More times than not, it's terrible. The last time my daughter and I came at night, it was one of the rare occasions when it was good. So, we decided to come on Sunday night with my wife. We got chili. They forgot hers and didn't bring it until the rest of us were finished eating. My chili was nearly cold. I went up to the counter while we were waiting for hers and told them my chili was cold and to make sure my wife's came out hot when she finally got it. There was no apology or concession. They looked at me like a calf looking at a new gate. Guess what? When her chili came, it was cold. As we left, I told the three behind the counter that our meal was not good and that it was cold. Again, they stared at me. No hint of at least an apology. The nighttime crew and food is just not good and this likely was our last time to this location. They have had more than three strikes and so it's now out... That's a shame too because I like the menu and food when it's good. read more

Waited 25+ mins in drive-thru only to find they ran out of chicken BBQ bakers. Disappointing. read more

Full Moon BBQ - No one - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

Every time I come here, the staff is always incredibly kind and helpful, and the food is always great!

Visiting from out of town and I was all over the place with what I wanted. Jada was amazing!!! She was patient, took time to discuss and explore the menu with me. As the only person working the register she calmly took care of everyone coming in and delivering food to the dining room. I certainly plan to visit again before we head home. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Smoked wings - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

See all

Full Moon Tiger Town just made my "never again" list. After a long week and starving, we ordered pick up. The two meat combo had the chow chow and pickles both of which were requested to be left off. It makes me sick. Fries were sitting in collard juice so a no-go on those. My wife's potato had no bbq meat as ordered so we overpaid on that. Ok so mistakes happen....but wife called up there to let them know it was disappointing. The girl that answered tried to say we will call you back "we are backed up". "Nope"wife says will hold to speak with a manager, "businesses need to be accountable. " Manager finally gets on phone, hears about the issues then proceeds to ask dumb questions. He kept saying "what are you asking for or what do you want me to do?" Wife says I am in customer service also with sales and don't ask what do I need to do, I just make it right. Essentially manager did not care. We were not interested in refund, the money spent was not the point albeit expensive for quick turn bbq. Take my advice and do not waste your time in their long drive through or inside line. It's not worth it and they do not care about you. If by chance one of the full moon executive managers or owners would like to discuss with me on a professional level, feel free to respond. Im Not interested in a response from the "caricatures of management" in store. read more

I am done eating here after our last visit. So many better choices. My husband and I ordered our meals. My husband ordered a big plate of food and I ordered the grilled chicken tenders salad. Husband's food came out in a normal amount of time so he began eating his meal. He was done eating and I waited for a total of 37 minutes from when we placed the order for me to get my salad. Keep in mind the salad has 3 chicken tenders on it. And they were so freaking salty that I was disgusted. Just go elsewhere. read more

Waited 20mins for my order. It took 10 minutes alone for the cashier to take my order on the computer. They got my order incorrect twice in a row. On top of that the burger that I ordered was severely under cooked. What the hell is management even doing here ? read more

Albeit I am not from Alabama, nor do I know barbecue as well as some people, but I genuinely thought this place was great. We had a group of seven walk in 40 minutes before close (I understand we're those people), but the staff were still very kind. The food was delicious and had me finishing everything even though I knew I was going to puke later (because of the portions). Did I still finish the plate? Hell yeah, and it was worth it too. Food was fresh, even for the end of the day. Fried green tomatoes are have a nice vinegar/pickled flavor to them, and probably my favorite side. Don't forget the hot sauce & you'll be more than satisfied. -A California Man read more

Full Moon BBQ - Ribs, BBQ Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Fried Green Tomatoes - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

Waited 30 min in the drive thru for a salad and a burger. Wild. No sides or anything else. They looked fully staffed. Overall poor experience. Won't be back. read more

"Not enough, overpriced, and no flavor and a HAIR in my burger." Despite reading the reviews for Full Moon BBQ I decided to try it for myself. We started with the pork nachos. It only had enough BBQ to only eat with 2 chips. And the cheese and toppings were underneath the chips in the paper. I then ordered the pimento cheese burger. It was dry, small, and didn't even come with a side. I got the fries to go with it and it was the store bought frozen fries. Only like 7 friends in the container. The only flavor was from the Alabama White sauce they have available. When I brought the hair in my burger to the attention of the lady I believe to be the manger, I was given a refund. She was very professional and kind. read more

See all

Excellent service and very friendly people. So happy to have stopped today for a visit. Got the family meal and it was quick and right for dinner read more

ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS. Ive been eating here for years and it's gotten worse and worse over the years. Ordered nachos without olives, it came out covered in olives what a surprise right. Well we asked for them to remake it without and they bring it out with olives again . Not only did it still have olives but it was very obvious they didn't remake it, instead they picked off some olives as well as the sour cream and queso. so the nachos were trash to say the least. All of the ketchup was rotten as well. The restaurant was about 1000° and i felt like i was going to puke with the hot air and gross food. this place sucks and if i got kicked out of this restaurant it would be an honor. a piece of complete crap. if i could give it negative stars i would. 0/10 would not recommend folks read more

Full Moon BBQ - gross freaking nachos - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

See all

Went in for a interview at 4 and walked up to the front to tell the Assistant manager "hey I have a interview at 4" he's said "well your gonna have to wait" I said "ok I'll sit over here" 20 minutes go by I go back up to the front and say "hey my interview was 20 minutes are we still on for the interview" He looks at me in disgust and rolls his eyes like I'm the problem and walks off. So I'm I'm like um ok that was odd so im waiting at the front still for him to come back im trying to ask again he walks off again I wait some more he keeps walking off like im irritating him! So finally the General manager comes up and is like "sorry for the wait if you can just fill this out I'll get to your interview" so I walk back to the booth and thought about it and I just walked out. The Assistant manager was beyond rude I don't understand how you can be so nasty at that ripe of an age it's sad I couldn't believe how he acted towards me it was completely disgusting and bad behavior for as old as he is you should be nicer. I thought this was going to be a great job the food smelled great and the girls at the front seemed friendly but that Assistant manger was very disgusting and rude and unbelievable. He could of simply said "hey I'm the assistant manager but the general manager will be right with you to do your interview" that would of been way better because I completely understand it's 4 and people are coming in for dinner, but the way he acted just turnt me completely off he shouldn't be working there or anywhere that involves customer service he has a nasty auro. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Horrible do not apply here! The assistant manager is nasty and has the worst attitude and auro for his ripe of an age it's sad! - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

Best white sauce in the state. Got a pulled chicken baker. Loaded high with meat. Topped it with white sauce and ate and ate. Still couldn't finish it. Great food. Keep it up. read more

Awful. The first time we walked in and looked at the menu for about 5 minutes, waiting for the girl behind the counter to stop biting her nails, talking to other employees to ask us if we needed anything. She never did, so we walked out. Then yesterday we tried again and the service was so terrible. I don't like to write bad reviews, but man...this was awful. I figured maybe the food would make up for the service, but somehow it was just as bad. The bbq looked like canned cat food and had bones in it. It was dry and no flavor. The fried green tomatoes were just overly greasy, over cooked breading with a slice of tomato as thin as a sheet of paper. I actually spit it out because the amount of oil that filled my mouth after a bite. The only saving grace was the half moon cookie (really good) and the key lime pie was alright, but I'd never go back there just to get it. This place is just a mess, chaotic, looked dirty (esp the bathroom) and the employees don't want to be there and it shows. There are other BBQ places around, def skip this place! read more

Glad we don't have one of these nearby or I'd be broke. All of it was really really good. Highly recommend the pork plate with potato salad. Only downside was they messed up my wife's order and we were all finished by the time she received her spud. read more

No fluff with my review. Straight to the point. Saturday night, September 23, 2003. - Two Big Baked Potatoes with pork - Potatoes were huge and tasted great - Before we finished half the potatoes, we felt over full and thought we just over ordered - Got home and felt miserable so went to bed early (11:00pm) - Circa 12:30 am, off to the bathroom to vomit - Bathroom trips until early morning past the point of vomiting to dry heaves until 6ish in the morning. - We (2 of us) had never had food poisoning before, but we are pretty sure that we got it there as we didn't have anything to eat since lunch (our own cooked lunch) - Beware - Food looked and tasted good, but something is up with them reheating potatoes, dried pork, or something read more

Don't bother. The reasons are many but apparently since every time I come the place is almost empty, others are figuring it out as well. They just struggle so hard to get it right. I ordered nachos with no olives, I got extra olives. They remade it, this time with olives but no cheese or sour cream. This time I was like just forget it. So I started eating my son's fries...good fries if you like fermented ketchup. I just don't know what the problem is. read more

The last three times I have tried to go to this location in Opelika, they have been out of potatoes and most of the rest of their menu. They need to better prepare for weekends. read more

I was so excited about this place! Of course I am from out of town and was really looking forward to having Alabama white barbecue sauce for the first time. This was a cool spot. I can appreciate that it's a local chain restaurant. It's quick service and casual but sometimes that's what you want! All of the décor was Alabama football and sports related, just mural style pictures covering all the walls. More importantly, the food was really good. It was a bit disappointing that when we went in the later evening they were out of the half chicken, and after ordering I found out they were also out of white meat chicken in general.. So I had to get the quarter dark meat and I was happy with that. Apparently I got the last portion. They serve the meats topped with their house red barbecue sauce which was good, but I was really all about the white barbecue sauce which they had bottles of. I was impressed by the different sides that you could get and the portions were also quite big. I got the fried green tomatoes (3) and the Mac and cheese which was just fair. All of the barbecue platters also come with a little bit of chow chow and a full toasted bun so that you can make a sandwich! Also they have beer which is always a bonus. ..the Manager was very nice, he apologized about the chicken and gave our party a free bag of cookies. I dont know how this restaurant would stack up against other barbecue in the area, but for this out of towner, it was just what I was looking for. read more

Full Moon BBQ - 1/4 dark chicken plate - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

People are friendly, there wasn't a line. They have Dr pepper and as a Texan I appreciate that alot. Daughter got the nachos plate,I got the brisket and hubs got the burger plate. 8 yr old daughter said her nachos was bussin(whatever that means). My brisket was on point. It was moist and tender. I'll give it to yall alabamans yall understood the assignment. The best bbq that I found in Alabama. read more

I'm biased. I have eaten BBQ across the country ... North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas City, Texas. I have been in Auburn a few years and never impressed with what I saw with Full Moon but finally decided to give it a try myself. The sides ... served cold and tasteless. I'm sure they didn't mean to serve them cold, but both were. Neither had much flavor I have had better Mac n cheese from Kraft. The ribs ... tasted like they were boiled and grilled. Good ribs have a bark along with a good smoky flavor. These we're cooked, but if I had to guess, cooked in the oven and finished on the grill. I just returned from Texas and had some award winning cue there and ironically, the exact same dish. It costs less in Texas and was 10x better. Full Moon? No thanks. read more

Honestly, I was expecting a little more flare. Maybe I didn't order the right thing. I ordered medium wings and chips and queso. Chips and queso were alright. I guess that's to be expected when you order queso at a bbq place? The wings were good and large, but pretty standard. Another guy with us on the ribs and had to send them back because they were over cooked and not a lot of meat. His 2nd time around they were way better. Order at the counter when you walk in and take a seat while you wait for the food. Decent craft beer selection, which I was happy about that after a couple hour drive in. I agree with some of the other reviews. Decent food. Not bad, but not great. read more

See all

I ordered ribs w/ Mac & cheese & fried okra. Ribs were good & so was the okra. However, the Mac & cheese had a weird flavor to it. Tasted like a lot of pepper. My husband ordered the pulled pork sandwich & it did not disappoint! read more

Wow we decided to do a little shopping in college town and grab something quick for the road. Trying to find something other than the usual Sunday dinner so we stop at this joint which was super duper busy for Sunday afternoon. Well what would you expect in this college town oh my goodness teenagers and children everywhere that's cool. we ordered the 1/2 half chicken barbecue plate with sides. read more

See all

The food was good, staff was nice, and they gave us a free pie for the wait, how thoughtful! 10/10

Kinda expensive for the quality. Brunswick stew was Not Brunswick stew. BBQ was extremely dry. Brother loved coleslaw but it's vinegar based and wilted. I personally was not a fan. Great popcorn Ice!!! read more

Sometimes the behind the counter and cooks/prep staff get behind slightly but that's all that i could ever say that's constructive criticism. The veggies are a secret delight and the turkey is energy. Helping are full and choices are widespread. Can't go wrong and all types of eaters will enjoy choices and quality read more

I was at the location in Opelika, Alabama on Dec. 29 around 4:10pm. The quality of the food has been going down but I always found the staff to be courteous and helpful...not today. I went through the drive in and waited 10 minutes before anyone even acknowledged me only to be told wait, I then waited in line another 10 minutes only to be told by an obnoxious manager that I should have come inside to get the order. Needless to say, I will not be back. Food was horrible to boot. read more

The smoked wings are over priced. 20 wings cost $39.00 and they were average at best. The wings from Publix taste better. Also, the service is slow. Very slow. The workers are AWESOME. But it takes a long time to get your order. I was very disappointed. read more

We went in on Friday evening at 8:00 they were out of pork also had no chicken. We're turning people away with little to nothing on menu in stock. A bar b q place out of the main item. The waitress was friendly but seemed stressed saying to every customer we are out of most items but what did you want. read more

First off I love full moon bbq, I grew up in Birmingham and have enjoyed it my entire life. This is the worst full moon I've ever seen and is a sad example of the Birmingham staple. It took us over 40 minutes to get 3 sandwiches and fries. On top of that the food came out cold. Multiple customers were having issues around us with service and I saw the manager talking to multiple tables. There was also a tea spilled that wasn't cleaned up on the floor for over an hour. I would steer clear of this full moon if you want to enjoy some good service and good bbq. Go to one in Birmingham. There are plenty of other good bbq places in town to not deal with this. read more

Came here the other day and the BBQ pork was terrible! It was extremely dry. We complained to the manager and he gave us fresh pork which tasted a lot better than the old dry pork they originally served. There was even a visible difference in the quality of the meat. They must have given us leftovers from hours prior. Also tried their Alabama white sauce on this trip. It had almost no flavor. It tasted like watered down mayonnaise. read more

Full Moon BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Opelika, Alabama

It just wasn't a good experience. The food was fair and the service was OK. Felt like an average fast food restaurant. read more

The number of quality BBQ places in the greater Auburn area has double in the last year. Welcome Full Moon and Jim N Nick's to the scene. Personally, I think the BBQ scene has seen a major upgrade with the addition of these Alabama based chains. This Full Moon is fairly new and does a great job at delivering friendly service, an upbeat atmosphere and a good place to watch sporting events while digging into meat. Reading some of these views on here makes me chuckle. Unfortunately, many customers (and sadly the ones who like to complain on YELP) are out of touch when it comes to the cost of food, what it takes to produce quality BBQ and the added cost of a restaurant in a busy shopping mall. If you take these factors into account Full Moon is fair priced and in line with the competition. Meat isn't cheap. And, while you might find more affordable BBQ at Jim Bob's BBQ in the country somewhere it's not going to have the same quality, atmosphere and quality sides. Full Moon succeeds at several things: offering a wide assortment of entree items, daily fresh vegetables and quality sides. And, fortunately, they don't simply serve potato salad, cole slaw and baked beans here. Sure, you can order those, but they also have things like okra, mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage and many others. In short, there's a side for most folks here and sweet, tasty, cornbread. I've been to Full Moon twice. This location once and the one in Dothan and it didn't take long to get a pulse on the place. Full Moon doesn't have any meats that will put them in the top 10 in the US (yes, I've been to all the places ranked there by many parties), but they do have and endless amount of meats/catfish that are well above average. We couldn't find anything to complain about and you likely won't either, unless you are one of those customers who is never satisfied. They farm raised catfish has tons of flavor and a quality breeding, the ribs are good, the turkey is tender and flavorful, the pork tastes great with their red BBQ sauce, the brisket is lean, smokey and isn't rough in any way. And, while I don't think it's their signature item, the half chicken is awesome. Try any of these pair with a sweet tea - and you'll crave a return next time you're in the mood for BBQ. read more