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    Holy Smokes BBQ of TN

    4.3 (51 reviews)
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    Outdoor seating
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    Not much food for the price. I won't be going back. Lots of potential here, just need better options.

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    2 years ago

    Best BBQ and potato salad ever! Staff and customer service is also the best! Highly recommend:)

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    Best bbq ever!!!!!! I love bringing my family here when they come visit from CA. Service is great! What more could a person ask for?

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food for the price. Plenty of variety in food choices. Monster burgers and tender as your finger shoulders or brisket your choice.

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    4 years ago

    The Nachos are really good there and if you get the spicy barbecue sauce it's Bussin I love this place and surely recommend it

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    5 years ago

    We had mega loaded potatoes and pulled pork salad. It was definitely yummy, and GF friendly. Nice size portions of food for the value, too.

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    5 years ago

    Great food and great service. Family-owned and local. The frys the best around. The brisket burger won't disappoint.

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    5 years ago

    Hidden gem. Delish. Never disappointed w anything they serve. The meat literally falls off the bone, juicy and delectable

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    6 years ago

    Best BBQ ever and the pricing is great!! We try and eat here at least once a week the ribs are amazing.

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    6 years ago

    Nice big baked potatoes! BBQ is decent as well. Good food all around- very clean place.

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    7 years ago

    Food does not disappoint and what you get for the price is amazing! We ordered 5 plates of food and payed about $33. Love holy smokes!

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    8 years ago

    Outstanding find while camping just down the road at Henry Horton SP. Had the pulled pork plate.

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    “The food was very good, pulled pork plate with green beans, baked beans and redskin potato salad.”

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    Peg Leg Porker

    Peg Leg Porker

    4.3(3.9k reviews)
    36.3 mi•The Gulch, Downtown
    •$$

    Ribs were solid…read more Pulled pork - nothing special Mac and cheese - really good flavor, a touch watery? Baked beans - solid Potato salad - I'd get it again Coleslaw - mid Pork rinds - I'd get them again, kids loved them. Pimento cheese - decent but not super special. Great spot for bbq but was expecting really amazing as the "best bbq in Nashville " and it was just "pretty solid" spot, I'll still give it a 5 stars though. If I came back I'd buy a full rack of ribs with baked beans, potato salad and Mac.

    Continuing my journey to find the best BBQ outside of Texas, my recent stop brought me to Peg Leg…read morePorker in Nashville. This place kept coming up as one of the better places in town, so my friends and I showed up on a Friday night for dinner. We took an Uber in, but they do have a paid lot where parking is free the first hour. You also have street parking in the area. The place looks big on the outside, but half of the space is a spacious outdoor patio. Inside is a bit small and cramped, but people eat and go. They have a full bar as you walk in and on the other side is where you order. Customer service was good and the staff was very helpful helping us decide what was best to get. They have a full bar with a nice selection of bourbon and whiskey and a pretty impressive lineup of local tap beers. When you go to other cities, you should definitely research what the local specialties are in order to give it a fair chance. Nashville BBQ is completely different from Texas BBQ. Nashville is more pork ribs and dry rub centric whereas Texas is all about the beef. Peg Leg is known for their competition style ribs. They have lots of awards and trophies showcasing their dominance in that category. They smoke their meats daily and make from scratch sides. Their menu isn't huge. You have a variety of appetizers and entrees mainly focused around chicken or pork of some sort. If you come looking for some beef, you ain't gonna find it here. We went straight to real food and skipped on apps. My friend and I decided to share a rack of ribs and two sides. The food was ready after a little wait. First impressions just from looking at it, I knew we were in for a treat. They were heavily seasoned and I expected a salty bite, but their mix of spicy was just right. The ribs itself fell right off the bone. They have sauces on the side which were pretty good. Dry rub was good on it's own though. For our sides, we got potato salad and baked beans. I liked the beans a lot, but the taters were just ok. We also got some banana pudding to get a little something sweet. It was mid at best. It didn't really have a pronounced banana flavor. Overall, this was a good BBQ outing. Does it beat Texas BBQ? I don't think it's quite there, but it's great BBQ nonetheless. I'd return if in the area.

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    Barrel House BBQ - Half rack

    Barrel House BBQ

    4.4(730 reviews)
    30.1 mi
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    10/10--absolutely worth the stop!…read more If you're heading to Lynchburg for the Jack Daniel's Distillery (or any of the nearby whiskey distilleries), do yourself a favor and eat at Barrel House BBQ afterward. First things first: if you're a die-hard brisket lover, just know they don't serve brisket. But honestly? Their ribs more than make up for it. Coming from Florida, where truly great, non-franchise barbecue can be hard to find, we're always excited to try local BBQ when we travel. Barrel House absolutely exceeded our expectations. We ordered the three-meat platter with sides (and couldn't resist adding a couple of extras), and every single bite was fantastic. The meats were tender and juicy, nothing was dry, and the barbecue sauce was incredible. What really made the experience stand out was the atmosphere. It's a small, tucked-away hole-in-the-wall that feels welcoming the moment you walk in. You can grab a marker and sign the walls, which was a fun touch, and they also encourage guests to leave signed dollar bills that are donated to a charitable cause each year. It's those little details that make places memorable. The owner (or manager--I never did ask which) was outstanding. Even during a busy lunch rush, he was everywhere at once--helping customers, running food, supporting his staff, and making sure everyone was taken care of. You could tell he genuinely cared about both his employees and his guests. Sometimes the best restaurants are the ones hiding down a side street, and this place proves it. We'll absolutely be back the next time we're in Lynchburg. Highly recommend!

    Loved the location of this place. Spacious and roomy. Plenty of seating…read more The service was great, very fast, attentive and efficient. The waitress was friendly and gave some amazing recommendations!! The sandwich was a nice touch. Very original and filling. Their potato salad was one of the better ones I've had in a long, long time. The vinegar slaw was great and original as well. Nicely done. The best part of this meal were the ribs. I have got to say that these were the best ribs I've ever had in my life. And, let me tell you... I've had a lot of ribs... the meat just melted off the bones. The flavor was next level. And, the proportions of meat to bone are ones I've never seen in my life, not even at a backyard barbecue. If you haven't been and are in the area, go check it out!!! You won't be disappointed. Ah-mazing!!!

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    Piggy's Place Bar-B-Que - The "loaded potato with pulled pork".

    Piggy's Place Bar-B-Que

    4.4(71 reviews)
    33.0 mi
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    I took a trip up to Tullahoma last week for a change of pace after working in Belvidere. Piggy's…read morePlace wound up being my selection for lunch. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit! I arrived for a fairly late meal (~1:45) so it wasn't super crowded. The parking lot is easy to access. There were a few people eating inside and several carryout orders that occurred during my visit. The inside is adorably decorated in your usual southern bbq joint style -- fun pig memorabilia and whatnot. They have a pretty large selection of bbq and an even larger selection of desserts. In retrospect, I definitely regret not getting a slice of cake or pie to go! I am usually a pulled pork girl, but it is pretty unusual to see smoked pulled chicken -- most places only do half or quarter birds -- and I like pulled chicken a lot, so I ventured out and ordered that! I got the smaller sized plate lunch, which comes with a piece of Texas toast and two sides. I went with curly fries and corn on the cob. Overall, the food was good! The pulled chicken was nice and smoky and the perfect serving size. It was a teeny bit dry but that's typical bbq chicken territory and nothing a good dash of creamy, peppery white bbq sauce couldn't fix. Good sauce! My corn on the cob wasn't super sweet -- probably not quite in season yet -- but it was cooked nicely and very juicy. The fries gave strooooong Arby's vibes such that I think they might actually *be* Arby's fries lol, but there's nothing wrong with that. Especially when they were cooked so fresh and came out hot and crispy! The toast was a lovely buttery companion and my sweet tea was on point. The service here though...THAT gets a 5/5, or really a 10/5 if such a thing were possible. I sometimes feel like southern hospitality is a myth or at least an oversimplification of southern social norms, but at this place it's real and sincere. The woman who took my order -- the owner, I later learned, having purchased the restaurant after years as an employee -- treated me and everyone else who walked in the doors with such warmth, kindness, interest, and attentiveness that it made my entire day. Truly everyone was made to feel so welcome. She catered to some older ladies who came in for a birthday, checked in on me in a nonjudgmental but caring way since I was by myself, and greeted regulars with a smile and by their name. She made the place feel like joy! Definitely give this place a go and enjoy the tasty food and wonderful folks. I'd happily return.

    I was looking for A BBQ place that was near me and came across this little place . It's basically a…read morehouse with parking spots in front . No big sign or anything . They have 3-4 pulled meats that can come on a sandwich for 5 bucks or add a side for 3 bucks more . I got the pulled Porto sandwich with a side , was like 8 and change . With baked beans which were really good . The sandwich was a bit small and had to get another one . Usually sandwiches like these are over stuffed but these were kind of skimpy for me . Why o needed another one . Dinner then came out to like 13 bucks . And doesn't show it . The pulled pork sandwiches were very good but could have used more meat . They have assorted sauces on the side and if you want a fountain drink , yup it's more . Over all the service was good and the restaurant was empty when I went but the dinner crowd was starting to flow in. Would try it again as I didn't have their ribs . But it's mostly ala cart and no real deals .

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    Uncle Sonny's Bar-B-Que - Food & decor

    Uncle Sonny's Bar-B-Que

    4.0(57 reviews)
    15.8 mi
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    This place is a joke. Almost $20 for a plate with 4 pieces of Brisket, Bush's baked beans from a…read morecan ( which they claim is their own homemade Baked Beans ) and some store bought potato salad with ranch dressing mixed in..

    We were coming back from buying a dishwasher and pulled up to this tiny barbecue spot that used to…read morebe called Uncle Sonny's (?? still not 100% sure what it's called now, which honestly adds to the experience). No website. No branding. Just vibes, smoke, and cool accents. And some ads for discounted tickets to a community wrestling match taking place tonight. So naturally, we ordered: Brisket sandwich Pulled pork plate + 1/3 lb of sausage Fried pies (chocolate & lemon - because obviously) First impression: this is the kind of place where you trust the food immediately because the building looks like it could survive a tornado and a country album cover at the same time. Brisket sandwich -- super solid. Not trying too hard, just smoky, tender, and exactly what you want when you're in the middle of nowhere and questioning your life decisions (in a good way). Pulled pork plate -- this is where they flex a little. Juicy, good bark, and the kind of portion that makes you reconsider finishing it... and then you finish it anyway. Except my teenage daughter, who hadn't eaten anything all day except a Kodiak protein cup, didn't quite... 1/3 lb of sausage -- yeah, that was a solid addition. Smothered in a mix of mild, hot, and sweet bbq sauce, it was good without being too greasy. Fried pies -- listen. These are dangerous. Crispy, sweet, probably made by someone's grandma in the back. If you skip these, you've made a mistake. Overall: No frills. No nonsense. Just really good barbecue in a place that may or may not have a name. 5 stars for food +1 star for mystery branding I hope our dishwasher lasts a long time, but if not, we'll be sure to come back here!

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